Lyssa Garber
Biography:
Lyssa graduated with a B.S. in chemistry from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA and joined the Gallagher research lab in 2022. She likes traveling, watching movies with her friends, and enjoying sports on the weekends!
Current Area:
I will be using glycomics to look at mucin glycans and their interactions with the microbiome in the human gut.
Presentations:
Oral presentations:
“Comparing Ionization Efficiencies and Fragmentation Patterns of Neutral Sugars in Various Solvent Systems” Coffee Hour Talk; Baylor University; October 18, 2024.
“Reactivity of Butanol on TiO2/Au(111) Inverse Model Catalysts” Garber, L.A.; Galgano, A.J.; Rogers, C.J.; Baber, A.E., American Vacuum Society (AVS) 67 Symposium; Virtual Conference; October 26, 2021.
Poster Presentations:
"Comparing Solvents used for Separation of Carbohydrates in Positive- and Negative-Ion Mode Mass Spectrometry to Improve Ionization Efficiency" Garber, L.A.; Thurman, A.N.; Gallagher, E.S., 80th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society; Waco, Texas; October 20-23, 2024.
“Characterization of Expression of Tau Isoforms through CRISPR Technology” Davis, A.; Garber, L.; Dasari, S.; Shama, M.; Rife, T., JMU 2nd Annual Spring Biotechnology Research Symposium; Harrisonburg, Virginia; April 29, 2022.
“Reactivity of Butanol on TiO2/Au(111) Inverse Model Catalysts” Garber, L.A.; Galgano, A.J.; Rogers, C.J.; Baber, A.E., JMU 46th Annual Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium, Harrisonburg, Virginia; April 21, 2022.
“Reactivity of Butanol on TiO2/Au(111) Inverse Model Catalysts” Garber, L.A.; Galgano, A.J.; Rogers, C.J.; Baber, A.E.; National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) Symposium; Virtual Conference; April 4-8, 2022.
“Stability of the 1- and 2-Butanol Reactivity on TiO2/Au(111)” Garber, L.A.; Galgano, A.J.; Rogers, C.J.; Baber, A.E., JMU Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium; Harrisonburg, Virginia; July 29, 2021.
Publications:
Maxwell, E.M.; Garber, L.A.; Rogers, C.J.; Galgano, A.J.; Baker, J.S.; Kaleem, H.; Boyle, D.T.; Berry, J.L.; Baber, A.E.; Desorption Trends of Small Alcohols and the Disruption of Intermolecular Interactions at Defect Sites on Au(111). Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2022, 24 (38), 23884-23892. DOI: 10.1039/D1CP05509G
Organizations:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Awards:
2024 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University
2024 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award Nominee, Graduate School, Baylor University