FINAL SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM
and
ABSTRACTS

FRIDAY DECEMBER 5
MONDAY DECEMBER 8
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 10
FRIDAY DECEMBER 12
2008
COLE SCIENCE CENTER ROOM 333 AND 3RD FLOOR OPEN

WE WILL START EACH SYMPOSIUM DAY PROMPTLY AT 9:00 AM.
All presenters should arrive by 8:50 am at the latest
to set up overheads or PowerPoints.

PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL OF THOSE WHO ARE PRESENTING EARLY
AND ARRIVE A FEW MINUTES EARLY.
WE WILL HAVE COFFEE AND SNACKS.

WE EXPECT EVERYONE TO ATTEND EVERY DAY AND TO ARRIVE ON TIME,
ASK QUESTIONS OF THE PRESENTERS,
AND BE PRESENT PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY THROUGHOUT.
THANK YOU.


DECEMBER 5 FRIDAY
Light refreshments will be available during the talks.
Click on the speaker's name to see the abstract.

Room: 333

Moderator: Merle Bruno
Timer: Fatemeh Giahi
Response forms: Geo Interiano
9:05 am  

Introductory remarks
Merle Bruno


Ferritin molecule
(Casiday and Frey, 2000)



(European Bioinformatics Institute)
9:10  

Tal Schecter
Crohn's Disease
9:25  

Kat Mott
The Neurological Basis of Central Pain
in Parkinson's Disease Patients
9:40  

Anna Case
Evolution of the Camera Eye

   
Merle and Fatemeh

Announcements
Final Paper Tips


(immunology images from Wikipedia, 2004, UArizona, 2007)


DECEMBER 8 MONDAY
Light refreshments will be available during the talks.
Click on the speaker's name to see the abstract.
Room: 3rd Floor Open
Moderator: Tal Schecter
Timer: Liz Irving
Response forms: Jamie Moody

Room: 333
Moderator: Kat Mott
Timer: Anna Case
Response forms: Maddy Patenaude
9:05 am  

Introductory remarks
Fatemeh Giahi

Introductory remarks
Merle Bruno
9:10  

Kalei Sabaratnam
Hyperbilirubinemia

Esmé Vaandrager
Effects of Exercise on Shockwave Attenuation in Knee Joints
9:25  

Sarah McIntire
Co-occurrence of Type I Diabetes and MS

Hannah Wolfson
Effects of Exercise on Depression in the Elderly

9:40  


Geo Interiano
Fibromyalgia and Gender
9:55  
KJ Gormley
Malnutrition and HIV
Sophie Engel
EMT Techniques
10:10  

Gather in 333 for Announcements

Final Paper Consultations
Merle and Fatemeh

Z-scores (Wikipedia)

LDL Model

 (LCD Biospectroscopy)
(Brain model, Bownds, 2007)

DECEMBER 10 WEDNESDAY
Light refreshments will be available during the talks.
Click on the speaker's name to see the abstract.
Room: 333
Moderator: Sophie Engel
Timer: Esme Vaandrager
Response forms: Hannah Hildreth

Room: 3rd Floor Open
Moderator: Ben Kalama
Timer: KJ Gormley
Response forms: Sarah McIntire
9:05 am  

Introductory remarks
Fatemeh Giahi

Introductory remarks
Merle Bruno
9:10  
Alex Rasgon
Gender Disparities in
Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

Jana Farell
Parvovirus B19 and
Rheumatoid Arthritis

9:25  

Maddy Patenaude
Breast Cancer and
Oral Contraceptives

Andre Bradley
SCID: Immune Deficiency Disorder

9:40  

Austin Knaplund
TBI's and Visual Agnosias

Samuel Ruigu
Antiviral Control and Pandemics
10:00  
Anne Miller
Bipolar Disorder Medication
Willy Lee
Effectiveness of
Smallpox Vaccination

Hemoglobin molecule
(M ader, 1997)

DECEMBER 12 FRIDAY
Light refreshments will be available during the talks.
Click on the speaker's name to see the abstract.

Room: 333

Moderator: Sophiya Karki
Timer: Yash Patankar
Response forms: Jamie Moody
9:05 am  

Introductory remarks
Fatemeh Giahi



Heart and coronary arteries
(Cleveland Clinic Heart Center, 2004)
9:10  

Ben Kalama
Effects of Sulforaphane on
Prevention of Breast Cancer

9:25  
Hannah Hildreth
Schizophrenia and Cannabis
9:40  
Liz Irving
Hypertension in
African American Populations
9:55  

Martina Bottinelli
Iron Deficiency and ADHD
10:10  

Course evaluation forms
will be filled out on-line.
Bring your laptop if you have one.

Fatemeh and Merle will wait in the Lizard Lounge until 10:45 for consultations



Glomerular Podocyte, Richard Ransom, U Mich;
Glomerulus thin section, Kent Simmons, Winnipeg
Vitamin B6
(Karl Harrison, 1997)

Nepetalactone: the chemical that makes catnip attractive to cats.

Check out Nancy Lowry's
download on the chemistry of catnip.
Morgan the Cat
Image: Bruce Foxman, 2002