41st Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium (MBMSS)
Location: MDI Biological Laboratory (travel information)
Abstract deadline has passed.
The 41st Maine Biological and Biomedical Sciences Symposium will be held April 18, 2014 in the Maren/Dahlgren Conference Center at the MDI Biological Laboratory in Salisbury Cove, Maine. The Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium (MBMSS) is a state-wide gathering of scientists and students—an opportunity to share research results, exchange ideas, promote collaboration, and network with Maine scientists in a variety of disciplines. Invited and selected speakers will present short research reports, followed by question/answer and open discussion. Poster sessions will also be held.
If you wish to be considered for either a platform or poster presentation, please indicate so on the registration form, and submit your abstract.
The 41st MBMSS is supported by the Maine IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (Maine INBRE). Maine INBRE is supported by a grant from the National Institue of General Medical Sciences.
Keynote Speaker:
Carol J. Bult, Ph.D.
Professor
JAX Cancer Center Program Leader
Senior Advisor for Research IT
The Jackson Laboratory
Dr. Bult’s talk will be about Cancer Avatars and Individualized Cancer Therapy
Fees
Faculty or Non-Maine Student: $40
Corporate: $200
Maine Students and Trainees: $0
Organizer/Invited Speaker: $0
| Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00am | Kevin Strange, Ph.D. President, MDI Biological Laboratory |
Welcome |
| Session I | Neuroscience | Session Chair: Markus Frederich, Ph.D., University of New England |
| 8:05am | Elizabeth Owens, undergraduate student Bowdoin College |
Effects of Temperature on the Cardiac System of the American Lobster, Homarus americanus
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| 8:20am | Sandra Rieger, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, MDIBL |
Keratinocyte damage induced by the chemotherapeutic agent paclitaxel promotes sensory axon dysfunction prior to axon degeneration |
| 8:35 am | Anthony Himes, undergraduate student University of New England |
Regulatory capabilities in two color morphs of the green crab, Carcinus maenas, exposed to oscillating salinity: an organismal and molecular approach
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| 8:50 am | Kerry Tucker, Ph.D. Associate Professor, University of New England |
A role for primary cilia in hippocampal network function |
| 9:05 am | Mollie Friedlander, undergraduate Bowdoin College |
Sexual differences in functional recovery following injury to the auditory system of the adult field cricket
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| 9:20 am | Break and Poster Set-ups | |
| 9: 30-10:45 am | Poster Session I | |
| Session II | Environmental Biology and Genetics | Session Chair: James Coffman, Ph.D., MDI Biological Laboratory |
| 10:45 am | Dave Carlon, Ph.D. Director, Bowdoin Marine Laboratory |
Shaking the parrotfish tree: hybridization in a peripheral environment produces phenotypic novelty
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| 11:00 am | Casey Doucette, graduate student Maine Medical Center Research Institute |
Marrow fat is a dynamic adipose depot responsive to environmental and nutritional stress |
| 11:15 am | Jarod Rollins, Ph.D., postdoctoral researcher MDIBL |
Dietary Restriction Alters Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation in C. elegans
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| 11:30 am | Larissa Williams, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Bates College |
Developmental expression of the nrf gene family and crosstalk with the Ahr pathway in zebrafish
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| 11:45 am | Poster set-ups and lunch | |
| 12:30-1:45 pm | Poster Session II | |
| Session III | Vascular Biology and Immunology |
Session Chair: Elizabeth Ehrenfeld, Ph.D., Southern Maine Community College |
| 1:45 pm | Sarah Peterson, MD, graduate student Maine Medical Center Research Institute |
Notch signaling in vascular remodeling
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| 2:00 pm | Bram Lutton, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Endicott College |
Cellular regeneration in the skate, Leucoraja erinacea: a unique model for angiogenesis and hematopoiesis
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| 2:15 pm | Michelle Goody, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow, University of Maine |
Influenza A virus infection in zebrafish (Danio rerio) recapitulates mammalian infection and is sensitive to anti-influenza drug treatment
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| 2:30 pm | Eric Peterman, graduate student University of Maine |
Superoxide dismutase 2 promotes bacterial clearance through maintenance of phagocyte populations in zebrafish
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| 2:45 pm | Break and Poster set-ups | |
| Session IV | Genetics and Genomics | Session Chair: Keith Hutchison, Ph.D., University of Maine |
| 3:00 pm | Jeffrey Thompson, undergraduate student University of Southern Maine |
Using de novo motif inference to detect cis-regulatory modules
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| 3:15 pm | Jennifer Trowbridge, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, The Jackson Laboratory |
Cell-of-origin influences the biology of acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
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| 3:30 pm | Karolina Andralojic, Ph.D., research assistant MDI Biological Laboratory |
Understanding the role of P-granules in C. elegans by identification of CSR-1 co-factors/pathway components
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| 3:45 pm | Katrina Harris, undergraduate student University of Maine Honors College |
Genome Morphology Identification of Mycobacteriophages ChipMunk and EvilGenius
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| 4:00 pm | Amber Howard, postdoctoral researcher MDI Biological Laboratory |
Separating the tissue-specific role of eIF4G expression in promoting longevity and stress resistance in Caenorhabditis elegans |
| 4:15 – 5:30pm | Poster Session III | |
| 5:30 pm | Dinner | |
| Keynote | ||
| 7:00pm | Keynote speaker introduction by Charles Wray, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory | |
| 7:05 pm | Carol Bult, Ph.D. Professor, The Jackson Laboratory |
Cancer Avatars and Individualized Cancer Therapy |
$99.00 room rate has been arranged with the Atlantic Oceanside Hotel in their newly renovated Maine Building.
To obtain this rate and make a reservation, call 800-336-2463 and reference group number 300290 or MDI Biological Laboratory.
The rate expires April 9, so be sure to reserve your room by that date.
Cancellations made prior to 10am on the day of arrival are not penalized. Cancellations made after 10am and no shows will be charged for one night’s lodging.
Maine INBRE will cover registration fees and up to the maximum available on-campus housing for Maine undergraduate and graduate students who wish to attend MBMSS. Students may submit travel reimbursement requests, which will be fulfilled as funds are available (standard GSA mileage rates). Housing units will be assigned as registrations are submitted until all units have been filled. Notices will be sent to registrants confirming housing status.