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