
52nd Annual Student Scholar Showcase Session Winners
Session 4 Graduate Oral Presentations
Presenter(s): Heard, Whitney; King, Rodney
Session Title: “Identification Of Toxic Genes From Mycobacteriophage Moomoo”
Project Mentor: Rodney King
Session 5 Graduate Oral Presentations
Presenter(s): Apostolopoulos, A.S.
Session Title: “Consequences of climate change in North American cave fauna”
Project Mentor: Keith Philips
Session 18 Undergraduate Poster Presentations (tie)
Presenter(s): Norman, Bella; Lohano, Sarisha; Vilt, Dexter; King, Rodney; Rinehart, Claire
Session Title: “Determining Functions of Genes in Mycobacteriophage MooMoo”
Project Mentor: Rodney King
Presenter(s): Calhoon, Drake; King, Rodney
Session Title: “Discovery and Analysis of Mycobacteriophage Viridity”
Project Mentor: Rodney King
Session 19 Undergraduate Poster Presentations
Presenter(s): Monroe, Lee; King, Rodney
Session Title: “An Analysis Of Bacteriophage Sunflower1121”
Project Mentor: Rodney King
Session 20 Undergraduate Poster Presentations
Presenter(s): Brown, Gillian; King, Rodney
Session Title: “The Isolation And Characterization Of Bacteriophage Hasitha”
Project Mentor: Rodney King
Session 21 Graduate Poster Presentations
Presenter(s): Cole, Zoe; Rowland, Naomi; King, Rodney
Session Title: “The Discovery and Sequencing of Bacteriophage”
Project Mentor: Naomi Rowland
Session 22 Undergraduate Poster Presentations
Presenter(s): Harness, Briana; Hakimov, Somon; Neupane, Shreya; Er, Ali; Banga, Simran
Session Title: “Antibacterial Effectiveness of Methylene Blue and Silver Nanoparticles on Prosthetic
Joint Infections”
Project Mentor: Simran Banga
*Explanation of Listings
Presenter, followed by co-presenters (as applicable), co-authors (as applicable), the session title, and the mentor for the project.
Each WKU student was permitted to serve as the primary presenter on one presentation at the conference. Up to three co-presenters and up to six co-authors could also be listed.