| 8:00 |
Coffee & Refreshments (215 Coker Hall) |
| 8:20 |
Welcome Dr.
Lillie Searles, for the Biology Honors Program
Dr. Steve Matson, for the Biology Department
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| 8:30 |
Talk session I (201 Coker Hall) |
| 8:30 |
Lisa Marie Bond |
The Effect of Mitotic Spindle Tension on Histone Protein Turnover in Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
| 8:45 |
Evan Andrew Lutz |
Conditions Affecting α-Synuclein Aggregation and its Implications in Parkinson’s Disease |
| 9:00 |
Essraa Mohamed Bayoumi |
The Effect of a Mutation in the PPARγ Gene on the Induction of Adiponectin by Thiazolidinedione Drugs |
| 9:15 |
David Keith Lorance |
Characterization of Sox4 as an intestinal stem cell marker |
| 9:30 |
Chelsea Alexandra Snyder |
Prothoracicotropic Hormone: A Role in the Adult Insect
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| 9:45 |
Bimal Ashokbhai Patel |
The Effects of Mating System and Meiotic Drive on Linkage Disequilibrium in the Mimulus guttatus Species Complex
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| 10:00 |
Katherine Elizabeth Evans |
A Comparison of the Environmental Condition of Three Distinct Sites of Pokeberry Creek |
10:15 -
10:30 |
Break | |
| 10:30 |
Talk session II (201 Coker Hall) |
| 10:30 |
William Jackson Turbyfill |
Cell Cycle-Controlled Degradation of E2F1 in Drosophila Imaginal Discs |
| 10:45 |
Frederick George Mann |
Gene Order Polymorphisms in Yeast |
| 11:00 |
Christopher Eric Hilliard |
Presentation of Smith Antigen to B Cells by Dendritic Cells and Macrophages in Mus musculus |
| 11:15 |
Eric John Formeister |
The Role of SOX9 in Cell Lineage Specification in the Mouse Small Intestine Epithelium |
| 11:30 |
Richard Baker |
Developing a Novel in vivo Technique to Identify Unknown Substrates of the E3 Ligase Rsp5 |
| 11:45 |
Douglas Frederick Meardon |
Using Existing Alleles of the Canoe Protein to Begin a Structure-Function Study in Drosophila melangaster |
12:00-
1:00 |
Lunch |
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| 1:00 |
Talk session III (201 Coker Hall) |
| 1:00 |
Alice Ann Broadhead |
Tactile Perception in Older Adults |
| 1:15 |
Sonya Purushothaman |
Characterization of a Novel Putative Methyltransferase that is Enriched on the Inactive X-Chromosome |
| 1:30 |
Jeffrey William Duffy |
Screen for Residues that Regulate Nucleotide Exchange in G Proteins |
| 1:45 |
Emily Carol Roberts |
Induction of Cellulose Synthesis by Agrobacterium tumefaciens |
| 2:00 |
Michael Derek Westafer |
Genetic Cloning of aik1aik2 Suppressors |
| 2:15 |
Brittany Elizabeth Baffer |
Isolation of Gene(s) Responsible for Binding of Agrobacterium tumefaciens to Plant Host Cells |
| 2:30 |
Break |
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| 2:45 |
Talk session IV (201 Coker Hall) |
| 2:45 |
Elizabeth Grace Jarvis |
Expression of the Xenopus Transcription Factor Tbx20 in Early Neurogenesis |
| 3:00 |
Gabriel Adam Pollock |
The Effects of Nerve Growth Factor on the Reactivity of Dorsal Root Ganglion Cells to Endogenous Neurotransmitters |
| 3:15 |
Kiri Michelle Wiggins |
Analysis of TGF-β1 Receptors as Potential Genetic Modifiers of Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease |
| 3:30 |
Nitin Sekar |
The Use of Four Elephant Corridors by Wild and Domestic Animals in Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary |
| 3:45 |
Jessica Elyse Carter |
The Role of Palladin in Early Vertebrate Vasculogenesis |
| 4:00 |
William Anthony Rearick |
Anti-tumor Activity of MerTK-deficient Mice |
| 4:15 |
Caitlin Eileen Shaw |
Menstrual Cycle Regulation of Anabolizing and Metabolizing Enzymes of Endocannabinoids in Human Endometrium |
| 4:30 |
Reception |
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12:30-
1:00 |
Poster Session |
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Samuel Abercrombie |
Traits of Introduced and Native Grass Species in North Carolina that Influence Rates of Herbivory and Pathogen Acquisition |
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Matthew Conrad |
The Role of Nitric Oxide in Catechol-O-methyltransferase-dependent Pain Sensitivity |
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Richard Frye |
Characterization of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Independent Colorectal Tumors in the Apcmin Mouse Model |
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Jordan Morreall |
The Role of Bub1 Loss in Transformation |
Parking Information:
http://www.unc.edu/visitors/parking.html
(Coker Hall is located at the southeast corner of Columbia and South Rds.)
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