Four members of the Goff Lab represented SUNY ESF at the 2025 Northeastern Microbiologists: Physiology, Ecology and Taxonomy (NEMPET) meeting in the Adirondacks, showcasing their research through talks and posters. In addition, three students were honored with competitive travel awards: Linda Darwiche received the Dartmouth M2P2 Scholarship, Alaina Benot was awarded the Edward Leadbetter Memorial Scholarship, and Carlos Rodriguez-Bornot earned the Founders Scholarship.
Our students presented on their current Goff lab research:
Microbial Metagenomic and Soil Analysis of Fire Burned Soil Communities From The Albany Pine Bush Preserve – Talk by Alaina
The Synergistic Toxicity of Excess Copper and Nickel in Escherichia coli – Poster by Carlos
Uncovering the Synergistic Toxicity of Nickel and Copper: A Multi-Omics Study in E. coli – Talk by Linda
Microplastics as Vectors of Antimicrobial Resistance in Aquatic Ecosystems: Insights from Metagenomic Analysis – Poster by Isaac Okyere.
We are so proud of these students for representing the lab with excellence and enthusiasm!
For this project, students in the Goff lab will screen alloyed bimetallic nanoparticles for their application as antimicrobial materials for air filters—with our goal of understanding the physiological responses of bacteria to the nanoparticles.
Jennifer is a guest on the Matters Microbial podcast talking about microbes and metals!
Summer undergraduate research awards for Goff lab members.
The Goff lab received funding for two full-time research experiences for ESF undergraduates this summer! Chan is funded by the NYS Center of Excellence in Healthy Water Solutions to work on a project investigating how weathering impacts metal adsorption onto microplastic surfaces. Rebecca is being funded by the SUNY Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) to identify genes involved in multi-metal stress responses in bacteria.
From drug development to determining the mechanisms of drug resistance, numerous women researchers have been critical in the fight against infectious diseases within the human population.
