The Biology Senior Comps Presentations will be held in Fowler 207 and Fowler 209 on Saturday, April 6th, 2019.
Saturday, April 6th, 2019
Mutants | Fowler 207
8:15-9:00 MAX MEADE
Exercise-Induced Collapse in Dogs and the Role of Dynamin, a Dynamic GTPase Involved in Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis
9:00-9:45 JOAN KRONICK
The Implication of STAT3 Mutation on Susceptibility to Infection in Hyper IgE Syndrome
9:45-10:30 XUANYI SHI
What can we learn from HIV immunity
10:45-11:30 RACHEL COCKBURN
Doublesex+F1:T7 and Sexually Dimorphic Weaponry in Beetles
11:30-12:15 RYAN LEE
Targeting Foxo3 to Induce Tumor Apoptosis: A Novel Cancer Therapy Approach
1:00-1:45 ROWDY FREELAND
Night Hunters: The Genetic Mutations Behind Melanism in Wild Cats
1:45-2:30 ISAAC SALVATIERRA
P53 and its role in Cellular Senescence
2:45-3:30 JEEVIN SANDHU
Exposing a Silent Killer: The Link Between PNPLA3 I148M Polymorphism and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
3:30-4:15 BRIAN LAVONGTHEUNG
Congenital Pain Insensitivity: Living Without Pain Isn't That Painless
4:15-5:00 SAM COLLINS
Schizophrenia and treatment with deep brain stimulation
5:00-5:45 ROBERT TWYMAN
Understanding LRP5 High Bone Mass Mutations May Lead to Better Treatments for Osteoporosis
Microbial Dark Matter | Fowler 209
9:00-9:45 PEDRO CASTELLANOS
Don’t Forget to Floss! The Role of an Oral Microbe in the Development of Alzheimer’s Disease
9:45-10:30 PAVLINA SLEZAK
Baby steps to super-crops: Harnessing a microbial strategy to engineer nitrogen fixation in cereals
10:45-11:30 ROSHNI KATRAK-ADEFOWORA
There’s a new microbe in town: The discovery of pioneer species Thiolava veneris after a submarine volcanic eruption
11:30-12:15 CORA DAVIES
The fight for nitrogen: The role of ammonia-oxidizing and oil-degrading microbes in oil spill bioremediation
1:00-1:45 ANDREW KANG
Digesting Research on Gut Microbes: Treating Metabolic Dysfunction through Restoration of Short-Chain Fatty Acid Producing Microbes
1:45-2:30 MICHAEL OZAKI
Trust Your Gut? How GABA-Producing Bacteria Can Influence Mental Disorders and Well-Being
2:45-3:30 MEIKE BUHALY
Missing Matter: Effects of Climate Change on Methane-Oxidizing Bacteria in Arctic Permafrost
3:30-4:15 EVA JAHANSHIR
The Probiotic Protector: Amelioration of chemotherapy-induced gastrointestinal mucositis by Lactobacillus
4:15-5:00 CLARASOPHIA GUST
Hidden Fungal Friend: endobacteria of Gigaspora promotes resistance to oxidative stress
