Tanya Soule, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology
Western Illinois University, B.S. Biology, 2003 Arizona State University, Ph.D. Microbiology, 2008 Savannah River National Lab, Postdoc
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Graduate Students |
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| Anh Nguyen Effect of ultraviolet radiation on the circadian rhythm of cyanobacteria |
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Sarah Moh Effect of fetal alcohol syndrome on the fecal microbiome of adolescent rates |
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Zach Biddle Optimizing growth of microbial consortia in a benchtop bioreactor |
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Undergraduate Students |
Clayton Shanks Antimicrobial activity of novel compounds |
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Hannah Maroney Antimicrobial activity of natural compounds |
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Some Recent Alums |
Frank Planchon, B.S., 2022 Anticancer properties of novel compounds |
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Kyle Zurbuch, B.S., 2022 Isolation of antibiotic-producing microorganisms from soil |
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| Graciela Jimenez, B.S., 2022 Effect of biofertilizer of plant and soil health |
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Madelyn Buhr, B.S., 2021 Effect of biofertilizer on plant and soil health |
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Cooper Parish Antifungal activity of novel compounds |
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Keiki Kohne, B.S. 2021 Isolation of antibiotic-producing microorganisms from soil |
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Lindsey Clark, B.S. 2021 Isolation of antibiotic-producing microorganisms from soil |
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Adreian Paul, M.S. Biology 2020 Analysis of a sensor kinase involved in sunscreen biosynthesis in cyanobacteria |  |
Shannon Calder, M.S. Biology 2020 Community analysis of biofertilizer microorganisms |  |
| Carlena Magley, M.S. Biology 2018 Effect of biofertilizers on local crops |  |
Emmy Wanjiku, B.S. Biology 2018 Microbial community analysis of biofertilizers |
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| Janine Bennett, B.S. Biology 2018 Role of scytonemin in coping with oxidative stress in Nostoc punctiforme |
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| Aaron Jones, B.S. Biology 2018 Anti-tumor properties of microbial sunscreens |
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Taylor Smith-Graber, M.S. Biology 2017 Microbial diversity associated with biological soil crusts of the Indiana Dunes State Park |
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Gabriela Romo, B.S. Biology 2017 Temperature tolerance of phototrophs of the Indiana Dunes State Park |
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| Megan Gerber, B.S. Biology 2017 Fungal mycobiome of the Green sea turtle |
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James Price, M.S. Biology 2016 (co-advisor: Dr. Frank Paladino) Characterization of the juvenile green turtle (Chelonia mydas) microbiome associated with the ontogenetic shift from pelagic to inshore resident areas. The turtle in the image was caught with NMFS Permit No. 17183 |  |
Justin Lothamer, B.S. Biology 2015 Microbial diversity of biological soil crusts from the Indiana Dunes State Park |
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Sejuti Naurin, M.S. Biology 2015 Assessing the role of a putative response regulator in sunscreen biosynthesis in the cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme ATCC 29133
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Jacob Janssen, M.S. Biology 2015 Analysis of a putative histidine kinase associated with sunscreen biosynthesis in the cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme ATCC 29133 |
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| Dexter Shipe, B.S. Biology 2015 Slime production associated with sunscreen-producing cyanobacteria |
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Erin Keene, M.S. Biology 2012 Co-advised with Dr. Frank Paladino |
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