Poster Presentation Schedule

2004 Sixth Annual Beckman Scholars Symposium
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation

Located at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the
National Academies of Sciences and Engineering
100 Academy, Irvine, CA 92612
July 29 - 31, 2004

 

 

 

Friday, July 30, 2004 - Beckman Center- Atrium

Inhibition of HIV-1 infection by siRNAs directed against CCR5
Vincent Auyeung
California Institute of Technology

Scope and Limitations of a Modified Sonogashira Cross-Coupling Protocol: Development of Synthetic Orthogonality
Nicholas D. Ball
Macalester College

Determining the Molecular Composition of Synaptic Ribbons
Jason Chalifoux

Boston College

Recombinant Human Relaxin (rhRLX) Modifies Systemic Arterial Properties in Conscious Rats Irrespective of Gender, but in a Dose-dependent Fashion
Daniel O. Debrah
University of Pittsburgh

Genes Involved in Sperm Function: Investigation of the Expression of Hyal5 in the Male Reproductive Tract
Mesha Eaton
University of Delaware

The Interactions of Chromium (III) Compounds with Biological Substrates
Jennifer Fox
Furman University

Synthesis of fluorocholine derivatives in the detection and treatment of cancer
Victor Gonzalez
Duke University

Cloning and Expression of the eIF4G subunit of Arabadopsis eIF4F
Lauren E. Harkinson
University of Texas at Austin

Design and Synthesis of DH-21: an Imidazole/Pyrrole Containing Hairpin Targeting ATGA Sequences within the DNA Minor Groove
Dorothy Harris
Furman University

Laminar differences in response characteristics of cells in the primary visual cortex
Michael Jacob
University of California, Berkeley

Regulation of Myosin VI Function Through Phosphorylation
Lorraine Ida Kelley
University of California, San Diego

Determining the role of Toll-7 in the embryonic development of Drosophila melanogaster through RNAi
Cassandra Kleve
California State University, Long Beach

Activation of Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase Gene Expression by MKK6
Megan Matthews
Miami University

Structural and Functional Analysis of the Growth Arrest-Specific 11 (GAS11) Gene in Mouse Skeletal Muscle
Kari Morrissey
University of California, Los Angeles

Novel Ru-Based Hydrodesulfurization Catalysts
Melissa Louise Pease
Westerm Washington University

Antimicrobial Peptides
Amanda Rice
New York University

A Comparison Between the Genetic Networks Behind Polyp and Medusa Body Plan Development in Podocoryna carnea
Mary "Molly" Rorick
Pomona College

Whole-cell based assay for arsenite and antimonite on a compact disc centrifugal microfluidics platform for field sensing applications
Anna M. Rothert
University of Kentucky

Structure and Function Study of Malanopsin
Christine Shieh
University of Marylan, Baltimore County

cDNA Phage Display Assay for the identification of Tyrosine Kinase Substrates
Courtney Stritar
Yale University

A Direct Synthesis of Carbaporphyrinoid Systems
Joseph Szymanski
Illinois State University

Creation and in vivo implementation of a lentiviral vector utilizing siRNA for GABAa alpha-1 subunit knock-down
Matthew Wilkinson
University of South Carolina

Proteomic analysis of cell shape changes during gastrulation in Drosophila
Margaret Young
Carnegie Mellon University