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Current Research in Bioinformatics and Bioengineering (Summer 2005)

Time: Tuesdays or Thursdays, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm, June 21 - July 19
Place: Bioinformatics Computer Core Lab (Rm 104), Life Sciences Bldg
Organizers: Various BBSI students
Audience: Primarily 2nd year students
Description: Students present topical research article, followed by
      directed discussion by colleagues
      Hints for preparing a presentation
      Hints for leading a discussion on an article

Schedule
Tue 21 June Matt Berginski presents:
ROK-induced cross-link formation stiffens passive muscle: reversible strain-induced stress softening in rabbit detrusor.
Speich JC et al (2005)
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 289: C12-C21

Austin Hess presents:
Novel use of a genetic algorithm for protein structure prediction: Searching template and sequence alignment space
Contreras-Moreira B et al (2003).
Prot Struct Function Gen 53:424-429
Thu 30 June Mike Gaspar presents:
Lower incidence of thrombus formation with cryoenergy Versus radiofrequency catheter ablation.
Khairy P et al (2003). Circulation 107:2045-2050.

Chuck Lemken presents:
Protein interaction cloning in yeast: Identification of mammalian proteins that react with the leucine zipper of Jun. Chevrya PM and Nathans D (1992).
Proc Natl Acad Sci 89:5789-5693.
Tue 5 July Ethan Thiel presents:
Significance analysis of microarrays applied to the ionizing radiation response
Tusher VG, Tibshirani R, Chu G (2001).
Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 98:5116-5121.
Thu 14 July Doruk Akan presents:
Lateral gene transfer in Salmonella
Porwollik S, McClelland M (2003).
Microbes and Infection, 5(11), 977-989.

Vetria Byrd presents:
Array-A-Lizer: A serial DNA microarray quality analyzer. Petri A, Fleckner J, Matthiessen MW (2004).
BMC Bioinformatics 5:12
Tue 19 July Michael Jamros presents:
To be announced

Alli McMullen presents:
Using the gene ontology for microarray data mining: a comparison of methods and application to age effects in human prefrontal cortex.
Pavlidis P, Qin J, Arango V, Mann JJ, Sibille E (2004).
Neurochem Res 29:1213-1222

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