Grad Oral Presentations - Bio/Agr/Env Life Sciences: Cell/Molecular Biology II

Thursday, October 11, 2012: 6:30 PM-7:45 PM
612 (WSCC)

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
Introductory Remarks
6:35 PM
Parity Increases the Expression of the NER DNA Repair Pathway in Normal Human Breast Tissue From Premenopausal Women
Lotfi Bassa, B.S. , Graduate Student , University of Massachusetts Amherst ; Matthew Carter, M.S. , University of Massachusetts Amherst ; Kelly Gauger, Ph.D , Postdoc , Baystate Medical Center ; D. Joseph Jerry, Ph.D , Professor , University of Massachusetts Amherst ; Sallie Smith-Schneider, Ph.D , Scienctific Researcher , Baystate Medical Center
6:50 PM
Determining if αvβ3 integrin is activated in the apoptotic induction of Sk-Mel-28 cells by r-Moj-DM disintegrin
Carla Ramos, PhD , graduate student , University of Michigan ; Julio Soto, PhD , San Jose State University
7:05 PM
Effects of ovarian cancer secreted exosomes on cells
Vanessa Enriquez , Graduate Student , Colorado State University ; Juliano Silveria, MS , Graduate , Colorado State University ; Monique Spillman, PhD , Assistant Professor , University of Colorado Denver ; Quinton Winger, PhD , Assistant Professor , Colorado State University ; Gerrit Bouma, PhD , Assistant Professor , Colorado State University
7:20 PM
Notch Regulates the Stem Cell Activities of Prostate Basal Cells in Coordination with Tgfβ
Joseph Valdez, BS , Baylor College of Medicine ; Lily Zhang, MS , Baylor College of Medicine ; Olga Dakhova, PhD , Baylor College of Medicine ; Yiqun Zhang, PhD , Baylor College of Medicine ; David Spencer, PhD , Baylor College of Medicine ; Chad Creighton, PhD , Baylor College of Medicine ; Michael Ittmann, MD PhD , Baylor College of Medicine ; Li Xin, PhD , Baylor College of Medicine
7:35 PM
Inhibition of Polyamine Synthesis in Colon Cancer Cells Alters Expression of microRNAs and Cancer-Associated Genes
Edwin Paz, BS , University of Arizona ; Bonnie LaFleur, MPH PhD , Associate Professor , University of Arizona ; Eugene Gerner, PhD , Professor Emeritus , University of Arizona