ABT 395/399 - Student Presentations
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Spring 2020 Schedule
Spring 2020 ABT 395/399 Student Presentations
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 10:00am to 5:00pm
Presentations by Zoom
Please contact Esther Fleming, efleming@uky.edu, for more information.
8:50am Zoom Check-in
8:55am Welcome and Introduction Dr. Aardra Kachroo, ABT 395/399 Course Coordinator
9:00am Cheyenne Chandler Characterization of epididymal fat in Zhx2+Zhx2- mice on a high-fat/high cholesterol diet
Mentor Dr. Brett Spear, Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics, UK College of Medicine
9:15am McKaylee Copher An investigation into sublethal doses of dicamba on Amaranthus palmeri: Are epigenetics involved in any response?
Mentor: Dr. Erin Haramoto, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
9:30am Allison Ellis Discovering novel interacting proteins of the small subunit of Rubisco utilizing mini and BIOID systems
Mentor: Dr. Robert Houtz, Department of Horticulture, UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
9:45am Kara Tauer Design and evaluation of a high-quality protein screening library
Mentor: Dr. Luke Bradley, Department of Neuroscience, UK College of Medicine
10:00am Julie Hancock Effect of knockdown of isoflavone synthase on root nodulation
Mentor: Dr. Randy Dinkins, Forage-Animal Production Research Unit, USDA
10:15am Stevi Howard Chemerin as a biomarker of aging in mice
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Pearson, Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, UK College of Medicine
10:30am Lora Boyadjieva Molecular and morphological identification of the causal agent of black root rot in Hemp (Cannabis sativa) in Kentucky
Mentor: Dr. Nicole Gauthier, Department of Plant Pathology, UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
10:45am Ashley Brown Mutations in the polyadenylation complex of Sarcocystis neurona that confer resistance to the anti-protozoal drug AN3661
Mentor: Dr. Daniel Howe, Department of Veterinary Science, UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
11:00am-2:00pm Lunch Break
2:00pm Kristen Bruce The cowpea aphid is a suitable food source for green lacewings
Mentor: Dr. Jen White, Department of Entomology, UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
2:15pm Jordan Corley Effect of bacterial adaptation to the environment on cellulose production, or how Covid-19 made me adapt
Mentor: Dr. Carlos Rodriguez Lopez, Department of Horticulture, UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
2:30pm Makenzie Goodness Generation and Characterization of a Demethylated Soybean Population
Mentor: Dr. Carlos Rodriguez Lopez, Department of Horticulture, UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
2:45pm Larissa Silverio-Ferrell Peeking into the unknown: Can we breed plant-microbe interactions for more sustainable crops?
Mentor: Dr. Carlos Rodriguez Lopez, Department of Horticulture, UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
3:00pm Kristoffer Childers Assessing the Accuracy and Practicality of bellus3D Dental Pro Mobile Application
Mentor: Dr. Mohamed Bazina, Department of Oral Health Science, UK College of Dentistry
3:15pm Hannah Kemplin Inhibition of hexosamine biosynthesis reduces colorectal cancer proliferation and survival
Mentor: Dr. Kate Zaytseva, Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology, Markey Cancer Center, UK College of Medicine
3:30pm Elena Manauis Characterization of Novel N-Methyltransferase for the Alternative Alkylation of Nucleosides
Mentor: Dr. Steven Van Lanen, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UK College of Pharmacy
3:45pm Erin McMahon Biotinylation of Rhodococcus equi Surface Proteins
Mentor: Dr. Carrie Shaffer, Department of Veterinary Science, UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
4:00pm Sydney Ott X-Clarity: See-through technology to look into the brain
Mentor: Dr. Bjoern Bauer, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UK College of Pharmacy
4:15pm Kate Rodgers Analyzing pipecolic acid metabolism in soybean
Mentor: Dr. Pradeep Kachroo, Department of Plant Pathology, UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
4:30pm Yating Zhang Competitor intimidation in termites through behavioral tracking
Mentor: Dr. Xuguo Zhou, Department of Entomology, UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment