Reminders & Notes:
- Be sure to bring your laptop to participate in workshops and discussions!
- Weather permitting: Join us for a causal lakeside dinner at Memorial Union Terrace @ 5pm—featuring one of the best views on campus! Each guest will be responsible for their meal. Patio/cafeteria food and beverages are available for purchase.
- The Event Schedule has been adjusted to accommodate rich Tapas Talks and Workshop content. Thank you for your contributions, and please note changes.
Event Schedule
| Time (CT) | Session |
|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | Doors Open Check-in at Orchard View Room Use the elevators behind Aldo’s Cafe (under construction) to the 3rd floor |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome |
| 9:30 AM | Updates from the Tiny Earth Chemistry Hub (TECH) |
| 10:00 AM | Break |
| 10:30 AM | Tapas Talks |
| 12:30 PM | Roundtable Lunch: Networking and Discussion |
| 1:30 PM | Scientific Teaching Course Workshop |
| 2:30 PM | Break |
| 3:00 PM | Tiny Earth Discovery Database Workshop |
| 4:00 PM | Break |
| 4:15 PM | Book Club |
| 5:00 PM |
Informal Dinner & Meet-up at the Memorial Union Terrace |
Tapas Talks
Presentation Guidelines
- Tapas Talks begin promptly at 10:30 AM.
- You have 7 minutes to present and 2 minutes for questions.
- You will receive a warning at 6 mins (1 min left to present), and 7 mins (time for questions).
- You will be asked to move on at 9 mins.
- Be familiar with the roster. Each presenter will briefly introduce the next presenter by name.
| Presenter | Institution | Tapas Talk |
|---|---|---|
| Drew Rholl | North Park University | Optimizing the TE Lab Protocols through Student-Led Mini-Research Projects |
| Anne-Lise Girard & Jill Shirokawa | University of Cincinnati Clermont College | Defeating Recurrence: Antibiotics from Soil Microbes as Inhibitors of Cancer Stem Cells |
| Hans Wildschutte | Bowling Green State University | Identification of genes involved in antibiotic production |
| Paul Price | Eastern Michigan University/Corteva Agrisciences | The addition of sub-inhibitory antibiotics to media enhances the detection of antibiotic-producing bacteria |
| Kristina Blanke | Beloit College | Activity of secondary metabolites produced by bacteria from alder tree bark |
| Kristin Labby | Beloit College | Tiny Earth Chemistry Course |
| Jason Kwan | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Using AI to aid both students and instructors in teaching bioinformatics |
| Jasmin Chahal | McGill University | Using ChatGPT to Train Future Scientists |
| C.J. Urso | Seton Hall University | Tiny Earth – Think Big! |
| Josh Pultorak | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Secrets are no fun(gi)!: Revealed truths from eukaryote plant pathogen screenings made easy |
| Joanna Klein | University of St. Thomas | Connecting the Visible and Invisible Worlds of Art and Microbiology |
| Anil Kishor Gollapudi | Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada | Leveraging Tiny Earth to Inspire Youth to Pursue Science |