2013 Research Presentations

Adochite, R., Guerrieri, R., Moshnikova, A., Andreev, O., Reshetnyak, Y. 2013. Targeting of breast tumors by fluorescent pHLIP®s. New England Section, American Physics Society Meeting, Bridgewater, MA, October 11-12.

Albretsen, E., Shakarian, A. 2013. Determining Differences in protein expression patterns among four different Leishmania species through cDNA cloning and sequencing. SRyou Symposium, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI, March 22.

Albretsen, E., Davis, A., Shakarian, A. 2013. Determining differences in protein expression patterns among four different Leishmania species through cloning and sequencing of unique cDNAs. 5th Annual NURDS Meeting, University of New England, Biddeford, ME, March 2-3.

Asiedu, E., Warburton, M., Pickett, C., Meedel, T. 2013. Testing the Myogenic Code Hypothesis. 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Bainter, W., Gay, J., Irving, C., Symington, S. 2013. Stereospecific inhibition of the human T-type voltage-sensitive calcium channel isoforms by pyrethroids. 5th Annual NURDS Meeting, University of New England, Biddeford, ME, March 1-2.

Barardinelli, N., Williams, J. 2013. Arylphosphonium salt diacids derivatized to make bis-intercallators of ds and G4 DNA. Eastern Colleges Science Conference, Providence, RI, April 20.

Bierce, A., Morton, K., Swanson, J. 2013. Studying the Effects of Gallic Acid Exposure on Rubus Callus. 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Bierce, A., Stafstrom, K., Guarracino, A., Shea, J., Morton, K., Swanson, J. 2013. Growing Raspberry Callus and Studying the Effect of Gallic Acid. 5th Annual NURDS Meeting, University of New England, Biddeford, ME, March 2-3.

Bierce, A., Stafstrom, K., Guarracino, A., Shea, J., Morton, K., Swanson, J. 2013. Growing Raspberry Callus and Studying the Effect of Gallic Acid. SRYou Expo, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI, March 22.

Bilida, S., Britt, D. 2013. Determining how Bcp1 inactivation in fluences nonhomologous end-joining in S. cerevisiae. 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Bishop, E., Potter, E., Swanson, J., Thornber, C. 2013. Developing a protocol for analysis of algal cells using flow cytometry. Developing a protocol for analysis of algal cells using flow cytometry.

Boisvert, R., Howlett, N. 2013. Biochemical Aspects of the Human Disease Fanconi Anemia. 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Boisvert, R., Rego, M., Mauro, M., Howlett, N. 2013. Characterization of a putative nuclear localization signal in the Fanconi anemia D2 protein American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, April 19-24.

Brennan, C., Keane, M., Hunt, T., Goulet, M., Mazzucca, N., Sexton, Z., Mezoian, T., Douglas, K., Osborn, J., Pellock, B. 2013. Analysis of the roles of Shewanella oneidensis Hfq in cell growth and oxidative stress response. Northeast Regional IDeA Conference, Newark, DE, August 14-16.

Brennan, C., Keane, M., Hunt, T., Goulet, M., Mazzucca, N., Sexton, Z., Mezoian, T., Douglas, K., Osborn, J., Pellock, B. 2013. Analysis of the roles of Shewanella oneidensis Hfq in cell growth and oxidative stress response. Regulaing With RNA in Bacteria, Würzburg, Germany, June 4-8.

Brennan, C., Keane, M., Hunt, T., Mazzucca, N., Leonard, J., Pellock, B. 2013. Analysis of the roles of Shewanella oneidensis Hfq in cell growth and oxidative stress response. Boston Bacterial Meeting, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, June 14-15.

Brennan, C. 2013. Hfq and oxidative stress in Shewanella oneidensis. The 67th Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference, Providence College, Providence, RI, April 20.

Brown, M., Buccetti, J., Mills, J., Tipping, M. 2013. Sweet Brain O’ Mine: Determining the Role of IDH1 in Glioma Formation and Metabolic Reprogramming. 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Calianese, D., Cammarata, G., Brum, G., Szulak, K., Best, C., Higgins, K., Wan, Y. 2013. Human melanoma cells resist to oxidative stress due to overactive EGFR/mTOR pathway and overproduction of melanin. American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, April 6-10.

Cammarata, G., Calianese, D., Szulak, K., Higgins, K., Lutz, B., Justinano, J., Wan, Y. 2013. Vimentin protects against endoplasmic reticulum stress induced by arsenite in human skin melanoma cells. American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, April 6-10.

Chambers, K. Meschwitz, S. 2013. Synthesis of Compounds Structurally Similar to Quinolone Autoinducers for Use as Potential Quorum Sensing Inhibitors. Northeast Regional IDeA Conference, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, August 14-16.

Cho, B., Vaidyanathan, V., Xu, L., Jain, V. 2013. Insights into the conformations of arylamine-DNA adduct in different DNA polymerases active site. American Cancer Society National Meeting, Indianapolis, ID, September 8-12.

Coates, L., Meschwitz, S. 2013. Design and Synthesis of Cyclic Dipeptides as Potential Quorum Sensing Inhibitors. Northeast Regional IDeA Conference, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, August 14-16.

Coates, L., Meschwitz, S. 2013. Synthesis and Evaluation of Phevalin as a Potential Quorum Sensing Inhibito. 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Conboy, H., Symington, S. 2013. Characterization of voltage dependent L-type calcium channel currents in Xenopus. 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Cook, E. 2013. Are some adolescents designed not to fail?. Engaging Conversations, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI, May 15.

Cook, E. 2013. Individual differences in adolescents’ stress response and associations with family and adolescent functioning. Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, October 9.

Cook, E. 2013. Interpersonal stress, adolescents’ stress response, and risk behavior. Rhode Island College, Providence, RI, November 15.

Crowther, T., Hoertz, L., Shakarian, A. 2013. Verification of experimentally derived optimal reaction conditions on the enzymatic activity of a secreted lipase expressed by Leishmania donovani. 5th Annual NURDS Meeting, University of New England, Biddeford, ME, March 2-3.

Crowther, T., Symington, S., Shakarian, A. 2013. Characterization of lipase activity using an HA epitope tagged LdLip3 expressed protein. 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

DeGiorgis, J. 2013. Moving Cargoes in Neurons Falmouth Public Library. Marine Biology Laboratory Science Before Supper Series, Falmouth, MA, November 21.

DeGiorgis, J. 2013. Woods Hole Squid Advances Alzheimer’s Research. The Wheeler Lecture, National Academy of Sciences, Johnson Center, July 25.

Donaghey, F., Christopher, C., Helming, K., Austriaco, N. 2013. Caspofungin Induces AIF1-dependent programmed cell death in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 67th Eastern Colleges Science Conference, Providence College, Providence, RI, April 20.

Douglas, K., Symington, S., Shakarian, A. 2013. Using amplified fragment length polymorphism to determine the categorization of Leishmania. 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Diss, P., Symington, S. 2013. A computational approach to determine the binding site if pyrethroids to the bg-subunit of heterotrimeric G-proteins. 5th Annual NURDS Meeting, University of New England, Biddeford, ME, March 1-2.

Elgar, S. 2013. Discovering the role of Bcp1 in the DNA damage repair pathway of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Elgar, S., Bilida, S., Britt, D. 2013. Defining a Role for Bcp1 in the DNA Damage Response. Northeast Regional IDeA Conference, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, August 14-16.

Espinosa A., Paz-y-Miño-C, G. 2013. Entamoeba varieties use biochemical signaling and behavioral aggregation to discriminate between members of distinctive strains. 14th Congress European Society for Evolutionary Biology, 2013 European Society for Evolutionary Biology, Lisbon, Portugal, August 19-24.

Espinosa A., Paz-y-Miño-C, G. 2013. Unraveling Lineage Crypticity in Entamoeba with Behavioral and Biochemical Cues. III World Evolution Summit, Galapagos, Ecuador, June 1-5.

Ferland, L., McDonough, S., Mitchell, A., Rosi, L., Espinosa, A. 2013. Inhibition of Entamoeba histolytica Alcohol Dehydrogenase 2 (EhADH2) by Pyrazoline Derivatives. 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Gay, J., Bainter, W., Symington, S. 2013. T-type voltage-sensitive calcium channels are differentially inhibited by pyrethroid insecticides. 5th Annual NURDS Meeting, University of New England, Biddeford, ME, March 1-2.

Gemski, C., Soto, A., Williams, J. 2013. Selective targeting and killing of malignant cells by RGD peptide-arylphosphonium salts conjugates. Eastern Colleges Science Conference, Providence, RI, April 20.

Gopal, S., Jain, V., Cho, B. 2013. Use of isothermal titration calorimetric (ITC) for studying adduct-induced DNA conformational heterogeneity. American Cancer Society National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, September 8-12.

Goldfield, B., Bueno, E., Gaskill, A., Wallace, A. 2013. Assessing word comprehension across word class. Annual Meeting of the New England Psychological Association, Housatonic Community College, Bridgeport, CT, October 19.

Goldfield, B., Gencarella, C., Fornari, K. 2013. Comprehension of nouns and verbs: Comparing parent report and lab assessment. Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY, March 2.

Guarricino, A., Shea, J., Stafstrom, K., Bierce, A., Moss, S., Zhang, Z., Swanson, J. 2013. The effectiveness of gallic acid on cell cycle arrest in gastric cancer cells. 5th Annual NURDS Meeting, University of New England, Biddeford, ME, March 2-3.

Guarricino, A., Shea, J., Stafstrom, K., Bierce, A., Moss, S., Zhang, Z., Swanson, J. 2013. The effectiveness of the plant polyphenol gallic acid on cell cycle arrest in gastric cancer cells. SRYou Expo, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI, March 22.

Hoertz, L., Shakarian, A. 2013. Characterization of the secretory lipase LdLIP3 from the human pathogen Leishmania donovani under various enzyme reaction conditions. SRyou Symposium, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI, March 22.

Inman, K., Elgar, S., Britt, D. 2013. Identifying the role of Bcp1 in the DNA damage repair pathway of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 67th Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference, Providence College, Providence, RI, April 20.

Irving, C., Symington, S. 2013. Reconstitution of Rat Brain Voltage and Ligand Gated Ion Channels into Xenopus leavis Oocytes. 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Irving, C., Symington, S. 2013. Use of microtransplanted neurolemma to examine ligand-gated channel function. 5th Annual NURDS Meeting, University of New England, Biddeford, ME, March 1-2.

Irving, C., Varkey, K., Symington, S. Characterization of endogenous voltage and ligand-gated channels in microtransplanted rat brain neurolemma injected into Xenopus oocytes. Northeast Regional IDeA Meeting, University of Delaware, Newark DE, August 14-16.

Jain, A., Cho, B. 2013. DNA lesions in different conformations produce alternate bulge structures that n result in difference frameshift mutations. American Cancer Society National Meeting, Indianapolis, ID, September 8-12.

Kiesewetter, M. 2013. Organocatalysis for Polymer Synthesis: New Routes to Old Materials. MAC Seminar Series, University of Rhode Island Bay Campus, Narragansett, RI, February 21.

Leonard, J., Mazzucca, N., Pellock, B. 2013. Analysis of the function of the iron-regulated sRNA ryhB in the metal reducing bacterium Shewanella oneidensis. Sigma Xi Annual Poster Session, Providence College, Providence, RI, September 26.

Lombardo, K., Keras, G., Smith, M., Munge, B. 2013. Novel Multi-Labeled Magnetic Beads with Polymer Brushes for Ultra-Sensitivity Electrochemical Detection of Protein Cancer Biomarkers. 5th Annual NURDS Meeting, University of New England, Biddeford, ME, March 2-3.

Lora, J., Williams, J., Almeida, K. 2013. DNA binding studies of triarylcinnamyl phosphonium salts. Eastern Colleges Science Conference, Providence, RI, April 20.

Maiorano, S., Taylor, D. 2013. Mercury concentration in scup (Stenotomus chrysops). 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Malloy, T. 2013. Identity and Emotion in Non-Overlapping Groups: Evaluation of the St. Stephen. Colloquium Social Psychology Group, Brown University, Providence, RI, April 12.

Malloy, T. 2013. Individual Differences and Behavioral Consistency: Social Relations Modeling with the Key Person Design. David A. Kenny Festschrift: Advances in Social Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, July 26.

Malloy, T., Chau., S., Bulevich., J., Maddox, K. 2013. Skin Tone and Crive Sterotypes Affect Whites’ Visual Attention to Black Faces. Annual Conference of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC, May 23-26.

Marlow, C. 2013. Scale Invariance in Human Eye Movement. 5th Biannual North East Regional NIH-Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Conference, University of Delaware, Delaware, August 14-16.

Marvel, S., Symington, S., Shakarian, A. 2013. Using the AFLP technique to detect differences in gene expression of Leishmania. 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Mazzucca, N., Brennan, C., Keane, M., Hunt, T., Pellock, B. 2013. Analysis of the roles of Shewanella oneidensis Hfq in cell growth and oxidative stress response. Sigma Xi Annual Poster Session, Providence College, Providence, RI, September 26.

Meedel, T. 2013. Making Muscles Where They Don’t Belong. Biology Research Colloquium, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI, January 31.

Meedel, T., Izzi, S., Colantuono, B., Sullivan, K., Pickett, C. 2013. Functional studies of the Ciona MyoD Family Gene Provide Insight into Myogenic Regulatory Factor-Directed Myogenesis and Evolution. 7th International Tunicate Symposium, Naples, Italy, July 22-25.

Mills, C., Taylor, D. 2013. Abundance, growth and diet of winter flounder and summer flounder in Rhode Island tidal rivers. 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Mulcahy, S., Varelas, J., Giulietti, J., Roggero, C. 2013. Synthesis of Natural and Unnatural beta-Carbolines. 14th Annual CMLD-BU Symposium- Chemical Synthesis: Advances and Applications, Boston, MA, June 28.

Mulcahy, S., Varelas, J., O’Donnell, M., Khanal, S. 2013. Synthesis of Isomeric Carbolines by [2+2+2]. 67th Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference, Providence College, Providence, RI, April 20.

Mulachy, S., Varelas, J., O’Donnell, M., Satyam, K., Giuletti, J., Roggero, C. 2013. Annulated beta-Carbolines via Intramolecular [2+2+2]. 43rd National Organic Chemistry Symposium, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, June 23-27.

Neff, S., Symington, S. 2013. Neurolemma-Injected Xenopus oocytes as a tool to study Cav2.2. 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Neira, K., Mauro, M., Azzinaro, P., Howlett, N. 2013. Chromatin dynamics and the Fanconi anemia DNA damage response pathway. American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, April 19-24.

Noonan, L., Austriaco, N. 2013. Genetic Characterization of Mammalian Homologs of Yeast Bax Inhibitor. 67th Eastern Colleges Science Conference, Providence College, Providence, RI, April 20.

Ortiz, C., Symington, S., Shakarian, A. 2013. Differentiation of pathogenic Leishmania species through amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis. 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Pallotta, M., Taylor, D. 2013. Spatio-temporal distribution of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) in the Narragansett Bay, coastal ponds and tidal rivers (RI/MA, USA). 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Paquin, K., Azzinaro, P., Howlett, N. 2013. Identification and characterization of a putative histone
Binding Domain in FANCD2. 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Paz-y-Mino-C, G., Espinosa, A. 2013. Evolution, Science, Pseudo Science and the Public’s Perception of Reality. III World Evolution Summit, Galapagos, Ecuador, June 1-5

Paz-y-Mino-C, G., Espinosa, A. 2013. The Jackprot Simulation: slot-machine model to teach the non-random nature of protein evolution. 14th Congress European Society for Evolutionary Biology, Lisbon, Portugal, August 19-24.

Pellock, B. 2013. Conjugation, antibiotics, and heavy metal: Hfq function in the metal-reducing bacterium Shewanella oneidensis. Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, December 9

Pickett, C. 2013. Stimulating Myogenesis in the Embryonic Endoderm of Ciona intestinalis. 5th Annual NURDS Meeting, University of New England, Biddeford, ME, March 2-3.

Pickett, C. 2013. Stimulating Myogenesis in the Embryonic Endoderm of Ciona intestinalis. 67th Annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference, Providence College, Providence, RI, April 20.

Roblee, E., Hurton, M., Bennett., M., Austriaco, N. 2013. Genome Reduction in Yeast Involves Programmed Cell Death. 67th Eastern Colleges Science Conference, Providence College, Providence, RI, April 20.

Schindelwig-Franca, K., Leitao, J., Kumar, H., Ferland, L., Sobon, H., McDonough, S., Paz-y-Miño-C, G., Espinosa, A. 2013. Discrimination, crypticity and chemical communication in Entamoeba. 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Smith, M., Morganti, C., Munge, B. 2013. Microfluidic Based Immunosensor for Electrochemical Detection of Protein Cancer Biomarkers p53 and VEGF in Serum. 5th Northeast Regional IDeA Conference, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, August 14-16.

Sobon, H., Ferland, L., Schindelwig-Franca, K., McDonough, S., Higgins, K., Paz-y-Miño-C, G., Espinosa, A. 2013. Behavioral and Morphological Characterization of Entamoeba. 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Somba, B., Munge, B. 2013. Electrochemical Immunosensor Array for Ultrasensitive Detection of two Cancer Biomarker Proteins in Serum. PITTCON, Philadephia, PA, March 17-21.

Somba, B., Munge, B. 2013. Multiplex Electrochemical Immunosensor for Protein Cancer Biomarkers using Nanostructured SWNTs-SPE Arrays. 5th Annual NURDS Meeting, University of New England, Biddeford, ME, March 2-3.

Somba, B., Munge, B. 2013. Multiplex Nanostructured Microfluidic Immunosensor Array based on PEG-coated Multi-labeled Conjugate for Ultrasensitive Electrochemical Detection of Protein Cancer Biomarkers in Serum. Northeast Regional IDeA Conference, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, August 14-16.

Soto, A., Williams, J. 2013. “Arylphosphonium salt conjugates in cell targeting, DNA binding and potential anticancer agents”. Eastern Colleges Science Conference, Providence College, Providence, RI, April 20.

Stafstrom, K., Bierce, A., Gallipoli, A., Guaraccino, A., Morton, K., Shea, J., Zhang, S., Moss, S., Swanson, J. 2013. Effect of Gallic Acid Exposure on Rubus Callus and Mammalian Stomach Cancer Cells. Plant and Animal Genome Meeting XXI, San Diego, CA, January 12-16.

Stafstrom, K., Bierce, A., Gallipoli, A., Guaraccino, A., Morton, K., Shea, J., Zhang, S., Moss, S., Swanson, J. 2013. Testing the Effect of Gallic Acid Exposure using CDKs on Mammalian Stomach Cancer Cells and Rubus Callus. 5th Annual NURDS Meeting, University of New England, Biddeford, ME, March 2-3.

Stafstrom, K., Liptak, S., Bierce, A., Guarracino, A., Crowther, T., Moss, S., Chow, M., Swanson, JD. 2013. Gallic acid and its effect on gastric cancer and Rubus callus. Northeast Regional IDeA Conference, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, August 14-16.

Stafstrom, K., Liptak, S., Swanson, J. 2013. Gallic Acid Shuts Down Cell Cycle Proliferation in Stomach Cancer. 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Swan, B., Selinski, C., Austriaco, N. 2013. Genetic Interactions Between BXI1 and IRE1 in the regulation of the Unfolded Protein Response and Cell Death in Yeast. 67th Eastern Colleges Science Conference, Providence College, Providence, RI, April 20.

Swanson, J. 2013. Exploring Environmental Triggers for Cell Proliferation. 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Swanson, J. 2013. How studies of berry prickles can lead to insights in co-evolution in plant and animal development. Department of Biology Seminar Series, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, March 29.

Swanson, J. 2013. Is eating raspberry good for you? How plant functional biology can identify new anti-cancer agents. Bryant University, Smithfield, RI, November 22.

Symington, S. 2013. Neurolemma-injected oocytes as a tool to investigate age-dependent toxicity of pyrethroids effects in rats. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, February 7.

Symington, S. 2013. Validation of depolarization-evoked, TTX-sensitive sodium currents associated with rat brain neurolemma microtransplanted into Xenopus laevis oocytes and their modification by pyrethroids. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, November 17.

Taylor, D. 2013. Mercury in marine fishes of Rhode Island. Rotary Club of Barrington and Warren, Warren, RI, November 21

Tipping, M. 2013. Sweet Brain O’ Mine: Drosophila melanogaster as a Model to Investigate Signaling Events Regulating Metabolic Reprogramming in Cancer Cells. 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Toltin, A., Irving, C., Symington, S. 2013. Determination of voltage-sensitive sodium channel expression in rat brain tissue using automated western blotting. 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Tucker, D., Murphy, M., Wilcox, A., Laprade, D., Chin, C., Austriaco, N. 2013. Sulforaphane Triggers Cell Death by Altering Vacuolar pH. 67th Eastern Colleges Science Conference, Providence College, Providence, RI, April 20.

Van Reet, J., Sobel, D. 2013. Children’s understanding of pretense affects from whom they learn. Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA, April 18-20.

Van Reet, J., Sobel, D. 2013. Preschoolers’ understanding of pretense affects trust of unfamiliar pretenders. Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY, March 1.

Wan, J., Calianese, D., Cammarata, G., Szulak, K., Marcello, N., DeLeo, N., DeGiorgis, J., Wan, Y. 2013. Investigation of the role of amyloid precursor protein in ocular melanoma using goldfish (Carassius Auratus) model. International Investigative Dermatology Annual Meeting, Edinburgh, Scotland, May 8-10.

Weerakkody, D., Moshnikova, A., Anderson, M., Thakur, M.S., Moshnikova, V., Engelman, D., Andreev, O., Reshetnyak, Y. 2013. A Family of pH (Low) Insertion Peptides for Tumor Targeting A Family of pH (Low) Insertion Peptides for Tumor Targeting. Gordon Research Conference Drug Carriers in Biology and Medicine, Waterville Valley, NH, August 12-17.

Wezdenko, A., Van Reet, J. 2013. The Effect of Inhibitory Control on Preschoolers’ Prosocial Behavior. Biennial Meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Memphis, TN, October 18-19.

Williamson, P., Taylor, D. 2013. Selenium and mercury concentration in fish tissue. 12th Annual New England Undergraduate Environmental Research Symposium, Bridgewater, MA, December 7.

Williamson, P., Taylor, D. 2013. Selenium and mercury concentration in fish tissue. 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.

Williamson, P., Taylor D. 2013. Modeling the mercury exposure of Rhode Island recreational anglers and their families. 2nd International Summit of Toxicology, Las Vegas, NV, October 7-9.

Xu, L., Vaidyanathan, V., Cho, B. 2013. Probing the arylamine-induced translesion synthesis using surface plasmon resonance (SPR). American Cancer Society National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, September 8-12.

Warburton, M., Moore, S., Meedel, T. 2013. Sharing Ciona: Filter Feeding Knowledge Throughout Rhode Island. 7th Biology New England South Meeting, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, December 6.