Poster Session A - Sunday, February 5, 2023

Poster Numbers 1-54

Please hang your poster before the session starts. The room should be available with boards in place 15 minutes prior to the session beginning.

Posters must be removed at the end of the session.

POSTER NUMBER TITLE & PRESENTER PRESENTATION TIME
1 Elucidating the contribution of bi-component leukocidins in the pathophysiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus renal abscessess
Anjali Anil - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Medicine		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
2 Structure-Function Relations of the Hemoglobin TonB-dependent Transporter, HpuB
Olivia Awate - Georgia State University		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
3 Legionella employ a cell surface signaling system to maintain replication vacuole integrity
Saumya Bandyopadhyay - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
4 Role of Ethanolamine Metabolism on Gastrointestinal Colonization of Klebsiella pneumoniae
Andrew Barnes - Wake Forest School of Medicine		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
5 Optimization of protocols for improved measurement of innate immune responses in vaginal secretions from Neisseria gonorrhoeae-infected mice
Cody Weidenthaler - Uniformed Services University		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
6 Identifying novel proteins associated with M. tuberculosis-containing phagosomes using proximity labeling approaches
Samantha Bell - Rutgers New Jersey Medical School		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
7 Gut microbiome perturbation upon systemic exposure to enteric biofilm amyloid, curli
Shingo Bessho - Temple University		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
8 Type 2 Diabetes Changes Systemic Dissemination of Salmonella
Lydia Bogomolnaya - Marshall University		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
9 Zn- and Mn-dependent regulation of znuCBA by the Zinc uptake regulator, Zur, is strain specific in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Alexis Branch - Georgia State University		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
10 Klebsiella pneumoniae’s type VI secretion system: regulation and role in gut colonization
Andrew Bray - Wake Forest School of Medicine		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
11 The Small RNA Teg41 Is a Pleiotropic Regulator of Virulence in Staphylococcus aureus
Paul Briaud - Ohio University		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
12 Genome-wide screen identifies components of Campylobacter jejuni defense systems against neutrophil extracellular trap killing mechanisms
Madison Bunch - University of Tennessee, Knoxville		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
13 What Controls the Controller? Regulation of Rgg144, a Critical Transcriptional Factor in Pneumococcal Colonization
Shaw Camphire - Carnegie Mellon University		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
14 Investigating the role of lipooligosaccharide sialylation in Neisseria gonorrhoeae-neutrophil interactions
Amaris Cardenas - University of Virginia		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
15 An operon encoding tellurite resistance is required for Acinetobacter baumannii infection and links virulence to antibiotic resistance
Giovanna Castellanos - Walter Reed Army Institute of Research		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
16 Different adaptive strategies underlie persistence of two multidrug-resistant K. pneumoniae clades associated with hospital-acquired infection
Nathalie Chen - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
17 Effect of a high-fructose or high-sucrose diet on C. difficile disease
James Collins - University of Louisville		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
18 Inflammasome-mediated glucose limitation induces antibiotic tolerance in Staphylococcus aureus
Brian Conlon - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
19 Human genetic variation affects splicing of NDUFS5 and is associated with influenza A virus infection
Guinevere Connelly - Duke University		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
20 Engineering Chemokine-Derived Peptides to Kill Pathogenic Bacteria
Matthew Crawford - University of Virginia		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
21 Pleiotropic Effects of an E3-ubiquitin Ligase in the Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 and Chronic Lung Disease
Trisha Dalapati - Duke University		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
22 Tracing the Evolutionary Origins of Bifunctionality in the Chlamydial Diaminopimelate Epimerase
Sung Davis - Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
23 Chlamydia trachomatis genomic DNA is recognized by human Toll-like Receptor 9, and signals through the receptor late in the pathogen’s developmental cycle
Aissata Diallo - Uniformed Services University		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
24 Pyrimidine metabolism promotes Sae two-component system activity in Staphylococcus aureus
Dennis DiMaggio - Georgetown University		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
25 Exploring IncD-mediated Non-vesicular Trafficking of Ceramide at ER-Inclusion Membrane Contact Sites
Samantha D'Spain - University of Virginia		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
26 An internalin-like protein may promote invasion of enteric glial cells by neurotropic Listeria monocytogenes
Tanner Durst - University of Kentucky		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
27 Discovery of Two Inhibitors of the Type IV Pilus Assembly ATPase PilB as Potential Antivirulence Compounds
Keane Dye - Virginia Tech		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
28 Monoclonal Antibodies against BauA and OmpW2 Disrupt Growth, Prevent Sepsis, and Promote Survival of Mice infected with Acinetobacter baumannii
Mariel Escatte - Walter Reed Army Institute of Research		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
29 TLR4-Independent Mechanisms of Complement Activation During Endotoxemia
Mehnaz Falguni - Towson University		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
30 Creating an Ex Vivo 3D Cell Culture Model to Characterize S. aureus Abscesses
Parsa Farhang - Johns Hopkins University		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
31 Pseudomonas quinolone signal production is repressed by Rho-dependent termination at the pqsR promoter
John Farrow - East Carolina University		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
32 Enzymatic disruption of Pseudomonas aeruginosa mucoid biofilm
Samantha Felton - University of Virginia		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
33 Holin-dependent secretion of a large clostridial toxin by Clostridium perfringens
Nathaniel Flynn - Virginia Tech		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
34 Analyzing the role of ribosomal subunit proteins in zinc homeostasis in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Amy Forehand - University of Virginia		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
35 Development of a novel co-infection model in β-ENaC-Tg mice
Taylor Franklin - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
36 The Salmonella effector SarA triggers robust and prolonged STAT3 signaling to induce an anti-inflammatory response
Margaret Gaggioli - Duke University		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
37 ZnuABC is not essential for Klebsiella pneumoniae virulence
Taylor Garrison - University of Louisville School of Medicine		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
38 Standardizing functional annotation of sequences involved in microbial pathogenesis to enable better understanding of the proteins and more useful bioinformatic applications
Gene Godbold - Signature Science, LLC		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
39 The Unique Structure of Pseudomonas Quinolone Signal is Key to Driving Outer Membrane Vesicle Production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Citrupa Gopal - Binghamton University		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
40 Interplay between Salmonella biofilm-associated protein curli and genetic risk factor HLA-B27 for reactive arthritis
Kaitlyn Grando - Temple University		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
41 “Not Another Biofilm Story”: Pseudomonas aeruginosa in chronic lung infections
Matthew Greenwald - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
42 Identification of small compound antimicrobials against B. pseudomallei and ESAKPE pathogens using artificial intelligence and machine learning
Megan Grund - West Virginia University School of Medicine		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
43 Selenemonas sputigena Pathogenic Interactions with Gingival Keratinocytes
Colin Hawkes - Virginia Commonwealth University		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
44 Aerobactin serves as a translocation and virulence determinant for hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae
Giovanna Hernandez - Wake Forest University School of Medicine		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
45 Innate Immune Effectors Modulate Antibiotic Efficacy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Muco-obstructive Airway Diseases
Matthew Higgs - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
46 Identification and Characterization of a Molecular Mechanism of Intra-Species Competition in Streptococcus
Luisa Hiller - Carnegie Mellon University		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
47 Investigating discriminatory and synergistic potential of IL-36γ induction in response to oral commensals and pathogens
Annie Hinson - Virginia Commonwealth University		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
48 Characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from a cohort of diffuse panbronchiolitis patients
Casey Hofstaedter - University of Maryland School of Dentistry		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
49 Differences in Functional Characteristics of Oral Biofilm in Minority Children with Early Childhood Caries (ECC)
Kuei-Ling Hsu - University of Maryland, Baltimore		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
50 Of mice and MAD-men: A comparison of inflammation and infection in mouse genotypes in the development of a muco-obstructive airway disease model
Isaac Hughes - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
51 Conjugated Oligoelectrolytes – A novel antibiotic platform with activity against ESKAPEE pathogens
Stephen Hur - Walter Reed Army Institute of Research		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
52 Murine monoclonal antibodies against secreted Staphylococcus aureus prothrombin-activating virulence factors induce macrophage opsonophagocytosis
Stephen Hur - Walter Reed Army Institute of Research		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
53 Investigating regulatory networks in Shigella flexneri using transcriptomics
Niti Jadeja - University of Virginia		 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
54 Genome-wide discovery of sex differences in influenza A infection
Angela Jones - Duke University		 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.