Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society Northeast Research Convention

Jersey City, NJ — Saint Peter’s College will host the TriBeta Biological Honor Society Northeast Research Convention on Saturday, April 24 from 8 a.m. -5 p.m. on the College’s Jersey City campus. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Jonathan Eggenschwiler from the Department of Molecular Biology at Princeton University. He will speak at 3:30 p.m. in Pope Lecture Hall about “Genetic Analysis of Neural Tube Patterning in the Mouse” and will be in Pope Lecture Hall at 3:30 p.m. Students from Saint Peter’s and other colleges will make presentations. Call Dr. Laura Twersky at 201-915-9193 for more information. The complete list of presenters follows below: (Saint Peter’s presenters:) The Effects of pH and Manganese in Main Root and Root Hair Formation of Phaseolus vulgaris Danielle Negri*, Lesly Jurado*, Dr. Laura Twesky and Dr. Frances Raleigh Department of Biology, Saint Peter’s College Green Chemistry in the Microwave Oven Maria F. Alvarez*, Dr. A. K.Bose, Dr. S. N. Ganguly, Saint Peter’s College Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Stevens Institute of Technology The Effects of Dextromethorphan and Dextromethorphan on Neurulation and Later Stages of Development in Xenopus laevis Lesly Jurado*, Kristen LoRe*, and Dr. Laura Twersky, Department of Biology, Saint Peter’s College Cytogenetic study of ring marker chromosomes observed in atypical lipoma/deep seated liposarcoma Ed Hahn*, Hannah Aviv § , Dr. Leonard Sciorra, Department of Biology, Saint Peter’s College, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey The effects of ellagic acid , d-limonene , and catechins on Xenopus Laevis early embryonic development in isolated and combination therapies Ayesha Shah* & Dr. Laura Twersky, Department of Biology, St. Peter’s College (Presenters from other colleges) Effects of aspartame on biogenic amine levels and behavior in rats Kristina Semeniken* and Christina R. McKittrick, Department of Biology, Drew University Helicobacter pylori Persistence in Natural Water Samples Thomas H. Stromberg* and Dr. K. M. Verville, Department of Biology, Washington College Monte Carlo simulations of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase mutants with benzimidazole analogues. Ina Puleri*, Marilyn B. Kroeger Smith & Richard H. Smith Jr., Department of Chemistry, McDaniel College. Preferences for Same-Sex Shoaling in Zebrafish (Danio rerio). Janette Lebron* & Dr. Brian G. Palestis, Department of Biological Sciences, Wagner College Characterization of a Novel Bordetella avium Autotransporter Protein Holly Kuzmiak* Biochemistry Program, Drew University Bioinformatics and Bacteriophage: A Genomic Analysis of Ba1-1 Danielle S. Bousquet* Biochemistry Program, Drew University Poster Presentations (Saint Peter’s College Presenters:) The effects of retinoic acid on regeneration in the starfish, Daphnia, and Hydra Liocely Casimir*, Zoe Costa* and Dr. Laura Twersky, Department of Biology, Saint Peter’s College The Effects of Vitamin A and Methoprene on Limb Development in Xenopus laevis Kristen Lo Re*, Colleen Bader*, Dr. Frances Raleigh, and Dr. Laura Twersky, Department of Biology, Saint Peter’s College Stem Cell and Niche Competition as a Regulatory Model for Murine Hematopoiesis. Ghazy, P.*, Dr. E.R. Giuliani, E.R., Dr. D.C. Giuliani, Department of Biology, St. Peter’s College. (Presenters from other colleges:) Utility of Blood Cultures in Pneumonia Patients Admitted to the Emergency Department Donald N. Pyle, II*, Ronald S. Benenson, and Andrew M. Kepner, Department of Biological Science, York College of Pennsylvania The Effect of Brain Gym® Exercises on Stress, Academic Performance, and the Immune System James Lantry III* Department of Biological Science, York College of Pennsylvania Effects of plant polyphenols on cytokine induction of secretory phospholipase A2 mRNA in primary rat astrocytes Denise Cafiero*, Michael Jensen, and Grace Y. Sun, Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia Expression of wild type and mutant rab8 in Xenopus laevis Katherine E. Uyhazi*, David W. Anderson, and David S. Papermaster, Department of Neuroscience, University of Connecticut Health Center Patterns and motives in family communication about genetic testing, counseling, and health care information within families at risk for hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer Bradley Williams*, Mr. Don Hadley M.S., CGC, Dr. Louise Paquin, Department of Biology, McDaniel College Generation and characterization of Vibrio fischeri lipopolysaccharide mutants Andrew O’Carroll*, Dr. Michael Brown, Dr. Eric Stabb, Department of Biology, McDaniel College, University of Georgia, Department of Microbiology Developing a Respiratory Tissue Culture Model for Turkeys Angella Dorsey-Oresto*, Biology Department, Drew University Computer-Generated Ion Channel Simulations of Cardiomyocytes Sunipa Saha*, Dr. R. Ford, and Dr. A. Lobo, Department of Biology & Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Washington College Opioid-Sympathetic Hyperthermia and Cold Receptor Activation of Icilin, AG-3-5 Crystal Rivell*, Zheus Ding & Dr. S. Rawls, Department of Biology, Washington College, Temple Medical School Retrotransposons: You Can’t Be a Rhododendron Without Them Ryan Humphries* & Dr. R. Ford, Department of Biology, Washington College Alternate Day Feeding and Plasma Antioxidant Potential in Mice Bruce Jones*, Department of Biological Sciences, York College of Pennsylvania Epitope tagging of a candidate virulence protein of Haemophilus influenzae Tatiana Sousa* and Miriam Golomb, College of Saint Elizabeth, LS-UROP, Biological Sciences, Tucker Hall, University of Missouri – Columbia An Investigation of the Acoustic Startle Response in the Atlantic Croaker, Micropogonias undulates Shannon Modla* and Dr. M. Connaughton, Department of Biology, Washington College Is Limulus Myosin III an Opsin Kinase? Hilary Fisler *, Karen Kempler & Barbara Battelle, College of Saint Elizabeth, Whitney Laboratory, University of Florida Reduction in length of stay and costs associated with the implementation of a clinical pathway in the management of acute myocardial infarction Lyndsay C. Bare*, Biology Department, McDaniel College Improved patient care outcomes associated with the compliance of a clinical pathway for the treatment of congestive heart failure Jason J. Heavner*, Department of Biology, McDaniel College Microbial Analysis of Bagged Carrots Lisa Reihl* & Lillian Domenico, Biology Department, College of St. Elizabeth The effects of melatonin on proliferation of human MT1-Chinese hamster ovary cells and suprachiasmatic nucleus 2.2 cells Aksana Vasilyeva*, Nagarjun Konduru, Paula A. Witt-Enderby, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Duquesne University Induction of MDR-1 and BCRP/ABCG2 by Rifampin in K562 cells Leonardo Geraci*, Dr. Douglas D. Ross, Dr. Takeo Nakanishi, David Wei, Biology Department, McDaniel College, Nathan Schnaper Summer Student Research Internship Program, University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center