EXPANDING THE ROLE OF CONTACT DEPENDENT GROWTH INHIBITION IN PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA: MORE THAN JUST AN INTERBACTERIAL COMPETITION SYSTEM?

Abigail Banas
Jonathan Allen PhD

2:10 PM - 2:20 PM

The Characterization of Extracellular Vesicle Populations Identified by Multiplexed Immunofluorescent Analysis

Kevin Burbidge
Virginia Zwikelmajer
Benjamin Cook
Barak Balva
Michael Longiro
Grace Ispas
David J. Rademacher
Ed Campbell

2:20 PM - 2:30 PM

Design and synthesis of DapE inhibitors as potential antibiotics with a new mechanism of action

Thahani Shifna Habeeb Mohammad
Tahirah K. Heath Dr., Loyola University Chicago
Elliot Gild, Loyola University Chicago
Rachel M. Torrez, Loyola University Chicago
Anna Starus, Loyola University Chicago
Rick C. Holz Prof., Colorado School of Mines
Thomas DiPuma, Loyola University Chicago
Katie Jane Torma, Loyola University Chicago
Daniel P. Becker Prof., Loyola University Chicago

2:30 PM - 2:40 PM

Exopolysaccharide from Commensal Bacteria Alters Breast Cancer Cell Growth and Stemness

Mai Nguyen
Katherine L. Knight, Loyola University Chicago
Clodia Osipo, Loyola University Chicago

2:40 PM - 2:50 PM

LitR, a Quorum Sensing Gene in Vibrio fischeri, Differentially Regulates Biofilms

Brittany Fung, Loyola University Chicago
Karen L. Visick, Loyola University Chicago

2:50 PM - 3:00 PM