2008 Sigma Xi Research Day

Preliminary program

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

May 1, 2008

4:00 – 6:15 pm

Robert C. Byrd Biotechnology Building 101

O1. TEMPLATED MUTAGENESIS IN BACTERIOPHAGE T4 INVOLVING IMPERFECT DIRECT OR INDIRECT SEQUENCE REPEATS.  Gary E. Schultz, Jr., John W. Drake, Biological Sciences, Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, NIEHS, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

O2. COMPUTATION OF THE GRAVITATIONAL WAVEFORM WITH IMPROVED ACCURACY.  Maria C. Babiuc-Hamilton, Physics, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

O3. GENE  EXPRESSION IN GRAVISTIMULATED SOYBEAN STEMS.  Ashley Stewart, Biological Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

O4. CHROMATIN-REMODELING PROTEINS AS POTENTIAL REGULATORS OF SUBLINGUAL GLAND DIFFERENTIATION IN MOUSE.  J. Adam Hall, Nicholas Adkins, Philippe Georgel, Cell Differentiation and Development Center, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

O5. EVIDENCES OF ONCOGENIC ROLE OF HOMEOBOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PITX2 IN HUMAN THYROID CANCER.  Yue Huang, Guozhang Zhu, Biomedical Science Program, Department of Biological Science, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

O6. TV Crime Dramas Affect Students’ Perceptions of Risk.  Camilla Overup, Tamra DeLong, Stephanie F. Hurley, Psychology, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

O7. PREVALENCE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF ACANTHAMOEBA IN HUNTINGTON TAP WATER.  Adam Short, Lauren Bevins, Margaret Mbugua, Wendy Trzyna, Andrew Rogerson, Biological Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

o8. THE BETA-RAYLEIGH DISTRIBUTION IN RELIABILITY.  Charles N. Lowe, Dr. Alfred Akinsete, Mathematics, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

O9.  rapid identification and quantification of Escherichia coli  in environmental water samples using real time pcr. Zach Tackett, Pam Staton, Menashi Cohenford, Integrated Science and Technology, Forensic Science, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

MAY 2, 2008

9:00 AM – 11:30 am

SCIENCE BUILDING, 2nd Floor

BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

BMS 1. THE CRANIAL MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM IN REPTILES: INTRACRANIAL JOINTS.  Casey M. Holliday, Anatomy, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

bMS 2. DETECTING LOAD IN PEDAL EXTREMITIES: STRUCTURE AND RESPONSES.  Bridget R. Keller, David Neff, Elizabeth R. Duke, Sumaiya Chaudhry, Sasha N. Zill, Anatomy and Pathology, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

bMS3. RETINOIC ACID INDUCES EXPRESSION OF WNT INHIBITORY GENES IN MELANOMA.  Ashley D. Dills, John D. Gunno, Lisa Davenport, Beverly C. Delidow, Biochemistry, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

BMS4. CISPLATIN TOXICITY AND THE PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF RESVERATROL.  Elizabeth Freeman, Marcus Terneus, Dr. Monica Valentovic, John Ball, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Physiology, & Toxicology, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

BMS5. Time Dependent Vascular Cell Response to Dietary Oxidized Lipids.  Miriah C. Gillispie, Nalini Santanam, Ph.D, Bangning Yu, MD Ph.D, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Phamacology, LSU, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

BMS6. EVIDENCES OF ONCOGENIC ROLE OF HOMEOBOX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PITX2 IN HUMAN THYROID CANCER.  Yue Huang, Guozhang Zhu, Biomedical Science Program, Department of Biological Science, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

BSC7. PREVALENCE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF ACANTHAMOEBA IN HUNTINGTON TAP WATER.  Adam Short, Lauren Bevins, Margaret Mbugua, Wendy Trzyna, Andrew Rogerson, Biological Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

BSC8. Effect of Arsenic, Aluminum, and Copper on Genotoxicity and Apoptosis in Fish Cells.  Brent D. Frederick, Jamar R. Grayson, and Marvyn A. Grayson, Elizabeth Murray, Biological Science, Integrated Science and Technology, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

BSC9. THE EFFECT OF SPECIFIC RNAI EXPRESSION ON WING DEVELOPMENT IN DROSOPHILA.  Eric Aten, Kristy Doyle, Simon Collier, Biological Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

BSC10. Myosin II Transports Microparticle and E-coli Loaded on Actin Bundle in In Vitro Motility Assay.  Gadde Murali Krishna, Hideyo Takatsuki, Kevin M Rice, Madhukar Kolli, Biological Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

BSC11. CAN BACTERIA EXCHANGE GENES FOR ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE WHILE TRAPPED ON SAND BED FILTERS?  Johannes F. Fahrmann, Nathan A. Wright, Charles C. Somerville, Biological Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

BSC12. POISONOUS PLANTS OF WEST VIRGINIA.  Kristen A. Polacik, David Hourani, Dan K. Evans, Biological Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

BSC13. THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE INSECT WING MEMBRANE IS DETERMINED BY THE DORSAL EPITHELIUM.  Kristy Doyle, Simon Collier, Biological Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

BSC14. NON-LETHAL ESTIMATION OF SOFT TISSUE MASS OF FRESHWATER MUSSLES, P. GRANDIS.  Laurel Ackison, Dr. Jeff Kovatch, Dr. Tom Jones, Biological Sciences, Integrated Science and Technology, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

BSC 15. ARE THERE ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT BACTERIA IN HUNTINGTON’S TAP WATER?  Robert F. Nagy, Charles C. Somerville, Biological Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

BSC16. ROLE OF PTEN IN MOUSE OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT.  Terry Boyce, Guo-Zhang Zhu, Biological Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

BSC17. GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS OF PHOTOAUTOTROPHIC SOYBEAN CELL SUSPENSION CULTURES.  Waseem Khader, Biological Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

BSC18. EXAMINING THE INFLUENCES OF TEMPERATURE AND MASS ON THE METABOLIC RATES OF A FRESHWATER MUSSEL.  Zack Halstead, Jeff Kovatch, Biological Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

CHEMISTRY

chm19. IDENTIFICATION OF A DOUBLE TRANSGENIC MOUSE KIDNEY BY USING SEM AND CSLM.  Andrea Belalcazar, John Wilkinson, David Neff, Chemistry, Anatomy and Pathology,  Marshall University, Huntington, WV

chm 20. YOHIMBINE-INDUCED CONFORMATIONAL CHANGES IN THE 5’-UNTRANSLATED REGION OF HUMAN H-FERRITIN MESSENGER RNA.  Chandr Sekhar Bathina, David Neff, Michael Norton, Bin Wang, Chemistry, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

chm21. ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF INSULIN C-PEPTIDE BINDING PROTEINS.  Christina Newsome, Leslie Frost, Chemistry, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

CHM22. THE STRUCTURAL DETERMINATION OF THE 5’-UNTRANSLATED REGION OF BACE1 MESSENGER RNA BY SHAPE CHEMISTRY.  Dana Lycans, Dr. Bin Wang, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

chm23. SYNTHESIS OF RNA TAGGED WITH FLUORESCENT UTP USING ROLLING CIRCLE TRANSCRIPTION.  Dawn Stump, Michael Norton, Chemistry, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

chm24. EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENTS FOR ISOLATION OF BETA-INSULIN RECEPTOR.  Emma Bolinger, Chemistry, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

chm25. GAS-PHASE REACTIONS OF PPI DENDRIMERS AND ANALOGS WITH DIVALENT METALS.  Jacob Kilgore, Jason Batchelor, William Price, Chemistry, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

chm26. VISUALIZATION OF ESCHERICHIA COLI MAGNESIUM RIBOSWITCH BY ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY.  Jared Brownfield, David Neff, Dr. Michael Norton, Dr. Bin Wang, Chemistry, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

chm27. CAGED FERROCENIUM IONIC CHARGE-TRANSFER MAGNETS.  Jesse Frederick, Chemistry, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

chm28. THE EFFECT OF MECHANICAL OVERLOAD STIMULUS ON MYOFIBRILLAR PROTEIN CONTENT IN THE OBESE ZUCKER RAT.  Kelly Akers, Eric Arnold, Eric R Blough, Chemistry, Exercise Science Sport and Recreation, Biological Science, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

chm29. EVIDENCE FOR AN UP-REGULATED HISTAMINERGIC SYSTEM IN B16F10 MURINE MELANOMA CELLS IN COMPARISON TO NORMAL MELAN-A MELANOCYTES.  Kristen McKee, Sheena Clark, Steven Davis, Carl Gruetter, Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Pharmacology, Physiology & Toxicology, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

chm30. ANALYTICAL ANALYSIS OF PAMAM DENDRIMER COMPLEXES.  Kristen Pack, William D. Price, Chemistry, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

chm31. THE EFFECT OF OXIDATIVE STRESS ON PAIN RECEPTORS IN ENDOMETRIOSIS.  Nafeeza Hussain, Nafeeza Hussain, Dr. Nalini Santanam, Chemistry, Pharmacology, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

chm32. ISOLATION OF CARBAMOYL PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE I AND ITS EXPRESSION IN CANCER CELLS.  Nicholas A. Dean, Leslie Frost, Chemistry, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

chm33. NONENZYMATIC GLYCATION OF ALBUMIN AND HEMOGLOBIN BY D-GLUCOSE AND D-GALACTOSE.  Danielle Clark, Chemistry and IST-Biotechnology, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

GEOLOGY

gly 34. SOURCE FOR TRACE METAL CONTAMINANTS OF STREAM WATERS FROM MARSHALL, OHIO, AND GREENBRIER COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA.  Anna Steele, Geology, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

gly35. ACID MINE DRAINAGE - IMPACT TO STREAMS.  Lauren A. Brewster, Geology/Biological Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

INTEGRATED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

IST36. MUD RIVER STUDY.  Jesse Nutter, Integrated Science and Technology, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

MATHEMATICS

MTH37. The Marshall Differential Analyzer Project: A Visual Interpretation of Dynamic Equations.  Richard Merritt, Saeed Keshavarzian, Mathematics, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

PHYSICS