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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