# A summary of the main themes and findings presented at the ASM Intermountain Branch meeting (2024) **Authors:** Jay Radke, Javier Ochoa-Repåraz, Jamee Nixon, Sajal Acharya, Haley Bridgewater, Joshua Burger, Abigail Cheever, Robert Darby, William Doyle, Alka Gaur, Eva Githuku, Rose Goodman, Topher Haynie, Hannah Hedelius, Kristina Hill, Misha Iqbal, Salma Laabi, Carlos Moreno, Melinda Moss, Nagama Parveen, Naomi Rapier-Sharman, Sara Sadeghi, Saeed Saleh, Sean Schumacher, Miranda Sharp, Noah Souza, Soni Thapa, Shule Aggabao, David Amsbury, Sheena Isabelle Bautista, Atalie Bogh, Aaron Bohn, Cade Brink, B. Shaun Bryner, James Cannon, Scot Carrington, Hayzen Chamberlain, Alex Cherry, McKaylin Cole, Edgar Corrales, Caz Cullimore, Sophie Daines, Payson Danielson, Monterey Domike, Matthew East, Bronwyn Ellis, Taryn Evans, Zach Fears, Paige Fellars, Tate Fisher, Braxton Floyd, Trenton Gibson, Mason Gueller, Heather Gupta, Jacob Gwilliam, Mackenzie Hansen, Jacob Hardy, Christopher Harrell, Rebecca Hassell, Wesley Hendricks, Colby Hendrix, Hirsche Henstrom, Kelly Hernandez Sanguino, George Higgins, Hyunbi Hwang, Matt Jackson, Conner Jensen, Austin Johnson, Chloe Kang, Sehi Kim, Alexandra LaFollette, Phoenix Larsen, Abbey Larson, Bryson Leary, Jayden Longhurst, Michael Mann, Isreal Martinez, Brooklyn Matthews, Cody McStraw, Ninahazwe Mireill, Rachel Moffat, Peter Mourik, Madelyn Mudrow, Mailon Odell, Blake Oler, Natalie Olsen, Nazanin Paymard, Spencer T. Payne, Levi Pearson, Josh Peter, Tiffani Peterson, Daniel Puentes Navarro, Kyla Radke, Joseph Richardson, Russell Ridd, Akir Rowe, Rylan Schmanski, Jacob Scott, Samuel Scott, Mya Simpkins, Madalyne Sisk, Tyler Smith, Brinley Smith, Jacob Sy, Gisselle Trejo, Bartel Van Oostendorp, Ethan Walbom, Rebecca Whetten, Dallin Zollinger, Miriam Braunstein, Donald P. Breakwell, Anirban Chakraborty, Matthew Crook, Michele Culumber, Wayne Hatch, Victor M. Jimenez, Jr., Wales P. Nematollahi, Michael Olson, Mark Poritz, Seth Ririe, Jeffrey Schachterle, Lisa Wiltbank, Todd Kelson, Brett E. Pickett PMC · DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00481-24 · mSphere · 2024-07-09 ## TL;DR This paper summarizes the research themes and trends presented at a microbiology meeting in Utah in 2024. ## Contribution It highlights the diversity and emerging trends in microbiology research from the Intermountain Branch of the American Society for Microbiology. ## Key findings - The meeting included 127 attendees from Utah, Idaho, and Nevada. - Participants included students and faculty showcasing a range of microbiology research. - The report emphasizes the variety of research topics and trends in the field. ## Abstract The annual meeting for the Intermountain Branch was held in April 2024 on the campus of Brigham Young University. There were 127 branch members from Utah, Idaho, and Nevada who attended the meeting and were composed of undergraduate students, graduate or medical students, and faculty. This report highlights the diversity of, and the emerging trends in, the research conducted by American Society for Microbiology members in the Intermountain Branch. ## Full-text entities - **Genes:** Il10 (interleukin 10) [NCBI Gene 16153] {aka CSIF, If2a, Il-10}, NR1I3 (nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group I member 3) [NCBI Gene 9970] {aka CAR, CAR1, MB67}, Tnf (tumor necrosis factor) [NCBI Gene 21926] {aka DIF, TNF-a, TNF-alpha, TNFSF2, TNFalpha, Tnfa}, TSHR (thyroid stimulating hormone receptor) [NCBI Gene 7253] {aka CHNG1, LGR3, hTSHR-I} - **Diseases:** inflammatory (MESH:D007249), B-cell lymphomas (MESH:D016393), infectious diseases (MESH:D003141), infections (MESH:D007239), Cancer (MESH:D009369), autoimmune (MESH:D001327), depression (MESH:D003866), lymphoma (MESH:D008223), GD (MESH:D006111), multiple sclerosis (MESH:D009103), substance abuse (MESH:D019966), NTM (MESH:D014390), AUD (MESH:D000437), systemic lupus erythematosus (MESH:D008180), B-cell diseases (MESH:D015448), cytotoxic (MESH:D064420), neurological diseases (MESH:D020271) - **Chemicals:** sugars (MESH:D000073893), ethanol (MESH:D000431), PCB (MESH:D011078), D-tagatose (MESH:C030192), lactose (MESH:D007785), agar (MESH:D000362), hydrocarbon (MESH:D006838), dopamine (MESH:D004298), Psilocin (MESH:C009105), mud (-), lipopolysaccharide (MESH:D008070), psilocybin (MESH:D011562), D-allulose (MESH:C003243) - **Species:** Mus musculus (house mouse, species) [taxon 10090], Bacteria Latreille et al. 1825 (Bacteria stick insect, genus) [taxon 629395], Bacteriophage sp. (species) [taxon 38018], Rhizobium (genus) [taxon 379], Clostridium (genus) [taxon 1485], Mycobacteroides abscessus (species) [taxon 36809], Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606] ## Full text _Full body text omitted from this summary view._ Fetch the complete paper as Markdown: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11287992/full.md ## Figures 4 figures with captions in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11287992/full.md --- Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11287992