Bacterial Motility and Biofilm Development

Description

The Shrout Lab studies bacterial behavior. We combine research methods that include microscopy, imaging, mathematics, chemistry, and microbiology used at different spatial and temporal scales to learn how bacteria move and colonize surfaces. Overall, we seek to understand what single cells are doing within the context of their neighbors and entire community. Undergraduate researchers in the lab have the opportunity to learn and perform numerous of the techniques we have developed to do this research.

Summary

Fully understanding the coordinated behavior of microbes is actually essential to solve many current problems, including: treatment of bacterial pathogens, creating water treatment systems that meet current and future demands, limiting corrosion, preventing hospital-acquired infections on medical devices such as artificial joints or catheters, and understanding biogeochemical cycling in nature. Our projects involve both the method development component and specific topical research itself in the Shrout group.

Name of research group, project, or lab
Shrout Lab
Why join this research group or lab?

The Shrout Lab is a great environment. Our research incorporates many basic principles to understand how microbes colonize and behave in differing environments on different surfaces relevant to the environment and human health.

Logistics Information:
Project categories
Biological Sciences
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Civil & Environmental Engineerng & Earth Sciences
Student ranks applicable
First Year
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Student qualifications

A science or engineering background is required. All work is completed in our laboratory.

Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours
Compensation
Research for Credit
Unpaid - Volunteer
Number of openings
1
Contact Information:
Mentor
jshrout@nd.edu
Professor
Name of project director or principal investigator
Joshua D Shrout
Email address of project director or principal investigator
joshua.shrout@nd.edu
1 sp. | 12 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours
Project categories
Chemistry and Biochemistry (+3)
Biological SciencesChemical and Biomolecular EngineeringChemistry and BiochemistryCivil & Environmental Engineerng & Earth Sciences