{"id":2325,"date":"2024-11-21T10:54:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T18:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biology.sdsu.edu\/doctoral\/cell-molecular\/?page_id=2325"},"modified":"2024-12-18T13:48:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T21:48:17","slug":"morgan-farrell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biology.sdsu.edu\/doctoral\/cell-molecular\/people\/morgan-farrell\/","title":{"rendered":"Morgan Farrell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"chevronProfile color-none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"header-profile\">\n  <div class=\"heading\">\n    <div class=\"faculty__image\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n        alt=\"closeup of Morgan Farrell.\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/biology.sdsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/profiles\/morgan-farrell-300.jpg\"\n      \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"faculty__heading\">\n      <h1>Morgan Farrell, M.S.<\/h1>\n      <p>Pronouns: she, her, hers<\/p>\n      <p class=\"profileLine\"><\/p>\n      <p>Doctoral Student<br \/><\/p>\n      <p>\n        <strong\n          >SDSU \/ UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Cell and Molecular\n          Biology<\/strong\n        ><br \/><br \/>\n      <\/p>\n      <p>San Diego<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"profile-content\">\n    <script src=\"https:\/\/ackerman.sdsu.edu\/_resources_insight_child\/js\/dm.js\"><\/script>\n    <script src=\"https:\/\/ackerman.sdsu.edu\/_resources_insight_child\/js\/hidethis.js\"><\/script>\n    <div class=\"faculty-info\">\n      <dl class=\"faculty__contact\">\n        <div id=\"email\">\n          <dt class=\"email\">Email<\/dt>\n          <dd class=\"faculty__email\">\n            <a href=\"mailto:mfarrell2094@sdsu.edu\">mfarrell2094@sdsu.edu<\/a>\n          <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n        <div id=\"phone\">\n          <dt class=\"phone\">Phone<\/dt>\n          <dd class=\"faculty__phone\"><a href=\"tel:\"><\/a><\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n        <div id=\"office\">\n          <dt class=\"office\">Location<\/dt>\n          <dd class=\"faculty__office\">\n            <!-- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/6363+Alvarado+Ct,+San+Diego,+CA+92120\/@32.7771797,-117.0620524,18.52z\/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x80d956897913f591:0x7bfa7035c51e29c8!8m2!3d32.7768156!4d-117.062353!16s%2Fg%2F11c2ctpdvz?entry=ttu\" title=\"6363 Alvarado Research and Professional Center\">ARPC-63<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/6505+Alvarado+Rd,+San+Diego,+CA+92120\/@32.7774196,-117.0604529,18.52z\/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x80d9568bb5541165:0x8b4dc24d5fc07cab!8m2!3d32.7773279!4d-117.0603396!16s%2Fg%2F11c28_bx0h?entry=ttu\" title=\"6505 Alvarado Research and Professional Center\">ARPC-65<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=801#!m\/147063?s\/?sbc\/\" title=\"Atkinson Hall\">ATH<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=801#!m\/147074\" title=\"Donald P. 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I utilize microbiology, genetics, and immunology to\n          understand how bacteria can stimulate major animal life stage\n          transitions, such as metamorphosis. From this research, I have\n          developed applications in environmental restoration, food production,\n          and pest management.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div id=\"content-messages\">\n        <h2>mentors<\/h2>\n        <p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/biology.sdsu.edu\/people\/nicholas-shikuma\/\"\n            >Nicholas Shikuma, Ph.D.<\/a\n          >\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h2>Details<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"content-details-2\">\n          <!-- Education -->\n          <div id=\"education\">\n            <div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"> <div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-carbon su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Education<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n            <ol class=\"dm-profile-activities\">\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">M.S. in Interdisciplinary Marine and Estuarine Ecology<br \/>San Francisco State University, \n                San Francisco<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">B.S in Wildlife Ecology<br \/>University of Florida, Gainesville<\/li>\n              <!-- <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">&#091;Degree 3&#093;&#091;Location&#093;<\/li> -->\n            <\/ol>\n            <div id=\"dm-web-profile-education\"><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <!-- Publication -->\n          <div id=\"publications\">\n            <div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"> <div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-carbon su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Publications<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n            <ol class=\"dm-profile-activities\">\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\"><strong>Farrell, M. V.<\/strong>; Airkin, M. Y.; Ali, T. N.; Altoblani, Z. S.; Bowman, C. R.; Diaz, A. A. B.; \n                Faurot, P. F.; Frausto, J. E.; Haji, S. F.; Hamad, B. A.; Lively, J. B.; Luistro, D. C. C.; Macias, \n                Y.; Mathew, S.; McKinley, K. M.; Nasirimoseloo, S.; Tran, B. P.; Trinh, A. N.; Shikuma, N. J. \n                Draft Genome Sequence of Exiguobacterium Sp. Strain MMG028 Isolated from a Salt Marsh. \n                Microbiology Resource Announcements 2024, 0 (0), e00116-23. \n                https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1128\/mra.00116-23.<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Alker, A. T.;<strong> Farrell, M. V.<\/strong>; Demko, A. M.; Purdy, T. N.; Adak, S.; Moore, B. S.; Sneed, J. M.; \n                Paul, V. J.; Shikuma, N. J. Linking Bacterial Tetrabromopyrrole Biosynthesis to Coral \n                Metamorphosis. ISME Commun 2023, 3 (1), 98. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s43705-023-00309-6.<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Alker, A. T.;<strong> Farrell, M. V.<\/strong>; Aspiras, A. E.; Dunbar, T. L.; Fedoriouk, A.; Jones, J. E.; Mikhail, \n                S. R.; Salcedo, G. Y.; Moore, B. S.; Shikuma, N. J. A Modular Plasmid Toolkit Applied in \n                Marine Bacteria Reveals Functional Insights during Bacteria-Stimulated Metamorphosis. mBio \n                2023, 0 (0), e01502-23. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1128\/mbio.01502-23.<\/li>\n            <\/ol>\n            <div id=\"dm-web-profile-publications\"><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <!-- Presentations -->\n          <div id=\"presentations\">\n            <div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"> <div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-carbon su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Presentations<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n            <ol class=\"dm-profile-activities\">\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Farrell, M. V.; Nesbit K. N.; Cavalcanti, G. S.; Shikuma, N. J. Utilizing CRISPRi Interrogation \n                of Host-Microbe Interactions to Identify Stimulants of Animal Development. Microbiology \n                Symposium Scripps Research, San Diego, CA. May 2023.<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Farrell, MV, Nesbit KN, Cavalcanti, GS, Shikuma, NJ. \u201cAlphaproteobacteria lipopolysaccharide \n                stimulates animal development.\u201d S3 Student Research Symposium, San Diego State University, \n                California, 2024<\/li>\n              <!-- <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">&#091;C&#093;<\/li> -->\n            <\/ol>\n            <div id=\"dm-web-profile-presentations\"><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <!-- Service -->\n          <div id=\"service\">\n            <div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"> <div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-carbon su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Service<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n            <ol class=\"dm-profile-activities\">\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Undergraduate Student Mentor<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Women in Science Mentor<\/li>\n              <!-- <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">&#091;C&#093;<\/li> -->\n            <\/ol>\n            <div id=\"dm-web-profile-service\"><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <!-- Grants -->\n          <div id=\"grants\">\n            <div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"> <div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-carbon su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Grants<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n            <ol class=\"dm-profile-activities\">\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Rees-Stealy Research Foundation Fellowship, 2024<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">University Graduate Fellowship, 2023-2025<\/li>\n              <!-- <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">&#091;C&#093;<\/li> -->\n            <\/ol>\n            <div id=\"dm-web-profile-grants\"><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <!-- Clinical -->\n          <div id=\"clinical\" class=\"hide\">\n            <div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"> <div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-carbon su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Clinical Trials<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n            <ol class=\"dm-profile-activities\">\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">[A]<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">[B]<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">[C]<\/li>\n            <\/ol>\n            <div id=\"dm-web-profile-clinical\"><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <!-- Awards and Honors -->\n          <div id=\"awards\">\n            <div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"> <div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-carbon su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Awards &amp; Honors<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n            <ol class=\"dm-profile-activities\">\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Achievement Award for College Scientists (ARCS), 2024<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award Department of Biology, 2023<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Provost\u2019s Award for SDSU Student Symposium, 2024<\/li>\n            <\/ol>\n            <div id=\"dm-web-profile-awards\"><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <!-- Patents and Copyrights -->\n          <div id=\"patents\">\n            <div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"> <div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-carbon su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Patents &amp; Copyrights<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n            <ol class=\"dm-profile-activities\">\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Farrell, M.V. and Shikuma, N.J. Methods and Applications For Using Bacteria to \n                Stimulate Animal Settlement for Restoration, Aquaculture and Biotechnology. Serial \n                No. 63\/653,090<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Farrell, M.V., Darin, E., and Shikuma, N.J. Genetically Engineered Marine Bacteria \n                for Biomaterial Production, Use in Aquaculture and Marine Environmental \n                Restoration and Methods for Making and Using Them. Serial No. 63\/687,110.<\/li>\n              <!-- <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">&#091;C&#093;<\/li> -->\n            <\/ol>\n            <div id=\"dm-web-profile-ip\"><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <!-- Media -->\n          <div id=\"media\">\n            <div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"> <div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-carbon su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Media<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n            <ol class=\"dm-profile-activities\">\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reefbites.com\/2020\/05\/01\/feature-friday-morgan-farrell\/\">International Coral Reef Society Featured Student Profile<\/a><\/li>\n              <!-- <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">&#091;B&#093;<\/li> -->\n              <!-- <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">&#091;C&#093;<\/li> -->\n            <\/ol>\n            <div id=\"dm-web-profile-media\"><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <!-- Fun Facts -->\n          <div id=\"funfacts\">\n            <div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"> <div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-carbon su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Fun Facts<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n            <ol class=\"dm-profile-activities\">\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">I enjoy being outside in nature snorkeling, hiking, camping, and practicing photography.<\/li>\n              <!-- <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">&#091;B&#093;<\/li> -->\n              <!-- <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">&#091;C&#093;<\/li> -->\n            <\/ol>\n            <div id=\"dm-web-profile-funfacts\"><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morgan Farrell, M.S. 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