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DSC Student Research Projects

1. Wine Journey Event. Students in my Biotechnology Class at Dalton State co-created a symposium to present their fermentation products. Funded by an Award from PREP-CPS at UTC. Fall 2021.
2. Bianca Goldman, Maria Diaz and Dr. April Anne Kay Probiotic Survivability in Highly Acidic Environments. Dalton State College Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium 2019.
3. Allison Prater and Dr. April Anne Kay. Testing Natural Products for Antimicrobial Effects. Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium, Dalton State College 2018.
4. Crystal West and Dr. April Anne Kay. Making Kombucha Spring Student Scholarship Showcase, Dalton State College Spring Undergraduate 2018
5. Brittany Allison and Jessica Rangel: Preparing and Testing Media for a local Industrial Microbiology lab at Southern Chemical Company. Paper Spring 2018
6. Kalea Ingram, Anna Umana and Dr. April Anne Kay: Teaching Lab Research: Bacterial Conjugation. Student Scholarship Showcase, Dalton State College 2018
7. Jessica Todd, Jessica Rangel and Dr. April Anne Kay. Comparing Antimicrobial Acne Medications. Undergraduate Research Symposium, Dalton State College Fall 2017.
8. Megan Ensley and Dr. April Anne Kay. Designing a Protocol to Test the Benefits of Prebiotics for Gut Probiotics. Undergraduate Research Symposium, Dalton State College Fall 2017.
9.  Hayden Stinecipher, Candelaria Bautista and Dr. April Anne Kay. Survey of Various Bacteriophage on Various Strains of Escherichia coli Student Scholarship Showcase, Dalton State College Spring 2017
10. Annalia Ramos, Eleni Fuentes, Jodan Fuquea, Hayden Stinecipher and Dr. April Anne Kay. Validating viable probiotic organisms in commercial probiotic supplements. Student Scholarship Showcase, Dalton State College 2016 and 2017 and Undergraduate Research Forum, Emory University September 2016.
11. Felicia Shorey, Brooke Bingham, Meghan O’Toole, and Dr. April Anne Kay. Enumeration of Viable Organisms Found in Commercially Available Yogurts. Student Scholarship Showcase, Dalton State College. 2016
12. Muzna Saquib and Dr. April Anne Kay. Cutaneous Antibacterial Effects of Plant Derived Essential Oils. Student Scholarship Showcase, Dalton State College. 2014
13. Victoria Roy and Dr. April Anne Kay. Yarrow: Nature’s Antimicrobial. Student Scholarship Showcase, Dalton State College. 2013 and 2014
14. Victoria Goll and Dr. April Anne Kay. Lactobacillus plantarum: Potential Interactions with Other Bacteria and Antibiotic Effects. Student Scholarship Showcase, Dalton State College. 2013
15. Kevin O’Toole and Dr. April Anne Kay. Acquired Antibiotic Resistance and Probiotics, Student Scholarship Showcase, Dalton State College. 2012 and 2013
16. Josh Peppers and Dr. April Anne Kay. The Inhibitory Effects of Streptococcus thermophilus Using a Modified Kirby Bauer Test. Albany State University Undergraduate Research Conference, Albany, GA 2012 and Student Scholarship Showcase, Dalton State College. 2012 and 2013

Symposium Proceedings and Abstract Publications

1. April Anne Krumnow, Iryna B. Sorokulova, Ludmila Globa, Tetyana G. Voloshenyuk, Suram Pathirana, James M. Barbaree, and Vitaly Vodyanoy. Preservation of Bacteria in Natural Polymers. Southeastern Branch of the American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting. November 8-10, 2007.
2. April Anne Krumnow, Tatiana Samoylova, Ludmilla Globa, Alexander Samoylov, Valery Petrenko, and Vitaly Vodyanoy. Storage of DNA in Protective Polymer. 14^th Annual Graduate Research Forum, Auburn University. 2004.
3. April Anne Krumnow, Tatiana Samoylova, Suram Pathirana, James Barbaree and Vitaly Vodyanoy. Preservation of Bacteria via Desiccation in Innovative Natural Polymer.  International Society of Lyophilization-Freeze Drying, Inc. The Lyophilization Conference. Chicago, IL, United States, September 16-19, 2003.
4. Tatiana Samoylova, Tatiana Voloshenyuk, April Anne Krumnow, Yakiv Ratushnyak, Alexander Samoylov, Ludmila Globa, Suram Pathirana, James Barbaree, Valery Petrenko and Vitaly Vodyanoy. Dehydration and Storage of Proteins in Natural Polymer.  International Society of Lyophilization-Freeze Drying, Inc. The Lyophilization Conference. Chicago, IL, United States, September 16-19, 2003
5. Tatiana Samoylova, April Anne Krumnow, Tatiana Voloshenyuk, Yakiv Ratushnyak, Alexander Samoylov, Ludmila Globa, Suram Pathirana, Oleg Pustovyy, James Barbaree and Vitaly Vodyanoy. Protective Medium for Dehydration and Preservation of Biologicals.  International Society of Lyophilization-Freeze Drying, Inc. The Lyophilization Conference. Chicago, IL, United States, September 16-19, 2003
6. April Anne Krumnow, Tatiana Samoylova, and Vitaly Vodyanoy. Long-term Preservation of Bacteria in Novel Polymer. 13^th Annual Graduate Research Forum, Auburn University. 2003.
7. April Anne Krumnow, Nicole Heldt and Craig Woodworth. Expression of EGF-Receptor and Effect of PD153035 in Cervical Tumor Lines. Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experience, Clarkson University. 2001.
8. Yu, Ga-er; Krumnow, April A.. A direct comparison of micellization properties of amphiphilic block copolymers of ethylene oxide and butylene oxide, (EO)n(BO)m and (EO)n(BO)2m(EO)n.    Polymer Preprints (American Chemical Society, Division of Polymer Chemistry) (2001), 42(2), 604-605.
9. April Anne Krumnow and Ga-er Yu. Micellization of a Uniform Diblock and Triblock Polymers. Symposium for Undergraduate Research Experience, Clarkson University. 2000.
    

Publications

1. April A. Krumnow, Iryna B. Sorokulova, Eric Olsen, Ludmila Globa, James M. Barbaree, and Vitaly J. Vodyanoy. Preservation of Bacteria in Natural Polymers. Journal for Microbiological Methods 2009
2. Iryna B. Sorokulova, April A. Krumnow, Suram Pathirana, Arnold J. Mandell, and Vitaly Vodyanoy.  Novel Methods for Storage Stability and Release of Bacillus Spores. Biotech. Prog. 2008, 24(5), 1147-1153.
3. Guntupalli, R., Sorokulova, I., Krumnow, A., Pustovyy, O., Olsen, E. & Vodyanoy, V. Real-time optical detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus using lytic phage probes. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 2008, 24(1), 151-154
4. Yu, Ga-er; Krumnow, April A.. A direct comparison of micellization properties of amphiphilic block copolymers of ethylene oxide and butylene oxide, (EO)n(BO)m and (EO)n(BO)2m(EO)n.    Polymer Preprints (American Chemical Society, Division of Polymer Chemistry) (2001), 42(2), 604-605.