Sam Houston State University

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Immunology and Infection

Examination of Host Phenotypes in Gambusia affinis Following Antibiotic Treatment

Jeanette M. Carlson¹, Oscar Chavez^1,2, Sonali Aggarwal¹, Todd P. Primm¹

¹Biological Sciences, Sam Houston State University, ²Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, Texas A&M University Health Science Center

This study involves methods to reveal effects on a model fish host following alteration of the skin and gut microbiome communities composition by an antibiotic.

Biology

Integrative Toolkit to Analyze Cellular Signals: Forces, Motion, Morphology, and Fluorescence

Alyson Nguyen^*1, Keith Battle^*2,3, Sunita S. Paudel^*2,3, Ningyong Xu², Jessica Bell³, Linn Ayers³, Cassandra Chapman⁴, Ajay P. Singh⁵, Srinivas Palanki⁶, Thomas Rich^3,7, Diego F. Alvarez⁸, Troy Stevens^2,3, Dhananjay T. Tambe^3,4,7

¹Biomedical Sciences, Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health Professions, University of South Alabama, ²Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, ³Center for Lung Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, ⁴William B. Burnsed Jr. Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of South Alabama, ⁵Mitchell Cancer Institute, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, ⁶Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, West Virginia University, ⁷Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, ⁸Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Sam Houston State University

The Integrative Toolkit to Analyze Cellular Signals (iTACS) platform automates the process of simultaneously measuring a wide variety of chemical and mechanical signals in adherent cells. iTACS is designed to facilitate community-driven development and enable researchers to use all platform features regardless of their educational background.