2016 Metcalf Abstracts

Isa Alvarez

Dynamics of Asterias forbesi and A. vulgaris microbial communities in relation to sea star wasting disease (SSWD) of the Northeast coast of the U.S.
Isa Alvarez ¹, Jessica Mark Welch ², and David Mark Welch ².
¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; ²Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA

Molly Bennett

Visualizing the spatial organization of subgingival plaque through spectral imaging fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
Molly Bennett^1,2, Jessica Mark Welch^2
1The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; ²Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA

Tynan Bowyer
Decadal shifts in the vegetation structure Great Sippewissett Marsh in response to sea level rise.
Tynan Bowyer^1,2, Ivan Valiela², Javier Lloret², David Remsen², Simon Miner^2
1University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; ²Marine Biological Lab, Woods Hole, MA

Petra Byl
Assessing Microbial Metabolic Function and Circadian Rhythms Over Time And Space In Siders Pond
Byl, Petra K.^1,2, Emily Reddington², Rika Anderson³, Joseph J. Vallino², Julie A. Huber^2
1University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; ²Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA

Olivia Cattau
Fight or Flight: analyzing the metrics and behavioral context of rapid neural polyphenism in cephalopod mollusks
Olivia Cattau^1,2 and Roger T. Hanlon^2
1University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; ²Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA

Nikita Mehta
The effects of amyloid beta (Aβ) on mitochondrial function in hippocampal neurons
Nikita Mehta^1,4, Nicole Reyes-Cruz^3,4, Han-A Park², Nelli Mnatsakayan², Paige Miranda², Elizabeth Jonas^2,4
1University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; ²Yale University, New Haven, CT; ³University of Puerto Rico, Cayey, PR; ⁴Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA

Alexandra Sjaarda
Species composition of microbial structures in dental plaque
Alexandra Sjaarda^1,2, Jessica Mark Welch¹, Gary Borisy^3
1Marine Biological Laboratory; ²University of Chicago; ³The Forsyth Institute

Michael Sloyan
Microfluidic Droplets as Substrates for Custom Photolithographic Patterning
Sloyan, Michael J.^1,5, Taylor Sulerud^2,5, Ben Noren^2,5, James Pelletier^3,5, Jesse Gatlin^2,5, Christine Field^4,5, Timothy Mitchinson^4,5, John Oakey^2,5
1University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; ²University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; ³Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA; ⁴Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; ⁵Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA

Vishok Srikanth
In vitro studies of Penelope-like retroelements in the genome of the bdelloid rotifer Adinetavaga
Srikanth, Vishok^1,2, Irina A. Yushenova¹ and Irina R. Arkhipova^1
1Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA; ²University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

David Vishny
Tracking biofilm growth of early Plastisphere colonizers
David Vishny¹, Breaun Meeks², Erik Zettler³, Linda Amaral-Zettler^4,5
1University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; ²Bowie State University, Bowie, MD; ³Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA; ⁴Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA; ⁵Brown University, Providence, RI