OSEMELU O. ABURIME,ABEL GARRIDO MARTIN, AND KATHY K. GRIENDLING.

The role of ROS generation and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38) activation in the redifferentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells.

EHIOLE AKHIROME,PAUL DOMANSKI, JASON HAMMONDS, AND PAUL SPEARMAN.

Identification of tetherin-associated proteins using tandem affinity purification.

ALI ANNAIM,BIN ZHENG, AND STEPHEN R. PRICE.

Characterization of MEF2 and NFAT as targets of calcineurin in skeletal muscle.

KIRSTEN BAECHER,BERNARD R. QUIGLEY, AND JUNE R. SCOTT.

Extent of C-terminal sequence of Cpa required for incorporation of a chimeric protein into T3 pili: a refinement of the UPTOP technology

CAITLIN BARBARITA,ERICA B. ROYSTER, ANDREW H. MILLER, DAN GRACIAA, AND DOMINIQUE L. MUSSELMAN..

Immune activation and neurotoxicity in patients with malignant melanoma undergoing IL-2 immunotherapy

STEPHANIE A. BINKOW,SHERRYL H. GOODMAN.

Maternal depression and fathering: do moms and dads differ in their view of dads’ parenting?

SANDRA BOYCE-SMITH,ANNIKA KRIISA, ANDY PAHNER, AND CONNIE ROTH.

Using fluorescence to investigate the glass transition temperature of pure polystyrene and blended with poly(vinyl methyl ether)

ECHO BRATHWAITE,TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, AND VIRAJ A. MASTER.

Impact of numerical and nutrition labels.

ANDREW CARLONE,JENNIFER WHITMON, KANEATRA SIMMONS, YULANDA WILLIAMSON, DAVID SCHIELTZ, ADRIAN WOOLFITT, JON REES, ELLIE BROMBEREK, JACKIE SAMPSON, HERCULES MOURA, JOHN BARR, AND EDDIE ADES.

Analysis of Haemophilus influenzae strains using a novel mass spectrometry approach.

CHRISTOPHER Y. CAUGHMAN,REBECCA G. OAS, SEAN R. COYER, ANDRES J. GARCIA, AND ANDREW P. KOWALCZYK.

The role of VE-cadherin and p120-catenin in cell-cell adhesion strengthening

YI-CHI CHAO,PEIJIAN HE, AND CHRIS YUN.

The role of IRBIT in regulation of NHE3 by angiotensin II in OKP cells

NICHOLAS CHEE,REGINA PAXTON, AND ROBERT HAMPTON.
(Second Place - Tie)

Using infrared eye tracking to assess the psychological processes underlying choice by exclusion (Macaca mulatta)

LINDSEY COLMAN,MEENA KUMARI, AND VIN TANGPRICHA.

Vitamin D supplementation in acute cystic fibrosis exacerbation

MARY CATHERINE CRANE,JULIA V. BUGRYSHEVA, AND JUNE R. SCOTT.

PNPase activity in stationary phase in group A Streptococcus.

WILLIAM DUNN JR,RANJNA MADAN LALA, AND JYOTHI RENGARAJAN.
(Second Place - Tie)

Functional characterization of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis hydrolase required for pathogen virulence.

JACK ETHEREDGE,PING CHEN.

The molecular interaction of testin and core planar cell polarity gene vangl2.

PAUL R. EVANS,JOCELYN A. LEE, AND DAVID C. PALLAS.

Role of LCMT- 1 in Tau phosphorylation levels.

BENJAMIN H. EWING,ALLIA K. LINDSAY, CRISTINA KENDALL, JEFFREY WISARD, AND JEFFREY H. BOATRIGHT.

Effects of tauroursodeoxycholic acid on B35 neuronal cell viability after pressure treatment.

JANE E. FISHER,LAURA L. NAMY.
(Honorable Mention)

Does comparison facilitate children's ability to categorize novel objects?

STEPHANIE FOSTER,ALISON C. ZIESEL, CRISTINA KENDALL, AND JEFFREY H. BOATRIGHT.

Of mice and men: the search for polymorphisms in the SLCO1b2 gene

STEPHANIE FOSBENNER,DOMINIQUE SCUTELLA, KATHERINE BOSS- WILLIAMS, AND JAY WEISS.

Behavioral, morphological, and neural activity differences between selectively-bred rat lines.

JULIA R. FRITZ,MICHAEL P. EAST, AND RICHARD A. KAHN.

Identifying the essential arginine residue required for ELMOD1 GAP activity.

SHINEI GIBBS

The role of dopamine in the rhythmic neural activity of the mPFC and BLA.

BRIAN GILMORE,DANIEL REINES.

Human senataxin is a DNA helicase

EMILY GROSSNIKLAUS,VICTOR FAUNDEZ, AND STEPHANIE ZLATIC.

Molecular analysis of a chemical-genetic clathrin reporter in the mammalian neuronal PC12 cell line.

CARLA HEYLER,MALINI SUCHAK AND FRANS DE WAAL.

Behavioral correlates of social and selfish decisions in capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella)

DEVIN A. HEYWARD,SHERRYL H. GOODMAN, AND MATTHEW H. ROUSE.

Maternal depression and negative child outcomes: a meta-analysis

ROBIN HIGGINS,SEAN LYNCH, AND JUSTIN GALLIVAN.

Controlling bacterial gene expression with light.

SAMUEL HONG,ZHONGXING LIANG, HUI WU, KE HUANG, AND HYUNSUK SHIM.

Targeting CXCR4 and CXCR7 to synergistically inhibit progression of breast cancer.

DANIELLE E. HOOKER,ALANA L. REED, ATSUKO TANAKA, DAN SORESCU, ROY L. SUTLIFF, AND SAMUEL C. DUDLEY.

Fibrotic signaling pathways contribute to diastolic dysfunction in the senescence-accelerated mouse

YASAMIN HOOMAN,EDDIE ADES.
(Honorable Mention)

Real-time PCR assay on blood spots for Streptococcus pneumoniae: development and evaluation for African clinical field epidemiological use.

MARQUISE L. HOPSON,KENNETH DESMOND, AND ERIC. R. WEEKS.

Observing flow fields in quasi-2D soap films

ZACHARY D. HUDSON,CHINAR D. SANGHVI, MOHAMMAD R. SAADEIN, CORA E. MACBETH, AND JACK F. EICHLER.

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

ROBIN IRIELE,AMELIA HOFSTETTER, AND ARON LUKACHER.

Polyomavirus as a respiratory pathogen: an analysis of CD8 T-cell response to respiratory PyV innoculation

ALYSSA JAMES,KRISTI PORTER, AND ROY SUTLIFF.

The role of HIV-1 Nef in pulmonary artery endothelial cell oxidative damage.

SAMRAT JEYAPRAKASH,SAURAV SAHAY, ANUSHREE VENKATESH, ASHWIN RAM, AND GREGG M ORLOFF.

Dissemination of cancer knowledge using personalized interactive channels for the improvement of patient care.

MACHIKA KAWAMURA,WENDY KELLNER, MARGARET ROHRBAUGH, AND VICTOR G. CORCES.

Serine / threonine protein phosphatase type 1 (PP1): a putative phosphatase for H3S10 dephosphorylation.

SCOTT KEITH,SETH BARRIBEAU, JILL SPRAGG, AND NICOLE GERARDO.

Genetic response of the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum and its bacterial symbiont Regiella insecticola to infection by a parasitic fungus.

SUSAN KIM,CHAE Y. HWANG, YOUNGLANG LEE, DEVI RAJAN, AND BYEONGWOON SONG.
(First Place)

Role of heat shock protein 70 and heat shock protein 90 in the replication of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1).

JOSEPH R. KRAKOWIAK,ARTHUR W. ENGLISH.

Effect of treadmill exercise on synaptic stripping of axotomized motoneurons in mice

ELYSE LAFOND,CHRISTINE BELL, AND CARLOS DEL RIO.

Patterns of risk behaviors and utilization of care among homeless and housed HIV-positive patients hospitalized in the southern United States.

SHARON LIN,ALISHA EPPS, JAY M. WEISS, KATHERINE A. BOSS- WILLIAMS, AND DAVID WEINSHENKER.

QTL mapping in a rodent model of depression and epilepsy comorbidity: behavioral analysis.

JOSEPH J LING,SHANSHAN HUANG, SHI-HUA LI, AND XIAO-JIANG LI.

Expression of mutant protein in conditional SCA17 mouse model and age-dependent neurological phenotypes.

KEVIN LIU,KEQIANG YE, AND ARTHUR ENGLISH.

Enhancing axon regeneration using small molecule neurotrophin analogs.

CARLOS LOPEZ,JACOBUS DEROODE.

Testing the effect of host plants on the virulence of a parasite on the monarch butterfly.

MITHU MAHESWARANATHAN,ALEJANDRA SAN MARTIN, AND KATHY K. GRIENDLING.

Platelet derived growth factor-mediated regulation of Slingshot phosphatase activity in vascular smooth muscle cells

NIHAR M. MATHUR,BELA MALIK, BILLIE-JEANNE DUKE, AND DOUGLAS C. EATON.

Regulation of blood pressure: the role of P97 protein in epithelial Na+ channel.

RYAN MCCARTY,W. DANA FLANDERS, QI LONG, AND ROBERD BOSTICK.
(Honorable Mention)

Effects of vitamin tgf-alpha, in normal colon mucosa.

MEGHAN MCMAHON,EDILSON TORRES-GONZALEZ, AND MAURICIO ROJAS.

Prevention of inflammation in radiation-induced lung injury with mesenchymal stem cells.

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

Defining the relationship between depression treatment history, cognitive performance, and resting state functional connectivity.

LINDSAY OLIVER,THIERRY LEFEVRE, AND JACOBUS DE ROODE.

Self- medication in parasitized monarch butterflies: Mommy knows best.

BRIAN PARTON,HORACE DALE.

A photometric study of the eclipsing algol LU Draconis.

TRACY PAUL,CLAUDIA FALLINI, WILFRIED ROSSOLL, AND GARY J. BASSELL.

The ALS disease protein TDP-43: characterization of novel interacting proteins.

JASMIN PETERSON,PATRICK COPPOCK, AND JAMES KINDT.
(Honorable Mention)

Comparison of permeability in gel, liquid, and interfacial regions in phospholipid bilayers.

JESSICA PETREE,MELISSA PATTERSON, JAMIE ANDERSON, AND VINCE CONTICELLO.
(Honorable Mention)

Incorporation of L-DOPA into an elastin-mimetic polypeptide

BOB H. PRESS,MARGARET C. L. TSE, AND OSCAR G. C. PERNG.

Mapping the essential region in the UOL gene responsible for the neurovirulence in the HSV-1 encephalitis.

ERIC QUACH,BROOKE SNYDER, THAIS FEDERICI, AND NICHOLAS BOULIS.
(Honorable Mention)

The effects of promoter specificity on transgene expression in the mouse spinal cord after remote delivery of rabies-pseudotyped HIV-1-based lentiviral vector.

CAREN M. REMILLARD,JAINE E. PERLMAN, ALLISON L. MARTIN, AND MOLLIE A. BLOOMSMITH.

Oh behave! an assessment of nonhuman primate behavior at YNPRC: comparing monkeys housed singly and in social pairs.

SAVANNAH RISINGER,JULIE COATS, AND IVAN RASNIK.

Lateral mobility and localization in artificial lipid membrane systems.

ZACHERY ROHM,MEGAN MURPHY, AND CYNTHIA A. DERDEYN.

Progress toward finding the impact of HIV-1 subtype c a2 helix on viral sensitivity to neutralization by autologous patient plasma.

JAMIE H. ROSE,DANIEL F. MANVICH, MI ZHOU, LEONARD L. HOWELL, AND HEATHER L. KIMMEL.

Effects of repeated disulfiram on cocaine-induced increases in locomotor activity in the squirrel monkey.

MARY ROTH,CHRISTINA GROSS, AND GARY BASSELL.

Analysis of the association of the fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP) with PI3K mRNA.

SEAN RYNO,NADEGE BOUDET, AND SIMON B. BLAKEY.

Synthesis of a novel Cu(I)-hydrooxazoline catalyst for C-H amination.

NABIHA SAKLAYEN,GARY L. HUNTER, KAZEM V. EDMOND, AND ERIC R. WEEKS..

Confinement of dense colloidal suspensions in a cylindrical geometry.

TARIELLE SANDERS,YUYEN LIN, AND IVAN RASNIK.

Determining the thermodynamic stability of DNA triplet repeat sequences through single molecule fluorescence and force experiments.

CHINAR D SANGHVI,ZACHARY HUDSON, MELODY A. RHINE, STEFANIE PRAST, ELIAS S. J. ARNER, SHIFANG PENG, ZHUO CHEN, KENNETH I. HARDCASTLE, MOHAMMAD R. SAADEIN, CORA E. MACBETH, AND JACK F. EICHLER

Synthesis, characterization, and in vitro biological testing of potential anti- cancer gold(III) polypyridyl complexes.

DOMINIQUE SCUTELLA,STEPHANIE FOSBENNER, KATHERINE BOSS- WILLIAMS, AND JAY WEISS.

Behavioral, morphological, and neural activity differences between selectively-bred rat lines.

ANOUSHEH SHAFA,MARK MULLIGAN.
(Honorable Mention)

HIV vaccine clinical trials: What is your motivation?

ALEX SHAPIRO,MELINDA BRINDLEY, AND RICHARD K. PLEMPER.

Elucidating the fusion mechanism of measles virus through the isolation of a soluble variant of the SLAM/CD-150 receptor.

NICHOLAS SPELLER,CLAUDIA FALLINI, AND GARY BASSELL.

Localization and interactions of unrip, gemin 7, and smn in primary cultured motor neurons.

CHELSEA SPRAGG,ERIK KLINE, AND ADAM MARCUS.
(Honorable Mention)

Vimentin dynamics and cell motility

STACI N. STEPHENS,LAUREN CLEPPER, LAURA L. NAMY, AND LYNNE NYGAARD.

The impact of valence on sound symbolism

HAI TRAN,STEFAN LUTZ.

Widening the active site of Bacillus circulans xylanase via proline insertion

KRISTEN G. WILLIAMS,SHERRYL H. GOODMAN.

Pregnant African- American's attitudes toward prevention of perinatal depression

CAROLINE WILSON,EMILY RYAN, AND JUDITH FRIDOVICH-KEIL.
(Honorable Mention)

Activity of galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase (GALT) and galactose sensitivity in Drosophila melanogaster expressing human S135L-hGALT

DAVID WU,TIANQUAN LIAN.

An artificial photosynthetic water splitting system for the generation of clean hydrogen fuels

SO YIM,CHRISTINA GROSS, AND GARY J. BASSELL.

FMRP regulation of PI3K signaling in a fragile X mouse model.

JUSTIN J. YOO,JOCELYN A. LEE, AND DAVID C. PALLAS.
(Honorable Mention)

Role of Leucine Carboxyl Methyltransferase-1 (LCMT-1) in mammalian liver development.

PHOEBE YOUNG,YUE LIU, AND DAVID LYNN.

Investigation of semagenesis as a mechanism of plant-to-plant signaling in Arabidopsis.

WENXIA ZHAO,GLADYS GONZALEZ-AVILES, MIKE HILLMAN, AND TAMARA CASPARY.

The mechanism of Arl13b, a cilia protein essential for development of the nervous system.

WEN ZHENG, MICHAEL EAST, AND RICHARD A. KAHN.

Using blue native P.A.G.E to identify protein binding partners of ARL2.

KELSEY ZIMMERMANN, SCOTT HELDT, AND KERRY RESSLER.
(Third Place)

Effects of cAMP modulation within the amygdala on the extinction of fear memories.