Last updated: April 28, 2021
Who: Students enrolled in research-based courses in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology in Spring 2021
When: Wednesday, April 21, 6-9 pm
Schedule:
6 pm – 7 pm Research Poster Session
Phage Genomics I – All “P” Posters
Phage Genomics II – All “G” Posters
Discovery Lab – All “D” Posters
Cell Biology Lab – All “C” Posters
Synthetic Biology Research – All “S” Posters
7 pm – 8 pm Student Oral Presentations Zoom link – Registration is required; please register early
Isolation and Characterization of Novel Mycobacteriophages – Dominique Garr & Benjamin O’Meara, Phage Genomics I
Investigating Minor Tail Proteins and Tail Assembly Chaperones in L cluster Mycobacteriophage Enceladus – Lyda Arnold & Eitan Kochavi, Phage Genomics II
Drosophila melanogaster as a model for identifying potential chemotherapeutics – Shelby Spindler, Discovery Lab II
The downregulation of Fatty acid 2-hydroxylase after DNA damage in Tetrahymena thermophila – Shaynie Segal, Cell Biology Lab
“Christmas Beans:” Transgenic soybeans that produce pinene – Natalie Golovanov, Lea Hibbard, & Maya Nelson, Synthetic Biology Research
8 pm Research Awards Ceremony
And the awards go to…
Phage Genomics I – Emma Carillion – The Isolation and Characterization of Temperate A3 Cluster Mycobacteriophage Hazza
Phage Genomics II – Aidan Rampy & Eric Westbrook – Mycobacteriophage Enceladus-Possible Implications of Lateral Gene Transfer to Genome Length and Laterally Acquired Genes
Discovery Lab II – Erin Cannon – The effects of allicin on Drosophila melanogaster survival
Cell Biology Lab – Sydney Kowalchuk – Decreased UbiconE2 gene expression in Tetrahymena thermophilia after DNA damage
Synthetic Biology Research – Maria Sacconi, Lili Thron, Gia Tran – Bioproduction of alpha humulene in E. coli via transgenic modification
9 pm Poster Comment Boxes Close
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