2006 Student Research Day

POSTER SESSION - CATEGORY II
SCHOOL OF NURSING ATRIUM
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Poster #

1. Anderson, Derek (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. Marilyn Rantz, Sinclair School of Nursing. "Real-Time Recognition of Falls From Silhouettes."
2. Arthur, Gerald (Post Doctoral Fellow) Sponsored by Dr. Charles Caldwell, Departments of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, and Health Management and Informatics. "Analysis of Transcription Factor Binding Sites in CpG Islands."
3. Bardiya, Nirmala (Post Doctoral Fellow) Sponsored by Dr. Donald Burke, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology. "Template-Directed Mononucleotide Ligation by T4 DNA Ligase."
4. Baughan, Travis (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. Chis Lorson, Departments of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, and Veterinary Pathology. "Modulation of SMN pre-mRNA with Bi-Functional RNAs."
5. Bechtold, Matthew (Resident) Sponsored by Drs. Kevin Dellsperger and Leslie Hall, Department of Internal Medicine. "Revised M&M Format into a Patient Safety M&M Leads to Performance Improvement Efforts in an Internal Medicine Department."
6. Bostick, Brian (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. Dongsheng Duan, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology. "Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Heart Disease: Dystrophin Expression in Half of the Heart Cells Prevents Cardiomyopathy."
7. Bottoms, Christoper (Post Doctoral Fellow) Sponsored by Dr. Charles Caldwell, Departments of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, and Health Management and Informatics. "Exploring the Use of Protein Models in Molecular Replacement."
8. Bryan, Jeffrey (Post Doctoral Fellow) Sponsored by Dr. Charles Caldwell, Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences. "Comparative Epigenetics of a Tumor Suppressor Gene in Canine Lymphomas."
9. Coady, Tristan (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. Chris Lorson, Departments of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, and Veterinary Pathobiology. "AAV Delivery of Trans-Splicing RNAs Redirects SMN2 Splicing and Results in Increased Full Length SMN."
10. Divekar, Rohit (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. Habib Zaghouani, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology. "Anatomic Localization of Dendritic Cell Mediated Peripheral Immune Tolerance."
11. Figueroa, Said (PhD) Sponsored by Dr. Timothy Hoffman, Department of Internal Medicine. "Micro-SPECT Quantification and Molecular Imaging of GRP Expressing Tumors."
12. Garrison, Jered (Post Doctoral Fellow) Sponsored by Dr. Timothy Hoffman, Department of Internal Medicine and Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital. "Stabilization of Copper-64 Bombesin Analogs for Diagnostic Detection of Prostate Cancer."
13. Gaskin, F. Spencer (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. Ronald Korthuis, Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology. "5'-AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Activation Prevents Postischemic Leukocyte-Endothelial Cell Adhesive Interactions."
14. Guo, Yan (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. Michael Petris, Department of Biochemistry. "Cisplatin Toxicity Requires Dynamin-Dependent Endocytosis of the Human Ctr1 Copper Transporter."
15. Hensel, Brian (Post Doctoral Fellow) Sponsored by Dr. Sue Boren, Department of Health Management and Informatics. "Health Communication in Biomedical Informatics."
16. Hernandez, Mark (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. Christopher Hardin, Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology. "Caveolin-1 and the Organization of Glycolysis in Astrocytes: Modulation by Ammonia."
17. Holly, Jason (Resident) Sponsored by Dr. John Marshall, Department of Surgery. "Bravo (Wireless) Ambulatory Esophageal pH Monitoring: How Do Day 1 and Day 2 Results Compare?"
18. Hu, Chunhua (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. Grace Sun, Department of Biochemistry. "Activation of Astrocytes by Oxidative Stress: I. Role of NADPH Oxidase and MAPKs in Cytoskeletal and Morphological Changes."
19. Hurrelmeyer, Katie (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. Susan Nagel, Department Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health. "Developmental Exposure to DES Permanently Programs TIMP-1 Gene Expression and Exacerbates Endometriosis in a Mouse Model."
20. Jain, Renu (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. Habib Zaghouani, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology. "An Antigen Specific Therapy with Ig-GAD Sustains Islet Regeneration and Reverses Autoimmune Diabetes."
21. Jensen, Michael (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. Grace Sun, Department of Biochemistry. "Involvement of NADPH Oxidase in Cytokine-Induced Expression of sPLA2-IIA in Astrocytes."
22. Karuparthi, Poorna. Sponsored by Dr. Melvin Hayden, Department of Internal Medicine. "Longitudinal Nanostructure Study of the Islet in the Novel HIP Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus."
23. Koh, Wonshill (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. George Davis, Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology. "Cdc2 and its Downstream Effectors Control Endothelial Cell Invasion and Lumenal Morphogenesis in 3D Collagen Matrices."
24. Kong, Qiangman (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. Gary Weisman, Department of Biochemistry. "Up-Regulation of P2Y₂ Receptors by Cytokines Enhanced sAPPα Release in Rat Primary Cortical Neurons."
25. Kramer, Robin (Pre- Doctoral Fellow) Sponsored by Dr. Charles Caldwell, Departments of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, and Health Management and Informatics. "Automated Induction of Differential Equations From Microarry Time Series Data."
26. Lee, Hyun-Hee (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. Habib Zaghouani, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology. "Interplay of IL-12 and IL-13Rα1 During Neonatal Development Controls Neonatal Th1 Response."
27. Liu, Dijie (Post Doctoral Fellow) Sponsored by Dr. Michael Giblin, Department of Radiology, and Harry S Turman Memorial VA Hospital. "Imaging Colon Cancer Using an ¹¹¹ -In-Labeled E.coli Heat-stable Enterotoxin Analog Incorporating a Polyethylene Glycol Spacer Group."
28. Luke, Robert (Pre- Doctoral Fellow) Sponsored by Dr. Charles Caldwell, Departments of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, and Health Management and Informatics. "Computational Processing Power Increases Using Graphical Processing Units."
29. Mao, Xiaoqing (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. Michael Petris, Department of Biochemistry. "A Histidine-Rich Cluster Mediates the Ubiquitination and Degradation of the Human Zinc Transporter, hZIP4, and Protects Against Zinc Cytotoxicity."
30. Mattis, Virginia (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. Chris Lorson, Departments of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, and Veterinary Pathobiology. "Induction of SMN Protein Levels by Specific Aminoglycosides."
31. Miller, Rebecca (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. Albert Sun, Department of Biochemistry. "Paraquat Induces ROS Production in Microglial Cells: Implications for Parkinson's Disease."
32. Morris, Matthew (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. Adam Whaley-Connell, Deparment of Internal Medicine. "In Vivo and In Vitro Effects of HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibition on Albuminuria and Albumin Stimulated NAD(P)H Oxidase Activity in Proximal Tubule Cell."
33. Nast, Danielle (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. Habib Zaghouani, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology. "Loss of Membrane-Bound TGFß During the Onset of Insulitis Incapacitates Tregs Leading to Exacerbation of Autoimmune Diabetes."
34. Peña-Hernandez, Keila (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. Charles Caldwell, Departments of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, and Health Management and Informatics. "DNA Methylation in Acute Myeloid Leukemias."
35. Puli, Srinivas (Post Doctoral Fellow) Sponsored by Dr. Jamal Ibdah, Department of Internal Medicine. "Did Technology Over the Years Effect Endoscopic Ultrasound's Accuracy to Diagnose Vascular Invasion in Pancreatic and Periampullary Cancers - A Meta-Analysis and Systemic Review."
36. Qazi, Mahnaz (MD) Sponsored by Dr. Javad Habibi, Department of Internal Medicine, Harry S Truman Memorial VA Hospital. "Spironolactone Attenuates Ang II Induced Oxidative Stress in Heart Tissue of Ren2 Rat: Immunological Approach."
37. Reneker, Jeff (Pre- Doctoral Fellow) Sponsored by Dr. Chi-Ren Shyu, Departments of Health Management and Informatics, and Computer Science. "Applying Sequential Forward Floating Selection to Protein Structure Prediction with a Study of HIV-1 PR."
38. Roy, Jessica (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. Sue Boren, Department of Health Management and Informatics. "Advancing Nuclear Medicine Technologist Education: Developing a Masters Program."
39. Sims, Melvin (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. John Viator, Departments of Dermatology, and Biological Engineering. "Gold Nanoparticles: Verification of Photoacoustic Properties and Relative Acoustic Signal Strength."
40. Tannous, Carine (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. Michael Petris, Department of Biochemistry. "Novel Regulators of Mammalian Copper Homeostasis in Macrophages."
41. Wang, Qun Sponsored by Dr. Ronald Korthuis, Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology. "Ethanol Preconditioning Protects Against Ischemia/Reperfusion-Induced Brain Damage: Role of NADPH Oxidase-Derived ROS."
42. Yerram, Preethi (Resident) Sponsored by Dr. Melvin Hayden, Department of Internal Medicine. "Autoimmune Vasculitis - A New Concept in the Pathophysiology of Atherosclerosis."
43. Yusof, Mozow (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. Ronald Korthuis, Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology. "Angiotensin II Promotes Postischemic Leukocyte-Endothelial Interaction in the Murine Small Intestine."
44. Zheng, Zhiqiang (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. Kevin Fritsche, Departments of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, and Animal Sciences, and Nutrition Sciences. "Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) and Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) Differentially Impact the in vitro Inflammatory Response of Murine Microglial Cells."
45. Fisher, Kevin (Graduate Student) Sponsored by Dr. George Davis, Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology. "Tumor Cell Invasion of Collagen Matrices Requires Lipid Agonist-Induced G-Protein and Membrane-Type 1 Matrix Metalloproteinase-1-Dependent Signaling."

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