Profile TabsProfileEric HobsonCFAES Environmental Sciences Fellow (PhD) Jacobshobson.102@osu.eduOffice: Kottman Hall, ColumbusProfessional InformationDegrees & Credentials: BS BIology, Jackson State University (Jackson, Mississippi)Biography: Publications and Presentations under the Works Tab The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Fellowship University Graduate Enrichment Fellowship Research Experience 2017 Research Intern (Research Experience for Undergraduates, REU) - Investigation of Antibacterial Activity and Mode of Action of a Novel Dimeric Defensin Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Shah Lab 2016 Research Intern (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, SURF) - Arabidopsis alf3-1 Mutant Constittively Activates Chemical Production and Gene Expression Needed for Pathogen Defense Department of Biology, Boston University, Celenza Lab 2016 Research Intern Mississippi Water Security Institute University of Mississippi 2015 Research Intern (Research Experience for Undergraduates, REU) - Identifying Actinobacteria Streptomyces Microbe Host Interacton Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Lebeis Lab Hometown Belleville, Illinois Honors & Awards Jackson State University, Jackson MS Full Academic Scholarship Deans List Scholar RISE Fellow (Research Intiative for Scientific Enhancement Research Fellow) 2017 Research Poster Awardee Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, ABRCMS 2017 Research Poster Awardee Mississippi Honors Conference Symposium Pearl River Community College 2016 Research Poster Awardee Student National Medical Association University of Mississippi Medical School 2016 Research Poster Awardee Mississippi Honors Conference Symposium Delta State University Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Scholarship, Alpha Beta Chapter Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Scholarship, Nu Gama Sigma Chapter NAACP Charles Lawson Scholarship NAACP James E Lewis Scholarship WorksPublications Velivelli, S.L., Islam, K.T., Hobson, E., & Shah, D.M. (2018). Modes of action of a bi-domain plant defensin MtDef5 against a bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas campestris. Fronteris in Microbiology,. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00934 Presentations 2018 Jackson State University Undergraduate Research Symposium: Investigation of Antibacterial Activity and Mode of Action of a Novel Dimeric Defensin, MtDef5. 2018 Mississippi Honors Conference Symposium (Jackson State University): Investigation of Antibacterial Activity and Mode of Action of a Novel Dimeric Defensin, MtDef5. 2017 Donald Danforth Plant Science Center REU Symposium: Investigation of Antibacterial Activity and Mode of Action of a Novel Dimeric Defensin, MtDef5. 2017 Mississippi Honors Conference Symposium (Pearl River Community College): The Arabidopsis alf3-1 Mutant Constitutively Activates Chemical Production and Gene Expression Needed for Pathogen Defense. 2016 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Research Poster Presentation Awardee Tampa, FL 2016 Boston University UROP Symposium: The Arabidopsis alf3-1 Mutant Constitutively Activates Chemical Production and Gene Expression Needed for Pathogen Defense. 2016 National Association of African American Honors Programs Research Symposium (Nashville, TN): The Arabidopsis alf3-1 Mutant Constitutively Activates Chemical Production and Gene Expression Needed for Pathogen Defense. 2016 Mississippi Honors Conference Symposium (Delta State University): Identifying Actinobacteria Streptomyces Microbe Host Interactions. 2015 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Research Poster Presentation Seattle, WA: Identifying Actinobacteria Streptomyces Microbe Host Interactions 2015 National Association of African American Honors Programs Research Symposium (Nashville, TN): Identifying Actinobacteria Streptomyces Microbe Host Interactions. - Any -Journal articleBook/book chapterReportWorking paperPolicy briefPresentationData