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VCU BBSI Mini-symposia 2008
July 2008
Life Science Annex Room 253

Thursday July 17, 2008
Modeling and Trypansoma cruzi

  • Tom Lopez presents: Mathematical modeling and computer simulation of Trypanosoma cruzi [Ca2+] response to mammalian host cell dynamics
  • Cyndi Edwards presents: Development of a clinically relevant differential equation model for systemic inflammatory conditions with a focus on chronic wound healing
  • Kweku Biney presents: Epigenomics in /Trypanosoma cruzi/: Using immunodetection techniques to study DNA methylation
  • Justin Owen presents: Quiet vehicle avoidance systems for blind and deaf pedestrians
  • Cameron Thomas presents: Web site enabling users to build networks of gene interactions within human stem cells

Tuesday July 22, 2008
Gene Expression and its Modification

  • Rachel Stewart presents: Viral Delivery of Ethanol Response Related Genes in Mouse Brain
  • Andy Whittam presents: Incorporating cluster analysis into BioBike language
  • Cecie Blair presents: The development of the zebrafish as a model for Treacher Collins syndrome
  • James Deemy presents: Identification of Positive Coding Sequences for Proteins Essential to the Pathogenic Behavior of Naegleria fowleri

Thursday July 24, 2008
Designing Drugs that Bind to Proteins and Antigens that Bind to Antibodies

  • Joe Moeller presents: Purification of Vaccine Candidates Isolated from Streptococcus mutans
  • Kaite Vollmer presents: Purification of Vaccine Candidates Isolated from Streptococcus mutans
  • Meredith Wouters presents: A Novel Method of De Novo Drug Synthesis: Correlating HINT Scores of Relevant Waters and Ligand Side Groups
  • Andy Surface presents: Ideal Ligand Substituent Prediction Using HINT for the Purpose of /De Novo/ Drug Design
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