Nebojsa Kezunovic
Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences Ph.D. candidate
"Mechanism of Gamma Band Activity of Pedunculopontine and Parafascicular Neurons: Implications for Arousal"
Mentor: Dr. Edgar Garcia-Rill
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
12:00 pm
Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2, Biomed 2
Juan Liu
Microbiology and Immunology Ph.D. candidate
"Complement System and Wet-type Age-related Macular Degeneration"
Mentor: Dr. Nalini Bora
Thursday, January 26, 2012
1:30 pm
Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2, Biomed 2
Kristie B. Hadden, M.S.
Health Promotion and Prevention Research Ph.D. candidate
"Health Literacy and Pregnancy: Validation of a New Measure and
Relationships of Health Literacy to Pregnancy Risk Factors" Friday, December 16, 2011
1:00 pm
COPH 2280
Zhen Wang
Pharmacology Ph.D. candidate
"Changes in the peritubular capillary microenvironment mediates sepsis-induced renal microcirculatory failure and tubular cell injury"
Mentor: Dr. Philip Mayeux Friday December 16, 2011
1:00 pm
Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2, Biomed 2
Jason Callahan
Occupational and Environmental Health M.S. candidate
"Exposure Monitoring of Formaldehyde Air Concentrations in
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Histology Laboratories" Friday December 2, 2011
10:00 am
COPH 1202
T. Mac Bird, M.S.
Health Systems Research Ph.D. candidate
"Short-term and Long-term Neonatal Outcomes of Cesarean Delivery"
Mentor: Dr. Glen Mays Monday, November 28, 2011
12:30 pm
COPH 2280
Christen Dana Simon
Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences Ph.D. candidate
"Glutamatergic Fast Synaptic Neurotransmission in the
Pedunculopontine and Dorsal Subcoeruleus Nuclei: Implications for
Arousal"
Mentor: Dr. Edgar Garcia-Rill Friday, October 28, 2011
12:00 pm
Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2, Biomed 2
Hamida Saba
Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences Thesis Defense
"Effect of S-Nitrosoglutathione on Normal Kidney Proximal Tubular
Cells"
Mentor: Dr. Lee Ann MacMillan-Crow Thursday, October 20, 2011 10-11 am B205/207, Biomedical Research Center 1
Pamela Ashcraft, RN
Nursing Science Ph.D. candidate
"Explanatory Models of Obesity in 13-17 Year-Old African-American Males"
Committee Chair: Dr. Louanne Lawson Monday, October 17, 2011 10 am-12 pm COPH 2280
Lakshmiprasad Potluri
Microbiology and Immunology Ph.D. candidate
"Septal Peptidoglycan Synthesis and Modification Influences Cell Shape
in Escherichia coli"
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Young Thursday, August 25, 2011
1:30 pm
Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2, Biomed 2
Sujay
Kharade, M.S.
Pharmacology Ph.D. candidate
"Contribution of Accessory B3 Subunits to the Upregulation of Vascular
Calcium Channels during Hypertension"
Mentor: Dr. Nancy Rusch Thursday, August 4, 2011
9:00 am
Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2, Biomed 2
Steven M. Cooper, M.S.
Interdisciplinary Toxicology Ph.D. candidate
"Dietary Modulation of p-Nonylphenol Induced Renal Toxicity in Male Sprague-Dawley Rats"
Mentor: Dr. K. Barry Delclos Monday, July 18, 2011
2:00 pm
Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2, Biomed 2
Matina Balou
Communication Sciences and Disorders Ph.D. candidate
"Videomanometric Measures of Head Rotation and Chin Tuck in Head &
Neck Cancer Patients"
Mentor: Dr. Gary McCullough Friday, July 15, 2011
4:00 pm
9th floor Spine and Neurosciences Institute, Head & Neck Surgery
conference room
Stefania Cane
Microbiology and Immunology Ph.D. candidate
"Regulatory role of HSP90 in immune senescence"
Mentor: Dr. Usha Ponnappan Tuesday, July 12, 2011
9:30 am Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2, Biomed 2
Jennifer Watts
Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences Ph.D. candidate
"Novel Mechanisms of Visceral Pain: Functional Properties of Microglia"
Mentor: Dr. Elie Al-Chaer Tuesday, June 28, 2011 12:00 pm Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2, Biomed 2
Joy Good
Communication Sciences and Disorders Ph.D. candidate
"The Effects of Morphological Awareness Training on Reading, Spelling, and
Vocabulary Skills"
Mentor: Dr. Dee Lance Tuesday, June 7, 2011
10:00 am
Burdick, Room 205, University of Central Arkansas
Drew Jones
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Ph.D. candidate
"Elucidating Warfarin Metabolic Pathways and Developing Novel Analytical
Methods Paves the Way for Improving Clinical Care"
Mentor: Dr. Grover P. Miller
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
2:00 pm
Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2, Biomed 2
Rawad Hodeify
Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. candidate
"Involvement of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2 in Cisplatin-induced Cell Death Pathways"
Mentor: Dr. Peter Price Tuesday, April 26, 2011 2:00 pm
Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2, Biomed 2
Chaoxuan Dong
Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences Ph.D. candidate
"Effects of Ketamine on Neural Stem Progenitor Cells from the Rat
Fetal Cortex"
Mentor: Dr. K.J.S. Anand Tuesday, April 26, 2011 10:00 am
College of Public Health, 8th floor, Room 8240
Brooke E.E. Montgomery Health Promotion and Prevention Research Ph.D. candidate
"The Role of Religion in Social-Cognitive Models of Sexual Risk Among Rural African American Cocaine Users"
Mentor: Dr. Katherine Stewart Thursday, April 21, 2011
11:00 am-1:00 pm
College of Public Health, Room 2280
Tanecia Mitchell
Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. candidate
"Cold Storage of Renal Cells and Isolated Rat Kidneys Induces
Oxidants, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, and Renal Injury Prior to
Transplantation"
Mentor: Dr. Lee Ann MacMillan-Crow Wednesday, April 20, 2011
10:00 am
Rayford Auditorium, Biomedical Research Building 2, Room 106-2
Ben Kosewski
Genetic Counseling Master's Thesis Defense
"Fathers' Process of Adaptation to the Diagnosis of a Child with
Down Syndrome" Wednesday, April 20, 2011
12 pm
Department of Genetic Counseling, CHRP Building #3
Lindsay Ouzts
Genetic Counseling Master's Thesis Defense
"Matanuska-Susitna Borough Healthcare Professionals' Experiences
with Genetic Services in Alaska and Interest in Telegenetics for the
Region" Wednesday, April 20, 2011
1:45 pm
Department of Genetic Counseling, CHRP Building #3
Lakshmiprasad Potluri
Microbiology and Immunology Ph.D. candidate
"Septal Peptidoglycan Synthesis and Modification Influences Cell Shape
in Escherichia coli"
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Young POSTPONED DATE TBD
Misty Thompson
Pharmacology Ph.D. candidate
"The Role of D-Serine in the G93A mSOD1 Mouse Model of Amyotrophic
Lateral Sclerosis (ALS): Friend or Foe?"
Mentor: Dr. John P. Crow Tuesday, April 19, 2011
2:00 pm
Rayford Auditorium, Biomedical Research Building 2, Room 106-2
Jane D. Evans
Nursing Science Ph.D. candidate
"What Attracts and Retains Nurse Faculty?"
Mentor: Dr. Claudia Barone Thursday, April 14, 2011
1:00 pm
COPH 2280
Brittany
Schubert
Genetic Counseling Master's Thesis Defense
"The Relationship between Health-Related Quality of Life and Family
Functioning in Individuals Testing for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency" Wednesday, April 13, 2011
11:30 am
Department of Genetic Counseling, CHRP Building #3
Jennifer
Roberts
Genetic Counseling Master's Thesis Defense
"The Effect of Interpreter Placement on Spanish-Speaking Patient
Satisfaction with Genetic Counseling Sessions Conducted over
Telemedicine" Wednesday, April 13, 2011
2:30 pm
Department of Genetic Counseling, CHRP Building #3
Puneet Bharill
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Ph.D. candidate
"Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Extreme Longevity of C. elegans
age-1 PI3K Mutants"
Mentor: Dr. Robert Reis Friday, April
8, 2011
1:00 pm
Rayford Auditorium, Biomedical Research Building 2, Room 106-2
Meghan Sherman
Genetic Counseling Master's Thesis Defense
"An Assessment to Determine the Support Needs of Arkansas Families
Affected by Williams Syndrome" Friday, April 1, 2011
3:15 pm
Department of Genetic Counseling, CHRP Building #3
Kali Chatham
Genetic Counseling Master's Thesis Defense
"The Presentation of Genetic Counseling as a Career by High School Life
Science and Biology Teachers to Students of Ethnic Minority and
Disadvantaged Socioeconomic Backgrounds" Friday, April 1, 2011
11:45 am
Department of Genetic Counseling, CHRP Building #3 Maheswari Rajasekaran Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. candidate
"Characterization of allosteric modulators of CB2 receptors as novel therapeutics for inflammatory disease"
Mentor: Dr. Paul Prather Monday, March 28, 2011
1:00 pm
Rayford Auditorium, Biomedical Research Building 2, Room 106-2
Shimul Chowdhury Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. candidate
"Maternal Epigenetic and Genetic Factors in Congenital Heart Defects"
Mentor: Dr. Charlotte Hobbs Monday, February 28, 2011
1:00 pm
Rayford Auditorium, Biomedical Research Building 2, Room 106-2
Kevin Kim Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. candidate
"Understanding cell-mediated immunity against human papillomavirus-related
diseases: common warts and cervical cancer"
Mentor: Dr. Mayumi Nakagawa Thursday, December 9, 2010
1:00 pm
Pauly Auditorium (COPH G219)
Scott Helms Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. candidate
"Not All Genes with Classic CArG Elements are Differentially
Regulated by SRF in Mouse Hearts"
Mentor: Dr. Jeanne Y. Wei Monday, November 22, 2010
8:30 am
Biomedical Research Building I Room B205/207
Sara Rowe, BSN, RN Nursing Science Ph.D. candidate
"The Lived Experience of Parents of Adolescents Who Have Sexually
Offended"
Committee Chair: Dr. Louanne Lawson Monday, November 8, 2010 3:00 pm
COPH Conference Room 5201
Shelia Savell, MNSc Nursing Science Ph.D. candidate
"What is the Effect of Implementation of Primary Nursing on Patient
Satisfaction and Nurse Satisfaction?"
Committee Chair: Dr. Ann Coleman Friday, July 30, 2010 3:00 pm
COPH Conference Room 5201
Glauber Bruno Pereira Physiology and Biophysics Ph.D. candidate
"The Role of an Antisilencer/Enhancer Element in the Regulation of
Myelin Proteolipid Protein Gene Expression in Oligodendrocytes"
Mentor: Dr. Patricia Wight Thursday, July 15, 2010 10:00 am
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Christian Simmons Physiology and Biophysics Ph.D. candidate
"The Sp-Family Member Kruppel-Like Factor 9 in Uterine Function and
Dysfunction"
Mentor: Dr. Rosalia Simmen Wednesday, July 7, 2010 2:00 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Shuliang Liu Neurobiology and Developmental
Sciences Ph.D. candidate
"Pathogenesis and Immune Responses to Citrobacter koseri
Infection in the Central Nervous System"
Mentor: Dr. Tammy L. Kielian Tuesday, June 22, 2010 9:00 a.m.
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Sherri Smart Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Ph.D. candidate
"Mapping the local protein interactome of the NuA3 histone
acetyltransferase"
Mentor: Dr. Vladimir Lupashin Friday, May 28, 2010 1:00 p.m.
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Richard Smith Physiology and Biophysics Ph.D. candidate
"The role of the Conserved Oligomeric Golgi (COG) complex in the
retrograde traffic and processing of proteins within the Golgi
apparatus"
Mentor: Dr. Vladimir Lupashin Tuesday, April 27, 2010 2:00 p.m.
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Jacob South Genetic Counseling M.S candidate
"Uptake and Timing of Prenatal Diagnosis among a Sample of Women
who had First Trimester Screening" Friday, April 23, 2010 3:00 p.m.
CHRP Building #3 conference room
Joshua Ramirez Genetic Counseling M.S candidate
"Training and perspectives of Spanish-English interpreters
regarding the provision of culturally competent genetic counseling
services to Hispanics/Latinos" Friday, April 23, 2010 1:00 p.m.
CHRP Building #3 conference room
Rong Chu Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Ph.D. candidate
"The role of Bcl-2 family proteins in the
regulation of mitotic arrest induced apoptosis"
Mentor: Timothy Chambers, Ph.D. Friday, April 23, 2010
1:00 p.m.
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Sarah Smith Genetic Counseling M.S candidate
"Survey of Current Genetic Counseling Practices for Low Serum
Estriol Values" Friday, April 23, 2010 11:00 am
CHRP Building #3 conference room
Charlotte Karen Jeans, MSN, CCRN,
CIP Nursing Science Ph.D. candidate
"A Descriptive Comparison of Human Research Protection Program
Characteristics and Accreditation Outcomes in VA Facilities" Wednesday, April 21, 2010 2:00 p.m.
3rd Floor, COPH 3202
Shashank Jain Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences
Ph.D. candidate
"The Role of Platelet Glycoproteins Ibα
and VI in Experimental and Spontaneous Metastasis"
Mentor: Jerry Ware, Ph.D.
Monday, April 19, 2010 2:00 p.m.
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Lindsey Johnson Erman Genetic Counseling M.S candidate
"Clinical Experiences of Health Care Professional Ordering CYP2D6
Genetic Testing for Tamoxifen Therapy in Breast Cancer" Friday, April 9, 2010 2:00 p.m.
CHRP Building #3 conference room
Susan L. Gatto, MSN, RN, CNE Nursing Science Ph.D. candidate
"Learning and Study Strategies of Baccalaureate Nursing Students
During First Semester Nursing Courses"
Mentor: Dr. Claudia Barone Wednesday, April 7, 2010 3:00 p.m.
College of Public Health 3rd floor, Room 3202
Katharine Whitney, B.S. Interdisciplinary Toxicology Ph.D. candidate
"Working Memory and Impulsivity in the Ts65Dn Mouse, a Model of
Down Syndrome"
Mentor: Dr. Galen Wenger Tuesday, March 30, 2010 1:00 p.m.
Biomedical Research Building I, 2nd floor, B205/207
K. Susan Sifford, GCNS-BC Nursing Science Ph.D. candidate
"Caregiver Perceptions of Unmet Needs That Lead to
Resident-to-Resident Violence Involving Residents with Dementia in
Nursing Homes"
Mentor: Dr. Cornelia Beck Monday, March 29, 2010 1:00 p.m.
College of Public Health, G226
Daniel Prantner Microbiology and Immunology Ph.D. candidate
"Cytosolic recognition of Chlamydia muridarum: Beyond
Toll-like Receptors"
Mentor: Dr. Uma Nagarajan Thursday, March 18, 2010 1:30 p.m.
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Sheryl S. Shoemaker Communication Sciences and Disorders Ph.D. candidate
"The Impact of Dichotic Auditory Training in Children"
Mentor: Dr. Dee Lance Tuesday, March 16, 2010 10:00 a.m.
University of Central Arkansas campus-Student Center Room 223
Trenda D. Ray, MNSC, APN Nursing Science Ph.D. candidate
"Relationships among self-efficacy, physical activity and BMI in
children with congenital heart disease"
Mentor: Dr. Angela Green Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:30 a.m.
COPH, 3rd floor, room 3202.
Kristy Nicks Physiology and Biophysics Ph.D. candidate "The Effects of Reproductive Hormones on Bone: The
Role of Inhibin A"
Mentor: Dr. Dana Gaddy
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 10:00 am
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2 Wei Wang
Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences, Ph.D. candidate
"Structure-Function Study of Serine Racemase"
Mentor: Dr. Steven W. Barger Friday, January 22, 2010 12:00 p.m.
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Yin Wang Microbiology and Immunology, Ph.D. candidate
"Local Host
Response to Chlamydial Urethral Infection in Male Guinea Pigs"
Mentor:
Dr. Roger Rank
Wednesday,
December 9, 2009 1:00 p.m.
Biomedical Research Building I, B205/207
Sarah Cullen
Microbiology and Immunology, Ph.D. candidate
"Molecular
Regulation of Inflammation by the Proteasome"
Mentor:
Dr. Usha Ponnappan Thursday,
November 19, 2009 1:30 p.m.
Biomedical
Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Dinesh Kumar
Pharmacology, Ph.D. candidate
"Regulation
of Voltage-Dependent Calcium Channels in Neonatal Pulmonary Arterial
Hypertension"
Mentor: Dr. Nancy J. Rusch Tuesday,
November 10, 2009 2 pm
Biomedical
Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
2008-09
Lindsay Pack
Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences M.S. candidate
"Developing
Greener Technology for Cotinine Biomonitoring Programs" Mentor: Dr.
Jeffery Moran
Thursday, July 16, 2009
11 a.m.
Arkansas
Public Health Laboratory 1st floor training room Biny K. Joseph,M.S.
Interdisciplinary Toxicology, Ph.D. candidate
"Loss of K+
Channels in the Cerebral Circulation of Hypertensive Rats: Membrane
Associated Proteins and Myogenic Tone"
Mentor:
Dr. Nancy Rusch Tuesday,
July 14, 2009
10 a.m.
Biomedical
Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Sherin Y. Boctor,
M.S.
Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. candidate
Interdisciplinary Neurosciences Track
"Neonatal
Phencyclidine or Ketamine Treatment Modifies Preweaning Behaviors, but Only
Neonatal PCP Treatment Alters Adult Locomotor Activity in Male and Female
Sprague-Dawley Rats"
Mentor: Dr.
Sherry Ferguson
Friday,
July 10, 2009
9 a.m.
Biomedical
Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2 David Terrano,
B.A.
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Ph.D. candidate
"Cdk1 phosphorylation of anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL as a new link between mitotic
arrest and apoptosis"
Mentor: Dr. Timothy C. Chambers
Monday, May 18, 2009
2 p.m.
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Meijun Ye, MBBS Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences Ph.D.
candidate
"Cholinergic Modulation of Fast Synaptic Transmission in the
Pedunculopontine and Parafascicular Nuclei: Implications for the Regulation
of Cortical Arousal"
Mentor: Dr. Edgar Garcia-Rill Tuesday, April 21, 2009
12 noon
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Jacy Wagnon, B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Ph.D. candidate
"Characterization of ade6-M26 hotspot RNA and its role in the activation ot
meiotic homologous recombination"
Mentor: Dr. Wayne Wahls Friday, April 17, 2009
9 am
Biomedical Research Building I, Room 205/207
Gautam Gandhi, B.S. Physiology and Biophysics Ph.D. candidate
"Functional Roles of Astrocytes in Metabolite Trafficking"
Mentor: Dr. Gerald Dienel Thursday, April 16, 2009
3 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Swapnil Sonkusare, M.S. Pharmacology Ph.D. candidate
"Upregualtion of vascular L-type calcium channels in hypertension: the role
of beta subunits"
Mentor: Dr. Nancy Rusch Tuesday, April 14
2-3 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Bill Buron, MSN, RNC, APN Nursing Science Ph.D. candidate
"Promoting Personhood Among Nursing Home Residents Living With Dementia"
Committee Chair: Cornelia Beck, PhD, RN, FAAN Wednesday, April 8, 2009
1-3 pm
COPH 5th floor, Room 5201
Laura Evans, BSN, APN, WHNP-BC Nursing Science Ph.D. candidate
"Southern Rural Black Women's Explanatory Models of Heart Disease "
Committee Chair: Jean McSweeney, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN Tuesday, April 7, 2009 10:30-12:30 am
5th Floor of COPH, Room 5201
Carol Enderlin, MNSc, RN Nursing Science Ph.D. candidate
"Sleep in Older Women with Breast Cancer"
Committee Chair: Elizabeth Ann Coleman, PhD, RN Friday, April 3, 2009
2-4 pm
10th Floor of ACRC, Betsy Blass Board Room
Dana Carthron, BSN, RN Nursing Science Ph.D. candidate
"Impact of Caregiving Responsibilities on the Diabetic Health of
African-American Primary Caregiving Grandmothers"
Committee Chair: Pao-Feng Tsai, PhD, RN Thursday, April 2, 2009
10-12 noon
COPH, 5th floor, Room 5201
Barbara Pate, MPH, BSN, RN Nursing Science Ph.D. candidate
"Effectiveness of Web-based Programs in Improving Breastfeeding
Self-efficacy "
Committee Chair: Robert Kennedy, Ph.D. Tuesday, March 31, 2009
10-12 am
5th Floor of COPH, Room 5201
Melodee Harris, MSN,RN Nursing Science Ph.D. candidate
"The Effects of Slow-Stroke Back Massage on the Sleep of Persons with
Dementia in the Nursing Home"
Committee Chair: Claudia Beverly, Ph.D., R.N. Thursday, March 26, 2009
12:30-3:30 pm
COPH G/232
Kathryn Seely, B.S. Interdisciplinary Toxicology Ph.D. candidate
"Cannabinoid Receptor Inverse Agonists as Novel Therapeutic Agents"
Mentor: Dr. Paul Prather Friday, March 20, 2009
1 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Stephanie Byrum, M.Sc. Bioinformatics Ph.D. candidate
"The Diagnostic Fingerprint of Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis"
Mentor: Dr. Larry Suva Tuesday, March 3, 2009
2 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Yuliya Koriakina Physiology and Biophysics Ph.D. candidate
"Studies of Expression, Signaling, and Trafficking of the Beta2-Adrenergic
Receptor in Response to Beta-Agonist"
Mentor: Dr. Lawrence Cornett Tuesday, February 17, 2009
3 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Balasubramanian Manickam Microbiology and Immunology Ph.D. candidate
"Role of Complement and Complement Regulatory Proteins in Experimental
Autoimmune Anterior Uveitis (EAAU)"
Mentor: Dr. Nalini Bora Thursday, January 29, 2009
1:30 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Venkata Bhogaraju Pharmacology Ph.D. candidate
"Characterization of Cu, Zn Superoxide Dismutase In Vivo:
Zn-Deficient SOD1 as a Potential Neurotoxic Species in Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis"
Mentor: Dr. John Crow Friday, January 16, 2009
1 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Sarah White Pharmacology Ph.D. candidate
"Effects of methamphetamine on pregnant rats and their litters in the
presence and absence of anti-methamphetamine monoclonal antibody therapy"
Mentor: Dr. Michael Owens Monday, December 15, 2008
2 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Lauren Blair Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Ph.D. candidate
"Structure-Function Analysis of SF1B Helicases Dda and Pfi1"
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Raney Friday, December 12, 2008
12 noon
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Shankar Munusamy, M.S. Pharmacology Ph.D. candidate
"Involvement of Oxidants and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in the Pathogenesis
of Hyperglycemia-induced Renal Injury"
Mentor: Dr. Lee Ann MacMillan-Crow Friday, December 5, 2008
1 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Ying Su Physiology and Biophysics Ph.D. candidate
"Molecular Regulation of Breast Cancer Susceptibility by Dietary Factors"
Mentor: Dr. Rosalia Simmen Thursday, December 4, 2008
3 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Jonathan Hubbard Pharmacology Ph.D. candidate
"Monoclonal Antibodies as Protective Medications for Drug Abuse During
Pregnancy"
Mentor: Dr. Michael Owens Thursday, December 4, 2008
2 pm
Biomedical Research Building I, Room 205/207
Anca Bene Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Ph.D. candidate
"The role of c-Jun/AP-1 in microtubule inhibitor-induced apoptosis"
Mentor: Dr. Timothy Chambers Wednesday, November 19, 2008
12:00 noon
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Lavanya Amuluru Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences M.S. candidate
"Calcific Uremic Arteriolopathy: Potential Role of Metal Accumulation" Friday, November 14, 2008
8 am
VA 6B 138
Yiying Wang Physiology and Biophysics Ph.D. candidate
"Temporal Control of Maternal mRNA Translation during Oocyte Maturation"
Mentor: Dr. Angus MacNicol Friday, September 26, 2008
1 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Jun Gao Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Ph.D. candidate
"Regulation of Meiotic Recombination by a Multifunctional ATF/CREB Protein"
Mentor: Dr. Wayne Wahls Thursday, September 25, 2008
12 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
LaTasha Smith Physiology and Biophysics Ph.D. candidate
"Comparative profiling of adipokines and gene expression of adipocyte
differentiation factors in obese African-American and Caucasian women"
Mentor: Dr. William Evans Tuesday, September 23, 2008
3 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2 Amit Bodhani Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Thesis defense
"Evaluating Medicare Beneficiaries' Satisfaction with Medication Therapy
Management Services in Community Pharmacies" Monday, September 15, 2008
2 pm
Ed II, COP 6th floor main conference room
Sarika Saraswati Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Ph.D. candidate
"Post-Translational Regulation of Galectin-3 in Human Seminal Plasma"
Mentor: Dr. Alan Diekman Thursday, September 4, 2008
12 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2 Wassim El Jouni Physiology and Biophysics Ph.D. candidate
"Physiology and Regulation of Plasma Membrane Trafficking during Xenopus
Oocyte Maturation"
Mentor: Dr. Khaled Machaca Thursday, July 3, 2008
2:30 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2 Sheeno Thyparambil Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Ph.D. candidate
"Identification of putative biomarkers of hepatocellular carcinoma using
mass spectrometry based proteomic approaches"
Dr. Rick Edmondson Friday, June 27, 2008
2:00 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
2007-2008
Thomas Alan Jennings Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Ph.D. candidate
"Biochemical and biological investigations of Hepatitis C virus
non-structural protein interactions "
Dr. Kevin Raney Tuesday, May 20, 2008 2 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2 Shalini Singh Physiology and Biophysics Ph.D. candidate
"Molecular Mechanisms Contributing to Rhabdomyosarcoma Development"
Dr. Charlotte Peterson Thursday, May 15, 2008
1:30 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2 Cagdas Tazearslan Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Ph.D. candidate
"Positive feedback between transcriptional and kinase suppression
accompanies extraordinary longevity and stress resistance in C. elegans"
Dr. Robert Reis Friday, May 16, 2008
2 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Vishnu Ramani
Physiology and Biophysics Ph.D. candidate
"Multiple roles of kallikrein 7 in pancreatic cancer"
Dr. Randy Haun Wednesday, April 30, 2008
10 am
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Thetsu Mon Physiology and Biophysics Ph.D. candidate
"Acetylcholine in developing and adult retina" Dr. Jimmy Zhou
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
2 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2 Anandi Sawant Microbiology and Immunology Ph.D. candidate "The Role of Trehalose in Mycobacterium smegmatis" Dr. David Carroll Friday, April 18, 2008
1 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Yinghui Pu "How Does Mouse Hepatitis Virus Enter Host Cells?"
Dr. Xuming Zhang Tuesday, April 15, 2008 2 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2 David S. Heister Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences Ph.D. candidate
“Intrinsic mechanisms and cholinergic modulation of the dorsal subcoeruleus:
Implications for REM sleep”
Dr. Edgar Garcia-Rill Tuesday, April 15, 2008 Noon
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Dongdong Yu Microbiology and Immunology Ph.D. candidate
"Coronavirus pathogenesis: virus-host cell interaction"
Dr. Xuming Zhang Tuesday, April 1, 2008 2 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Xiaojun Ning Microbiology and Immunology Ph.D. candidate
"VPN1 N terminal domains and poliovirus entry"
Dr. Marie Chow Wednesday, January 23, 2008
2 pm
Biomedical Research Building I, Room 205-207
Rohit Singhal, M.Sc. Interdisciplinary Toxicology Ph.D. candidate
"Modulation of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Signaling by Soy Consumption and
Estrogens"
Dr. Martin J. Ronis Friday, January 18, 2008 10 am
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Courtney Wilkins Microbiology and Immunology Ph.D. candidate
"Caenorhabditis elegans as a model host for viral infection"
Dr. Marie Chow Tuesday, December 18, 2007
2 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Zabeena P. Shaik Pharmaceutical Sciences track Ph.D. candidate
"Protective Actions of Protein Kinase B/Akt Against Mitochondrial
Dysfunction and Cell Death in Injured Renal Cells"
Dr. Grazyna Nowak Thursday, December 6, 2007
12 pm
Biomedical Research Building I, Room 205-207
Brian Donahower Interdisciplinary Toxicology Ph.D. candidate
"Examination of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) in a Mouse Model
of Acetaminophen Toxicity"
Dr. Laura James Monday, December 3, 2007
1 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Nirmal K. Phulwani Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences Ph.D. candidate
"Modulating Astrocyte Activation in Response to Staphylococcus aureus:
Relevance to Brain Abscess"
Dr. Tammy Kielian Wednesday, November 28, 2007
10 am
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Barbara H. Baker, MSN, RN Nursing Science Ph.D. candidate
"Retention Strategies for Minority Nursing Students in Baccalaureate and
Associate Degree Nursing Programs as Identified by Faculty"
Dr. Robert L. Kennedy Monday, November 19, 2007
11 am-1 pm
UAMS COPH Ground Floor, G232
Toby M. Ward Microbiology and Immunology Ph.D. candidate
"Genetic Strategies for Improvement of Varicella Vaccines"
Dr. Wayne Gray Friday, October 26, 2007
1 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
January Baumgardner Interdisciplinary Toxicology Ph.D. candidate
"Effects of Diet and Nutritional Status on Progression of Fatty Liver
Disease in Rats Fed via Total Enteral Nutrition"
Dr. Martin Ronis Friday, October 5, 2007
2 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2 Taasin Srivastava Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences Ph.D. candidate
"Role and Regulation of CPEB1 in Neuronal Cells"
Dr. Angus MacNicol Thursday, October 11, 2007
9 am
College of Public Health Building, Room 8-240
Jennifer L. Shoemaker Pharmacology Ph.D. candidate
"Antagonism of Cannabinoid CB2 Receptors Prolongs Survival and Maintains
Motor Function in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis"
Dr. Paul Prather Friday, August 24, 2007
1 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Rajesh Vadlapatla Pharmacology Ph.D. candidate
"Drug-Organic Electrolyte Complexes as Controlled Release Systems"
Dr. Cherng-ju Kim Monday, July 23, 2007
12 noon
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Rijin Xiao Physiology and Biophysics Ph.D. candidate
"Dietary Proteins in Colon Cancer Prevention: Molecular Mediators and
Mechanisms of Action"
Dr. Frank Simmen Friday, July 6, 2007
1 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Prathamesh Pathak
Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy M.S. candidate
"An Investigation of Evidence-Based Versus Non Evidence-Based Off-Label Use
of Atypical Antipsychotics in Arkansas Medicaid Pediatric Population:
2001-2005" Wednesday, June 13, 2007
10 am
Ed 11, COP 6th floor conference room
2006-2007
Liping Wu, MS
Interdisciplinary Toxicology Ph.D. candidate
"Microcirculatory Dysfunction and Reactive Nitrogen Species Generation
During Sepsis-Induced Acute Kidney Injury"
Major advisor: Dr. Philip Mayeux Friday, April 13, 2007
9 am
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Glenn Raup, MSN, RN, CNA-BC
Nursing Science Ph.D. candidate
"An Evaluation of the Impact of Leadership Styles Exhibited by ED Nurse
Managers in Academic Health Centers on Nurse Turnover and Patient
Satisfaction"
Dr. Ann Coleman Tuesday, April 17, 2007
7-9 am
Ed II 5th floor Room 5201
Nichole Dowdy-Sanders
Interdisciplinary Toxicology Ph.D. candidate
"Effects of Cognitive Enhancers on Learning and Attention in the Ts65Dn
mouse, a Model of Down Syndrome"
Dr. Galen Wenger Monday, April 23, 2007
1 pm
Biomedical Research Building I, Room 205/207
Tiffany Wallace Huitt
Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences Ph.D. candidate
"Differential Activation of N-Methyl-D-Aspartic Acid and Kainic Acid
Receptors in the Pedunculopontine Nucleus of Rat Modulates Both Ascending
and Descending Efferent Projections Related to Preattentional and Arousal
Mechanisms"
Dr. Edward Garcia-Rill Thursday, April 26, 2007
12 noon
College of Public Health Building, Room G228
Yan Xiong
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Ph.D. candidate
"Identification of the Binding Sites of Human UDP-Glucuronsyltransferases"
Dr. Anna Radominska-Pandya Friday, May 4, 2007
10 am
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Athena Starlard-Davenport
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Ph.D. candidate
"Characterization of UDP-Glucuronosyl Transferases in Normal and Malignant
Human Breast Tissues"
Dr. Anna Radominska-Pandya Monday, May 7, 2007
12 pm
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Sudeepa Bhattacharyya, M.Sc.
Bioinformatics Ph.D. candidate
"Discovery of Osteoporosis Biomarkers by Serum Proteomics"
Dr. Larry Suva Monday, May 7, 2007
10 am
Biomedical Research Building II, Rayford Auditorium, Room 106-2
Cindy X. Zhang Gandhi
Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences Ph.D. candidate
"Effect of Liver X Receptor Agonists on Glial Activation: Relevance to
Multiple Sclerosis"
Dr. Paul Drew Thursday, May 10, 2007
12 pm
College of Public Health Building, Room G226
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