S.L. Daniel Lab

Dr. Daniel is from west-central Illinois (aka "Forgottonia") and grew up in Beardstown, The Watermelon Capitol of the Nation! He graduated in 1977 from Illinois College in Jacksonville with a B.S. in Biology and in 1980 from South Dakota State University in Brookings with a M.S. degree in Microbiology. In 1988, Steve graduated from Iowa State University (ISU) in Ames with a Ph.D. in Microbiology. At ISU, he studied the degradation of oxalate, a dietary toxin, by microbial populations in the gut of rodents and ruminants under the guidance of Dr. Milton J. Allison at the National Animal Disease Center and Dr. Paul A. Hartman in the Department of Microbiology at ISU. He then worked on acetogenic bacteria as a Research Associate in the laboratory of Dr. Harold L. Drake and as an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at the University of Mississippi in Oxford. From 1991-1996, Steve worked as a Research Scientist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecological Microbiology at the University of Bayreuth in Germany. In 1997, he joined the faculty of the Botany Department, later reorganized as the Department of Biological Sciences, at Eastern Illinois University (EIU) and was promoted to Professor in 2008. In June 2017, he retired from EIU but continues to be involved in collaborative research on the gut microbiome. In 2023, he bicycled the Rijnfietsroute in the Netherlands and visited his dear friend Vincent in the Kröller-Müller Museum.

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BIO 3300 General Microbiology
(2-4-4) An introduction to the biology of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms. Emphasis is placed on bacteria and their chemical composition and structure, classification, growth, physiology, genetics, diversity, pathogenicity, ecology, and economic importance. The laboratory will include principles and techniques for the isolation, cultivation, enumeration, and characterization of microorganisms. Prerequisites & Notes: BIO 1100. Credits: 4

BIO 4836 Pathogenic Microbiology
(2-4-4) An introduction to the role and activities of pathogenic microorganisms in the diseases of humans, animals, and plants with emphasis on history, classification, morphology, nutrition and growth, metabolism, genetics, and virulence factors of disease-causing prokaryotes as well as epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the diseases they cause. Laboratory will emphasize clinical techniques required for isolation, cultivation, and identification of pathogenic microbes. Prerequisites & Notes: BIO 3300 or equivalent or permission of instructor. Credits: 4

BIO 4818 Environmental Microbiology
(2-4-4) An introduction to the principles, applications, and methodologies of environmental microbiology with emphasis on microbial interactions with animals and plants, on the microbiology of air, water, sewage, and soils, and on the role of microorganisms in biogeochemical cycling. The use of microorganisms in the bioremediation of environmental pollutants and in the recovery and enhancement of environmental resources will also be considered. Prerequisites & Notes: BIO 3300 or equivalent or permission of the instructor. Credits: 4

BIO 5400 Cell Physiology
(3-3-4) A study of the fundamental physical and chemical processes which underlie microbial/cellular structure and function. Prerequisites & Notes: BIO 3300 or equivalent or permission of the instructor and one course in organic chemistry. Credits: 4

BIO 1004G Practical Microbiology
(2-2-3) Using practical laboratory experiences students learn characteristics and activities of microorganisms with special emphasis on their significance to society. This course targets students majoring in Family and Consumer Sciences, Pre-Nursing, and Health Promotion. Does not count in the Biological Sciences major or minor. Credit for BIO 1004G will not be granted if the student already has credit for or registration in BIO 1094G or BIO 3300. Credits: 3

BIO 5900 Research in Biological Sciences
(Arr.-Arr.-1 to 6) (Credit/No Credit) Intended for thesis option students conducting original research in consultation with a thesis advisor. May be repeated once for a maximum of eight semester hours in BIO 5900A and BIO 5900B, BIO5900L and BIO 5900M. NOTE: A maximum of nine semester hours in combination of 5900, 5950, and 5990 A/B may be applied to the graduate degree. Students not writing a thesis are ineligible to register for this course. Prerequisites & Notes Completion of BIO 5900A or BIO 5900L twice. Credits: 1-6

BIO 5950 Thesis
(Arr.-Arr.-3 or 6) (Credit/No Credit) May be repeated for credit up to six semester hours. NOTE: For thesis option students, a maximum of nine semester hours in a combination of 5900, 5950, and 5990 may be applied to the graduate degree. Credits: 3 or 6

BIO 3450 Independent Study
(Arr.-Arr.-1-3) (Credit/No Credit) Individual study on a topic in biology selected by the student under the supervision of an instructor. May be repeated once for credit.

BIO 3451 Undergraduate Research
(Arr.-Arr.-1-3) (Credit/No Credit) Original research in Biological Sciences conducted in consultation with a faculty mentor. Students will conduct a research project using current scientific protocols. Hypothesis formation, bench work, data collection/analysis become the responsibility of each student. Written report required. May be repeated once for credit to a maximum of three semester hours for elective credit in the major.

Dr. Daniel's specialty areas center on anaerobic microbiology, microbial physiology, and environmental microbiology. His research is focused on the ecological and metabolic roles that microorganisms, especially anaerobic bacteria, play in the turnover of matter and energy in various environmental systems such as the human/animal guts and soils. His interests include:

degradation of dietary compounds by gut bacteria and its influence on human health;
metabolism of the toxin oxalate by microorganisms;
physiology and enzymology of bile acid-metabolizing gut bacteria; and
acetogenic bacteria and their use in the conversion of syngas to biofuels and chemicals.

Outreach (click on the links below)

MicrobeWorld Radio: Preventing Kidney Stones Podcast featuring Dr. Steven Daniel

WEIU's Being Well Program 401: Kidney Stones (an interview featuring Dr. David Goldfarb and Dr. Steven Daniel on the causes and treatment of kidney stones)

Keywords: Gut microbiome, oxalate, Oxalobacter formigenes, kidney stones, Clostridium scindens, bile acids, acetogen, biofuels, probiotics, lactobacilli, thermophiles, ecophysiology, anaerobic bacteria, Moorella thermoacetica, Eubacterium limosum, and Blautia producta

Former Lab Members - Graduate Students

Alexandra Baluka, MS 08, Forensic Scientist at Illinois State Police, Springfield, IL
Lopa Goradia, MS 03, Research Professional & Company Director, Mumbai, India
Oindrila Paul, MS 13, PhD 18, Postdoc, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Karen Shaw, MS 16, GC Specialist I, GSK, Hamilton, MT
Rachana Shrestha, MS 18, Assistant Research Fellow, Nepal Academy of Science & Technology
Lina Sallam, MS 18, Infection Control Researcher, PSMMC, Rihayd, Saudi Arabia
Nivedita Pareek, MS 19, Research Specialist, UNC at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Former Lab Members - Undergraduate Students

Avery Allen, BS 15, Extraction Laboratory Manager, Grassroots Cannabis
Kerstin Allen, BS 10, Test Scorer, MetriTech, Urbana-Champaign, IL
Jaymie (Krone) Babel, BS 05, Disability Claims Adjudicator I, State of Illinois, Springfield, IL
Paige Batinich, BS 17, MS 18, Associate QC Analyst, Ingredion Inc., Bedford Park, IL
Kyle Broge, BS 14, Microbiologist, Key to Life, Broomfield, CO
Chad Brueck, BS 03, Head of Global Marketing & Strategy, Accelerate Diagnostics, Tucson, AZ
Caleb Carter, BS 17, R&D Fermentation Lab, ADM, Decatur, IL
Ryan Cox, BS 04, Strategic Improvement Head, CSL Behring, Bourbonnais, IL
Tyler Danek, BS 17, Product Development Engineer - Molecular Diagnostics, Abbott, Chicago, IL
Ashley Dickey, BS 14, Microbiology Analyst, Alcami Corp., St. Louis, MO
Korrin Doyle, BS 06, Food Safety Manager, King's Hawaiian, Oakwood, GA
Katelyn Duckett, BS 16, BSN RN 18, Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Ansu Durgut, BS 12, Chiropractor, Advance Spine & Rehab Center, Chicago, IL
Ashley Scheffer Eurell, BS (CLS) 01, Stay-At-Home Mom, formerly at OSF Healthcare System, FL
Kris Fairfield, BS 01, President, TASI Group, Marlborough, MA
Michael Flanagan, BS 04, Environmental Health Specialist II, Champaign, IL
Lisa Ford, BS 14, Quality Control Supervisor-Microbiology, Flex, Chicago, IL
J'nai (Huckaba) Wiley, BS , RN, Carle Hospital, Urbana, IL
Ashley Inboden, BS 11, BSN 16, RN, ER RN, Carle Health Foundation, Urbana, IL
Shelby Jackson, BS 15, BSN 16, RN, MS 19, Clincial Educator, SLBHC, Mattoon, IL
Kris Janezic, BS 12, Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, IL
Chris Kalinka, BS 17, MS 20, Associate Scientist, PPD, Middleton, WI
Matt Kantner, BS 17, Flavor Sciences Technician, FONA International, Geneva, IL
Amy Lam, BS 16, CLS 18, Medical Technologist, IU Health Arnett Hospital, Lafayettte, IN
Michael Lehtinen, BS 02, Senior Product Leader, CO2 solutions at Hussmann, Atlanta, GA
Jade (Mallaney) Warner, BS 17, MS student, University of Iowa, College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
Dr. Tom Millis, DVM at Millis Animal Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Kenji Ohseki, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Dr. Cory Penn, BS 09, DVM 13, Medical Lead - Diagnostic Platforms, Zoetis Inc., Parsippany, NJ
Lindsay Pushala, BS 15, Receptionist, Great Lakes Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Saint John, IN
Allison Rice, BS 14, QC PM/Calibration Coordinator at GlaxoSmithKline, St. Louis, MO
Cecil Runyon, BS 03, Associate Director, QA/Lab Operations, Medline Industries, Mundelein, IL
Riley Schmid, BS 16, Bioproducts Laboratory Technican, ADM, Decatur, IL
Dr. Alexandra (Schuette) Homann, BS 09, Clarkson Eyecare, Webster Groves, MO
Brittany Smith, BS 16, CLS program, Miami Dade College, Miami, FL
Kaleigh Smith,BS 17, Carle Health Foundation, Urbana, IL
Emily (Springer) Long, BS (CLS) 16, Transfusion Services, St. John's Hospital, Springfield, IL
Angelena Tornabene, BS 17, MS 18, Cardiac Rehab Physiologist, St. Luke's, Woodlands, TX
Tara Uselding, BS 12, Account Manager, Verified Credientials Inc., Lakeville, MN
Dr. John Williams, Associate Professor of Biology, Albany State University, Albany, GA
Alexa Wroblewski, BS 12, RN, PICU at TriStar Centennial Children’s Hospital, Nashville, TN

Friends & Collaborations

Much of what has been done in my lab would not have been possible without the help and support of friends and colleagues in other research laboratories around the world. Over the years, our interactions and research collaborations have been rewarding in many ways, one of which has been to help advance the careers of my students. For this, I thank you all!

Papers

Daniel S. L., P. A. Hartman, and M. J. Allison. 1987. Microbial degradation of oxalate in the gastrointestinal tracts of rats. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 53:1793-1797. 10.1128/aem.53.8.1793-1797.1987

Savage, D. M., Z. Wu, S. L. Daniel, L. L. Lundie, Jr., and H. L. Drake. 1987. Carbon monoxide-dependent chemolithotrophic growth of Clostridium thermoautotrophicum. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 53:1902-1906. 10.1128/aem.53.8.1902-1906.1987

Daniel, S. L., P. A. Hartman, and M. J. Allison. 1987. Intestinal colonization of laboratory rats with Oxalobacter formigenes. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 53:2767-2770. 10.1128/aem.53.12.2767-2770.1987

Wu, Z., S. L. Daniel, and H. L. Drake. 1988. Characterization of a CO-dependent O-demethylating enzyme system from the acetogen Clostridium thermoaceticum. J. Bacteriol. 170:5705-5708. 10.1128/jb.170.12.5747-5750.1988

Daniel, S. L., Z. Wu, and H. L. Drake. 1988. Growth of thermophilic acetogenic bacteria on methoxylated aromatic acids. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 52:25-28. 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1988.tb02566.x

Yang, H., S. L. Daniel, and H. L. Drake. 1989. Nickel transport by the thermophilic acetogen Acetogenium kivui. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 55:1078-1081. 10.1128/aem.55.5.1078-1081.1989

Daniel, S. L., H. M. Cook, P. A. Hartman, and M. J. Allison. 1989. Enumeration of anaerobic oxalate-degrading bacteria in the ruminal contents of sheep. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 62:329-334. 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1989.tb03387.x

Hsu, T., S. L. Daniel, M. F. Lux, and H. L. Drake. 1990. Biotransformations of carboxylated aromatic compounds by the acetogen Clostridium thermoaceticum: generation of growth-supportive CO₂ equivalents under CO₂-limited conditions. J. Bacteriol. 172:212-217. 10.1128/jb.172.1.212-217.1990

Daniel, S. L., T. Hsu, S. I. Dean, and H. L. Drake. 1990. Characterization of the H₂- and CO-dependent chemolithotrophic potentials of the acetogens Clostridium thermoaceticum and Acetogenium kivui. J. Bacteriol. 172:4464-4471. 10.1128/jb.172.8.4464-4471.1990

Daniel, S. L., E. S. Keith, H. Yang, Y.-S. Lin, and H. L. Drake. 1991. Utilization of methoxylated aromatic compounds by the acetogen Clostridium thermoaceticum: expression and specificity of the CO-dependent O-demethylating activity. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 180:416-422. 10.1016/S0006-291X(05)81309-9

Parekh, M., E. S. Keith, S. L. Daniel, and H. L. Drake. 1992. Comparative evaluation of the metabolic potentials of different strains of Peptostreptococcus productus: utilization and transformation of aromatic compounds. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 94:69-74. 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1992.tb05291.x

Daniel, S. L., and H. L. Drake. 1993. Oxalate- and glyoxylate-dependent growth and acetogenesis by Clostridium thermoaceticum. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 59:3062-3069. 10.1128/aem.59.9.3062-3069.1993

Daniel, S. L., P. A. Hartman, and M. J. Allison. 1993. Intestinal colonization of laboratory rats by anaerobic oxalate-degrading bacteria: effects on the urinary and fecal excretion of dietary oxalate. Micro. Ecol. Health Dis. 6:277-283. 10.3109/08910609309141336

Seifritz, C., S. L. Daniel, A. Gößner, and H. L. Drake. 1993. Nitrate as a preferred electron sink for the acetogen Clostridium thermoaceticum. J. Bacteriol. 175:8008-8013. 10.1128/jb.175.24.8008-8013.1993

Gößner, A., S. L. Daniel, and H. L. Drake. 1994. Acetogenesis coupled to the oxidation of aromatic aldehyde groups. Arch. Microbiol. 161:126-131. 10.1007/BF00276472

Drake, H. L., S. L. Daniel, C. Matthies, and K. Küsel. 1994. Acetogenesis: reality in the laboratory, uncertainty elsewhere. In: H. L. Drake (ed.), Acetogenesis, p. 273-302.Chapman and Hall, New York. 10.1007/978-1-4615-1777-1_10

Allison, M. J., S. L. Daniel, and N. Cornick. 1995. Oxalate-degrading bacteria. In: S. R. Khan (ed.), Calcium oxalate in biological systems, p. 131-168. CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida.

Parekh, M., H. L. Drake, and S. L. Daniel. 1996. Bidirectional transformation of aromatic aldehydes by Desulfovibrio desulfuricans under nitrate-dissimilating conditions. Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 22:115-120. 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1996.tb01122.x

Misoph, M., S. L. Daniel, and H. L. Drake. 1996. Bidirectional usage of ferulate by the acetogen Peptostreptococcus productus: CO₂ and aromatic acrylate groups as competing electron acceptors. Microbiology 142:1983-1988. 10.1099/13500872-142-8-1983

Drake, H. L., S. L. Daniel, K. Küsel, C. Matthies, C. Kuhner, and S. Braus-Stromeyer. 1997. Acetogenic bacteria: what are the in situ consequences of their diverse metabolic versatilities? BioFactors 9:1-12. 10.1002/biof.5520060103

Seifritz, C., J. Fröstl, H. L. Drake, and S. L. Daniel. 1999. Glycolate as a new growth-supportive substrate for the acetogens Moorella thermoacetica and Moorella thermoautotrophica. FEMS Microbiol. Lett.170:399-405. 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1999.tb13400.x

Seifritz, C., J. Fröstl, H. L. Drake, and S. L. Daniel. 2002. Influence of nitrate on oxalate- and glyoxylate-dependent growth and acetogenesis by Moorella thermoacetica. Arch. Microbiol. 178:457-464. 10.1007/s00203-002-0475-6

Seifritz, C., H. L. Drake, and S. L. Daniel. 2003. Nitrite as an energy-conserving electron sink for the acetogenic bacterium Moorella thermoacetica. Curr. Microbiol. 46:329-333. 10.1007/s00284-002-3830-6

Daniel, S. L., C. Pilsl, and H. L. Drake. 2004. Oxalate metabolism by the acetogenic bacterium Moorella thermoacetica. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 231:39-43. 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00924-8

Drake, H. L., and S. L. Daniel. 2004. Physiology of the thermophilic acetogen Moorella thermoacetica. Res. Microbiol. 155:422-436. 10.1016/j.resmic.2004.03.003

Daniel, S. L., C. Pilsl, and H. L. Drake. 2007. Anaerobic oxalate consumption by microorganisms in forest soils. Res. Microbiol. 158:303-309. 10.1016/j.resmic.2006.12.010

Culbertson, B. J., N. C. Furumo, and S. L. Daniel. 2007. Impact of nutritional supplements and monosaccharides on growth, oxalate accumulation, and culture pH by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 270:132-138. 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.00678.x

Daniel, S. L., G. L. Hartman, E. D. Wagner, and M. J. Plewa. 2007. Mammalian cell cytotoxicity analysis of soybean rust fungicides. Bull. Environ. Contamin. Toxicol. 78:474-478. 10.1007/s00128-007-9193-8

Culbertson, B. J., J. Krone, E. Gatebe, N. C. Furumo, and S. L. Daniel. 2007. Impact of carbon sources on growth and oxalate synthesis by the phytopathogenic fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 23:1357-1362. 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.00678.x

Drake, H. L., A. Gößner, and S. L. Daniel. 2008. Old acetogens, new light. In: Wiegel, J. (ed.), Incredible Anaerobes. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 1125:100-128. 10.1196/annals.1419.016

Goradia, L., G. L. Hartman, and S. L. Daniel. 2009. Evaluation of glyphosate-tolerant soybean cultivars for resistance to bacterial pustule. Eur. J. Plant Pathol. 124:331-335. 10.1007/s10658-008-9410-2

Janezic, K. J, E. W. Hendricks, A. N. Theisen, B. Ferry, M. E. Roberts, S. Murphy, S. M. Scott, B. A. Janiga, T. Johnson, K. Hung, and S. L. Daniel. 2013. Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Escherichia coli isolated from untreated surface waters. The Open Journal of Microbiology 7:9-19. 10.2174/1874285801307010009

Penn, C. D., and S.L. Daniel. 2013. Salicylate degradation by the fungal plant pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Current Microbiology 67:218-225. 10.1007/s00284-013-0349-y

Ellis, M. L., K. J. Shaw, S. B. Jackson, S. L. Daniel, and J. Knight. 2015. Analysis of commercial kidney stone probiotic supplements. Urology 85:517-521. 10.1016/j.urology.2014.11.013

Doden, H., L. Sallam, S. Devendran, L. Ly, G. Doden, S. Daniel, J.M.P. Alves, and J. Ridlon. 2018. Metabolism of oxo-bile acids and characterization of recombinant 12α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases from bile acid 7α-dehydroxylating human gut bacteria. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 84:e00235-18. 10.1128/AEM.00235-18

Bollinger, P.B., E.K. Bollinger, S.L. Daniel, R.A. Gonser, and E.M. Tuttle. 2018. Partial incubation during egg laying reduces eggshell microbial loads in a temperate‐breeding passerine. J Avian Biol. 49:jav-01560. 10.1111/jav.01560.

Devendran, S., R. Shrestha, J.M.P. Alves, P. Wolf, L. Ly, Á. Hernández, C. Méndez-García, A. Inboden, J. Wiley, O. Paul, A. Allen, E. Springer, C. Wright, C. Fields, S. Daniel, and J. Ridlon. 2019. Clostridium scindens ATCC 35704: integration of nutritional requirements, the complete genome sequence, and global transcriptional responses to bile acids. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 85:e00052-19 10.1128/AEM.00052-19

Daniel, S.L., L. Moradi, H. Paiste, K.D. Wood, D.G. Assimos, R.P. Holmes, L. Nazzal, M. Hatch, and J. Knight. 2021. 40 Years of Oxalobacter formigenes, a Gutsy Oxalate-Degrading Specialist. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 87:e0054421 10.1128/AEM.00544-21

Lee, J.W., E.S. Cowley, P.G. Wolf, H.L. Doden, T. Mura, K.Y.O. Caicedo, L.K. Ly, F. Sun, H. Takeik, H. Nittono, S.L. Daniel, I. Cann, H.R. Gaskins, K. Anantharaman, J.M.P. Alves, and J.M. Ridlon. 2022. Formation of secondary allo-bile acids by novel enzymes from gut Firmicutes. Gut Microbes 14:e2132903.

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Presentations

Daniel, S. L., M. J. Allison, and P. A. Hartman. 1983. Enumeration, isolation, and characterization of anaerobic oxalate-degrading bacteria from the rat cecum. Ann. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., I118, p. 159.

Daniel, S. L., H. M. Cook, and M. J. Allison. 1983. Enumeration of anaerobic oxalate-degrading bacteria from the sheep rumen. Conference on Rumen Function, p. 22.

Daniel, S. L., M. J. Allison, and P. A. Hartman. 1985. Oxalate degradation in the gastrointestinal tract of white laboratory rats. Ann. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., I-72, p. 158.

Savage, M. D., S. L Daniel, L. L. Lundie, Jr., and H. L. Drake. 1986. Role of CO in carbon monoxide-dependent chemolithotrophic growth of the acetogen Clostridium thermoautotrophicum and comparative assessment with Clostridium thermoaceticum. Int. Symp. Microbial Growth on C1 Compounds (Groningen, Netherlands), p. 26.

Daniel, S. L., H. M. Cook, and M. J. Allison. 1986. Concentration of Oxalobacter formigenes in the rumen of sheep: effect of dietary oxalate. Ann. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., I-13, p. 167.

Wu, Z., S. L. Daniel, and H. L. Drake. 1988. Expression of syringate-dependent proteins in Clostridium thermoaceticum. Ann. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., H-79, p. 158.

Daniel, S. L., Z. Wu, and H. L. Drake. 1988. Physiology and enzymology of thermophilic acetogenesis from methoxylated aromatics: a one-carbon metabolic process. 14th Int. Congress of Biochemistry (Prague, Czechoslovakia), TH-103, p. 89.

Daniel, S. L., and H. L. Drake. 1988. Acetogenesis from methoxylated aromatic acids by Clostridium thermoaceticum. Ann. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., I-105, p. 198.

Yang, H., S. L. Daniel, T. Hsu, and H. L. Drake. 1989. Metabolism of nickel by the thermophilic acetogen Acetogenium kivui. Ann. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., K-162, p. 272.

Hsu, T., S. L. Daniel, and H. L. Drake. 1989. Metabolism of nonmethoxylated aromatic compounds by the acetogen Clostridium thermoaceticum: evidence for an aromatic-decarboxylating enzyme system. Ann. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., K-183, p. 275.

Daniel, S. L., T. Hsu, S. I. Dean, and H. L. Drake. 1989. Autotrophic growth potentials and enzyme profiles of the acetogens Clostridium thermoaceticum and Acetogenium kivui. Ann. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., K-99, p. 261.

Drake, H. L., S. L. Daniel, T. Hsu, E. S. Keith, Z. Wu, L. L. Lundie, Jr., and S. I. Dean. 1989. One-carbon metabolic potentials and new catalytic activities of Clostridium thermoaceticum. 6th Int. Symp. Microbial Growth on C1compounds (Göttingen, Germany), P-414.

Daniel, S. L., E. S. Keith, H. Yang, and H. L. Drake. 1990. Further evaluation of the expression and specific of the O-demethylating enzyme system (ODES) of the acetogen Clostridium thermoaceticum. Ann. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol, K-149, p. 244.

Daniel, S. L., and H. L. Drake. 1991. Acetogenesis from two-carbon compounds by Clostridium thermoaceticum. Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., K-137, p. 237.

Lux, M. F., M. Parekh, E. S. Keith, S. L. Daniel, J. M. Akagi, and H. L. Drake. 1992. Utilization of aromatic acrylate groups by acetogenic bacteria under CO₂-limited conditions. Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., K-166, p. 284.

Daniel, S. L., M. Misoph, A. Gößner, and H. L. Drake. 1992. Growth of acetogenic bacteria in the absence of autotrophic CO₂ fixation to acetate. 7th Int. Symp. Microbial Growth on C1 Compounds, C-133.

Daniel S. L., and H. L. Drake. 1993. Oxalate- and glyoxylate-dependent growth and acetogenesis by Clostridium thermoaceticum. Vereinigung für Allgemeine und Angewandte Mikrobiologie (VAAM) Tagung, P-119, p. 45.

Daniel, S. L., and C. Wagner. 1994. Enzymological studies on the mechanism of oxalate-dependent acetogenesis by Clostridium thermoaceticum. Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., K-74, p. 288.

Daniel, S. L., and C. Wagner. 1995. Anaerobic turnover of oxalate in forest soils. Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., N-149, p. 358.

Seifritz, C., J. Fröstl, and S. L. Daniel. 1996. Effect of nitrate on oxalate and glyoxylate metabolism by Clostridium thermoaceticum. VAAM Tagung, PE-008, p. 101.

Daniel, S. L., and C. Wagner. 1996. Microbial turnover of oxalate under anaerobic conditions in forest soils. VAAM Tagung, PB-002, p. 75.

Seifritz, C., J.Fröstl, and S. L. Daniel. 1996. Oxalate and glyoxylate metabolism by Clostridium thermoaceticum: influence of nitrate on carbon and reductant flow. Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., K-163, p. 563.

Daniel, S. L., and C. Wagner. 1998. Anaerobic mechanisms for the turnover of oxalate: studies with forest soils and pure cultures. Ann. Meet. Ill. St. Acad. Sci., Abstr.74, p. 55.

Seifritz, C., J. Fröstl, and S. L. Daniel. 1998. Glycolate as a new metabolic substrate for the acetogenic bacterium Moorella thermoacetica. Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., K21, p. 330.

Seifritz, C., J. Fröstl, and S. L. Daniel. 1999. Nitrite as an energy-conserving electron sink for the acetogenic bacterium Moorella thermoacetica. Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., I-37, p. 380.

Scheffer, A., K. Doerner, N. Furumo, and S. L. Daniel. 2001. The search for cholesterol-lowering bacteria in the mammalian gastrointestinal tract. Ann. Meet. Ill. St. Acad. Sci., Abstr. 141, p. 92.

Fairfield, K., N. Ludolph, L. S. Kull, G. L. Hartman, and S. L. Daniel. 2001. Oxalate biosynthesis by fungal plant pathogens. 12th Annual Student Research Conference (Charleston, IL), p. 38.

Fairfield, K., L. S. Kull, G. L. Hartman, and S. L. Daniel. 2001. Oxalate biosynthesis by fungal plant pathogens. Ann. Meet. Ill. St. Acad. Sci., Abstr. 142, p. 92.

Fairfield, K., L. S. Kull, G. L. Hartman, and S. L. Daniel. 2001. Novel strategies for assessing the aggressiveness of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, the causative agent of sclerotinia stem rot of soybeans. Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., N131, p. 509.

Marousek, S.B., G. Pollard, and S.L. Daniel. 2002. Nodulation of common and endangered legumes by symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria present in Illinois Prairie soils. Ann.Meet.Ill. St. Acad. Sci.130, p. 92.

Brueck, C., M. Lehtinen, M. Flanagan, P. Bade, and S. L. Daniel. 2002. Microbial degradation of oxalate, glyoxylate and glycolate in the human gut. Ann. Meet. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 131, p. 92.

Schweighart, J., T. Hatinen, N. C. Furumo, and S. L. Daniel. 2002. Impact of carbon source on growth and oxalate biosynthesis by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, the causative agent of sclerotinia stem rot of soybean. Ann. Meet. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 134, p. 93.

Goradia, L., S. L. Daniel, and G. L. Hartman. 2003. Evaluation of round-up ready soybean cultivars for resistance to Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. glycines. Ann. Meet. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 159, p. 63.

Runyon, C., and S. L. Daniel. 2003. Enrichment of anaerobic glyoxylate-degrading bacteria from the gastrointestinal tract of humans. Ann. Meet. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 164, p. 65.

Daniel, S. L., C. Runyon, J. Williams, M. Flanagan, C. Brueck, and M. Lehtinen. 2003. Degradation of glyoxylate and glycolate by human gastrointestinal microbes. Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., N32, p. 439.

Furumo, N. C., and S. L. Daniel. 2003. Growth and oxalate biosynthesis by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, the causative agent of sclerotinia stem rot of soybean. Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., N-281, p. 448.

Culbertson, B. J., J. R. Krone, K. A. Beer, N. C. Furumo, and S. L. Daniel. 2004. Regulation of growth and oxalate synthesis by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Ann. Meet. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 137, p. 53.

Goradia, L., G. L. Hartman, and S. L. Daniel. 2004. Pathogenicity of Xanthomonas axonpodis pv. glycines, causative agent of bacterial pustule in soybeans. Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., N-318.

Furumo, N. C., A. Eurell, S. L. Daniel, and K. Doerner. 2004. Microbial metabolism of deoxycholate in the mammalian gastrointestinal tract. Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., N-320.

Furumo, N. C., S. L. Daniel, and B. J. Culbertson. 2004. Biochemistry and physiology of oxalate biosynthesis by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, a fungal plant pathogen. ACS National Meeting, BIOL 167.

Cox, R., and S. L. Daniel. 2005. Oxalate consumption by commercial probiotics. Conference on Gastrointestinal Function, Abstract #8.

Talarico, T. N., T. Millis, and S. L. Daniel. 2005. Microbial degradation of oxalate in the gastrointestinal tracts of cats and dogs. Conference on Gastrointestinal Function, Abstract #26.

Doyle, K., V. Norman, S. L. Daniel, and A. H. Fritz. 2006. Concentrations and types of bacteria present in the pupae and adults of the Caribbean fruit fly Anastrepha suspensa. Ann. Meet. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 76, pp. 52-53.

Daniel, S. L., and R. Cox. 2006. Oxalate consumption by probiotic microorganisms. Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., I-048.

Daniel, S. L., and H. L. Drake. 2007. From Clostridium thermoaceticum to Moorella thermoacetica, by viewing the old, we learn the new. Incredible Anaerobes: From Physiology to Genomics to Fuels. Abst. #2.

Baluka, A. E. C., and S. L. Daniel. 2007. Oxalate metabolism by Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. Ann. Meet. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 45, p. 41.

Inboden, A. M., and S. L. Daniel. 2008. Resolving the nutritional requirements of Clostridium scindens, a bile acid-metabolizing gut bacterium. Ann. Meet. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 60, p. 44.

Baluka, A. E. C., and S. L. Daniel. 2008. PCR-based detection of genes responsible for oxalate detoxification in probiotic microorganisms. Ann. Meet. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 17, p. 26.

Baluka, A. E. C., and S. L. Daniel. 2008. Oxalate-consuming activities of probiotic microorganisms. Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., I-019.

Baluka, A. E. C., and S. L. Daniel. 2008. Evaluation of the oxalate-consuming activities of probiotic bacteria. 2nd ASM Conference on Beneficial Microbes, 5A, p. 19.

Baluka, A. E. C., and S. L. Daniel. 2009. Oxalate degradation by Lactobacillus acidophilus and other probiotic bacteria. Conference on Gastrointestinal Function. Abstract #6.

Schuette, A., and S. L. Daniel. 2009. Anaerobic growth potentials of Xenorhabdus nematophila. Ann. Meet. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 57, p. 29.

Huckaba, J., and S. L. Daniel. 2009. Comparing the nutritional requirements of the bile acid-metabolizing gut bacteria Clostridium hylemonae and Clostridium hiranonis. Ann. Meet. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 63, p. 32.

Penn, C., and S. L. Daniel. 2009. Degradation of salicylate, an important plant-signaling molecule, by the fungal pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Ann. Meet. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 62, p. 31.

Huckaba, J., and S. L. Daniel. 2010. Determining the nutritional requirements of the bile acid-metabolizing gut bacteria Clostridium hylemonae and Clostridium hiranonis. Ann. Meet. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 14, p. 18.

Penn, C., and S. L. Daniel. 2010. Degradation of salicylate, an important plant-signaling molecule, by the fungal pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., X-1941.

Huckaba, J., and S. L. Daniel. 2010. Determining the nutritional requirements of the bile acid-metabolizing gut bacterium Clostridium hylemonae. Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol., K-279.

Paul, O., and S. L. Daniel. 2011. Vitamin requirements of the bile acid-dehydroxylating intestinal bacterium Clostridium scindens. Ann. Meet. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 94, p. 64.

Daniel, S. L., and J. M. Lucas. 2011. Phenotypic microarray analysis of the thermophilic acetogen Moorella thermoacetica ATCC 39073. Extremophiles: Key to Bioenergy, p. 40.

Daniel, S. L., and J. Huckaba. 2011. Determining the nutritional requirements of the bile acid-metabolizing gut bacteria Clostridium hylemonae. Congress on Gastrointestinal Function.

Paul, O., and S. L. Daniel. 2011. Resolving the vitamin requirements of the bile acid-dehydroxylating intestinal bacterium Clostridium scindens. Congress on Gastrointestinal Function.

Janezic, K. J, E. W. Hendricks, A. N. Theisen, B. Ferry, M. E. Roberts, S. Murphy, S. M. Scott, B. A. Janiga, T. Johnson, K. Hung, and S. L. Daniel. 2012. Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Escherichia coli isolated from surface waters in Illinois and Missouri. Ann. Meet. Ill. St. Acad. Sci.58, p. 49.

Daniel, S. L. 2012. Impact of raw syngas on the growth of the thermophilic acetogen Moorella thermoacetica ATCC 39073. C1-Gordon Research Conference.

Scheiman, D., and S. L. Daniel. 2013. Anaerobic oxalate-degrading bacteria in avian cecal contents. Congress on Gastrointestinal Function, p. 32, Abstract #21.

Daniel, S. L. 2013. Impact of raw syngas on the growth of the thermophilic acetogen Moorella thermoacetica ATCC 39073. Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol, Abstract O-2007.

Dickey, A., A. Heumann, K. Shaw, K. Broge, A. Allen, A. Shah, A. Maulding, C. Albers, K. Toy, L. Ford, T. Mettler, T. Tortorici, S. L. Daniel, and K. Hung. 2014. Comparison of genotypic and phenotypic characteristics of Escherichia coli from untreated surface waters. Ann. Meet. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 43, p. 35.

Ohseki, K., and S. L. Daniel. 2014. Utilization of prebiotic carbohydrates by the human gut acetogen Blautia producta: You are what your acetogens eat! C1-Gordon Research Conference

Allen, A. L., E. L. Springer, and S. L. Daniel. 2015. Fermentation potentials of the bile acid-dehydroxylating anaerobe Clostridium scindens ATCC 35704. Congress on Gastrointestinal Function.

Pushala, L., K. Duckett, A. Heumann, L. LeBaugh, H. Schmidt, B. Arnold, K. Shaw, T. Ray, D. Fite, K. Broge, M. Hladilek, K. Hung, and S. L. Daniel. 2015. Diversity of Escherichia coli in rural Illinois creek waters: potential impact on public health? Ann. Meet. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 71, p. 36.

Shaw, K., and S. L. Daniel. 2015. Diversity of the beneficial bacterium Oxalobacter formigenes isolated from the human gut. Ann. Meet. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 73, p. 37.

Schmid, R., K. Smith, A. Lam, R. Shrestha, K. Jones, D. Baltzell, B. Smith, J. Smith, S. Shrestha, Q. Jordan, M. Almalki, F. Karim, K. Hung, and S. L. Daniel. 2016. Commensal or pathogen? Escherichia coli diversity in a rural creek in Illinois. Ann. Meet. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. 77, p. 47.

Sallam, L., J. Ridlon, G. Doden, H. Doden, and S.L. Daniel. 2017. Conversion of 12-ketolithocholate to deoxycholate by Clostridium scindens, Clostridium hylemonae, and Clostridium hiranonis, major bile acid-metabolizing anaerobes in the human gut. Congress on Gastrointestinal Function. Abstr. 58, p. 48.

Shrestha, R., and S.L. Daniel. 2017. Resolution of the amino acid requirements for Clostridium scindens ATCC 35704, a major bile acid-dehydroxylating anaerobe in the human gut. Congress on Gastrointestinal Function. Abstr. 41, p. 39.

Danek, T.S., P. A. Batinich, C. Carter, K.F. Ballom, C.T. Fiegenbaum, J. Gant, K.R. Gochanour, M.L. Grant, S. Gurung, C.P. Kalinka, M. Kantner, K.D. Miller, S. Pandey, N. Pareek, L.A. Sallam, S.T. Stutzman, M.A. Thomas, F. Karim, K. Hung, S. L. Daniel. 2017. Intraspecies diversity of E. coli from urban and rural creeks in Coles County, IL. Indiana Branch of the American Society for Microbiology.

Sallam, L.A., J.M. Ridlon, L. Ly, G. Doden, H. Doden, and S.L. Daniel. 2018. Impact of human gut anaerobes on bile acid metabolism. Indiana Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, Abstr. 4, p. 4.

Pareek, N., and S.L. Daniel. 2018. Evaluation of intra-species diversity of Oxalobacter formigenes strains using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Indiana Branch of the American Society for Microbiology, Abstr. 14, p. 14.

Sallam, L.A., H. Doden, G. Doden, L. Ly, J.M. Ridlon, and S.L. Daniel. 2018. Biotransformation of bile acids by human gut bacteria. Ann. Meet. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. Poster 81.

Pareek, N., and S.L. Daniel. 2018. One-step differentiation of group 1 and group 2 strains of Oxalobacter formigenes by multiplex polymerase chain reaction. Ann. Meet. Ill. St. Acad. Sci. Poster 83.

Ridlon J.M., H. Doden, L.A. Sallam, L. Ly, G.V. Pereira, S. Devendran, S.M. Mythen, A. Volland, G. Doden, C.L. Wright, C. Fields, A.G. Hernandez, I. Cann, S.L. Daniel, V. McCracken, P. Kashyap, G. Kakiyama, J.M.P. Alves. 2018. Bile acid 7α-dehydroxylating gut clostridia: from comparative genomics to in vivo metatranscriptomics and metabolomics to gene discovery. Digestive Diseases Week.

Pareek, N., and S.L. Daniel. 2019. Evaluation of intra-species diversity of Oxalobacter formigenes strains using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Congress on Gastrointestinal Function. Abstr. 47, p. 39.

Pareek, N., and S.L. Daniel. 2019. Evaluation of intra-species diversity of Oxalobacter formigenes strains using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multiplex PCR. OHF International Hyperoxaluria Workshop.

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Seminars

Physiology Council Mini-Symposium, Ames, Iowa, 1982
Gordon Conference on Calcium Oxalate, Plymouth, New Hampshire, 1989
Food and Drug Administration, Fishery Research Branch, Dauphin Island, Alabama, 1990
Urologische Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik, Universität Ulm, Germany, 1992
Mikrobiologisches Seminar and Kolloquium, Universität Bayreuth, Germany, 1993
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, 1997
Eastern Illinois University, Botany Club, Charleston, Illinois, 1998
EPA, Gulf Ecology Branch, Gulf Breeze, Florida, 1999
North Central Soybean Research Program, White Mold Group, Madison, Wisconsin, 2002
FASEB Conference, Calcium Oxalate in Biological Systems, Saxtons River, Vermont, 2002
University of Wisconsin at Madison, Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Center, 2003
University of West Florida, Department of Biology, 2005
Eastern Illinois University, Botany Club, Charleston, Illinois, 2009
9th International Primary Hyperoxaluria Workshop, New York, New York, 2010
Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, 2012
11th Annual International Primary Hyperoxaluria Workshop, Chicago, IL, 2014
Department of Ecological Microbiology, Universität Bayreuth, Germany, 2016
Department of Aquatic Geomicrobiology, Friedrich Schiller Universität, Jena, Germany, 2016
Department of Mol. Microbiol. & Bioenergetics, Goethe Universität, Frankfurt, Germany, 2016
GRC-AEM, Discussion Leader, Mount Holyoke College, S. Hadley, MA, 2019

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Service

Editorial Board: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2003-2016

Ad Hoc Reviewer: Environmental Microbiology, Archives of Microbiology, BMC Genomics, Plos One, Biotechnology for Biofuels, Microbial Ecology, Agricultural Research Journal, FEMS Microbial Ecology, Journal of Bacteriology, Biochemical Bioengineering Journal

News

» March 6, 2022: We said goodbye to Dr. Milt Allison - a gentleman and superb scientist. We will miss him.

» June, 2021: Manuscript accepted (minireview)for publication in Applied and Environmental Microbiology titled 40 Years of Oxalobacter formigenes, a Gutsy Oxalate-Degrading Specialist

Steven L. Daniel1, Luke Moradi2, Henry Paiste2, Kyle D. Wood3, Dean G. Assimos3, Ross P. Holmes3, Lama Nazzal4, Marguerite Hatch5, John Knight3

1Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
2School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
3Department of Urology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
4Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
5Department of Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

» December, 2020 to June, 2021: Closed due to Covid-19

» July, 2019: This year Dr. Daniel has attended the R.O.C.K. Society Annual Meeting in Cleveland, the Congress on Gastrointestinal Function in Chicago, the OHF International Hyperoxaluria Workshop in Boston, and the Gordon Research Conference - Applied and Environmental Microbiology in Hadley, MA. Who says retirement is dull?!

» April, 2019: Nivedita Pareek successfully defended her MS thesis. Congratulations!

» January 2019, paper published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Devendran, S., R. Shrestha, J.M.P. Alves, P. Wolf, L. Ly, Á. Hernández, C. Méndez-García, A. Inboden, J. Wiley, O. Paul, A. Allen, E. Springer, C. Wright, C. Fields, S. Daniel, and J. Ridlon. 2019. Clostridium scindens ATCC 35704: integration of nutritional requirements, the complete genome sequence, and global transcriptional responses to bile acids. Appl. Environ. Micro. (accepted)

» May, 2018: Lina Sallam successfully defended her MS thesis. Congratulations!

» Spring, 2018: Two publications from the lab!

Doden, H., L. Sallam, S. Devendran, L. Ly, G. Doden, S. Daniel, J.M.P. Alves, and J. Ridlon. 2018. Metabolism of oxo-bile acids and characterization of recombinant 12α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases from bile acid 7α-dehydroxylating human gut bacteria. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 84:10 18 e00235-18

Bollinger, P.B., E.K. Bollinger, S.L. Daniel, R.A. Gonser, and E.M. Tuttle. 2018. Partial incubation during egg laying reduces eggshell microbial loads in a temperate‐breeding passerine. J. Avian Biol. 10.1111/jav.01560

» February, 2018: Rachana Shrestha successfully defended her MS thesis. Congratulations!

» Spring 2018: Lina Sallam received a Class of 2018 Distinguished Graduate Student in Biological Sciences Award from the Graduate School at EIU and a Biological Sciences Graduate Student Award in Research from the Department of Biological Sciences at EIU

» Spring 2018: Lina Salllam and Nivedita Pareek received Graduate Student Investigator (GSI) awards from the College of Sciences at EIU

» Spring 2018: Lina Sallam received a Research/Creativity Award and a Williams Travel Award, and Nivedita Pareek received a Williams Travel Award from the Graduate School at EI

» Spring 2018: Lina Sallam and Nivedita Pareek presented their research projects at the annual meeting of the Indiana Branch of the American Society for Microbiology (IBASM) in Indianapolis, IN and Illinois State Academy of Sciences at Millikin University in Decatur, IL

» Fall, 2017: Nivedita Pareek received a Research/Creative Award from the Graduate School at EIU

» June 1, 2017: Retirement begins for Dr. Daniel in Meaux, France and a bike ride along the Marne to Chaumont. Check out Molly and Steve's bike adventures in France!

» May 6, 2017: Congratulations to Christopher Kalinka, Matt Kantner, Paige Batinich, Tyler Danek, Caleb Carter, Jade Mallaney, and Angelena Tornabene on your graduation from EIU! Well done!

» April 10-12, 2017: Rachana Shrestha, Lina Sallam, and Dr. Daniel attend the Congress on Gastrointestinal Function in Chicago, IL. Rachana and Lina presented research posters at this meeting

» Spring, 2017: Rachana Shrestha received a Williams Travel Award from the Graduate at EIU in order to attend several scientific meetings

» Spring, 2017: Matt Kantner, Paige Batinich, Tyler Danek, Chris Kalinka, and Caleb Carter all received undergraduate research grants from the Department of Biological Sciences

» January 9, 2017: Rachana Shrestha is hoping to finish up her MS thesis research project on the nutritional requirements of Clostridium scindens this coming semester. Good luck Rachana!

» January 9, 2017: Lina Sallam and Nivedita Pareek will be starting their graduate thesis research projects in Dr. Daniel's laboratory. Welcome!

» January 9, 2017: Christopher Kalinka will continue working on his undergraduate research project in Dr. Daniel's laboratory for the spring semester. Welcome back grasshopper!

» January 9, 2017: Matt Kantner, Paige Batinich, Tyler Danek, and Caleb Carter will be starting their research projects in Dr. Daniel's laboratory for the spring semester. Welcome grasshoppers!

» September 1, 2016: Jade Mallaney, Christopher Kalinka, Angelena Tornabene, and Brittany Smith have all started their undergraduate research projects in Dr. Daniel's laboratory for the fall semester. Welcome grasshoppers!

» August 22, 2016: Paige Batinich has signed on to be an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant this fall semester for Dr. Daniel's section of General Microbiology lab. Welcome and thanks for helping!

» Summer, 2016: Dr. Daniel has decided it is time to ride off into the sunset this coming June 2017 - stay tuned! » Summer, 2016: Amy Lam has been accepted into Northern Illinois University's Medical Laboratory Sciences program and will start in August 2016. Congratulations!

» Summer, 2016: Kenji Ohseki has been accepted into the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University and will start in August 2016. Congratulations!

» Summer, 2016: Karen Shaw successfully defended her M.S. thesis research in June 2016 and has accepted a microbiology position with Campbell Soup in Dallas, TX. Congratulations!

» Spring, 2016: Amy Lam received an Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity (URSCA) award from the Honors College at EIU in April 2016 to support her summer research in Dr. Daniel's laboratory. Well done!

» Spring, 2016: Jade Mallaney started her undergraduate research project in Dr. Daniel's laboratory in January 2016. Welcome!

» Fall, 2015: Rachana Shrestha received a Graduate Assistantship and started her M.S. thesis research in Dr. Daniel's lab in August 2015. Welcome!

Photos - Over the Years

Steven L. Daniel, Ph.D.

Dr. Steven L. Daniel