Antibiotic Resistance Research: The Small World and Tiny Earth Initiatives
Abstract
This year, the microbiology class at Penn State Schuylkill began doing research associated with
the small world and tiny earth initiatives to discover and develop new antibiotics never before
discovered in order to help aid the medical industry in the United States. The students began
by obtaining soil samples found on the Schuylkill campus and extracting the different bacterial
microbes, which reside in the soil. While conducting this research, the students performed many
tests to determine the types of microbes that had been obtained. The Tiny Earth and Small World
Initiatives call to action many students across the country in order to help fill the void of research
that pharmaceutical companies have determined to be obsolete. These students research
different bacteria found in the soil samples in order to understand the importance of antibiotics
and how to use them responsibly. The main goal of this research is to try and combat the
increasing statistics of antibiotic resistance with the goal of finding new antibiotic producing
bacteria which could reduce the incline of bacterial mutations known as antibiotic resistance.
Poster
Presentation
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Mini Bio
I am a first-year student at Penn State Schuylkill pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in nursing. I hope in the future to achieve my critical care nursing certificate. I am beyond grateful for the opportunity that the Tiny Earth Small World Initiatives have given to me by allowing me the opportunity to research a subject that could potentially further aid my selected career field. I hope to finish my degree and be able to help care for people in a time when they are in need of love and support.