Institutional Development Award

2nd Biennial NISBRE, Wasington DC 2008

Biochemistry and Biophysics	Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
Cancer	Cardiovascular Diseases
Community Based Research	Developmental Biology
Drug Discovery	Environmental Health and Toxicology
Facilities	Genetics and Genomics
Health Disparities	Immunology
Infectious Diseases	Lung Biology and Disease
Muscle Biology	Neuroscience
Oral Health	Other
Public Health	Special
Stem Cells	Transgenics and Knockouts
Translational Biology and Medicine	Women's Health and Reproductive Biology

Biochemistry and Biophysics

• Belogortseva, Natalia I --
• Marshall University
• CHMP1A is a candidate for ubiquitin mediated protein sorting

• Blair, Lauren P. --
• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• Using Mass Spectrometry to Elucidate the Structure of Bacteriophage T4 Helicase Dda

• Delgado Reyes, Yamixa M --
• University of Puerto Rico at Humacao
• Subtilisin Carlsberg in organic solvents: Binding conformations of two active site inhibitors

• Ellis, Rachel E. --
• University of Arkansas
• Properties of Peptide-Anchored Lactoferricins in Neutral and Anionic Lipids

• Fischer, Christopher J --
• University of Kansas
• Kinetic Mechanism for Single-stranded DNA binding and Translocation by S. cerevisiae ISW2

• Hamel, Laura D --
• University of Rhode Island
• GABAA Receptor Ligands Activate Liver Nuclear Receptors

• Hennington, BettyeSue --
• Tougaloo College
• Characterization of Saccharomyces cereviseae Transcription Factor Gcr1p Using 2-D Electrophoresis and Mass Spectrometry

• Johnson, Jason L. --
• Southwestern Oklahoma State University
• Conformational Cycling of ATP-Grasp and Amidotransferase Domains in Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthetase

• Kramer, Wolfgang H --
• Millsaps College
• Bifunctional Heteroaromatic Compounds as Irreversible Photooxidants

• Miller, Megen --
• University of Kansas
• Characterization of a prolyl-4-hydroxylase like protein from Bacillus anthracis.

• Ran, Yanchao --
• Montana State University
• The Mechanism of Direct Heme Transfer from the Streptococcal Surface Protein Shp to HtsA of the HtsABC transporter

• Smith, Timothy J --
• Creighton University
• Determination of Cell Elasticity in the Optical Stretcher

• Torres, Zally --
• UPR- Humacao
• Thermal denaturation of subtilisin C. in acetonitrile/ H2O mixtures

• Zhou, Xiaozhou --
• University of Delaware
• Quasi-Steady Diffusion Between Two Spherical Cells in Connective Tissues

• Zhu, Hui --
• Montana State University
• Pathway for Heme Uptake from Human Methemoglobin by the Iron-Regulated Surface Determinants System of Staphylococcus aureus

Biotechnology and Bioinformatics

• Abdo, Zaid --
• University of Idaho
• Bayesian Model-Based Alignment and Clustering of Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (T-RFLP) Profiles of 16S rRNA

• Apala, Shylaja --
• Wichita State University
• Gonadotropin Glycomics Database

• Barletta, Gabriel L --
• University of Puerto Rico at Humacao
• Enzyme operational stability in non aqueous solvents

• Bastola, Dhundy R --
• University of Nebraska, Omaha
• BIOCMS: Resource Integration and Web Application Framework for Bioinformatics

• Bauer, Michael A --
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock
• ISDB: Interaction Sentence Database

• Blair, Lauren P --
• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• Using Electronic Transfer Dissociation to Identify Multiple Post-Translational Modifications on a Single Histone H3 Molecule

• Boswell, Evan P. --
• LSU-Shreveport
• Topological Organization of Multidimensional Data Displays

• Brown, Celeste J --
• University of Idaho
• Models of Evolution for Disordered Protein

• Cvek, Urska --
• LSU-Shreveport, LSUHSC-Shreveport
• Visual and Analytical Tools for Cluster Analysis

• Dempsey, Kathryn M --
• University of Nebraska at Omaha
• A Novel Approach For Integrating and Assessing Computational Tools to Detect Transcription Factor Binding Sites

• Dozmorov, Igor M --
• OMRF
• Dysregulation of apoptosis pathways in lupus patients revealed by network analysis of dynamic gene expression data. Igor Dozmorov, Nicolas Dominguez, John B. Harley, Joel M. Guthridge

• Guo, Fei --
• Univeristy of Arkansas
• Single Histidine of Synaptotagmin I C2A Domain coordinates with two Cu2+

• Kilgore, Phillip --
• LSU-Shreveport, LSUHSC-Shreveport
• µSuite: Microarray Warehousing and Analysis System

• Koyoshi, Fumie --
• Wesley College
• Analysis of SAR patterns observed within a series of common consumer drugs

• Lewis, Sharon A --
• Analysis of the Molecular Role of COMT in Bipolar Disorder

• Lisko, Katherine --
• Arkansas State University
• Elevated Vitamin C Enhances Growth, Stress Tolerance, and Phytoremediation Potential in Arabidopsis

• Millett, Francis --
• University of Arkansas
• Design of new Photoactive Ruthenium Complexes to Study Rapid Electron Transfer in Cytochrome Oxidase

• Mwangi, George K --
• University of Sioux Falls
• Tyramine Imprinted Polymers

• Philipp, Richard (Drew) D --
• College of Charleston
• Muscle Stretch Activation and Elastic Protein: Bioinformatics Analysis of the Insect Protein Projectin

• Shuman, Kevin E --
• Wesley College
• Method to evaluate mechanism of reaction of a former war gas that has found applications in medicine

• Shurina, Robert D --
• Wheeling Jesuit University
• Antennapedia-Green Fluorescence Fusion Protein Uptake by Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells

• Sivaraman, Balakrishnan --
• Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University
• Adsorption-induced Conformational Changes in Plasma Proteins Mediate Platelet Adhesion to Biomaterial Surfaces

• Trujillo-Lujan, Guillermo --
• Arkansas State University
• Leveraging Arabidopsis Genetic Resources to Identify a Functional Glucuronolactonase

• Trutschl, Marjan --
• LSU-Shreveport, LSUHSC-Shreveport
• Neural Network Enhanced Visualization of High-Dimensional Data

• Walker, Johnny --
• Claflin University
• Directed Evolution of Thermostability in Psychrophilic Luciferases; Design & Strategy

Cancer

• Byrum, Stephanie D --
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock/University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• A plasma protein profile predicts breast cancer metastasis to bone.

• Chen, Wei R --
• University of Central Oklahoma
• Determination of Thermal Effect of Phototherapy in Cancer Treatment Using Magnetic Resonance Thermometry

• Zhang, Peng --
• New Mexico Tech
• Photon upconverting nanoparticle-based photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy

Cancer , Genetics and Genomics

• Boskovic, Goran D --
• Marshall University
• Global Gene Expression Changes During Retinoic Acid-Induced Growth Arrest and Differentiation of Melanoma: Comparison to Differentially Expressed Genes in Melanocytes vs. Melanoma

• Beachy, Christopher K --
• Minot State University
• Effect Of Thyroid Hormone Concentration On The Transcriptional Response Underlying Induced Metamorphosis In The Mexican Axolotl (Ambystoma)

• Congdon, Clare Bates --
• University of Southern Maine
• A Genetic Algorithms Approach to Regulatory Motif Discovery

• Jaromczyk, Jerzy W --
• University of Kentucky
• Customized Gbrowse - visualization that assists research in Genome Projects

Cancer

• Aguiar, Adam A --
• University of Delaware
• IGFBP-2 Stimulates the Metastatic Phenotype of Prostate Cancer Cells in vitro

• Al-Alem, Linah F --
• Univeristy of Kentucky
• Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor- Gamma (PPARγ) in ovarian cancer cells

• Alegria, Antonio E. --
• University of Puerto Rico at Humacao
• Photosensitized Oxidation of Hypoxanthine and Xanthine by Aluminum Phthalocyanine Tetrasulfonate. Role of the Alkylating Quinone 2,5-Dichloro-diaziridinyl-1,4-benzoquinone.

• Bergeron, Krystal L. --
• Rhode Island College
• Bloom Syndrome Protein: A Study of Protein Partnerships

• Brunson, Lacey --
• Winthrop University
• The Effect of the Protein C System On Prostate Tumor Cell Invasion

• Carter, Shannon E --
• Wesley College
• Use of Linear Free Energy Relationships to Gauge Solvent Effects of Pharmaceutical Precursors

• Chen, Yi C --
• Alderson-Broaddus College
• Mechanism of VEGF and HIF-1α Genes inhibition by Kaempferol in Ovarian Cancer Cells

• England, Matthew --
• Protease Inhibition to Treat Neuroblastoma.

• Gakhar, Gunjan --
• Kansas State University
• Combinational therapy of tamoxifen and primaquine compound affects gap junctional intercellular communication

• Giang, Anh M. --
• Millsaps College
• Interactions between the Aspergillus nidulans snxA and nimA genes

• Gonzalez, Carlos I --
• University of Puerto Rico - RIo Piedras
• The Role of Phosphorylation in the Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay (NMD) Pathway.

• Goodwin, Justin A --
• Furman University
• Towards the Synthesis of Cyclopropyl Analogs of Hibiscone C

• Gray, Wesley G. --
• Southern University Baton Rouge
• Expression Profiling of Butadiene Diepoxide induce Gene

• Guo, Bin --
• North Dakota State University
• 3,3’-Diindolylmethane Enhances the Efficacy of Butyrate in Colon Cancer Prevention through Down-regulation of Survivin

• Kasaikina, Marina V --
• University of Nebraska - Lincoln
• The role of selenium in hepatocarcinogenesis

• Kawamori, Toshihiko --
• Medical University of South Carolina
• Role for the sphingosine kinase 1/sphingosine-1-phosphate pathway in colon carcinogenesis

• Kelly, William J. --
• Southwestern Oklahoma State University
• Cytotoxic Effects of Flexible Heteroarotinoid Anticancer Drugs on Human Ovarian Cancer Cells and Inhibition of Mitochondrial Complex I.

• Krause, Colleen --
• Salve Regina University
• Sensitive Electrochemical Immunoassay of a Biomarker alpha-Fetoprotein Based on Carbon Nanotubes

• LI, HUA --
• Brown University
• Crystal Structure of a TIGAR homolog from Danio rerio and Implications for Cancer Metabolism

• Liu, Fengshan --
• Delaware State University
• Evaluation of 3D Breast Surface Reconstruction Accuracy Using Non-Contact Scanner Images: A Phantom Study

• Magro, Albert M --
• Fairmont State University
• The Process of Apoptosis Enhances the Invasiveness of Non-apoptotic Glioblastoma Cells

• Maguire, Christine J --
• University of Delaware
• Increased Intact And/or loss of IGFBP-2 Proteolytic Fragments Facilitate Metastatic Androgen Independent PCa

• Maricic, Peter --
• Salve Regina University
• Integrated Carbon Nanotube-Polyguanine Functionalized Polymeric Nanoparticles for Sensitive Immunodetection of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) in serum

• McGuire, Sarah L --
• Millsaps College
• Novel functions of KIN3, the Saccharomyces cerevisiae NIMA homolog

• Mills, Kevin --
• Jackson Laboratory
• DNA break repair restrains bone marrow stromal cell proliferation, and suppresses mesenchyme-derived tumors

• Moghe, Saili --
• Eppley Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center
• The Role of CUL3 in Mitotic Spindle Formation

• Munge, Bernard S --
• Salve Regina University
• Nanomaterials-Based Immunoassay for Sensitive Electrochemical Detection of Matrix Metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3), Cancer Biomarker in Serum

• Naik, Tejal U --
• University of Delaware
• Long-term Growth Factor Treatment Attenuates Invasion of Breast Cancer Cells by Augmenting JAM-A Expression.

• Park (1), Maiyon --
• Marshall University
• Chmp1A is a mediator of the anti-proliferative effects of All-trans Retinoic Acid in pancreatic cancer cells

• Park (2), Maiyon --
• Marshall University
• Chmp1A functions as a novel tumor suppressor gene in human embryonic kidney and ductal pancreatic tumor cells

• Purvis, Victoria M --
• Millsaps College
• Naphthalimide Linked Onium Salts as Potential Photodynamic Therapy Agents

• Teixeira, Kathryn A --
• University of Delaware
• Quantitative Analysis of Breast Cancer Metastasis to Brain

• Terek, Richard M --
• Rhode Island Hospital
• HDAC4 and Runx2 Regulate Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression in Chondrosarcoma

• Wesley, Umadevi V --
• University of Vermont
• Regulation of chemokine SDF1-CXCR4 mediated neural crest cell and neuroblastoma migration by Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV (DPPIV): Implications in neuroblastoma metastasis

• Williams, John C --
• Rhode Island College
• Target selection in design and synthesis of new SERM’s based upon structure similarity and computational screening and docking.

• Wilson, Matthew R --
• Winthrop University
• Design and Synthesis of Novel Sphingosine Kinase Inhibitors

• Xia, Shugao --
• Delaware State University
• Analysis of 3D Breast Surface Deformation

• Zayas, Beatriz --
• Universidad Metropolitana
• Mitochondrial Membrane Permeability and Caspases Activation of Benzazolo[3,2-a]quinolinium (BQs) on A431 Cells

• Zaytseva, Yekaterina --
• Univeristy of Kentucky
• A novel look at the functional significance of Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor gamma 1(PPARγ1) transactivation in breast cancer

• Zhang, Chu --
• University of Delaware
• Use of electrospun collagen scaffolds as 3-D cellular models for testing anti-neoplastic agents

Genetics and Genomics

• Heard, Melissa E --
• University of Louisiana at Monroe
• Structure/Function Analysis of NR4A in C. elegans

• Galileo, Deni S --
• University of Delaware
• Autocrine Stimulation of Primary and Metastatic Brain Cancer Cells

• Zhou, Yu-Dong --
• University of Mississippi
• Discovery of Natural Product-Based Small Molecule Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 (HIF-1) Inhibitors for Neuroblastoma and Other Cancers

• Li, Benyi --
• KUMC
• PI3K p110beta is required for androgen receptor signaling and tumor progression in prostate cancers

• Miles, Fayth L --
• University of Delaware
• TGF-b1 Regulation of Prostate Cancer Metastasis TGF-beta1 Regulation of Prostate Cancer Metastasis

Cardiovascular Diseases

• Bazzano, Lydia A. --
• Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
• Effect of Non-Soy Legume Consumption on Cholesterol Levels: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

• Bennett, Christopher L --
• Winthrop University
• 3D Cardiac Tissue Cultures as an in vitro Model of Myocardial Infarctions

• Besong, Samuel A --
• Delaware State University
• Evaluate the Effect of African Melon Oil Seed on Lipid Metabolism and Protein Expression in Laying Hen

• Botros, Fady T --
• Tulane University
• Acute heme oxygenase inhibition augments afferent arteriolar autoregulatory constrictor responses in angiotensin II-hypertensive rats

• Chen, Jing --
• Tulane School of Medicine
• Plasma Levels of Biomarkers of Endothelial Dysfunction and Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease(CKD)

• Crow, John A --
• Mississippi State University
• The Effect of the Lipid Peroxidation Product 4-Hydroxy-2-Nonenal on Esterase and Lipase Activities in Human THP-1 Monocytes/Macrophages.

• Feng (1), Ming-Guo --
• Tulane University
• α1-Adrenergic vasoconstriction of efferent arterioles involves store-operated channel activation

• Feng (2), Ming-Guo --
• Tulane University
• K+-depolarization of efferent arterioles of juxtamedullary nephrons: A method for studies on Ca2+ entry and mobilization

• Gonzalez-Villalobos, Romer A --
• Tulane University Health Sciences Center
• AT1R-dependent Renal Angiotensinogen and Angiotensin II Augmentations in Angiotensin II-infused mice.

• Harris, Robert T. --
• West Virginia State University
• Shear Induced Alignment of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells is Accompanied by Activation of Akt Signaling

• Kovalenko, Dmitry --
• MMCRI
• Sef Regulation of FGFR-Integrin Crosstalk

• Larson, Mark K --
• Augustana College
• Effects of Omega-3 Acid Ethyl Esters and Aspirin, Alone and in Combination, on Platelet Function in Healthy Subjects

• Li, Ji --
• University of Wyoming
• Alterations in Cardiac MIF-AMPK Cascades in Response to Ischemic Stress with Aging

• Liang, Qiangrong --
• Sanford Research / Univ. South Dakota
• P21-Activated Kinase-1 Mediates Physiological Cardiac Hypertrophy and Antagonizes Pathological Cardiac Remodeling

• Liaw, Lucy --
• Maine Medical Center Research Institute
• Cardiovascular and hematopoietic defects associated with Notch1 activation in embryonic Tie2 expressing populations

• Ma, Heng --
• Sch of Pharmacy, Univ of Wyoming, laramie, WY
• Cisplatin compromises the ultrastructure of mitochondria and mechanical function of cardiomyocytes

• Neveux, Iva --
• University of Nevada, Shool of Medicine, Reno
• Influence of Extracellular Matrix Proteins on Volume-Sensitive Osmolyte Anion Channels (VSOACs) in C2C12 Cells

• O'Connell, Timothy D --
• Sanford Research/USD
• Sex-Based Differences in Ventricular and Myocyte Remodeling Predict Improved Survival in Females Following Myocardial Infarction

• O'Driscoll, Kate E --
• University of Nevada School of Medicine
• Expression and characterization of mBest3 cloned from heart

• Oxburgh, Leif --
• Maine Medical Center Research Institute
• BMP signaling in the tissue response to acute kidney injury

• Pardue, Erin --
• Clemson University
• Impact of Hyaluronan (HA) Oligomer Content on the Properties of Crosslinked HA Hydrogels

• Prieto-Carrasquero, Minolfa C --
• Tulane University HSC
• Renin and Prorenin Receptors are co-expressed in the Collecting Ducts of Rat Kidney: Relevance in Angiotensin II-dependent Hypertension.

• Rice, Beth H. --
• University of Vermont
• Effect of trans fatty acids on plasma lipoproteins in guinea pigs

• Tedder, Mary E --
• Clemson University
• Stabilized Tri-layered Collagen Scaffolds for Heart Valve Tissue Engineering

• Wang, Jingying --
• University of Wyoming
• Ischemia and AMPK Activator Phosphorylate the Cardiac Transcription Factor FOXO3

• Wang, Zack --
• Maine Medical Center Research Institute
• Endothelial Cells Provide a Niche for Cardiomyocyte Differentiation OF Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

• Xiong, Dazhi --
• Department of Pharmacology, University of Nevada, Reno
• Cardiac Specific Inactivation of ClC-3 Gene Reveals Cardiac Hypertrophy and Compromised Heart Function

Community Based Research , Translational Biology and Medicine

• Smith, Derek T --
• University of Wyoming
• Short- and long-term efficacy of a 16-week internet-delivered physical activity behavior change program on cardiometabolic disease risk factors: A randomized control trial

• Hammad, Samar M. --
• Medical University of South Carolina
• Oxidized LDL Immune Complexes and Oxidized LDL Differentially Affect the Expression of Genes Involved with Inflammation and Survival.

• Hayar, Abdallah --
• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• Cerebral blood flow recordings in the first week of life in newborns 23-24 weeks gestation and in 3-4 week old rats: Effects of CO2

Community Based Research

• Eggers, Mari J. --
• Montana State University Bozeman
• Community Based Risk Assessment on the Crow Reservation

• Hailey, Stefan M --
• Wesley College
• Rewards of undergraduate participation in a local Family Science Adventure program

• Hall, Richard W --
• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the Center for Translational Neuroscience
• Regionalization of Perinatal Care through COBRE

• Hopkins, Scarlett E. --
• University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Building Research Partnerships: The CANHR Study

• Richards, Crystal L --
• Montana State University Bozeman
• Detection of Opportunistic Pathogens in Drinking Water and Associated Biofilms in Rural Montana

• Ziminski, Carolyn E --
• University of Delaware
• Media-Reported Elder Abuse

Developmental Biology

• Brown, Elvin E. --
• University of Alaska Anchorage
• The CHRAC complex in Xenopus neural and axial development

• Dulac, Michael --
• Salve Regina University
• Pyrethroid Effects on Mouse Spermatozoa Motility and Capacitation

• Gadbois, Nicole --
• Rhode Island College
• Three novel alternative splice forms of Ufd2a during zebrafish development

• Kim, Mimi S --
• Rhode Island Hospital
• Nutrient Regulation Of Chondroctye Proliferation and Differentiation

• von Hippel, Frank A --
• University of Alaska Anchorage
• Perchlorate induces hermaphroditism in threespine stickleback fish

• Wei, Lei --
• Brown Alpert Medical School/RIH
• Relocation of HDAC4 Regulates Growth Plate Chondrocyte Differentiation by Ca2+/Calmodulin-dependent Protein Kinase IV

• Yang, Xuehui --
• Maine Medical Center Research Institute
• Overexpression of Spry1 in Chondrocytes Causes Attenuated FGFR Ubiquitination and Sustained ERK Activation Resulting in Chondrodysplasia

• Yoon, Jeong Kyo --
• Maine Medical Center Research Institute
• Regulation of Craniofacial Morphogenesis by R-spondin2

Drug Discovery , Design and Delivery

• Betancourt, Jose E --
• University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
• Synthesis and Supramolecular Properties of Dendronized 8-Aryl-2'-Deoxyguanosine Derivatives

• Bobylev, Mikhail M. --
• Minot State University
• Microwave-assisted synthesis of N-vanillylformamide

• Bobyleva, Lioudmila I --
• Minot State University
• Instant hydrolysis of the Leuckart reaction products

• Chaguturu, Rathnam --
• University of Kansas
• High Throughput Screening Laboratory at the University of Kansas Aids in Accelerating Drug Discovery Research Initiatives

• Merced Ortiz, Francisco G --
• University of Puerto Rico at Humacao
• Synthesis of Highly Enantiopure Chroman-4 and Thiochroman-4-Amines by the Catalytic Reduction of Oxime O-Benzyl Ethers using the Novel Spiroborate Ester / Borane System

• Repka, Michael A --
• The University of Mississippi
• Preformulation Studies of a Novel Delta-9 Tetrahydrocannabinol Prodrug

• Rivero, Juliette --
• University of Arkansas
• Toward the total synthesis of antascomicin B via in Ireland-Claisen and allylic diazene rearrangement sequence

• Torres-Lugo, Madeline --
• University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus
• Assessment of The Stability And Biological Activity of Heme-Proteins Encapsulated in Hydrogel Membranes

• Wojchowski, Don --
• Maine Medical Center Research Institute
• CNTO-530 Acts as a Potent Erythropoietin Mimetic by Tonically Expanding of an Erythroid Progenitor Pool

Environmental Health and Toxicology

• Hager, Andrew J --
• Valley City State University
• Bioaccumulation of Cadmium by the mussel Lasmigona complanata

• Ingle, Taylor Michelle --
• Arkansas State University
• Use of dynamic reaction cellâ„¢ inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (DRC ICP-MS) to detect and measure cadmium in tissues of mice that inhaled semiconductor nanocrystals

• Keller, Christopher P --
• Minot State University
• Effects of Zinc on root membrane potentials of Arabidopsis thaliana and Arabidopsis halleri.

• Kivlin, Rebecca --
• Providence College
• mTOR activation protects against UVB-induced cell death in skin keratinocytes and dendritic cells

• Ost, Tiffany J --
• Valley City State University
• Does Atrazine affect the ecdysone receptor in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster?

• Swenson, Sean --
• Valley City State Universtiy
• Atrazine Levels in North Dakota Rivers

• Taylor (1), David L. --
• Roger Williams University
• Mercury exposure for Rhode Island residents consuming local fishery resources

• Taylor (2), David L. --
• Roger Williams University
• Mercury bioaccumulation and trophic transfer in estuarine fish of Narragansett Bay (Rhode Island, USA)

• Wallin, Brittany --
• Providence College
• SIRT1 activation protects against UVB and H2O2-induced cell death in skin keratinocytes

Facilities

• Schorl, Christoph --
• Brown University
• Exciting research opportunities at the Genomics and Proteomics Core Facility at Brown University

• Deng, Bin --
• The University of Vermont
• The Vermont Genetics Network Proteomics Facility at the University of Vermont

• Fiering, Steven --
• Dartmouth Medical School
• Core services of the Dartmouth Center for Molecular, Cellular, and Translational Immunological Research

• Hunter, Tim C --
• University of Vermont
• University of Vermont Microarray Core Facility

• Millett, Francis --
• University of Arkansas
• Core Facilities for Determination of Protein Structure and Function: A Statewide Resource for NCRR COBRE and INBRE Investigators in Arkansas

• Murray, Janet M --
• University of Vermont
• Vermont Genetics Network: Building Vermonts Biomedical Science and Research Infrastructure

• Paul, Erin L --
• Brown University
• The Transgenic Mouse and Knockout Core at Brown University Erin Paul, Rachel Cronan and Jan Klysik

Genetics and Genomics

• Alarcon-Riquelme, Marta Eugenia --
• Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
• Differential Subcellular localization of Isoforms of BANK1

• Anderson, Alisha M. --
• University of Nebraska at Omaha
• Analyzing Pairing Interactions in the 5’ Nontranslated Region of the Coxsackievirus B3 RNA Genome

• Bergthorsson, Ulfar --
• University of New Mexico
• Sex Change by Gene Conversion in Caenorhabditis elegans fog-2 mutants

• Bergthorsson, Ulfar --
• University of New Mexico
• Empirical Estimates of the Spontaneous Gene Duplication and Deletion Rate in Caenorhabditis elegans

• Brown, Stacy Denise --
• Alcorn State University
• Does the Genetic Polymorphism Involving a Variable Number of Tandem Repeats in Glycoprotein Ib Directly Influence Platelet Activation by von Willebrand factor?

• Buie (Hargrave), Kimberley (Shanta) --
• Alcorn State University
• Phenotype complementation of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutant with irreversible mitochondrial dysfunction

• Durkin (1), Christopher J --
• University of Maine, Farmington and Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory
• Evolutionary distribution of OST-alpha in fish

• Durkin (2), Chriotopher --
• University of Maine, Farmington and Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory
• Multidrug resistance-associated protein 3 (Mrp3) is expressed in the SAE Squalus acanthias shark cell line

• France, Tyson B --
• University of Kentucky
• A New Algorithm for Biomarker Identification

• Gallagher, Ryan Joseph --
• Kansas State University
• Effects of CD81 Genotype on Birth, Neonatal Survival and Development of Mice

• Gissendanner, Chris R. --
• University of Louisiana at Monroe
• An Eph receptor/nuclear receptor pathway regulating organogenesis

• Haines, Paul Cameron --
• Rhode Island Hopital
• Rapid Activation of BMP Signaling Pathway during Mechanical Adaptation of Chondrocyte Hypertrophy

• Harrison, Benjamin R --
• University of Alaska, Anchorage
• Investigating the mechanisms of nutrient-regulated aging using Drosophila

• Huson, Heather Jay --
• University of Alaska, National Institutes of Health
• The Alaskan Sled Dog Project

• Joyce, Paul --
• University of Idaho
• Population Level Dynamics of Beneficial Mutations in a Virus

• Lagasse, Grace A --
• University of Delaware
• Conservation of Nucleotide Sequence in microRNAs from MDV Field Isolates and Reference Strains

• Mao, Jinghe --
• Tougaloo College
• Global analysis of a yeast zinc finger protein mutant using microarray and synthetic genetic array

• Mussa, Huda J. --
• OUHSC
• REGULATION OF BDELLOCYST DEVELOPMENT AND GENERATION OF HOST-INDEPENDENT MUTANTS IN BDELLOVIBRIO BACTERIOVORUS STRAIN W USING PROTEOMIC AND GENETIC APPROACHES

• Piva, Marta A. --
• Alcorn State University
• Identification of novel molecular mechanisms that stabilize the wild-type mitochondrial genome in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

• Saifudeen, Zubaida --
• Tulane University Health Sciences Center
• p53 Controls Metanephric Size through UB Branching and Elongation

• Schilkey, Faye D. --
• National Center for Genome Resources
• Next Generation Sequencing and Analysis Core for IDeA network

• Soukup, Julie K --
• Creighton University
• Structure and Mechanism of the glmS Ribozyme

• Tackett (1), Alan J --
• Univ. Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• Saccharomyces cerevisiae Yta7 regulates histone gene expression

• Tackett (2), Alan J --
• Univ. Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• Yng1 PHD Finger Binding to Histone H3 Trimethylated at Lysine 4 Promotes NuA3 HAT Activity at Lysine 14 of H3 and Transcription at a Subset of Targeted ORFs

• Uffenbeck, Shannon R --
• University of Alaska Anchorage
• Stress Sensitivity and Mitochondrial Function in the Histone H2A Tail Mutant S122A

• Wagstaff, Bradley --
• Tulane Cancer Center
• The Role of LINE-1 ORF1 Protein in SINE Amplification

• Wheeler, Hillary B --
• University of Southern Mississippi
• Zeocin resistance cassette for molecular genetic research in the pathogenic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum

• Zareparsi, Sepideh --
• West Virginia University
• Candidate Gene Association Studies of Primary-Open Angle Glaucoma

Health Disparities

• Pasker, Renee L --
• University of Alaska at Fairbanks
• Gene by environment interactions between four candidate genes for obesity and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in Yup’ik Eskimos

• Nguyen, Scott --
• University of Oklahoma HSC
• Characterization of the Integrases from Mismatch Repair Converting Prophages in Group A Streptococcal Genome Strains

• Patel, Rupesh P --
• University Of Southern Mississippi
• Localization of the mold specific M46 gene in the pathogenic dimorphic Histoplasma capsulatum

• Thompson, (Ann) Belinda --
• University
• Disruption of a Gene Coding for a Putative Splicing Factor Prevents Bradyzoite Differentiation in Toxoplasma gondii

• Top, Eva M. --
• University of Idaho
• Promiscuous drug resistance plasmids can shift their host range

• Zhong, Xue --
• University of Idaho
• Spatial structure and nutrients promote invasion of IncP-1 plasmids in bacterial populations

• Hobson, Grace M --
• Nemours
• Copy number variability in patients with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease

• Kovoor, Abraham --
• University of Rhode Island
• Role of RGS9-2 in Schizophrenia and Parkinson's Disease (PD) Pharmacotherapy

Health Disparities

• Pittendrigh, Adele --
• Montana State University
• Connecting Montana Native American and Research Communities to Improve Health

Immunology

• Fleming, Sherry D --
• Kansas State University
• TLR4 Has Both Positive And Negative Roles In Intestinal Ischemia/Reperfusion

• Lang, Mark L. --
• University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
• Requirement for CD1d expression by B cells to stimulate NKT cell-enhanced antibody production

• Nichols, Ralph C --
• Veterans Administration and Dartmouth Medical School
• Regulation of VEGF gene expression by the mRNA 3’-untranslated region.

• Reaves, Titus A --
• Medical University of South Carolina
• Epithelial-Dependent antigen interactions at the lumenal surface of the large intestine

• Schuh, Jane M. --
• North Dakota State University
• Fungal aeroallergen challenge results in airway wall fibrosis in murine experimental asthma

• Suozzo, Susan --
• Kansas State University
• Intestinal Epithelium Expresses TLR4 In Response To Ischemia

Infectious Diseases

• Bann, James G. --
• Wichita State University
• Protonation events in the protective antigen prepore result in dissociation from the anthrax toxin receptor at acidic pH

• Berwin, Brent --
• Dartmouth
• Genetic Evidence for Toll-Like Receptor 4 and Scavenger Receptor-A Synergy in Phagocytosis

• Byrne, Mark --
• Salve Regina University
• A Biochemical Characterization of Recombinant Lipases Secreted by Leishmania

• Chestnut, Mary H --
• University of Mississippi Medical Center
• Mechanism of Trichomonas Resistance

• Cramer Jr, Robert A --
• Montana State University
• Hypoxia Adaptation and virulence in the pathogenic mould Aspergillus fumigatus

• Crowe, Shery R --
• Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
• Delayed Antigen-specific Responses and Increased Disease Activity in Lupus-prone Mice Following Influenza Infection.

• Cunningham, Charles --
• University of New Mexico
• The Interaction of Praziquantel with Schistosoma mansoni

• De Guzman, Roberto N. --
• University of Kansas
• Characterization of GB1 fusion of bacterial needle proteins

• Dodson, Brittany --
• Salve Regina University
• Identification and Characterization of the Gene Encoding a Secretory Lipase in the Human Pathogen Leishmania donovani

• Espinosa, Avelina --
• Roger Williams University
• Anti-Infective Drugs that Target Metabolic Pathways and Parasite Growth

• Ferrer-Rodriguez, Ivan --
• Inter American University of Puerto Rico. Bayamon Campus
• Partial characterization of the bcrp gene homologue of Plasmodium yoelii

• González-Ruiz, Gloriene --
• Inter American University of Puerto Rico. Bayamon Campus
• Identification and partial characterization of an mrp gene in Plasmodium yoelii

• Happ, George M --
• University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Avian Influenza Alaska Asia Research (A3IR)* An international collaboration at high latitudes

• Harmon-Pratt, Erica L --
• Mississippi University for Women
• The molecular mechanisms for the unipolar surface expression IcsA in Shigella flexneri

• Hotze, Eileen M. --
• University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Dept. Microbiology and Immunology
• Intermedilysin-CD59 Interactions Increase Host Cell Susceptibility to Complement Mediated Lysis

• HSIA, Shao-Chung Victor --
• University of Louisiana at Monroe
• Repressor element-1 silencing transcription factor/neuronal restrictive silencer factor (REST/NRSF) can regulate HSV-1 immediate-early transcription via histone modification

• Huang, C. Brad --
• University of Kentucky
• Dendritic Cell Responses to a Polymicrobial Challenge with Oral Bacteria

• Hubin, Timothy J. --
• Southwestern Oklahoma State University
• Biological Data for Transition Metal Complex CXCR4 Antagonists

• Imani, Reza A --
• University of New Mexico
• Microarray Based Analysis of Temperature and Oxidative Stress Induced mRNA in Schistosoma mansoni.

• Johnson, Carl M --
• Delaware State University
• Identification, Cloning, and Expression of a Putative RNA Cap Hypermethylase Gene from Microsporidia

• Jones, Victoria E --
• Mississippi University for Women
• msa Expression within the Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm

• Kim, Kee Jun --
• University of Kansas Medical Center
• A novel virulence factor from meningitis-causing E. coli K1

• Krementsov, Dimitry N --
• University of Vermont
• Tetraspanin proteins regulate cell-to-cell transmission of HIV-1

• Lei, Benfang --
• Montana State University
• The Esterase Secreted by Group A Streptococcus is a Virulence Factor and Protective Antigen

• Loker, Eric S. --
• University of New Mexico
• Immunological Explanations for Macroevolutionary Patterns: An Invertebrate Host-Parasite Model

• Martin, Jessica E --
• Northeastern State University
• Novel Siderophores Produced by Marine Fungi

• Michel, Kristin --
• Kansas State University
• Transcriptional Responses of Mosquito Hemocytes to Malaria Parasite Infection

• Morrow, Michael W --
• University of Montana Western
• Candida albicans Kar2p Functions Similarly to its Saccharomyces cerevisiae Homologue

• Moses, Melanie E --
• University of New Mexico
• Body size as a predictor of Immune Response and Epidemic Spread of West Nile Virus

• O'Hara, Todd M --
• University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Alaska Animal–Human Health Research at the Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory

• Oskar, Anna --
• University of Sioux Falls
• Pharmacodymanics of Antibiotics and Biofilm Formation in Staphylococcus sp. under Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditions

• Oyeleye, Mary --
• Mississippi University for Women
• Spontaneous In Vivo Formation Of The [URE3] Prion In Saccharomyces cerevisiae Is Not A Strictly Random Process

• Palem, Jayavardhana R --
• University of Louisiana at Monroe
• Regulation of HSV-1 Thymidine Kinase, LAT, and ICP0 by Thyroid Hormone Receptor in Neuronal Cells

• Qiu, Jianming --
• University of Kansas Medical Center
• Molecular characterization of the Bocaviruses

• Radke, Jay R --
• Montana State University
• Identification of genome sequences that render Toxoplasma resistant to induced differentiation.

• Schwartz, Antony --
• The University of Southern Mississippi
• Msa Regulates Biofilm Formation in Staphylococcus aureus

• Seemanapalli, Sunita V --
• Louisiana State University
• Outer surface protein C is involved in self-regulation in Borrelia burgdorferi during murine infection

• Sunyakumthorn, Piyanate --
• LSU-SVM-PBS
• Characterization and growth of polymorphic Rickettsia felis in a tick cell line

• Toenjes, Kurt A --
• BH3I INHIBITS FILAMENTOUS GROWTH IN CANDIDA ALBICANS.

• Vogl, Sigrid J --
• University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Francisella Pathogenicity Island Genes Required for Replication in Mosquito Hemocytes

• Voyich, Jovanka M. --
• Montana State University
• The SaeR/S Gene Regulatory System is Essential for Innate Immune Evasion by CA-MRSA

• Wargo, Matthew J --
• University of Vermont College of Medicine
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa PlcH alters lung physiology in a mouse model of infection

• Westwater, Caroline --
• Medical University of South Carolina
• In Vivo Transcriptional Profiling of Candida Albicans

Neuroscience

• MacLean (1), Andrew G --
• Tulane University
• Association of FAK activation with lentivirus-induced disruption of blood-brain barrier tight junction-associated zo-1 protein organization

• MacLean (2), Andrew G --
• Tulane University
• Chemotactic responses of monocytes to CC-chemokines are enhanced following SIV infection in the rhesus macaque, despite decreased expression of CCR5.

• MacLean (3), Andrew G --
• Tulane University
• S100β as a novel and accessible determinant for the development and severity of monocyte-driven encephalitis in AIDS.

Lung Biology and Disease

• Chidekel, Aaron S --
• Effect of Short Term Mechanical Ventilation in Cultured Airway Epithelial Cells

• Lundblad (1), Lennart K.A. --
• University of Vermont, Vermont Lung Center
• Impedance measurements reveal peripheral process in asthma exacerbations

• Lundblad (2), Lennart K.A. --
• University of Vermont, Vermont Lung Center
• Albuterol isomers amplify airway closure in a murine asthma model

• Sato, Denry --
• Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory
• Mutations in SGK-1 domains enhance activity of human cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator

• Sharma, Bethel V --
• Western Kentucky University
• A reproducible method of measuring nitric oxide formation from pulmonary myofibroblasts

Muscle Biology

• Guy, Naihsuan --
• New Mexico State University
• Inhibition of Mammalian Muscle Differentiation by Regeneration Blastema Extract of Sternopygus macrurus

• Mefford, Ashley M --
• Western Kentucky University
• Muscle adaptation in response to voluntary exercise in phosphorylase kinase deficient mice

• Shadd (1), Veronica --
• New Mexico State University
• S. macrurus Myogenic Regulatory Factors Induce Mammalian Skeletal Muscle Differentiation

• Shadd (2), Veronica --
• New Mexico State University
• Culture of Primary Myogenic Cells Derived From Muscle and Electric Organ of the Gymnotiform Sternopygus macrurus

• Spinette, Sarah M --
• Rhode Island College
• Inhibition of Specific Alternative Splice form Expression of Ufd2a in Differentiating Myoblasts

Neuroscience

• Ataian, Yeganeh --
• University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Development of Molecular Biosensors Based on Ligand-gated Ion Channel (LGIC) Receptors

• Austin, Mark C. --
• University of Mississippi Medical Center
• Decreased level of Freud-1 protein in prefrontal cortex of subjects with major depression.

• Bardgett, Mark E. --
• Northern Kentucky University
• Chronic Oral Risperidone Treatment Alters Global Gene Expression in the Rat Medial Prefrontal Cortex.

• Brady, Mark J. --
• North Dakota State University
• A New Theory of Change Blindness

• Catlin, Natasha C --
• Salve Regina University
• Pyrethroid Inhibition of the Mammalian T-Type Voltage-Sensitive Calcium Channel (Cav3.2)

• Cheerathodi, Mujeeburahiman --
• University of Vermont
• Identification of CrkL-SH3 binding proteins from Embryonic Murine Brain

• Chianella, Dafne A --
• College of Charleston
• Feeding controlled circadian rhythm of phospholipase Cβ4 and PER proteins in mouse hepatocytes.

• Daly, Kevin C --
• WVU
• Odor drives consistent, frequency modulated oscillations that are spatially localized, odor-dependent and GABAA-dependent in the antennal lobe of Manduca sexta.

• Darlington, Donna --
• Furman University
• Schwann Cells as Potential Modulators of Embryonic Spinal Motoneuron Survival

• Eells, Jeffrey B. --
• Mississippi State University
• Interaction of intranigral rotenone and the Nurr1-null heterozygous genotype on dopaminergic function.

• El-Alfy (1), Abir --
• University of Mississippi
• Cannabinoid-like Activity of Minor Cannabinoid Constituents in the Mouse Tetrad Assay.

• El-Alfy (2), Abir --
• University of Mississippi
• Behavioral Effects of the Novel Cannabinoid SAAB-38-7 in Mouse Tetrad Assay.

• El-Alfy (3), Abir --
• University of Mississippi
• Evaluation of Cannabinoids for Antidepressant-like Actions in Behavioral Despair Rodent Models.

• El-Alfy (4), Abir --
• University of Mississippi
• Towards a Better Understanding of the Psychopharmacology of Nutmeg – Observed Activities in the Mouse Tetrad Assay

• Garcia-Rill, Edgar --
• Ctr. Translational Neurosci. UAMS
• The Center for Translational Neuroscience, 4 years of progress

• Gonzalez-Joekes, Jimena --
• west Virginia
• Identifying the Neurons in the Interpositus Nucleus that May Be Responsible for the Rabbit Eyeblink

• Jasper, Deana K --
• University of Kentucky
• Developmental Regulation of ER-α in hypothalamic explants

• Karolewicz, Beata --
• University of Mississippi Medical Center
• Reduced levels of NR2A and NR2B subunits of NMDA receptor in the prefrontal cortex in major depression

• Kucheryavykh, Yury V. --
• Universidad Central del Caribe
• Polyamines in Retinal Signaling

• Lewis, James W --
• West Virginia University
• Different categories of action sounds are processed along distinct human cortical pathways

• McCourt, Mark E. --
• North Dakota State University
• A Comparison of Spatial Attention and Representation in Vision and Audition

• McKinney, Kelly L --
• Arkansas Biosciences Institute
• Effects of Exposure to Cigarette Smoke and Methamphetamine on Monoamine Neurotransmitter Concentrations in Rats.

• Michalovicz, Lindsay T --
• West Virginia University
• The Leber congenital amaurosis protein, AIPL1, is indispensable for cones.

• Miguel-Hidalgo, Jose J --
• University of Mississippi Medical Center
• Differential Prefrontal Alterations of Glial Glutamatergic Components in Depression, Alcoholism and Comorbid Depression/Alcoholism

• Morgan, Warren J --
• West Virginia University
• Determining The Rhombemeric Origins Of The Murine Auditory Hindbrain

• Muller, Karra A. --
• University of Kansas Medical Center
• Exercise Treatment for Altered Sensorimotor Function in Mice with Diabetic Neuropathy

• Pandya, Anshul A --
• University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Beta2 Selective Allosteric Modulators of Neuronal Nicotinic Receptors

• Pyzola, Stephanie --
• University of Kentucky
• Timing of Estrogen Treatment Alters Neuroprotection in Rat Cortical Explants Following Ischemic Injury

• Rainville, Stéphane --
• North Dakota State University
• THE DYNAMICS OF VISUAL SHAPE CODING

• Ramamurthy, Visvanathan --
• West Virginia University
• AIPL1, a protein implicated in childhood blindness, is essential for proper assembly and functioning of rod Phosphodiesterase (PDE).

• Rantham Prabhakara, Jaya Prasanthi --
• Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Therapeutics, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Effect Of Hypercholesterolemia On Expression Levels Of Target Receptors For Caffeine In Rabbit Brain.

• Reese, Nancy B. --
• University of Central Arkansas
• Two Novel Treatments For Hyperreflexia After Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

• Reyes, Rebeca --
• Universidad Central del Caribe
• Study of 4R Cembranoid Sites using RNA aptamers targeting α3β4 nAChR

• Rice, Antonie H. --
• University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
• Characterization of Active Transporter Systems Present at the Blood-Brain Barrier

• SAHA, MADHURIMA --
• UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
• Regulation of Synapsins by Phosphorylation and by their Interaction with 14-3-3

• Selvaraj, Senthil --
• University of North Dakota
• Overexpression of TRPC1 Improves Neuronal Survival in Response to Apoptosis Induced by MPP+

• Singh, Brij B --
• University of North Dakota
• TRPC3 interaction with SNARE proteins modulates neurosecretion

• Smith, Michael E. --
• Western Kentucky University
• Fishing for Sound Answers: Zebrafish as a Model of Auditory Hair Cell Regeneration

• Sokolov, Maxim --
• West Virginia University
• Site-specific phosphorylation of phosducin in rod photoreceptors

• Spirou, George A --
• West Virginia University
• Mitochondria in the Calyx of Held Anchor a Cytoskeletal Scaffold

• Talkington, William J. --
• West Virginia University
• Harmonic sound processing in the human auditory system

• Teder-Sälejärvi, Wolfgang A. --
• North Dakota State University
• Selective attention modulates activity in primary somatosensory cortex (SI). A high-density event-related potential (ERP) study.

• Wang, Wenlan --
• SMN but not Gemin2 promotes neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells

• Wang, Xiangping --
• University of Louisville
• CPEB3: A Translational Regulation Molecule in the Adult Retina

• Weltzin, Maegan M --
• University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Mechanisms of Potentiation by Des-formylflustrabromide of Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors

• Whitaker, Christopher M. --
• University of Louisville
• Distribution of EPAC within the Retina.

• White (1), Wesley O. --
• Morehead State University
• Amphetamine Doses and Circadian Patterns of Food Intake in Rats

• White (2), Wesley O. --
• Morehead State University
• Selective Dopamine Receptor Agonists and Antagonists and Circadian Patterns of Food Intake in Rats

• White (3), Wesley O. --
• Morehead State University
• Dopamine D1 and D2 Receptor Gene Expression in the Mesolimbic System Following Amphetamine Treatment in Rats

• Wu, Chia-Yen --
• Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware
• SMN protects DNA damage-induced cell death in fibroblasts

• Xiao, Zhaoyang --
• University of North Dakota
• Noradrenergic Inhibition of Neuronal Excitability in the Entorhinal Cortex

• Yoon, YoneJung --
• University of Vermont
• Age-dependent changes in motoneuron survival and dendritic outgrowth caused by pharmacological blockade of synaptic activity in the chick spinal cord

Translational Biology and Medicine

• Mennemeier, Mark S --
• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• 1Hz Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) can Inhibit Tinnitus Chronically.

Oral Health

• Dawson, Dolph R. --
• University of Kentucky
• n-3 PUFA Effects on Periodontitis in Humans

• Yao, Hai --
• Clemson University
• Biomechanical Characterization of TMJ Disc and Condyle Cartilage

Other

• Brenner, Peggy --
• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• How to Win Reviewers and Influence Others

Public Health

• Chen (1), Jing --
• Tulane School of Medicine
• Plasma Levels of Leptin, Resistin, and Adiponectin and Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease

• Chen (2), Jing --
• Tulane School of Medicine
• C-Reactive Protein, Interleukin-6, Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease

• Pan, Jun --
• University of Delaware
• Is Calcified Cartilage a Transport Barrier?—An en bloc Imaging Approach

Special , Underrepresented Populations

• Hills, Susan --
• Alaska INBRE, University of Alaska
• A Different Alaska Pipeline

Stem Cells

• Abedi, Mehrdad --
• Roger Williams Hospital
• Macrophage markers, Mac-1 and F4/80 are present on hematopoietic stem cells.

• Spees, Jeffrey L --
• University of Vermont
• Factors secreted by adult human non-hematopoietic bone marrow stem/progenitor cells activate and protect adult cardiac stem/progenitor cells.

Transgenics and Knockouts

• Wu, Wen-Shu --
• Maine Medical Center Research Institute
• Deletion of Proapoptotic puma Selectively Protects Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells Against Lethal Dose Radiation in vivo

Translational Biology and Medicine

• Bradshaw, Amy D --
• Medical University of South Carolina
• Aberrant Collagen Fibril Morphology in Periodontal Ligament of SPARC-null mice.

• Dixon, Anne E --
• University of Vermont
• Effect of Weight Loss on Pathophysiology of Asthma

• Thompson, William R --
• University of Delaware
• Exploration of ECM Interactions with Calcium Channels: A Possible Mechanism of Mechanosensation in Osteocytes

Women's Health and Reproductive Biology

• Bojja, Aruna Sri --
• Trophoblast Specific Proteases.

• Forbis, Courtney G --
• Morehead State University
• The Effect of Calcium Channel Antagonists on Bone Metabolism in Aged Male and Female Brown Norway Rats

• Howard, Gregory C --
• Morehead State University
• Characterization of Osteoblastic Properties of 7F2 and UMR-106 Cultures after Acclimation to Reduced Levels of Fetal Bovine Serum

• Li, Feixue --
• University of Kentucky
• B Cell Translocation Gene 1 Expression Pattern in the Rat Ovary During the Periovulatory Period

• Liu, Jing --
• University of Kentucky
• Transcription factor RUNX1 regulates Ptgs2 expression in rat preovulatory granulosa cells

This work is supported by grant P20 RR 16467 from the National Center for Research Resources/NIH. © 2004 Hawaii State INBRE •