BNFO 300 
Molecular Biology Through Discovery
Mock Panel Schedule
Spring 2017 

  1. Guidelines
  2. Schedule for Tuesday, May 2, 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
  3. Schedule for Wednesday, May 3, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
  4. Schedule for Wednesday, May 3, 2:20 PM - 4:40 PM

A. Guidelines (short version -- see How to Prepare for a Panel for long version)

  • Days/Time: Tuesday, May 2, 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM, and Wednesday, May 3, 9:30 AM - noon, 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM.
    The panels will start promptly.
     
  • Duration of presentation: Seven minutes and no more.
     
  • Loading presentations: E-mail your presentation to me at least an hour before the starting time on the day of the presentation or bring your presentation on a memory device by 9:15 AM or 1:45 PM on the appropriate day. Do not expect to download it from your e-mail!
     
  • Attendance: You need to be present for your presentation and for the presentations you are critiquing. You don't need to be present for the other presentations, but you might find some interesting. If you come and go, be sure you are in the room plenty of time before the presentations on your plate. We will not wait for you.
     
  • Review assignments: See below. Click Proposal to get and read the research proposal before the presentation. Have questions ready before the presentation (of course modify your questions based on what you hear). The primary reviewer will ask the first question, which should address the area in greatest need of clarification.
     
  • Written feedback: E-mail the presenter (copying me) your written comments on both the proposal and the presentation within 24 hours of the presentation. Click the Presentation link to refresh your memory of what you saw.


B. Schedule for Tuesday, May 2 (9:30am - 10:45am), West Grace South Room 1004a (far northeast side of building; see map) (Primary reviewers are underlined)

  1. Presenter: Bharath Peddibhotla: (Proposal, Presentation) - 9:35 AM
    How does the aggregation of alpha synuclein prevent mitosphere formation?
    Reviewers: Ruairidh Barlow, Ankita Thakur
     
  2. Presenter: Amanda Luong: (Proposal, Presentation) - 9:45 AM
    The transitional mechanisms of the DREAM Complex and the MMB Complex
    Reviewers: Aarthi Prakash, Bethany Yachuw
     
  3. Presenter: Ruairidh Barlow: (Proposal, Presentation) - 9:55 AM
    Possible Mutation of NDUFA2 Leads to Parkinson's Disease
    Reviewers: Ankita Thakur, Bharath Peddibhotla
     
  4. Presenter: Bethany Yachuw: (Proposal, Presentation) - 10:05 AM
    Determining the mechanism of the antirepressor in bacillus bacteriophage phiCM3 by piecing together the promoter region
    Reviewers: Amanda Luong, Aarthi Prakash
     
  5. Presenter: Ankita Thakur: (Proposal, Presentation) - 10:15 AM
    Treating Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury by Targeting [insert specific mechanism here] in order to restore function of Cardiomyocytes
    Reviewers: Bharath Peddibhotla, Ruairidh Barlow
     
  6. Presenter: Aarthi Prakash: (Proposal, Presentation) - 10:25 AM
    Improving longevity of Factor IX production using Furin processing
    Reviewers: Bethany Yachuw, Amanda Luong
     

C. Schedule for Wednesday, May 3 (9:30am - 11:30am) Harris Hall Room 3112 (see map) (Primary reviewers are underlined)
  1. Presenter: Jacob Jaminet: (Proposal, Presentation) - 9:30 AM
    Maltose and Maltotriose Use by Different Saccharomyces Clades
    Reviewers: Peter Samuel, Diana Marquez
     
  2. Presenter: Fadi Hijaz: (Proposal, Presentation) - 9:40 AM
    Differentially regulated vinculin in cardiomyocytes: Using a Micro-cantilever to study cellular force
    Reviewers: E Alqaffas, Jacob Jaminet
     
  3. Presenter: Diana Marquez: (Proposal, Presentation) - 9:50 AM
    Implementing CRISPR Type III-B in human cell to target RNA encoded viruses
    Reviewers: Jacob Jaminet, Neel Gohil
     
  4. Presenter: Peter Samuel: (Proposal, Presentation) - 10:00 AM
    NO Synthase coupled with Arsenic Trioxide as a possible pathway to form free-radicals for apoptosis in GBM cells
    Reviewers: Neel Gohil, Fadi Hijaz
     
  5. Presenter: E Alqaffas: (Proposal, Presentation) - 10:10 AM
    Influenza a, and the process of inhibiting its binding
    Reviewers: Diana Marquez, Peter Samuel
     
  6. Presenter: Deeksha Jain: (Proposal, Presentation) - 10:20 AM
    Effect of SNP Mutations within MCL-1 on Responsiveness to Chemotherapeutic Measures
    Reviewers: Josh Fung, E Alqaffas
     
  7. Presenter: Neel Gohil: (Proposal, Presentation) - 10:30 AM
    Inhibition of enzyme Phospholipase C- ?1 suppresses the diffusion of Ca 2+ in sarcoplasmic reticulum of smooth muscle cells
    Reviewers: Fadi Hijaz, Erin Cochran
     
  8. Presenter: Josh Fung: (Proposal (revised), Presentation) - 10:40 AM
    Tbx5 Dominant Negative protein inhibiting myocardial development/regeneration in zebrafish
    Reviewers: Lucas Rizkalla, Deeksha Jain
     
  9. Presenter: Erin Cochran: (Proposal, Presentation) - 10:50 AM
    Cannabinoid receptor interacting protein 1a (CRIP1a) effect on CB1 inverse agonists
    Reviewers: Jared Mann, Lucas Rizkalla
     
  10. Presenter: Nikhita Puthuveetil: (Proposal, Presentation) - 11:00 AM
    The effects of the duplication of the hairpin structures of the variable region of the 3'UTR of the dengue virus on sfRNA production
    Reviewers: Deeksha Jain, Josh Fung
     
  11. Presenter: Lucas Rizkalla: (Proposal, Presentation) - 11:10 AM
    Inhibition of Lactate Dehydrogenase and its Effects on Cancer Cell Proliferation
    Reviewers: Nikhita Puthuveetil, Jared Mann
     
  12. Presenter: Jared Mann: (Proposal, Presentation) - 11:20 AM
    Fighting Cancer Stem Cells with natural SOX2 deactivators
    Reviewers: Erin Cochran, Nikhita Puthuveetil
     

C. Schedule for Wednesday, May 3 (2:20 PM - 4:40 PM) Harris Hall Room 3112 (see map) (Primary reviewers are underlined)
  1. Presenter: Amanda Atrash: (Proposal, Presentation) - 2:20 PM
    Neurotransmitters and the effect they play in expression of DISC1 in the hippocampus region in mice
    Reviewers: Kevin Limlengco, Colin Hawkes
     
  2. Presenter: Thomas Raymond: (Proposal, Presentation) - 2:30 PM
    Design and Synthesis of a Novel APOE Variant for Inhibition of APOE4-Amyloid Beta Binding Complex
    Reviewers: Jesse Raynor, Teja Katravulapalli
     
  3. Presenter: Colin Hawkes: (Proposal (revised), Presentation) - 2:40 PM
    Examination of the consequences to the AIS in healthy murine models and murine models with mild TBI after near total removal of microglial populations in the CNS through inhibition of CSF1R
    Reviewers: Amanda Atrash, Kevin Limlengco
     
  4. Presenter: Jesse Raynor: (Proposal, Presentation) - 2:50 PM
    Comparison of Average Basis Maps of Rotamer Clusters Across All Amino Acids
    Reviewers: Thomas Raymond, Lasya Gundlapudi
     
  5. Presenter: Kevin Limlengco: (Proposal, Presentation) - 3:00 PM
    Elimination of Microglial Cells in Adult Mice using Cre/Lox Recombinase
    Reviewers: Lasya Gundlapudi, Amanda Atrash
     
  6. Presenter: Rachel Miller: (Proposal, Presentation) - 3:10 PM
    Preventing apoptosis using the relationship between sphingosine 1-phosphate and ceramide
    Reviewers: Kaivalya Dandamudi, Jesse Raynor
     
  7. Presenter: Lasya Gundlapudi: (Translation [web version], Presentation) - 3:20 PM
    Pathway of trans endothelial leukocyte migration (TEM) through the blood brain barrier
    Reviewers: Colin Hawkes, Thomas Raymond
     
  8. Presenter: Teja Katravulapalli: (Proposal, Presentation) - 3:30 PM
    Investigating regulation of aging by transcription factors DAF 16 and SKN-1 in the IIS pathway of C Elegans
    Reviewers: Ryan Duong, Rachel Miller
     
  9. Presenter: Kaivalya Dandamudi: (Proposal, Presentation) - 3:40 PM
    Measurement of the p38 signaling pathway in the Pro253Arg mutation of FGFR2 in regulation of bone development in Apert Syndrome
    Reviewers: Rachel Miller, Ashria Arora
     
  10. Presenter: Ryan Duong: (Proposal, Presentation) - 3:50 PM
    Understanding the involvement of NRAP protein in the dystrophin complex of myocytes
    Reviewers: Teja Katravulapalli, Kaivalya Dandamudi
     
  11. Presenter: Ashria Arora: (Proposal, Presentation) - 4:00 PM
    Kruppel-Like Transcription Factor (KPF1) regulates ethrocyte development
    Reviewers: Sukhman Virk, Danny Rayes
     
  12. Presenter: Alex Leath: (Proposal, Presentation) - 4:10 PM
    Quantifying tRNA Modifications of an Escherichia coli Strain Post Whole Genome Codon Replacement
    Reviewers: Danny Rayes, Ryan Duong
     
  13. Presenter: Danny Rayes: (Proposal, Presentation) - 4:20 PM
    Structural characteristics of exon 20 insertion mutations in EGFR
    Reviewers: Alex Leath, Sukhman Virk
     
  14. Presenter: Sukhman Virk: (Proposal, Presentation) - 4:30 PM
    Is Candidatus Mycoplasma girerdii dependent on Trichomonas vaginalis for survival?
    Reviewers: Ashria Arora, Alex Leath