The 25th annual Systems and Integrative Biology Training Grant Research Forum is scheduled for Tuesday, May 3rd. Our guest keynote speaker will be Dr. Bertil Hille from University of Washington Medical School. We invite you to attend all of the events happening that day.
9:00 - 10:30 am - Our 9th Annual Horace W. Davenport Research Award – Presentations by 5 outstanding student finalists (winner announced prior to keynote speaker address) located in Kahn Auditorium, 1020 Biomedical Sciences Research Building.
9:15 - 9:30 am Mark Bolinger – “Cell Packing is Required for Epithelial Monolayer Maturation”
Mentor: Dave Antonetti
9:30 - 9:45 am Zachary Harvanek – “Sexual Deprivation, Emotions, and Longevity: Neuropeptidergic Regulation of Aging in Drosphila”
Mentor: Scott Pletcher
9:45 – 10:00 am Jonathan Gumucio – ‘Scleraxis is Required for the Growth and Adaptation of Tendons to Mechanical Loading”
Mentor: Chris Mendias
10:00 - 10:15 am Luhong Wang – “Excitability and Burst Generation of AVPV Kisspeptin Neurons are Regulated by the Estrous Cycle via Multiple Conductances Modulated by Estradiol Action”
Mentor: Sue Moenter
10:15 - 10:30 am Joanne Garbincius – “Dystrophin-Glycoprotein Complex Regulates Muscle Nitric Oxide Production Through Mechanoregulation of AMPK Signaling”
Mentor: Dan Michele
10:30 – 11:45am - Poster Session - Upper lobby of Biomedical Sciences Research Building- Refreshments Served
Sponsored by: Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology & Cellular & Molecular Approaches to Systems & Integrative Biology Training Program