Plankton Portal
The primary goal of the project is for scientists to understand when and where planktons occur at different depths of the ocean which allows scientists to get a better understanding of the function and health of the oceans from small to global scales.
Parasite Safari
The project’s primary goal is to investigate and determine whether water sources are acting as disease hotspots by bringing animals together and promoting transmission of a range of parasites once the animals have been aggregated.
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Localized ‘hotspots’ play an important role in the transmission of parasites that can be acquired from the environment and watering holes act as the perfect hotspots aka aggregation points for animals, and as an extension parasites, in the African Savanna.
Plastic Tide
The primary goal of the plastic tide project is to find out where the 99% of plastics deposited in the ocean go since only 1% can be seen on the ocean’s surface. Once this is accounted for, researchers can determine how plastics affect both the oceans and human lives.
Researchers assume this 99% is deposited either on the sea bed, in the water column, consumed by sea animals or deposited on beaches and having this knowledge will greatly help in determining the effects of these plastics on our lives.
Science Scribbler
The primary goal of the project is to use 3D imaging data to answer questions on how cells change during Huntington’s disease. The researchers develop novel software which will help reduce the hard work of analyzing the 3D images of the cells they will be looking at.
The main source of 3D imaging data for the project is from a technique known as Cryo Soft X-ray Tomography considered a bridge between light microscopy and electron microscopy. The technique enables whole cells to be imaged without chemically staining the cells although the resolution is not as good as what is achieved in electron microscopy.
Why are parasites included in the topic of microbiology?
Parasites refer to organisms that are able to exist and even reproduce all at the expense of the organism/ animal with which it lives and they come in all shapes and sizes from viruses, fungi, bacteria, protozoa, plants and even animals. This varied representation means many organisms studied under microbiology can also be considered as parasites and therefore it is only prudent to include parasites in the topic of microbiology
