The 33rd Maine Biological and Biomedical
Sciences Symposium will be held April 28-29, 2006 in the Maren
Auditorium and Dahlgren Hall Conference Center at the Mount
Desert Island Biological Laboratory in Salisbury Cove, Maine.
The Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium (MBMSS)
is a state-wide gathering of researchers and students—an
opportunity to share research results, exchange ideas, promote
collaboration, and network with Maine scientists in a variety
of disciplines. Invited and selected speakers will present
short research reports, followed by question/answer and open
discussion. A poster session and grantsmanship workshop will
also be held.
All Maine researchers, science faculty, graduate, undergraduate
and high school students are cordially invited to attend.
SCHEDULE
(as of 04/24/06)
All sessions will be held
in the MDIBL Conference Center. All meals,
unless other wise noted, will be held in the MDIBL
Dining Hall
Thursday,
April 27
6:00 pm - Dinner available
for those arriving Thursday evening. Please email Michael
McKernan to reserve a seat.
Friday,
April 28
9:00 am - Symposium
Registration/Continental Breakfast/Poster Set-Up
9:25 am - Symposium
Welcome and Introduction
Patricia Hand, Ph.D., Administrative Director,
MDI Biological Laboratory
9:30
am - Keynote Speaker
James F. Crow, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
of Genetics, University of Wisconsin - Madison
"Age and Sex Effects on Human Mutation Rates: An Old
Problem with a Surprising New Wrinkle"
Session
I: Genetics and Cancer
(Chair - Carol Bult, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory)
10:15 am - Rodney
Nairn, Ph.D., Professor, University of Texas M.D.
Anderson Cancer Center
"Genetic Recombination and Overlapping DNA Repair Mechanisms
in Mammalian Cells"
11:00 am - BREAK
11:15 am - Mark
Sweezy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University
of New England
"The Repair of Double-Strand DNA Breaks via Homologous
Recombination in the Fission Yeast, Schizosaccharomyces
pombe"
11:30 am - Karen
Fancher, Graduate Student, The Jackson Laboratory / The University of Maine
"Retrotransposons in Ductal Carcinoma In Situ:
A Potential Early Marker of Tumorigenesis"
11:45 am - Peter
Pavicevic, Undergraduate Student, College of the
Atlantic
"Characterization of a Novel Xiphophorus Melanoma-Derived
Cell Line"
12:00 am - LUNCH
1:00 pm - Recognition
of the MBMSS Board and Dr. Barbara Kent
Patricia Hand, Ph.D., MDI Biological Laboratory
1:05 pm - Federal
Grants Workshop
Moderated by: Rodney Nairn, Ph.D.
2:45 pm - BREAK
Session
II: Genetics and Development
(Chair - Patsy Dickinson, Ph.D., Bowdoin College)
3:00 pm - Ruth
Jacobson, Undergraduate Student, Bowdoin College
"Pbx1 Gain and Loss of Function Phenotypes
in the Developing Gut Tube"
3:15 pm - Kelsey
Walton, Undergraduate Student, University of New
England
"Ecdysone Receptor Deficiency Results in Elevated Male-Male
Courtship in Adult Male Fruit Flies"
3:30 pm - Luke
Krebs, Ph.D., Associate Research Scientist, The
Jackson Laboratory
"Arteriovenous Malformations in Notch and Eph/Ephrin
Pathway Mutants Resemble Those Observed in Alk1 and Endoglin
Mutants"
3:45 pm - Andrew
Combs, Undergraduate Student, Bowdoin College
"Stress Induced Ultra-Structural Cellular Modifications
in Arabidopsis"
4:00 pm - Josh
Kavaler, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Colby College
"An Investigation of the Role of D-Pax2 in
the Expression of Crystalline in the Drosophila
Eye"
4:15 pm - Diana
Kombe, Undergraduate Student, College of the Atlantic
"The Ying and the Yang of Growth Hormone: Increased
Lifespan and Glucose Intolerance in Growth Hormone-Deficient
Little Mice"
4:30 pm - Poster Session
and hor d'oeuvres
Dahlgren Hall and Eden Parish Hall
6:00 pm - Banquet and
Entertainment by the Eastern Trio
Saturday,
April 29
8:30 am - Continental
Breakfast
Session
III: Physiology and Environmental Genetics
of Aquatic Species (Chair -
Chris Petersen, Ph.D., College of the Atlantic)
9:00 am - Phil
Yund, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor, University
of New England
"Sex in the Sea: Is Fertilization in Sea Urchins Limited
by Sperm Availability?"
9:45 am - Braulio
Peguero, Research Assistant, Bowdoin College
"Identification and Physiological Activity of New Tachykinin-Related
Peptide in Cancer irroratus"
10:00 am - Lindsay
Murray-Miller, Undergraduate Student, University
of New England
"Semi-Isolated Hearts to Identify Critical Temperatures
in Rock Crabs, Cancer irroratus"
10:15 am - Barry
Logan, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Bowdoin College
"The Role of Proline in the Freezing Tolerances of
Two Competing Species of Red Algae"
10:30 am - BREAK
10:45 am - Akshata
Nayak, Graduate Student, The University of Maine
"Effects of Low Levels of Arsenic on the Innate Immune
System in Danio Rerio (Zebrafish)"
11:00 am - Nishad
Jayasundara, Research Assistant, MDI Biological
Laboratory
"Prediction of Transcription Regulatory Elements in
the Pachygrapsus marmoratus Na+, K+-ATPase Subunit
Gene"
Session
IV: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
(Chair - Judy Stone, Ph.D., Colby College)
11:15 am - Carol
Bult, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, The Jackson Laboratory
"Computing with the Gene Ontology: Putting the Functional in Functional Genomics"
11:30 am - Joel
Graber, Ph.D., Associate Staff Scientist, The Jackson
Laboratory
"Novel Approaches to RNA Motif Identification and Characterization"
11:45 am - Yong Woo, Graduate Student, The Jackson Laboratory / The University of Maine
"Lymphomagenesis in Mice Deficient for Non-Homologous End-Joining Factor"
12:00 pm - LUNCH
CALL
FOR ABSTRACTS
All Maine scientists, faculty, and students are invited to
attend and participate in the Symposium. Any abstract
in the biological and medical sciences is welcome.
The following topics serve as a general framework into which
some talks might be organized and outside speakers chosen:
1. Genetics and Genomics
– including comparative genomics, proteomics, gene regulation,
developmental genetics and conservation genetics
2. Marine and Field Research - including
marine and aquatic model systems, environmental monitoring
and ecology
3. Bioinformatics - including computational
biology, sequence analysis, and informatics databases
4. Infectious Disease - including all vector-borne
disease research and public health efforts
5. Physiology - including comparative and
human physiology, neuroscience, reproduction and development
In addition to invited speakers, some
speakers will be selected from the submitted abstracts. Speakers
selected from the abstracts will be a mix of investigators
and students. Due to time constraints, we will probably not
be able to accomodate everyone who would like to give a platform
presentation. We hope that anyone who cannot be fit into the
platform sessions will present a poster
of their work.
The MBMSS is an excellent forum for
young scientists or junior faculty to present and discuss
their research. Students who participate in research are specially
encouraged to submit an abstract.
POSTER SESSION
The poster session is a highlight of the symposium. It is
a wonderful opportunity for one-on-one scientific interaction
and networking. All participants, even those giving platform
presentations, are encouraged to present their research in
the poster session. We expect a large crowd, lively conversation,
and refreshments.
Interested poster presenters should sumbit
an abstract. A
poster guide and instructions are available here. Posters
should be no more than 50" wide, and most poster boards
are vertical.
The abstract formatting rules for platform/poster
presentation are listed below.
TRAVEL,
PARKING AND HOUSING
Driving Directions:
Are available here.
MDI Biological Laboratory is located on Old Bar Harbor Road
in the village of Salisbury Cove, 04672. Old Bar Harbor Road
is a left hand turn approaching from Ellsworth on Rt. 3 (approximately
4 miles from the bridge at the head of Mount Desert Island).
Parking: Early arrivers
may park roadside, along Old Bar Harbor Road. Parking is also
available in lots adjacent to the conference facilities. Directional
signs will indicate where to park.
Housing:
Limited student housing (free of charge)
is available at the MDI Biological Laboratory. Email Lauren
Gilhooley (lauren.gilhooley@mdibl.org) to make a reservation.
Atlantic
Oakes by the Sea
Rt. 3, Bar Harbor |
207-288-5801 |
Group name: MBMSS |
$67/night |
On-campus housing
MDIBL |
207-288-9880, ext 108
lauren.gilhooley@mdibl.org |
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free for students |
STUDENT
FUNDING
The Maine INBRE will cover registration
fees, travel, and on-campus housing for undergraduate and
graduate students who wish to attend MBMSS. Please inquire
with Lauren Gilhooley
at MDIBL.
2006
Maine Biological & Medical Sciences Symposium
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Format
- Page limit = 1 page
- MS Word, plain text, or PDF file format only.
Style
- Font size: 12, Type Style: Times, Spacing:
single spaced copy using paragraph indents, Margins: 1".
- Double space between paragraphs and justify right margin.
Layout
- Title: The title of the abstract should
be bolded.
- Abbreviations must not be used in title.
- Name(s)/institution(s): List the author's name(s), institution(s)
where the work originated, city, state and country. Indicate
the SURNAME of each author followed by his or her INITIALS
only.
Please underline attending authors name. Double space after
affiliations and before the body text.
Deadlines
Abstract deadline: March 1, 2006
Pre-registration deadline: April 3, 2006
FEES,
PRE-REGISTRATION, ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Registration fee: $40. Includes symposium materials, abstract
book, and all meals. You will be invoiced upon pre-registration.
Student funding is available (see above).
The 2006 Maine Biological
and Biomedical Sciences Symposium is organized and supported
by the Maine
IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence.
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