Scholars Day: April 11, 2012

Session I: 9 - 10:30 am

Please note that times are approximate. If you are interested in attending sessions with multiple presentations, please be in the room at the start of the session.

Biology, 217 Hartwell
Chair: Laurie Cook
9 am	How Cells Respond to an Appetite Hormone: The Molecular Aspects of Receptor Desensitization Andrew Goodspeed
9:20 am	Characterization of Melanin-concentrating Hormone 1 Receptor Expression in SH-SY5Y Neuroblastoma Cells: A Potential Role for Receptor Clustering in the Regulation of MCH Signaling. Bryan Pratt
9:40 am	MCH Signaling is Attenuated by Beta-arrestin Overexpression But Enhanced by Caveolin-1 RNAi in BHK 570 cells. Robert Carroll
10 am	Desensitization of MCH Signaling Most Likely Due to Sequestration of Signaling Components Rather Than Removal of Receptors From the Plasma Membrane Lauren Field

Session II: 10:45 - 11:45 am

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Biology, 217 Hartwell
Chair: Huey Hing
10:45 am	Characterization of the wnt5 Expression Pattern During Olfactory Map Development in Drosophila Emily Wexler
11 am	Visualization of Novel Guidepost Cells in Drosophila Olfactory Map Development Jay-Christian Helt
11:15 am	CHO-K1 and BHK Cell Exposure to 'Environmentally Safe' Simple Green and 2-Butoxyethanol Has an Alarming Effect In Cell Viability Casey Donovan, Matthew Morasco, Andrew Goodspeed, Austin Olek

Session III: 1:15 - 2:15 pm

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Biology, 217 Hartwell
Chair: Stuart Tsubota
1:15 pm	BIO 201 Class Project - Mapping e(r) Transgenes on the X Chromosome of the Fruit Fly, Drosophila melanogaster Elise Cade, Jessica Martin, Joseph Trimboli, Kathryn Yaeger, Stuart Tsubota
1:45 pm	Analysis of the Regulatory Region of the e(r) Gene in Drosophila melanogaster Lisa Dishaw, Theodore Ryan, Stuart Tsubota

Session IV: 2:30 - 3:30 pm

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Biology, 217 Hartwell
Chair: Michel Pelletier
2:30 pm	Characterization of in vitro Enzymatic Activity of TbLpn and Its Role in Phospholipid Biosynthesis in Trypanosoma brucei Dominic Munini
2:45 pm	A Novel Trypanosome Cytoplasmic Protein Interacts With the Enzyme TbPRMT1 Alyssa Frainier
3 pm	Cloning of the KitA Gene From Zebrafish Isabelle Blair
3:15 pm	Expression and Characterization of a Mutant of the Lipin Homolog TbLpn in Trypanosoma brucei Amber Karpie

Session V: 3:45 - 4:45 pm

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Biology, 217 Hartwell
Chair: Rey Sia
3:45 pm	Nuclear Encoded Proteins Important in Mitochondrial Genome Stability Luke Krembs
4 pm	The Benefits of Preventive Medicine in Zoos: A Retrospective Study of Mammalian Mortality at the Seneca Park Zoo from 2001 to 2011 Kyle Walker