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

 

 

Thursday, July 29, 2004 - Sutton Place Hotel Bistrot Terrasse

De Novo Design of Lanthanide Fingers
Christopher amEnde
University of Delaware

Aptamer constructs and the Inhibition of HIV-1
Megan M. Breeden

University of Texas at Austin

Effects of ligand environment of the binding strength and selectivity of a calcium chelator
Cindy
Tung Chau
California State University, Los Angeles

Pentaerythritol and dipentaerythritol phosphites: Metal-organic network-forming ligands
Megan Dellinger
College of William and Mary

Synthesis of a C48H12 bowl: Cap for a [0.9] Zigzag Nanotube
James Dombrowski
Boston College

Identifying Differentially Expressed Proteins in Developmental Disease Resistance in Rice
Rob Fanter
San Francisco State University

Identification of Proteins that Interact with Patellin1 Using a Yeast Two-Hybrid System
Elizabeth (Lisa) Le
Wellesley College

Total synthesis of basiliskamide A
Darren Lipomi
Boston University

Analysis of Gene Expression in Amphioxus: The Tbx1/10 Story
Navin Mahadevan
Washington University, St. Louis

Ethidium-based Derivatives as HIV-1 Rev-RRE Inhibitors
Katy Ann Muzikar
University of California, San Diego

Effect of Over Expression of ξ-Crystallin on Glutaminase mRNA Stability
Keri Propst
Colorado State University

Understanding Drosophila Moleskin Function in Cell Adhesion and Signaling
Stephanie Tang
University of Arizona

A Biophysical Investigation of Recombinant Hemoglobins with Mutations in the Distal Heme Pocket
Mary Ellen Wiltrout
Carnegie Mellon University

Design, Synthesis and Biological Assay of Cyclopropane-containing Analogs of α-adrenergic Agents
Jennifer Zile
Dickinson College


 
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


Saturday, July 31, 2004 - Beckman Center- Atrium

Lanthanide-Peptide Complexes as Miniature Enzymes
James Bogert
Northern Arizona University

Effect of Tropomodulin Knockout on Cardiac Function
Andrea Kristine Bryan
University of California, San Diego

Gs-Gi Switching in G-Protein Coupled Receptors
Laura de Marchena
Duke University

A Study of the Effects of Microtubule Dynamics on Cytokinesis in Sea Urchins
Erin Donnelly
Boston University

Functional Characterization of SET domain protein eN-methyltransferases
Elizabeth Megan Flynn
University of Kentucky

Mechanistic Analysis of Monomeric Kinesin Mutant K341-E164A
Thanh T. Ha
University of Pittsburgh

Using Peptide/Porphyrin Complexes in Nanowire Synthesis and Design
Katie Hart
Haverford College

Electrochemistry of a Ferredoxin Maquette at DNA-Modified Surfaces
Haley Hill
Occidental College

Prezygotic and Postzygotic Barriers to Gene Flow between Two Species of Hous Mice (Mus musculus and Mus domesticus)
Alana Kurosaki
University of Arizona

Mapping Neurosteroid Binding Sites on the Ionotropic Glutamate Receptor
Adam Lin
Western Washington University

Radiation Characterization of Chick Frizzled-10 in the Development of the Chick Nervous System
Roeben Munji
San Francisco State University

Expression and purification of the human serum paraoxanses and apolipoprotein A-1 mimetic peptides in Pichia pastoris
Kenta Nakamura
University of California, Los Angeles

Molcular Mechanisms of a Ca#ATPase
Jennifer Parker
Illinois State University

Nf-kappaB Signaling Pathway in Breast Cancer Cells
Anoop P. Patel
Yale University

The Detection of Glucose Using Electropolymerized Tetraaminophthalocyanine and Ferrocene Films
Jill Pinter
Hope College

Interrelation between Non-typeable Haemophilus Influenzae Adhesive Factors during Infection of 16 HBE Bronchial Epithelial Cells
Nicholas Piotrowski
Washington University, St. Louis

Synthesis and Characterization of Iron Dinitrosyl Compounds with Imidazole Ligands
Chaitali Sheth
California State University, Long Beach

Studies of Retroviral Genome Recognition and Assembly by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Veronica Slootsky
University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Lanthanide-Based Detection of Bacterial Spores: Enhancing the Sensitivity
Neil K. Tiwari
California Institute of Technology

Colocalization of NMDA Receptor and Estrogen Receptors in the Mating-activated Cells of the Medial Amygdala in the Female Rat
Cassandra Weaver
Boston University

Analyzing the Wiring of the Drosophila Optic Lobe Where Color Processing Occurs
Edwin Wintermute
New York University

Identifying genes required for organizing activity
Joanna Yeh
University of California at Berkeley