Tessa and Zach present at the OSU Microbial Communities Symposium!

Tessa’s poster: Insights into SIV from Sooty Mangabey Saliva and Gut Microbes

Zach’s poster: Urobiome 101: Optimizing DNA extraction and host cell depletion to enable shotgun metagenomic studies on the urine microbiome

Great job with posters (and many thanks for also volunteering at the symposium!)

Congratulations also to Zach for winning a 2024 Center of Microbiome Science Trainee Travel Award!

Introducing… Dr. Tessa Wilde!

On April 10, 2024, Dr. Tessa Wilde brilliantly defended her PhD and received the 2023-2024 Outstanding Dissertation Award from the Department of Anthropology!

Dissertation: Monkeys and Microbes: Examining the gut and oral microbiome in SIV-infected sooty mangabeys

Dr. Wilde with her co-advisors, Dr. Scott McGraw (Anthropology) and Dr. Vanessa Hale (Veterinary Preventive Medicine).

Tessa with partner, Amy and son, Mateo

We are so proud of you Tessa!

Jordan and Zach Present at CVM Research Day!

Jordan’s poster: Fecal and urine microbiota of pet dogs vary with breed and sex

Zach poster: Urobiome 101: Optimizing DNA extraction and host cell depletion to enable shotgun metagenomic studies on the urine microbiome

Great job presenting Zach and Jordan!

Andreas successfully defends his ILE!

Dr. Andreas Eleftheriou defended his Integrative Learning Experience as the final requirement of his Masters of Public Health. Way to go Andreas!

The topic: Identifying potential drivers of non-lead ammunition use: A survey of deer hunters in New York State

Photo: Lead poisoning in a bald eagle

Lead-poisoned bald eagle