March 28 – 30, 2008
th 105 Annual Meeting
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Program Schedule...... 3-5
Poster Presentations...... 6-9
Oral Presentations ...... 10-16
Speaker Biographies ...... 17-19
Campus Map and Parking Information...... 20
Building Map...... 21
Supporters 2008 ...... 22
Sponsors...... 23
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PROGRAM
Friday, March 28, 2008
(All events are in Science Bldg. unless indicated)
1:00 – 5:00 pm UNCG Biology Environmental Symposium Room 101 (see back page for program)
2:00 – 5:00 pm Board Meeting 310 Eberhart
5:00 – 7:00 pm Registration (all participants) Lobby Poster Set up
5:30 – 6:00 pm Poster judges meeting Room 103
6:00– 7:30 pm Poster Session Lobby Reception with hors d’oeuvres
8:00 pm Welcome Remarks Room 101 Chancellor Patricia Sullivan Keynote Speech David Ullrich, Executive Director of the non-profit Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative and former career EPA Administrator “Scienpolicy-The Key to Environmental Problem Solving”
Saturday, March 29, 2008
8:00 – 9:00 am Registration Lobby
9:00 – 9:30 am Judges and Section Chairs Meeting Room 103
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10:00 – 11:30 Sessions for Oral presentations (Science Bldg.) Behavioral Sciences Room 301 Botany Room 349 Biotechnology Room 203 Cell and Developmental Biology I Room 103 Chemistry/Physiology Room 355 Ecology I Room 203 Environmental Science I Room 200 Microbiology Room 201 Molecular Biology Room 218 Zoology I Room 227 Zoology II Room 233
11:15 – 11:45 Student Academy Poster Presentation Lobby
11:45 – 1:00 Welcome Remarks Room 101 Dr. Rosemary Wonder, Associate Provost for Research & Public/Private Sector Partnerships
Key Note Speaker
Dr. Oliver Smithies
2007 Nobel Laureate in Medicine UNC Chapel Hill Excellence Professor in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
“Turning Pages”
1:00 – 1:45 pm Box Lunches Lobby
2:00 – 2:50 pm “Biotechnology in the Piedmont Triad” Room 201 Gwyn Riddick, Director of Piedmont Triad NCBC Office Targacept, Inc – Linda B. Gretton TransTech Pharma, Inc. – Jeffrey Webster
2:30 – 3:20 pm Workshop on Global Warming Room 200 “Integration of Science into Policy: Global Climate Change” Phillip Gibson – Warren-Wilson College Pricey Harrison -NC Representative District 57 Janet Cowell – NC Senator, Wake County
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3:30 – 5:05 pm Sessions for oral presentations Cell and Developmental Biology II Room 103 Ecology II Room 203 Environmental Sciences II Room 200 Zoology III Room 201 Mathematics/Physics Room 218 Science Education and Policy Room 217
5 – 5:30 pm Refreshments Lobby
5:30 – 6:30 pm Business Meetings NCAS Room 200 CANCAS Room 201
6:30 – 8:30 pm Banquet with Award Ceremony and Closings Spencer’s (see map)
8:30 – 9 pm NCAS Boards of Directors Meeting 310 Eberhart
Sunday, March 31 2008
8:00 am – Field Trip – NC Zoo (Meet at Zoo at 9:00 pm; maps provided at registration table)
5 NCAS Annual Meeting Poster Presentations - 2008 *denotes Collegiate Academy member eligible for Derieux Award. New Science Building. 1st Floor Lobby, 6-7:30 PM Friday, March 29,2008
Behavioral Sciences
P1 STARR, S.* and A. GOBLE. Bennett College for Women. State-dependent memory and eyewitness testimony.
P2 WALKER-JONES, M.,* 1 K. GRAVES, 2 and N. KASLOW. 3 Bennett College for Women1 , UNC Greensboro2 , and Emory University.3 Type of childhood trauma and links to intimate partner violence and suicide attempts.
P3 PEOPLES, A.N.*, C. HARRIS, M. WALKER-JONES, and A. Campbell. The presence of learned helplessness in African-Americans and its effect on academic success and aspirations.
Biotechnology
P4 GEARNER C.H., M.J. PEREIRA and C. TIRLA. University of North Carolina Pembroke. Fertilizers derived from byproducts of biodiesel manufacturing.
P5 RUBLEE, P.A., V.C. HENRICH, and M.M. MARSHALL. UNC Greensboro. Real time PCR for quantitative assessment of microbial species obtained from metagenomic profiling in geographically dispersed freshwater sources.
Botany
P6 MICKLE, J.E.1 and M.R. BARONE LUMAGA.2 NC State University and Univ. Napoli. Cuticle micromorphology of Chigua (Cycadales).
Cell & Developmental Biology
P7 BRODY, J.R., C.R. MUROS and L.M. NIEDZIELA. Elon University. Comparative developmental toxicology assessment using FETAX.
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P8 FRANKLIN, A.* and P. STEIMLE. UNC Greensboro. The cellular activity of myosin II heavy chain kinase C from Dictyostelium discoideum is restricted by its WD-repeat domain.
P9 HAYWORTH, M.K.*, M.S. RASOOL, and J.E. TOMKIEL. UNC Greensboro. Identifying novel components of the dtopors chromosome segregation parthway.
P10 KEENER, M.B. and P. STEIMLE. UNC Greensboro. Studies of the actin binding activity of Dictyostelium doscoideum myosin II heavy chain kinase A.
P11 LANGDON, C.G.*, A.R. STRICKLAND, and K. GUZMAN. Campbell University. Spontaneous contraction of the mouse skeletal muscle cell line C2C12 is inhibited by ion channel blockers.
P12 LO, K.K.Y., G. GOOCH, and L.M. NIEDZIELA. Elon University. Bioactivity assessment of synthetic heterocyclic compounds.
P13 MARTIN, P. and I. HUSSAINI. North Carolina A & T State University and the University of Virginia. Inhibition of glioblastoma cell growth by a Raf small molecule inhibitor.
P14 MCKEE, J. and P.A. STEIMLE. UNC Greensboro. Dictyostelium discoideum myosin II heavy chain kinase B possesses a novel asparagines-rich domain that targets the kinase to catalyze myosin II filament assembly in cells.
P15 MORRILON, M. and K.S. KATULA. UNC Greensboro. Alterations in Wnt signaling in folate deficient cells.
P16 MORROW, A.P., S.N. LEE, C.E. GILLIS, B.A. LAFOON, J.A. STOLIC and A.A. CAPEHART. East Carolina University. Recombinant versican G3 domain over- expression in the developing chick limb.
P17 RUSSELL, T.R. and P. STEIMLE. UNC Greensboro. Cloning and cellular characterization of a putative myosin II heavy chain kinase from Dictyostelium doscoideum.
P18 WATTS, A.M.*, K. GUZMAN, and T. ABRAHAM. Campbell University. Inhibition of CaMKII modulates skeletal muscle development in culture.
P19 WOESTE, L., M. ESPOSITO, and K. BERND. Davidson College. A thyroid disorder model based on metabolic differences in cell culture to demonstrate the varying effect of thyroid hormone on glucose consumption.
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Chemistry
P20 FANEITE, D.*, L. HUENE, B. BROOKS, D. JUDGE, and S. MANAHAN. Gardner-Webb University. . Analysis of beta carotene in carrot products using thin layer chromatography (TLC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).
P21 STROTHER, A. 1*, J.V. KUMAR1, and B. WILSON2. North Carolina A&T State University1 and Agilent Technologies Incorporated2. Evaluation of capillary flow technology for large volume injections in gas chromatography.
P22 BALLANTYNE, J, C.CARRIGAN and V. TOLTEN. Gardner-Webb University. Synthesis of biodiesel from various oil stocks.
Ecology
P23 ALLISON, A. and J.J. ENGLISH. Gardner-Webb University. Use of artificial micro-habitat by the grey tree frog, Hyla chrysoscelis (Hylidae).
P24 HAYES, D. AND A.HERSHEY. UNC Greensboro. Utilization of particulate and dissolved carbon sources by the snail Valvata in arctic lakes.
P25 MORRA, R.T. and M.T. LERDAU. Warren Wilson College. Factors contributing to invisibility: enemy-release and leaf properties.
Environmental Sciences
P26 SMITH, M.K.*, A.E. ROOP, and P.A. RUBLEE. UNC GREENSBORO. Efficacy of real-time PCR detection of Bacteroidales to track sewage inputs in urban streams.
P27 BELLAMY, A.R.* and S.G.N. EDDINS. Gardner-Webb University. Comparison of water quality of rural and moderately urbanized streams in Southern Cleveland County, North Carolina.
P28 ROTHENBERGER, M., J. BURKHOLDER, and C. BROWNIE. NC State University. Long-term impacts of changing land-use practices on water quality and phytoplankton assemblages in the Neuse River ecosystem, NC
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Health Sciences
P29 GORDON, E.J. and V. KELKAR. North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University. Type 2 diabetes health disparities for African Americans in North Carolina.
P30 WILLIAMS, J.*, T. MILLER, D. JUDGE, B. BROOKS, and S. MANAHAN. Gardner-Webb University. Analysis of lycopene in varieties of fresh tomatoes and tomato products using thin layer chromatography (TLC) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).
Molecular Biology
P31 WILSON, K.* and R. ALEXANDER. Wake Forest University. Cloning and mutagenic analysis of Class 1 aminoacyl tRNA synthetases.
Physics
P32 SHABAN, M.W, C. CLODFELTER, K. BERND, and J. YUKICK. Davidson College. Developing optical trapping techniques to measure swimming force generation in Chlamydomonas cells.
Science Education/Policy
P33 CHILDERS, R.* and J.S. COKER. Elon University. Development of activities to accompany the “12 Principles of Plant Biology.”
Zoology
P34 MABE, W.*, W.J. O'BRIEN, and P.A. RUBLEE. UNC Greensboro. Crustacean zooplankton at the Toolik Lake LTER: sequencing 18S ribosomal genes.
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Oral Presentations
* denotes Collegiate Academy member eligible for Derieux Award
Morning Sessions, 10-11:35 AM
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Behavioral Sciences New Science Building 301
10:00 Announcements from Section Chair
10:05 WALKER-JONES, M.,* 1 K. GRAVES, 2 and N. KASLOW. 3 Bennett College for Women 1 , UNC Greensboro 2 , and Emory University. 3 Type of childhood trauma and links to intimate partner violence and suicide attempts.
10:20 STARR, S.* and A. GOBLE. Bennett College for Women. State-dependent memory and eyewitness testimony.
10:35 PEOPLES, A.N.*, C. HARRIS, M. WALKER-JONES, and A. Campbell. The presence of learned helplessness in African-Americans and its effect on academic success and aspirations.
Botany New Science Building 349
10:00 Announcements from Section Chair
10:05 FLOYD, M.D. and K.R.M. JOSLIN. Warren Wilson College. Soil-management history as a factor in Mexican bean beetle (Epilachna varivestis) preference for string bean plants (Phaseoleus vulgaris).
10:20 KENZ, L.* Lenoir-Rhyne College. The effect of abiotic factors on cholorophyll disintegration and leaf abscission in Liriodendron tulipifera (Magnoliaceae).
10:35 SCHMIDT, D.L.* and E.P. LACEY. UNC Greensboro. The effect of temperature and floral reflectance plasticity on pollen grain size in Plantago lanceolata.
10:50 BRUEHL, A.1* and P. FRITSCH2. Guilford College1 and The California Academy of Sciences2. Comparative pollen morphology of the genus Symplocos.
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Biotechnology New Science Building 217
10:00 Announcements from Section Chair
10:05 BEATTY, J. and V.C. HENRICH. UNC Greensboro. Development of a cell culture based assay to detect insecticidal compounds.
10:20 CAMPBELL , A*1 and G. MAGEE2 . Guilford College1 , Xavier Univ.2 Development of a microfluidic method for transcription factor assays.
10:35 WILLIAMS, K.D.* Lenoir-Rhyne College. Use of a single-nucleotide polymorphism to predict food preferences.
10:50 MARTENS, A.T. Davidson College. A new E.coli computer: Demonstrating the use of anti-terminators and their potential for solving larger burnt-pancake problems.
11:05 ZWACK, E.E. Davidson College. Development of ligand controlled post- transcriptional regulators in E. coli.
11:20 HENRICH, V.C., M.M. MARSHALL, and P.A. RUBLEE. UNC Greensboro. Using microbial community profiles to monitor environmental conditions: Merging molecular biology and freshwater ecology.
Cell & Developmental Biology I New Science Building 103
10:00 Announcements from Section Chair
10:05 COLEMAN, J.L.*, and O. RUEPPELL. UNC Greensboro. Behavior but not age affects cellular proliferation in the midgut of honey bee, Apis mellifera, workers.
10:20 EDWARDS, L.* and M.J. CARIVEAU. Mount Olive College. Effects of hexavalent chromium on developing zebrafish embryos
10:35 LANGDON, C.G.*, A.R. STRICKLAND, and K. GUZMAN. Campbell University. Spontaneous contraction of the mouse skeletal muscle cell line C2C12 is inhibited by ion channel blockers.
10:50 WATTS, A.M.*, K. GUZMAN, and T. ABRAHAM. Campbell University. Inhibition of CaMKII modulates skeletal muscle development in culture
11:05 KUK, A. and K. KATULA. UNC Greensboro. Analysis of the EPHB6 promoter and its activity in folate deficient cells.
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Chemistry / Physiology New Science Building 355
10:00 Announcements from Section Chair
10:05 MEAD, J.S. and J.W. BROCK. Warren Wilson College. Characterization of volatile compounds in clover honey by solid-phase microextraction and gas chromotography-mass spectrometry.
10:20 BERNSTEIN, D.T.*, and S.L. TOBEY. Wake Forest University. Design of synthetic nicotinic receptors to determine physical parameters of binding.
10:35 ICARD, B.*. Lenoir Rhyne College. The development and optimization of a CVAA method for the determination of mercury at submicrogram levels.
10:50 HOPKINS, E.W.* Lenoir-Rhyne College. The effect of rocking on respiratory entrainment in young adults.
11:05 CHATTERJEE, S. and R.P.MASON. NIEHS. Oxidative stress induced post translational modification of carboxypeptidase B1 in acute systemic inflammation.
11:20 GORDON, E.J. and V. KELKAR. North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University. Type 2 diabetes health disparities for African Americans in North Carolina.
Ecology I New Science Building 203
10:00 Announcements from Section Chair
10:05 JONES, K.G.* Belmont Abbey College and the School for Field Studies. Blowouts and the species found in them.
10:20 MORALES J.M.V.*1 and N.CHARTIER2 . Guilford College1, NC State University2. Breeding biology of Swainson’s Warbler on a bottomland hardwood forest of North Carolina.
10:35 BEAVER, S.F.* Lenoir-Rhyne College. Small mammals and their environment: Burn regime and its effects on Minnesota savanna.
10:50 BROWN, A.L.*, T. JACOMET, and S. MCCOMMONS. Campbell University. Anthropogenic influences on pond water quality and biotic integrity - implications for stormwater management.
11:05 BURKE, D.*, C.S. HALL and L. WEBER. Warren Wilson College. Kleptoparasitic attack methods by Larus atricilla (Laughing Gulls) at a seabird colony on Eastern Egg Rock, Maine.
11:20 PREVOST, C.L.* Warren Wilson College. Effect of two monoterpenes on the hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugal).
12 Environmental Sciences I New Science Building 200
10:00 Announcements from Section Chair
10:05 AUSTIN, A.L.*, S.M. SIMONSON1, P.A. MYER and L.A. BONNER. Peace College and 1Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Division of Water Quality). Assessment of the French Broad River using benthic macroinvertebrates as bioindicators (Madison County, NC).
10:20 CHAGARLAMUDI, K.*, P. SRIRAM, and F.S. CUFFNEY. Meredith College. Uptake of PPCP’s by Corbicula fluminea (Mollusca, Bivalvia) of various age classes.
10:35 GOODRICH, A.* Warren Wilson College. Growth and Survival of American Butternut (Juglens cinenea) in a natural shade gradient.
10:50 SCHWARTZ, S.*1 and M. OKELLOS2. Guilford College1 and School for Field Studies2. Wildlife displacement: The effects of human activities and structures on wildlife migration and dispersal in Mbirikani group ranch, near Amboseli, Kenya.
11:05 LISS, A.M.*, P.A. RUBLEE, and V. WALL1. UNC Greensboro and 1NC Zoological Park. Poo at the zoo: Molecular probing for exotic animal waste.
11:20 SRIRAM, P.*, K. CHAGALAMUDI, and F.S. CUFFNEY. Meredith College. Effects of PPCP’s of Corbicula fluminea (Mollusca, Bivalvia) of various age classes.
Microbiology New Science Building 201
10:00 Announcements from Section Chair
10:05 IRVING, S. and M.J. LEE-BROWN. Guilford College. Completing the puzzle: Classifying two strains of Azotobacter salinestris through genomic comparison of ribosomal DNA and metabolic Profiles.
10:20 HICKEY, G.J.M* and M.J. LEE-BROWN. Guilford College. Characterization of an understudied bacterium, Azotobacter zettuovi .
10:35 ROBY, M.D.* and T.J. GRIER. Lenoir-Rhyne College and Greer Laboratories. Immunochemical analysis of four distinct strains of the common allergenic mold Alternaria alternate (Pleosporaceae). .
10:50 DUSABLON, K.M.*, DUSABLON, A., COOK, A.L., WEST, B.P., ARMSTRONG, M.L., DOHMEN, P.E. and S.S. REILLY. Belmont Abbey College. Pass the bleach: A survey of bacteria isolated from the wrestling facilities at Belmont Abbey College.
11:05 DAVIS, A.C.*1 and E.M. HILTBOLD2. Guilford College1 and Wake Forest University2. Level of LLO at the time of Listeria monocytogenes infection does not affect its escape from vacuoles in dendritic cells.
11:20 POTTS, L.K.* and J.R. WOLF. Peace College. A novel growth inhibitor from Bacillus cereus GS1 is secreted during late growth/early stationary phase of broth cultures.
13 Molecular Biology I New Science Building 218
10:00 Announcements from Section Chair
10:05 IGLESIA, M.D.*1, A.L. MACKELLAR2 , and A.L. GREENLEAF2 . Guilford College1 and Duke Univ.2 Binding Interactions Elucidate Function in Yeast Transcription Factor Iws1.
10:20 GROVE, A.M.H* and L.C. LAYMAN. Lenoir-Rhyne College and Medical College of Georgia. NELF mutations in patients with idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypoganadism and Kallmann syndrome.
10:35 ABERA, M*1, J.J.G TESMER2 and M. AITTALEB2. Guilford College1 and University of Michigan2. Preliminary crystallization study for the interaction between the c- terminus of plexin B1 receptor and the PDZ domain of leukemia associated RhoGEF (LARG) to activate RhoA.
10:50 PLOTKIN, J.* and V.C. HENRICH. UNC Greensboro. Genetic analysis of isoform and tissue specific functions of the Drosophila melanogaster ecdysteroid receptor.
11:05 OREBAUGH, C.*1, S. HARVEY2 , T. HOLLIS2 , Y. CROW3 and F. PERRINO2 . Guilford College1, Wake Forest University2 and Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine3 . TREX1 mutations in autoimmune disease.
11:20 CLIFTON, K. and V.C. HENRICH. UNC Greensboro. The effect on transcriptional activity of mutations that alter possible phosphoryation Sites in Drosophila melanogaster ultraspiracle (USP).
Zoology I New Science Building 227
10:00 Announcements from Section Chair
10:05 SCHWARTZ, F. UNC Inst. Marine Science. Vertebral asbeybosis in hybrid North American trout (family Salmonidae).
10:20 BACON, E.*, J.J. ENGLISH, and D.H. OLIVE. Gardner-Webb University. Analysis of mating call acoustics and their relationship to body biometrics in the grey tree frog, Hyla versicolor.
10:35 PEROUTKA, C.M.*, D.A. BEAMER and T. LAMB. East Carolina University. A phylogeographic profile of the three-lined salamander, Eurycea longicauda guttolineata.
10:50 COPELAND, L.A.* and J.C. CLAMP. North Carolina Central University. Genetic evidence for a diverse basal clade of peritrich ciliates (Protista, Ciliophora).
11:05 KIRKLAND, A. Mount Olive College. The effects of temperature on the life cycle of brine shrimp, Artemia salina.
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Zoology II New Science Building 233
10:00 Announcements from Section Chair
10:05 LLEWELLYN, J.B. Brevard College. Summer birds of Lake Junaluska, North Carolina.
10:20 IDOL, D.J.* and C.L. ROGERS-LOWERY. Catawba College. Sharing resistance to glochidia larvae of freshwater mussels between bluegill sunfish.
10:35 HAYWORTH, M.K.*, N.G. JOHNSON, M.E. WILHELM, R.P. GOVE, M.R. LEAGON, J.D. METHENY, and O. RUEPPELL. UNC Greensboro. The risk sensitive mating behavior of honeybee queens.
10:50 MUNDAY, M.D.* and O. RUEPPELL. UNC Greensboro. Variation in ovary size of honeybee workers.
11:05 WALLRICHS, M.A.*, J. METHENY, and O. RUEPPELL. UNC Greensboro. Testing genetic links between ovary size and social behavior in honeybee workers.
Afternoon Sessions, 3:30-5:05 PM
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Cell & Developmental Biology II New Science Building 103
3:30 Announcements from Session Chair
3:35 RANJANA, R. and K.S. KATULA. UNC Greensboro. Possible involvement of NF-κB in the response of cells to folate deficiency.
3:50 RINGLEY, J.T., T.S. MCCAULEY, W.T. HARRISON, and D. WEAVER. Campbell University. Albumin toxicity in renal proximal tubule cells.
4:05 LONG, J.G., J.G. COOK, and E.M. LEISE. UNC Greensboro. Adult marine snails induce metamorphosis in conspecific larvae of Ilyanassa obsolete (Mollusca, Gastropoda).
4:20 MARTIN, P. and I. HUSSAINI. North Carolina A & T State University and the University of Virginia. Inhibition of glioblastoma cell growth by a Raf small molecule inhibitor.
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Ecology II New Science Building 203
3:30 Announcements from Session Chair
3:35 POLLARD, L.D. and A.E. HERSHEY. UNC Greensboro. Determination of nitrogen transport and retention in oligotrophic riparian zones of arctic lake outlets using stable isotopes.
3:50 MEDVEDEFF, C. and A.E. HERSHEY. UNC Greensboro. Assimilation of particulate and dissolved carbon sources by Sphaerium nitidum and Grensia in an arctic lake.
4:05 BOSTICK, M.C. and A.E. HERSHEY. UNC Greensboro. Methanogenesis and methane oxidation in arctic lake sediments.
4:20 WILLIAMS, A. and A.M. FOSTER. Mount Olive College. Vegetative survey of Carrot Island: An alternate theory for the Lost Colony
4:35 MORRA, R.T. and M.T. LERDAU. Warren Wilson College. Factors contributing to invasibility: enemy-release and leaf properties.
Environmental Sciences II New Science Building 200
3:30 Announcements from Session Chair
3:35 CUFFNEY, F.S., SRIRAM, P, and K. CHAGALAMUDI. Meredith College. Corbicula fluminea (Mollusca, Bivalvia) populations of the Neuse River: model organisms for interdisciplinary undergraduate research of PPCP ecosystem effects.
3:50 HEACOCK, F.. Warren-Wilson College. Heavy metals in the Swannonoa River: Potential pollution from a remediated junkyard.
4:05 MORRIS, A.D., M.C.KALCOUNIS- RÜPPELL, and D.A. MILLER1. UNC Greensboro, 1Weyerhauser Company. Use of forest edges by bats in a managed pine foresT landscape in coastal North Carolina.
4:20 ALLGOOD, D., M.A. VINDIGNI, A.D. MORRIS, J.A. MCDONOUGH, M.C. KALCOUNIS-RÜPPELL, and D.A. MILLER1. UNC Greensboro, 1Weyerhauser Company. Influences of forest stand types and modified water sources on diversity and abundance of dipteran families in a managed pine forest on the North Carolina coastal plain.
4:35 LYTLE, C.. North Carolina State University. Observations on some environmental issues in China.
16 Zoology III New Science Building 201
3:30 Announcements from Session Chair
3:35 MEZNAR, E.M. and O.R. RUEPPELL. UNC Greensboro. Cross species amplification of Apis mellifera microsatellites.
3:50 GRAHAM, A. UNC Greensboro. The genetic architecture of differential ovary size in two honeybee races.
4:05 BAILEY, A.B., B.E. HENDRIXSON, and J.E. BOND. East Carolina University. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution of the trapdoor spider genus Myrmekiaphila (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Cyrtaucheniidae).
4:20 COOPER, D. and A.M. FOSTER. Mount Olive College. Hand preference in mongoose lemurs (Eulemur mongoz) during feeding in captivity.
4:35 STANLEY, A.W. and M.D. SCHUG. UNC Greensboro. Do eastern purple martins, Progne subis subis seek extra-pair copulations to increase genetic diversity of their offspring?
Mathematics/ Physics New Science Building 218
3:30 Announcements from Session Chair
3:35 GUO, N. Johnson C. Smith University. Establishment and numerical analysis of a nonlinear system in fluid mechanics.
3:50 SHABAN, M.W, C. CLODFELTER, K. BERND, and J. YUKICK. Davidson College. Developing optical trapping techniques to measure swimming force generation in Chlamydomonas cells
Science Education and Policy New Science Building 217
3:30 Announcements from Session Chair
3:35 COKER, J.S. Elon University. Student-designed experiments in Introductory Biology for non-majors.
3:50 CUFFNEY, F.S. and W. POWELL. Meredith College. Forensic science as a model for integrating science and math in middle and high school.
17 Dr. Oliver Smithies 2007 Nobel Laureate in Medicine Excellence Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Dr. Oliver Smithies was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England in 1925. He has said that his love of science comes from an early fascination with radios and telescopes. He received a MA and a DPhil in Biochemistry in 1951 at Balliol College, Oxford. Dr. Smithies dropped out of medical school to study chemistry. From 1953 to 1960, Smithies worked in the Connaught Medical Research Laboratory, University of Toronto, Canada, after which he was at University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1960 to 1988 where he became the Leon J. Cole and Hilldale Professor of Genetics and Medical Genetics. Since 1988, Dr. Smithies has been the Excellence Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UNC Chapel Hill. Smithies’ research has focused on cystic fibrosis and high blood pressure using a mouse model. Dr. Smithies and Mario Capecchi both discovered gene targeting independently. Smithies developed the technique while at the University of Wisconsin. Smithies also developed gel electrophoresis. On October 8, 2007, Smithies was announced as co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Mario Capecchi of the University of Utah and Martin Evans of Cardiff University “for their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells.” Smithies is the first full professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill to receive a Nobel Prize. These are some of the other awards and honors received by Oliver Smithies: • 1971 - Elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences. • 1978 - Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. • 1986 - Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. • 1990 - Smithies received the Gairdner Foundation International Award for contributions to medical science. The award is often considered a precursor to the Nobel Prize in Medicine, and Smithies won it twice. • 1991 - Smithies was given an honorary degree by the University of Chicago. • 1993 - He won the North Carolina Award for Science. • 1998 - American Association of Medical Colleges' Award for Distinguished Research was awarded to Smithies and Capecchi. • 1998 - Elected Foreign Member of the Royal Society. • 2000 - Smithies won the International Okamoto Award from the Japan Vascular Disease Research Foundation in 2000, a prize with one million yen ($10,000); he accepted the award at the Gion Festival in Japan.[10] • 2001 - Smithies was a recipient of the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research with Martin Evans and Mario Capecchi for their work on homologous recombination; the award is often seen as an "American Nobel." • 2002 - Smithies was given the O. Max Gardner Award, the highest award for faculty in the University of North Carolina system, along with the 2002 Massry Award shared with Capecchi for their pioneering work on genes. The Massry Prize is awarded by the Meira and Shaul G. Massry Foundation of Beverly Hills, California, and the winner receives $40,000 along with a gold medal. • 2003 - Smithies was elected to the U.S. Institute of Medicine. • 2003 - Smithies received the Wolf Prize in Medicine, the third most prestigious award in medicine, along with Mario Capecchi and Ralph L. Brinster. • 2005 - The USA charity, March of Dimes, awarded their $250,000 annual prize in Developmental Biology jointly to Smithies and Mario Capecchi for their research in gene targeting. (Excerpted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Smithies)
18 Keynote Speaker David Ullrich Executive Director of the non-profit Great Lakes and S. Lawrence Cities Initiative
Dave Ullrich is director of the Great Lakes Cities Initiative, a new effort of the region's mayors that is a project of the Northeast-Midwest Institute, headquartered in Chicago, and chaired by Chicago Mayor Richard Daley. The Great Lakes Cities Initiative seeks to have the region's mayors work jointly to advance the restoration and protection of the Great Lakes ecosystem.
Ullrich was deputy regional administrator for the Great Lakes region of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from 1992 until 2003. During his 30 years with EPA, he has been acting regional administrator, director of the Waste Management Division, acting regional counsel, and chief of Air Enforcement. He was the U.S. chair of the International Joint Commission's Water Quality Board from 1997 to 2003, as well as a founding member and past chair of the Midwest Natural Resources Group. Ullrich is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Wisconsin Law School.
PRESENTATIONS
Integration and Science into Policy
Janet Cowell, NC State Senator, Wake County
Janet Cowell is a second term NC State Senator from Wake County. Cowell has an MBA from the Wharton School of Business and an MA in International Relations from the Lauder Institute. Cowell served two terms on the Raleigh City Council before being elected to the NC General Assembly in 2004. In addition, she has worked as a securities analyst with Lehman Brothers and Hongkong Shanghai Bank in Hong Kong and later in business development with SJF Ventures.
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Pricey Harrison, State Representative District 57
Representative Mary Price “Pricey” Taylor Harrison or Pricey Harrison is the representative from District 57 that includes all of Greensboro. Rep. Harrison makes her home in Greensboro. She obtained her early education in Greensboro and then a Bachelor’s degree at Duke University. She received her law degree from the UNC- Chapel Hill School of Law. Rep. Harrison practiced law as a communications law attorney. Throughout her adult life Rep. Harrison has been a strong advocate for the environment. She has served as a Board member for the Piedmont Land Conservancy and the N.C. Environmental Defense, in addition to doing other volunteer work as an activist. Rep. Harrison has received legislative awards from the NC Chapter of the American Lung Association, the NC Chapter of the National Organization of Women, and the NC Sustainable Energy Association.
Biotechnology in the Piedmont Triad
Gwyn F. Riddick Regional Director, Piedmont Triad Office North Carolina Biotechnology Center
Linda B. Gretton, Ph.D. Targacept, Inc. Director, Investor and Public Relations/Corporate Communications
Jeffrey C. Webster, Ph.D. TransTech Pharma, Inc. Director, Biology
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Location of Parki ng and Events
Directions for Parking in the McIver Parking Deck -Take a ticket when you enter -You do not have to return the ticket or pay when you exit. Only one car can exit at a time. Pull up to the gate and it will open. It will close when you drive through. The gate will re open for the next car.
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Academy Headquarters PATRONS 2008 David Grant Meredith College Barbara Blake Willie Hinze Steven Brewer Claudia Jolls Sustaining Members William Burk Gerhard Kalmus Carolina Biological Susan Curtis Karen Katula Supply Company Martin Farley Lisa Kelly Alan Goble Kazi Rahman Institutional Members Karen Guzman Fred Smith Belmont Abbey College William Holman Max Walker Brevard College Thomas Jones Campbell University Gerhard Kalmus ROBERT R BRYDEN Davidson College Abdel Kassem GRADUATE Duke University Karen Katula RESEARCH GRANTS East Carolina University Lisa Kelly FUND Elon University Michael Kingston Guilford College Melanie Lee Jim Brown Barbara Blake Lees-McRae College Jeff Llewellyn Robert Cannon Mount Olive College Rocio Lopez Gerald Elkan North Carolina Central Charles and Brenda Lytle David Grant University Yuko Miyamoto Willie Hinze Peace College Patricia Plant Claudia Jolls St. Andrews Presbyterian Joe Poston Gerhard Kalmus College Parke Rublee Karen Katula University of North Olav Rueppell Douglas Middaugh Carolina-Chapel Hill Frank Schwartz Jon Stucky University of North Lori Selschab Max Walker Carolina-Charlotte Susan Stephenson University of North Janice and Ed Swab RESEARCH GRANTS Carolina-Greensboro Rebecca Tart TRUST FUND University of North Carolina-Pembroke YARBROUGH Barbara Blake Wake Forest University UNDERGRADUATE Robert Cannon Warren Wilson College RESEARCH GRANTS Ron Dimock Western Carolina FUND James Dogger University Gerald Elkan Barbara Blake Willie Hinze Associate Members Les Brown Gerhard Kalmus Dickson Foundation Maurice Bursey Karen Katula Sigma Xi-Asheville Robert Cannon Michael Kingston Chapter Gerald Elkan Peter Klopfer Martin Farley Charles and Brenda Lytle Forrest Getzen Susan Stephenson Sheryl Ginn Rebbeca Tart
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2008 MEETING SPONSORS
UNC-CHAPEL HILL CHAPTER
NC Section
♦ Biology Dept. ♦ Graduate School ♦ University
Local Organizing Committee
Co-Chairs: Karen S. Katula and Parke Rublee
Thanks to Kristin Flake, Ray Carney, Patricia Sullivan, Rosemary Wander, UNCG Biology Club, Lynette Parrish, Amber Kuk, Greensboro Visitor and Convention Bureau
Next NCAS Annual Meeting Site: Warren-Wilson College March, 2009 Dates will be posted on the NCAS website http://www.ncacadsci.org/
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