• Microbiology
• Cell Biology
• Polyphosphate affects Dictyostelium physiology

Publications:

Kristen M. Consalvo, Ramesh Rijal, Yu Tang, Sara A. Kirolos, Morgan R. Smith, Richard H. Gomer. Extracellular signaling in Dictyostelium. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. (June 20, 2019) In Press

Presentations:

Guadalupe Reynoso, Morgan Smith, Morgan Steffen, Louie Wurch. Microbial Community Structure During a Microcystis Bloom in Lake Erie. 2018. James Madison University Biosymposium: Harrisonburg, VA. Poster

Guadalupe Reynoso, Morgan Smith, Silvia Naewell, Morgan Steffen, and Louie Wurch. Microbial Community Structure During a Microcystis Bloom in Lake Erie: Cultured Versus Uncultured Representatives. 2018. ALSO aquatic Sciences: Victoria, British Colombia. Poster

Ayad, A., Bamania, R., Chen, W., Dunlabp, E., Earp, M., Flores, M., Hacker, R., Lowry, M., Smith, H., Smith, M., Renfreo, M. Effect of synthetic seed storage conditions on emergence of Saintpaulia rupicola. 2017. James Madison University Biosymposium: Harrisonburg, VA. Poster.

Chen, W., Flores, M., Lowry, M., Lowry, W., Smith, H., Smith, M., Renfroe, M. Inducing the Production of Astaxanthin in Haematococcus pluvialis. 2017. James Madison University Biosymposium: Harrisonburg, VA. Poster.

Roy, M., Smith, M.R., Enke, R. Using Existing RNA-seq Data to Identify Differentially Expressed Genes in the Gallus gallus Embryonic Retina. 2017. James Madison University Donuts and Transcriptomics: Harrisonburg, VA. Poster.

Smith, M.R., Wurch, L. Expression of Aureococcus anophagefferens Genes Putatively Involved in Microbial Defense. 2017. Shenandoah Chapter of the American Society for Microbiology: Harrisonburg, VA.  Poster.

Steffen, M.M., Alvarez, G.H., Coceano, M.A., Eldridge, K.A., Fried, H.I., Gilbert, N.E., Holmes, C.P., Kohler, L.R., Modolo, C.M., Polisetti, S.M., Sales, N.J., Smith, M.R., Walsh, E.S., Harris, M.T., McGrath, S.E., Murray, E.A., Walters, R. Effect of nitrogen amendments on bacterial community composition in Lake Shenandoah as determined by an undergraduate laboratory class. 2017. ALSO Aquatic Sciences: Honolulu, HI. Poster