NYBIG 2022 Conference

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Information & Acknowledgments

The New York Bacillus Interest Group (NYBIG) is an annual symposium for students and postdocs from the New York City area and beyond to present their research related to fundamental molecular microbiology and prokaryotic cell biology. 

NYBIG would like to thank the following groups and organizations for their support of the meeting: New York University, the Department of Biology at NYU, Columbia University, and the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Columbia University.

Organizers: Patrick Eichenberger, Jonathan Dworkin, Enrique Rojas

Please direct questions to: pe19@nyu.edu

 

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Session I - Chair: Patrick Eichenberger (NYU)
Time Presenter (Institution)
Presentation Title
Chris Evans (Dietrich lab, Columbia University)
The sigma factor RpoS constrains Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm metabolism
Dan Pollack (Kussell lab, NYU)
Phenotypic memory is selected for in fluctuating environments
Andreas Müller (Darst/Campbell lab, Rockefeller)
Structures of sigmaN-holoenzyme early-melted intermediate promoter complexes suggests a general mechanistic principle for transcription bubble nucleation in bacteria
Dylan Fitzmaurice (Rojas lab, NYU)
Molecular connections between the cell wall and outer membrane are the key mechanical linchpins of the bacterial cell envelope
Andrew Wong (Rock lab, Rockefeller)
Cyclic AMP is a critical mediator of intrinsic drug resistance and fatty acid metabolism in M. tuberculosis
Ishtiyaq Ahmed (Neiditch lab, Rutgers University)
Structure-function studies of bacterial transformation
Lunch Break
Session II - Chair: Rico Rojas (NYU)
Time Presenter (Institution)
Presentation Title
KEYNOTE: Gira Bhabha (NYU)
How microsporidia pathogens use ballistic organelles to infect cells
Tanner Myers (Winkler lab, University of Maryland)
A Sporulation-Specific RNase With Unique Substrate Preferences
Mehrose Ahmad (Lopatkin lab, Barnard)
Tradeoff between growth rate and lag time drives plasmid acquisition costs
Anjali Doshi (Danino lab, Columbia University)
Engineered bacterial swarm patterns as spatial records of environmental inputs
Javiera Norambuena Morales (Boyd lab, Rutgers University)
Cu ion homeostasis in Staphylococcus aureus
James Chen (Ekiert lab, NYU)
Endogenous multi-component cell-envelope protein complex from mycobacteria
Coffee Break
Session III - Chair: Jonathan Dworkin (Columbia University)
Time Presenter (Institution)
Presentation Title
Amer Hossain (Marraffini lab, Rockefeller)
Viral recombination systems limit CRISPR-Cas targeting through the generation of escape mutations
Subho Ghosh (Mani lab, Einstein)
Siderophore regulates swarmer cell differentiation in Enterobacter 
Meng Zheng (Lupoli lab, NYU)
Modulation of a Mycobacterial ADP-Ribosyltransferase (ART) to Augment Rifamycin Antibiotic Resistance
Yanyan Chen (Xavier lab, MSKCC)
Deciphering the fitness advantage by rhamnolipid-producer when competing with cheaters in  P. aeruginosa 
Jeanne Salje (PHRI, Rutgers University)
Peptidoglycan in obligate intracellular bacteria

Useful Information

  • Conference Location - LINK TO GOOGLE MAPS
  • Lunch Reccomendations:
    • Native Noodles (Singapore) - 2129 Amsterdam Ave.
    • El Malecon (Dominican) - 4141 Broadway
    • Tung Thong (Thai) - 561 W. 169th St.
    • Rain II (Thai) - 1095 St. Nicholas Ave.
    • Fort Washington Public House (American) - 3938 Broadway
    • Mike’s Bagels - 4003 Broadway
    • Chipotle - 4009 Broadway
    • Famous Famigila Pizza- 4020 Broadway