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K-INBRE 2012 Symposium Program Schedule (Tentative)

Westin Crown Center Hotel, Kansas City, MO

Friday, January 13, 2012

6:30 pm	Early Registration	Century Foyer
6:30 pm	Poster Setup	Century AB
8:30 pm	Early Registration Closes	Century Foyer
8:30 pm	Poster Setup Closes	Century AB

Saturday, January 14, 2012

7:30 am	Breakfast Buffet	Pershing Place
	Registration	Century Foyer
	Poster Setup	Century AB
9:00 am	General Session	Century C
	Doug Wright, Ph.D., K-INBRE Principal Investigator, University of Kansas Medical Center Opening Remarks and Welcome
9:05 am	Welcome from the University of Kansas Medical Center
9:15 am	Gerald Lushington, Ph.D., K-INBRE Bioinformatics Director, University of Kansas-Lawrence Introduction of Plenary Speaker
9:20 am	Stephen A. Krawetz, Ph.D., Charlotte B. Failing Professor of Fetal Therapy and Diagnosis, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI Title: The Many Faces of Sperm: A Genomics and Informatics Journey
9:55 am	Doug Wright, Ph.D., K-INBRE Principal Investigator, University of Kansas Medical Center Introduction of Keynote Speaker
10:00 am	Andrew K. Godwin, Ph.D., Chancellors Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Sciences Endowed Professor, University of Kansas Medical Center Title: Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs): From Molecular Pathogenesis to Personalized Therapy
10:30 am	Break	Century Foyer
10:30 am	Emporia State University Photo	Waterfall
10:45 am	General Session	Century C
	Stephen K. Chapes, Ph.D., K-INBRE Undergraduate Coordinator Office Director, Kansas State University Moderator: Regional Scientist and Trainee Presentations
10:50 am	Susan Brown, Ph.D., K-INBRE Satellite Bioinformatics Coordinator, Kansas State University Title: Heads or Tails in Embryonic Patterning
11:20 am	Kristina Bigelow, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Trainee Title: Regulation of Gap Junctions in Colon Cancer Cells
11:40 am	Phoebe Lewis, Langston University, Langston, OK Trainee Title: Understanding Hepatic Immune Activation in the SIV/Macaque Model of HIV
12:00 pm	Lunch	Pershing Place
1:00 pm	Poster Judging Begins (Judges only please)	Century AB
1:00 pm	General Session	Century C
	William Hendry, III, Ph.D., K-INBRE Undergraduate Coordinator, Wichita State University Moderator: Regional Scientist and Trainee Presentations
1:05 pm	George R. Bousfield, Ph.D., Dr. Lawrence M. Jones Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences, Wichita State University Title: Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Glycoforms and Reproductive Aging
1:35 pm	Timothy Eberl, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS Trainee Title: Isolation and Characterization of Epsotolerant Aerobic Heterotrophic Bacteria from the Saturating Magnesium Sulfate Environment of Hot Lake, WA
1:55 pm	Caitlin Linscheid, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS Trainee Title: Regulation of Fetal Antigen Expression in the Human Placenta by Hypoxia
2:15 pm	Break	Century Foyer
2:15 pm	Langston University Photo	Waterfall
2:20 pm	Haskell Indian Nations University Photo	Waterfall
2:35 pm	General Session	Century C
	Tim Burnett, Ph.D., K-INBRE Undergraduate Coordinator, Emporia State University Moderator: Regional Scientist and Trainee Presentations
2:40 pm	Melissa Bailey, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Emporia State University Title: Exposure to Green Tea Extract Alters the Incidence of Specific Cyclophosphamide-Induced Malformations
3:10 pm	Christopher Smith, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS Trainee Title: Oleanolic Acid Induces Caspase 3-Independent Apoptosis in Human Malignant Melanoma Cells
3:30 pm	Whitney Baldridge, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS Trainee Title: Screening Compounds for Effective Inhibition of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus, H5N1
3:50 pm	General Session Concludes
3:50 pm	University of Kansas Medical Center Photo	Waterfall
4:00 pm	Reception/Poster Session A	Century AB
5:00 pm	Reception/Poster Session B	Century AB
6:00 pm	Reception/Poster Session Concludes
6:00 pm	Fort Hays State University Photo	Waterfall
6:00 pm	Wichita State University Photo	Waterfall
6:10 pm	University of Kansas, Lawrence Photo	Waterfall
6:20 pm	Washburn University Photo	Waterfall
6:30 pm	Dinner	Century C
7:00 pm	Doug Wright, Ph.D., K-INBRE Principal Investigator, University of Kansas Medical Center Award Presentations

Sunday, January 15, 2011

7:30 am	Breakfast Buffet	Pershing Place
8:40 am	Pittsburg State University Photo	Waterfall
9:00 am	General Session	Century C
	Dianne Durham, Ph.D., K-INBRE Associate Director, University of Kansas Medical Center Moderator: Regional Scientist and Trainee Presentations
9:05 am	Flavia Costa, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS Trainee Title: Induction Of Fetal Hemoglobin By Transcriptional Co-activator TSPYL1
9:25 am	Emily Rose, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS Trainee Title: Characterization of Recombinant hFSH Produced by GH3 Cells in Serum-free Medium
9:45 am	Joe Lutkenhaus, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology, University of Kansas Medical Center Title: Spatial Regulation of Bacterial Cytokinesis: Min Oscillation
10:15 am	Break	Century Foyer
10:15 am	Kansas State University Photo	Waterfall
10:35 am	General Session	Century C
10:40 am	Mizuki Azuma, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas-Lawrence Title: The Role of Ewing Sarcoma Proteins EWS/FLI1 and EWS in Mitosis
11:10 am	Dianne Durham, Ph.D., K-INBRE Associate Director, University of Kansas Medical Center Oral Presentation Awards
11:40 pm	Doug Wright, Ph.D., K-INBRE Principal Investigator, University of Kansas Medical Center Closing Remarks
11:45 am	Boxed Lunches Available for Pickup	Century Foyer
1:00 pm	Hotel Checkout