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Wednesday, 13 August 2008 McKinly Laboratory University of Delaware |
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1:00 to 2:00 PM Odd-numbered Posters Attended by Presenters
2:00 to 3:00 PM Even-numbered Posters Attended by Presenters
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Sandy Almassou Biological sciences IMBRE (NIH) Bauer Red 03 Prevalence of Non-Therapeutic Thoracotomy Operations for Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules Christina Antonopoulos Biochemistry HHMI Colman Purple 12 Hybridization Studies of Human Adenylosuccinate Lyase: Mutant Pair R396H/L311V Associated with Autism Yianna Antonopoulos Biochemistry Other Teplyakov Yellow 25 Interfacing Shape-restricted DNA Molecules With Semiconductors for Future Biosensing Applications and for Single Molecule Investigations Dylan S Audette B.A. Biology Other Sikes Blue 22 Analysis of Signaling Processes by which IGFBP2 Induces LNCaP Motility and Invasion Amanda Barnard Animal Science and Biological Sciences EPSCoR (NSF) Hanson Purple 13 Analysis of genes encoding potential sulfur oxidation enzymes in the green sulfur bacterium Chlorobium tepidum Brian Barnette Biological Sciences Charles Peter White Funanage Blue 05 Bisulfite Conversion in the G-C Rich DMPK Gene for Methylation Analysis: What Works? Diniece Barran Biological Sciences Other Deleon Red 14 Acid-active Hyaluronidases in Mouse and Human Sperm Elizabeth Barton Wildlife Conservation EPSCoR (NSF) Tallamy Green 09 Butterfly Attracting Landscape Plants Edward Bayley Biological Sciences HHMI Naik Blue 12 Investigation Into the Function of Calcium-and Integrin-Binding (CIB) Protein Family Members Tyler Bazzoli Chemistry HHMI Brown Purple 16 & Talk 1:15 Identifying Biomarkers of the MHC Gene to Investigate Chemosensory Discrimination Marco Bedolla Chemical Engineering Science and Engineering Barteau Purple 02 Modification and Subsequent Use of a Gas Phase Reactor for the Study of Propylene Epoxidation Catalysts Gina Bellumori Fitness Management Science and Engineering Knight Green 18 Analysis of Motor Unit Discharge Behavior Ann Benavidez Chemistry and French HHMI Fox Purple 20 & Talk 1:45 Investigating the Spontaneous Resolution of Abiotic Metallofoldamers Using Solid-State Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy
Deanna Berruti Nursing IMBRE (NIH) Miller Green 22 Measurements of Postural Instability in Parkinson’s Disease: A Literature Review from 2002 to 2008 / Gregory Blasdel Chemistry, Physics B.S. Chemistry Alumni Fox Yellow 14 Exploring an Iron-Catalyzed Road to Enantiomeric Purity in Cyclopropanes Peter Bocchini Mechanical Engineering Science and Engineering Prasad Yellow 06 Strategy for Managing the Negative Effects of Carbon-Dioxide Evolution in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells Haley Boyd Computer and Information Sciences Science and Engineering Pollock Yellow 05 Analyzing Word Usage in Software to Improve Software Maintenance Tools Jennifer Breithaupt Biology Charles Peter White Reisman Green 26 The Influence of a Front Handrail on Swing Phase Gait Compensations Post-Stroke Kevin Wayne Brew Chemical Engineering Science and Engineering Lauterbach Yellow 01 Hydrothermal Synthesis of Bismuth Molybdate Catalysts Mark Brown Biochemistry IMBRE (NIH) Sikes Blue 21 Expression of SCN2β in LNCaP Progression Line to Determine Potential Role of Promoting a More Metastatic Prostate Cancer Rebecca S. H. Brown Biological Sciences EPSCoR (NSF) Green Blue 07 MicroRNA (miRNA) Association with Environmental Stresses in Arabidopsis Jason Buchta Biochemistry Chemistry Alumni Taber Yellow 22 Transition Metal Mediated cis-insertion Megan Carlberg Biological Sciences Charles Peter White Boyd Red 10 Functional characterization of a betaine/carnitine/choline transporter (BCCT) found as part of a unique cluster of systems on chromosome I of V. parahaemolyticus RIMD2210633 Shannon Carter Biology IMBRE (NIH) Mason Blue 10 Expression of the Placental Cysteine Protease Cathepsin 1 Kiamesha N. Castle Biology DoD RDuncan Red 20 A Potential Role of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) in Prostate Cancer Metastasis to Bone Sarah Dalton Civil Engineering Science and Engineering McNeil Yellow 03 Hurricane Evacuation in Delaware Danielle Daniels Biological Science DoD Cooper Red 11 The effect of IGF-1 and RhoC GTPase on Prostate Cancer Cell adhesion to Bone Marrow Endothelial Cells Mark Darocki Biology Science and Engineering Edwards Green 15 The Effects of Acute Ascorbic Acid on Arterial Stiffness in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease. Anthony M. Darrington Biology IMBRE (NIH) D'Sousa Purple 19 Analyzing the Utility of the Kevill-D'Souza Aromatic Ring Parameter (I) in Correlation Analysis Kyle F. Davis Biochemistry HHMI Zondlo Yellow 26 Alpha–Helix mimics to inhibit HIV-1 membrane fusion Nicole Dobbs Environmental Engineering EPSCoR (NSF) Chirnside Green 04 Development of an Assay to Monitor the Activity of Fungal Enzymes in Soil Aleksey Dvorzhinskiy Biological Sciences Science and Engineering Herson Blue 08 The acrB efflux pump gene is upregulated in strains of Salmonella enterica 4931 with reduced susceptibility to the quaternary ammonium compound Dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride Theresa Ernst Nursing IMBRE (NIH) Prettyman Green 25 Improving Adherence to a Weight Loss Program Following Gastric Banding Surgery Using Telephone Consultations Seth Finger Animal Science HHMI Naik Blue 13 Identification of a Calcium and Integrin Binding Protein-1 (CIB1) Compensatory Molecule by RNA Expression Analysis of CIB Family Members Megan Fisher Biology HHMI MDuncan Red 17 The Effects of BetaB2-Crystallin Mutation on TGFbeta Signaling Leading to Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) Jason
Fischel
Environmental Science
EPSCoR
Sparks
Green 12
Sol-Gel Synthesis of Nano-Manganese Oxides: A Never Ending Mystery Thomas Flanagan Physics Science and Engineering Nowak Yellow 04 A Path to Pico-Tesla Magnetic Tunnel Junction Sensors Sarah Flynn Exercise Science Science and Engineering Binder-Macleod Green 13 Fast Treadmill Training and Muscle Stimulation to Rehabilitate Post-Stroke Gait Sander Frank Biology Other Sikes Blue 23 Localizing Compartmental Gene Expression in Urogenital Sinus (UGS) Joseph George Medicine (MBBS / BSc in Surgery & Anaesthesia) Other Boman Red 08 Study of neuroendocrine & stem cells in normal and malignant human colonic tissues. Sohil N. Golwala Medical Technology Science and Engineering Parent Green 23 Characterization of protective convalescent serum generated from Yersinia infected mice Kyle Green Biological Sciences HHMI Farach-Carson Blue 20 Differential ECM Gene Expression by Parotid and Submandibular Salivary Gland Cells Rachael Greenberg
Laurenceau Blue 27 Predicting Newlywed Marital Quality Through the Use of the SPAFF Robert Andrew Hackendorn Mechanical Engineering Science and Engineering Shah Yellow 09 Sb Doped Ti02-Ge Nanocomposites for Thermoelectric Applications Stefan Hailey Biology IMBRE (NIH) Schmidt Green 07 Effects of human selection on the evolution of the chicken Heather Hartman Chemistry HHMI Schneider Yellow 20 Inherent Antibacterial Activity of a Beta-Hairpin Peptide Hydrogel: The Effect of the Lysine Side Chain Length on Activity Benjamin Hmiel Chemistry Chemistry Alumni Bobev Purple 15 Synthesis and Structural Characterization of RE[BixGe1-x]2 (RE = Y, Nd, Sm, Gd-Ho) intermetallic compounds Kyle Hoffmann Chemical Engineering HHMI Dhurjati Purple 05 Mathematical Models for the Simulation of Gene Expression Lauren Isaacs Biology HHMI MDuncan Red 18 & Talk 2:00 The role of protein-protein interactions in controlling Prox1 function Parag Jalan Chemical Engineering Science and Engineering Lauterbach Yellow 02 Effects of promoter loadings on KRu4O8 Hollandite-based NH3 decomposition catalysts Torsten A. Joerger Medical Technolgoy Science and Engineering Parent Green 24 Determining the role of the IL-12 p40 subunit in protection against Yersinia infection Kyle R. Johnson Chemistry Chemistry Alumni Taber Yellow 23 Preparation of an Advanced Intermediate for the Synthesis of the Isofurans Upasana Joneja Biochemistry HHMI Wang Blue 27 Structural characterization of the Survival Motor Neuron protein Allison Kasmari Biological Sciences and Liberal Studies Science and Engineering Farach-Carson (Blue 03) & Talk 2:30 Identifying the potential gene targets of microRNAs involved in the bone metastasis of prostate cancer to bone Megan Kissig Biology IMBRE (NIH) Naik Blue 14 Role of junctional adhesion molecule-A (JAM-A) in the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) Mollie Kostielney Biological Sciences Other McLane Green 19 Eristostatin and Its Effect on Natural Killer Cell Lysis with Melanoma Grace Lagasse Biological Sciences Charles Peter White Morgan Green 06 Sequence Conservation and Differential Expression of Marek's Disease Virus MicroRNAs Tyler Larsen Biology Beckman Schneider Yellow 21 INHERENTLY ANTIBACTERIAL HYDROGELS - ALTERING ACTIVITY VIA TRYPTOPHAN/ARGININE INTERACTIONS Sam Linton Biochemistry Science and Engineering Bahnson Purple 09 Prevention of Aggregation of Human Platelet-Activating Factor Acetylhydrolase Type II Through Site-Directed Mutagenesis Ashley E. Logan Histotechnology IMBRE (NIH) Fawcett Green 16 Assessment of Synovial Fluid Cytokine Levels and Differential Cell Counts with Clinical Outcome of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Patients Alaa Mahmoud Medical Technology Science and Engineering McLane Green 20 Natural Killer Cell Secretion of TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma in the Presence of Eristostatin and Melanoma Cells / Brian P. Mahon Biology IMBRE (NIH) D'Sousa Purple 18 Solvolytic Reactions of Thiolesters Eiffel John Q. Manzano Biology HHMI Laverty Blue 09 The Potential Role of DRA (Down Regulated in Adenoma) Transporter in HCO3– Secretion of Chick Proximal Tubule (PT) Cells Andrew Martin Philosophy EPSCoR (NSF) Powers Blue 28 Science, Ethics, and Public Policy: The Virtual Fountainhead Breonna Martin Biological Sciences IMBRE (NIH) Van Golen Blue 26 The Effect of FTI Treatment on RhoC GTPase Expression in Inflammatory Breast Cancer Garret McGraw Computer Engineering Science and Engineering Kiamilev Purple 08 Efficiency Improvement for Time-Domain Integral Equation Methods for Electromagnetic Scattering Liza V. McHugh Athletic Training Science and Engineering Kaminski Green 17 POSTURAL SWAY AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE FOLLOWING AN ACUTE BOUT OF SOCCER HEADING David Meninger Chemistry and Physics HHMI Patel Yellow 17 Phase-Transfer Energetics Across the Hexane-Water Interface: Effects of a Polarizable Hexane Force Field Alfayo
Michiro. Biology HHMI Koh Yellow 16 Evaluating the Molecular Mechanisms of Anti-Androgen Resistance. Galen Missig B.S. Psychology Other Rosen Blue 30 Peripheral Oxytocin reduces acoustic startle in Male Rats: a model of post-traumatic stress disorder Joan Mogire Biotechnology EPSCoR (NSF) Davis Red 13 Using GFP as a Reporter Gene to Develop a "Knockoutâ" Method to Study the Role of CPEB in Learning and Memory. Allison Moran Medical Technology EPSCoR (NSF) Biswas Red 06 Antibiotic Resistance and Degradation of Sulfamethioxine and Tylosin by Environmental Isolates Stephanie L. Myrick Biochemistry HHMI Sullivan Yellow 10 & Talk 2:45 Design of a Cell-Responsive De-PEGylation DNA Delivery System Tejal Naik Biological Sciences IMBRE (NIH) Deleon Red 15 Identification and Characterization of the Role of HYAL2 in Mammalian Reproduction Aivi Nguyen Biological Sciences CMG Concentration HHMI Usher Blue 25 ApoC-I and ApoE Production and Regulation during Cholesterol Efflux from Adipocytes Samantha Nigro Biological Sciences Science and Engineering RDuncan Red 21 Early Signaling Mechanisms in Bovine Articular Chondrocytes Induced by Mechanical Stimulation. Kristin M. Nuzzio Chemistry HHMI Polenova Yellow 18 15N Isotope Enrichment and Purification of CAP-Gly for Characterization by NMR Spectroscopy Kathryn Orio Biological Sciences Other Farach-Carson Blue 01 Genotype Phenotype Correlations in HNPCC Megan Owens Histotechnology IMBRE (NIH) Mason Blue 11 Mechanisms of Death for Neuroblastoma Cells Matthew Panunto Environmental Science EPSCoR (NSF) Allison Green 01 Modeling the Effects of Land Use Change on Runoff and Sediment, Nitrogen and Phosphorus Loadings to Surface Waters in the Mispillion Watershed. Adrian R. Pearson Biology Other Joeger Green 05 Comparison of Gene Expression by Salmonella enterica Serovars Kentucky and Enteritidis Under Hydrochloric Acid-induced pH of 4.5 Yuliya Pepelyayeva Biological sciences IMBRE (NIH) Bauer Red 03 Prevalence of Non-Therapeutic Thoracotomy Operations for Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules. Wachen Peters Biology DoD Sikes Blue 24 The role of purinergic signaling in an isogenic progression of prostate cancer cells. Kelly Pippins Quantitative Biology HHMI Schleiniger Blue 18 Role of Enteroendocrine Cells in Human Colon Crypt Dynamics and Colon Tumorigenesis Michael Pirnot Chemistry Other Taber Yellow 24 & Talk 1:30 Towards the Synthesis of Lycopladine A Lauren Pulinka Psychology and Interpersonal Communications Science and Engineering Laurenceau Blue 27 Predicting Newlywed Marital Quality Through the Use of the SPAFF John Quigley Chemical Engineering Science and Engineering Chen Purple 04 Synthesis and Characterization of Tungsten Monocarbide Thin Films Made by Physical Vapor Deposition Darneisha N. Reed Medical Technology IMBRE (NIH) D'Sousa Purple 17 Understanding the Mechanism of Reaction of Isopropyl Chloroformate Addison Reid Wildlife Conservation EPSCoR (NSF) Bowman Green 03 The Effect of Safety Zones on White-tailed Deer Populations in Delaware Aaron Reinicker Chemical Engineering Science and Engineering Chen Purple 03 Tungsten Carbides and Bimetallic Carbides as Potential Methanol Fuel Cell Anodes Matthew Richards Biology: Cell and Molecular Biology HHMI Farach-Carson Blue 04 Optimizing PCR conditions for the Human Perlecan Promoter Matthew Riscinti Neuroscience HHMI Safran Blue 16 Targeting perlecan domain I and heparin binding growth factors to articular cartilage surfaces: A promising tool to repair knee osteoarthritis. Ritika Samant Biological Sciences Beckman Niak Blue 15 The Identification of PDZ Domain Proteins Interacting with JAM-B Dan Sandusky Biochemistry HHMI Akins Red 02 An Evaluation of Aortic Cell Growth in Defined Serum Free and Recommended Serum-Containing Media with Various Growth Factors James Sargianis Mechanical Engineering Science and Engineering Santare Yellow 07 Out of Plane Thermal Expansion of Nafion® Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications Sepehr Sedigh Haghighat Biology/premed Other Boman Red 09 Study of microRNA expression in normal colonic epithelium and colon cancers
Kevin Sforza Biochemistry HHMI Zhuang Purple 14 Expression and characterization of RAD5 HIRAN domain in DNA damage repair and chromatin remodeling Liana F. Sherrod Biological Sciences HHMI McLane Green 21 Interactions Between The Disintegrin Eristostatin and Melanoma Cell Surface Proteins Kevin E. Shuman Biology EPSCoR (NSF) Biswas Red 07 Role of Environmental Bacteria in Detoxification of Metals and the Rate of Elemental Selenium formation Laura Sloofman Quantitative Biology Charles Peter White Safran Blue 17 & Talk 2:15 Effects of diminished protein synthesis on bone anabolic response to load in RPL29-deficient mice Michelle A Smith Biological Sciences Charles Peter White Deleon Red 16 In Vivo Short-term Effects of TiO2 Nanoparticles on Murine Sperm Carla Spence Biological Sciences Science and Engineering Adams Red 01 Relationship of fungal pathogen and non-pathogen with innate immunity
Sarah Stapley Wildlife Conservation EPSCoR (NSF) Shriver Green 08 Comparison of Breeding Ecology Between Wood Thrushes (Hylocichla mustelina) and Gray Catbirds (Dumetella carolinensis) Kyle David Steelman Mechanical Engineering Science and Engineering Agrawal Purple 01 Design and Fabrication of Micro Air Vehicles modeled after an Insect Thorax. Pat
Stengel Physics
Seckel Yellow 08
Jaime Stull Biological Sciences HHMI MDuncan Red 19 Activation of CREB-2/ATF4 and GADD153/CHOP in Response to Excess Unfolded Proteins in the Lens Amy Styer biochemistry Beckman Chen Purple 11 Trypanosomatid parasites and their kinetopast topoisomerase II Kathryn Teixeira Biological Sciences (Cell & Molecular) IMBRE (NIH) Galileo Blue 06 Quantitative Analysis of Breast Cancer Metastasis to the Brain Stephen J. Tereniak Chemistry, B.S. HHMI Riordan Yellow 19 Synthesis and Characterization of a New PSiPr2 Ligand and [PSiPr2NiCl]BPh4 for Coordination Chemistry and Bioinorganic Modeling Patricia Timothee Biology IMBRE (NIH) RDuncan Red 22 Protein Kinase C Mediates Purinergic Receptor Induced Contraction in MC3T3-E1 Osteoblasts. Jessica Torres Neuroscience Science and Engineering Selva Blue 19 The role of alg10 in N-glycosylation during Drosophila development Julia Turner Nursing IMBRE (NIH) Bucher Green 14 A Randomized Blinded Trial of Presurgical Incision Warming for the Prevention of Wound Complications in Women Undergoing Cesarean Section
Elaina Welch Biological Sciences HHMI Cooper Red 12 Down Regulation of TGF-β1 when treated with IGF-1 and the Effect on Prostate Cancer Peter Wells Chemical Engineering Other Epps Purple 06 Functionalization of Diblock Copolymer Micelles Jordan Wheatley Biology IMBRE (NIH) Bauer Red 05 Comparison of VATS versus Open Lobectomy in Quality of Life Measurements Sara White Biochemistry HHMI Zondlo Yellow 27 Design of a Protein Kinase Inducible Domain for CDK5 Kishana Williamson Animal Science and Wildlife Conservation EPSCoR (NSF) Benson Green 02 Onset and Cessation of Rigor Mortis In Laying Hens Ryan Wilson Biochemistry Chemistry Alumni Bahnson Purple 10 Peroxiredoxin VI in Complex With a Transition Inhibitor Meghan Woods Biochemistry HHMI Jia Purple 07 Synthesis and Characterization of PEG-Peptide Hybrid Hydrogels for Vocal Fold Tissue Engineering Megan Zagrobelny Chemical Engineering Science and Engineering Vlachos Yellow 11 Alternative Reactor Optimization for Hydrogen Production from Ammonia Decomposition and Water-Gas Shift Reaction Carolyn E. Ziminski Nursing IMBRE (NIH) Rempusheski Green 27 Community-Dwelling Elders' Perceptions of Elder Mistreatment: Scale Development Steven Zucker Chemistry Chemistry Alumni Johnston (Yellow 15) & Talk 1:00 Characterization of Carbonaceous Airborne Particulate Matter in Wilmington, Delaware