Summer Student Symposium 2016
Location: MDI Biological Laboratory (travel information)
The MDI Biological Laboratory Summer Student Symposium showcases summer student fellow’s research. The symposium is designed to bring student researchers across our various laboratories together to present their research through interactive presentations and posters. This is an excellent opportunity for the MDI Biological Laboratory community to view our students/mentor collaborations. MDI Biological Laboratory extends an invitation and encourages friends and family members to register and attend. Space is limited and registration is required.
Keynote Speaker
Nishad Jayasundra, Ph.D.
MDI Biological Laboratory Summer Student Fellow Alumni Class of ‘03
Jane E. Disney, Ph.D.Senior Staff Scientist; Director of Research Training; Director, Community Environmental Health LaboratoryMDI Biological Laboratory
| Friday, August 5, 2016 | |
| 10:00-11:15 am | Registration and Poster Set-Up (Maren Conference Center) |
| 11:15-12:00 pm | Lunch (Dining Hall) |
| 12:05-12:15 pm | Welcome Remarks, Jane Disney Ph.D., Director of Education, MDI Biological Laboratory (Maren Auditorium) |
| 12:15-2:00 pm | Session 1: Student Presentations |
| 12:15-12:30 pm | Ryan Barrett– Computational inference of bacterial horizontal regulatory transfer in HemH, a core gene of E. coli |
| 12:30-12:45 pm | Jessica Toothaker– Creating fluorescently marked P granules using CRISPR-Cas9 in Caenorbhabitis elegans |
| 12:45-1:00 pm | Juan Castaneda– Antigen Presentation in Leucoraja erinacea |
| 1:00-1:15 pm | Natasha Hongsermeier– Investigation of cilia during early stages of heart regeneration in zebrafish (Danio rerio) |
| 1:15-1:30 pm | Kimberly Callahan– PTP1B regulates adult zebrafish heart regeneration |
| 1:30-1:45 pm | Heath Fuqua– A screen to identify regulators of germ granules in C. elegans |
| 1:45- 2:00 pm | Mamiko Yamazaki– The role of hydrogen peroxide dependent oxidation of EGFR in axon regeneration |
| 2:00-3:00 pm | Poster Session and Refreshment (listed alphabetically):
Nina Badger- Investigation of cilia during early stages of heart regeneration in zebrafish (Danio rerio) Andrew Ballerstein– Identification of candidate regulatory regions in ciliary genes CCDC39 and DNAH5 Leah Berry-Sandelin– Monitoring Ocean Acidification Through Sediment pH in Eelgrass Areas in Frenchman Bay, Maine Talya Briana- Triclosan effects on Phospholipase D Activity in RBL-2H3 mast cells Leah Brieger– Microtubule Morphology and Paclitaxel Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Tianzeng Chen- A study of age-related effects on zebrafish phagocyte function Victoria Chistolini- A computational tool to determine corresponding candidate regulatory regions in two different species Zyrah Giustra– Effect of Botanical and Synthetic Compounds on the American Dog Tick Dermacentor variabilis Rebecca Hiss– The involvement of microRNAs in preeclampsia Dakota Holmes– Eelgrasses Capacity to Mitigate Ocean Acidification: Frenchman Bay, Maine Sarah Holmes– The neural dependence of caudal fin regeneration in zebrafish (Danio rerio) Emily Illingworth– Genomic variation and host range diversity in mycobacteriophage Arnold Kandolo– Lactic acid bacteria reduce Salmonella Javiana-induced epithelial cell cytotoxicity and decrease pathogen virulence gene expression Praneet Kang– Role of MyD88 in Neutrophil response to Candida albicans infection of Zebrafish Swimbladders Do Yeun Kim– Computational search of regulatory regions for ciliogenesis genes Romeo Kimpwene– Understanding the role of the collagen triple helix repeat containing 1 in arthritis using CAIA models Samuel Landry– Biomimetic assessment for the efficacy of drug cocktails Noah Lind– Impact of reduced initiation, elongation, and ribosome biogenesis on global translation and health in C. elegans Reid Loveless– Modulation of VRAC functional properties by variation of subunit expression levels induced by hypertonic stress Skakel McCooey– Characterization of tyrosinase activity and UV effects in wild-type and albino F. heteroclitus embryos Gaylenis Mendez- The involvement of Tryptophan Pathway enzymes in the maintenance of the glomerular filtration barrier Brian Moriarty– Studying the presence and effect of Labyrinthula zosterae in Eelgrass Julie Moulton– A novel, high-throughput method for assaying thermal nociceptive withdrawal response in D. melanogaster Leah Pappalardo– The Role of Mechanical Stress in Paclitaxel Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Kate Paulsen– Optimizing the study of interactions between two RNA-binding proteins in the pathogenic fungus Candida albicans Jason Rutberg– Characterizing the effects of paclitaxel dosage in peripheral sensory axon degeneration Robert Soohey– Identifying candidate cis-regulatory modules for miRNAs involved in zebrafish heart and caudal fin regeneration Derek Theriault– Inner ear development in zebrafish (Danio rerio) under conditions of oxidative stress Ceileigh Weaver– Characterization of tyrosinase activity and UV effects in wild-type and albino F. heteroclitus embryos Dennis Zambrano– Characterization of semaphorins 1a and 2a in the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus |
| 3:00-4:45 pm | Session 2: Student Presentations |
| 3:00- 3:15 pm | Alysha Higgs– The role of the mitf transcription factor in zebrafish |
| 3:15- 3:30 pm | Isaiah Mansour– The Role of Ribosomal rpl-22 Gene Isoform Regulation on C. elegans Longevity. |
| 3:30-3:45 pm | Porcia Manandhar– A computational investigation of ETS-1 co-regulation in mesangial cell development |
| 3:45-4:00 pm | Monique Mills– The role and regulation of myc and bantam in wound-induced polyploidy in Drosophila |
| 4:00-4:15 pm | Judy Yau & Molly Herron– The effects of chronic cortisol exposure on the innate immune response of larval Danio rerio |
| 4:15-4:30 pm | Ashley Soucy– Intracellular calcium release is required for JC polyomavirus infection |
| 4:30-4:45 pm | Sarah Dobbins– The effect of enhanced somatic maintenance on neural proteotoxicity in an Alzheimer’s model |
| 5:00 pm | Alumni Panel: Life Beyond the Lab Bench
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| 6:00 pm | Reception and music by the Clam City Ramblers |
| 6:50 pm | Remarks by Jeri Bowers, Director of Development, MDI Bioloigcal Laboratory |
| 7:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:45 pm | Keynote Speaker: Nishad Jayasundra, Ph.D. ‘03 |
| 8:15 pm | Student Recognition Robert L. Morris, Ph.D., Wheaton College, Visiting Scientists Program Director, MDI Biological Laboratory Bram Lutton, Ph.D., Endicott College, Residential Life Director and Alumni Association President, MDI Biological Laboratory |
| 8:30 pm | Music by the Clam City Ramblers |
This conference is supported by an Institutional Development Award (IDeA) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under grant number P20GM103423.