The Biology seniors will present their Bio 490 Senior Comps projects.

6 Apr
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Add to Calendar 2019-04-06 08:00:00 2019-04-06 18:00:00 Biology Senior Comps Presentations The Biology seniors will present their Bio 490 Senior Comps projects. Fowler 207 and Fowler 209 Occidental College info@kwallcompany.com America/Los_Angeles public
Event Date: Apr. 6, 2019
BIOLOGY SENIOR COMPS PRESENTATIONS
Saturday, April 6th, 2019
 
Mutants | Fowler 207
 
8:15-9:00 MAX MEADE
Exercise-Induced Collapse in Dogs and the Role of Dynamin, a Dynamic GTPase Involved in Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis
 
9:00-9:45 JOAN KRONICK
The Implication of STAT3 Mutation on Susceptibility to Infection in Hyper IgE Syndrome
 
9:45-10:30 XUANYI SHI
What can we learn from HIV immunity
 
10:45-11:30 RACHEL COCKBURN
Doublesex+F1:T7 and Sexually Dimorphic Weaponry in Beetles
 
11:30-12:15 RYAN LEE
Targeting Foxo3 to Induce Tumor Apoptosis: A Novel Cancer Therapy Approach
 
1:00-1:45 ROWDY FREELAND
Night Hunters: The Genetic Mutations Behind Melanism in Wild Cats
 
1:45-2:30 ISAAC SALVATIERRA
P53 and its role in Cellular Senescence
 
2:45-3:30 JEEVIN SANDHU
Exposing a Silent Killer: The Link Between PNPLA3 I148M Polymorphism and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
 
3:30-4:15 BRIAN LAVONGTHEUNG
Congenital Pain Insensitivity: Living Without Pain Isn't That Painless
 
4:15-5:00 SAM COLLINS
Schizophrenia and treatment with deep brain stimulation
 
5:00-5:45 ROBERT TWYMAN
Understanding LRP5 High Bone Mass Mutations May Lead to Better Treatments for Osteoporosis
 
Microbial Dark Matter | Fowler 209
 
9:00-9:45 PEDRO CASTELLANOS
Don’t Forget to Floss! The Role of an Oral Microbe in the Development of Alzheimer’s Disease
 
9:45-10:30 PAVLINA SLEZAK
Baby steps to super-crops: Harnessing a microbial strategy to engineer nitrogen fixation in cereals
 
10:45-11:30 ROSHNI KATRAK-ADEFOWORA
There’s a new microbe in town: The discovery of pioneer species Thiolava veneris after a submarine volcanic eruption
 
11:30-12:15 CORA DAVIES
The fight for nitrogen: The role of ammonia-oxidizing and oil-degrading microbes in oil spill bioremediation
 
1:00-1:45 ANDREW KANG
Digesting Research on Gut Microbes: Treating Metabolic Dysfunction through Restoration of Short-Chain Fatty Acid Producing Microbes
 
1:45-2:30 MICHAEL OZAKI
Trust Your Gut? How GABA-Producing Bacteria Can Influence Mental Disorders and Well-Being
 
2:45-3:30 MEIKE BUHALY
Missing Matter: Effects of Climate Change on Methane-Oxidizing Bacteria in Arctic Permafrost
 
3:30-4:15 EVA JAHANSHIR
The Probiotic Protector: Amelioration of chemotherapy-induced gastrointestinal mucositis by Lactobacillus
 
4:15-5:00 CLARASOPHIA GUST
Hidden Fungal Friend: endobacteria of Gigaspora promotes resistance to oxidative stress
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