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2008 K-INBRE Symposium Schedule

Saturday, January 19, 2008

7:30 am Breakfast Buffet Rooftop Ballroom
  Registration Ballroom Prefunction
8:30 am General Session Salon 1A/1B
  Joan Hunt, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, K-INBRE, University of Kansas Medical Center, Opening Remarks  
8:35 am Robert Hemenway, Chancellor, University of Kansas Greetings and Introduction of Keynote Speaker  
8:45 am Barbara Alving, M.D., Director, National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health
Title: “NCRR and the IDeA Program: Creating a matrix of opportunities”
9:15 am Steven Warren, Ph.D., Interim Vice Provost for Research, University of Kansas, Lawrence
Introduction of Dr. Lariviere
 
9:20 am Richard Lariviere, Ph.D., Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, University of Kansas, Lawrence
Title: “Bioscience and medical research:  The Kansas advantage”
 
9:50 am Break Ballroom Prefunction
10:10 am General Session Salon 1A/1B
  Dale Abrahamson, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, University of Kansas Medical Center
Introduction of Regional Scientist
 
10:15 am Hiroshi Nishimune, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Kansas Medical Center, Regional Scientist
Title: "Voltage gated calcium channel as scaffolding proteins for synapse formation"
 
10:45 am Peter Smith, Ph.D., K-INBRE Associate Director, University of Kansas Medical Center
Moderator: Regional Scientist and Trainee Presentations
 
10:50 am Erik Lundquist,Ph.D., University of Kansas Lawrence, COBRE Regional Scientist
Title: "Molecular mechanisms of cell migration and axon pathfinding in the developing nervous system"
 
11:20 am Steven N. Hart, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, Trainee
Title:  “Single nucleotide polymorphisms in cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase influence drug metabolism”
 
11:40 am Emily Walters, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS, Trainee
Title: “An estrogen receptor antagonist, faslodex, improves disease activity and increases Foxp3 expression in women with systemic lupus erythematosus”
 
12:00 pm Lunch Rooftop Ballroom
 
1:00 pm General Session Salon 1A/1B
  S. Keith Chapes, Ph.D., Kansas State University Moderator: Regional Scientist and Trainee Presentations  
1:05 pm Chris Thorpe, Ph.D., Kansas State University, Regional Scientist
Title:  “A tale of two tails: Multiple pathways regulate cell adhesion and morphogenesis in the zebrafish tail”
 
1:35 pm Cherie Ognibene, Langston University, Langston, OK, Trainee
Title: “Trabecular meshwork cells: A model system to evaluate glucocorticoid-induced phagocytosis and calcium signaling”
 
1:55 pm Megan Simpson, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, Trainee
Title: “Differential analysis of gene expression in brain tissue of mice with PKU”
 
2:15 pm Break Ballroom Prefunction
2:35 pm General Session Salon 1A/1B
  Gerald Lushington, Ph.D., University of Kansas, Lawrence
Moderator: Regional Industry Leader and Trainee Presentations
 
2:40 pm Sam Campbell, President and CEO, CritiTech, Regional Industry Scientist
Title: “Transitioning research from the bench to the bedside”
 
3:10 pm Brittanie Atkinson, Langston University, Langston, OK, Trainee
Title: “The effects of mechanical wounding on the metabolome of Arabidopsis Thaliana”
 
3:30 pm Nasheena Jiwa, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Trainee
Title: “Signaling pathways in T cell development”
 
4:00 pm Poster Session/Reception Salon II/III
6:00 pm Dinner Rooftop Ballroom
6:40 pm Rob Denell, Ph.D., Professor of Biology, Kansas State University
Introduction of Speaker
 
6:45 pm R. Scott Hawley, Ph.D., Investigator, Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Title: “The Sleeping Beauty Kiss: How Polo kinase re-awakens an oocyte nucleus”
 
7:15 pm Joan Hunt, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, K-INBRE, University of Kansas Medical Center
Introduction of Awards
 
7:15 pm KTEC - Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation - Presenter: Kevin Carr
KansasBio - Presenter: Angela Kreps
Publication Award – Presenter: Joan Hunt, Ph.D.
 

Sunday, January 20, 2008

7:30 am Network Steering Committee Breakfast Meeting Pavilion 5
8:00 am Breakfast Buffet Rooftop Ballroom
9:30 am General Session Salon 1A/1B
  Joan Hunt, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, K-INBRE, University of Kansas Medical Center
Opening Remarks
 
9:35 am George Bousfield, Ph.D., Wichita State University Introduction of Plenary Speaker and Moderator, Trainee Presentations  
9:40 am Tammy Kielian, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Title: "Toll-like receptors in central nervous system bacterial infection"
 
10:10 am Rhonda R. Egidy, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS, Trainee
Title: “Determination of factors involved in the microrna biogenesis pathway”
 
10:30 am Lindsay Hatfield, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, Trainee
Title: “Determining appropriate baseline measures of behavior in Bufo Woodhouseii
 
10:50 am Break Ballroom Prefunction
11:05 am General Session Salon 1A/1B
  Sidney McNairy, Jr., Ph.D., D.Sc.,Director, Division of Research Infrastructure, National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health
IDeA Q&A
 
11:50 am Oral Presentation Awards: K-INBRE Associate Director – Peter Smith, Ph.D.  
12:00 pm Boxed lunches available for pickup Ballroom Prefunction