The lab had the pleasure of attending the Annual Microbiome Meet-Up at the University of Maryland School of Medicine campus where they had the opportunity to make connections with other researchers in the field and listen to insightful talks. Our lab members had the chance to present the following posters:

• Dr. Gonzalez-Juarbe and Nakia: Early asthma onset triggered by environmental particles occurs by epigenetic modification of dendritic cells

• Adit: Identification of novel Lentilactobacillus hilgardii antimicrobial peptides with activity against carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

• Isha: Multi omic changes in the lungs and heart post severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection

• Maeve: Respiratory exposure to inert particulate matter during pregnancy leads to cardiac proteomic remodeling 

• Aryaan: Phages, peptides, and antibiotics: a comprehensive approach to killing Serratia marcescens