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The annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium program is designed to broaden exposure to cutting-edge biotechnologies, product-focused innovation, and the spectrum of career paths available in the life sciences. The symposium brings CSU students, faculty and administrators together, along with biotech professionals working in academia, government and industry. Faculty and administrators system-wide, along with alumni, community college colleagues, use the event to catch up, initiate collaborations, share ideas and swap lessons learned. CSUPERB is excited to welcome you to the 30th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium!

ABOUT THE EVENT

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PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE Thursday, January 11

11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Registration & Information Desk Open California Ballroom Foyer

12:30 - 2:00 PM CSU I-Corps™ Teams Orientation (for I-CorpsTeams, Mentors & Advisors only)

California Ballroom 1-4

2:00 - 5:00 PM CSU I-Corps Preliminary Lessons Learned (for I-Corps Teams, Mentors & Advisors only)


1:00 - 4:15 PM Student Workshop: GRFP Proposal Writing (Faculty mentors welcome) Facilitators: Nadia Miranda (San Marcos), Shawntel Udoka Okonkwo (UCLA & SFSU alum), Sally Pasion (SFSU) & Koni Stone (Stanislaus)


1:00 - 4:15 PM Faculty Workshop: Communicating Science for the Next Generation Daniel Levine (Levine Media Group), Gina Stassi-Vanacore (Vanacore Consulting, Inc.), Cynthia DeClure (Stanislaus)

Sedona

4:30 - 5:30 PM Plenary Workshop: The "Wow Me" Elevator Speech Katherine Kantardjieff (San Marcos) & Lorenzo Smith (Sacramento)


Thursday, January 11 (continued)

7:00 - 9:30 PM Plenary Session: Data Science + Biology

Kick-off Speaker: C. Titus Brown (UC Davis) - Data science is, like, the new critical thinking!

Lightning Talk Speakers: Leticia Marquez-Magana (SFSU) - HEART & SOUL: Enabling full representation in biomedical data science

Math Cuajungco (Fullerton) - REAPing the rewards: Big data science for under-represented groups

Nathaniel Jue (Monterey Bay) - Big data in small packages: integrating genomics and bioinformatics into undergraduate education

Philip Heller (SJSU) - The most important thing in the ocean that you've never heard of

Ravinder Abrol (Northridge) - Medium Data Big Science Approach To GPCR Biology

Scott Kelley (SDSU) - The Serious Science of Schmutz: Sourcetracking w/ Microbial Metagenomics

Alexander Dekhtyar (San Luis Obispo) - Cross-Disciplinary Studies Minors in 120 Seconds


Friday, January 12

7:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Registration & Information Desk Open

Foyer

8:30 - 11:00 AM

Plenary Session: CSU Alumni Talks

Avery August (Cornell University & CSU Los Angeles alum) - N of 1, one of many...

Mitch Lucas (Syngenta & CSU Fresno alum) - Breeding Plant Varieties for California

Stacy Markison (Crinetics & SDSU alum) - Insights into Drug Development: SST2 Agonist for Acromegaly



PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE

Friday, January 12

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Lunch: Optional Table Topic Discussions

Cal. Ballrooms 6-9 & 1-3

12:30 - 1:45 PM Short Talks: CSUPERB-Funded Faculty

Carol Lauzon (East Bay) - Rapid Identification and Classification of Listeria and Salmonella spp. using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Artificial Neural Network Analysis

Nick Salzameda (Fullerton) - Peptidomimetic inhibitors for the botulinum neurotoxin

Elizabeth Torres (Los Angeles) - Molecular evolution of secreted luciferases from bioluminescent ostracod crustaceans

Michael Summers (Northridge) - Cyanobacterial lipid droplets – it’s not about the fat!

Carmen Works (Sonoma) - Chemistry and Biochemistry Learning Communities

Sedona Room

12:30 - 1:45 PM Bioengineering Lightning Talks

Alex David (SFSU) - Integrating Mobile and Cloud Computing for Electromyography-based Gesture Recognition

Keenan Anderson-Fears & Jeffery Nguyen (Long Beach) - Engineered Constructs with Aligned Topography for Muscle Growth

Warren Smith (Sacramento) - An In-Shoe Compliance Monitor for Therapeutic Footwear

Tiffany Le (Long Beach) - An Open-source Centrifugal Microfluidic Platform for Chemical and Biological Applications

Grand Ballroom A-B


Friday, January 12 (continued)

12:30 - 1:45 PM Bioengineering Lightning Talks - continued

Khalid Muslih (Sacramento) - Temperature Monitoring Footwear: Detecting Early Signs of Diabetes-related Complications

Joseph M. Grace (SJSU) - Synthetic Extremophiles for Fun and Profit

Sedona Room

2:00 - 4:45 PM Faculty Workshop: Academic Project Management

Kick-off Speaker: Melanie Nelson, MRN Consulting

Sedona Room

2:00 - 4:45 PM Student Workshop: Career Networking Session

Kick-off Speakers: Manmeet Singh (Genentech & CSU Sacramento alum) & Terri Quenzer (California Community Colleges & CSU Northridge alum)


5:00 - 7:00 PM Faculty Workshop: Writing CSUPERB Grant Proposals

Grand Ballroom A-B

5:00 - 7:00 PM Student Workshop: Graduate School Information Session

Kick-off Speaker: Katherina Chua (UCSF & CSU Fullerton alum)


6:30 - 8:00 PM Dinner California Ballroom 6-9

8:00 - 10:00 PM Friday Poster Session: Posters Numbered #1 - 143

Grand Ballroom C-E & Hall of Cities


PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE

Saturday, January 13

7:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Registration & Information Desk Open

Foyer

8:30 - 10:15 AM Saturday Poster Session: Posters Numbered #144 - 286

Grand Ballroom C-E & Hall of Cities

10:30 - 11:45 AM

Short Talks: CSUPERB-Funded Faculty

Carolynn Arpin (Chico) - Dimeric Antagonists Designed to Target Myeloid Leukemia

Jonathan Kelber (Northridge) - Unfolding Integrin and ER Stress Crosstalk Mechanisms to Identify Vulnerabilities in Pancreatic Cancer

Chris Kitts (San Luis Obispo) - CSUPERB Funding as a Springboard to Curricular Innovation Support from NSF

Maria Gallegos (East Bay) - Molecular Mechanisms Controlling Dendrite Termination in C. elegans

Lionel Cheruzel (SJSU) - Light-Driven P450 enzymes

Sedona Room

10:30 - 11:45 AM

Astrobiology Network Session

Amanda Evans (CSU Fullerton) - A Prebiotic Flow Synthesis of Nucleoside Precursors

Sanjoy Som (NASA Ames Research Center & Director and CEO of Blue Marble Space) - Using rocks as barometers to investigate Earth’s ancient atmosphere


10:30 - 11:45 AM

CSU I-Corps: Information Session

Panelists: Byron Purse (SDSU) & Nina Robson (Fullerton), Moderator: Susan Baxter (CSUPERB)

Grand Ballroom A


Saturday, January 13 (continued)

1:30 - 4:30 PM Plenary Session: Don Eden Graduate Student Research Award Finalist Talks

2018 Eden Award Finalists: Roger Berton (CSU Los Angeles), Clariss Limso (CSU Long Beach), Anastasia Martinez (CSU Fullerton), Rafael Sandoval (CSU Los Angeles), Hansini Vitharange (Cal Poly Pomona)

CSUPERB Faculty Research Award Talk

2018 Awardee: Howard Xu (CSU Los Angeles) - Combating bacterial pathogens: targeting essential and virulence processes


4:45 - 6:45 PM Plenary Session: CSU I-Corps Final Lessons Learned Presentations

Grand Ballroom A-E

7:00 - 9:30 PM Plenary Session: Closing Awards Banquet

2018 Andreoli Faculty Service Awardee: Marcelo Tolmasky (CSU Fullerton)

2018 Howell-CSUPERB Research Scholars

CSU I-Corps Special Recognition

2018 Crellin Pauling Student Teaching Awardees: Maricruz Macz Del La Torre (CSU Dominguez Hills) & Justin Minck (CSU San Bernardino)

2018 Glenn Nagel Undergraduate Student Research Award

2018 Don Eden Graduate Student Research Award


9:30 - 11:30 PM Post Banquet Reception

Sedona Room

Noon - 1:15 PM Lunch: Optional Table Topic Discussions

California Ballrooms 5-9

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PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE

Poster Category Friday Saturday Agriculture, Biofuels, Environment 1-6 144-149 Astrobiology 7-9 150-152 Biochemistry 10-40 153-183 Bioengineering 41-51 184-193 Clinical 52-55 194-197 Computational (Bio, Chem, Math, Eng, etc.) 56-62 198-204 Diagnostics, Imaging, Analytical 63-66 205-209 Diseases (Pathogens) 67-82 210-224 Molecular Biology & Genomics 83-115 225-257 Other 116-126 258-268, 287 Product-focused Innovation 269-269 Proteins & Proteomics 127-132 270-275 Synthetic & Medicinal Chemistry 133-143 276-286

Poster Numbers by Discipline


Student Research Awards by Poster Number

Presidents’ Commission Scholars

# 27, 134, 139, 224

2018 Glenn Nagel Undergraduate Research Award Finalists and Nominees

# 156, 166, 167, 172, 215, 269, 273, 281, 283, 74, 161, 177, 223, 239, 247, 261, 268, 284

2018 Don Eden Graduate Research Award Finalists and Nominees

# 14, 18, 25, 73, 81, 23, 55, 56, 62, 74, 79, 87

Doris A. Howell Women’s Health Foundation-CSUPERB Research Scholars

# 23, 76, 100, 107, 172, 239, 273, 283

POSTER SESSION INFORMATION


POSTER SESSION MAPS

GRAND BALLROOM C-E

HALL OF CITIES

Friday Evening Poster Session Posters #1-143 (Poster presenters should be at posters 8-10 PM.)

LEGEND:


Howell-CSUPERB Research Scholars

2018 Nagel Award Finalists & Nominees

2018 Eden Award Finalists & Nominees


LEGEND:


Howell-CSUPERB Research Scholars

2018 Nagel Award Finalists & Nominees

2018 Eden Award Finalists & Nominees

GRAND BALLROOM C-E

HALL OF CITIES

Saturday Morning Poster Session Posters #144-287 (Poster presenters should be at posters 8:30-10:15 AM.)

287

2018 Posters by Poster Number

Legend: Poster Number, Poster Title, Presenting Author Last Name(s), Faculty PI Last Name, Campus. Posters #1-143 will be presented on Friday; #144-287 on Saturday. Complete author lists can be found at www.csuperb.org/symposium/2018posterlist/.

1: Effect of Chalcone Combination on Soil and Non-Soil Microorganisms - Kendoyan, Shinde, Calderón-Urrea, Fresno 2: Ecological Survey of Electrogenic Bacteria - Taylor, Sanchez-Avila, Kitts, San Luis Obispo 3: From orchids to biodiesel: coco coir as an effective drywash material for biodiesel fuel - Riddell, Ott, Chico 4: Pseudomonas putida GB-1: Manganese Coat of Armor - Chokry, Diamond, Johnson, Fullerton 5: Commercial tri-axial accelerometry: An economic innovation for animal activity monitoring - Pontes, Brundage, Pomona 6: Functional characterization of the nitrate-induced glutaredoxins in Arabidopsis thaliana - Fernandez, Escobar, San Marcos 7: Isolation and characterization of a novel Thermodesulfobacterium sp. from laboratory enrichments containing candidate phylum Atribacteria (OP9) - Alvarado, Dodsworth, San Bernardino 8: Meddling with microtubules: a genetics-based approach for determining the mechanism of sheath production in Leptothrix cholodnii SP-6 - Stiener, Fleming Nuester, Chico 9: Characterization of nitrogen-fixing hyperthermophilic methanogen Methanocaldococcus strain FS406-22 - Dimapilis, Dodsworth, San Bernardino 10: Mutagenic characterization of the noncanonical feedback inhibition site of YdeH - Curiel, Montiel, Youn, Fresno 11: Probing the Interactions between Calcium Carbonate Crystals and an Engineered Antifreeze Protein - Rojas, Kishishita, Wen, Los Angeles 12: Evaluating the Catalytic Role of a Conserved Non-Active Site Residue in Triosephosphate Isomerase - Park, Chang, Schwans, Long Beach 13: Effects of high expression levels of anti-apoptic Bcl-2 family proteins on prolymphocytes respiration and lactic fermentation - Abed, Dejean, Fresno 14: Characterization of GIV-GRP78 interaction during endoplasmic reticulum stress: A promising target to curb cancer cell survival - Limso, Ngo, Bhandari, Long Beach 15: HspA1A contains several distinct lipid-binding sites that do not overlap with the chaperone functional sites - Daniels, Smulders, Nikolaidis, Fullerton 16: The necessity of Saw1 in recruiting Rad1-Rad10 to single-strand annealing sites increases as a function of increasing DNA flap length in S. cerevisiae - Camberos, Fregoso, Fischhaber, Northridge 17: Mechanistic requirements of the single-strand annealing (SSA) pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae - Guzmán, Jr, Darouj, Fischhaber, Northridge 18: The Composition of Active C-to-U RNA Editing Complexes - Sandoval, Hayes, Los Angeles 19: Membrane localization of HspA1A is enabled by the lipid phosphatidylserine - Bilog, Mauch, Nikolaidis, Fullerton 20: Quantification of reduced and oxidized glutathione in cancer cells by enzymatic kinetic assay - Cordova, Chan, Tamae, Northridge 21: Investigating Amino Acid Residues in the Active Site of Dibenzothiophene Monooxygenase (DszC) - Eberle, Jirde, Vey, Northridge

POSTER LIST


Friday Evening Poster Session

22: Inhibition of Glyoxalase 1 using S-p-bromobenzyl glutathione cyclopentyl diester (BBGC) results in reduced cellular metabolism in cancer cells - Ahmad, Gardon, Tamae, Northridge 23: Humanization of a MUC16 Specific Monoclonal Antibody for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer - White, Brooks, Fresno 24: The Reaction of Hydrogen Sulfide with Disulfides: Formation of a Stable Trisulfide and Implications to Biological Systems - Goddu, Lin, Sonoma 25: Optimization of a Lead Compound Discovered by High Throughput Screening for Inhibition of the West Nile Virus NS2b-NS3 Serine Protease - Martinez, Salzameda, Fullerton 26: Amino Acid Profiling of Peptidomimetic Inhibitors against the Botulinum Neurotoxin - Amezuca, Cruz, Salzameda, Fullerton 27: Investigating peptidomimetic scaffolds for inhibition of the botulinum neurotoxin light chain - Palomino, Rodriquez-Beltran, Salzameda, Fullerton 28: Examining the importance of CRP’s F-helix flexibility in DNA binding and transcriptional activation - Mosharaf, Venkatesh Babu, Youn, Fresno 29: An assay to monitor apolipoprotein A-I exchange on reconstituted HDL particles in the forward and reverse directions simultaneously - Borja, East Bay 30: Construction of plasmids to make a specialized yeast strain to investigate timing of Saw1 protein recruitment in single-strand annealing - Alon, Rakibova, Fischhaber, Northridge 31: Designing chimeric YdeH proteins to increase c-di-GMP production - Chand, Gala, Youn, Fresno 32: Investigating the kinetics, mechanism, and reaction pathway of a biodesulfurizing enzyme from Rhodococcus erythropolis, dibenzothiophene monooxygenase - Jirde, Eberle, Vey, Northridge 33: The Role of Beta-methylamino-L-alanine and L-serine In Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Parkinsonism Dementia Complex - Rivera, Goto, Fresno 34: Biocatalytic Synthesis of Thioesters by Phenylacetaldehyde Dehydrogenase - Alvarez, Silva, Gassner, San Francisco 35: The Interaction of Inhibitor Cysteine Knot (ICK) Neurotoxins with Model Biological Membranes - Thai, Holland, San Diego 36: The Structure, Dynamics and Supramolecular Organization of Glandular Spider Silk Proteins - Stengel, Holland, San Diego 37: Biochemical characterization of DszD, the flavin reductase involved in bacterial biodesulfurization - Mendez, Jirde, Vey, Northridge 38: Biophysical Approaches for Studying Desolvation Energy in DNA:DNA Binding Systems - Harmon, Eggers, San José 39: Subunit Interactions in the Mechanism of SMO, a Biocatalyst for Green Chemistry - Chen, Chan, Gassner, San Francisco 40: The C-terminal domain of apolipoproteins AI and E confer structural and functional properties to apolipophorin III - Horn, Weers, Long Beach 41: Designing a Low-Cost Detachable Sensing System for Incentive Spirometers - Ali Roohian, Farahmand, Sonoma 42: Synthesis and Characterization of Spider Silk-Silica Nanocomposite Biomaterials - Pahlavanneshan, Holland, San Diego 43: Building a Knee-Ankle-Foot (KAFO) Lower Leg Orthotic for Restoration of Normal Physiological Gait - Masone, Robson, Robson, Fullerton 44: Temperature Monitoring Footwear: Detecting Early Signs of Diabetes-related Complications - Bachinsky, Muslih, Smith, Sacramento 45: Evolution of a Methylotrophic Extremophile for Biorecycling Rare Earth Metals from Electronic Waste - Grace, Jacob, Skovran, San José


46: Integrating Mobile and Cloud Computing for Electromyography (EMG)-based Gesture Recognition - David, Zirbel, Zhang, San Francisco 47: Wireless Data Transmission Using Microbial Fuel Cells - Gonsalves, Young, Farahmand, Sonoma 48: Novel MEMS Pattern Transfer Technology for Origami-Styled 3D Integrated Intracortical/Epicortical Neural Probes - Cea, Gautam, Kassegne, San Diego 49: Customer Discovery Interviews for the Augmented Reality Wearable Device (ARWED) used in the Physical Therapy of Post-Stroke Patients - Mocanu, Tang, Robson, Fullerton 50: Tumor-Targeted Salmonella VNP20009 Expressing Cytolethal Distending Toxin are Cytotoxic Toward Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells - Carrafa, Bermudes, Northridge 51: An In-Shoe Compliance Monitor for Therapeutic Footwear - Estepanian, Smith, Sacramento 52: A Comparison Between Volume-Based And Rate-Based Tube Feeding Methods In Intensive Care Unit Patients - Swiatlo, Mauldin, Mauldin, San José 53: Probing human intestinal epithelial cell responses to commercial probiotic strains - Jifcu, Johnson, Yeung, San Luis Obispo 54: Trazodone HCl provides sedation and improves handling in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) - Kuhlman, Fukushima, Brundage, Pomona 55: Phenotypic conversion to antibioticPhenotypic c susceptibility induced by clioquinol, an ionophore used to treat cancer and neurodegenerative diseases - Magallón, Tolmasky, Fullerton 56: Role of electrostatic interaction in ligand recognition by orotidine-5’-monophosphate decarboxylase - Lee, Guliaev, San Francisco 57: Transcriptomic analysis of brain tissue RNA from Mucolipidosis IV knockout mice - Chacon, Rosas, Cuajungco, Fullerton 58: Combination Therapies with Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37 and Conventional Antibiotics - Siavoshi, Taheri-Araghi, Northridge 59: Sequence Entropy and Flexibility Descriptors Identify a Possible Conformational Switch in Allosteric Dodecameric Polyamine Acetyltransferase SpeG - Huynh, Veeraklaew, Lustig, San José 60: Using Steric Effects to Promote the Cyclization of Angularly Benzannelated Enediynes - Bohne, Gherman, Sacramento 61: T4 bacteriophage and E. coli encounter rates in mucus: A computational approach - Joiner, Luque, San Diego 62: Phylogenetic Assessments for California’s Highest Risk Mammals - Jorgensen, Reece, Fresno 63: Comparison of sex-specific pharmacokinetics using a novel aptamer-based biosensor in vivo. - Gabriella, Vieira, Dominguez Hills 64: Using pre-trained convolutional neural networks to classify interstitial lung diseases in chest computed tomography scans - Granados, Gill, Sonoma 65: Real-time determination of the disruption and pore formation of cell membranes by aggregated alpha-synuclein using scanning ion conductance microscopy - Wong Su, Chieng, Wang, Los Angeles 66: Human Factors in Operating Room Technology: Image Guidance Navigation Surgery - Shweikeh, San Marcos 67: Isolation and characterization of avian influenza viruses circulating in migratory waterfowl in Northern California - Bianchini, Cline, Chico 68: Effect of antibiotics on natural transformation in Acenitobacter baumannii - Martinez, Ramirez, Fullerton 69: Interactions between Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter spp. strains: Using bacteria to stop superbugs. - Fung, Ramirez, Fullerton 70: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus H5N1 Restricts Interferon-γ Responses in Macrophages in a Replication-Dependent Manner - Beck, Cline, Chico 71: Efficacy, Drug Biodistribution and Tissue Cytokine Levels Associated with AmBisome� Treatment of Systemic Candidiasis in Mice with Type 2 Diabetes - Simargi, Adler-Moore, Pomona 72: Implication of LEFTY and BMP7 Amplifications in Breast Cancer - Sanchez, Escobar, San Marcos

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73: Chronic ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol treatment alters mouse splenocyte cytokine response against systemic Candida albicans infection - Vitharanage, Buckley, Pomona 74: Characterization of carbapenem-resistant (CR) Ochrobactrum anthropi strains involved in an outbreak - Fernandez, Hernandez, Ramirez, Fullerton 75: Markerless gene knock-outs for the genes from two iron siderophore biosynthesis gene clusters in hypervirulent Acinetobacter baumannii LAC-4 - Viramontes, Xu, Los Angeles 76: Antifungal Drug Penetration of Bacterial Biofilm Kills Yeast Cells and Yeast Pseudohyphae in In Vitro Co-Infection Model - Slarve, Adler-Moore, Pomona 77: Amelioration of Bacterial Biofilm Formation by Topical Administration of Adrenergic Antagonists to Improve Wound Healing in a Human Skin Explant Model - Tran, Nguyen, Crawford, Sacramento 78: Liposomal Vaccines with Adjuvants but No Influenza Proteins Protect Swiss Webster Mice Against Influenza Challenge - Faneuff, Adler-Moore, Pomona 79: Characterization of the resistome of the Corvus branchyrhyncos microbiota by functional antibiotic screening - Nelson, Van Laar, Fresno 80: Diet-induced obesity increases H-reflex excitability in adult mice of both sexes. - Nguyen, Nguyen, Wilkinson, San José 81: Effects of Antimicrobial Peptides Against Mycobacterium smegmatis - Berton, Porter, Los Angeles 82: Mitochondrial Uncouplers and Protonophores Decrease β-catenin Expression and Reduce HeLa Cell Proliferation - Nguyen, Patel, Fullerton 83: Cadherin-11 is required for neural crest specification and survival - Manohar, Rogers, Northridge 84: Histamine regulates courtship initiation in Drosophila melanogaster - Tran, French, San José 85: Deletion of the AcrAB-TolC Multidrug Efflux Pump in Escherichia coli Leads to the Intracellular Accumulation of Gluconeogenesis Intermediates - Ramos, Cauilan, Ruiz, Northridge 86: Cannabidiol Decreases Proliferation and Increases the G1 Phase of Breast Cancer Cells Overexpressing Human Epidermal Growth Factor-2 - Bucci, Kniseley, PARMAR, Channel Islands 87: N-cadherin expression alters neuroectodermal cell fate choices during avian embryonic develop-ment - Sorrells Smith, Rogers, Northridge 88: The effects of reactive oxygen species on muscle spindle afferent activity - Hill, Hui, Wilkinson, San José 89: FACS analysis of microbial community dynamics on building materials - Tandon, Kelley, San Diego 90: Examination of a Dauer-Specific Molting Defect in the Nematode Pristionchus pacificus - Carstensen, Villalon, Hong, Northridge 91: Complete sequencing of pWH1266 and its use as an expression shuttle vector for complementation of KO mutants of Acinetobacter baumannii LAC-4 - Madrid, Xu, Los Angeles 92: Decreased Diversity of the Gut Microbiome in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Is Correlated with Hyperandrogenism - Torres, Kelley, San Diego 93: Genetic effects on fitness recovery of dysfunctional hybrids - Jorgensen, Ross, Fresno 94: Novel Tumor-Promoting Functions of PEAK1 Kinase in the Fibroblast Compartment of Breast Cancer Stroma - Hamalian, Kelber, Northridge


95: Pollutant-Induced Changes in the Ryanodine Receptor and the L-Type Voltage Gated Ca2+ Channel Alter DREAM-Mediated Gene Transcription - Schuko, Holland, Long Beach 96: A slimy problem: body size and shape evolution in hagfish - Reece, Reece, Fresno 97: Induction of endogenous Mucolipin-2 (MCOLN2) gene expression in human glial and neuronal cell lines using transcription factor PAX5 - Rosas, Cuajungco, Fullerton 98: Defining the role of the Arabidopsis thaliana alternative oxidase gene family in mitochondrial production of reactive oxygen species - Caldwell, Escobar, San Marcos 99: ccl44 depletion negatively affects vertebrate hematopoiesis - Laurie, Stachura, Chico 100: High-Grade Breast Cancer Cells Elicit Pro-Tumorigenic Responses in Non-Tumor Cell Types Found within the Premetastatic Niche - Meade, Aguayo, Kelber, Northridge 101: Analysis of novel inhibitors of the GRB2 SH2 domain that decrease proliferation in chronic myeloid leukemia - Rodriquez, Hanson, Stachura, Chico 102: Analysis of Dyrk1a in Zebrafish Craniofacial Development - Godinez, Medina, Nissen, Los Angeles 103: A Mutation in the MxbD Sensor Kinase Eliminates the Need for XoxF in Regulating Methanol Dehydrogenase Expression in Methylobacterium extorquens - Luong, Skovran, San José 104: Wdr68/Dcaf7 is required for expression of the Down Syndrome kinase Dyrk1a - Salven, Zitser, Nissen, Los Angeles 105: Construction of single gene knockouts using PCR splicing and investigations into gene amplification mechanisms - Clayton, Cabral III, Reams, Sacramento 106: Nonselective Pre-growth Conditions Determine Gene Amplification Mutation Frequencies in Acinetobacter baylyi - Cabral III, Reams, Sacramento 107: miR-375 stimulates pancreatic alpha cell proliferation but keeps metabolism in check as glucose concentration rises - Prator, French, Keller, Chico 108: Determining if the SmelC023 and SmelC775 Genes are Transcriptional Targets of the Response Regulator ChvI - McMillan, Dela Cruz, Chen, Fullerton 109: Identification and Characterization of Genes Involved in Lanthanide Acquisition and Transport in Methylobacterium extorquens - Coakley, Skovran, San José 110: Functional characterization of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the TMEM163 gene - Sanchez, Cuajungco, Fullerton 111: Mutations that cause Alzheimer Disease-like pathology in flies also confer sensitivity to developmental alcohol exposure - Darwish, Belhorma, French, San José 112: Analysis of Cadherin-7 in cranial neural crest specification - Javidan, Hyde-Bozer, Rogers, Northridge 113: Replica-printing experiments demonstrate gene amplification mutations are present before selective nutrient-starvation stress - McPherson, Herrmann, Reams, Sacramento 114: Alcohol exposure during development reduces food reward in Drosophila melanogaster - Guevara, Urbina, French, San José 115: Characterization of rapunzel5 in Blood Formation - Pulido, Stachura, Chico 116: Sponges for Decontaminating Water with Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Carcinogens - Yoon, So, Chico 117: Autonomous Wheelchair with a Sip-and-Puff Controlled User-Interface for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients - Grewal, Matthews, George, Fullerton 118: Preference for high energy diet in rats modified by alternate day fasting and satiety peptides - Frankot, Carrillo, Treesukosol, Long Beach 119: Deep Learning Based Recognition of Meltdown in Autistic Children - George, Patnam, George, Fullerton 120: Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Cytotoxicity of Boron Heterocycles - Nunez-Flores, Mora, Xu, Los Angeles 121: A Vibrotactile Approach Based on P300 for Brain Computer Interface Paradigm Benchmarked Against Auditory Steady State Response - Anil, Pelayo, George, Fullerton

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122: The autism-associated chromatin modifier, Chromodomain Helicase DNA Binding Protein 8, affects axon guidance and behavioral phenotypes in Drosophila - Lew, Nguyen, Mulligan, Sacramento 123: Effect of glutamate released from synaptic-like vesicles on muscle spindle afferent receptor ending sensitivity to muscle stretch in adult mice - Than, Chu, Wilkinson, San José 124: Sucralose profile as a marker for binge eating behavior - Gould, Frankot, Treesukosol, Long Beach 125: Hypothermic preservation of insulin producing rat INS-1 cells line using a recombinant antifreeze protein - Quach, Gonzalez, Wen, Los Angeles 126: Exposure to the environmental neurotoxicant polychlorinated biphenyl-95 phenocopies a common autism risk gene in Drosophila melanogaster - Murphy, Hindi, Mulligan, Sacramento 127: The C-terminus of CsgE Is Involved In Preventing Protein Aggregation - Aranda, Basham, Jayasinghe, San Marcos 128: Stability of the amyloidogenic human apolipoprotein A-I variant G26R - Tran, Roberts, Sacramento 129: NMR characterization of chemical shifts and backbone flexibility of chaperone HdeB at pH 6 - Abasi, Crowhurst, Northridge 130: Constructing Acinetobacter aminoglycoside acetyltransferase AAC(6’)-Ig mutants to investigate their effects on catalysis and substrate specificity - Macias, Pham, Kuhn, San Francisco 131: Designed Metal-Mediated Protein Dimerization - Maniaci, Love, San Diego 132: Protein Expression and Structural Characterization of Lunasin: An Anti-Cancer Peptide - Singh, Krishnan, Fresno 133: The Catalyst-Controlled Regiodivergent Chlorination of Phenols Towards Drug Discovery Efforts - Maddox, Dinh, Gustafson, San Diego 134: Synthesis of Small Molecule Inhibitors of Lysyl Oxidase - Redden, Cervantes, Solano, Bakersfield 135: The Cinchona-Alkaloid Catalyzed Nucleophilic Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Aryl-Naphthoquinones - Dawson, Gustafson, San Diego 136: The Optimized Syntheses and AntiProliferative Activity of a Simplified Dactylolide Mimic - Vue, Chen, Fresno 137: Diastereoselective synthesis of xylo- and arabinofuranosides by catalytic hydrogenation of corresponding keto-nucleosides - Maldonado, Mendoza, Awad, Channel Islands 138: Induced enantioselectivity in inner-sphere transfer hydrogenation catalysts - Weeks, Kelson, Northridge 139: Chiral Bisphosphorylimides as Organocatalysts for Friedel–Crafts Reactions - Apolinar, Iafe, San Marcos 140: The Synthesis of an Octavalent Dendrimer for Glycodendrimer Synthesis - Cerney, McReynolds, Sacramento 141: The Atroposelective Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Diaryl Ethers: A New Route to Chiral Pharmacophores. - Dinh, Jackson, Gustafson, San Diego 142: Synthesis and Evaluation of a Lead Binding Peptoid - Alizadeh, Cappuccio, Humboldt 143: Organic Synthesis of the Putative Target Peptide for anti-Listerial Molecules - Berhane, Baros, Lillig, Sonoma

144: Detecting a Probiotic Product Colonizing the Gut of Broiler Chickens - Pisula, Kitts, San Luis Obispo 145: Development of flood tolerant Arabidopsis thaliana by over-expression of the gene ACO (aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase) - Ramadoss, Basu, Northridge 146: Synergistic effect of Organic Chalcones on C. elegans and M. incognita - Shinde, Kendoyan, Calderon-Urrea, Fresno 147: Biochemical Methane Potential of Enzymatically Pre-treated and Destoned Olive Cake - Tai, Jung, San Luis Obispo 148: Analysis of Herbicides on Culturally Significant Plants Throughout Yurok Ancestral Territory - Martinez, Cappuccio, Humboldt


Saturday Morning Poster Session

149: Atmospheric Reactions of Glyoxal Aerosol: Geographic Effects on Visibility and Cloud Formation - Kaak, Hudson, Fullerton 150: Metabolic and survival strategies of microbial communities in ancient permafrost - Thongsarn, Mackelprang, Northridge 151: Testing and validation of a microfluidic device and laser tweezers for use in single-cell isolation for cultivation - Mosier, Dodsworth, San Bernardino 152: Isolation of Novel Psychrotolerant Organisms from Ancient Permafrost - Romero, Mackelprang, Northridge 153: Impacts of Atmospheric Oxidation on the Cellular Toxicity of Cigarette Smoke - Melton, Yang, Bush, Fresno 154: Impact of N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist MK-801 on the neurotoxic effects of beta-methylamino-L-alanine in Drosophila melanogaster - Mueller, Goto, Fresno 155: Synthesis of Metal Organic Frameworks for Enzyme Encapsulation - Nelms, Liu, Los Angeles 156: Role of a Non-canonical Interloop Disulfide Bond in the Stability and High-Affinity Binding of Camel VHH to Listeria monocytogenes - Mendoza, Brooks, Fresno 157: HPLC-UV quantitation of folate synthesized by Rickettsia endosymbiont Ixodes pacificus - Chen, Zhong, Zhong, Humboldt 158: The Impact of Roasting Level on the Phenolic Acid Profile of Coffee - Biju, Forester, Bakersfield 159: LIght-driven Chemoenzymatic oxytrifluoromethylation towards the production of valuable synthons - Leong, Toledo, Cheruzel, San José 160: Purification and Pre-crystallization of a Dihydromethanopterin Reductase Vital in Tetrahydromethanopterin Biosynthesis in Methylobacterium extorquens - Ortega, Rasche, Fullerton 161: Integration of Biotechnologies for the Study of Phosphorylated Human Protein MEK1 - Ravatt, Oza, San Luis Obispo 162: PEGylation of Metal-Organic Frameworks as Drug Carriers - Liu, Liu, Los Angeles 163: Ligation Independent Cloning and Purification of Peptide Deformylase for Single Molecule Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Experiments - Hite, Hamadani, San Marcos 164: Roles for pHi dynamics in cell cycle regulation - Chire, Virk, Grillo-Hill, San José 165: How Nutrition Affects the Locomotor Ability of a Fruit Fly Model of Lou Gehrig’s, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Disease - Singh, Goto, Fresno 166: Spectroscopic and computational studies of metal nitrosyl complexes to elucidate the mechanism of nitric oxide reductase - Phu, Stieber, Pomona 167: Examining Fmoc-amino acid derivatives as selective inhibitors of butyrylcholinesterase - Ramirez, Schwans, Long Beach 168: Nitric Oxide Focally Elevated in Endoderm at the Heart Forming Regions (HFRs) Signals Cardiogenesis in Chicken Embryos - Shah, Denetclaw, San Francisco 169: A membrane-anchored Rab GAP (GTPase activating protein) localizes to peroxisomes in S. cerevisiae - Gutierrez, Quinn, Nickerson, San Bernardino 170: The Application of Iron(Fe) Based MOFs in Enzyme Encapsulation - Papaya, Liu, Los Angeles 171: PM2.5 Exposure and ROS production in NR8383 Rat Alveolar Macrophages - Olivas, Dejean, Fresno 172: Structure-based Discovery of Novel Small Molecule Wnt/β-catenin Signaling Inhibitors - Guzman, de Lijser, Fullerton

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173: Altered Mitochondrial Function in Dysfunctional Hybrid Nematodes - Johnson, Rawson, Dejean, Fresno 174: Comparative analysis of Klebsiella pneumoniae Xer site-specific recombination sites - Mercado, Tolmasky, Fullerton 175: Constitutive signaling by an endosomal Rab5 isoform causes lipid metabolism dysfunction and ‘obesity’ in S. cerevisiae - Lombert, Sayed, Nickerson, San Bernardino 176: Probing the molecular mechanism of the cancer-associated Beta-catenin H42R mutation - Josipovic, Grillo-Hill, San José 177: Understanding the Role of Post-Translational Modifications on the Splicing Activity of two Related RNA Binding Proteins - Reynaga, Pina, Keppetipola, Fullerton 178: The Role of Ubiquitin on Polypyrimidine Tract Binding Protein Nuclear-Cytoplasmic Shuttling - Barrios, Al Bassri, Keppetipola, Fullerton 179: Aged Catechol: A Model System for Studying Chemistry and DNA Damaging Effects of the Cigarette Tar Radical - Lopez, Mendez, Stone, Stanislaus 180: Collagen Hybrid Peptides as Carriers for Nucleic Acid Therapeutics - Gamboa, Slowinska, Long Beach 181: Chiral Recognition Framework to Describe Stereoselectivity (or lack thereof) in Protein-Ligand Interactions - Mikhael, Abrol, Northridge 182: Novel Detection of Biomarkers of Pancreatic Cancer Using Microfluidics and Nonlinear Multi-Photon Laser Wave-Mixing Detector - Liang, Tong, San Diego 183: Purification and copper binding of alpha-2-macroglobulin from plasma of humans and pigs - Garcia, Linder, Fullerton 184: Impedance Sensing of Blood Clots - Mireles, Ramasubramanian, San José 185: Engineered Constructs with Aligned Topography for Muscle Growth - Anderson-Fears, Nguyen, Ayala, Long Beach 186: Numerical Investigation of Thermal Transport through Porous Filled Channels Consisting of Multiple Injection Jets for Cooling of Biomedical Devices - Zing, Mahjoob, Northridge 187: The Effect of Inflow Cannula Angle on the Intraventricular Flow Field of the LVAD-Assisted Heart - Marquez, Salim, May-Newman, San Diego 188: Gene Expression in Sphingomyelin-Treated Keratinocytes post UVB Irradiation - Bingham, Switalski, Laiho, San Luis Obispo 189: Patient-specific Left Ventricle Models for Studying Flow Dynamics in the LVAD-Assisted Heart - Vu, May-Newman, San Diego 190: An Open-source Centrifugal Microfluidic Platform for Chemical and Biological Applications - Le, Tang, Lo, Long Beach 191: Cancer Stem Cell Cluster Capturing Microfluidics Platform - Rodriguez, Kessegne, San Diego 192: The Effect of Mitral Valve Prosthesis Design and Orientation on Intraventricular Flow Studied in a Mock Circulatory Loop - Montes, Vu, May-Newman, San Diego 193: Microstructure and Micromechanics of Blood Clots - Kim, Ramasubramanian, San José 194: Administration of Zolmitriptan, a 5-HT1B receptor agonist, attenuates the expression of nicotine reward in female, but not male adolescent rats - Franco, Cabrera, Zavala, Long Beach 195: Pattern of drug dosing during conditioning affects the expression of alcohol-induced conditioned place preference in adolescent male and female rats - Blevins, Brown, Zavala, Long Beach 196: Sex differences in oxycodone-induced conditioned place preference in early adolescent male and female rats - Manoogian, Geraghty, Zavala, Long Beach 197: Intrathecal (intraspinal) catheters: a possible adjunct for spinal infections? - Shweikeh, San Marcos 198: An Integrated G Protein Coupled Receptor KnowledgeBase (GPCRKB) - Abrol, Northridge 199: The use of signature genes and motifs to improve annotations of viruses - Pande, Dinsdale, San Diego 200: A Bioinformatics Approach to Uncovering the Role of Alternative Splicing in Plants - Nyung, Roy, San


200: A Bioinformatics Approach to Uncovering the Role of Alternative Splicing in Plants - Nyung, Roy, San Francisco 201: Assessing the extend of natural variation of the major chaperone sub-network in humans - Chavez, Nikolaidis, Fullerton 202: The Effect of Light Touch on Stability During Quiet Standing - Krishnan, Long Beach 203: Classification of Cancer Samples through Inferred Metabolic States using Flux Balance Analysis - Hansen, Jue, Monterey Bay 204: Modeling visual perception, learning, and memory of wood ants navigating in naturalistic environments - Lent, Fresno 205: Photophysical, Electrochemical, and Spectroelectrochemical Characterization and Solvent Effect on the Tautomerism of Free-Base Corrole - Reed, León, Alemán, Stanislaus 206: Development of a Glutathione Detection Tool to Assess Cellular Oxidative Stress - Sin, Halim, East Bay 207: A hybrid sensing and imaging platform for single cell analysis in biomedical applications - Wang, Los Angeles 208: Ultrasensitive Detection of Cancer Biomarker CEA Using Multi-Photon Nonlinear Laser Wave-Mixing Spectroscopy - Suprapto, Tong, San Diego 209: Selection of DNA aptamers targeting shiga toxin type 1 - Chen, Garrett, Liu, Pomona 210: Utilizing siRNA to Evaluate the Importance of Host Factors in Influenza Replication to Identify Novel Therapeutic Targets - Thompson, Medina, Newcomb, San Bernardino 211: Endogenous localization of a mechanosensitive channel in the human protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei. - Hernandez, Jimenez, Fullerton 212: The role of spheroplast formation in antibiotic tolerance of Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms - Cunningham, Okonkwo, Van Laar, Fresno 213: Characterization of putative calcium-binding proteins in the human parasite Toxoplasma gondii - Meepe, Pace, Long Beach 214: Microbiome-Free Fatty Acid Cross-Talk in the Human Pilosebaceous Gland and Consequences for Colonization Resistance - Valdez, Fuentes, Crawford, Sacramento 215: Aerosolization of Liposomal Amphotericin B (AmBisome�) Maintains Antifungal Drug Concentrations in Lungs for up to Five Days Post-Treatment - Dave, Adler-Moore, Pomona 216: Determining synergistic effects between doxorubicin or paclitaxel with a walnut extract in human breast cancer cells - Khalsa, White, San José 217: Anti-tumor activity of ruthenium terpyridine DNA intercalators - Hernandez, Melgar, Kelson, Northridge 218: The Effects of Sulfated Carbohydrates on Bacterial Biofilm Formation - Suasin, Varela, McReynolds, Sacramento 219: Characterizing Shifts in Microbiome Biogeography Mediated by Inflammatory Skin Disorders - Dominic, Truong, Crawford, Sacramento 220: Role of a mechanosensitive channel in Trypanosoma cruzi calcium homeostasis - Tiwari, Jimenez, Fullerton 221: CRISPR/Cas9 mediated endogenous tagging of Trypanosoma cruzi mechanosensitive channel TcMcS - Ghebrial, Jimenez, Fullerton 222: Determining the rates and importance of protein synthesis during the lytic cycle of the intracellular human parasite Toxoplasma gondii - Monahan, Salladay, Pace, Long Beach 223: Garlic’s (Allium sativum) effects on lipopolysaccharide or Candida albicans stimulated tumor necrosis factor-α secretion from varying macrophage types - Soto, Buckley, Pomona 224: Restoration of T cells in the epithelial layer of the small intestine in obese mice by diet-induced weight loss - Miranda, Cruz, Jameson, San Marcos 225: Investigating the function of a transcription factor, Znfx1, during zebrafish early development - Corona, De La Torre, Wang, Dominguez Hills

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226: Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms that link synaptic partner recognition and synaptogenesis - Le, Clippard, VanHoven, San José 227: Examining the role of the ADCY5 point mutation p.R418W on cellular cAMP and cAMP effects on neuronal differentiation of murine stem cells - Zepeda, Robertson, Sprowles, Humboldt 228: The C. elegans G Protein Coupled Receptor srb-6 is Required for Detection and Avoidance of Streptomyces - Tang, Ali, VanHoven, San José 229: Effects of Paclitaxel on Glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis of Human Leukemic CEM Cells - Aranas, Macias, Medh, Northridge 230: Evidence for Coevolution of KRAB Zinc Finger Protein ZNF649 and L1PA Transposable Elements - Thisner, Jue, Monterey Bay 231: Regulation of a dynamically-localizing polyester by three Caulobacter crescentus transcription factors - Rocha, Pajulas, Murray, Northridge 232: Characterization of Genes Necessary for Escherichia coli survival in Long-Term Stationary Phase - Salgado, Kram, Dominguez Hills 233: Analyzing the Function of Muscle Specific MicroRNAs in Xenopus laevis - Bugay, Domingo, San Francisco 234: Genetic Screen to Analyze Interactions between the Toll-like Receptor, 18-wheeler, and genes on the X-chromosome - Villalba, Eldon, Long Beach 235: Potential contribution of the kidney to the increased levels of blood plasma ceruloplasmin induced by estrogen treatment in rats - Goodrum, Hernandez, Linder, Fullerton 236: Gene regulatory pathways that modulate response to Dexamethasone and Daunorubicin in breast cancer cell lines - Macias, Aranas, Medh, Northridge 237: Alternative Splicing of Tau Exon 10 in the Developing Mouse Cortex and Hippocampus - Milla, Tsai, Long Beach 238: Role of NFkB pathway in RCAN1-dependent apoptosis of human leukemia cells - Papelian, Shrestha, Medh, Northridge 239: The first demonstration of EMAST, a biomarker for aggressive human colorectal cancer, in a mouse model of disease - Luu, McGuire, San Diego 240: Gyrase-mediated Supercoiling Drives the Expression of the Caulobacter crescentus sciP Promoter - Requena, Murray, Northridge 241: Genetic Screen to Analyze Interactions between the Toll-like Receptor, 18-wheeler, and Genes on the X-Chromosome - Villalba, Molina, Eldon, Long Beach 242: Construction of Niemann Pick Disease Type C1 HEK 293 Cell Model utilizing CRISPR Gene editing - Valencia, Steele, Humboldt 243: Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Regulates Transcription of Lipoprotein Lipase and ATP-Binding Cassette A1 in THP-1 Macrophages - Christian, Robinson, Medh, Northridge 244: Determining Target Genes Regulated by miR-206 and miR-1 during Early Skeletal Muscle Development in Xenopus Laevis - Garcia, Domingo, San Francisco 245: Identification of a Novel Group of Cell Cycle Inhibitors’ Effects on β-catenin through the p38 MAPK Signaling Pathway - Banuelos, Patel, Fullerton 246: Establishing the role of NS1 – NP interaction and effect on viral RNA expression. - Lopez, Gallardo, Newcomb, San Bernardino 247: Glutamine sustains Cripto expression, enabling MyosinII/RAB11A-dependent trafficking in stem cells to promote tissue regeneration - Duell, Kelber, Northridge 248: Inositol Reduces Hyperglycemia and Obesity in Drosophila melanogaster larvae - Flores, Rivera, Klig, Long Beach 249: Epigenetic Regulator SUV39H1 Is a Negative Regulator of Human Adipogenesis - Tan, Ibili, Zhao, Pomona


250: CRISPR Induced High Frequency of Site Specific Mutagenesis in E. coli - Gonzales, Collins, Youngblom, Stanislaus 251: The roles of the Ndj1 and Tid1 proteins in an alternative system that directs chromosome segregation during meiosis - Shaw, Hillers, San Luis Obispo 252: The down-regulation of ABCA1 in LPL-expressing THP-1 macrophages may be mediated by fatty acid products of lipolysis - Kim, Moctar, Medh, Northridge 253: Investigating enzymatic cleavage of endogenous MAGP2 by gene disruption via CRISPR-Cas9 - Song, Miyamoto, Fullerton 254: A Novel Group of Anti-proliferative Compounds Mediate their Effects through p21 Related Cell Cycle Proteins - Daoudi, Patel, Fullerton 255: Genome Sequence of USA100 MRSA strain 209 - Chen, Kelley, San Diego 256: Effects of Silencing the Lipoprotein Lipase Gene on Enzymes of Glycolysis in Skeletal Muscle Cells - Mogul, Ramos Correa, Medh, Northridge 257: A regulatory role for cJun in overexpression of Oct4 leads to increased GATA4 expression and cardiomyocyte formation - Brewer, Pan, Sprowles, Humboldt 258: Synthesis and Kinetic Experiments of Solvent Dependent Photochemical [Fe-Fe] Hydrogenase Model Complexes - Jolly, Ortiz, Works, Sonoma 259: Development of an Undergraduate-Friendly Single-Molecule Fluorescence System to Study DNA Base Flipping and Protein-DNA-Interaction in UV Damaged DNA - Godínez, Alemán, Stanislaus 260: Myoblasts enhance collateral capillary arteriogenesis during chronic ischemia - Hamzeinejad, Cardinal, San Luis Obispo 261: Tertiary Sulfonamides and arylmethyl amines to modulate apoe, abca1/ldlr for Alzheimer's Therapy - Kumar, Bajwa, Maitra, Fresno 262: Environmental and genetic influences on larval development rate of montane leaf beetles in nature - Michel, Rank, Sonoma 263: Characterization of motor deficits from expression of mutant α-synuclein in Parkinson’s disease model Drosophila melanogaster - Taha, Diaz, Lent, Fresno 264: Use of NMR techniques to describe the changes in protein motions of chaperone protein HdeA as a function of pH - Benson, Crowhurst, Northridge 265: Branching Out: Mechanisms of WNT1 Gradient Formation in the Chick Spinal Cord - Goodfellow, Santana, Burrus, San Francisco 266: B-glucuronidase activity of Escherichia coli from hormonal contraceptive users and non-users - Gadberry, Yep, San Luis Obispo 267: A New Cytotoxic Furaquinocin Isolated from the Marine-Derived Streptomyces sp. CP53-67 - Luu, Amagata, San Francisco 268: The phylogenetic distribution of climate change vulnerability in California’s birds - Moshier, Reece, Fresno 269: Utilization of Cell-Free Protein Synthesis as an Educational Platform for Learning Transcription and Translation - Gregorio, Oza, San Luis Obispo 270: Creating Maillard Conjugates by use of Pea Protein Isolate and Various Molecular Weight Dextrans - Steiner, Davidov Pardo, Pomona 271: An evaluation of Palladin overexpression in pancreatic cancer cells - Vander, Bush, Fresno 272: Using Sucrose Density Gradient to Investigate NP Interactions and Identify Novel Antiviral Targets in Influenza A Viruses - Gallardo, Gazca, Newcomb, San Bernardino 273: Inhibition of Lysyl Oxidase in Breast Cancer Cells by Small – Molecule Inhibitors - Johnston, Lopez, Bakersfield 274: Comparative transcriptomic insights into cyanobacterial lipid droplet production - Arias, Pinto, Summers, Northridge

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275: Characterization of a Putative Kinase Protein Associated with Lipid Droplets in Nostoc punctiforme - Janami, Korsakov, Summers, Northridge 276: Solid-State Assembly of Pyrogallol[4]arene Hexameric Capsules - Garcia, Purse, San Diego 277: The design of new antibacterial drugs against GTP cyclohydrolase I (GCYH-I) - Samaan, Purse, San Diego 278: Brominated Nucleosides for Aromatic Substitution: Synthesis and in Vitro Studies - Jacobsen, McLaughlin, Awad, Channel Islands 279: PbSe Quantum Dot Photophysics after Ligand Exchange Chemistry - Robinson, Leroy, Wolcott, San José 280: Structural Revision and Total Synthesis of the Correct Enantiomeric Form of Micromide, a Highly Potent Anti-Tumor Agent from Cyanobacteria - Miner, Mahoney, Hecht, San Diego 281: Gold(I)-Catalyzed Friedel–Crafts-like Arylation of Benzylic Alcohols to Afford 1,1-Diarylmethanes - Oakley, Mendez, Iafe, San Marcos 282: tCc – A New Family of Fluorescent Nucleosides - Ngo, Andersen, Purse, San Diego 283: 7-O-Aminoalkyl-3,3',4'-O-Trimeylfisetins: Synthesis and Evaluation in Prostate Cancer Cell Models - Lee, Muthima, Chen, Fresno 284: Nitrogen-Containing Derivatives of Tertramethylquercetins: Synthesis and Antiproliferative Evaluation in Prostate Cancer Cell Models - Rajaram, Jiang, Chen, Fresno 285: Our Adventurous Syntheses of Azaspirene, a Powerful Angiogenesis Agent against Cancer - Miner, Smith, Bergdahl, San Diego 286: Total Synthesis of Lagunamide A: A Highly Stereoselective Approach for a Powerful Anti-Malarial and Anti-Cancer Agent - Baac, Cox, Bergdahl, San Diego 287: Automatic Sewing Process of an Implantable Cloth Used in Heart Valve Surgery - Mashni, Estelle, Limsakoune, Robson, Fullerton


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