Grad Oral Presentations - Bio/Agr/Env Life Sciences: Physiology/pathology & Zoology

Thursday, October 11, 2012: 6:30 PM-7:45 PM
604 (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
Invasive Alga Removal Accelerates Sediment Flushing In Maubalua Bay, Oahu
Sean Macduff , Graduate Research Assistant , University of Hawaii at Manoa ; Eric Wolanski, PhD , James Cook University ; Robert Richmond, PhD , Research Professor , Kewalo Marne Laboratory
6:50 PM
Structural Correlates of PPAR Agonist Rescue of Experimental Chronic Alcohol-Induced Steatohepatitis
Teresa Ramirez , Graduate Student , Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital ; Ming Tong, MD , Research Associate , Rhode Island Hospital ; Carol Ayala , Electron Microscopy Expert in the Core Research Laboratories , Rhode Island Hospital ; Paul Monfils , Histology Expert , Rhode Island Hospital ; Paul McMillan, PhD , Director of Core Research Laboratories , Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital ; Valerie Zabala , Rhode Island Hospital ; Jack Wands, MD , Professor of Medicine and Director of the Liver Research Center , Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital ; Suzanne de la Monte, MD, MPH , Professor of Neurosurgery and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine , Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital
7:05 PM
Aversive Learning and Memory as a Function of Signal Intensity in the Honey Bee
Arian Avalos, MS , University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras ; Jose Diaz , University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras ; Tugrul Giray, PhD , Associate Professor , University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
7:20 PM
A Review Of The Systematics Of Angel Sharks Emphasizing The Eastern Pacific Region
Dom Gonzalez-Jurado , Mr. , University of California, Los Angeles ; Dom Gonzalez-Jurado , University of California, Los Angeles
7:35 PM
Siberian hamster (Phodopus sungorus) volatile compound profiles vary seasonally in relation to aggression and hormonal status between the sexes
Nikki Rendon, BS , PhD Student , Indiana University ; Melissa-Ann Scotti, PhD , Postdoctoral fellow , Northern Illinois University ; Helena Soini, PhD , Indiana University ; Milos Novotny, PhD , Indiana University ; Gregory Demas, PhD , Associate Professor , Indiana University