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<h5 style="text-align:center;"> Editing the Human Microbiome: Proactively Preventing Aerosolized Conotoxin Attack </h5>
 
<h5 style="text-align:center;"> Editing the Human Microbiome: Proactively Preventing Aerosolized Conotoxin Attack </h5>
 
<p> Conotoxins are small neurotoxins that bind to and affect the opening and closing of ion channels, thus altering membrane potential and disrupting neurological signaling pathways. Due to their small size, conotoxins could be easily aerosolized and could be used as biological weapons of mass destruction. Our goal of this project has two components. The first is to create a program to mathematically model both normal and conotoxin-affected intracellular ion concentrations. The second is to develop a signaling and responding pathway to detect changes in membrane potential and eliminate the conotoxins. </p>
 
<p> Conotoxins are small neurotoxins that bind to and affect the opening and closing of ion channels, thus altering membrane potential and disrupting neurological signaling pathways. Due to their small size, conotoxins could be easily aerosolized and could be used as biological weapons of mass destruction. Our goal of this project has two components. The first is to create a program to mathematically model both normal and conotoxin-affected intracellular ion concentrations. The second is to develop a signaling and responding pathway to detect changes in membrane potential and eliminate the conotoxins. </p>
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Dr. Sarah Glaven is a research biologist and microbial electrochemist at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC. She studies microbial extracellular electron transfer and its biotechnology applications including microbial fuel cells and microbial electrosynthesis.</p>
 
Dr. Sarah Glaven is a research biologist and microbial electrochemist at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC. She studies microbial extracellular electron transfer and its biotechnology applications including microbial fuel cells and microbial electrosynthesis.</p>
 
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Dr. Eddie is a microbiologist who primarily uses transcriptomics, genomics, and bioimaging to better understand bacterial metabolism so that we can exploit it. </p>
 
Dr. Eddie is a microbiologist who primarily uses transcriptomics, genomics, and bioimaging to better understand bacterial metabolism so that we can exploit it. </p>
 
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Tanya is a postdoctoral fellow at the Naval Research Lab whose work focuses on developing synthetic biology tools for marine organisms and new communication pathways across biotic-abiotic interfaces.</p>
 
Tanya is a postdoctoral fellow at the Naval Research Lab whose work focuses on developing synthetic biology tools for marine organisms and new communication pathways across biotic-abiotic interfaces.</p>
 
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J. Fitzpatrick "Fitz" Doyle is a senior at George Mason University studying biology with minors in psychology and music. He is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and he plans to go to graduate school for genetic counseling this upcoming fall.
 
J. Fitzpatrick "Fitz" Doyle is a senior at George Mason University studying biology with minors in psychology and music. He is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and he plans to go to graduate school for genetic counseling this upcoming fall.
 
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Welcome to the USNA iGEM Wikipage!

Editing the Human Microbiome: Proactively Preventing Aerosolized Conotoxin Attack

Conotoxins are small neurotoxins that bind to and affect the opening and closing of ion channels, thus altering membrane potential and disrupting neurological signaling pathways. Due to their small size, conotoxins could be easily aerosolized and could be used as biological weapons of mass destruction. Our goal of this project has two components. The first is to create a program to mathematically model both normal and conotoxin-affected intracellular ion concentrations. The second is to develop a signaling and responding pathway to detect changes in membrane potential and eliminate the conotoxins.

The USNA Team


Aurelia Minut


Sarah Glaven
Dr. Sarah Glaven is a research biologist and microbial electrochemist at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC. She studies microbial extracellular electron transfer and its biotechnology applications including microbial fuel cells and microbial electrosynthesis.


Brian Eddie
Dr. Eddie is a microbiologist who primarily uses transcriptomics, genomics, and bioimaging to better understand bacterial metabolism so that we can exploit it.


Tanya Tschirhart
Tanya is a postdoctoral fellow at the Naval Research Lab whose work focuses on developing synthetic biology tools for marine organisms and new communication pathways across biotic-abiotic interfaces.


Brian Pate


Preston Fulmer


Lawrence Kennedy


Maggie Pana


Alex Ki


Trevor Karn


Seok Park


Sara Peeleman


Mitchell Winkie


Gabrielle Tender


Kirstie Coombs
Kirstie Coombs is a senior bioengineering major at the University of Maryland - College Park. She worked as a NREIP Intern at the Naval Research Laboratory during the summer 2016.


Sarah Barr Engel


Mina Kim


J. Fitzpatrick Doyle
J. Fitzpatrick "Fitz" Doyle is a senior at George Mason University studying biology with minors in psychology and music. He is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and he plans to go to graduate school for genetic counseling this upcoming fall.

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