Poster Presentations for 2017

Poster board size 4’ x 4’.

 

1. A transcriptional mechanism controls expression of temporal patterning factor Sloppy-paired in Drosophila medullary neuroblasts

Alokananda Ray and Xin Li

Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801-3761

 

2. The role of p53 isoforms in the Drosophila female germline

Ananya Chakravarti¹, Binqing Zhang², Heshani Thiramanne³ and Brian R. Calvi¹

1Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, 2current address, Advanced Cell Diagnostics, CA 94560, 3current address, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

 

3. Downstream targets of the Forkhead domain transcription factor Jumeau mediate cardiac progenitor cell specification and division.

Andrew J. Kump ^1,2, Manoj Panta^1,2, Ye Chen³, Xujing Wang³, Shaad M. Ahmad ^1,2

1) Department of Biology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN; 2) The Center for Genomic Advocacy, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN; 3) National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD.

 

4. Role of drop dead in spermatogenesis

Anika Benske and Edward Blumenthal

Biological Sciences, Marquette University Milwaukee, WI

 

5. Capicua’s Role in the Regulation of Tissue Regeneration

Aria Darbandi, Rachel Smith-Bolton

Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

 

6. Investigating the role of metabolic regulation during an immune response

Ashley L. Waring and Nathan T. Mortimer

School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University

 

7. Using the D. melanogaster accessory gland as a model for prostate cancer

Allison Box, Jaimian Church, David Hayes and Laura Buttitta

University of Michigan, Dept. of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Ann Arbor, MI

 

8. The Role of Kinase Fusion DNAJB1-PRKACA in Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Cassandra A Kersten (1), Elise N. Sloey (1), Eric Zhou (1), Bing Shui (1), Robert J. Plummer (1), Lixia Guo (2), Angela L. Gregor (1), Kenneth C. Uy (1), Yanan Yang (1,2), Michael S. Torbenson (3), Ying Peng (1), Yi Guo (1,4)

(1)Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, (2) Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, (3) Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, (4) Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, MN 55905

 

9. Transport of the SERCA virulence factor through parasitoid wasp venom

Chris Lark and Nathan T. Mortimer

School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University

 

10. The Role of the Dop Kinase in Hedgehog Signaling and Cell Morphology

CJ Patel and Bob Holmgren

Dept. of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Il

 

11. The Notch signaling pathway specifies cardiac cell subtypes by regulating the expression of different pericardial genes through distinct permissive and instructive mechanisms.

John M. Dalloul^1,2,3, Manoj Panta^2,3, Andrew J. Kump^2,3 Mason B. Gay ^2,3, Kristopher Schwab^2,3 Shaad M. Ahmad ^2,3

1) Terre Haute South High School, Terre Haute, IN; 2) Department of Biology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN; 3) The Center for Genomic Advocacy, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN.

 

12. Quantitative analysis of Ca2+ signaling downstream of Decapentaplegic signaling in the Drosophila wing imaginal disc

Dharsan K. Soundarrajan¹, *, #, Qinfeng Wu¹, *, Pavel A. Brodskiy¹, Jianxu Chen ², Peixian Liang ², Danny Z. Chen ², and Jeremiah J. Zartman ¹

1Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA; 2Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA. *Collaborative contributors, # presenter

 

13. Exploring the relationships between nuclear actin, prostaglandins, and the cell cycle

Dylane Wineland and Tina Tootle

Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine

 

14. Determining the function of the transcription factor Zelda in driving neural stem cell fate

Elizabeth D. Larson¹, Danielle C. Hamm¹, Hideyuki Komori², Cheng-Yu Lee² and Melissa Harrison¹

1 Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin 53706

2 Department of Cell and Developmental Biology and Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

 

15. A Drosophila model of bacteremia

Joshua R. Hill and Nathan T. Mortimer

School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University

 

16. Interactions Between the COG Complex and ATP7A in Neurodegenerative Disease

Jake McArthy, C.J. Ponton, Savanah Taylor, and Alysia D. Vrailas-Mortimer

School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, IL

 

17. Differential roles of calcium signaling channels on epithelial tissue morphogenesis and homeostasis

Jamison Jangula, Qinfeng Wu, Cody Narciso, and Jeremiah Zartman

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

 

18. Circadian environmental cues modulate aging in Drosophila melanogaster

Jacob C Johnson and Scott D Pletcher

University of Michigan, Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, Ann Arbor, MI

 

19. The role of CG17352 in Drosophila photoreceptor homeostasis

Johnathan Rylee and Andy Zelhof

Indiana University

 

20. TEL-mediated dysregulation requires the activity of higher order polymers

Juana Delao and Ilaria Rebay

University of Chicago, IL

 

21. The adaptor protein, Dreadlocks, is essential for normal ring canal expansion and membrane stability in the developing egg chamber

Kara Stark, Olivia Crowe and Lindsay Lewellyn

Butler University, Biological Sciences

 

22.Cloning of Muscular Dystrophy Genes in Drosophila

Katelyn Anderson, Rita Gebreselassie, and Alysia Vrailas-Mortimer

School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, IL

 

23. Dystrophin’s structure, subcellular organization, and roles in development.

Miranda Villarreal, Srishti Goel, Lavanya Sathyamurthy, Andres Vidal-Gadea, Kevin Edwards. School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal IL

 

24. Identification and analysis of JAK-STAT pathway regulator genes in Drosophila immunity

Pooja KR and Nathan T. Mortimer

School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University

 

25. Metabolic Dysregulation following Traumatic Brain Injury in Drosophila melanogaster

Laura C. Swanson, Kelly L. Wassarman, Rebeccah J. Katzenberger, Barry Ganetzky and David A. Wassarman

Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison

 

26. Do cells select against a high frequency of mitochondrial DNA mutations?

Leah Anderson (1), Leo Pallack (2)

1. Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2. University of Washington, Seattle, WA

 

27. The role of Forkhead domain transcription factors and their downstream targets in mediating proper positioning of cardiac cells

Manoj Panta^{1, 2}, Andrew J. Kump^{1, 2}, Ye Chen³, Xujing Wang³ , Neal Jeffries³, Shaad M. Ahmad^1,2.

1) Department of Biology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN; 2) The Center for Genomic Advocacy, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN; 3) National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD.

 

28. The Role of Btk29A in Tissue Regeneration

Matthew Contreras, Benjamin Wang, Mabel Seto, Amanda R. Brock, and Rachel K. Smith-Bolton Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

 

29.Identifying Natural Variation in Midline Axon Guidance Using the Drosophila melanogaster Genetic Reference Panel

Maya Gosztyla and Mark Seeger

Molecular Genetics, Ohio State University, Columbus OH

 

30.Calcium-dependent regulation of actomyosin contractility after epithelial wounding

Megan Levis¹, Jamison Jangula¹, Ali Nematbakhsh², Mark Alber², Jeremiah Zartman¹

1. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, McCourtney Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556
2. Department of Mathematics, University of California Riverside, Surge, Riverside, CA 92521, USA

 

31. Drosophila Lamin Acts in Both Motor Neurons and Muscle to Regulate Locomotor Functions

Megan Knoernschild and Alysia D. Vrailas-Mortimer

School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, IL

 

32. The Role of the Immunoglobulin Superfamily Protein Dpr11 in the Development of the Neural Circuit for Nociception in Drosophila

Melanie Chin and WD Tracey

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

 

33. The Aging Gene lamin Is Regulated by the p38 MAPK and the CASA Complex

Michael J. Almassey¹, Sarah M. Ryan^2,3, Basheer Beccera¹, Kaitie Wildman¹, Nathan T. Mortimer¹, Alysia D. Vrailas-Mortimer^1,2.

1) School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, IL; 2) Department of Biological Sciences, University of Denver, Denver, CO.; 3) Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO.

 

34. Defining how dERR regulates growth during Drosophila Oogenesis

Nader Mahmoudzadeh, Chunyang Zhang, Lauryn Adams, Brian R. Calvi, Jason M. Tennessen

Department of Biology, Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405

 

35. Growth Regulatory Pathway collaborates with Axial Patterning Genes to regulate Patterning and Growth in Drosophila Eye

Neha Gogia¹, Madhuri Kango-Singh^1,2,3, Amit Singh^1,2,3,4

1) Department of Biology, University of Dayton, 300 College Park Drive, Dayton, OH; 2) Premedical Program, University of Dayton; 3) Center for Tissue Regeneration & Engineering (TREND), University of Dayton, 300 College Park Drive, Dayton, OH; 4) Center for Genomic Advocacy (TCGA), Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN

 

36. HIB Ensures Hh Robustness By Preferentially Targeting CiR

Nicole Roberto and Bob Holmgren

Dept. of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Il

 

37. Collective Cell Migration in the Drosophila Ovary: Connecting the Dots to Tumor Invasion

Nirupama Kotian and Jocelyn A. McDonald

Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

 

38. Ndc80 complex members relocalize during hypoxia in female meiosis but not mitosis

Gabrielle Presbitero, Doreen Elrad, Olivia Johnson, William Gilliland DePaul University Department of Biological Sciences

 

39. Large Scale Genetic Screen to Identify Metabolic Regulators of Specification and Differentiation

Rose C. Massey, Sara Hardman, Rachael Lawson, Aumunique Page, Kudakwashe Tshililiwa, Joy Morounfolu, and Jason M. Tennessen

Department of Biology. Indiana University. Bloomington, IN 47405

 

40. Mito-nuclear interactions modify Drosophila exercise performance

Alyson Sujkowski¹, Thiviya Rajagopalan¹, Maryam Safdar¹, Dinko Imsirovic¹, Robert Arking², Adam Spierer³, David Rand³, Robert Wessells¹

1 – Department of Physiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

2 – Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

3 – Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, RI

 

41. Ribbon Regulates Gonad Development and Function

Usama Khan, Manuel Alvarez, Sana Moqeet, and Jennifer Jemc Mierisch

Department of Biology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL

 

42. Correlating lifespan with sleep architecture in Drosophila

Joshua Lisse¹, Courtney Fiebelman¹, Luyang Wang², Nuran Ercal³, V.A. Samaranayake², Gayla Olbricht², and Matthew S. Thimgan¹

1. Department of Biological Sciences, 2. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, 3. Department of Chemistry, Missouri University of Science and Technology

 

43. Understanding the role of Wg Signaling pathway in Aβ42 mediated neurodegeneration

Ankita Sarkar, Amit Singh

University of Dayton

 

44. Identification of the Drosophila Tribbles conserved COP1 binding site

Christopher E. Nauman, Trevor Landon, and Leonard L. Dobens

Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of Missouri – Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri