[bioundgrd] TOMORROW: Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium

[MacKenzie Outlund]

Bio majors - looking forward to seeing you all here in support of your
colleagues tomorrow 1-5pm in 68-181!  Schedule, specifics and details
below!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: MacKenzie Outlund <moutlund at mit.edu>
Date: Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 1:08 PM
Subject: THIS Thursday: Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium
To: bioundgrd at mit.edu


Hi Bio Majors,

Remember, this Thursday is the Biology Undergraduate Research
Symposium!  Don't miss out!  Get your gears turning again!

Details below.

MacKenzie


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: MacKenzie Outlund <moutlund at mit.edu>
Date: Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 12:08 PM
Subject: Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium - Thursday, Jan 28th
To: bioundgrd at mit.edu


Dear Biology Majors,

You are cordially invited to attend the Biology Undergraduate Research
Symposium on Thursday, January 28th from 1-5pm in 68-181.  The
Symposium will be moderated by Prof. Dennis Kim.  Refreshments will be
served.

Below is the schedule of presenters, nominated by Biology faculty
members for their outstanding research performance.  I hope you'll
take advantage of this opportunity to support, learn from and be
inspired by your fellow bio majors!  Please note there are breaks
throughout the event so that you may come and go as your schedule
permits.


Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium:

1:00pm

Opening Remarks


1:10-2:25pm

Alex Hopkins, Laub lab:  Characterization of A Novel Mechanism for
Cell Division Inhibition in Caulobacter crescentus

Amelia Chang, Weinberg lab:  Unbiased discovery of genes relevant for
breast cancer metastasis

Ezgi Hacisuleyan, Jaenisch lab:  Temporal and concentration
requirements of Klf4 for reprogramming mouse embryonic fibroblasts to
pluripotency

Helen Xun Hou, Eisen lab:  A mechanistic model for binding of
exogenous peptides to cell surface MHC class I proteins

Sophia Hsin-Jung Li, Weinberg lab:  Inhibition of
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) through BMP Signaling in
breast cancer cells


2:35-3:35pm

Ylaine Gerardin, Voldman lab:  An inexpensive, open-source method for
image-based cell sorting

Jenna Caldwell, O'Connor lab:  Introducing Hydrolytic Activity into C.
roseus Strictosidine Synthase

Jihye Kim, Constantine-Paton lab:  Reduced TrkB-PSD-95 spine
colocalization by inhibition of BDNF-TrkB pathway, in vivo

Sherry Yan, Sur lab:  Patterned multi-site stimulation in conjunction
with multi-site calcium imaging:  a new experimental system for
investigating function and plasticity in neuronal networks


3:45-4:45pm

Stephanie Wu, Hemann lab:  The Loss of ATR and Chk1 Sensitizes
p53-Deficient Cells Following DNA Replication Stress

Steven Mo, Bhatia lab:  Using Nanoparticle-Chaperoned Peptide
Libraries to Profile Cancer and Clotting Proteases

William Yee, Berger lab:  A screen of the complete set of known
Drosophila miRNAs identifies miRNAs with tumor-suppressor and
oncogenic activity in adult gut stem cells

Jay Rajan, Langer lab:  Effect of histone H1 on PBAE-mediated gene
delivery in HepG2 cells


4:45pm

Closing Remarks



Please get in touch with me if you have any questions, and we'll see
you next Thursday!

Best,

MacKenzie Outlund
Undergraduate Program
Biology Education Office, 68-120
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA  02139
(617) 253-4718
fax: (617) 258-9329