KENDRA S. ALLEN, SUNITA S. ALI, KRISH SATHIAN, AND BENJAMIN M. HAMPSTEAD.

Assessing hemispheric lateralization using face name associations in patients after unilateral amygdalohippocampectomy

KAITLIN BEST, ZHEN QIAN, MANUELA TRANI, AND STEFAN LUTZ

GC protocol determination for kinetic analysis of engineered enzyme variant cp283 from Candida antarctica lipase B

ZANE E. BLANTON, CHRIS T. GOODE, HENRY S. LANGE, MEREDITH M. LEBLANC, AND DONNA L. MANEY

Testosterone, norepinephrine, and behavioral polymorphism in male white-throated sparrows

KONSTANTIN BORODA, ALICIA LYLE AND KATHY GRIENDLING
(Honorable Mention)

Molecular mechanisms regulating focal adhesion turnover and vascular smooth muscle cell migration mediated by the novel NADPH oxidase regulator NoxR1

WILL BRINGGOLD, MEI XU, AND GARY BASSELL

The role of insulin growth factor II mRNA-binding protein as regulator of nerve regeneration

SARAH BRISLIN AND IRWIN WALDMAN
(Honorable Mention)

The relation between hostile perceptual biases and children's aggression

JASMIN C. HUTCHINSON, DUSTY CAWTHON, AND TODD SHERMAN

The relationship between exercise intensity, perceived music usefulness, and preferred music intensity

STEPHANIE CHEN, NADÈGE BOUDET AND SIMON BLAKEY
(Honorable Mention}

Enantioselective C-H amination using cationic Ru(II)-pybox catalysts

ALLEN CHIANG AND JACOBUS C. DE ROODE

Testing for monarch butterfly self-medication

CHANEL COBEY, EDWARD LIN, AND NANA GLETSU MILLER
(Honorable Mention)

Assessing plasma GLP-1 concentrations and associations with insulin secretion in patients with Type 2 diabetes acutely following bariatric surgery

JASMIN HUTCHINSON, LYNDSEY DAVIS AND TODD SHERMAN

The influence of music on a supramaximal exercise bout

KRISTEN DELEVICH, GUNASINGH JEYARAJ AND YOLAND SMITH

MTEP protects SNcV dopaminergic neurons in the MPTP-treated monkey model of Parkinson's Disease

ARIADNE K. DESIMONE AND DANIEL REINES

Construction and use of a NAT1 drug resistance cassette to analyze the regulatory roles of Ctk1 and Sub1 on IMD2 transcription in yeast

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MIA S. DESIMONE, MARY C. PUCKETT, LISA M. COCKRELL, AND HAIAN FU

Identification and characterization of an ASK1 sequence that mediates intermolecular interactions in apoptosis

AMBREEN DHARANI, JULIET CHHAY, AND JUDY FRIDOVICH-KEIL

The identification of rare or novel human GALT gene mutations in patients with classic galactosemia

LOGESH DHARMAR, CENGIZ GUNAY, FRED SIELING, AND ASTRID A. PRINZ

Drosophila larval motor neuron modeling

CRAIG DUNSETH, BRADFORD W. COFFEE, STEPHANIE L. SHERMAN, AND LORA J. H. BEAN

Imprinting establishment and maintenance in Down Syndrome

R. COLE EIDSON, SIMON LACEY, RANDALL STILLA, AND KRISH SATHIAN
(Honorable Mention)

Differential involvement of the intraparietal sulcus and lateral occipital complex in haptic shape and location processing

MICHELLE L. EISENBERG, MATTHEW W. CAMPBELL, J. DEVYN CARTER, DARBY PROCTOR, AND FRANS B.M. de WAAL

Chimpanzees, empathy and animations: impact of attention on contagious yawning.

STACEY ELKHATIB AND HILLARY RODMAN
(Honorable Mention)

Vascularization in areas MT and MST following primary visual cortex damage

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NATHAN ENNIST, WESLEY D. ROBERTSON, KURT WARNCKE

Developing a biologically-inspired molecular solar energy conversion device: formation and reaction of cob(I)alamin with carbon dioxide in solution and in the EutB protein of ethanolamine ammonia-lyase

JACK ETHEREDGE, DONG QIAN, MICHAEL KELLY AND PING CHEN

Role of USH1 family genes in planar cell polarity of the mouse auditory sensory organ

SCOTT R. FISHER AND MICHAEL J. MORRIER

Relationship between age, ethnicity, and gender to final diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders and DSM-IV TR diagnostic results

JONATHAN GOSS, LAURA FOX, MAUREEN WIRSCHELL AND WINFIELD S. SALE
(Honorable Mention)

Analysis of protein-protein interactions in the molecular motor dynein: chemical cross linking reveals physical interaction between intermediate chains

DANIEL S. GRACIAA, ERICA C. BRUCE, ANDREW H. MILLER, CHARLES B. NEMEROFF, AND DOMINIQUE L. MUSSELMAN
(Honorable Mention)

Activation of neuroendocrine pathways by IL-2 administration in patients with malignant melanoma

SALLY GRAPIN, ROBYN FIVUSH AND WIDAAD ZAMAN

The construction of meaning and its relations to well-being in adolescence: a narrative approach

DIANA M. GRUNENFELDER, RONG NI AND DAVID G. LYNN

An autocatalytic self-replicating peptide within an amyloid system

JOHNNY HARRIS, II, JIN WANG, AND DALE EDMONDSON

Investigation on the functional role of Serine209 in the phosphorylation of hMAO A

DUA HASSAN AND IVAN RASNIK

Creating lipid bilayers

ANNA HEILBRUN AND LAURA L. NAMY

Children's interpretation of arbitrary printed symbols: a study of symbol learning at 26 months of age

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ZACHARY D. HUDSON, CHINAR D. SANGHVI, DR. MOHAMMAD R. SAADEIN, DR. CORA E. MACBETH, AND DR. JACK F. EICHLER
(Honorable Mention)

Synthesis and characterization of gold (III) anti-cancer therapeutic agents

STEPHONY HUMPHREY, TANJA MLETZKO, ERICA C. BRUCE-ROYSTER, AND DOMINIQUE L. MUSSELMAN

The relationships between and the impact of early life stress (ELS) and current major depression (MDD) on the development of a diagnosable Axis II personality disorder

AARON JENKINS, ARIANNE THEISS, LIXIN WANG, AND SHANTHI SITARAMAN

Prohibitin expression in the intestine is regulated by tumor necrosis factor α

DEREK JONES, TERESA E. MADSEN AND DONALD RANNIE

Identifying the neural processes underlying fear conditioning and extinction using in vivo electrophysiology

MICHAEL R. KAUFMAN, DELIA COCURANU, MANNING J. SABATIER, AND ARTHUR W. ENGLISH
(Honorable Mention)

The effect of exercise on the specificity of motor axon regeneration

AMY E. KENDIG, ELIZABETH A. SHEEHAN, AND DEBRA L. MILLS

The impact of paternal involvement on patterns of brain activity to male and female speech

ALLISON KENNEDY, MILTON BROWN, JAY SY, GOKUL IYER, AND MICHAEL DAVIS

The effects of hydrogen peroxide on mesenchymal stem cell differentiation in 2d and 3d culture

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CHRISTINA KRUDY, COLIN K. FRANZ, QINGSHAN TENG, EMILY BARROW, THAIS FEDERICI, AND NICHOLAS M. BOULIS

Gene based neuromodulation via intra-spinal cord delivery of an inwardly rectifying potassium channel

MIKE KWON, CARTER CO, SMITA S. IYER, AND MAURICIO ROJAS

Use of transgenic mice strains to study acute lung injury

JESSICA I. LAKE AND FELICIA C. GOLDSTEIN

The effect of music on attention in an elderly population

ALLIA LINDSEY, YI-HAN LIN AND DAVID LYNN

The effect of Tyr414 on the activation of tumor formation in plants

JOSEPH LING, SHANG-HSUN YANG, AND ANTHONY CHAN

The expression of Huntington's Disease biomarkers in transgenic Rhesus monkeys

MICHAEL LOWE, DANIEL MANVICH, MI ZHOU, RAYNA BAUZO, LEONARD HOWELL, AND HEATHER KIMMEL

Investigation of monoamine releasers as potential medications for cocaine addicts

MARK C. LUSKUS AND TODD SCHLENKE
(First Place)

Karyotyping of Drosophila melanogaster parasitoid wasps

ARIELLE J. MEDFORD, CHRISTOPHER R. GILSON AND JAMES C. ZIMRING

Characterization of CD4+ T cell responses to MHC-mismatched platelet transfusions

JARED L. MOREINES, PAUL E. HOLTZHEIMER, AND HELEN S. MAYBERG

Cognitive effects of deep brain stimulation of the subcallosal cingulate white matter for treatment-resistant depression

CHRISTOPHER NEWHOUSE, VIJAYALAXMI NALAVADI, AND GARY BASSELL

The role of dynein in ZBP1 transport

BRITTNEY NEWKIRK, TRENT BRUNSON, AND IVAN RASNIK

Fluorescent studies of Hjm protein

SHANE OBEROI AND ICHIRO MATSUMURA

Presenting at SIRE poster session, Fall 2008

MICHAEL S. PARK, JULIE L. SELF, DOUGLAS C. EATON, AND MY N. HELMS

Does Rac1-mediated superoxide production regulate epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) activity in the alveolar epithelium?

HUYEN TRAN PHAM, CHRISTINA WARD, LATOYA N. JOHNSON AND MICHAEL KOVAL

Differential effect of alcohol on connexin43 expressed by epithelial cells and fibroblasts

DAN L. PONG, GARY J. BASSELL, AND CHRISTINA GROSS

Translational regulation of Kv4.2 in a Fragile X mouse model

SARA N. RAISER, SUZANNE E. JUDD, MEENA KUMARI, AND VIN TANGPRICHA
(Second Place)

An evaluation of vitamin D and its role in the reduction of blood pressure

ASHWIN G RAMAYYA, JOHN ROLSTON, CLAIRE-ANNE GUTEKUNST, AND ROBERT E. GROSS

Effects of electrical stimulation of the infralimbic cortex on hippocampal neurogenesis

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TODD SHERMAN, NATHAN B. REEDER, AND JASMIN HUTCHINSON

Influence of self-efficacy on anaerobic performance during a 30-second Wingate bike test

KATHERINE H. REITER, MIRIAM RATLIFF AND STEVEN W. L'HERNAULT

Using genetic suppression to define interacting proteins during Caenorhabditis elegans spermatogenesis

HALEY RUTHER, BARBARA FROEHLICH, AND JUNE R. SCOTT

Assess different promoter sequence strengths using the gusA reporter gene

STACY A. SCHAEFER, JOCELYN A. LEE, AND DAVID C. PALLAS

Identifying the phosphorylation site and regulatory effects of phosphorylation on PME-1

SCOT SEITZ, JUAN LEON AND CHRISTINE MOE
(Honorable Mention)

Norwalk virus-specific secretory IgA assay development

KATHERINE M. SHEEHAN, LAURIE T. KRUG AND SAMUEL H. SPECK

Characterizing the role of NF-kappaB in the regulation of gammaherpesvirus gene expression in murine B-lymphocytes via chromatin immunoprecipitation

SOMU SUPPIAH, CHRISTINA TIMMERMAN, AND SUBHABRATA SANYAL
(Third Place)

The Adf-1 transcription factor regulates dendritic plasticity in Drosophila neurons

HAI TRAN, YING YU AND STEFAN LUTZ

Circular permutation of Bacillus circulans xylanase

AMINA S. WOFFORD, KATIE MCCURDY, AND LOU ANN BROWN

Extracellular glutathione affecting monocyte maturation and levels of PU.1 in smokers and alcoholics

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QIUSHI YIN, YURII V. GELETII, CLAIRE BESSON, YU HOU AND CRAIG L. HILL

Water oxidation: oxidative properties of an all-inorganic molecular catalyst

PEARL J. YOUNG, DANDAN CHEN, AND ERIC R. WEEKS

Deformed droplets in static two-dimensional emulsions

JULIA ZHANG, QUIANA KERN, STEPHEN JASPERS, AND DAVID PALLAS

Purification of protein phosphatase 2A for use in screening for PP2A activators