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K-INBRE 2013 Symposium Program Schedule (Tentative)

Hilton Garden Inn, Manhattan, KS

Friday, January 18, 2013

6:00 pm	Early Registration	Pre-function
6:00 pm	Poster Setup	Big Basin
7:00 pm	Speed Networking	Big Basin
8:00 pm	Early Registration/Poster Setup/Speed Networking Close	Pre-function Big Basin

Saturday, January 19, 2013

7:30 am	Breakfast Buffet	Pre-function
	Registration	Pre-function
	Poster Setup	Big Basin
8:30 am	General Session	Kaw Nation
	Opening Remarks and Welcome
	Doug Wright, Ph.D., K-INBRE Principal Investigator, University of Kansas Medical Center
	Regine Douthard, M.D., M.P.H, Medical Officer and INBRE Program Officer, NIGMS
	James Guikema, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Research, Assiciate Dean of the Graduate School, Kansas State University
	Doug Wright, Ph.D., K-INBRE Principal Investigator, University of Kansas Medical Center Introduction of Plenary Speaker
8:55 am	Jeff Aubé, Ph.D., University Distinguished Professor, University of Kansas-Lawrence Title: Chemistry in Support of Life Sciences Research at the University of Kansas
	Robert Cohen, Ph.D., Professor, University of Kansas-Lawrence Introduction of Speaker
9:30 am	John Pijanowski, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, University of Arkansas Title: Building a Bridge Between Moral Reasoning and Moral Action
10:00 am	Break	Pre-function
10:05 am	Wichita State University Photo	Pre-function
10:15 am	General Session	Kaw Nation
	Stephen K. Chapes, Ph.D., K-INBRE Undergraduate Coordinator Office Director, Kansas State University Moderator: Regional Scientist and Trainee Presentations
10:20 am	Jeroen Roelofs, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Kansas State University Title: The Role of Chaperones and Quality Control in Assembly of the 26S Proteasome
10:50 am	KaraJo Sprigg, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Trainee Title: The effects of SRPN2 depletion on life table parameters of the African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae
11:10 am	Brianne Pierce, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Trainee Title: Role of Ecm29 in protein homeostasis during aging and oxidative stress
11:30 am	Lunch	Hotel Restaurant
12:30 pm	General Session	Kaw Nation
	Dianne Durham, Ph.D., K-INBRE Associate Director, University of Kansas Medical Center Moderator: Regional Scientist and Trainee Presentations
12:35 pm	Irfan Saadi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Kansas Medical Center Title: Role of SPECC1-like Cytoskeletal Proteins in Craniofacial Morphogenesis and Malformation
1:05 pm	Michelle McWilliams, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS Trainee Title: Estrogen regulation of PRICKLE-1 leads to the loss of REST in uterine fibroids
1:25 pm	Cibele S. Pinto, Ph.D., University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS Trainee Title: PDE1 and AKAP79 interaction mediates the cross-talk between cAMP, B-Raf and ERK pathways and cyst formation in polycystic kidney disease
1:45 pm	Break	Pre-function
1:50 pm	Washburn University Photo	Pre-function
1:55 pm	Pittsburg State University Photo	Pre-function
2:05 pm	General Session	Kaw Nation
	Virginia Rider, Ph.D., K-INBRE Campus Coordinator, Pittsburg State University Moderator: Regional Scientist and Trainee Presentations
2:10 pm	Phillip Harries, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology, Pittsburg State University Title: Virus Movement and the Host Cell Cytoskeleton: Hijacking Cellular Pathways to Enable Virus Spread
2:40 pm	Somi Kim, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS Trainee Title: Role of Hek extracellular loops in E. coli invasion of human brain microvascular endothelial cells
3:00 pm	Justin A. Sullivan, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS Trainee Title: Progress regarding in situ hybridization analysis of altered miRNA expression in the hamster uterus
3:20 pm	General Session Concludes
3:25 pm	Langston University Photo	Pre-function
3:30 pm	Reception/Poster Session A	Big Basin
5:00 pm	Reception/Poster Session B	Big Basin
6:30 pm	Reception/Poster Session Concludes
6:35 pm	University of Kansas Medical Center Photo	Pre-function
6:40 pm	University of Kansas-Lawrence Photo	Pre-function
7:00 pm	Dinner	Kaw Nation
7:00 pm	Doug Wright, Ph.D., K-INBRE Principal Investigator, University of Kansas Medical Center Award Presentations

Sunday, January 20, 2013

7:00 am	Breakfast Buffet	Pre-function
8:30 am	General Session	Kaw Nation
	Dianne Durham, Ph.D., K-INBRE Associate Director, University of Kansas Medical Center Opening Remarks
8:35 am	Michael Madden, Ph.D., K-INBRE Campus Coordinator, Fort Hays State University Moderator: Regional Scientist and Trainee Presentations
8:40 am	Thomas Wiese, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry, Fort Hays State University Title: L-Fucose Metabolism: A Journey from Diabetes to the Brain
9:10 am	Maged Zeineldin, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS Trainee Title: Induction of the heat-shock response upregulates the tumor suppressor APC and alters intestinal tumorigenesis in mice
9:30 am	Bikesh Shrestha, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS Trainee Title: Characterization of oligodendrocyte progenitor cell differentiation on co-electrospun nanofibers of PCL with gelatin
9:50 am	Break	Pre-function
9:55 am	Kansas State University Photo	Pre-function
10:05 am	Haskell Indian Nations University Photo	Pre-function
10:15 am	Fort Hays State University Photo	Pre-function
10:25 am	Emporia State University Photo	Pre-function
10:35 am	General Session	Kaw Nation
	Janice Barton, Ph.D., K-INBRE Campus Coordinator, Washburn University Introduction of Speaker
10:40 am	Matt Arterburn, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Washburn University Title: Breeding Perennial Wheat via Wide-hybrid Amphiploids
11:10 am	Dianne Durham, Ph.D., K-INBRE Associate Director, University of Kansas Medical Center Oral Presentation Awards
11:30 pm	Doug Wright, Ph.D., K-INBRE Principal Investigator, University of Kansas Medical Center Closing Remarks
11:35 am	Boxed Lunches Available for Pickup	Pre-Function
12:00 pm	Hotel Checkout