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Fifteenth Annual JMU BioSymposium
April 20th and 21st, 2006



   

Thursday's Schedule                                                          Go to Friday's Schedule

Session 1A.  Poster Presentations.  Thursday 2:00 – 3:00.  Burruss 2nd Floor Hallways.

1.  Influence of Organic Matter Quality on Microbial Structure and Function in Cave Streams
            Timothy Cooney and Kevin Simon

2.  Investigating the Role of Antioxidant Genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
            Rebecca Moore, Megan Russell, and Kim Slekar

5.  NOS Expression by Glucose Stimulation in Rats
            Leslie Carraway and Terrie Rife

6.  TG Repeat Lengths and their Affect on NOS I Transcription
            Kristen Grathwol, David Mitchell, Amanda Goldston, and Terrie Rife

9.   Secreted Alpha-amylase from Arabidopsis thaliana:  Cellular Localization and Regulation
            Grant Marshall, Nick Schroeder, Liz Doyle, and Jon Monroe

10.  Cloning and Expression of Srr-2 from Group B. Streptococci for Determination of Glycosylation
        Patterns
            Paul Watson, Mike Dreyfuss, and Kyle Seifert

13.  Antioxidant Concentration in Teas and Coffees
            Lindsay Wager, Colleen Prince, Michael Renfroe, Patricia Brevard, and Robert Lee

14.  Apoplastic Alpha-Amylase: Discovering Its True Function
            Anne O'Neil, Megan Schrader, and Jon Monroe


Session 1B.  Poster Presentations.  Thursday 2:00 – 3:00.  Burruss 3rd Floor Hallways.

17.  Using Green Fluorescent Protein to Create Expression Plasmids for Two Salvage Pathway Enzymes
            Adaku Iwueze and Judith Wubah

18.  Meiotic Chromosome Counts of Endemic Members of Cordia from the Galapagos           
            Shane Woolf, Lauren Avjean, and Conley K. McMullen

21.  Isolation and Characterization of an STP12 Knockout of Arabidopsis thaliana           
            Kate Ruck
and Janet Daniel

22.  Quantitative Analysis of Antioxidants in Apples           
            Frank Russo
and Michael Renfroe

25.  A Survey of Skin Microflora in the Mountain Yellow-legged Frog, Rana muscosa: Does it Protect     
        Frogs from a Lethal Pathogen?           
            Brianna Lam
, Mary Alice Simon, and Reid Harris

26.  Cloning, Expression, and Purification of the Serine-rich Repeat Protein Srr-1 of the Neonatal
        Pathogen Group B Streptococcus for Determination of Glycosylation Patterns           
            Amanda Billings, Allyson Samselski, and Kyle Seifert

29.  RhoA Regulated Morphogenesis: Analysis by Genetic Screening           
            Samantha Hall, Meghan Cupp, Dave Jencks
, and Susan Halsell

30.  Host Range Determinants of a P2 Related Bacteriophage W Φ           
            James Kokorelis
and Louise Temple

33.  Hypophilic and Lipophilic Antioxidant Capacities of Natural Fruit Juices           
            Olivia Chang and Michael Renfroe

34.  Transition Between Body and Tail Escape Movements in Response to Tail Stimulation in Long Tail
        Grass Lizards           
            Ashley Del Toro, Michelle Berardino
, Corey Cleland


Go to Friday's Schedule

   

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