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43rd Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium (MBMSS)

Location: MDI Biological Laboratory (travel information)
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The 43rd Annual Maine Biological and Biomedical 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.

Abstract Submission Deadline: March 25, 2016
(please review important abstract formatting guidelines under documents tab)

The conference is full. Please contact the Education Office if you want to be put on the waiting list.

Keynote Speaker: Douglas C. Wallace, Ph.D.

Douglas C. Wallace, Ph.D.

A Mitochondria Etiology of Complex Diseases

Full abstract here

Dr. Wallace is Director, Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine and the Michael and Charles Barnett Chair of Pediatric Mitochondrial Medicine and Metabolic Disease at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. His research interests are on the role of mitochondrial energy in human health and disease.

Fees

Conference registration includes all events, scheduled meals, parking, and WiFi.

Maine INBRE Undergraduate/Graduate Student: Complimentary (Includes On-Campus Housing)

Maine INBRE Faculty: Complimentary

MDI Biological Laboratory Alumni: Complimentary

Maine High School Student: Complimentary

Non-INBRE Faculty: $50.00

Corporate/Industry: $200.00

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Friday, April 29, 2016
11:00–4:00 pm
11:30am		 Registration at Maren Conference Center
Lunch at Dining Hall
12:50 pm Welcome, Maren Conference Center
Jane Disney, Ph.D., MDI Biological Laboratory
1:00–2:15 pm Session 1: Developmental and Cellular Biology / Regeneration
Maren Conference Center
Chair: James Coffman, Ph.D., MDI Biological Laboratory

  • Anne Campbell – The contribution of two key P granule components to the post-transcriptional expression profile in C. elegans
  • Vicki Losick – Going Big for Wound Repair
  • Lindsey Fitzsimons – Primary cilia of cardiac progenitor cells control multiple aspects of heart development
  • Matthew Siviski – Cthrc1 Suppresses White Adipogenic Signaling
  • James Coffman – Cortisol-treated zebrafish embryos develop into pro-inflammatory adults with aberrant immune gene regulation and reduced regenerative capacity
2:15–2:30 pm Break, Maren Conference Center
2:30–3:45 pm Session 2: Genetics / Bioinformatics / Software Tools
Maren Conference Center
Chair: Keith Hutchison, Ph.D., University of Maine

  • Craig Lessard – Biological validation of computationally derived candidate regulatory modules for PDGFRβ
  • Zachary Marin – Loss of tissue homeostasis in mammographic breast tumor microenvironment: a case control study
  • Andre Khalil – The CompuMAINE Laboratory
  • Steve Munger – Defining the consequences of genetic variation on a proteome-wide scale
  • Abigail Ames – Climb, a next generation information management system for research
3:45–4:00 pm Break, Maren Conference Center
4:00–5:00 pm Keynote Speaker
Maren Conference CenterWelcome and introduction by Jane Disney Ph.D., Director of Education, MDI Biological Laboratory
A Mitochondrial Etiology of Complex Diseases
Doug Wallace, Ph.D., Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
5:00–6:30 pm Social Hour and Dinner, Dining Hall
6:30–8:00 pm Poster Session A and Evening Reception, Maren Conference Center

Dahlgren Hall: Genetics / Bioinformatics / Software Tools

Eden Parish Hall: Developmental and Cellular Biology / Regeneration
Saturday, April 30, 2016
8:00-9:00 am Continental Breakfast, Maren Conference Center
8:30–10:00 am Poster Session B, Maren Conference Center

Dahlgren Hall: Environmental Biology / Toxicology / Infectious Disease

Eden Parish Hall: Neuroscience / Physiology
10:00–11:00 am Session 3: Environmental Biology / Toxicology / Infectious Disease
Maren Conference Center
Chair: Chris Petersen, Ph.D., College of the Atlantic

  • Ron Peck – A novel regulatory mechanism allows the salt-loving microbe Halobacterium salinarum to respond to stress
  • Nancy Tran – Role of Nrf1 Paralogs in Regulating the Transcriptional Response to Phthalates in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
  • Ewelina Bolcun-Filas – Understanding the role of DNA damage checkpoint in premature ovarian failure caused by radiation and chemotherapy
  • Sarah Kingston – Genotype and phenotype in a changing ocean: can standing genetic variation in stress responses rescue mussel populations from the negative impacts of climate change?
11:00–11:15 am Break, Maren Conference Center
11:15 am–12:30 pm Session 4: Neuroscience / Physiology
Maren Conference Center
Chair: Judy Roe Ph.D., University of Maine at Presque Isle

  • Jeanne DuShane – ERK is a Critical Regulator of JC Polyomavirus Infection
  • Basile Tarchini – Apical hair cell differentiation: paving the way for perception in the inner ear
  • Brian Piper – Medical Cannabis and Reduced Use of Other Psychoactive Substances: Results from Vermont Dispensary Patients
  • Katherine Riley – Sensorimotor-gating as a function of biological sex and Disc1 gene status in rats
  • Erin Carter – Getting on your nerves: Vitamins and electrostimulation improve neuromuscular junctions in a zebrafish model of muscular dystrophy
12:30 pm Symposium Conclusion

On-Campus Housing

On-Campus Housing is now full. Further requests will be placed on a waiting list in case of withdrawals.

STUDENTS -Dormitory style accommodations are assigned on a space-available basis, registration required to hold. On campus housing consists of double occupancy rooms, shared bathrooms.

A two-day cancellation policy is strictly enforced. No-shows will be charged a $50.00 fee. Campus Map

Discounted Hotel Room Blocks

Atlantic Oceanside Hotel and Conference Center

Guests may reserve their room by calling the reservations office at 800-336-2463 and requesting a room from the MDIBL MBMSS block.  Guest rooms will be available for booking at the group rate of $99 until April 21, 2016.

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