Grad Oral Presentations - Bio/Agr/Env Life Sciences: Genetics I

Thursday, October 11, 2012: 6:30 PM-7:45 PM
611 (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
Regulation of antibody responses to flagellin by the innate immune system
Américo López-Yglesias, BS , University of Washington ; Ellen Quarles , University of Washington ; Marvin Lai , University of Washington, Seattle ; Xiaodan Zhao , University of Washington ; Jessica Bruhn-Johannsen , Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ; Roland Strong, PhD , Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center ; Kelly Smith, MD, PhD , University of Washington
6:50 PM
Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Students Learn About Natural Health Products from Different Sources
Sarah Alkholy, MA , PhD Student , Wayne State University ; Samiah Alqahtani, MS , Wayne State University ; Maria Pontes Ferreira, PhD, RD , Assistant Professor , Wayne State University ; Fidji Gendron, PhD , PhD , First Nations University of Canada
7:05 PM
Characterization of abnormal tissue in stressed Arabidopsis thaliana ago1 mutants
Grace Mason, BS , Graduate Researcher , University of Wasington, School of Medicine ; Tzitziki Lemus-Vergara, Bachelor of Genomic Sciences , Graduate Researcher , University of Washington, School of Medicine ; Christine Queitsch, PhD , University of Washington
7:20 PM
Next Generation Exome Sequence Analysis of Human Blood Group Antigens
Keolu Fox, B.A. , PhD. Candidate , University of Washington ; Debbie Nickerson, PhD , University of Washington
7:35 PM
An Innovative Approach to Chronic Disease Surveillance: the Monitoring Disparities in Chronic Conditions (MDCC) Study
Ian Bolliger , Post-Bachelor Fellow , Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington ; Ali Mokdad, PhD , Professor , Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington ; Christopher Murray, MD, DPhil , IHME Director, Professor , Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington ; Heather Bonander , Project Officer , Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington ; Jessica Eckstrom , Project Coordinator , Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington ; Sarah Mikhitarian , Data Analyst , Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington ; Ali Mokdad, MD , Visiting Fellow , Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington ; Dharani Ranganathan , Data Analyst , Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington ; Catherine Wetmore, MPH, PhD , Post-Graduate Fellow , Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington