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Research Symposium Schedule


John K. Koeppe Undergraduate Research Symposium
Department of Biology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

April 4, 2003

201 Coker Hall

8:20-8:30 Welcome
Dr. Robert Podolsky,on behalf of the Honors Program
Dr. Steve Matson, on behalf of the Biology Department
8:30-10:00 Presentation Session I
8:30 Yael Aschner
Effects of Various Mutations on Dendritic Development in Drosophila Melangoster
8:45 Richard W. Mankinen
Phenotypic analysis of the epidermal growth factor receptor mutation waved-2 on inbred genetic backgrounds
9:00 Meggan M. Hovick
Molecular and Histological Characterization of Murine Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Null Placentae
9:15 Benjamin C. Wood
Analysis of a Carcinogen-Based Mouse Model for Hepatocarcinogenesis
9:30 Shirin S. Peters
Isopeptide Bonds, Formed by Transglutaminase Enzymes, Accumulate in Articular Cartilage During Development and May Give Cartilage Mechanical Strength
9:45 Jane I. Khudyakov The Role of the SOXB1 Family of Transcription Factors in Neural Proliferation and Development
10:00-10:30 Poster Session and Coffee Break
Poster 1 Michelle Y. Abshire Identification of Secretion Mutants of Mycobacterium smegmatis
Poster 2 Sarah Brier Combined treatment of carcinoma cells with chemotherapy and FUT anti-sense oligodeoxynucleotides
Poster 3 Dana L. Moseley Individual Recognition of Vocalizations in the Buff-Throated Woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus guttatus)
Poster 4 Jennifer A. Rettew Comparison of wing molt in three species of North Carolina hawks (genus Buteo)
10:30-12:00 Presentation Session 2
10:30 Nikki M. Binz
The role of Protein C Inhibitor in Breast Cancer Cells
10:45 Jason M. Tedesco
Characterization of Mutations in the su(s) Gene of Drosophila melanogaster
11:00 Olivia M. Granillo
Tolerance to novel antiparkinson drugs: Role of D1 dopamine receptor down-regulation
11:15 Jessica L. Osterman 
Role of a1 subunit-containing GABAA receptors in essential tremor: Studies in a1 subunit knockout mice  
11:30 Emily P. Tidd
The Resilience of the Macroinvertebrate Community of Bolin Creek: The Effects of Intensity of Land Use use
11:45 Heather M. Garren Human Fucosyltransferases and Cancer Cell Growth
12:00-1:10 Lunch (& Posters cont.)
1:10-1:15 Awards
1:15-3:00 Presentation Session 3
1:15 Benjamin C. Kramer 
Probing Drosophila for insight into the clinically mild symptoms of xeroderma pigmentosum group F
1:30 Brandon M. Williams
Analysis of the Sindbis Virus Genome Upon Establishment of a Persistent Infection in Mosquito Cells
1:45 Lauren A. Kilpatrick
Serpins and Ovarian Cancer
2:00 S. Chad Scarboro
Analysis of the lactoferrin receptor in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
2:15 Tanya O. Rogo
The Cell Cycle and Cross-Resistance of Etoposide-Resistant Cells to 1-ß-D- Arabinofuranosyl Cytosine
2:30 Suzanne S. Harrold Isolation of Meiotic Genes in Coprinus cinereus
2:45 William T. Bradford Functional Redundancy of Roc genes in Drosophila
3:00-3:15 Short Coffee Break
3:15-4:45 Presentation Session 4
3:15 Katherine E. Vogeler
The Effects of Lysolipids on Vascular Cells
3:30 Dana T. Tang
Identification and Elucidation of the CIN2 gene
3:45 Evan L. Brittain 
Development of a Cell Transplantation Model Using Hepatic Progenitor Cells To Repopulate the Murine Liver
4:00 Lindsay K. Lewellyn
Gene Expression in Proteolipid Protein Knockout Mice
4:15 Genevieve Yancey
Immunofluorescent characterization of BLBP expression during radial glial extension in the embryonic mouse
4:30 Mark W. Dodson The integrin aPS3 subunit encoded by scab is required for Drosophila dorsal closure, but does not regulate Jun-N-terminal kinase

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