Grad Oral Presentations - Bio/Agr/Env Life Sciences: Cell/molecular biology II

Thursday, October 27, 2011: 6:30 PM-7:45 PM
Room B1/B2 (San Jose Convention Center)

Description: Selected graduate students present their scientific research to their peers, mentor-judges, and other conference participants in a unique forum for professional growth.



6:30 PM
Welcoming Remarks
6:35 PM
Loss of PakD affects cytoskeletal function in Dictyostelium discoideum development
Miguel Garcia, BS , Graduate Student , City University of New York, Hunter College ; Derrick Brazill, PhD , City University of New York, Hunter
6:50 PM
HIV-1 integrase modulates the interaction of the HIV-1 cellular cofactor LEDGF/p75 with chromatin
Daniel Reyes, BS , University of Texas at El Paso ; Manuel Llano, PhD , MD, PhD , University of Texas at El Paso
7:05 PM
Interaction Domains for TRPV1 Homomer and TRPV1-TRPA1 Heteromer
Margaux Salas, Ph.D Candidate , Ph.D Candidate , University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ; Armen Akopian, Ph.D , Assistant Professor , University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
7:20 PM
Identification of miRNAs Involved in Leukemic Transformation and/or B cell Development
Patty Garcia, PhD , University of California, Berkeley ; Mark Schlissel, MD, PhD , University of California, Berkeley