2015 Research Presentations


Malloy, T. 2015. Interpersonal Attraction in Dyads and Groups. Department of Psychology Colloquium Series at Rutgers University. October 8.

Asiedu, E. 2015. CiMRF Suppresses Endogenous Tissue Development in Ciona intestinalis Embryos, Honors Symposium, Rhode Island College, April 27.

Asiedu, E,. 2015. CiMRF Suppresses Endogenous Tissue Development in Ciona intestinalis Embryos,, Honors Symposium, Rhode Island College, April 27.

Warburton, M,. 2015. Endoderm versus Mesoderm:  Examining the Transformation Abilities of CiMRF,, Honors Symposium, Rhode Island College, April 27.

Cavedon, W., Pinches, S., O’Brien, J., Brown, M., McCarthy, M., Gonzalez, A., Selinski, C., Swan, B., Austriaco, A,. 2015. Characterization of Yeast Bax Inhibitor, BXI1, Function in Cell Death, the Unfolded Protein Response, and Calcium Signaling in Saccharomyces cerevisiae,, 11th International Meeting for Yeast Apoptosis, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, October 1-5, 2015.

May, S,. 2015. Amyloid Clearance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae model system [PSI+], 2015 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology meeting in Boston, MA, March 2015.

Camberg, JL.. 2015. Cell division in E. coli: A story of degradation and protein dynamics, Dept. of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI, 2015

Camberg, JL.. 2015. Cell division in E. coli: Antagonizing the Z-ring to promote division, Molecular Genetics of Bacteria & Phages, Madison, WI, 2015

Camberg, JL.. 2015. Cell division in E. coli: Antagonizing the Z-ring to promote division, Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois Champagne-Urbana, Urbana, IL, 2015

Conti, J,. 2015. Investigating the role of MinD membrane targeting sequence in copolymer formation with MinC., 2015 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology meeting in Boston, MA, March 28, 2015.

LaBreck, CJ,. 2015. Mutagenesis of MinC and phenotypic screening to map the sites of interaction important for cell division., 5th ASM Conference on Prokaryotic Cell Biology and Development

Viola, MG,. 2015. Protein interactions at the C-terminus of essential cell division protein FtsZ modulate Z-ring dynamics in Escherichia coli., 2015 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology meeting in Boston, MA, March 2015.

Cook, E. C., Vaught, E,. 2015. Does a discrepancy between perceived stress and physiological stress response impact adjustment?,, Northeastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, March 2015.

Cook, E. C., Duncan, O,  . 2015. Gender differences in the effect of emotional reactivity on adjustment during  adolescence,, New England Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Fitchburg, MA, October 2015.

Champagne, A., Cook, E. C,. 2015. Internalizing problems in parent-adolescent relationships,, 2015 Association for Psychological Science Conference in New York, New York, May 2015.

Cook, E. C., Wilkinson, K,. 2015. Intrapersonal and interpersonal predictors of late adolescents’ stress response during a friendship conflict discussion,, Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Philadelphia, PA, March 2015.

Espinosa, A., Paz-y-Miño-C, G,. 2015. Aggregative behavior, intercellular signaling & experimental challenges in Entamoeba discrimination trials,, International Society of Protistologists meeting, Seville, Spain, Sept 5-9.

McDonough, S., Leitao, J., Espinosa, A,. 2015. Detection and Identification of Biochemical Molecules Secreted by Entamoeba Varieties for Taxa Discrimination Based on Aggregative Behavior,, 2015 American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Meeting March 28-April 1 in Boston MA.

McDonough, S., Leitao, J., Espinosa, A,. 2015. Detection and Identification of Biochemical Molecules Secreted by Entamoeba Varieties for Taxa Discrimination Based on Aggregative Behavior,, 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting March 22-26 in Denver Colorado.

Schindelwig-Franca, K., Tashjian, J.Y., McDonough, S., Rossi, L., Espinosa, A,. 2015. Efficiency of synthetic pyrazoline derivatives on inhibiting Entamoeba histolytica growth as novel treatment against amebiasis,, 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting March 22-26 in Denver Colorado.

Tight, A., Ngo, H., Rossi, L., Espinosa, A,. 2015. Inhibitory Effects of Substituted Pyrazoline Derivatives on Entamoeba histolytica,, 19th New England Association of Parasitologists meeting, November 14, 2015, Tufts University, Medford, MA.

Leitao, J., Mitchell, A., Rossi, L., Espinosa, A,. 2015. Isolation and purification of Entamoeba histolytica alcohol dehydrogenase 2 (EhADH2) enzymatic activities and inhibition by pyrazoline derivatives,, 2015 American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Meeting March 28-April 1 in Boston MA.

Leitao, J., Mitchell, A., Rossi, L., Espinosa, A,. 2015. Isolation and purification of Entamoeba histolytica alcohol dehydrogenase 2 (EhADH2) enzymatic activities and inhibition by pyrazoline derivatives,, 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting March 22-26 in Denver Colorado.

Martell E., Picard C., Armstrong L., Shimpi P., and Slitt A. . 2015. Evaluation of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) in a model of high fat diet feeding and high fat to low fat diet switch., . Northeast Society of Toxicology Regional Chapter Meeting, October, 2015

Shimpi P. and Slitt, A. 2015. Platform presentation “Perinatal peripubertal exposure to bisphenol A causes steatosis in mice”, Gordon Research Conference-Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Toxicity, 2015

Shimpi P. and Slitt, A. 2015. Platform presentation “Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) promotes adipocyte differentiation associated with Nrf2 activation”, AAPS, 2015

Cook, E. C., Pimental, D,  . 2015. The mediating effects of depressive symptoms on the relationship between perceived stress and emotional reactivity,,  New England Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Fitchburg, MA, October 2015.

Swanson, G., Surette, V., Higgins, K,. 2015. Understanding Structure Function Relationships in the Ni(II),
and Co(II)-Responsive Transcriptional Regulator, KmtR,, Sixth Northeast Regional Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Conference, Bar Harbor, ME, September 24-26, 2015.

Kearney, C., Skaat, H., Kennedy, S., Hu, J., Darnell, M., Raimondo, T., Mooney, D. 2015. An on-demand nanoparticle delivery system for precise temporal presentation of bioactive agents,, 4th TERMIS World Congress, Boston, MA, September 8-11, 2015.

Ghatee, R., Besio, W., Kennedy, S,. 2015. Injectable conducting hydrogels for use in neuroprosthetic interventions,, Northeast Regional IDeA Conference, Bar Harbor, ME, September 24-26, 2015.

Hurley, E., Kennedy, S., Meenach, S,. 2015. Integration of graphene oxide in poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels for waste water treatment,, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Northeast Student Regional Conference, Boston, MA, March 7-8, 2015.

Hurley, E., Konahan, K., Kennedy, S., Meenach, S,. 2015. Integration of graphene oxide into hydrophilic polymeric networks for waste water treatment application,, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November 8-13, 2015.

Toluei, A., Kennedy, S,. 2015. Magnetically responsive materials for improvements in biomaterial-based cancer immunotherapy,, Northeast Regional IDeA Conference, Bar Harbor, ME, September 24-26, 2015.

Kearney, C., Skaat, H., Kennedy, S., Darnell, M., Mooney, D,. 2015. On-demand release of entrapped bioactive nanoparticles from alginate,, 42nd Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Controlled Release Society (CRS), Edinburgh, Scotland, July 26-29, 2015.

Barnes, T., Tolouei, A., Ghatee, R., Kennedy, S,. 2015. Optimized mitoxantrone delivery profiles using remotely activated biomaterials,, Northeast Regional IDeA Conference, Bar Harbor, ME, September 24-26, 2015.

Barnes, T., Tolouei, A., Ghatee, R., Blease, R., Emi, T., Kennedy, S,. 2015. Remotely activated biomaterials for use in optimizing localized cancer therapy,, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November 8-13, 2015.

Blease, R., Card, M., Desmarais, M., Ludemann, K., Barnes, T., Kahn, V., Carver, V., Bothun, G., Kennedy, S,. 2015. Tuning nanoparticles for ultrasonically triggered delivery from implantable biomaterials,, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November 8-13, 2015.

Marqus, G., Robinson, D.H., Encarnacion, C., Leung, C.H. 2015. Synthesis of Planar Polycationic Metal Complexes for G-4 DNA Binding. Rhode Island Section ACS Meeting. Providence, RI. Apr 15.

Fangyi Chen, Qi Tang, Ke Bian, Zachary Humulock, Deyu Li#. 2015. “Biological evaluation of the AlkB protein on DNA repair”, 250th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, 2015

Qi Tang, Fangyi Chen, Ke Bian, Zachary Humulock, Deyu Li#. 2015. “Oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate inhibits AlkB family DNA repair enzymes”, 250th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, 2015

Ke Bian, Qi Tang, Fangyi Chen, Deyu Li#. 2015. “Toxic metals inhibit AlkB family DNA repair enzymes”, 250th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, 2015

Meedel, T,. 2015. CiMRF:  A Typical or Atypical Myogenic Regulatory Factor?,, Department of Zoology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. July 10.

Meedel, T., Asiedu, E., Warburton, M., Ferrare, T., Ratcliffe, L., Pickett, CJ. 2015. Functional Properties of the Ciona intestinalis Myogenic Regulatory Factor,, 8th International Tunicate Symposium, Aomori, Japan, July 13-17.

Dancause, S., Grande, M., Miller, K., Meschwitz, S,. 2015. Investigation of quorum sensing inhibition by phevalin and its derivatives,, 250th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Boston, MA, August 16-20, 2015.

Dancause, S., Grande, M., Meschwitz, S,. 2015. Investigation of quorum sensing inhibition by phevalin and its derivatives,, RI NIH IDeA Symposium, Brown University, Providence RI,  April 2, 2015.

Grande, M., Meschwitz, S,. 2015. Quorum sensing inhibition through the design and synthesis of phevalin and derivatives,, 7th Annual Northeast Undergraduate Research and Development Symposium (NURDS), University of New England, Biddeford, ME, March 7-8, 2015.

Hulme, A., Dancause, S., Meschwitz, S,. 2015. Substituted pyrimidinones as quorum sensing inhibitors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa,, 7th Annual Northeast Undergraduate Research and Development Symposium (NURDS), University of New England, Biddeford, ME, March 7-8, 2015.

Miller, K., Grande, M., Dancause, S., Meschwitz, S. 2015. Synthesis and evaluation of pyrazinones as quorum sensing inhibitors,, 6th Northeast Regional Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Conference, Bar Harbor, ME, September 24-26, 2015.

Awwa, M., Meschwitz, S. 2015. Virtual Screening of pyrimidinone and phevalin derivatives against various pathogenic proteins,, 7th Annual Northeast Undergraduate Research and Development Symposium (NURDS), University of New England, Biddeford, ME, March 7-8, 2015.

Mulcahy, S,. 2015. Efficient palladium-catalyzed reactions toward complex nitrogen-containing heterocycles,, 249th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Denver, CO, March 22-26, 2015.

Mulcahy, S,. 2015. Natural and Unnatural b-Carbolines: Synthesis and Chemical Biology,, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI, November 13, 2015.

Mulcahy, S,. 2015. Natural and Unnatural b-Carbolines: Synthesis and Chemical Biology,, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, November 6, 2015.

Mulcahy, S,. 2015. Nitrogen-Containing Heterocycles as Platforms for Undergraduate Engagement: Synthesis and Biochemical Studies of Complex b-Carbolines,, 44th National Organic Chemistry Symposium, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, June 28 – July 2, 2015.

Mulcahy, S,. 2015. Nitrogen-Containing Heterocycles as Platforms for Undergraduate Engagement: Synthesis and Biochemical Studies of Complex b-Carbolines,, Gordon Research Conference on Heterocyclic Compounds, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI, June 21-26, 2015.

Giulietti, J., Tate, P., Roggero, C., Mulcahy, S. 2015. Synthesis and biological activity of 1-aryl and 1-heteroaryl analogs of eudistomin U,, 250th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Denver, CO, March 22-26, 2015.

Giulietti, J., Tate, P., Roggero, C., Mulcahy, S. 2015. Synthesis, cytotoxicity, and DNA-binding studies of the natural product eudistomin U,, 249th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Denver, CO, March 22-26, 2015.

Brewster, J., Gravier, J., O’Connor, M., Magno, E., Basu, A., Reid, C,. 2015. Bacterial N-acetylglucosaminidase inhibitors as antibiotic leads,, Northeast Regional IDeA Conference,  Bar Harbor, MA, Sept 24-26 2015.

Gravier, J., O’Connor, M., Magno, E., Miller, R., Herlihey, F., Clarke, A.J., Basu, A., Reid, C,. 2015. Bacterial N-acetylglucosaminidase inhibitors as antibiotic leads,, GRC Carbohydrates,  Mount Snow, Vermont, June 2015.

Spas, J., Collette, N., Rossi, J,. 2015. Project SWISS: Simultaneous Weight Intervention to Stop Smoking,, 55th Annual New England Psychological Association meeting, Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg, MA,  October 10.

St. Amand, V., Achilli, T., Stilwell, G,. 2015. A Genetic Screen to Isolate Novel Enhancers of SOD1 Toxicity in a Drosophila Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis,, Rhode Island College Research Showcase, Sept 11.

St. Amand, V., Achilli, T., Stilwell, G,. 2015. A genetic screen to isolate novel enhancers of superoxide dismutase toxicity in a Drosophila model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Northeast Regional IDeA Conference, Bar Harbor, ME, Sept 24- 26.

Nayyab, S., Stilwell, G,. 2015. Creating a Model of SOD1 Protein Aggregation in Drosophila Melanogaster,, Rhode Island College Research Showcase, Sept 11.

Lafond, D., Stilwell, G., Sahin, A., Reenan, R,. 2015. Increase in Oxidative stress and RNA oxidation in an mutant SOD model of ALS in Drosophila,, Northeast Neuroscience Conference (NEURON), Quinnapiac College, February 22.

Yurkevicius, M., Jacques, J., Breen, N., Taylor, D,. 2015. Fatty acid profiles of marine fishes from Rhode Island coastal waters,, 14th Annual Symposium on Sustainability and the Environment, Bridgewater, MA, November 21.

Yurkevicius, M., Jacques, J., Breen, N., Taylor, D,. 2015. Fatty acid profiles of marine fishes from Rhode Island coastal waters,, New England Estuarine Research Society Spring Meeting, Bristol, RI, April 16-18.

Yurkevicius, M., Jacques, J., Breen, N., Taylor, D,. 2015. Fatty acid profiles of marine fishes from Rhode Island coastal waters,, 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Denver, CO, March 22-26.

Calabrese, N., Taylor, D,. 2015. Mercury contamination in blue crabs from Rhode Island coastal waters,, Benthic Ecology Meeting, Quebec City, Canada, March 4-8.

Tipping, M., Brown, M., Buccetti, J., Bosse, T., Klekos, M,. 2015. Metabolic Analysis of Glial Cell Tumors,, FASEB: Glucose Transport: Gateway to Metabolic Systems Biology, Big Sky, MT, July 26-31 2015.

Brown, M., Buccetti, J., Mills, J., Tipping, M,. 2015. Metabolic Analysis of IDH Mutant Gliomas in Drosophila,, 56th Annual Drosophila Research Conference, Chicago, IL, March 4-8 2015.

DeRienzo, R., Van Reet, J,. 2015. Do preschoolers transfer a novel prosocial action from stories?. Biennial meeting of the Cognitive Development  Society, Columbus, OH, October 2015.

Fast, A., Van Reet, J,. 2015. Less real = more acceptable: children’s moral reasoning in pretense,, Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA, March 2015.

Van Reet, J., Elia, L., Leon, A., Murner, K,. 2015. Preschoolers do not transfer novel casual rules from pretense to reality. Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA, March 2015.

Galeazzi, G., Van Reet, J,. 2015. The effect of fantastical content on preschoolers’ retention,, Annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY, May 2015.

Van Reet, J,. 2015. Toddlers’ representation and comprehension of pretend actions. Biennial meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Columbus, OH, October 2015.

Wan, Y,. 2015. Aberrant sodium current in mTOR activation in melanoma cells,, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China, April, 2015.

Garrity, R., Gonzalez, A., Justiniano, J., Jacques, D., Louis, D., Myrus, E., Tipping, M., Wan, Y,. 2015. Alteration of p-PKM2 by UV radiation and H2O2 in Human Keratinocytes,, EB 2015, Boston, MA, April, 2015.

Wan, Y,. 2015. From disciplined melanocytes to untamed melanoma cells,, The 5th Dermatology Conference of Northwest Provinces, China, August 1, 2015.

Justiniano, J., Garrity, R., Gonzalez, A., Jacques, D., Louis, D., Myrus, E., Tipping, M., Wan, Y,. 2015. Modulation of Ovarian Cancer Cell Metabolism via Pyruvate Kinase M2 and Glucose Deprivation,, EB 2015, Boston, MA, April, 2015.

Gonzalez, A., Justiniano, J., Garrity, R., Jacques, D., Louis, D., Myrus, E., Ma, L., Cui, Y., Wan Y,. 2015. mTOR and PKM2 are constitutively up-regulated in human melanoma cells but not in melanocytes,, The 74th Annual Meeting of the Society of Investigative Dermatology, Atlanta, Georgia, May 6-9, 2015.

Wan, Y,. 2015. Untamed mTOR activity in human melanoma cells,, The 20th World Congress on Advances in Oncology. Athens, Greece October 9-11, 2015.

Webb, A.. 2015. Meta-analysis of genome-wide targets of the pro-longevity FOXO transcription factors,, Gordon Research Conference on the Biology of Aging. Newry, ME, July 2015

Webb, A.. 2015. Preservation of neural stem cells by the pro-longevity factor FOXO3., Boston Aging Data Club, Harvard Medical School, September 2015

Webb, A.. 2015. Preserving neural stem cells during aging., 5th Annual Gladstone/DZNE Workshop “The Enigmatic Role of Aging in Neurodegenerative Diseases”, San Francisco, CA, May 2015.