Emily Stone

Student NameEmily Stone

Faculty Mentor NameJulie L. Meyer

CollegeCollege of Agricultural and Life Sciences

MajorMicrobiology & Cell Science

MinorN/A

Research InterestsInfectious disease transmission, antibiotic resistance, biofilm growth

Academic AwardsEmerging Scholars Program (2019)

FL Academic Scholars Award (2017-ongoing)

OrganizationsI previously served as an undergraduate researcher in Dr. Sadie Ryan’s QDEC Lab and am currently conducting research in Dr. Nick Keiser’s Behavioral Disease Ecology Lab. Come fall, I will be working in both Dr. Keiser’s and Dr. Meyer’s labs concurrently. I have also been employed in the UF Housing Department for three years.

Hobbies and InterestsI enjoy reading, writing, and listening to ten thousand podcasts at once. Shoot me a message if you have any suggestions!

Research Project

Examining Waterways Near UF Campus for Antibiotic Resistance?

We plan to collect samples from up to four waterway sites over three to-be-determined sample times, using the method outlined in Gallagher & Reisinger (2020) to promote biofilm growth at these sites. We will be testing our samples for the presence of vancomycin, methicillin, and ampicillin as well as coliforms.