2009 Symposium Schedule
Annual Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics
Research Symposium
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Statistics B650
Symposium Chair: Ms. Shruti Lal
9:30-9:40 Opening Remarks: Dr. Shou-Wei Ding
Session Chair: Shruti Lal
9:40-9:55 Robert Hannon (Garland Lab)
Heterosis in Line Crosses of Mice Selectively Bred For High Locomotor Activity
9:55-10:10 James Starrett (Hayashi Lab)
Spider Hemocyanin Sequences Reveal Complex Evolutionary Dynamics of Blood Proteins and have High Phylogenetic Utility
10:10-10:25 Sumana Pasala (Sladek Lab)
Identification and Functional Characterization of miRNAs Regulated by HNF4α1.
10:25-10:40 Patrick Schacht (Borkovich Lab)
Studying the Non Receptor GEF RIC8 Using Chemical Inhibitors and Suppressor Screens in Neurospora crassa
10:40-10:55 Refreshment Break
Session Chair: Patrick Schacht
10:55-11:10 Eugene Bolotin (Sladek Lab)
Integrated Approach for the Identification of human HNF4α Target Genes Using Protein Binding Microarrays
11:10-11:25 Matthew Collin (Hayashi Lab)
Comparison of Embiopteran Silks Reveals Tensile and Structural Similarities Across Taxa
11:25-11:40 Augusta Jamin (Yang Lab)
Chemical Genetics Approach To Study Rop Pathway that Regulates Tip Growth in Arabidopsis
11:40-11:55 Rizi Ai (Chang Lab)
Development of Bioinformatics Tool for Protein Dynamic Analysis and Drug Discovery
11:55-1:10 Lunch Break
Session Chair: Augusta Jamin
1:10-1:25 Jennifer Crowley (Roose Lab)
Tango vs. W. Murcott Chromosomal Visualization and Analysis using FISH
1:25-1:40 Piyada Juntawong (Bailey-Serres Lab)
AtCSP1: a Polysome Associated RNA Binding Protein that may Function in Post-Transcriptional Regulation by the Environment
1:40-1:55 Shruti Lal (Smith Lab)
Understanding Molecular Mechanisms that Control Floral Evocation in Arabidopsis thaliana
1:55-2:10 Michelle Brown (Raikhel Lab)
Dissecting Endomembrane Trafficking Underlying Gravitropic Responses in Arabidopsis thaliana via Chemical Genomics
2:10-2:25 Hagop Atamian (Kaloshian Lab)
Identifying Mi-1-Mediated Signal Transduction Pathway and Resistance Mechanism Against Potato Aphids in Tomato
2:25-2:40 Refreshment Break
Session Chair: Michelle Brown
2:40-2:55 Sean Boyle (Ray Lab)
A Novel Chemical-Informatics Method to Decode Odor Receptor Chemical Space
2:55-3:10 Sourav Roy (Judelson Lab)
A Multidisciplinary Approach for Discovering Motifs Regulating Spore-Specific Transcription in the Potato Pathogen Phytophthora infestans
3:10-3:25 Paul Ruegger (Borneman Lab)
Development of a Polony-based High Throughput Approach for Microbial Community Analysis
3:25-3:40 Venkatesh Sivanandam (Rao Lab)
Analysis of Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Replication and Packaging of Satellite Tobacco Mosaic Virus
3:55- Presentation of Best student speaker Award and Closing Remarks
