Graduate Research Forum

Each year, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine hosts a Graduate Research Forum. All students enrolled in graduate programs in the College of Medicine present posters describing their research projects. The poster presentations are judged competitively by a panel of faculty. A keynote speaker presents a lecture on a topic of general interest in biomedical science. In 1999, the Graduate Research Forum was held twice, on April 22^nd and again on November 22^nd.

1999 Keynote Speakers

April 22nd: Robert Horvitz, Ph.D. (MIT): "Genetic control of programmed cell death in Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans"

November 22nd: James Allison, Ph.D. (UC Berkeley): "Negative co-stimulatory signals in auto- and tumor immunity.

1999 Partipants from Cell and Molecular Biology
April 22, 1999

Name:
Advisor:
Title:
Rachel L. Bolante
Peter J. Stambrook, Ph.D.
Mutation at an endogenous locus in embryonic stem cells

Name:
Advisor:
Title:
Christopher W. Conn (1st place prize)
Peter J. Stambrook, Ph.D.
Subcellular localization of Prk/Fnk, a polo-like kinase that interacts with components of the anaphase promoting complex.

Name:
Advisor:
Title:
Lucy Gildea
Simon Newman, Ph.D.
Human dendritic cells recognize Histoplasma capsulatum via the fibronectin receptor

Name:
Advisor:
Title:
Henning F. Horn
Kenji Fukasawa, Ph.D.
WAF1 nuclear localization through MAPK mediated phosphorylation

Name:
Advisor:
Title:
Randall Marsh
Robert Brackenbury, Ph.D.
Adhesion versus signaling: How does plakoglobin suppress motility of epithelial cells?

Name:
Advisor:
Title:
Jacquelyn K. McEntire
Sarah K. Pixley, Ph.D.
A role for insulin-like growth factor 1 in the support of olfactory receptor neurons

Name:
Advisor:
Title:
Matthew Strobeck
Erik Knudsen, Ph.D.
Uncoupling of retinoblastoma mediated cell cycle control in tumors: Implications for tumor progression

Name:
Advisor:
Title:
Thomas E. Uveges
Linda M. Parysek, Ph.D.
Mitochondrial distribution in neurons requires intact intermediate filaments

Name:
Advisor:
Title:
Jonathan Yates
Lei Yu, Ph.D.
Characterizing a novel kinase PKU-a: A potential intracellular modulator of the mu opioid receptor

Name:
Advisor:
Title:
Huijun Zhu
Wei Dai, Ph.D.
Regulation of BUBR1/MAD3L during mitotic checkpoint activation

November 9, 1999

Name:
Advisor:
Title:
Karen Liby
Nira Ben-Jonathan, Ph.D.
16 kDa prolactin as an angiogenic inhibitor in breast cancer

Name:
Advisor:
Title:
Kristin Long
Simon Newman, Ph.D.
Isolation of a putative cell wall membrane protein(s) on Histoplasma capsulatum that mediates attachment to the CD18 receptor on macrophages

Name:
Advisor:
Title:
Jacquelyn K. McEntire
Sarah K. Pixley, Ph.D.
A role for insulin-like growth factor in the support of olfactory receptor neurons

Name:
Advisor:
Title:
Amber Ochoa
Nira Ben-Jonathan, Ph.D.
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and capillary permeability in the rat pituitary

Name:
Advisor:
Title:
Matthew W. Strobeck (3rd place prize)
Erik Knudsen, Ph.D.
Restoration of retinoblastoma mediated signaling to Cdk2 results in cell cycle arrest

Name:
Advisor:
Title:
Thomas E. Uveges
Linda M. Parysek, Ph.D.
Identification of sequences that regulate peripherin gene expression during nerve regeneration

Name:
Advisor:
Title:
Shengwen Zhang
Lei Yu, Ph.D.
Study of gene expression in opioid tolerance development

Name: Advisor: Title:	Rachel L. Bolante Peter J. Stambrook, Ph.D. Mutation at an endogenous locus in embryonic stem cells
Name: Advisor: Title:	Christopher W. Conn (1st place prize) Peter J. Stambrook, Ph.D. Subcellular localization of Prk/Fnk, a polo-like kinase that interacts with components of the anaphase promoting complex.
Name: Advisor: Title:	Lucy Gildea Simon Newman, Ph.D. Human dendritic cells recognize Histoplasma capsulatum via the fibronectin receptor
Name: Advisor: Title:	Henning F. Horn Kenji Fukasawa, Ph.D. WAF1 nuclear localization through MAPK mediated phosphorylation
Name: Advisor: Title:	Randall Marsh Robert Brackenbury, Ph.D. Adhesion versus signaling: How does plakoglobin suppress motility of epithelial cells?
Name: Advisor: Title:	Jacquelyn K. McEntire Sarah K. Pixley, Ph.D. A role for insulin-like growth factor 1 in the support of olfactory receptor neurons
Name: Advisor: Title:	Matthew Strobeck Erik Knudsen, Ph.D. Uncoupling of retinoblastoma mediated cell cycle control in tumors: Implications for tumor progression
Name: Advisor: Title:	Thomas E. Uveges Linda M. Parysek, Ph.D. Mitochondrial distribution in neurons requires intact intermediate filaments
Name: Advisor: Title:	Jonathan Yates Lei Yu, Ph.D. Characterizing a novel kinase PKU-a: A potential intracellular modulator of the mu opioid receptor
Name: Advisor: Title:	Huijun Zhu Wei Dai, Ph.D. Regulation of BUBR1/MAD3L during mitotic checkpoint activation

Name: Advisor: Title:	Karen Liby Nira Ben-Jonathan, Ph.D. 16 kDa prolactin as an angiogenic inhibitor in breast cancer
Name: Advisor: Title:	Kristin Long Simon Newman, Ph.D. Isolation of a putative cell wall membrane protein(s) on Histoplasma capsulatum that mediates attachment to the CD18 receptor on macrophages
Name: Advisor: Title:	Jacquelyn K. McEntire Sarah K. Pixley, Ph.D. A role for insulin-like growth factor in the support of olfactory receptor neurons
Name: Advisor: Title:	Amber Ochoa Nira Ben-Jonathan, Ph.D. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and capillary permeability in the rat pituitary
Name: Advisor: Title:	Matthew W. Strobeck (3rd place prize) Erik Knudsen, Ph.D. Restoration of retinoblastoma mediated signaling to Cdk2 results in cell cycle arrest
Name: Advisor: Title:	Thomas E. Uveges Linda M. Parysek, Ph.D. Identification of sequences that regulate peripherin gene expression during nerve regeneration
Name: Advisor: Title:	Shengwen Zhang Lei Yu, Ph.D. Study of gene expression in opioid tolerance development