Extremophile Physiology and Genomics
The Blumer-Schuette Lab is housed within the Biological Sciences department at Oakland University in Rochester, MI. We specialize in working with environmental microbes that inhabit extreme habitats.
The Blumer-Schuette Lab is housed within the Biological Sciences department at Oakland University in Rochester, MI. We specialize in working with environmental microbes that inhabit extreme habitats.
SBS Lab News
SBS Lab News
Summer 2019
Summer 2019
- Graduate student, Evan Hsueh gave an oral presentation on his thesis work at the Biology Research Day Symposium held at Oakland University. Graduate student, Asma Khan, and Honors College student, Mena Ibrahim, also presented posters on their thesis work.
- "Genomic and physiological analyses reveal that extremely thermophilic Caldicellulosiruptor changbaiensis deploys uncommon cellulose attachment mechanisms" is now available at J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol. Congratulations to Asma, Carl and Valerie!
- The lab presented the poster "Stuck on you: Caldicellulosiruptor changbaiensis uses alternate cellulose attachment mechanisms" at the annual Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology in Washington D.C.
- Congratulations to Asma Khan for successfully passing her qualifying exam!
- Summer undergraduate research projects are underway! Welcome Monique Clemmon (Biology), Mena Ibrahim (Bioengineering), and Jacob Krol (Biochemistry) to the lab!
Winter Semester - 2019
Winter Semester - 2019
- Congratulations to Maggie Bohr on completion of her Honors College thesis project, and winning a Thesis Award from the Honors College!
- Graduate student, Asma Khan and undergraduate student, Maggie Bohr presented posters on their respective thesis work at the Annual Michigan Branch of the American Society for Microbiology meeting in Lapeer, MI.
- Former undergraduate student, Carl Mendoza, had his paper "Complete Genome Sequence of Caldicellulosiruptor changbaiensis CBS-Z, an Extremely Thermophilic, Cellulolytic Bacterium Isolated from a Hot Spring in China" accepted by Microbiol Resour Announc
- We welcomed Leandra Egner (Biochemistry) to the lab, Leandra is assessing the tertiary structure of novel sulfite oxidase enzymes that MS student, Evan Hsueh discovered.