Tiara Perez Morales
My desire to learn about how microorganisms communicate goes back to my undergraduate research days. I have always been fascinated at how bacteria can sense and react to their environment. In our lab, we want to understand how specific cell-cell communication systems are used to benefit host-microbe interactions in our gastrointestinal tract.
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Education:
BS in Industrial Microbiology, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
PhD in Microbiology, University of Iowa
Postdoctoral studies, University of Illinois at Chicago
Current and Past research students
Umair Hussain: Summer 2023
Esbeida Olascoaga: Summer 2023
1Manal Syeda: Fall 2022 – Current
1Yousuf Kamal: Fall 2022- Current
Subohi Fatima: Fall 2021 – Spring 2022
Marina Mitchell: Fall 2022
5Kierra Pendill: Summer 2022
5Melissa Ruiz: Summer 2022
Samiha Syed: Spring 2022- Fall 2022
Zohaib Zubair: Spring 2022-May 2023
3,4Arinze Egbuna : Summer 2021
Sebastian Reyes: Fall 2021 – Spring 2022
1,5,7Nashwah Memon: Fall 2020 – Spring 2022
1,5,7Sophia Sami, Health Science: Fall 2020 – Spring 2022
4,6,7Natalie Figueroa, Biology: Summer 2020- Fall 2021
3,4Aubrie Hodo, Biology: Summer 2020
1Hajar Mchabcheb, Health Sciences: Spring 2020- Fall 2020
5Humna Khan, Health Sciences: Spring 2020 – Summer 2020
Emaan Arif, Health Sciences: Spring 2020 – Fall 2020
1, 3Ahmed Mohiuddin, Health Sciences: Spring 2020
1Zainab Ahmed, Health Sciences: Fall 2019 – Spring 2020
1Anna Thiel, Biochemistry/Molecular Biology: Spring 2019– Fall 2019
​1, 3Ahsan Adil, Health Sciences: Spring 2019 – Spring 2021
1Maryam Mohammed, Biology: Fall 2018 – Spring 2019
1Noura Omari, Health Sciences: Fall 2018 – Spring 2019
1, 2, 3Ciera Duffy, Biology: Fall 2018 – Spring 2020
1Ifrah Khan, Health Sciences: Fall 2017
1Najah Azim, Biology: Fall 2017-Spring 2018
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Number reference
1Poster presentation at URSA (Undergraduate Research Scholarship and Arts) Symposium, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL
2Poster presentation at Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages, Madison, WI
3Poster presentation at LSMRCE (Louis Stokes Midwest Regional Center of Excellence) Conference, Indianapolis, IN
4Oral presentation for PUMA-STEM
5Oral presentation for NSSRP
6Oral presentation Benedictine University Board of Trustees
7Poster Presentation at ASM World Microbe Forum