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Glenn B. Collins Research Award
Fall 2020 Schedule
Fall 2020 ABT 395/399 Student Presentations
Tuesday, November 17 and Thursday, November 19, 2020 10:00am to 3:30pm
Presentations by Zoom
Please contact Esther Fleming, efleming@uky.edu, for more information.
9:50am Zoom Check-in
9:55am Welcome and Introduction Dr. Aardra Kachroo, ABT 395/399 Course Coordinator
10:00am Interactive effect of genetics, environment, and agronomic management on soybean seed composition
Mentor: Dr. Montserrat Salmeron, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, College of Agriculture, Food, & Environment
10:15am Hadi Elgaali Single-cell analysis of the periodontal immune niche in type 2 diabetes
Mentor: Dr. Barbara Nikolajczyk, Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, College of Medicine
10:30am Gavin Brackett Mechanisms of familial social transmission of aggression in honeybees
Mentor: Dr. Clare C. Rittschof, Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Food, & Environment
10:45am Noah Clements How repeat induced point mutation (RIP) affects single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) calling in fungal genomic sequences
Mentor: Dr. Mark Farman, Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Food, & Environment
11:00am Morganne Dixey Mechanisms of virulence regulation by the lyme disease bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi
Mentor: Dr. Brian Stevenson, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine
11:15am Morgan Erwin Transmission of the Helicoverpa zea nudivirus by sterile males
Mentor: Dr. Bruce Webb, Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Food, & Environment
11:30AM-1:00PM LUNCH BREAK
1:00pm Brianna Fischer The roles of NCK-1 and MAGU-2 during neuromuscular junction development in Caenorhabditis elegans
Mentor: Dr. Salvatore J. Cherra III, Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine
1:15pm McKenna Roe Liquid-liquid phase separation of the human metapneumovirus phosphoprotein and nucleoprotein characterized in vitro
Mentor: Dr. Rebecca Dutch, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, College of Medicine
1:30pm Jason Wu Determination of specific termite individuals performing undertaking behavior
Mentor: Dr. Xuguo Zhou, Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Food, & Environment
1:45pm Mckenxzy Boateng, Jr Bioinformatics analysis of the long-term effect of tillage and nitrogen input agriculture on soil bacterial communities
Mentor: Dr. Carlos Rodriguez Lopez, Department of Horticulture, UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
2:00pm Katie Chheang Effects and mechanisms of gold nanoparticle exposure on longevity in C. elegans
Mentor: Dr. Olga Tsyusko, Department of Plant and Soil Science, College of Agriculture, Food, & Environment
2:15pm Alyse Ptacek Role of Wnt pathway in leukemia stem cells modeled in zebrafish
Mentor: Dr. Jessica Blackburn, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, College of Medicine
2:30pm Keeley Ruskowski Review of bacterial contamination of various commercial fermentations: Causes and treatments
Mentor: Dr. Luke Moe, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, College of Agriculture, Food & Environment
2:45pm Emma Skipworth Determining the mechanism by which Borrelia burgdorferi controls production of the SpoVG DNA-/RNA-binding regulatory protein
Mentor: Dr. Brian Stevenson, Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine
3:00pm Hannah Cleary Methods of mechanotransduction in corpuscles of waterfowl
Mentor: Dr. Eve Schneider, Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
3:15pm Sara Hieneman Monitoring GIPC3 binding to auditory transduction pathway proteins
Mentor: Dr. Craig W. Vander Kooi, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, College of Medicine
Thursday, November 19, 2020
9:55am Dr. Aardra Kachroo Welcome & Introductions
10:00am Andrea Martin Serum and imaging-based biomarkers of cartilage health in hip joint disease
Mentor: Dr. Michael Samaan, Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, College of Education
10:15am Sunny Ghuneim Sex-specific effects of early life stress on water and electrolyte homeostasis
Mentor: Dr. Analia Loria-Kinsey, Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, College of Medicine
10:30am Amanda Fiedler Phthalates disrupt the prostaglandin pathway: Linking their roles in female fertility
Mentor: Dr. Patrick Hannon, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine
10:45am Allison Fink Factors Affecting the periparturient rise in Haemonchus contortus infection in hampshire and polypay ewes Mentor: Dr. Debra Aaron, Department of Animal Science. College of Agriculture, Food, & Environment
11:00am Christopher Martin Conservation of systemic acquired resistance in plants
Mentor: Dr. Aardra Kachroo Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Food, & Environment
11:15am Cole Blanford Receptor impacts on inflammatory response due to Pneumocystis trophozoites
Mentor: Dr. Beth Garvy, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine
11:30AM-1:00PM LUNCH BREAK
1:00pm Grace Moses Will the co-infection of Rickettsia in Mermessus fradeorum lessen the strength of CI (cytoplasmic incompatibility) caused by Rickettsiella?
Mentor: Dr. Jennifer White, Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Food, & Environment
1:15pm Braden Florence Production of nanobodies targeting SARS-CoV2 spike protein
Mentor: Dr. Konstantin V. Korotkov, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, College of Medicine
1:30pm Luke Landis Population intercommunication of the eastern subterranean termite as a function of colony vitality
Mentor: Dr. Xuguo Zhou, Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Food, & Environment
1:45pm Kyle Stephenson Bactericidal and anti-inflammatory nanoparticles for periodontal disease treatment
Mentor: Dr. Luciana Macchion Shaddox, Department of Oral Health Practice, College of Dentistry
2:00pm Taylor Napier Effects of honey or sucrose diet on the aggression of guard bees toward returning foragers in Apis mellifera
Mentor: Dr. Clare Rittschof, Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Food, & Environment
2:15pm Reagan Smith Repurposing FDA approved drugs to target leukemia stem cells and prevent patient relapse
Mentor: Dr. Jessica Blackburn, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, College of Medicine
2:30pm Courtney Shields Evaluation of novel biological control rhizobacteria for management of angular leaf spot in dark tobacco
Mentor: Dr. Natalia Martinez, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, College of Agriculture, Food, & Environment
2:45pm Evelyn Turnbaugh Progress towards establishing a capn5 zebrafish mutant line using CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing
Mentor: Dr. Ann Morris, Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
3:00pm Emory Wilds DNA mismatch repair and chemotherapy resistance
Mentor: Dr. Eva Goellner, Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology, College of Medicine
3:15pm Mary Catherine Wilson Developing a platform for production of Protoilludene for medical applications in the treatment of substance addiction
Mentor: Dr. Joseph Chappell, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy
3:30pm Anna Foose Role of grooming behavior and pesticide resistance in honeybees
Mentor: Dr. Clare Rittschof, Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Food, & Environment