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Heterotroph/Phototroph Interactions and Community Assembly in Biocrust Microbiomes | Ferran Garcia-Pichel, PhD, Arizona State Univ.

Dr. Garcia-Pichel speaks about his research on biocrusts and restoration efforts, include his discovery of a predatory bacterium that can kill cyanobacteria – the primary component of…

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Host-Microbe Interactions in the Anthropocene | Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe, PhD, Université de Sherbrooke

Dr. Laforest-Lapointe presents her work on plant and human microbial ecology, with a focus on spatial dynamics and microbiome assembly in early life. The One Health Microbiome Center at Penn State…

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Leveraging Fermented Food Microbiomes for Sustainable Food Production | Josephine Wee, PhD, Penn State

Dr. Josephine Wee talks about various projects focused on understand sour dough bread microbiomes and how they can be leveraged to improve the quality and shelf life of bread, as well as potentially…

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Navigating the Complexities of Science Communication | Kristina Campbell, Science and Medical Writer

Kristina Campbell, a science and medical writer, talks about how to effectively communicate science, particularly microbiome science. The One Health Microbiome Center at Penn State optimizes,…

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Characterizing the Role of Bacteriophages in the Human Gut | Alejandro Reyes Muños, PhD, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia

Dr. Alejandro Reyes Muños, Profesor Asociado and Director of the Biología Computacional y Ecología Microbiana (BCEM) at the Universidad de los Andes in Colombia, presents his…

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The One Health Microbiome Center at Penn State

We are excited to announce our renaming to the One Health Microbiome Center (OHMC). The Center’s membership has increased to more than 500 members, including 115 faculty from multiple Penn…

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The ocean as a treasure trove for novel taxa, enzymes and bioactive compounds | Shinichi Sunagawa, PhD ETH Zürich

Full title: The ocean as a treasure trove for novel taxa, enzymes and bioactive compounds. Dr. Shinichi Sunagawa, a professor at ETH Zürich presents his groundbreaking associated with the…

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Expert Human Microbiome Scientist Q&A | The Invisible Extinction Film Screening Event

On March 2, 2023, the Microbiome Center hosted a community screening of The Invisible Extinction, followed by an expert scientist panel Q&A session. The event started with opening remarks from…

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Causes and consequences of gut microbiome variation | Federico Rey, PhD, UW-Madison

Dr. Federico Rey talks about gut microbiome diversity and the impact of microbial community differences. Penn State’s Microbiome Center optimizes, accelerates, and disseminates long-lasting…

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Metagenomics for the masses | David Roos, PhD & Daniel Beiting, PhD, Univ. of Pennsylvania

Drs. David Roos and Daniel Beiting talk about the development of an open-access data-mining platform for interrogating microbiome experiments. Learn more here: https://veupathdb.org/veupathdb/app …

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Metaproteomic profiling of microbial communities in mushroom cultivation | Eion Connor, PhD, Penn State

Dr. Eion Connor talk about his work focused on metaproteomic profiling of passaged microbial communities in Agaricus bisporus cultivation. Penn State’s Microbiome Center optimizes,…

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The influence of Pseudomonas on the Agaricus bisporus fruiting body microbiome and the initiation of bacterial blotch disease

Max Aleman, a PhD candidate in Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, shares a current research project on the metagenome in mushroom blotch disease. Penn State’s Microbiome Center…

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Do Anthropogenic Impacts on the Gut Metagenome Underlie the Risk of Chronic Disease? | Thomas Sharpton, Ph.D.

Dr. Thomas Sharpton joins us from Oregon State University and discusses his research on environmental exposures and their impact on the gut metagenome. Penn State’s Microbiome Center…

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The Therapeutic Potential of Tumor-Targeting Bacteria | David Bermudes, Ph.D.

Dr. David Bermudes joins the Microbiome Center Seminar Series from California State University Northridge, to discuss the history and future of tumor targeting bacteria. Penn State’s…

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Coral symbionts as models for the impact of symbiosis on genome evolution of intracellular eukaryotes | Raul Gonzalez-Pech, Ph.D.

Join us as Raul Gonzalez-Pech, an Eberly Postdoctoral Fellow, shares his past, current, and future research on the complicated genomic structures of microeukaryotes in coral reefs. Penn…

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Interactions of Fusarium xyrophilum with other microorganisms and insects in a putative floral mimicry system | Terry Torres Cruz

Terry Torres Cruz, a dual-title PhD candidate in Plant Pathology and Biogeochemistry, shares some of her dissertation research on Fusarium xyrophium and its interactions with insects and other…

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