Thursday, April 30, 2015: Opening Session 4:00 PM (Dow 226)
Professor Richard Lenski
Hannah Professor of Microbial Ecology, Michigan State University
“Time Travel in Experimental Evolution”
Reception Following
Friday, May 1, 2015 --- Lecture Session 4:00 – 6:15 PM (Dow 226)
4:00 – 4:15
Hoang T. Nguyen
The Protein Phosphatase Glc7 Differentially Interacts with Septins during Sporulation
4:15 – 4:30
Elliott S. Littman
Retinal Ganglion Cell Apoptosis is Mediated Through Activation of alpha 7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine
Receptors by PNU-282987 and DMP-543 in in-vivo Models of Glaucoma
4:30 – 4:45
Emily B. Sklar
An Investigation of the Relationships Between Humans and the Wilderness on the Appalachian Trail
4:45 – 5:00
Austin P. Voyandoff
BKM120, a novel PI3K inhibitor, promotes medulloblastoma cell death through the prevention of Akt
phosphorylation and activation of apoptotic pathways
5:00 – 5:15
Break
5:15 – 5:30
Samuel W. Chey
Proton Pump Inhibitor and H
2
-Receptor Antagonist therapy accelerates Gastric Carcinoid Development in a
Menin & Somatostatin gene knockout mouse model
5:30 – 5:45
Natalie E. Melnick
The Impact of Electronic Medical Records on the Health Care System: A Review of the Literature
5:45 – 6:00
Faiz S. Khaja
Investigating the Role of Ash1l in Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cell Cultures
6:00 – 6:15
Emily M. Holloway
Immunohistochemical Localization and Function of INF2 in the Placenta for Birth Timing
Poster Session 7:00 – 8:15 PM (Dow Third Floor)
Rebecca M. Beery
Effect of Exogenous Leptin on the Body Weight of ob/ob and Leptin-Receptor Null Mice
Robert A. Boggs
Douglas MacArthur: The Lion of Inchon
Elisse A. Buhmann
Influence of Wild Boar (Sus scofra) Foraging on the Growth and Distribution of Lachnanthes caroliana
Margaret H. Clevenger
Collective Memory as formed by Historical Textbooks: A Case Study
Lynette M. Desjarlais
Neurotensin-1 Receptor Agonist PD149163 Interacts with N-methyl-d-aspartate Receptor Antagonist MK-801 and the
Effects on Working Memory
Jared P. Grimmer
Do Bees Prefer Spotted Knapweed Over Other Co-Flowering Plant Species?
Jordan T. Henning
The Effect of a Stem I Substitution on the Cleavage Rate and Efficiency of a Minimal Hammerhead Ribozyme
Lara M. Job
Exploring Differences in Fear Conditioning in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Sarah E. Krafft
Specialization of Colorado Fall Web Worm to Local Host Plants
Lucy J. Mailing
Effects of Bacterial Metabolite Butyrate and Fiber-Free Diet on Allergic Phenotype in a Murine Model of Peanut Allergy
Veeral D. Patel
Motion Detection Pathway Search: Investigation of ON Bipolar Cell Subtypes that Provide Synaptic Inputs to Starburst
Amacrine Cells in Mouse Retina
Margaret A. Rice
The Crystal Structure of Protein Lysine Methyltransferase SMYD2 Reveals an Unexpected Multi-Substrate Binding
Activity
Colleen R. Schuldeis
The Art of Stage Management: Stage Managing the Festival Playhouse Production of Romeo and Juliet
Dylan A. Shearer
A Novel 3D Culture Model to Study TSP2 Proteolysis
Poster Session 8:15 – 9:30 PM (Dow Third Floor)
Donna Aguilar
Cruzando Fronteras
Simone A. Arora
An Inside Scoop on the Booming Industry of Protein Powders: A Literature Review
Anup K. Bhullar
Recovery Plans for the Karner Blue Butterfly: Assessment of Habitat for Endangered Species Introduction
Marie E. Bunker
Co-housing of mice leads to compositional homogenization of microbiota between 7 and 21 days
Alec R. Duffey
Manipulation of UDP-Glc:Glycoprotein Glucosyltransferase (UGGT) Using CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Engineering System
Nolan K. Foust
Effects of Soil Nitrogen Abundance on Plant-Rhizobia Mutualisms in Hog Peanut, Amphicarpaea bracteata
Alexander S. Gaucher
The Black Death in Europe
Andrea R. Gutierrez
The High Cost of Caregiving for Alzheimer’s Disease
Emma M. Patrash
A Retrospective Study of the Effect of Seed Proportion on Restored Prairie Succession in Southwest Michigan
Shelby E. Retherford
An Age Comparison Study: Using the Maxilla as an Alternative Age Determination Method for Lake Michigan lake trout,
Salvelinus namaycush
Melinda M. Rietkerk
Humans and Technology: An Overview of the Transhumanist Movement
Bridget L. Saxton
Modulation of Steroid Immunosuppression by Alveolar Macrophage Efferocytosis
Cameron J. Shegos
A Review of the Epiphyseal Plate in Long Bones
Continued on back
Saturday, May 2, 2015 --- Lecture Session 8:30 – 2:30 PM (Dow 226)
8:00 – 8:30
Coffee & Doughnuts
8:30 – 8:45
Tibin T. John
Early
Cellular Changes Related to Overproduction of Alzheimer, s Amyloid-β Alter Synchronized Network
Activity in Computational Model of Hippocampal Theta Rhythm Generation
8:45 – 9:00
Ellie I. H. Cannon
Relative Effects of Climate and Competition on Annual Growth of Pinus contorta var. latifolia, Pinus ponderosa
var. scopulorum, and Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca
9:00 – 9:15
Jasmine R. Policherla
Whole Brain Irradiation and its Effects on Spatial Memory in Fisher-344 Rats
9:15 – 9:30
Maria E. Rich
Bortezomib Synergizes with DFMO to Inhibit Neuroblastoma Cell Proliferation via Reversal of the LIN28/Let-
7 Axis
9:30 – 9:45
Sara C. Stack
Effects of the Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus planipennis, Infestation on Carabidae Abundance and Diversity in
Southern Michigan
9:45 – 10:00
Rebecca L. Shapiro
Generation of Knockout Cell Lines for the Invasion-Regulating Scaffold Gene AFAP1L1 in Sarcoma Cell
CRISPR/Cas9 System
10:00 – 10:15
Break
10:15 – 10:30
Bronte J. Payne
Necessary Space for the Environment in American Politics:
An Examination of the 2014 Congressional Race
in Michigan’s Sixth District
10:30 – 10:45
Nya E. Greenstone
Smooth Muscle Origin of Cerebral Artery Balloon Cells in CADASIL: A Cerebra Vessel Disease
10:45 – 11:00
AsiaLiza A. Morales
Effects of Road Proximity on Pollinator Visitation and Reproductive Success of Ipomopsis Aggregata
11:00 – 11:15
Emily A. Mickus
Impact of Water Level Fluctuations and Environmental Disturbances on Reproductive Success of
Aechmophorus Grebes in Northern California
11:15 – 11:30
Haley N. Cartwright
An
RT-PCR Approach for Multiple Population Sequencing of Csk in Gasterosteus aculeatus
11:30 – 11:45
Rachel A. Dandar
PTIP Interacts with MEF2 in Murine Cardiomyocytes under Environmental Stress: A Link between Epigenome
and the Environment
11:45 – 12:00
Marie J. Hallinen
Understory Science: Poems and Brief Essays
12:00 – 12:45
Lunch Break
12:45 – 1:00
Camryn R. Romph
Investigation of P38 and Akt Inhibitor Effects on SPARC- and PTEN-Induced Signaling in Glioma Cells
1:00 – 1:15
Karen J. Timm
Preliminary Evidence for the Effectiveness of a Community-Based Exercise Intervention for Improving
Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
1:15 – 1:30
Louise M. Silverman
RGK Drosophila melanogaster Homologs Effects on Voltage Dependent Calcium Channels in Xenopus laevis
Oocytes
1:30 – 1:45
Jack D. Kemper
Assessing the Impacts of European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) introduction on native bees in prairie
ecosystems
1:45 – 2:00
Rasseil Alzouhayli
Phase Transitions of Giant Plasma Membrane Vesicles are Sensitive to pH in Models of Anesthetics
2:00 – 2:15
Kaitlyn E. Greiner
Immunoproteasome Inhibition Confers Protective Effects in a Murine Model of Adenovirus Myocarditis
2:15 – 2:30
Petar Z. Simic
Effects of Cladophora glomerata on Terrestrial Shoreline plant communities
2:30 – 2:45
Sean Bolourchi
The Viability of Administering Non-Occupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Injection Drug Using
Cohorts in Expanded Syringe Access Program-Registered Pharmacies
6:00 PM
Banquet
Martini’s