13:00 - 14:35 - Lunch / Poster Session (G floor lobby and room G10)

Poster Presentations:

                       13:00-13:45 odd numbers present

                       13:50-14:35 even numbers present

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1. Jack Kellogg

    Peptide processing by Carboxypeptidase E is required for sexual reproduction in              Schmidtea mediterranea

2. Riley Stevens and Samuel Weinstein

    Computer-Controlled Image Analysis of Cartilage and Bone Growth Rate of Mouse          Tibia Growth Plate

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3. Yan Wu

    Zones of mitotic activity during Left-Right Organizer development drive asymmetric        cilia organization during lumen formation

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4. Favour Ononiwu

    Elucidating the Role of Rab34 in Cilia-Mediated Lumen Formation during Zebrafish L      LRO Development

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5. Nadia Gaytan

    Identification of transcription factors that bind to novel promoter motif in C. elegans

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6. Amanda Dimmateo and Nicole Stango

    Modeling Cervical Dystonia in Zebrafish

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7. Zuer Wu

    Dual dopamine circuitry controls higher order conditioning in Drosophila

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8. Yuzhen Chen

    The search for biological relevancy of fatty acids tastes in Drosophila

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9. Nishtha Tripathi

    Building a Behavioral Phenotyping System to Investigate the Effects of DBPs and              Other Chemicals on Larval Zebrafish Behavior

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10. Tessa Fabiniak

     The Effect of 3,5-Dichlorosalicylic Acid (DCSA) on Craniofacial Development in                  Zebrafish

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11. Mishal Razi

     The Role of Focal Adhesions and Spectrin in SM Migration

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12. Carlos A. Rodriquez-Bornot

      Is copper tolerance in S. cerevisiae influenced by more than CUP1?

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13. Elizabeth Abraham

      An Efficient Way for Generating Cell-specific Split GAL4 Lines Targeting                            Neurotransmission-Related Genes in Drosophila

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14. April Li

      Generating gene-specific-split-GAL4 lines from coding intronic MiMIC lines via in            vivo crosses

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15. Quinn Tufiño

      Generating tough double network microgels by an emulsification method to make a        biomedical adhesive

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16. Bella Suarez

      Investigating Treacher Collins Syndrome in C. elegans

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17. Carolina Iribarren

      The Effects of Radiation Therapy on Cortical Bone Morphology and Composition

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18. Gabriella Zegarelli, Maggie Mieczkowski, Helen Xin, and Elise Kwon

      The Effects of Lead on Reproductive Development and Oogenesis in Drosophila               melanogaster

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19. Christian Zwierlein

      Using C. elegans to Study the Relationship Between the mthf-1 Gene and                          Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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20. Mark Abdelmassih

      Nuclear roles of AGO argonautes in the mouse germline development

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21. Clarisa Cristobal

      The Importance of Yolk Proteins During Egg Activation in Drosophila

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22. Raashi Jain

      Understanding how circadian kinase KIN-20 regulates fertility in C. elegans

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23. Saradine Jean Louis

      Assessing the Impact of Genetic and Environmental Factors on the Differences in              Lateral LIne Development Between A. Mexicanus Surface Morh and Cave Morph

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24. Siyuan Yang

      A pair of dopamine-mediated neural circuits regulates the reward taste memory

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25. Arianna Mata

      Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Physical & Mental Health Interactions

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26. Joshua Gendlin

      Promoting Healthy Behaviors in Youth to Prevent Aging-Related Cognitive Decline

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27. Sayeem Hossain

      Strategies for Healthy Aging: Can We Target Socioeconomic Status, Perceived                  Stress, Substance Use, & Traumatic Brain Injuries to Prevent Cognitive Decline?

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28. Julianna Baldwin

      Public Knowledge on Substance Use During Pregnancy and its Detrimental Effects            on Fetal Development