Research Day Sessions
Tuesday, February 26
MASTER’S SESSION 1, ROOM A -- HUC Great Hall
Arts & Humanities and Social & Behavioral Sciences
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1:00 |
Christel Carlisle |
Anthropology |
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Archaeology after the field: Appreciating and restoring the University of |
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1:15 |
Anthony Campbell |
Sociology |
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Health-related Content of Black Megachurch Websites in the Southeastern U.S. |
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1:30 |
Sherrie Alexander |
Anthropology |
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Halal in Context: A Reconciliation of Muslim Food Practices and Animal Welfare in Islam |
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1:45 |
Alexa Hayes |
Art History |
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Gaze, Interrupted: The Black Cat and the Changing Woman in Cecilia Beaux’s Sita and Sarita |
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2:00 |
Stephanie Cardwell |
Criminal Justice |
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Containment Theory: Accounting for Gender Differences in Delinquency |
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2:15 |
BREAK |
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2:30 |
Ashley Wilson |
Anthropology |
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Inherited Conditions: Examination of African American health in |
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2:45 |
Jennifer Harrell |
Public Administration |
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The Bus Transit System in Birmingham: A Rider’s Approach |
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3:00 |
Joanna Wilson |
Art History |
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The Bear and the Tiger: Decoding attitudes and anxieties towards nature through A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh in post-WWI Britain |
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3:15 |
Brian Nichols |
Anthropology |
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The Usefulness of the Josselyn Collection |
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3:15 |
Laura Missildine |
Secondary Education/ English Language Arts |
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For Teachers, By Teachers: A Case Study on the Effectiveness of the Teacher Preparation Experience |
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UAB Graduate Student Research Days 2013
Tuesday, February 26
MASTER’S SESSION 2, ROOM B -- HUC Great Hall
Biomedical & Life Sciences
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12:30 |
Drew Gann |
Biology |
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Comparison of the Lenstar Optical Biometer and A-scan Ultrasonography to Measure Ocular Component Dimensions in Tree Shrews |
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12:45 |
Trenika Madden |
Biomedical Engineering |
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Intramural Electrical Uncoupling during Long Duration Ventricular Fibrillation in Rabbit |
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1:00 |
Lacey Dennis |
Biology |
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EFFECTS OF FEED QUALITY AND QUANTITY ON SEA URCHIN SCAT |
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1:15 |
My-Tho Karin Tran |
Vision Science |
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Luminex bead-based assay measurement of human tear Interferon Gamma-inducible Protein 10 (IP-10) and Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is supported by tear mass spectrometry and conjunctival epithelial cell gene expression |
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1:30 |
BREAK |
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1:45 |
Carol Harden |
Biology |
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Alterations in the induction of muscarinic M1 receptor dependent long-term depression in juvenile versus adult rats |
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2:00 |
Tamara Wilson |
Nutrition Sciences |
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THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN OBESITY, NF-KB AND THE PROGRESSION OF ENDOMETRIOID ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASIA |
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2:15 |
Carnella Lee |
Biology |
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Growth characteristics of breast cancer stem cells in vitro and in vivo |
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2:30 |
Shashank Godbole |
Dental Biomaterials |
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Polymerization Shrinkage Strain Produced By Composite Resins |
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2:45 |
Hyunmin Koo |
Biology |
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Microbial responses to MC252 in Gulf of Mexico sediments using bTEFAP and Bioinformatics tools |
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UAB Graduate Student Research Days 2013
Tuesday, February 26
MASTER’S SESSION 3, ROOM C -- HUC Great Hall
Public Health and Engineering
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12:30 |
Lauren Bailey |
Genetic Counseling |
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Metabolic Tutorial for Healthcare Professionals |
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12:45 |
Allie Norse |
Genetic Counseling |
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Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Patient User Manual |
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1:00 |
John Patrick Donnelly |
Epidemiology |
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Trends in antibiotic utilization for acute respiratory tract infections in US Emergency Departments, 2001-2010 |
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1:15 |
Dana Hollenbeck |
Genetic Counseling |
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Contribution of Family History on Incidence of Spina Bifida |
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1:30 |
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1:45 |
Theresa Lee Bayush |
Materials Engineering |
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Biocomposite Material Evaluation and Processing for Automotive Interior Components |
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2:00 |
Lisa Bush |
Genetic Counseling |
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Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphisms and Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Risks in an Alabama Population |
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2:15 |
Jessica Johnson |
Genetic Counseling |
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How to Develop an Educational Tool on Hereditary Breast Cancer for Minorities |
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2:30 |
Abena Afriyie |
Epidemiology |
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Association between Aflatoxin Biomarker Levels and Liver Disease/Cancer in Ghana |
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2:45 |
Geoffrey Beek |
Genetic Counseling |
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Patient Experience with Exome Sequencing |
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3:00 |
Courtney Phillips Williams |
Public Health |
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Transition education for adolescent sickle cell anemia patients |
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UAB Graduate Student Research Days 2013
Tuesday, February 26
ROOM D -- HUC Great Hall
Ireland and PREP Scholars
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12:00 |
Courtney Fernandez |
PREP Scholar |
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Correcting the Folding Defect of ΔF508 CFTR using Pharmaceutical Chaperones |
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12:15 |
Danielle Hill |
PREP Scholar |
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Racial and Gender Differences in Adolescent Tobacco and Alcohol Use |
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12:30 |
Kevin Henson |
PREP Scholar |
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Functional Imaging Methods to Assess Temporal Conditioning in Humans |
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12:45 |
Adrienne McMorris |
PREP Scholar |
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THE EFFECT OF NECTIN-1 EXPRESSION ON ONCOLYTIC HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS-1 REPLICATION IN MALIGNANT PERIPHERAL NERVE SHEATH TUMORS |
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1:00 |
Octavio Oliva |
PREP Scholar |
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Corexit-EC9500A Instigates Cell Detachment, Anoikis and Necrosis in the Bronchial Epithelium of the Airway |
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1:15 |
Marcela Rodriguez |
PREP Scholar |
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Susceptibility Of Human Papilloma Virus-associated Head And Neck Cancers To Combination EGFR And PARP Inhibition |
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1:30 |
Luis Mejia-Garcia |
PREP Scholar |
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A Novel Three-Dimensional Cotton Ball-like Electrospun Nanofibrous Scaffold |
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1:45 |
BREAK |
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2:00 |
Diana Contreras |
PREP Scholar |
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Role of Inflammatory Th-17 Cells in a Mouse Model of Colitis |
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2:15 |
LaDerica McNairy |
PREP Scholar |
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Identification and analysis of novel genetic interactors with the ciliary transition zone protein nphp-4 via an enhancer mutagenesis screen |
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2:30 |
Jennifer Hadley |
Ireland Scholar |
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Pre-treatment resting-state fMRI predicts antipsychotic drug response in |
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2:45 |
BREAK |
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3:00 |
David Scott |
Ireland Scholar |
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Characterization of a high-mannose ICAM-1 glycoform on activated endothelial cells |
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3:15 |
Lesley McCollum |
Ireland Scholar |
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Ultrastructural characterization of tyrosine hydroxylase in the nucleus accumbens core and shell of the tree shrew |
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3:30 |
Beth Hunter |
Ireland Scholar |
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The Enduring Legacy of Subsistence Homesteads in Alabama and Tennessee |
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3:30 |
Greg Hoeker |
Ireland Scholar |
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Sex differences in beta-adrenergic responsiveness of rabbit hearts |
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UAB Graduate Student Research Days 2013
Wednesday, February 27
DOCTORAL SESSION 4, ROOM A -- HUC Great Hall
Mathematics and Computer & Information Sciences
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TIME |
NAME |
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9:00 |
Himel Mallick |
Biostatistics |
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The Bayesian Adaptive Bridge |
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9:15 |
Shams Zawoad |
Computer & Information Sciences |
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Secure Logging-as-a-Service for Cloud Forensics |
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9:30 |
Jacob Chapman |
Applied Mathematics |
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Positivity of Lyapunov Exponents and a Thouless Formula for an Anderson-Type |
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9:45 |
Samantha Seals |
Biostatistics |
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Evaluating the Use of Spatial Covariance Structures in the Analysis of Cardiovascular Imaging Data |
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10:00 |
BREAK |
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10:15 |
Sagar Thapaliya |
Computer & Information Sciences |
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Towards consolidated compute/storage system in HPC platform |
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10:30 |
Guoqia Wang |
Biostatistics |
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The Impact of the Baseline EDSS on Power and Sample Size in Secondary Progressive MS |
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10:45 |
Upendra Sapkota |
Computer & Information Sciences |
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Authorship Attribution of Very Short Texts Using LInguistic Sub-Profiles |
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UAB Graduate Student Research Days 2013
Wednesday, February 27
DOCTORAL SESSION 5, ROOM B -- HUC Great Hall
Physical Science & Engineering
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TIME |
NAME |
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8:30 |
Didarul Bhuiyan |
Biomedical Engineering |
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Fabrication of nano-hydroxyapatite(nHAP)-g-poly(lactide-co-glycolide)-g-collagen polymer for tissue engineering scaffolds |
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8:45 |
Justin Martin |
Chemistry |
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Synthesis, Characterization and the Thermal Isomerization Mechanism of a Series of Trans Octahedral Molybdenum(0) Complexes and Their Potential to Form Heterobimetallic Complexes |
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9:00 |
Cheng Zhong |
Civil Engineering |
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Integrating Travel Time Data into a Regional Transportation Data Center Structure |
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9:15 |
Ryan Stafford |
Chemistry |
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Investigating the Nucleotide-Linked Assembly of E. coli ClpA Using Steady-State Tryptophan Fluorescence Enhancement |
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9:30 |
Dana Lackey |
Environmental Engineering |
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Experimental Investigation using Sensors to Monitor Contaminant Concentration in Storm Drains – Preliminary Risk Assessment |
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9:45 |
Jennifer Prado |
Chemistry |
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Activation energies of water vaporization from the bulk and from laponite, montmorillonite, and chitosan powders |
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10:00 |
BREAK |
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10:15 |
Jerry Higgs |
Interdisciplinary Engineering |
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A Collaborative Social Computing Model for Transdisciplinary Problem Solving |
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10:30 |
Tao Li |
Chemistry |
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Mechanism of Protein Disaggregation Catalyzed by E. coli ClpB |
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10:45 |
Qiushi Wang |
Materials Engineering |
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Fiber Content Measurement for Carbon Fiber Reinforced Composites |
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11:00 |
Xing Liang |
Polymer Chemistry |
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Thermoresponsive poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) hydrogels as nanothin films and shaped capsules |
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11:15 |
Michael Hannon |
Interdisciplinary Engineering |
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Sensitivity Analyses of a Fully Immersed Pressure-pulse Decay Experiment on Cylindrical Samples of Layered Porous Media |
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11:30 |
Elizabeth Duran |
Chemistry |
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Examination of the thermodynamic mechanism for E. coli ClpAP assembly |
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UAB Graduate Student Research Days 2013
Wednesday, February 27
DOCTORAL SESSION 6, ROOM C -- HUC Great Hall
Biomedical & Life Sciences
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TIME |
NAME |
AREA |
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9:00 |
Benjamin Owusu |
Biochemistry & Structural Biology |
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Potential Role for 8-Nitroguanosine- 3', 5'- cyclic monophosphate in |
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9:15 |
Dong-Jin Lim |
Biomedical Engineering |
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A Biomimetic Nanomatrix Gel for Improving Islet Function and Viability |
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9:30 |
Vedrana Bali |
Cell Biology |
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The Unfolded Protein Response Mediated Protein Trafficking Pathways of deltaF508 Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator |
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9:45 |
Stephanie Easter |
Cell Biology |
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TGF-beta and Wnt5a Regulate Mammary Stem and Progenitor Cells by Antagonism of Canonical Wnt Signaling |
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10:00 |
Timothy Rohrbach |
Immunology |
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Macrophage influencing lung cancer cell line proliferation and migration |
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10:15 |
Jana Drummond |
Neuroscience |
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Altered transmembrane AMPA receptor regulatory protein (TARP) expression in schizophrenia |
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10:30 |
BREAK |
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10:45 |
Jack Heath |
Molecular & Cellular Pathology |
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Increased O-GlcNAc Modification Induces Vascular Calcification By Activation |
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11:00 |
Kimberly Thomas |
Microbiology |
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TLT2: Expression and Function in the Immune System |
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11:15 |
Matthew Schultz |
Pathobiology & Molecular Medicine |
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Expression of the sialyltransferase ST6Gal-I contributes to cisplatin resistance in tumor cells |
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11:30 |
Li He |
Vision Science |
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Bidirectional Gene Expression in Tree Shrew Choroid during Lens-Induced Myopia and Recovery |
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11:45 |
Frankie Heyward |
Neuroscience |
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Diet-induced obesity in adult mice is associated with impaired hippocampus-dependent spatial memory and reduced hippocampal Sirt1 gene expression |
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UAB Graduate Student Research Days 2013
Wednesday, February 27
DOCTORAL SESSION 7, ROOM D -- HUC Great Hall
Biomedical & Life Sciences
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TIME |
NAME |
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8:30 |
Lauren Hablitz |
Cell, Molecular, Developmental Biology |
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G-protein-coupled inwardly-rectifying potassium channels (GIRK) regulate circadian behavior and decrease excitability of the SCN |
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8:45 |
Jonathan Huang |
Biology |
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Using next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics to elucidate the microbial diversity and function found in microbialites from a perennially ice covered Lake Joyce in McMurdo Dry Valley, Antarctica. |
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9:00 |
Lurong Pan |
Chemistry |
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DFT of the Structure and Energetics of Zinc(II) Coordination in Amyloid-β Peptide Model Complexes: Implications for Oligomerization |
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9:15 |
Tahseen Nasti |
Immunology |
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Novel role of IL-23 in suppression of melanoma development in C3H/HeN mice |
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9:30 |
Monicka Wielgos |
Cancer Biology |
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DNA repair independent susceptibility of HER2+ breast cancers to poly(ADPribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibition |
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9:45 |
BREAK |
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10:00 |
Ryan Stapley |
Pathology |
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The effects of red blood cell age on nitric oxide and nitrite-dependent signaling: implications for transfusion related toxicity |
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10:15 |
Wei Zhang |
Nutrition Sciences |
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The nutrient sensor TRIB3 is regulated as a function of time-of-day in metabolically active tissues: Influence of the Cardiac Circadian Clock |
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10:30 |
Heather Minkel |
Neuroscience |
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Dysregulation of glutamate and potassium homeostasis in an Alexander Disease mouse model |
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10:45 |
Leland Black |
Microbiology |
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High-Density Lipoprotein-mediated modulation of autoimmunity in normolipidemic Lupus-prone mice |
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11:00 |
Aurthur VanValkenburg |
Pathobiology & Molecular Medicine |
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Analysis of Redox Dependant HSH2 Regulation |
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11:15 |
Sinifunanya Nwaobi |
Neurobiology |
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Epigenetic Regulation of Astrocytic Kir4.1 following Spinal Cord Injury |
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11:30 |
Kyle Fraser |
Neuroscience |
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Parkinson’s Disease Associated Protein LRRK2 Secretion in Exosomes is Regulated by 14-3-3 |
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UAB Graduate Student Research Days 2013
Wednesday, February 27
DOCTORAL SESSION 8, ROOM A -- HUC Great Hall
Public Health and Social & Behavioral Sciences
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NAME |
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12:00 |
Tara Davis |
Epidemiology |
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How and Where Teens Search Online for Sexual Health Information |
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12:15 |
Fangjian Guo |
Nutrition Sciences |
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A better body adiposity index for CHD risk |
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12:30 |
Brandon George |
Biostatistics |
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Cause-Specific Survival Analysis of Hospital Length of Stay in Octogenarian Heart Failure Patients |
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12:45 |
William Neumeier |
Developmental Psychology |
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State-wide Survey of Physical Activity Participation by Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders |
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1:00 |
BREAK |
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1:15 |
Kenneth Kell |
Nutrition Sciences |
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Associations Between Socioeconomic Status and Dietary Patterns in the REGARDS Study Population |
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1:30 |
Josué Patien Epané |
Health Services Administration |
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Hospitalists and Hospitals’ Efficiency: A Longitudinal Analysis 2007-2009 |
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1:45 |
Asundep Ntui |
Epidemiology |
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Effect of malaria and helminths co-infection on pregnancy outcomes among pregnant women in Kumasi, Ghana |
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UAB Graduate Student Research Days 2013
Wednesday, February 27
DOCTORAL SESSION 9, ROOM B -- HUC Great Hall
Physical Science & Engineering
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NAME |
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12:30 |
Justin Miller |
Chemistry |
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Effect of ATP on ClpAP Catalyzed Polypeptide Translocation |
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12:45 |
Shrikanth Mamidipalli |
Civil Engineering |
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MODELING PEDESTRIAN VEHICLE INTERACTION AT UN-SIGNALIZED MIDBLOCK CROSSWALKS |
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1:00 |
Amanda Plain |
Chemistry |
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Molecular Dynamic Simulations of Apolipoprotein A-I Peptide Mimetic 4F |
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1:15 |
Adinarayana Andukuri |
Biomedical Engineering |
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A Bioinspired, Multifunctional Nanomatrix for Cardiovascular Applications |
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1:30 |
Su Xu |
Chemistry |
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Total synthesis of Calothrixins A and B |
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1:45 |
Travis Hull |
Immunology |
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Heme Oxygenase-1 Expression Protects the Heart from Cre-Mediated Toxicity |
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2:00 |
BREAK |
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2:15 |
Peter Barknecht |
Materials Engineering |
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Liquid-molded nylon-6 composites: an exciting new family of high performance materials |
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2:30 |
Jiabei Lin |
Chemistry |
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Thermodynamic and hydrodynamic examination on ClpB assembly |
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2:45 |
Melike Dizbay-Onat |
Interdisciplinary Engineering |
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NATURAL FIBER DERIVED ACTIVATED CARBONS |
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3:00 |
Yun Wang |
Polymer Chemistry |
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pH-responsive nano-thin flim as a switch for surface wettability |
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3:15 |
Carrie Schindler |
Materials Engineering |
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Fabrication and characterization of functionalized tissue engineering polymer systems using dip-pen nanolithography |
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3:30 |
Shilpa Dutta |
Chemistry |
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Targeting Voltage Gated Sodium Channels for Breast Cancer Metastasis Prevention Therapy |
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UAB Graduate Student Research Days 2013
Wednesday, February 27
DOCTORAL SESSION 10, ROOM C -- HUC Great Hall
Biomedical & Life Sciences
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TIME |
NAME |
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1:00 |
Saranya Ravi |
Pathobiology & Molecular Medicine |
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LPS Mediated Bioenergetic Dysfunction and Deregulation of Autophagy in Macrophages |
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1:15 |
John Bradley |
Vision Science |
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Using conjunctival gene expression patterns to better differentiate between dry eye types |
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1:30 |
Ian McWilliams |
Immunology |
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STAT4 is dispensable for Th17 generation but essential for accumulation of pathogenic CD4 T cells in the CNS during EAE. |
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1:45 |
Marci Smith |
Behavioral Neuroscience |
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Acetylcholine receptors in the retinas of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor knockout mouse. |
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2:00 |
Jada Hallengren |
Neuroscience |
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Usp14’s ubiquitin-hydrolase activity is required for intact structure and function of the neuromuscular junction |
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2:15 |
Haley Echlin |
Microbiology |
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Two Glycosylation-Associated Proteins Protect the Third Protein from Degradation |
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2:30 |
BREAK |
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2:45 |
Joseph Daft |
Pathology |
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ntibodies to CBir1 flagellin may modulate the development of Type 1 Diabetes in the NOD mouse |
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3:00 |
Ashish Kurundkar |
Pathobiology & Molecular Medicine |
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CYR61 may mediate non-resolving fibrosis with aging |
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3:15 |
Ruth McDowellren |
Biology |
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Reactive oxygen species and the macroalgal wound response |
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3:30 |
Jun Chen |
Chemistry |
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Biocompatible Microparticles of Various Shapes Made from Ultrathin Polymer Capsules |
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3:45 |
Angelina Londono-Joshi |
Molecular & Cellular Pathology |
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Enhanced Anticancer Effect of the Combination of Niclosamide and Anti-DR5 in Basal-like Breast Cancers |
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UAB Graduate Student Research Days 2013
Wednesday, February 27
DOCTORAL SESSION 11, ROOM D -- HUC Great Hall
Biomedical & Life Sciences
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TIME |
NAME |
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12:30 |
Sarah Mollo |
Cell Biology |
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Temporal requirement for B cells in CD4 T cell responses. |
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12:45 |
David Robbins |
Computer Engineering |
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A Self-Updated Roadmap of The Cancer Genome Atlas |
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1:00 |
Philip Kramer |
Pathobiology & Molecular Medicine |
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Mechanisms of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in the Pericardial Fluid of Post-operative Cardiac Surgery Patients |
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1:15 |
Jocelyn Hauser |
Microbiology |
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Modulation of Capsule Production in Streptococcus pneumoniae by SpxB and Hydrogen peroxide |
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1:30 |
Nan Li |
Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics |
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Sulindac selectively inhibits colon tumor cell growth by activating the cGMP/PKG pathway to suppress Wnt/β-catenin signaling |
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1:45 |
Nathan Bowers |
Immunology |
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Neutrophils with the phenotype of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) mediate immune suppression in HIV-1 infection |
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2:00 |
BREAK |
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2:15 |
Kurt Zimmerman |
Pathology |
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ER stress and fibrotic disease: is calreticulin the link? |
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2:30 |
Natalie Wilson |
Nursing |
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Exploring Symptom Clusters Indicating Possible HIV Related Bowel Dysfunction and Subsequent Chronic Inflammation |
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2:45 |
Cara Schafer |
Cancer Biology |
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Targeting regulatory myeloid cell pathways to enhance long-term anti-tumor immunity |
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3:00 |
Hongyi Yang |
Chemistry |
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Molecular Dynamics Simulations on Alpha-Synuclein Tetramers in a Water Box |
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3:15 |
Stephanie Wall |
Molecular & Cellular Pathology |
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Modification of Rac1 by 15-deoxy Δ12,14 Prostaglandin J2 in Vascular |
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3:30 |
Nathan Hutcheson |
Neuroscience |
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Predicting treatment response in schizophrenia using structural and functional MRI |
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UAB Graduate Student Research Days 2013
Thursday, February 28
DOCTORAL SESSION 12, ROOM A -- HUC Great Hall
Public Health and Social & Behavioral Sciences
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TIME |
NAME |
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9:00 |
Melonie Walcott |
Public Health |
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Gender norms and Sexual Behaviors among Men in Western Jamaica |
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9:15 |
Mitzy Erdmann |
Chemistry |
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Evaluation of student-created laboratory technique videos as an alternate assessment in the general chemistry laboratory |
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9:30 |
Chelsea Singleton |
Epidemiology |
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Associations between Neighborhood Quality and Physical Activity in New Cuban |
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9:45 |
Hwasoon Kim |
Biostatistics |
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Modeling to Predict Loss to Follow-up in the Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Database |
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10:00 |
BREAK |
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10:15 |
Lee Anne Flagg |
Medical Sociology |
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Validation of the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire among African-American Women |
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10:30 |
Xiaoming He |
Nutrition Sciences |
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Serum markers of inflammation, lipids, and an interleukin-6 promoter polymorphism are associated with bone mineral density in pre-menopausal women |
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10:45 |
Lauren Libero |
Developmental Psychology |
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Activation Likelihood Estimation Meta-analysis of the Social Brain in Autism |
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11:00 |
Dzigbodi Doke |
Environmental Health Science |
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Early life exposure to methylmercury and multiple stressors: Daphnia pulex as an alternative model system to evaluate long-term effects |
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UAB Graduate Student Research Days 2013
Thursday, February 28
DOCTORAL SESSION 13, ROOM B -- HUC Great Hall
Physical Science & Engineering
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TIME |
NAME |
AREA |
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8:30 |
Oleksandra Zavgorodnya |
Chemistry |
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Ultrathin hydrogels for detection of α- amino acids |
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8:45 |
Erik Winardi |
Interdisciplinary Engineering |
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Numerical Study of Thermal Decomposition of Charring Ablator: Atomistic Approach |
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9:00 |
Yasin Oduk |
Physics |
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YSA PEPTIDE CONJUGATED PLGA NANOPARTICLES FOR TARGETED DELIVERY OF ANTICANCER THERAUPEUTICS’ FOR MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA |
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9:15 |
Reza Farasat |
Chemistry |
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Loading salts from solutions into nanopores: model and its test |
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9:30 |
Harsh Patel |
Biomedical Engineering |
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Tubular electrospun scaffold for vascular tissue engineering application |
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9:45 |
Samantha Hastings |
Chemistry |
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Mercury(II) Catalyzed Cis‐trans Isomerizations of Transition Metal Complexes |
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10:00 |
BREAK |
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10:15 |
Rahul Kalyankar |
Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering |
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Finite Element Analysis of Heavy Vehicle to Bridge Interaction for Bridge Weigh in Motion |
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10:30 |
Fan Xiong |
Computer Engineering |
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Quantum Computing: An Information Theoretical Model |
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10:45 |
Cordero Core |
Chemistry |
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Molecular Dynamic Simulations of Lipid-Bound Apolipoprotein E |
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11:00 |
John Smith |
Materials Engineering |
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Analytical Modeling of Deformed Plain Woven Thermoplastic Composites |
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11:15 |
Donald Burke |
Interdisciplinary Engineering |
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The Influence of Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status on Child Occupant Mortality and Morbidity |
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UAB Graduate Student Research Days 2013
Thursday, February 28
DOCTORAL SESSION 14, ROOM C -- HUC Great Hall
Biomedical & Life Sciences
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TIME |
NAME |
AREA |
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9:00 |
Fei Liu |
Chemistry |
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The Novel multifunctional PLA/TiO2 nanocomposties for Crude oil sorption and degradation |
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9:15 |
Amber Buel |
Microbiology |
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Lithium Controls Central Nervous System Autoimmunity through Modulation of IFN-γ Signaling |
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9:30 |
JaLessa Wright |
Pathobiology & Molecular Medicine |
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Mitophagic Response of AC16 Cardiomyocytes |
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9:45 |
Alex McKeown |
Vision Science |
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A new form of light adaptation: increased sensitivity in darkness following sustained illumination |
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10:00 |
Harunur Rashid |
Cellular & Molecular Biology |
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Regulation of Bone Synthesis by Runx2 and Sp7 Transcription Factors |
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10:15 |
Toni Mueller |
Neuroscience |
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Glycosylation of GABA(A) Receptor Subunits in Schizophrenia |
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10:30 |
BREAK |
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10:45 |
Paul Daft |
Pathology |
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α-CaMKII-induced VEGF expression is critical for the growth of human osteosarcoma |
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11:00 |
Laura Heflin |
Biology |
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EFFECT OF STOCKING DENSITY ON GROWTH AND MORPHOLOGY IN JUVENILE Lytechinus variegates |
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11:15 |
Rongwen Lu |
Biomedical Engineering |
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Dynamic near infrared imaging reveals transient phototropic change in retinal rod photoreceptors |
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11:30 |
Kanupriya Gupta |
Microbiology |
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Glucose- and CcpA-mediated regulation of exoglycosidases and capsule in Streptococcus pneumonia |
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11:45 |
Rachel Brewer |
Pathobiology & Molecular Medicine |
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Cardiomyocyte-specific Bmal1 Knockout Mice Reveal Novel Functions for this |
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12:00 |
Jennifer Stanley |
Cancer Biology |
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Targeting human epidermal growth factor receptor pathways to render triple negative breast cancer cells susceptible to PARP inhibition |
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UAB Graduate Student Research Days 2013
Thursday, February 28
DOCTORAL SESSION 15, ROOM D -- HUC Great Hall
Biomedical & Life Sciences
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TIME |
NAME |
AREA |
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8:30 |
Kartik Manne |
Interdisciplinary Engineering |
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Structural biology of proteins responsible for biofilm dispersion and regulation |
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8:45 |
Rachel Beck |
Chemistry |
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An Alternative Approach to Toxicological Drug Screening Utilizing DART™ TOFMS Technology |
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9:00 |
Stephanie Momeni |
Biology |
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Comparison of Multilocus Sequencing Typing Schemes available for Streptococcus mutans |
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9:15 |
Vladimir Grubisic |
Neurobiology |
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Generation of muscle for Cyberplasm |
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9:30 |
Uduak Udoh |
Pathobiology & Molecular Medicine |
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Effect of Alcohol Consumption on the Liver Clock and Glycogen Metabolism |
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9:45 |
Lin Guo |
Vision Science |
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cleral gene expression signatures in response to three myopiagenic visual conditions: Minus lens, form deprivation, and darkness |
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10:00 |
Patrick Hwang |
Biomedical Engineering |
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The development of a bio-inspired hybrid nanosack for the delivery of pancreatic islets and fibroblast growth factor to improve islet engraftment at the omentum site |
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10:15 |
BREAK |
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10:30 |
Stephanie Brosius |
Neuroscience |
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Neuregulin-1 overexpression and p53 haploinsufficiency cooperatively promote de novo MPNST pathogenesis |
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10:45 |
Kate Hayden |
Chemistry |
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End effects on the Human Telomeric DNA sequence influences the thermal stability and the energetics of unfolding of the G-quadruplex |
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11:00 |
Sandra Stephanie Garcia |
Microbiology |
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Dispersion of Streptococcus mutans Biofilm by Novel Small Molecules |
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11:15 |
Jessica Winek Schultz |
Cell, Molecular, Developmental Biology |
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Understanding vMSP Receptor Heteromeric Complexing Behavior |
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11:30 |
Monica Lewis |
Cancer Biology |
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Novel Functions of SIN3 Chromatin Complexes in the Regulation of Breast Cancer Metastasis |
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