Graduate Studies
2011 GCMS Symposium
The IUB Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Sciences (GCMS) Training Grant will host a research symposium Thursday, June 30th, 2011, from 8:30am-2:30pm in Simon Hall 001. All interested members of the IUB research community are invited to attend.
Invited Speakers
Mark Seeger (Ohio State University): "To Cross or Not to Cross: Axon Guidance Mechanisms at the Insect CNS Midline"
Karen Visick (Loyola University Stricht School of Medicine): "Positive and Negative Control over Biofilm Formation and Colonization by Vibrio fischeri"
Trainee Talks
Carrie Spratford (Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Kumar Lab): “The HLH Protein Extramacrochaetae Refines the Activity of the Hedgehog Signaling Gradient in the Drosophila Eye”
Katherine Charles (Evolution, Ecology and Behavior, Lively Lab): “The Presence of Asexual Competitors Alters the Evolutionary Trajectory of a Recombination Modifier in a Simulated Host-Parasite System”
Melissa Konkol (Microbiology, Kearns Lab): “A Cryptic Plasmid Inhibits Competence in the Bacillus subtilis Ancestral Strain”
Thomas Redditt (Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Innes Lab): “Conservation of RIN4 Function in Arabidopsis and Soybean
Poster Session
2:30-4:30pm, Jordan Hall Atrium. All current and former trainees should attend the poster session. All interested members of the IUB research community are also invited to attend.