2013 OSU Molecular Life Sciences
Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Symposium

 

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Number Presenter Title PI
1Maria Casas
 Characterization of the genes responsible for C-glycosyl flavone formation in maize Erich Grotewold
2Grace Cooper
 Ligand polarizability modulates tau fibril binding site density Jeff Kuret
3Dalen Fultz
 Use of an Exogenous Retrotransposon to Dissect Host Recognition and Silencing Initiation of Transposable Elements R. Keith Slotkin
4Ryan Hard
 Screening of One-Bead-One-Compound Peptide Libraries for the Sequence Specificity of Tandem BRCT Domains Dr. Dehua Pei
5Cindy Lee
 MYCBP function in DNA repair in a breast cancer context Jeffrey Parvin
6Priscilla Lee
 Defining the minimal signals necessary to generate an encephalitogenic T cell Amy E. Lovett-Racke
7Meghna Pant
 The role of increased Sarcolipin expression in neonatal development and in muscle disease Muthu Periasamy
8Andrei Rajkovic
 Unraveling the role of EF-P in translational control in Bacillus subtilis Michael Ibba
9Sana Shaikh
 Sarcolipin interaction with SERCA is distinct from phospholamban; only sarcolipin can promote uncoupling of the SERCA pump Muthu Periasamy
10Danesh Sopariwala
 Over expression of Sarcolipin uncouples the SERCA pump and increases muscle thermogenesis/metabolism Muthu Periasamy
11Brittany Suggs
 Separating the twins: Investigating unique activities of redundant proteins Helen Chamberlin
12Pei Zhang
 Characterization of NASP, a Histone Chaperone Mark Parthun
13Nicholas Callahan
 Algorithm for screening consensus mutations Dr. Thomas Magliery
14Eric Danhart
 Structural studies to define a novel ternary complex required for tRNA-Pro editing Mark Foster
15Elihu Ihms
 Inhibition of a Polyvalent RNA Binding Regulatory Protein by Polydentate Condensation Mark P. Foster
16Bryon Mahler
 Title not published online Zhengrong Wu
17Matthew Plumb
 Title not published online Mamuka Kvaratskhelia
18Amanda Bliemeister
 Title not published online Harold A. Fisk
19Seethalakshmi Hariharan
 Dynamic Interplay of Smooth Muscle α-Actin Gene-Regulatory Proteins Reflects the Biological Complexity of Myofibroblast Differentiation Dr. Arthur R. Strauch
20Hsiang-Ting Ho
 RyR phosphorylation by oxidized CAMKII contributes to the cardiotoxic effects of cardiac glycosides Sandor Gyrke
21Young-Jun Jeon
 Title not published online Carlo M. Croce
22Zeina Kais
 KIAA0101: a potential biomarker for breast cancer Jeffrey Parvin
23I-Ju Lee
 Regulation of spindle-pole-body duplication and cytokinesis by the centrin-binding protein Sfi1 in fission yeast Jian-Qiu Wu
24Mid eum Lee
 Title not published online Hay-Oak Park
25Cho-Hao Lin
 The Role of Vascular Endothelial Cells in the Phenotypic Modulation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Brenda Lilly
26Hui-wen Liu
 Title not published online Jeffrey Parvin
27Nurettin Ilter Sever
 Structure-Function Studies of a Putative Cbl Dimer Interface Nancy L. Lill Ph.D
28Khyati Shah
 Examining the regulation, composition and function of ribonucleoprotein (RNP) granules in quiescent cells Dr. Paul K. Herman
29Nandini Shukla
 Identification of a microtubule associated protein that interacts with nuclear pore complex proteins during mitosis Stephen A. Osmani
30Lifei Tang
 Contribution of the NOS1/CaMKII/RyR axis in the positive inotropic response to beta-adrenergic stimulation in ventricular myocytes Mark T. Ziolo
31Jeff Tonniges
 Regulation of platelet-collagen interactions by the collagen receptor DDR1 Jeff Tonniges
32Mei Zhang
 Knockdown of Prkar1a interferes with differentiation in osteoblastic cells Lawrence Kirschner
33Sara Lim
 Enhanced radiotherapy with heavy element radiosensitization using low energy X-rays Anil K. Pradhan
34Daniel Comiskey
 MDM2 Alternative Splicing in Cancer: Identifying Molecular Mechanisms Dawn S. Chandler
35Catherine Dominguez
 Modulating Severity of SMA Mouse Models Through SMN Splicing Manipulation Dawn S. Chandler
36Kate Ehrensberger
 Mutations in loz1 lead to impaired zinc sensing in S. pombe Amanda J. Bird
37Qi Liu
 Title not published online Kurt Fredrick
38Ziwei Liu
 Investigating the function of ProRS editing domain homolog ProXp-y Karin Musier-Forsyth
39Yicheng Long
 Multiple functions of a family of 3’-to-5’ polymerases in Dictyostelium discoideum Jane Jackman
40Yi Luo
 Nucleosome Unwrapping Facilitates Transcription Factor Exchange Michael G. Poirier
41Sean McClory
 Evidence for distinct functional classes of ram mutations in 16S rRNA Kurt Fredrick
42Andrea McCue
 The initiation of epigenetic silencing of active transposable elements is triggered by RDR6 R. Keith Slotkin
43Jonathan Picking
 Establishing inducible expression in the hyperthermophilic Archaea: Characterization and manipulation of the first archaeal riboswitch Thomas J. Santangelo
44Medha Raina
 Title not published online Michael Ibba
45Bhachandra Rao
 Title not published online Jane E. Jackman
46Paul Sample
 A Common Modification in an Unusual Place: Avoiding Problems in Mitochondrial Translation Juan Alfonzo
47William Swinehart
 Substrate specificity of Trm10: a multi-functional tRNA modification enzyme Jackman Lab
48Rebecca Williams-Wagner
 Title not published online Tina M Henkin
49Sheng-Wei Chang
 Genetic abnormalities in FOXP1 are associated with congenital heart defects Vidu Garg
50Jinmo Gu
 Activation of NF-kappaB pathway in congenital muscular dystrophy Denis C. Guttridge
51Jonathan Shintaku
 Title not published online Denis C. Guttridge
52Carlo dela Sena
 Substrate specificity of purified recombinant chicken β–carotene-9′,10′-oxygenase (BCO2) Earl H. Harrison
53Meng Zhang
 Study of Proton Transfer in E. coli Photolyase Dongping Zhong
54Seth Hennon
 Proximity relationships and tertiary contacts of the YidC transmembrane segments Dr. Ross Dalbey
55Maryanne Refaei
 Title not published online Ross Dalbey
56Subhasree Balakrishnan
 Ets2 in tumor fibroblasts promotes angiogenesis in breast cancer Dr. Michael Ostrowski
57Yi Seok Chang
 Title not published online Tsonwin Hai
58Douglas Cheung
 The role of SATB1-reprogramming in breast cancer Carlo Croce
59Suman Govindaraju
 Transcriptional Regulation of HuR in Renal Growth and Stress Beth S Lee
60Yiheng Hu
 53BP1 dynamics regulated in a RNF8/ RNF168- Dependent manner in Double- stranded DNA Break Repair Jeffrey D. Parvin
61Aishwarya Jacob
 Conserved cis elements coordinate with specifically modified splicing regulators to mediate stress induced MDM2 splicing. Dawn S. Chandler
62Swati Jalgaonkar
 Role of Activating Transcription Factor-3 in breast cancer and chemotherapy. Tsonwin Hai
63Ta-Ming Liu
 OSU-T315, a dual AKT/ERK inhibitor, targeting CLL cells by inhibiting BCR-induced survival signaling John Byrd
64Natalya Nazaryan
 Investigation of Dleu7 role as a tumor suppressor in CLL in vivo Carlo Croce
65Ryan Pavlovicz
 Computational and experimental characterization of retinoic acid receptor antagonists Chenglong Li
66Jason Pitarresi
 Elucidating the stromal-specific role of Ets-2 in pancreatic carcinogenesis Michael Ostrowski
67Daphne Pringle
 Cross-signaling of PKA and mTOR in two mouse models of thyroid cancer harboring genetic activation of PKA Lawrence S. Kirschner
68Tabatha Simmons
 Minicircle plasmid DMD vectors for gene transfer studies in mdx Dr. Kevin Flanigan
69Rajbir Singh
 Histone isoforms: A new level of histone complexity involved in cell proliferation and tumorigenesis Mark R Parthun
70Jieun Song
 Cytomegalovirus Infection Accelerates Malignant Gliomas Chang-Hyuk Kwon
71Benjamin Sunkel
 The Role of GATA2 in Androgen Regulated Gene Expression Qianben Wang
72David Taffany
 Ets2 and PU.1 Mediate Tumor Progression Through Regulation of Key Genes in Tumor-Associated Macrophages Michael C. Ostrowski
73Katie Thies
 Determining the Role of CSF-1 Receptor Signaling in Tumor Associated Macrophages during the Progression of Breast Cancer Metastasis within the Brain Michael C. Ostrowski
74Christopher Walker
 KPT-330-mediated XPO1 inhibition displays preclinical and clinical efficacy in Ph+ leukemias through inhibition of XPO1 target trafficking. Danilo Perrotti
75Mengzi Zhang
 Lactosylated Gramicidin-based lipid nanoparticles (Lac-GLN) for targeted delivery of anti-miR-155 to hepatocellular carcinoma Kalpana Ghoshal and Robert J. Lee
76Brant Jarrett
 Title not published online Courtney DeVries
77Daniel McKim
 Title not published online Jonathan P. Godbout
78Diana Norden
 The role of astrocytes in IL-10 mediated regulation of inflammation within the CNS Jonathan P. Godbout
79F. Rezan Sahinkaya
 Title not published online Dana M. McTigue
80Puneet Sodhi
 Title not published online Andrew T. Hartwick
81Keerthi Thirtamara Rajamani
 Dopamine D5 receptors in the nucleus accumbens are involved in mediating cocaine induced locomotor activity Hpward Gu
82Kent Williams
 Spinal Cord Contusion Induces Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase (ERK)1/2 Activation Early After Injury Lyn B. Jakeman
83Tami Coursey
 Using geminiviruses as models to identify plant chromatin readers David M. Bisaro
84Feifei Wang
 The Effect of SAMHD1 on Murine Leukemia Virus Infection in Mouse NIH3T3 Cells Li Wu
85Tamer Abdelghany
 Title not published online Jay L. Zweier
86Daniel Arango
 Title not published online Andrea I. Doseff
87Vikram Shettigar
 Title not published online Dr. Jonathan Davis
88Kruthika Sundaram
 Title not published online Mark D. Wewers
89Ning Zhao
 Endothelial cell-dependent Mir-145 expression regulates TGFβ signaling in vascular smooth muscle cells Brenda Lilly
90Ehab Ammar
 Producing n-Propanol from metabolically engineered propionibacteria Shang-Tian Yang
91Wenyan Jiang
 Metabolic Engineering of Clostridium tyrobutyricum for Isopropanol Production Shang-Tian Yang
92Zhongqiang Wang
 Title not published online Shang-Tian Yang
93Wei He
 Title not published online Denis C. Guttridge
94Ian Fleming
 A tRNA m3C methyltransferase paralog is important for ribosome biogenesis and cell division in T. brucei Juan D. Alfonzo