Session: Postdoc and Graduate Student Poster Session and Resource Fair (Science, Technology, and Diversity for a Healthy World)

8:00 PM

Chiral Separation Of Enantiomers Using Single And Double Bond Amino Acid Based Surfactants By Capillary Electrophoresis
Eugene Billiot, PhD , Texas A & M-Corpus Christi ; Fereshteh Billiot, PhD , Texas A & M-Corpus Christi ; Scilyn Apacible , Texas A&M University Corpus Christi ; Johnathan Turner , Texas A & M-Corpus Christi

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Natural Health Product Use for Health Maintenance Among Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Students in Canada
Samiah Alqahtani, MS , PhD Student , Wayne State University ; Sarah Alkholy, MA , PhD Student , Wayne State University ; Fidji Gendron, PhD , Assistant Professor , First Nations University of Canada ; Maria Pontes Ferreira, PhD, RD , Assistant Professor , Wayne State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Traffic Dynamics for the Roundabout vs Traffic Lights Simulator
George Duntley, BS , Software developer , Universidad Politecnica ; Juan Sola, PhD , Professor , Universidad Politecnica

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Synthesis of Heteroaromatics Via One-Pot Solvent-Free Cyclization and Aerobic Dehydrogenation
Hugo Araujo Lino , University of Idaho ; Megha Karki , University of Idaho ; Jakob Magolan, PhD , University of Idaho

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

ARE DESERT EPHEMERAL BODIES OF WATER SOURCES OR SINKS OF CARBON?
Anna Ortiz, B.S. , University of Texas, El Paso ; Vanessa L. Lougheed, PhD , ASSISTANT PROFESSOR-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, Assistant Professor-Border Biomedical Research Center , University of Texas at El Paso

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Conducting culturally relevant, sustainable prevention in Indian country
Melissa Wheeler, BA , Graduate Student , University of North Dakota ; Karl G. Hill, PhD , Associate Professor , University of Washington ; Katarina Guttmannova, PhD , Research Scientist , University of Washington ; Lacey A. Haritigan, MEd , Graduate Student , University of Washington ; Tessa Evans-Campbell, PhD , Associate Professor , University of Washington ; Polly Olsen , Director , University of Washington

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

emm Typing Clinical Samples of Group A Streptococcus to Understand the Epidemiology of Cyclic Outbreaks in Utah
Theodore Weatherwax, MS , University of Utah ; Anne Blaschke, PhD, MD , Assistant Professor , University of Utah

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Monitoring Nullliparous Outcomes: The Search for Adverse Pregnancy Indicators in New Mothers-to-be
Tracy Manuck, MD , University of Utah ; Matthew Mardan , Research Intern , University of Utah

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Novel inorganic nanoplatelets for drug delivery in cancer nanotherapy
Agustin Diaz, PhD , Postdoctoral Research Associate , Texas A&M University ; Vipin Saxena , Texas A&M University Health Science Center ; Brian Mosby , Texas A&M University ; Jorge L. Colón, PhD , University of Puerto Rico ; James Batteas, PhD , Texas A&M University ; Muhammad D. Hussain, PhD , Texas A&M University Health Science Center ; Abraham Clearfield, PhD , Texas A&M University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Novel Analysis of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Post Mortem Human Brain Tissue by Gas Chromatography with Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Ronald Hunter, PhD , Postdoctoral Fellow , Emory University Rollins School of Public Health ; Parinya Panuwet, PhD , Emory University Rollins School of Public Health ; Jordan Cohen, MPH , Emory University Rollins School of Public Health ; W. Michael Caudle, PhD , Assistant Professor , Emory University Rollins School of Public Health ; P. Barry Ryan, PhD , Emory University Rollins School of Public Health ; Dana Boyd Barr, PhD , Emory University Rollins School of Public Health

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Population Genetics of Heliconius Butterflies Using RAD Sequencing Technology
Mayté Ruiz, PhD , University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras ; Nicola Nadeau, PhD , University of Cambridge ; Brian Counterman, PhD , Mississippi State University ; Jose Medina , University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras ; Humberto Ortiz-Zuazaga, PhD , University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras ; Brian Leon , University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras ; Owen McMillan, PhD , Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute ; Chris Jiggins, PhD , University of Cambridge ; Riccardo Papa, PhD , University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Social Sustainability Considerations During Planning and Design: A Framework of Processes for Construction Projects
Rodolfo Valdes, PhD , Research Associate , Clemson University ; Leidy Klotz, PhD , Assistant Professor , Clemson University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Examining Individual Differences and Exploratory Behavioral Responses in Prairie Voles: In Search of a Behavioral Syndrome
Danielle N. Lee, PhD , Postdoctoral Fellow , Oklahoma State University ; Zuleyma Tang-Martinez, PhD , Professor , University of Missouri - St. Louis

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Behavior of Settling Marine Larvae in Flow
Jessica Hernandez , University of California, Berkeley ; Mimi Koehl, PhD , University of California, Berkeley

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Nanomaterial Contamination of Agricultural Crop Species
Roberto De la Torre Roche, PhD , Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station ; Jason White, PhD , Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Self-Propelled Catalytic Nanomotors for the Development of New Motion-Based Biosensing Strategies
Jahir Orozco, PhD , Post Doctoral Fellow , University of California, San Diego ; Allan Cortes , University of California, San Diego ; Wei Gao, BS , PhD Student , University of California, San Diego ; Susana Campuzano, PhD , Department of Analytical Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid ; Maria Guix, BS , PhD Student , Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology ; Miguel Garcia, BS , PhD Student , University of Alcalá ; Joseph Wang, Prof, PhD , Principle Investgator/Doctor , University of California, San Diego

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Stochastic Discrete Dynamical Systems
David Murrugarra, PhD , Graduate Research Assistant , Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech ; Alan Veliz-Cuba, PhD , University of Nebraska, Lincoln ; Boris Aguilar , Virginia Tech ; Seda Arat, MSE , Graduate Teaching Assistant , Virginia Tech ; Reinhard Laubenbacher, PhD , Virginia Bioinformatics Institute

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Nonparametric estimation for censored mixture data with application to the Cooperative Huntington's Observational Research Trial
Yuanjia Wang, PhD , Assistant Professor , Columbia University ; Tanya Garcia, PhD , Postdoctoral Associate , Texas A&M University ; Yanyuan Ma, PhD , Professor , Texas A&M University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Seeing is not Believing: The Emotional Impact of Video-Based Messages
L. Mark Carrier, PhD , Professor , Cal State Dominguez Hills ; Larry Rosen, PhD , California State University, Dominguez Hills

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Characterization of Cryptococcus neoformans PDK1 ortholog PKH2-02
Yeissa Chabrier-Rosello, PhD , Postdoctoral Fellow , University of Rochester ; Kimberly Gerik , Saint Louis University of Medicine ; Kristy Koselny , University of Rochester ; Jennifer Lodge, PhD , Saint Louis University School of Medicine ; Damian Krysan, MD, PhD , Associate Professor , University of Rochester

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

A Proteomic Approach to Screen and Identify Spleen Tyrosine Kinase (Syk)-Binding Partners and Substrates
Jacob Galan, PhD , Postdoctoral Scholar , Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer ; Wen-Horng Wang, PhD , Purdue University ; Anton Iliuk, PhD , Purdue University ; Robert Geahlen, PhD , Purdue Univeristy ; Andy Tao, PhD , Purdue University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

New “NCOP” Pincer Ligands Supporting Iridium Catalysts for the Catalytic Activation of Alkanes
Jaime Flores, PhD , Research Assistant , Rutgers University ; Michael Haibach, BSc , Rutgers University ; Thomas Emge, PhD , Rutgers University ; Alan Goldman, PhD , Professor , Rutgers University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Living in a Hispanic Enclave after Acute Coronary Syndrome
Ellen-ge Denton, PsyD , PostDoctoral Research Scientist , Columbia University ; Donald Edmondson, PhD , Assistant Professor , Columbia University ; Elizabeth Brondolo, PhD , Professor , St. Johns University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Microbial Iron Reduction in Marine Sediments from the Baltic Sea
Carolina Reyes, PhD, MS, BS , Post Doctoral Fellow , University of Bremen ; Saar Sztejrenszus, MS, BS , PhD , University of Bremen ; Michael Friedrich, Professor Dr , Professor , University of Bremen

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

A mathematical model of the interactions between pollinators and their effects on pollination of almonds
Kamuela Yong, PhD , The University of Iowa ; Yi Li, PhD , Wright State University ; Stephen Hendrix, PhD , The University of Iowa

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

The ecology of microbial communities associated with Macrocystis pyrifera
Vanessa Michelou, PhD , Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE) ; Steven Palumbi, PhD , Stanford University ; Gregory Caporaso, PhD , Center for Microbial Genetics and Genomics Northern Arizona University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

The Carboxyl-Terminal 12 Residues of CMG2 are Crucial for its Function as an Anthrax Toxin Receptor
Rodolfo Jimenez , PhD Student/Graduate Research Assistant , University of Texas at San Antonio ; Srikanth Manam, MS , University of Texas at San Antonio ; Jilani Chaudry, PhD , University of Texas at San Antonio

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Exploring the role of Aire-expressing cells in shaping the thymic Treg repertoire and selection process
Maria Mouchess, PhD , Postdoctoral fellow , University of California, San Francisco ; Mark Anderson, MD/PhD , University of California, San Francisco

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Deadline-Driven Medical Job Scheduling on Virtualized Systems
Javier Delgado, PhD , Postdoc , Florida International University ; Anas Salah Eddin, MS , Florida International University ; S. Masoud Sadjadi, PhD , Florida International University ; Malek Adjouadi, PhD , Florida International University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Regulation of Male and Female Gametogenesis by Two Distinct CPEB Paralogs in Planaria
Labib Rouhana, PhD , Postdoctoral Researcher , Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Phillip Newmark, PhD , Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Mitochondrial Function, But Not Glucose Uptake, Is Disrupted In Skeletal Muscle from Bmal1-/- Mice
Mary Garcia-Cazarin, PhD , Postdoctoral Research Associate , University of Kentucky ; Mellani Lefta , University of Kentucky ; Karyn Esser, PhD , University of Kentucky ; Francisco Andrade, PhD , Professor , University of Kentucky

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

A Biometric Application for Thermal Facial Signatures and Templates Using Mid-Wave Infrared Images
Ana Guzman, PhD , Florida International University ; Malek Adjouadi, PhD , Florida International University ; Armando Barreto, PhD , Florida International University ; Jean Andrian, PhD , Florida International University ; Naphtali Rishe, PhD , Florida International University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

The Effect of Cold Plasma on Inactivation and Growth of Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aerunginosa, Salmonella Typhimurium and Bacillus cereus for Food Industry and Medical Applications
Guadalupe Vidal, PhD , research associate , Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi ; Hoang Pham , Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi ; Jennifer Ausland, AS , Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi ; Magesh Thiyagarajan, PhD , Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Challenges and improvements in bioinformatics analysis of Next Generation Sequencing applied to natural population
Jose Medina , University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras ; Mayté Ruiz, PhD , University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras ; Riccardo Papa, PhD , University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras ; Humberto Ortiz Zuazaga, PhD , University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Analyzing In Vivo Conformational Changes of a Transcription Factor, c-Myb, Using Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) technology
Olivia George, PhD , Post-doctoral Fellow , University of New Mexico ; Scott Ness, PhD , Professor: Molecular Genetics Microbiology , University of New Mexico

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Catching Electrons in the Act:: Attosecond Dynamics in Metals and Semiconductors
Desiré Whitmore, PhD , Postdoctoral Fellow , University of California, Berkeley ; Andrey Gandman, PhD , Postdoctoral Researcher , University of California, Berkeley ; James Prell, PhD , Postdoctoral Researcher , University of California, Berkeley ; Lauren Borja, B.S. , Graduate Researcher , University of California, Berkeley ; Daniel Neumark, PhD , Professor of Chemistry , University of California, Berkeley ; Stephen Leone, PhD , Professor of Chemistry , University of California, Berkeley

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Transmission And Persistence Of Johne's Disease: Is The Iceberg Phenomenon Consistent With Disease Transmission Dynamics
Gesham Magombedze, PhD , Post-doc , University of Tennessee ; Calistus Ngonghala, PhD , Postdoctoral Fellow , NIMBioS: National Insitute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Neuronal Regulation of the Pancreatic Beta Cell Mass
Hector Macias, PhD , UCSF ; Michael German, MD , UCSF

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

A formal knowledge representation approach for scientists to document and reuse data
Leonardo Salayandia , University of Texas at El Paso ; Ann Gates, PhD , Professor and Chair, Associate Vice President for Research , University of Texas at El Paso

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Glutamate Network Function is Altered Following Traumatic Brain Injury
David Cantu, PhD , Tufts University School of Medicine ; Kendall Walker, PhD , Tufts University School of Medicine ; Lauren Andresen , Tufts University School of Medicine ; Amaro Taylor-Weiner , Tufts University School of Medicine ; Giusepinna Tesco, MD, PhD , Tufts University School of Medicine ; Chris Dulla, PhD , Tufts University School of Medicine

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Prospects for Spent Fuel Measurements Using High-Rate Germanium Detectors
Douglas Rodriguez, PhD , NGSI Postdoctoral Fellow , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory ; Robert Runkle, PhD , Scientist , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Alternative splicing of the Cacna1b gene is implicated in anxiety
Arturo Andrade, PhD , postdoc , Brown University ; Kevin Bath , Brown University ; Sylvia Denome , Brown University ; Diane Lipscombe , Brown University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Comparison of Tamoxifen (TAM)-DNA Adduct Levels in Uterine Tissue from Different Species of Monkeys and Humans Exposed to TAM
Elena Hernandez Ramon, MD/PhD , Postdoctoral fellow , National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute ; Nicole Sandoval , Fullerton University ; Charles Wood , Wake Forest University School of Medicine ; Mark Cline , Wake Forest University School of Medicine ; Ruth Woodward , National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ; Miriam Poirier, PhD , Head of Section , National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Chlamydomonas: A Mapping Population for Studying Function-Valued Traits
Kyle Hernandez, PhD , Postdoctoral Fellow , The University of Texas At Austin ; Jacob Malcom, BS , Graduate Student , The University of Texas At Austin ; Tom Juenger, PhD , Associate Professor , The University of Texas At Austin

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Non-thermal Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet for Biomedical Applications
Abdollah Sarani, PhD , Postdoctoral research associate , Plasma Engineering Research Lab, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi ; Magesh Thiyagarajan, PhD , Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Functional Analysis of Genetic Drivers of Lung and Colorectal Cancer
Casey Dorr, PhD , Post Doctoral Associate , University of Minnesota ; Callie Janik, BS , Scientist , University of Minnesota ; Brandon Ng, BS , University of Minnesota ; Tim Starr, PhD , University of Minnesota

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

A High fiber, Low Fat Diet Leads to Upregulation of Endogenous Antioxidants in African-American Women from the ANULIFE Study
Celia Garcia-Prieto, Ph.D. , Postdoctoral Fellow , University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center ; Sheyda Aboii, BS , University of Texas Health Science Center ; Sandra Cormier, BS , University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center ; Richard Hajek, Ph.D. , University of Texas M.D.Anderson Cancer ; Peng Huang, M.D., Ph.D. , Professor , University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center ; Lovell Jones, Ph.D. , University of Texas M.D.Anderson Cancer Center

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

The Economic Impact of an E-Commerce Website
Samuel Zapata , Clemson University ; Carlos Carpio, PhD , Assistant Professor , Clemson University ; Olga Isengildina-Massa, Ph.D. , Clemson University ; Dave Lamie, Ph.D. , Clemson University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Filling gaps over the radar rainfall field
Kibrewossen Tesfagiorgis, PhD , NOAA-CREST ; Shayesteh Mahani, Ph.D , The City College ; Reza Khanbilvardi, PhD , NOAA Chair Professor , The City College of New York

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

The Deinococcus radiodurans RecN protein enhances the recombinase activity of RecA protein during homologous recombination in vitro
Lee Uranga, PhD , New Mexico State University ; Emigdio Reyes, PhD , University of Pennsylvania ; Praveen Patidar, PhD , New Mexico State University ; Regina Fernandez , New Mexico State Univesity ; Shelley Lusetti, PhD , Professor , New Mexico State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Physics Education Research at the University of Washington
Ximena Cid, PhD , Postdoctorate Fellow , University of Washington, Seattle ; Lillian McDermott, PhD , University of Washington, Seattle

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

A multi- year time series analysis of major traffic air pollutants in El Paso, TX and Atlanta, GA
Amit U. Raysoni, PhD , Postdoctoral Research Associate , Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University ; John L. Pearce, PhD , Emory University ; Wen-Whai Li, Ph.D., P.E. , Professor , University of Texas at El Paso ; Jeremy A. Sarnat, ScD , Associate Professor , Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Genetic and Epigenomic Analyses of Human Retinoblastoma
Justina McEvoy, PhD , St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ; Jinghui Zhang , St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ; Claudia Benavente , St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ; Jacqueline Flores-Otero , St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ; Michael Dyer , St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Development of a Ultra-Filtration Method for the Concentration of Male-Specific Coliphage as a Surrogate for Enteric Viruses in Seawater
Roberto Marrero-Ortiz, Ph.D. , Post-Doctoral Fellow , U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Gulf Coast Seafood Laboratory ; William Burkhardt III, Ph.D , Microbial Hazard Chief , U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Gulf Coast Seafood Laboratory

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

BRAFV600E and PI3'-Kinase Signaling Pathways Cooperate to Regulate Protein Translation in Human Melanoma Cells
Jillian Silva, Ph.D. , Postdoctoral Scholar , University of California, San Francisco ; Christina Bulman , University of California, San Francisco ; Martin McMahon, Ph.D. , Professor , University of California, San Francisco

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Elucidation Of The Role Of MtdA In The H4MPT Oxidation Pathway
Norma Martinez-Gomez, PhD , University of Washington ; Sandy Nguyen , University of Washington ; Mary Lidstrom, PhD , University of Washington

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Restoration of Acacia koa on Hawai'i: Probing the Genome
Shaneka Lawson, PhD , PhD Candidate , Purdue University ; Charles Michler, PhD , Purdue University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

An fMRI study of cigarette smokers performing an inhibitory control task: neural correlates of nicotine withdrawal
Richard Mulligan, PhD , Postdoctoral Fellow , Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine ; Lawrence Sweet, PhD , Associate Professor , Brown University School of Medicine ; Raymond Niaura, PhD , Associate Director of Science , American Legacy Foundation ; Andrey Anokhin, PhD , Associate Professor , Washington University School of Medicine

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Data Mining For Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Data
Tia Vance, PhD , Delaware State University ; Dragoljub Pokrajac, PhD , Professor , Delaware State University ; Aleskandar Lazarevic, PhD , United Technologies Research Center ; Natasa Reljin , Delaware State University ; Noureddine Melikechi, PhD , Dean , Delaware State University ; Aristides Marcano, PhD , Delaware State University ; Yuri Markushin, PhD , Delaware State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

A Fundamental Cellular Process Explored Using Multiscale Computer Simulation: Protein Interactions Involved in Clathrin Mediated Endocytosis
Francisco X. Vázquez, PhD , Postdoctoral Scholar , University of Chicago ; Gregory A. Voth, PhD , Professor , University of Chicago

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Solving Cryptarithmetic Problems With Multithreading & Sequence Validation Algorithm
Orlando Diaz, BS , IT Specialist , Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Hato Rey ; Alfredo Cruz , Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

miR290-5p/292-5p Activate the Immunoglobulin kappa Locus in B Cell Development
Patty Garcia, PhD , University of California, Berkeley ; Mark Schlissel, MD, PhD , University of California, Berkeley

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Fostering Collaborative Leadership Through the Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice In A Social Service Agency
Ann Reyes-Robbins, JD, PhD , Executive Director , ChildLaw Research ; James Kincaid, PhD , Aerol Arnold Professor , University of Southern California

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

The transient association between MARCKS and the cytoplasmic side of the apical membrane governs the PIP2 dependent regulation of the epithelial sodium channel
Abdel Alli, PhD/MPH , Postdoctoral Fellow , Emory University School of Medicine ; Hui-Fang Bao, MD , Emory University School of Medicine ; He-Ping Ma, MD , Emory University School of Medicine ; Bing-Chen Liu, MD , Emory University School of Medicine ; Ling Yu, PhD , Emory University School of Medicine ; Douglas Eaton, PhD , Emory University School of Medicine

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Bisphenol A and Children's Health: Results from the CHAMACOS Study
Kim Harley, PhD , University of California, Berkeley ; Lesliam Quirós-Alcalá, PhD , Postdoctoral Researcher , University of California, Berkeley ; Jonathan Chevrier, PhD , University of California, Berkeley ; Robert Gunier, MPH , University of California, Berkeley ; Kristen Tyler , University of California, Berkeley ; Michelle Vedar, MPH , University of California, Berkeley ; Raul Aguilar, PhD , University of California, Berkeley ; Asa Bradman, PhD , University of California, Berkeley ; Antonia Calafat, PhD , Centers for Disease Control & Prevention ; Brenda Eskenazi, PhD , Center Director, Mentor/PI , University of California, Berkeley

8:00 PM

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Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(arylene ether sulfone) Hybrid Copolymers as Proton Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cells
Susan Ramos-Hunter , Fisk University ; Vaughn Franklin , Fisk University ; Queen Stevenson , Fisk University ; Juan Tuberquia , Vanderbilt University ; Natalie Arnett, PhD , Assistant Professor , Fisk University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

LEPTIN-VEGFR-2 AXIS INDUCES NOTCH IN ENDOTHELIAL CELLS
Viola Lanier, MSBR , Morehouse School of Medicine ; Ruben Gonzalez-Perez, PhD , Associate Professor , Morehouse School of Medicine

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Bradykinin B1 Receptor Abolishes The Neuroprotective Effect Of Bradykinin B2 Receptor After Organophosphate-induced Toxicity
Wilmarie Torres Rivera, BS , Graduate Student , Universidad Central del Caribe ; Dinely Perez, BS , Research Scientist Specialist , Universidad Central del Caribe ; Marimee Carrasco, BS , Graduate Student , Universidad Central del Caribe ; Angelie Del Valle, BS , Graduate Student , Universidad Central del Caribe ; Vesna Eterovic, PhD , Professor , Universidad Central del Caribe ; Pedro Ferchmin, PhD , Professor , Universidad Central del Caribe ; Antonio Henrique Baccin Martins, PhD , Assistant Professor , Universidad Central del Caribe

8:00 PM

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Assessing Individual Differences in Adaptation to Extreme Environments: A 36-Hour Sleep Deprivation Study
Jacqueline Martinez, MS , Graduate Research Associate , USRA Education Associates Program ; Patricia Cowings, PhD , Psychophysiologist , NASA Ames Research Center ; William Toscano, PhD , Psychophysiologist , NASA Ames Research Center

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Rescue and Rehabilitation of an Orphaned West African Manatee Calf (Trichechus senegalensis) in Gabon, Africa
Jonathan Pérez, BS , Research technician , Puerto Rico Manatee Conservation Center, Inter American University of Puerto Rico ; Antonio Mignucci, PhD , Principal Investigator , Puerto Rico Manatee Conservation Center, Inter American University of Puerto Rico

8:00 PM

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Open Notebook Science: Tools of the Trade
Anthony Salvagno, MS , University of New Mexico ; Steven Koch, PhD , University of New Mexico

8:00 PM

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Discrete Epidemic Models with Arbitrary Stage Distributions and Applications to Disease Control
Nancy Hernandez Ceron, MSc , Purdue ; Zhilan Feng, PhD , Prof. , Purdue University ; Carlos Castillo-Chavez, PhD , Prof. , Arizona State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Regulation of the Small GTPase RAB-3 at the C. elegans Neuromuscular Junction
Mónica Feliú-Mójer , Harvard Medical School ; Zhitao Hu , Harvard Medical School ; Joshua Kaplan , Harvard Medical School

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Association of Rac1 dysregulation and learning disability
Luis Alberto Martinez, BS , University of Houston ; Maria Victoria Tejada-Simon, PhD , Assistant Professor , University of Houston

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Ecological Memory in Farmed Landscapes: Predicting Distributions of Amphibian Communities in Palouse Prairie Wetlands
Erim Gomez, M.S. , PhD Student , Washington State University ; Rodney Sayler, Ph.D. , Associate Professor , Washington State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Role of non-covalent interactions in catalytic asymmetric allylations and propargylations of aldehydes: Computational insights
Diana Sepulveda, PhD , United States , Texas A&M University ; Tongxiang Lu, PhD , Texas A&M University ; Steven Wheeler, PhD , Texas A&M University

8:00 PM

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Anatomical, Histological, and Molecular Characterization of the Venom of Squalus acanthias and Heterodontus francisci
Dom Gonzalez-Jurado , University of California, Los Angeles ; Dom Gonzalez-Jurado , University of California, Los Angeles

8:00 PM

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Engineering high-affinity human single-chain T cell receptors against MART1 cancer antigens
Sheena Smith , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Daniel Sommermeyer , Max-Delbruck-Center ; Dolores Schendel , Institute for Molecular Immunology, Helmholtz Center ; Helga Bernhard , Institute for Molecular Immunology, Helmholtz Center ; Kurt Piepenbrink , Notre Dame University ; Brian Baker , Notre Dame University ; Thomas Blankenstein , Max-Delbruck-Center ; Wolfgang Uckert , Max-Delbruck-Center ; David Kranz , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Anatomical and Acoustical Determination of Sound Production in the West Indian (Trichechus manatus) and Amazonian (T. inunguis) Manatees
Nelmarie Landrau-Giovannetti, BS , Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón Campus ; Antonio A. Mignucci-Giannoni, PhD , Puerto Rico Manatee Conservation Center

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

BMP signaling promotes lateral vessel branching
Diana Chong , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; David Wiley, PhD , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Victoria Bautch, PhD , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

A Bayesian Integration Model of Heterogeneous Data Sources for Improved Gene Functional Inference
Noor Alaydie , Wayne State University ; Farshad Fotouhi, PhD , Wayne State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Metal-Organic Frame works: Highly Efficient and Reusable Catalyst for solvent free 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of Organic Azides to Alkynes
Peng Li , Teaching Assistant , University of Texas at San Antonio ; Banglin Chen, PhD , Full Professor , University of Texas at San Antonio

8:00 PM

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Using Remote Sensing and Progress Detection to Measure and Monitor Long Term Disaster Recovery in Post Katrina New Orleans, LA
Reginald Archer, MS , Graduate Student Researcher , University of California, Santa Barbara ; Keith Clarke, PhD , Professor , University of California, Santa Barbara

8:00 PM

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Development of a Soluble Acid-Sensing Ion Channel Extracellular Domain for Novel Drug Design
Rachel N Johnson, MS , UNT Health Science Center ; Eric B Gonzales, PhD , University of North Texas Health Science Center

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

The Validity of a Physical Activity Questionnaire in Rural Hispanic Diabetics
Noah Espinoza, BCH , Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ; Alyson Littman, PhD , Department of Veterans Affairs ; Glen Duncan, PhD , Associate Professor , University of Washington ; Beti Thompson, PhD , Full Member of the Public Health Sciences Division , Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

8:00 PM

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Chemical and Genetic Analysis of AXL Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling in Neural Crest EMT, Cell Migration, and Metastasis
Laura Jimenez, BS , University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute ; David Bearss, PhD , Associate Professor , University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute ; Robert Solovyev , Lab Technician , University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute ; Cristhian Toruno , University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute ; Tyler Laurent , University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute ; Cicely Jette, PhD , Assistant Professor , University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute ; Rodney Stewart, PhD , Assistant Professor , University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute

8:00 PM

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Tectonic Evolution of the western Margin of the Española Basin, Rio Grande Rift, NM: Rock Magnetic, Paleomagnetic, and Petrologic Data
Rhonda Trujillo , New Mexico Highlands University ; Michael Petronis, PhD , New Mexico Highlands University ; Jennifer Lindline, PhD , New Mexico Highlands University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

An Approach to Quantify Endomembrane Dynamics in Pollen Utilizing Bioactive Chemicals
Nolan Ung , Grduate Student Researcher , University of California, Riverside ; Michelle Q. Brown, PhD , Univeristy of California, Riverside ; Glenn R. Hicks, PhD , University of California, Riverside ; Natasha V. Raikhel, PhD , Univeristy of California, Riverside

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

A unique DinB residue permits elucidation of the DinB multi-protein complex formation in Escherichia coli
Tiziana Moccia, BS , Northeastern University ; Thomas Rands, BS , Research Technician , Northeastern University ; Pamela Rudnicki , Northeastern University ; Ida Lin , Northeastern University ; Marina Hincapie, PhD , Research Assistant Professor , Northeastern University ; Veronica Godoy-Carter, PhD , Assistant Professor , Northeastern University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Iron & Manganese Depositing Cold-Seeps: A Lotic to Marine Ecosystem At Soda Bay, Alaska
Wendy Smythe, PhD , Oregon Health & Sciences University: Institute of Environmental Health ; Sean McAllister, M.S. , Western Washington University ; Melanie Kadake , Oregon Health & Sciences University: Institute of Environmental Health ; Sung-Woo Lee, PhD , Oregon Health & Sciences University: Institute of Environmental Health ; Richard Davis, PhD , Oregon Health & Sciences University: Institute of Environmental Health ; Craig Moyer, PhD , Professor , Western Washington University ; Bradley Tebo, PhD , Professor , Oregon Health & Sciences University: Institute of Environmental Health

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Cellular Endosomal Escape via Photothermal Generated Membrane Disruption and Relaxation
Joseph Young, M.S. , Rice University ; Arthi Satyanarayan , Rice University ; Rebekah Drezek, PhD , Rice University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

A Model for the Use of Cloud Computing in a Structural Gene Annotation Workflow
Betty Gorbet , Graduate Research Assistant , Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi ; John Fernandez, PhD , Chair, Department of Computing Sciences and Associate Director of Engineering & Computing Sciences , Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Unraveling tetracycline resistance in puerto rican soils thru metagenomics
Frank Ferrer-Gonzalez, B.S. , Graduate Student , University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez ; Carlos Rios-Velazquez, PhD , Associate Professor , University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez ; GIovanni Gonzalez-Lopez , undergraduate student , University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez ; Juliana Rodriguez-Varela , undergraduate student , University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Using Dynamic Programming and Phylogenetic Clustering to Reveal Structure/Function Relationships in the Y-Family DNA Polymerases That Bypass DNA Damage Caused by Mutagenic Carcinogens
Joshua Loving, BS , Student , Boston University ; Anna Tassinari, BS , Student , Boston University ; Yozen Hernandez, BA , Student , Boston University ; Edward Loechler, PhD , Professor , Boston University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Habitat and Biodiversity Mapping for the Determination of Algal Biomass Mariculture Sites in Coastal Areas of Puerto Rico
Norberto Quiñones-Vilches, BS , University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus ; Joel Meléndez-Díaz , University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus ; Agnerys Rodríguez , University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus ; Gary Gervais, PhD , University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus ; Loretta Roberson, PhD , University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Intraspecific Variation Influences Natual Settlement of Eastern Oyster
James Sanchez, BS , Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ; Lee Smee, PhD , Assistant Professor , Texas A & M, Corpus Christi ; Deborah Overath, PhD , Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ; Keith Johnson, PhD , Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Shoot and Root Communication in Corn in Response to Insect Attack
Lina Castano-Duque , Pennsylvania State University ; Dawn Luthe, PhD , Pennsylvania State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Identification Of Kinases Involved In The Regulation Of Homologous Recombination Mediated DNA Repair
Antonio Abeyta, BS , Graduate Research Fellow , Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ; Toshiyasu Tanighuchi, MD, PhD , Associate Member , Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Alcohol Synthesis from CO/H2 Over Alkali-Promoted Transition Metal Sulfide Catalysts
Belinda Molina, M.S. , Graduate Student Researcher, NASA GSRP Fellow , University of Texas at El Paso ; Russell Chianelli, PhD , University of Texas, El Paso

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Marine Community Respiration Rates In Response to Climate Change
John Fleming , University of Southern California ; William Berelson, PhD , University of Southern California

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Cardiovascular Repair: Scaffold addition of engineered macrophages to create a healing tissue engineering construct
Karen Eaton , Graduate Student , University of Washington ; Marta Scatena , University of Washington

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Detecting Malicious Transmissions using the NetFPGA Open Research Platform
Nathan Miller, MCIS , Youngstown State University ; Frehiwot Robba, MECE , Youngstown State University ; Graciela Perera, PhD , Scientist , Bell Laboratories ; Jeremy Cummins, BS , Youngstown State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

A Role for Dopamine D1 Receptors in Ethanol Reward
Melanie Pina, BA , Graduate Student , Oregon Health and Science University ; Christopher Cunningham, PhD , Professor , Oregon Health and Science University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Investigating a Special Class of Central Configurations for the Three-Dimensional Spatial Six Body Problem
Christopher Toni, BA , Graduate Student , University of California, Santa Cruz ; Marian Gidea, PhD , Professor , Northeastern Illinois University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Potential Sulfate Reduction Rates within the Interstitial Material of Massive Sulfides of Middle Valley
Kiana Frank , Harvard University ; Dan Rogers, PhD , Harvard University ; Heather Olins , Harvard University ; Peter Girguis, PhD , John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Natural Sciences , Harvard University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Multi-material and Shape Optimization using Meshfree Methods
Luis Fernandez , Clemson University ; Georges Fadel, PhD , Clemson University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Precrystallization Screening of a GABA-rho (GABAc) receptor
Heather Snell , University of North Texas Health Science Center ; Eric B Gonzales, PhD , University of North Texas Health Science Center

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

An inducible estrogen receptor co-activator, PELP1 murine breast cancer model
Valerie Cortez, BS , PhD Candidate , The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ; Lewis Chodosh, MD, PhD , University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine ; Rajeshwar Rao Tekmal, PhD , The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ; Ratna Vadlamudi, PhD , Professor , The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Assessing possible a breeding population as snook numbers increase in South Texas
Alin Gonzalez , Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi ; Deborah Overath, PhD , Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

2 Billion Year Phosphatic Rock Hosts Microfossils With Possible Eukaryotic Affinities
Chris Crosby , University of Minnesota ; Jake Bailey, PhD , Assistant Professor , University of Minnesota

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Security-Enable Technology Acceptance Model (STAM): Business Security Concerns in the Adoption of Virtual Storage
Monica Ocasio , Universidad del Turabo ; Shuyuan Mary Ho, PhD , Drexel university ; Eulalia Marquez , Universidad del Turabo

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Smoothing Functional Data with Bayesian Method
Jingjing Yang , Rice University ; Dennis Cox, PhD , Rice University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Negative Emotions, Acculturation, and Health Behaviors in Middle-Aged Mexican-American Women
Alicia Nunez, B.A. , San Diego State University ; Linda C. Gallo, PhD , Professor , San Diego State University ; Patricia Gonzalez, PhD , San Diego State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Precrystallization Screening of FMRF-amide Gated Sodium Channel in Helix Aspersa
Amruta Agharkar , University of North Texas Health Science Center ; Eric B. Gonzales, PhD , University of North Texas Health Science Center

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Data Mining Social Media Networks For Terrorist Events Indicators
Nathaniel Gonzalez, BS , Data and Technology Specialist , Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico ; Alfredo Cruz , Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico ; Jeffrey Duffany , Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico ; Jose Ortiz , Uninversity of Puerto Rico

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Elucidating the mechanism of asymmetric division within the epithelial follicle stem cell niche
Angela Castanieto , University of California, San Francisco ; Todd Nystul , University of California, San Francisco

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Ruthenium-Clotrimazole Complexes as Novel Chemotherapeutic agents against Leishmania major
Eva Iniguez , University of Texas at El Paso ; Rosa Maldonado, Ph.D. , Associate professor , The University of Texas at El Paso

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Analysis of the Swimming Motion of Tritrichomonas foetus: Key Insight for Bioinspiration
Stefan Nwandu-Vincent, BS , The University of Tennessee-Knoxville ; Jun Chen, PhD , The University of Tennessee-Knoxville ; Scott Lenaghan, PhD , Research Assistan Professor , The University of Tennessee-Knoxville ; Mingjun Zhang, PhD , Associate Professor , The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Price Formation in Multilevel Semi-Markov Limit Order Markets
Jonathan Chávez Casillas, BSc , Purdue University ; José Figueroa López, Assistant Professor , Purdue University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Multi-Target Planning of Steerable Tubular Robots for Medical Procedures
Jeremy Cole , North Carolina State University ; Edgar Lobaton, PhD , North Carolina State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Development of an Eye Tracker Using the Kalman Filter with Outlier Removal for use in a Visual Speech Recognition System
Raul Ignacio Ramos Garcia , Clemson University ; John N. Gowdy, PhD , Clemson University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Environmental Campaign, Education and Community Outreach in Puerto Rico: Soul of Bahia
Mara Castro-Ortiz , University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus ; Marcela Canon , Natural Resources Manager , Bahia Beach Resort and Golf Club

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Synthesis of Novel Lipopeptides for Drug Delivery Vehicles Targeting Cancer Cells
Magaly Salinas, M.Sc. , University of Texas at San Antonio ; Idaira Hueso-Falcón , Universidad de La Laguna ; Adelphe Mfuh , University of Texas at San Antonio ; George Negrete, Ph.D. , Professor , University of Texas at San Antonio

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Parametric Estimation of Stationary Stochastic Processes under Indirect Observability
Robert Azencott , University of Houston ; Ilya Timofeyev, Phd , University of Houston ; Peng Ren, MS , University of Houston

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Comparison of Algorithms for Clustering Time Series Data Streams
Ana Aparicio , University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez ; Edgar Acuna, PhD , Professor , University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Analysis of Aerosol Optical Depth Coincidences
Araceli Lopez-Garibay, BS , San Jose State University ; Patrick Hamill, PhD , Professor , San Jose Sate University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Protection of Mitochondrial Function During Ischemia Reperfusion
Andrea Herrera, BS , California State University ; Priya Khan , California State University ; Katrina Yamazaki, PhD , Assistant Professor , California State University, Los Angeles

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Downstream Effects of Diversion Dams on Riparian Vegetation Communities in the Routt National Forest, Colorado
Simeon Caskey, BS , Graduate Research Assistant , Colorado State University ; Ellen Wohl, PhD , Colorado State University ; Kate Dwyer, PhD , USDA Forest Service ; David Merritt, PhD , USDA Forest Service

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Model-Free Machine Learning Method for Survival Probability Prediction
Yuan Geng , North Carolina State University ; Wenbin Lu , Associate Professor , North Carolina State University ; Hao Helen Zhang , Associate Professor , North Carolina State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Stoichiometry of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 (mTORC1) And Complex 2 (mTORC2) deciphered by Single-Molecule Pulldown (SiMPull)
Edwin Arauz , Research Assistant , Department of Cell and Developmental Biology ; Ankur Jain , Research Assistant , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Taekjip Ha , Professor , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Jie Chen , Professor , Department of Cell and Developmental Biology

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Improving Professional Skills Through Out-of-Class Experiences in Psychology
Daisy Bueno, B.A. , Illinois State University ; Alycia Hund, PhD , Associate Professor , Illinois State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Determining the Role of TCF7L2 in Pancreatic Cancer
Malaina Gaddis , Graduate Student , University of Southern California ; Seth Frietze, PhD , University of Southern California ; Peggy J Farnham, PhD , William M Keck Professor of Biochemistry Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology , University of Southern California

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Two-Sample Binomial Score Confidence Intervals in Small Samples: Evaluating Adjusted versus Unadjusted Score Statistics
Navneet Hakhu , University of Washington, Seattle ; Scott Emerson, M.D., Ph.D. , Professor , University of Washington, Seattle

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Effects of Body Image Dissatisfaction and Social Support on Risk for Developing Obesity in African American Adolescents
Maria Lopez Castillo, BA , San Diego State University ; Sara Mijares St. George, MA , University of South Carolina ; Dawn Wilson, PhD , University of South Carolina

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Taking Advantage of Multi-User Diversity in OFDM Systems
Jose Armando Oviedo , Graduate Student/Adjunct Faculty Instructor , University of California, Santa Cruz ; Hamid Sadjadpour, PhD , Professor/Faculty , University of California, Santa Cruz

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Synthesizing and Comparing a Series of Biscavitand Model Systems for Self-Assembling Oligomers
Jeffrey Buenaflor , Graduate Research Associate , California State University, Los Angeles ; Linda Gutierrez-Tunstad, PhD , Professor , California State University, Los Angeles

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Relationships, Play, and Mathematics: Secondary Mathematics Pre-service Teachers engaging Latin@ Middle School Students to Play with Mathematics
Juan M. Gerardo , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Sonya E. Irving , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Rochelle Gutierrez, PhD , Professor , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Understanding Mobile Malware through the Reverse Engineering
Ana Patricia Becerra , Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico ; Jeffrey Duffany , Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Inhibition of EGFR Signal Transduction in Human Keratinocytes Infected with Oncogenic HPV Leads to a Decrease in Viral Transcript Levels and Genome Numbers
Anastacia M. Maldonado , University of New Mexico ; Michelle A. Ozbun, Ph.D. , Principal Investigator , University of New Mexico

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Enhancing the Expressiveness of the CleanJava Language
Melisa Vela , University of Texas at El Paso ; Yoonsik Cheon, PhD , Associate Professor , University of Texas at El Paso

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Testing and Characterization of SrI2:Eu2+ for Implementation in the PNG-Grand Experiment
Rose Perea, MS , Graduate Student , Fisk University ; Arnold Burger, PhD , Professor , Fisk University ; Ann Parsons, PhD , Goddard Space Flight Center ; Keivan Stassun, PhD , Associate Professor , Vanderbilt University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Molecular Mechanisms Responsible for the Selective and Low-grade Induction of Pro-inflammatory mediators by Lipopolysaccharide
Bianca Baker , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; Trevor Glaros , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; Urmila Maitra , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; Hui Deng , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; Liwu Li , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

SELF-CONJUGATE VECTOR PARTITIONS AND THE PARITY OF THE SPT-FUNCTION
George Andrews, Ph.D. , Pennsylvania State University ; Frank Garvan, Ph.D. , University of Florida ; Jie Liang , University of Florida

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Humanin Reduces Cyclophosphamide Induced Male Germ Cell Apoptosis in Mice
Aikoui Ohanyan, B.S. , Graduate Student , California State University Dominguez Hills ; Yan He Lue, PhD , Los Angeles Biomedical Institute ; Christina Wang, MD , Los Angeles Biomedical Institute ; Ronald Swerdloff, MD , Los Angeles Biomedical Institute

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Dry Reforming of Methane: Study of Pyrochlore Catalysts Performance
Felipe Polo-Garzon, BS , Graduate Research Assistant , Clemson University ; David Bruce, PhD , Professor , Clemson University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Computing strongly-connected components of graphs and their periods using a Pregel model
José Carlos Bonilla, BS , University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus ; Edusmildo Orozco, PhD , Assistant Professor , University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Application of SAR, ASTER GDEM, and LandSat Datasets and Various Forms of Imagery to Resolve Geology Bedrock Structure in Areas of Poor Exposure: Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
Sarah Cervera, PhD , Ph.D. Candidate , The Universtiy of Texas at El Paso ; Terry Pavlis, PhD , Professor , University of Texas at El Paso

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

The diet, fitness level and insulin resistance of Hispanic children living in an urban Milwaukee, WI community are associated with childhood obesity
Margarita Santiago , University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Tara LaRowe, PhD , University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Jeff Sledge, PhD , University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Angelica Delgado , United Community Center ; Magdalisse Gonzalez , United Community Center ; Aaron Carrel, MD , University of Wisconsin-Madison ; David Allen, MD , University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Dale Schoeller, PhD , University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Alexandra Adams, MD, PhD , University of Wisconsin-Madison

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Transynaptic Hypothalamic Regulation of Endocrine Pancreas Physiology
Wilfredo Rosario, MS , Doctoral Candidate , University of Chicago ; Christopher Rhodes, PhD , Professor , University of Chicago ; Martin Myers, PhD , Associate Professor , University of Michigan

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

A Discrete Optimal Control Influenza Model with Age-Structure
Paula A. Gonzalez Parra , The University of Texas at El Paso ; Sunmi Lee, PhD , Arizona State University ; Leticia Velazquez, PhD , Associate Professor , UTEP ; Carlos Castillo-Chavez, PhD , Prof. , Arizona State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

The Role Of Tat Polymorphisms In The HIV-1 Latent Reservoir
Joe Romeo, PhD , Professor , San Francisco State University ; Victor Murillo , San Francisco State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Effects of Retinoic Acid in Meniscus and Articular Fibrocartilage
Eva Baylon , Stanford University ; Marc Levenston, PhD , Associate Professor , Stanford University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Understanding malfunctions in disease states related to oscillatory calcium signaling via a photochromic reversible calcium cage
Adwoa Sasu , California State University Los Angeles ; Alison McCurdy, PhD , California State University Los Angeles

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Artificial Photosynthesis via Titaium Dioxide Coated Silver Nanowires
Leisha Armijo, MS , Research Assistant , University of New Mexico ; Antonio Rivera, MS , Research Assistant , University of New Mexico ; Salomon Maestas , Research Assistant , University of New Mexico ; Cristihan Carrillo , University of New Mexico ; Nathaniel Cook , Research Assistant , University of New Mexico ; Gennady Smolyakov, PhD , Research Professor , University of New Mexico ; Marek Osinski, PhD , Professor , University of New Mexico

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Rest state fMRI extraction from task-driven data using independent component analysis
Anas Salah Eddin, MS , Florida International University ; Jin Wang, phD , Student , Florida International University ; S. Masoud Sadjadi, PhD , Associate Professor , Florida International University ; Malek Adjouadi, PhD , Florida International University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Data Mining Applied to fMRI Clinical Data
Gabriel Lizarraga, MS , Student , Florida International University ; Jin Wang, phD , Student , Florida International University ; Mercedes Cabrerizo, PhD , Researcher , Florida International University ; Malek Adjouadi, PhD , Florida International University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Conserved Structural Motifs of the Central Pair Complex Projections in Eukaryotic Flagella
Blanca Carbajal-González, BA , Brandeis University ; Thomas Heuser, PhD , Brandeis University ; Xiaofeng Fu, PhD , Brandeis University ; Jianfeng Lin, PhD , Brandeis University ; Daniela Nicastro, Ph.D , Brandeis University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Electrophysiological and Neuronal Localization Techniques for Cultured Aplysia Neurons
Johana Carolina Vega Leonel, Ph.D. Student , University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign ; Marianne Catanho, Ph.D.Student , Graduate Student , University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign ; Christopher Quinn, Ph.D. Student , University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign ; Todd Coleman, Ph.D. , University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign ; Hyunjoon Kong, Ph.D. , Assistant Profesor , University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Cortisol, Alpha-amylase and Mind Wandering: Possible Mechanisms Behind The Stress Induced Changes in Attention
Brittney Tamayo, B.S. , Graduate Student , Nova Southeastern University ; Jonathan Banks, PhD , Assistant Professor , Nova Soutehastern University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Elucidation Of The Role Of Nitric Oxide During Contractile Ring Formation In Drosophila melanogaster Embryo Development
Deena Hassanein, BS , San Francisco State University ; Blake Riggs, PhD , Assistant Professor of Biology , San Francisco State University ; Wilfred F. Denetclaw, PhD , Associate Professor , San Francisco State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Microbial Oxidation of Natural Gas Emanating from Coal Oil Point Seep Fields
Stephanie Mendes , University of California, Santa Barbara ; David Valentine, PhD , University of California, Santa Barbara

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

The Phosphoglycerate Kinase (Pgk) Gene Family – An Example of Evolution by Gene Duplication
Pedro Trejo Jr., M.S. , University of Texas at San Antonio ; Carolina B. Livi, Ph.D. , Assistant Professor/Research , University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ; Yufeng Wang, Ph.D. , Associate Professor of Bioinformatics , University of Texas at San Antonio ; John R. McCarrey, Ph.D. , Professor of Genetics , University of Texas at San Antonio

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Mercury body burden in Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus)
Lucero Correa , Graduate Intern I , University of Alaska Fairbanks ; Lorrie D. Rea, PhD , Wildlife Physiologist III , Alaska Department of Fish and Game ; J.Margaret Castellini, MS , Research Associate , University of Alaska Fairbanks ; Todd M. O'Hara, PhD , Associate Professor , University of Alaska Fairbanks

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

A Functional Genomics Approach in Yeast: The Role of DNA repair in Trichloroethylene Toxicity
Vanessa De La Rosa, B.S , University of California, Berkeley ; Jonathan Asfaha , University of California, Berkeley ; Chris Vulpe, Ph.D. , Associate Professor , University of California, Berkeley

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Detection and Localization of Porcupine: a Conserved Membrane-bound O-acyltransferase Involved in the Post-translational Lipid Modification of Wnts
David Hernandez, BS , student researcher , San Francisco State University ; Lisa Galli, BS , Research Technician , San Francisco State University ; Vishwanath Lingappa, PhD , Chief Technology Officer and Co-CEO and Member of the Board of Directors , Prosetta Antiviral Inc. ; Laura Burrus, PhD , San Francisco State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Learning and Memory in a Drosophila Model of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Janet Lafler , San Jose State University ; Rachael French, PhD , San Jose State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Oxidative Folding of Cruzain, the Cysteine Protease Involved in the Progression of Chagas Disease
Veronica Gonzalez, MS , Graduate Student , University of Texas at El Paso ; Marisol Romero, MS , University of Texas at El Paso ; Rituraj Pal, PhD , Post-doctoral Fellow , Baylor College of Medicine ; Mahesh Narayan, PhD , Associate Profesor , University of Texas at El Paso

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Purification of Transcription Factors Using Promoter Trapping
Linda Nagore , University of Texas at San Antonio ; Harry Jarrett , University of Texas at San Antonio

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

How does sexual identity lead to sexual dimorphism? A genomic analysis of sex determination
Erin Jimenez , United States , Johns Hopkins University ; Mark Van Doren, PhD , Professor , Johns Hopkins University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Celestial Explosions: Classification of Supernovae from Remnants
Charee Peters, BS , Fisk University ; Laura Lopez, PhD , Massachusetts Institute of Technology ; Keivan Stassun, PhD , Associate Professor , Vanderbilt University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Global Metabolic Profiling of Infection by an Oncogenic Virus: KSHV Alters Endothelial Cell Fatty Acid Metabolism for the Survival of Latent Infection
Erica Sanchez , University of Washington ; Tracie Delgado, PhD , University of Washington ; Roman Camarda , University of Washington ; Michael Lagunoff, PhD , University of Washington

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

HF Oblique Incident Sounding For Calibration Of An Over-The-Horizon Radar (OTHR) System
Zachary Dunn, BS , Graduate Research Assistant , University of Oklahoma ; Mark Yeary, PhD , Hudson/Torchmark Presidential Professor , University of Oklahoma

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Monitoring Social And Virtual Networks For Nefarious Activities
Damian Alvillar, MS , Homeland Security and Defense Fellow , California State University, Dominguez Hills ; Antonia Boadi, PhD , Professor , California State University, Dominguez Hills

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Stress Drop Variations in New Zealand Using Empirical Green's Function
Lennox Thompson, PhD candidate , Graduate Student , University of Texas at El Paso ; Diane Doser, PhD , Professor , University of Texas at El Paso

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Utilizing Resistivity Soundings and Forensic Geochemistry to Better Understand the Groundwater Contributions and the Interaction with Surface Water in a Streambed in the Texas Gulf Coast Area
Paniz Bighash, MS , Graduate Teaching Assistant , Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi ; Dorina Murgulet, PhD , Assistant Professor of Geology , Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Frequency and Occurrence of 16S rRNA Bacteroides Molecular Markers in the Gila River, Arizona
Berenise Rivera, MPH , The University of Arizona ; Kelley Riley, MS , The University of Arizona ; Channah Rock, PhD , The University of Arizona

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Bioinspired Interfaces for Detection and Identification of Bacteria in Blood
Vicente Nunez , University of California Riverside ; Jillian Larsen, BS , University of California Riverside ; Srigokul Upadhyayula, MS , University of California Riverside ; Valentine Vullev, PhD , Assistant Professor , University of California Riverside

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Synthesis of a Model Chelator for the Improvement of a Calcium Binding Photoswitch to be Used to Better Study Cell Signaling
DeVonna Gatlin , California State University, Los Angeles ; Alison McCurdy, PhD , Associate Professor , California State University, Los Angeles

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Vitamin D and Exercise and their Effects on Tumor Progession in Rat Models
Leon Clah, BS , Purdue Universtiy ; Ignacio Camarillo, PhD , Dr. , Purdue University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Aza-Altered Peptides for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
Nicole Trager , PhD Student , Medical University of South Carolina ; Jonathan Butler, MD, PhD , Vanderbilt University ; Narendra Banik, PhD , Medical University of South Carolina ; Craig Beeson, PhD , Professor , Medical University of South Carolina

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Spectroscopic Insights into Protein Folding at Birth: FRET Measurements on ApoHmpH
Arelys Rosado , University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Silvia Cavagnero, PhD , Professor , University of Wisconsin-Madison

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Mutational and Fluorescence Evidence For a PEP Activation Site in Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase
Steve Halaby , California State University, Los Angeles ; Scott Grover, PhD , California State University, Los Angeles

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Low-Level Dissolved Oxygen and pH Environmental Effects on the Early Development of California's Most Lucrative Commercial Fishery Species, Doryteuthis opalescens, the Market Squid
Michael Navarro , Scripps Institution of Oceanography ; Christina Frieder , Scripps Institution of Oceanography ; Jennifer Gonzalez , Scripps Institution of Oceanography ; Emily Bockmon , Scripps Institution of Oceanography ; Lisa Levin , Scripps Institution of Oceanography

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

L2 AND POINTWISE A POSTERIORI ERROR ESTIMATES FOR FEM FOR ELLIPTIC PDE ON SURFACES
Fernando Camacho, B.S. Engineering , Graduate student , University of Kentucky ; Alan Demlow, PhD , Associate Professor , University of Kentucky

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Multi Robot Motion Planning on Predefined Roadmap with Simultaneous Moves
Hiva Samadian, MSc , University of Puerto Rico ; Ellips Masihi, PhD , Tarbiat Modares University ; Amirhossein Chinaei, PhD , University of Puerto Rico ; Marko Schutz, PhD , University of Puerto Rico

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Automated Programs to Detect Hidden Messages in Social Networks
Moises Baez, MS , Student , California State University, Dominguez Hills ; Antonia Boadi, PhD , Professor , California State University, Dominguez Hills

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

The Effects of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles on Glycine Max Grown in Hydroponics
Alyssa De La Rosa, B.S. , University of California, Davis ; Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, PhD , University of Texas, El Paso ; Jose Peralta-Videa, PhD , University of Texas, El Paso ; Jeff Terry, PhD , Illinois Institute of Technology

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Design and Construction of an Electrophoretic Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Probe
Armando Rua, Msc , Graduate Center City University of New York ; Steve Greenbaum, PhD , Professor , Hunter College

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Landscape Genetics of Native Plant Species in Arches and Canyonlands National Parks
Meeyoon Choo, MS , University of Memphis ; Takuya Nakazato, PhD , University of Memphis ; Troy Wood, PhD , US Geological Survey

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Basin Architecture and Sedimentary Pathways in the East African Malawi Rift
Marina Bravo Foster , Graduate Student (PhD) , Arizona State University ; J. Ramon Arrowsmith, PhD , Arizona State University ; Andrew Cohen, PhD , University of Arizona ; Scott Robinson , Arizona State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

A Hybrid Speculative Optimization Algorithms to Help Predict Multi-Criteria Decisions
Xiaojing Wang , University of Texas at El Paso ; Angel F Garcia Contreras , Research Assistant , University of Texas at El Paso ; Martine Ceberio, PhD , Assistant Professor , University of Texas at El Paso ; Christian Del Hoyo , University of Texas at El Paso ; Luis Gutierrez , Research Assistant , University of Texas at El Paso

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Exploring the Cellular and Epigenetic Changes Associated with the Obligate Developmental Arrest in Embryos of the Killifish Austrofundulus limnaeus
Lee Toni , graduate student , University of North Texas ; Pamela Padilla, Ph.D. , Associate Professor , University of North Texas

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

An Intersection of Biology and Materials Science: Martensitic Phase Transformations in Key Biological Behaviors
Ricardo Komai , Northwestern University ; Gregory Olson, PhD , Professor , Northwestern University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Coordination Chemistry of a New Pyrrole-Based PNP Pincer Ligand
Teresa Virginia Ramos , University of Texas at San Antonio ; Zachary Tonzetich, PhD , University of Texas at San Antonio

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Assessing Avian Diets Of Migratory Songbirds Using Stable Isotope Analysis
Alejandra Maldonado , Texas A&M University ; Miguel Mora, PhD , Professor , Texas A&M University ; Ethan Grossman, PhD , Texas A&M University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Diet and Environment Influence Oxygen-Deprivation Survival in C. elegans
Anastacia Garcia, BSc. , Doctoral Student , University of North Texas ; Pamela Padilla, Ph.D. , Associate Professor , University of North Texas

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Development of Protease Reactivity Assays for Packed Microcolumns
Jose Cornejo , University of New Mexico ; Beth Ann Lopez , University of New Mexico ; Menkae Piyasena, PhD , University of New Mexico ; Steven Graves, PhD , University of New Mexico ; Gabriel Lopez, PhD , Professor , University of New Mexico

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Development and Validation of Butadiene Trihydroxybutyl-Valine Globin Peptide Standards for Quantitation of Butadiene Hemoglobin Adducts
Sujey Carro , UNC Chapel Hill ; James Swenberg, DVM, PhD , UNC Chapel Hill ; Wanda Bodnar, PhD , UNC Chapel Hill ; Leonard Collins , UNC Chapel Hill ; Narisa Bordeerat, PhD , UNC Chapel Hill

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Permissive Chromatin Environment In Cell Of Origin Allows For Aberrant Targeting of Chimeric Oncoprotein EWS-FLI
Nicholas Gomez , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Ian Davis, MD, PhD , Assistant Professor , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Role of 2-Oxoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenases in the Phytoremediation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Using the Plant Arabidopsis thaliana as a Model System
Juan C. Hernandez-Vega , University of Massachusetts Boston ; Gilbert E. Kayanja , University of Massachusetts Boston ; Noreen Okwara , University of Massachusetts Boston ; Brian Cady , University of Massachusetts Boston ; Daniel Kosilla , University of Massachusetts Boston ; Adan Colon-Carmona, PhD , University of Massachusetts Boston

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Potential Role of a Bacteriophage Encoded Amidase in Staphylococcus aureus Associated Infective Endocarditis
Sara Snell , University of Rochester ; Gregory Canfield , University of Buffalo- SUNY ; Ann Casey , University of Rochester ; Steven Gill , Associate Professor , University of Rochester

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Investigating Crosstalk Between The BMP And Wnt Pathways During Drosophila Development
Marlyn Rios , California State University, Los Angeles ; Keristineh Vartanpour , California State University, Los Angeles ; Edward Eivers , California State University, Los Angeles

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

On the Efficient Computation of Immersed Boundaries in Complex Fluids
Daniel Salazar, MA , University of California, Santa Barbara ; Hector Ceniceros, PhD , University of California, Santa Barbara

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Engineering Methanosarcina strains for biofuel production
Madeline López Muñoz, MS , student , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; William Metcalf, PhD , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Isotopic Evidence from Late-Stage Calcite and Brecciated Host Rocks from Abandoned Uranium Vanadium Deposits in Montana and Wyoming Suggests a Possible Hydrothermal Source
Anita Moore-Nall, B.S. , Geologist , Montana State University, Bozeman ; David Lageson, PhD , Professor of Geology , Montana State University, Bozeman

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Microbial Prospects for Degradation of Aliphatic Alkanes in a Highly Contaminated Site and the Rain Forest
Yomarie Bernier , Universidad del Turabo ; Sharon A Cantrell, PhD , Universidad del Turabo ; José R Pérez-Jiménez, PhD , Universidad del Turabo

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Designing and Analyzing Crown Ether Resorcin[4]arene Cavitands For Induced Conformational Binding Interactions
Eaindar Soe , Graudate Research Assistant , California State University, Los Angeles ; Linda Gutierrez-Tunstad, PhD , Professor , California State University, Los Angeles

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Loss of helical cell shape alters Helicobacter pylori's swimming behavior in a viscous solution of gastric mucin
Laura E. Martinez , University of Washington ; Joe Hardcastle , Boston University ; Bradley Turner, PhD , Boston University ; Rama Bansil, PhD , Boston University ; Nina Salama, PhD , Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

A Survey of Wireless Attacks Against IEEE 802.11 Based Networks
Jesús Vélez, BS , Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico ; Angel Sierra, BS , (787) 232-5011 , Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico ; Jose Pou, BS , Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico ; Alfredo Cruz , Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Exploring the Conformation of Protein-Bound DNA: Adding Geometry to Known Topology
Mary Therese Padberg , Graduate Student , University of Iowa ; Isabel Darcy, PhD , Professor , University of Iowa ; Stephen Levene, PhD , Professor , University of Texas at Dallas ; Rob Scharein, PhD , Hypnagogic Software ; Stefan Giovan , University of Texas at Dallas

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Red Light, Green Light Signals: Encouraging American Indian Girls' STEM Interests
Cynthia Orona, MEd , Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant , Oklahoma State University ; Julie Thomas, PhD , Frank and Carol Morsani Endowed Chair of Science Education , Oklahoma State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Thermal Analysis of Thermal Barrier Coatings at Elevated Temperatures
Raymond Valdes , Graduate Research Assistant , University of California, Santa Barbara ; Ted Bennett, PhD , Associate Professor , University of California, Santa Barbara

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Design and Synthesis of Potential Cell Division Modulators
Nohemy Sorto , Student , University of California, Davis ; Phil Painter , University of California, Davis ; Jared Shaw, PhD , Assoc. Professor , University of California, Davis ; Dean Tantillo, PhD , University of California, Davis

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Using FACS to investigate the opposing neuronal pathways in Cocaine addiction
Biswajit Paul, PhD , university of Washington ; John Neumaier , University of Washington

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Synthesis and Characterization of Upconversion nanophosphors for Biophotonics Applications
Lawrence C Mimun , Graduate Student , University of Texas at San Antonio ; Brian Yust , Graduate Student , University of Texas at San Antonio ; Ajithkumar Gangaharan, PhD , University of Texas at San Antonio ; Dhiraj Sardar, PhD , Professor , University of Texas, San Antonio

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Genetic Variation in Tillandsia fasciculata Sw. (Bromeliaceae): Biogeographic and Evolutionary Implications
Brian Sidoti , University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Ken Cameron, PhD , University of Wisconsin, Madison

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Consistency Checks of System Properties Using LTL and Buchi Automata
Omar Ochoa , University of Texas at El Paso ; Ann Gates, PhD , Professor and Chair, Associate Vice President for Research , University of Texas at El Paso

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Bacteria Producing Antibiotics in Caves: Friends or Foe?
Elizabeth Montano, PhD , University of New Mexico ; Maria de Lurdes N. E. Dapkevicius, PhD , Grupo de Tecnologia Alimentar , Universidade dos Açores ; Diana E. Northup, PhD , Visiting Associate Professor , University of New Mexico

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Characterization of Rhomboid Proteases in Trichomonas vaginalis
Angelica Riestra , University of California, Los Angeles ; Olivia Twu , University of California, Los Angeles ; Patricia Johnson, PhD , University of California, Los Angeles

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Reactions of Mn(I) Centers with Ligands Derived from 2-(Methylthio)aniline
Margarita Gonzalez , University of California, Santa Cruz ; Pradip Mascharak, PhD , University of California, Santa Cruz

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Large Heronries Contribute E. coli and Nutrient Loads to Waterbodies
Judlyn Telesford, PhD , Texas A&M University ; Miguel Mora, PhD , Professor , Texas A&M University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Biometrics accuracy: Fingerprint matching using Self-Organizing Map
Olive Mbianda, MSc , Southern Illinois University ; John McSorley, PhD , Southern Illinois University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Ammonium Removal from Anaerobically Digested Swine Waste Using Zeolite in a Sequencing Batch Reactor
Veronica Aponte-Morales , University of South Florida ; Sarina Ergas, PhD , Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator , University of South Florida ; Jeff Cunningham, PhD , Associate Professor , University of South Florida

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Traffic and Emission Inventory using Moves 2010 (Motor Vehicle Emissions Simulator) Applied to El Paso Juarez Airshed
Juan Arias Ugarte, PhD , Research Assistant , University Of Texas At El Paso ; Rosa Fitzgerald, PhD , Associate Professor , University Of Texas At El Paso

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Twist Buckling of Veins
Justin Garcia, BS , Graduate Research Assistant , University of Texas at San Antonio ; Hai-Chao Han, PhD , Full Professor , University of Texas at San Antonio

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Investigations of Nanocrystal Phase Transformation in Glass Ceramics
Carlos Alvarez , Graduate Student , Northwestern University ; Yuzi Liu, Phd , Assistant Scientist , Argonne National Lab ; Jacqueline Johnson, PhD , The University of Tennessee Space Institute ; Amanda Petford-Long, PhD , Division Director , Argonne National Lab

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Potential repercussions of antiviral treatment for pandemic influenza using a seasonally forced SIR Model
Katia Vogt Geisse , Purdue University ; Yiqiang Zheng , Purdue University ; Sherry Towers, PhD , Purdue University ; Zhilan Feng, PhD , Prof. , Purdue University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Real-Time Photoacoustic and Ultrasound Imaging: A Simple Solution for Clinical Ultrasound Systems with Linear Arrays
Leonardo Montilla, MS , Research Associate , The University of Arizona ; Ragnar Olafsson, PhD , University of Iceland ; Daniel Bauer, MS , Research Associate , The University of Arizona ; Russell Witte, PhD , The University of Arizona

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Effects of High Chromium Nutritional Yeast on Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome
Shireen Attaran , Graduate Student Researcher , United States Department of Agriculture ; Jose De J Berrios, PhD , Processed Foods Technologist , United States Department of Agriculture

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Implications of Cruzain and its pro-peptide in Chagas disease: bottom-up approach study of the folding mechanism of Cruzain
Marisol Romero, M.S. , Research Assistant , University of Texas at El Paso ; Mahesh Narayan, PhD , Associate Profesor , University of Texas at El Paso

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Perception of neuroscience among undergraduate students of psychology and biology of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
Beatriz Suro, BA , university of puerto rico at rio piedras campus ; Nelson Cruz Bermudez, PhD , Assistant professor of Psychology , university of puerto rico at rio piedras campus

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

KSHV latent infection alters the cellular microenvironment to increase glutamine utilization
Zoilmar Villasana, PhD , UW ; Michael Lagunoff, PhD , University of Washington

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Unintentional Injury among the Indigenous People of the U.S. and Canada: A Review of the Literature
Anna Maria Pletz, MD/MPH candidate , University of Washington ; Dedra Buchwald, MD , Professor, Department of Medicine; Director, Center for Clinical and Epidemiological Research and UW Twin Registry , University of Washington

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Characterization And Probability Of DNA Unlinking Pathways By XerCD-FtsK Enzymes
Crista Moreno , Student , San Francisco State University ; Mariel Vazquez, PhD , San Francisco State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Efficiency Analysis of Colombian Higher Education Institutions in Scientific Production using Data Envelopment Analysis and Bayesian Networks
William Camacho, Candidate MS , University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez ; Edgardo Lorenzo, PhD , University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Photodynamic Inactivation Of Candida Albicans Using Porphyrin Derivatives as Photosensitizers
Xingci Situ , North Carolina State University ; Reza Ghiladi, Ph.D , Assistant Professor , North Carolina State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF GROUND WATER FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE SARATOGA WARM SPRINGS AND THE TECOPA, SHOSHONE HOTSPRINGS NEAR DEPTH VALLEY CALIFORNIA
Felix Ziwu, BS , Graduate Student , University of Texas at El Paso ; Laura Serpa, PhD , Lecturer , University of Texas at El Paso ; Aaron Velasco, PhD , Professor of Geological Sciences , University of Texas at El Paso

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

How Does The K1 Protein From Vaccinia Virus Inhibit NF-κB Activation?
Ariana Bravo Cruz, MS , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Joanna Shisler, PhD , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Transformation of medical-hospital services in Puerto Rico from 1993 until 2010
Alexis Santos, MA , Graduate Student , University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus ; Argeo Quinones, MA , Professor , University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Bioinspired Drug Delivery: Cooperative Adhesion via Tunable Antibody Organization
Dariela Almeda, BS , Graduate Student , Harvard University ; Debra Auguste, PhD , Assistant Professor , Harvard University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Efficient Pervasive Service Provision in Heterogeneous Wireless Mesh Networks
Hector Lugo-Cordero, MS , Graduate Teaching Associate , University of Central Florida ; Ratan Guha, PhD , University of Central Florida

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Landslides and Land Usage in Manizales, Colombia
Diana Restrepo-Osorio , The University of Kansas ; Cynthia Annett , Kansas State University ; Raymond Pierotti , The University of Kansas

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Sustainable Fleet Management Planning through Mathematical Modeling and Simulation
German Reyes, MSc , New Mexico State University ; Hansuk Sohn, PhD , New Mexico State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Stimuli-Responsive Polymer-Antibody Conjugates for Rapid Flow Through HIV-1 Diagnosis in Low-Resource Settings
Nuvala Fomban, MS , University of Washington ; James Lai, PhD , University of Washington ; Allan Hoffman, ScD , University of Washington ; Patrick Stayton, PhD , University of Washington

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Constructing a Thermosensitive Fission Yeast Mutant to Monitor Cdc24 Localization During the Cell Cycle
Anthony Xavier Lopez , San Francisco State University ; Sally Pasion, PhD , San Francisco State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Seismic Hazards Evaluation of California Based on Frequency and Focus Depth of Past Earthquakes
Luciano Rodriguez, BS , Student , Chapman University ; Cyril Rakovski, PhD , Professor , Chapman University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Land Cover Changes in an Urban Watershed of the Puget Lowlands, WA, 1986-2002
Tracy Fuentes , University of Washington ; Marina Alberti , University of Washington

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Engineering the Protease Substrate Specificity of Human Kallikrein 7
Jennifer Guerrero , University of California, Santa Barbara ; Patrick Daugherty, PhD , University of Califronia, Santa Barbara

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

In vitro modeling of HIV-1 latency in distinct primary memory CD4+ T cell subsets
Peter Ramirez , Graduate Research Assistant , University of Utah ; Alberto Bosque , University of Utah ; Vicente Planelles, Ph.D , Professor , University of Utah

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Constrained Joint Inversion of Multiple Data Sets for Upper Mantle Velocities in the Southern Rio Grande Rift
Anibal Sosa, PhD Candidate , Mathematician , University of Texas at El Paso ; Lennox Thompson, PhD candidate , Graduate Student , University of Texas at El Paso ; Aaron Velasco, PhD , Professor of Geological Sciences , University of Texas at El Paso

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

A Specific Regulatory Role for SGT alpha in the Maturation and Activation of Steroid Hormone Receptors
Yenni Garcia , University of Texas at El Paso ; Marc Cox, PhD , University of Texas at El Paso ; Atanu Paul, MS , University of Texas at El Paso

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Aggregate Detection via Wicking and Electrophoresis
Nadine Njoya, MS , Teaching Assistant , Purdue University ; Robert Birdsall, MS , Purdue University ; Mary Wirth , Purdue University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Designing A Protocol For The Identification And Reporting Of Stranded Marine Fish, Cephalopods, And Reptiles, Using The Oregon Coast As A Proof Of Concept
Danielle Asson, BS , Oregon State University ; William Hanshumaker, PhD , Oregon State University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Effect of Transformation Toughening in Shape Memory Alloy Reinforced Composites
Fatmata Barrie , University of Florida ; Derek H. D. Hsu , University of Florida ; Michele V. Manuel, PhD , Assistant Professor , University of Florida

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Salmonella evasion of a caspase-1 dependent mucosal barrier
Marvin Lai , University of Washington ; Ellen Quarles , University of Washington ; Américo López-Yglesias, BS , University of Washington ; Xiaodan Zhao , University of Washington ; Kelly Smith, MD, PhD , University of Washington

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Thermal Desorption Ion Drift Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry for the Analysis of Secondary Organic Aerosols
Mario E. Gomez, MS , Research and Teaching Assistant , Texas A&M University ; Alexei Khalizov, PhD , Assistant Researc Scientist , Texas A&M University ; Renyi Zhang, PhD , Professor , Texas A&M University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

NMR Analysis of Heparin Hydroxyl and Sulfamate Protons
Consuelo Beecher , University of California, Riverside ; Derek Langeslay , University of California, Riverside ; Robert Young , University of California, Riverside ; Szabolcs Beni, PhD , Semmelweis University ; Leonard Mueller, PhD , University of California, Riverside ; Cynthia Larive, PhD , Dr. , University of California, Riverside

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Simulation of Solvent-Water Diffusion Processes during the Synthesis of Ordered Zirconia and Ceria-Zirconia-Yttria Mesostructures
Alma Cordova Morales, BS , Research Assistant , Clemson University ; David Bruce, PhD , Professor , Clemson University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Feedback Effects of Extracellular Matrix Composition on AMPK Signaling Pathway: Pathway to Novel Drug Therapeutics Targeting Atherosclerosis
Prashanthi Vandrangi, MS , Graduate Student , University of California Riverside ; Victor G J Rodgers, DSc , Chair and Professor , Universiy of California Riverside

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Self-Explaining Experiences in Large Enrollment General Chemistry Courses
Adrian Villalta-Cerdas , Teaching Assistant , University of South Florida ; Santiago Sandi-Urena, PhD , University of South Florida

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Identification of a Gene Involved in the Biosynthesis of 1-Alkenes in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002
Daniel Mendez-Perez, MS , Research Assistant , UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON ; Brian Pfleger, PhD , UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Elucidating Students' Understanding And Misconceptions Of Alkyl Halide And Alkene Reactions In Undergraduate Organic Chemistry
Daniel Cruz-Ramirez de Arellano , Purdue University ; Marcy Towns, PhD , Professor , Purdue University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Group Decision And Voting Power
Juliette Guemmegne Tayou, MA , The University of New Mexico ; Roland Pongou , The university of Ottawa

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Elucidating The Mechanism of Action of the S-linked Glycopeptide Sublancin 168
Chantal Garcia De Gonzalo, BS , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Wilfred van der Donk, PhD , P.I. , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Post-fire recovery and resilience of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in streams of a ponderosa pine forest
Ector Martell, BS , Student , University of Texas at El Paso ; Vanessa L. Lougheed, PhD , ASSISTANT PROFESSOR-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, Assistant Professor-Border Biomedical Research Center , University of Texas at El Paso

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Restoring Watershed and Coral Reef Health Through a Community-Led Initiative in Guam, U.S.A
Austin J. Shelton III , Graduate Research Assistant , Kewalo Marine Lab, University of Hawaii ; Lena Quinata , Chair , Umatac Watershed Management Committee ; Robert H. Richmond, PhD , Research Professor/PI , Kewalo Marine Lab, University of Hawaii

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Heat and Momentum Transport in a Microchannel Heat Sink with Spiraling Radial Inflow
Maritza Ruiz , University of California, Berkeley ; Van Carey , Professor , University of California, Berkeley

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Software Development of a Three-Dimensional Gravity Inversion and Application to Study of the Border Ranges Fault System, South-Central Alaska
Rolando Cardenas, MS , Research Associate , The University of Texas at El Paso ; Diane Doser, PhD , University of Texas at el Paso ; Mark Baker, PhD , Geomedia R&D

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Zooplankton changes over the past 40 years in ponds located near to Barrow, Alaska
Vargas Vargas, M.Sc. , University of Texas at El Paso ; Vanessa L. Lougheed, PhD , ASSISTANT PROFESSOR-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, Assistant Professor-Border Biomedical Research Center , University of Texas at El Paso

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

A Mathematical Model of Hematopoietic Cancer Stem Cell Lineage Population Dynamics
Georgi Kapitanov, MS , Graduate student/Teaching Assistant , Vanderbilt University ; Glenn Webb, PhD , Vanderbilt University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

A Mathematical Model of Gene Regulatory Network of Pseudomonas aeruginosa under Denitrification
Seda Arat, MSE , Graduate Teaching Assistant , Virginia Tech ; Reinhard Laubenbacher, PhD , Virginia Bioinformatics Institute

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

VlsE-FRET a destabilized protein in cell
Irisbel Guzman Sanchez, BS , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Jonathan Tai , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Martin Gruebele , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Fabric Analysis of Survivor Clasts in the Southwest Deforming Zone of the San Andreas Fault at Three Kilometers Depth
Aileen Gaudinez , Texas A&M University ; Frederick Chester, PhD , Texas A&M University ; Judith Chester, PhD , Texas A&M University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

A DREAM Deferred: Undocumented, High-Achieving Latina/o and Chicana/o Science Trajectories
Jean Aguilar-Valdez , Doctoral Candidate , University of North Carolina at Greensboro ; Jewell Cooper , University of North Carolina at Greensboro

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Microphysical Differences Resulting from Regional Climate Change in Simulated Deep Convective Storms
Cecille Villanueva , Purdue University ; Sonia Lasher-Trapp , Associate Professor , Purdue University

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Conversion of Racemic Profens to (S)-Profens
Saideh Mortazavi, MS , Student , UTEP ; James M. Salvador, PhD , Associate Professor of Chemistry , University of Texas at El Paso

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Control Methodologies for Minimizing Cost of Energy using Distributed Generation in the Built Environment
Robert Flores , Graduate Researcher , University of California, Irvine ; Brendan Shaffer, MS , Research Engineer , University of California, Irvine ; Jack Brouwer, PhD , Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Associate Director, National Fuel Cell Research Center , University of California, Irvine ; Scott Samuelsen, PhD , Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Director, Advanced Power and Energy Program , University of California, Irvine

8:00 PM

Room 6C/6E

Glycosaminoglycan-dependent Oligomerization and Fibrillogenesis of Serum Amyloid A
J. Javier Aguilera, B.S. , Graduate Research Assistant , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ; Sai Srinivasan, PhD , Post Doctoral Researcher , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ; Julie Beaudet, B.S. , Graduate Research Assistant , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ; Fuming Zhang, PhD , Professor , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ; Robert J. Linhardt, PhD , Professor , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ; Wilfredo Colón, PhD , Professor , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute