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

Thursday, October 27, 2011: 6:30 PM-7:45 PM
Room A8 (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
Salmonella Typhimurium Resists Calprotectin-Mediated Manganese Withholding In The Inflamed Gut Via The SitABCD and MntH High-Affinity Manganese Transporters
Vladimir Diaz-Ochoa , University of California, Irvine ; Carlin Lee , University of California, Irvine ; Janet Liu , University of California, Irvine ; Robert Edwards, MD, PhD , Assistant Professor in Residence , University of California, Irvine ; Manuela Raffatellu, MD , Assistant Professor , University of California, Irvine
6:50 PM
Community Genomics, Proteomics and Transcriptomics of Leptospirillum bacteria from a Natural Acidic Microbial Community
Daniela Aliaga Goltsman , University of California, Berkeley ; Nicholas Justice , University of California, Berkeley ; Gregory Dick , University of Michigan ; Brian Thomas , University of California, Berkeley ; Jillian Banfield , University of California, Berkeley
7:05 PM
miRNA Regulation of Neural Development in the Mammalian Olfactory System
Jose Estrada, BS , United States , University of California, Berkeley ; John Ngai, PhD , Coates Family Professor of Neuroscience Associate Director, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute , University of California, Berkeley
7:20 PM
The Effect of Anthelmintics on Proinflammatory Cytokine Responses in Treated Horses
Alejandra Betancourt , Research Analyst , University of Kentucky ; Eugene Lyons, PhD , Parasitologist , University of Kentucky ; David Horohov, PhD , Immunologist , University of Kentucky