Tri-Center Symposium
Celebrating Student-Centered Research
Symposium Date: April 14, 2023, 8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Dr. Reed Stubbendieck
Friday's schedule overview:
8:30-9:30 AM - Registration and Welcome - STEM Foyer
9:30-10:30 AM Poster Session 1 - STEM Hallways
10:30-10:45 AM Break for Refreshments and Socializing - STEM Foyer
10:45-11:45 AM Poster Session 2 - STEM Hallways
11:45-1:00 PM Keynote Speaker and Lunch - STEM 101
1:00-1:45 PM Breakout Sessions
1:45-2:45 PM Final Reception and Awards - STEM Foyer
Dr. Reed Stubbendieck
Titled: The Nose Knows: Commensal Actinobacteria as an Alternative to Traditional Antimicrobials
Biography: Reed Stubbendieck, Ph.D. is a professor at Oklahoma State University, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics.
Interactions between microbes are facilitated by antibiotics and other secondary metabolites (also called “specialized metabolites” or “natural products”). The Stubbendieck laboratory studies how bacteria synthesize and use these metabolites to mediate competition and cooperation within environmental and host-associated microbiomes.
Currently, we are focused on the microbiomes of the human oral and respiratory tracts, including the mouth, nose, and lower airways in individuals with cystic fibrosis. To characterize how secondary metabolites function in these systems, we take an interdisciplinary approach that integrates traditional microbiology, genomic and metagenomic sequencing, genetics, and natural product chemistry. Our long-term goals are to better understand the ecological and mechanistic functions of secondary metabolites and to identify potential avenues for the development of therapeutics.
