{"id":4097,"date":"2014-01-24T01:10:26","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T06:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/inbre\/?p=4097"},"modified":"2019-06-06T13:11:30","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T17:11:30","slug":"2012-ri-inbre-research-presentations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/2012-ri-inbre-research-presentations\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 Research Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"Research-Presentations\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-bioinformatics-networking\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-23882\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-23882\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/ri-microbiome-sym\/\">RI Microbiome Symposium<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-23879\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-post menu-item-23879\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riinbre\/train-the-trainer\/\">T3 Train the Trainer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<p>Albretsen, E., Shakarian, A. 2012. Determining differences in protein expression patterns among&nbsp;four different Leishmania species through cDNA cloning and sequencing. The 70th Eastern New&nbsp;England Biological Conference, StoneHill College, Easton, MA, April 28.<\/p>\n<p>Albretsen, E., Shakarian, A. 2012. Determining protein differences between four different&nbsp;Leishmania species through cDNA cloning and sequencing. The SRyou Symposium, Salve Regina&nbsp;University, Newport, RI, March 23.<\/p>\n<p>Adochite, R., &nbsp;Daniels, J., Yao, L., Sigdel, A., Moshnikova, A., Sun, S., Reshetnyak, Y. Andreev, O. 2012. pHLIP\u00ae-mediated delivery of nanoparticles to cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. Gordon Research Conference Drug Carriers in Biology and Medicine, Waterville Valley, NH, August 12-17.<\/p>\n<p>Adwan, L., Zawia, N. 2012. A novel approach for lowering multiple targets in Alzheimer\u2019s disease.&nbsp;The 12th annual Alzheimer\u2019s Association International Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, July&nbsp;18.<\/p>\n<p>Adwan, L., Zawia, N. 2012. A novel therapeutic approach for lowering multiple targets in&nbsp;Alzheimer\u2019s disease. The Frontiers in Pharmaceutical Sciences: Global Perspectives International&nbsp;Conference, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, September 28 &#8211; September 30.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmed, A., Seeram, N., Subaiea, G., Zawia, N. 2012. The ability of Pomegranate Husk extract to&nbsp;Modify Alzheimer\u2019s disease pathology in Aged transgenic Mice. The Frontiers in Pharmaceutical&nbsp;Sciences: Global Perspectives International Conference, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI,&nbsp;September 28 &#8211; September 30.<\/p>\n<p>Bainter, W., Gay, J., Symington, S. 2012. Pyrethroid Modulation of T-type Voltage-Sensitive&nbsp;Calcium Channel Isoforms. The 3rd Annual SRyou Symposium, Salve Regina University, Newport,&nbsp;RI, March 23.<\/p>\n<p>Bainter, W., Gay, J., Symington, S. 2012. T-type voltage-sensitive calcium channels are&nbsp;differentially inhibited by pyrethroid insecticides. The 4th Annual Northeast Undergraduate Research&nbsp;and Development Symposium, University of New England, Biddeford, ME, March 10 &#8211; 11.<\/p>\n<p>Beels, S., Symington, S. 2012. Molecular Modeling: History and Benefits. The 3rd Annual SRyou&nbsp;Symposium, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI, March 23.<\/p>\n<p>Best, C., Calianese, D., Szulak, K., Cammarata, G., Brum, G., Carbone, T., Still, E., Higgins, K., Ji,&nbsp;F., Di, W., Wanebo, H., Wan, Y. 2012. Paclitaxel disrupts polarized entry of membrane permeable&nbsp;C6 ceramide into ovarian cancer cells resulting in synchronous induction of cell death. American&nbsp;Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 31 \u2013 April 2.<\/p>\n<p>Bihaqi, S., Bhamani, A., Subaiea, G., Zawia, N. 2012. Alzheimer\u2019s disease (AD) and Environmental&nbsp;Exposure to Lead (Pb): Behavioral and Biochemical Evidence. Society for Neuroscience, New&nbsp;Orleans, LA, October 13- 17.<\/p>\n<p>Bihaqi, S., Bhamani, A., Subaiea, G., Zawia, N. 2012. Exploring relation between early life lead (Pb)&nbsp;exposure and cognitive decline in old age. Northeast Society of Toxicology, Newport, RI, October&nbsp;19.<\/p>\n<p>Bihaqi, S., Zawia, N. 2012. Alzheimer\u2019s disease. Tau and early life exposure to Pb in primates. The&nbsp;51st Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, San Francisco, CA, March 11-15.<\/p>\n<p>Black, R., Shakarian, A. 2012. Cloning and sequencing of polymorphic cDNA-AFLP fragments&nbsp;obtained from four Leishmania species. The 70th Eastern New England Biological Conference,&nbsp;StoneHill College, Easton, MA, April 28.<\/p>\n<p>Black, R., Shakarian, A. 2012. Cloning and sequencing of polymorphic cDNA-AFLP fragments&nbsp;obtained from four Leishmania species. The SRyou Symposium, Salve Regina University, Newport,&nbsp;RI, March 23.<\/p>\n<p>Bloom, C., Blumenthal, B., Eslinger, N., Bastings, R., Sokolowski, L., Holly, S. 2012. A Novel&nbsp;Animal Model of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI). The Annual Meeting of the Association for&nbsp;Psychological Science, APS, Chicago, IL, May 24-27.<\/p>\n<p>Boisvert, R., Rego, M., Neira, K., Howlett, N. 2012. Characterization of a putative nuclear&nbsp;localization signal in the FANCD2 protein. Gordon Research Conferences: Mutagenesis A Delicate&nbsp;Balance: Cellular Mutation Pathways in Genetic Stability and Disease, Salve Regina University,&nbsp;Newport, RI, August 19-24.<\/p>\n<p>Brennan, C., Goulet, M., Sexton, Z., D&#8217;Agostino, C., Keane, M., Hunt, T., Mazzucca, N., Mezoian,&nbsp;T., Douglas, K., Osborn, J., Tjaden, B., Pellock, B. 2012. Characterization of a null allele of the hfq&nbsp;gene in the dissimilatory metal-reducing bacterium Shewanella oneidensis. The Annual Meeting of&nbsp;the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, San Diego, CA, April 21-25.<\/p>\n<p>Brennan, C., Goulet, M., Sexton, Z., Keane, M., Hunt, T., Mazzucca, N., Mezoian, T., Douglas, K.,&nbsp;Osborn, J., Tjaden, B., Pellock, B. 2012. Construction and characterization of a null allele of the hfq&nbsp;gene in the dissimilatory metal-reducing bacterium Shewanella oneidensis. Boston Bacterial&nbsp;Meeting, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, June 7-8.<\/p>\n<p>Brennan, C., Penterman, J., Pellock, B., Walker, G. 2012. Resistance mechanisms to host&nbsp;antimicrobial peptides in Sinorhizobium meliloti. Sigma Xi Annual Poster Session, Providence&nbsp;College, Providence, RI, September 27.<\/p>\n<p>Britt, D., Fernandez, X., Inman, K. 2012. Defining a role for BCP1 in the DNA damage response.&nbsp;Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology Meeting, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, July 31-&nbsp;August 5.<\/p>\n<p>Brown, K., Austriaco, N. 2012. Characterization of Cell Death in the Choanoflagellate, Monosiga&nbsp;brevicolis. The 66th Eastern Colleges Science Conference, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ,&nbsp;April 14.<\/p>\n<p>Brum, G., Carbone, T., Still, E., Correia, V., Szulak, K., Calianese, D., Best, C., Cammarata, G.,&nbsp;Higgins, K., Ji, F., Di, W., Wan, Y. 2012. N-acetylcysteine potentiates doxorubicin-induced ATM&nbsp;and p53 activation in ovarian cancer cells. Experimental Biology 2012\/Annual Meeting of the&nbsp;American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, San Diego, CA, April 21-25.<\/p>\n<p>Brum, G., Lin, F., Wan, J., Chang, R., Nalbandian, A., Falzone, K., Calianese, D., Szulak, K., Best,&nbsp;C., McCauley, M., Higgins, K., Kouttab, N., Xu, A., Wan, Y. 2012. Oxidative stress induces&nbsp;translocation of calreticulin in cultured human melanocytes cells. The Annual Meeting of the Society&nbsp;of Investigative Dermatology, Raleigh, NC, May, 9-12.<\/p>\n<p>Cook, E. 2012. Stress response and adolescents\u2019 adjustment. Brown Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, January 1.<\/p>\n<p>Cook, N., Levine, M. 2012. Progress Toward the Synthesis of Fluorescent Organic Macrocycles.&nbsp;The 243rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, March 25-29.<\/p>\n<p>Cote, H., Watts, L., Chace, J., Symington, S. 2012. Heavy metal identification in soil samples&nbsp;collected from the melville pond watershed. The 4th Annual Northeast Undergraduate Research and&nbsp;Development Symposium, University of New England, Biddeford, ME, March 10 &#8211; 11.<\/p>\n<p>Daniels, J., Yao, L., Reshetnyak, Y., Andreev, O. 2012. Membrane Fusion Mediated by pH-Low-Insertion-Peptide (pHLIP). March Meeting of American Physics Society, Boston, MA, February 27-March 2.<\/p>\n<p>Darwish, S., Tiwari, R., Oh, D., Parang, K. 2012. An amphiphillic bicyclic peptide as a cellular&nbsp;delivery agent of phosphopeptides. 1st International Conference on Frontiers in Pharmaceutical&nbsp;Sciences: Global Perspectives, Kingston, RI, Sept. 28-30.<\/p>\n<p>DeGiorgis, J., Scollins, B., Walsh, R. 2012. The Amyloid Precursor Protein of Alzheimer\u2019s Disease&nbsp;Localizes to Plaques on the Surfaces of Axoplasmic Organelles. The American Society for&nbsp;Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 21-25.<\/p>\n<p>Deng, R. 2012. Bile Acids and Bile Salt Export Pump: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. University&nbsp;of Massachusetts, School of Health and Environment, Lowell, MA, November 8.<\/p>\n<p>Diss, P., Symington, S. 2012. Computational approaches to characterize receptor ligand&nbsp;interactions. The 3rd Annual SRyou Symposium, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI, March 23.<\/p>\n<p>Espinosa A. 2012. The gut microbiome: An eco-evolutionary analysis of infectious diseases. II&nbsp;Meeting in Collaborative Research on Infectious Diseases, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del&nbsp;Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador, June 19-21.<\/p>\n<p>Espinosa, A., Paz-y-Mi\u00f1o-C, G. 2012. Biochemical signaling, aggregation and pathogenesis in the&nbsp;Entamoeba lineage. II Meeting in Collaborative Research on Infectious Diseases, Pontificia&nbsp;Universidad Catolica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador, June 19-21.<\/p>\n<p>Espinosa, A., Paz-y-Mi\u00f1o-C, G. 2012. Using behavioral and chemical cues to resolve crypticity in&nbsp;free-living, commensal, and parasitic Entamoeba lineages. Protist 2012, Oslo, Norway, July 29-&nbsp;August 3.<\/p>\n<p>Florence, A., Shakarian, A. 2012. A genomic comparison of three Leishmania species based upon&nbsp;geographical origin, with the use of amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis. The&nbsp;4th Annual Northeast Research and Development Symposium (NURDS), University of New&nbsp;England, Biddeford, ME, March 10-11.<\/p>\n<p>Gay, J., Bainter, W., Irving, C., Symington, S. 2012. Stereospecific inhibition of the human T-type&nbsp;voltage-sensitive calcium channel isoforms by pyrethroids. The 4th Biennial National IDeA&nbsp;Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE), Washington, DC, June 25-27.<\/p>\n<p>Gharavi, J., Moran, K., Levine, M. 2012. Synthesis of Chiral Polyethyleneimines for RNA&nbsp;Complexation and Delivery. The 244th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia,&nbsp;PA, August 19-23.<\/p>\n<p>Goldfield, B., Fornari, K., Gencarella, C., Lepore, K. 2012. Comprehension of nouns and verbs:&nbsp;Comparing parent report and laboratory assessment. The Annual Meeting of the New England&nbsp;Psychological Association, Worcester, MA, October 12-13.<\/p>\n<p>Gonzalez-Sarrias, A., Yuan, T., Seeram, N. 2012. Anticancer and structure activity related (SAR)&nbsp;studies of maple gallotannins seeds. The 244th American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting,&nbsp;Philadephia, PA, August 19-23.<\/p>\n<p>Goulet, M., Brennan, C., D&#8217;Agostino, C., Tjaden, B., Pellock, B. 2012. Identification of sRNA&nbsp;genes in the dissimilatory metal-reducing bacterium Shewanella oneidensis. The American Society&nbsp;for Microbiology 112th General Meeting, San Francisco, CA, June 16-19.<\/p>\n<p>Guo, L., Gaboriault, K., Lu, W. 2012. Photothermal-chemotherapy of melanoma with hollow gold&nbsp;nanospheres. The 4th Biennial National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence&nbsp;(NISBRE), Washington, DC, June 25-27.<\/p>\n<p>Gutelius, D., Basu, A., Hokeness, K., Reid, C. 2012. Characterization of Clostridium difficile&nbsp;germination-specific lytic enzyme SleC. The 4th Biennial National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical&nbsp;Research Excellence (NISBRE), Washington, DC, June 25-27.<\/p>\n<p>Hall, A., Taylor D., Murray, D., Prell, W. 2011. Mercury in the sediments of the Narragansett Bay&nbsp;estuary (Rhode Island, USA): Contamination from a historical and spatial perspective, West&nbsp;Greenwich, RI, June 7-8.<\/p>\n<p>Hawes, K., Sullivan, M., Miller, R., Salisbury, A., Bigsby, R., Taub, M., Laptook, A., Padbury, J.,&nbsp;Lester, B. 2012. The practice environment, stress, and burnout among nurses, physicians, and allied&nbsp;health professionals prior to the transition to single family room NICU. The Massachusetts General&nbsp;Hospital, Yvonne L. Munn Center for Nursing Research, Nursing Research Expo, Boston, MA, May.<\/p>\n<p>Hawes, K., Sullivan, M., Miller, R., Salisbury, A., Bigsby, R., Taub, M., Laptook, A., Padbury, J.,&nbsp;Lester, B. 2012. The practice environment, stress, and burnout among nurses, physicians, and allied&nbsp;health professionals prior to the transition to single family room NICU. The Women &amp; Infants&nbsp;Hospital, Nurses Week, Providence, RI, May 6-12.<\/p>\n<p>Henry, G., Yuan, T., Edmonds, M., Seeram, N. 2012. Antioxidant and a-glucosidase inhibitory&nbsp;activities of maple (Acer spp.) bark extracts. International Congress on Natural Products Research,&nbsp;American Society (ASP) National Meeting, New York, NY, July 28-August 1.<\/p>\n<p>Higgins, K., Paz-y-Mi\u00f1o-C, G., Espinosa, A. 2012. Kin discrimination and cryptic varieties in the&nbsp;Entamoeba lineage. 6th Biology New England South (BioNES) Meeting, Roger Williams University,&nbsp;Bristol, RI, December 2.<\/p>\n<p>Hoertz, L., Shakarian, A. 2012. The effect of various metal ions on the enzymatic activity of the&nbsp;secreted lipase from Leishmania donovani. The 4th Annual Northeast Research and Development&nbsp;Symposium (NURDS), University of New England, Biddeford, ME, March 10-11.<\/p>\n<p>Hoertz, L., Shakarian, A. 2012. The effect of various metal ions on the enzymatic activity of the&nbsp;secreted lipase from Leishmania donovani. The 70th Eastern New England Biological Conference,&nbsp;StoneHill College, Easton, MA, April 28.<\/p>\n<p>Hoertz, L., Shakarian, A. 2012. The effect of various metal ions on the enzymatic activity of the&nbsp;secreted lipase from Leishmania donovani. The SRyou Symposium, Salve Regina University,&nbsp;Newport, RI, March 23.<\/p>\n<p>Hokeness, K., Lux, H., Reid, C. 2012. Exposing the Hidden Link between Toxic Black Mold and&nbsp;Human Disease: Analyzing the Effects of 1-Octen-3-ol on Murine Bone Marrow Stromal Cells.&nbsp;Research and Engagement Day, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI, April 20.<\/p>\n<p>Holly, S., Mahoney, M., Gonsalves, P., Clooney, T., Bloom, C. 2012. Non-Suicidal Self-Injury as a&nbsp;Symptom of Deficits in Problem Solving: a Developmental Perspective. The Annual Meeting of the&nbsp;Association for Psychological Science, APS, Chicago, IL, May 24-27.<\/p>\n<p>Hurton, M., Roblee, E., DiBiasio, E., Bennett, R., Austriaco, N. 2012. Genome Reduction in Yeast&nbsp;Involves Programmed Cell Death. Experimental Biology 2012\/Annual Meeting of the American&nbsp;Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, San Diego, CA, April 21-24.<\/p>\n<p>Irving, C., Symington, S. 2012. Characterization and expression of the human N-type voltagesensitive&nbsp;calcium channel (Cav2.2) into Xenopus laevis oocytes. The 4th Annual Northeast&nbsp;Undergraduate Research and Development Symposium, University of New England, Biddeford, ME,&nbsp;March 10 &#8211; 11.<\/p>\n<p>Karabadzhak, A., Weerakkody, D., Thakur, M., Engelman, D., Andreev, O., Markin, V., Reshetnyak, Y. 2012. Membrane-associated peptide folding: pH triggered insertion and helical structure formation. March Meeting of American Physics Society, Boston, MA, February 27-March 2.<\/p>\n<p>Kutil, N., Taylor, D. 2012. Mercury accumulation in cartilaginous fish from Rhode Island coastal&nbsp;waters. 11th Annual New England Undergraduate Environmental Research Symposium,&nbsp;Bridgewater, MA, December 1.<\/p>\n<p>Kutil, N., Taylor, D. 2012. Mercury accumulation in cartilaginous fish from Rhode Island coastal&nbsp;waters. 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Long&nbsp;Beach, CA, November 11-15.<\/p>\n<p>Kutil, N., Taylor, D. 2012. Mercury accumulation in cartilaginous fish from Rhode Island coastal&nbsp;waters. Southern New England Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Leominster, MA, June&nbsp;20.<\/p>\n<p>Kutil, N., Taylor, D. 2012. Mercury bioaccumulation in elasmobranchs. North Atlantic Chapter of&nbsp;the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, West Greenwich, RI, June 7-8.<\/p>\n<p>Kutil, N., Taylor, D. 2012. Mercury bioaccumulation in elasmobranchs. Southern New&nbsp;England Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Winter Meeting, Narragansett, RI, January&nbsp;26.<\/p>\n<p>LeBlanc, G., Taylor, D. 2012. Habitat effects on mercury bioaccumulation in black sea bass&nbsp;(Centropristis striata). 11th Annual New England Undergraduate Environmental Research&nbsp;Symposium, Bridgewater, MA, December 1.<\/p>\n<p>Levine, M. 2012. Supramolecular Macrocycles for Sensing Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons.&nbsp;Stonehill College, Easton, MA, December 7.<\/p>\n<p>Levine, M. 2012. Supramolecular Organic Chemistry in Explosive Detection, Catalysis, and Cancer&nbsp;Treatment. Colby College, Waterville, ME.<\/p>\n<p>Levine, M. 2012. Synthesis and DNA Binding of Chiral Cationic Polyamines. The Frontiers in&nbsp;Pharmaceutical Sciences: Global Perspectives International Conference, University of Rhode Island,&nbsp;Kingston, RI, September 28 &#8211; September 30.<\/p>\n<p>Levine, M., Marks, P. 2012. Synthesis of Organic Conjugated Polymers in an Undergraduate&nbsp;Teaching Laboratory. The 244th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA,&nbsp;August 19-23.<\/p>\n<p>Levine, M., Potvin, J., Cook, N. 2012. Synthesis of Fluorescent Macrocycles and Polymers by&nbsp;Click Chemistry. The 244th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August&nbsp;19-23.<\/p>\n<p>Levine, M., Rhadaram, B., Potvin, J. 2012. A Suite of Dissymmetric Organic Macrocycles. Gordon&nbsp;Research Conference in Organic Reactions and Processes, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI, July 15-&nbsp;20.<\/p>\n<p>Lin, F., Wan, J., Chang, R., Brum, G., Kouttab, N., Xu, A.,Wan, Y. 2012. MSH protects from&nbsp;H2O2-induced loss of melanocyte dendricity via activation of mTOR pathway. The Annual Meeting&nbsp;of the Society of Investigative Dermatology, Raleigh, NC, May, 9-12.<\/p>\n<p>Lombardo, K., Keras, G., Smith, M., Munge, B. 2012. Novel Multi-Labeled Magnetic Beads with&nbsp;Polymer Brushes for Ultra-Sensitivity Electrochemical Detection of Protein Cancer Biomarkers. The&nbsp;4th Biennial National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE), Washington,&nbsp;DC, June 25-27.<\/p>\n<p>Lu, W. 2012. Cancer Diagnostics and Therapeutics with Hollow Gold Nanospheres. 2012 Chinese&nbsp;Pharmaceutical Conference (Annual Meeting of China Chapter, Controlled Release Society &amp; The&nbsp;3rd Asian Pharmaceutical Technologies Arden Conference &amp; Annual Meeting of Pharmaceutics&nbsp;Committee of CPA), Chengdu, Sichuan, China, September 20-21.<\/p>\n<p>Lux, H., Whitham, S., McGovern, M. Vando, A., Reid, C., Hokeness, K. 2012. Effect of toxic&nbsp;mold metabolites on bone marrow stromal cells. The 4th Biennial National IDeA Symposium of&nbsp;Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE), Washington, DC, June 25-27.<\/p>\n<p>Ma, H., Guo, L., Yuan, T., Edmonds, M., Lu, W., Seeram, N. 2012. Inhibitory effects of sumac fruit&nbsp;extracts and pentagalloyl glucose on mushroom tyrosinase enzyme. The 244th American Chemical&nbsp;Society (ACS) National Meeting, Philadephia, PA, August 19-23.<\/p>\n<p>Mako, T., Levine, M. 2012. Energy Transfer Between Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and&nbsp;Fluorophores in the Presence of Macrocycles. Northeast Student Undergraduate Research&nbsp;Conference, University of New England, Biddeford, ME, March 10-11.<\/p>\n<p>Mako, T., Levine, M. 2012. Fluorescent Nanoparticles in an Undergraduate Teaching Laboratory.&nbsp;Institute for Molecular and Nanoscale Innovation Anniversary Celebration, Brown University,&nbsp;Providence, RI, November 5.<\/p>\n<p>Mako, T., Levine, M. 2012. Synthesis of a Self-Assembled Near-Infrared Emitting Macrocycle. The&nbsp;244th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 19-23.<\/p>\n<p>Malloy, T. 2012. The effects of skin tone and social stereotypes on Whites&#8217; visual attention to the&nbsp;faces of Blacks. The Annual Meeting of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology, Austin, TX,&nbsp;October 25-27.<\/p>\n<p>Marks, P., Levine, M. 2012. Fluorescent Organic Nanoparticles with Significant Visible Light&nbsp;Absorption for Cancer Imaging and Detection. The 244th American Chemical Society National&nbsp;Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 19-23.<\/p>\n<p>Mauro, M., Rego, M., Boisvert, R., Esashi, F., Cavallo, F., Jasin, M., Howlett, N. p21 prevents&nbsp;genomic instability by promoting homologous recombination at stalled replication forks. Gordon&nbsp;Research Conferences: Mutagenesis A Delicate Balance: Cellular Mutation Pathways in Genetic&nbsp;Stability and Disease, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI, August 19-24.<\/p>\n<p>McInnis, C., Van Reet, J. 2012. The Cognitive Representation of Fantasy versus Pretense. New&nbsp;England Psychological Association, Worcester, MA, October 12-13.<\/p>\n<p>Meedel, T., Izzi, S., Colantuono, B., Sullivan, K., Pickett, CJ., O\u2019 Connor, K. 2012. Functional&nbsp;Evolution of Myogenic Regulatory Factors. The 71st Annual Meeting of the Society for&nbsp;Developmental Biology, Montreal, CA, July 19-23.<\/p>\n<p>Miller, K., Levine, M. 2012. Energy Transfer from a Variety of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons&nbsp;to Fluorophores. The 244th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August&nbsp;19-23.<\/p>\n<p>Munge, B., Coffey, A., Doucette, J., Malhotra, R., Patel, V., Gutkind, J., Rusling J. 2012.&nbsp;Nanostructured Immunosensor for Attomolar Detection of Cancer Biomarkers Using Massively&nbsp;Labeled Superparamagnetic Particles. The 243rd American Chemical Society meeting, San Diego,&nbsp;CA, March 25-29.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy, K. 2012. Bax Inhibitor Links the ER and Programmed Cell Death in Yeast. The 66th&nbsp;Eastern Colleges Science Conference, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ, April 14.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy, K., Nalbandian, A., Selinski, C., Swan, B., Frazier, R., Gonzales, A., Austriaco, N. 2012.&nbsp;Genetic Interactions Between BXI1 and IRE1 in the Regulation of the Unfolded Protein Response&nbsp;and Cell Death in Yeast. The 9th International Meeting on Yeast Apoptosis, Rome, Italy, September&nbsp;16-20.<\/p>\n<p>Nahar, P., Driscoll, M., Slitt, A., Seeram, N. 2012. Anti-inflammatory effects of a solid lipid&nbsp;curcumin particle formulation. The 244th American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting,&nbsp;Philadephia, PA, August 19-23.<\/p>\n<p>Nahhas, A., Tiwari, R., Parang, K. 2012. Application of self-assembled amphiphilc peptides&nbsp;containing tryptophan, arginine, and glutamic acid for generation of gold nanoparticles. The 43rd&nbsp;Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Baltimore, MD, May 31-June&nbsp;2.<\/p>\n<p>Nahhas, A., Tiwari, R., Parang, K. 2012. Peptides containing tryptophan and arginine as Src kinase&nbsp;inhibitors. The 244th American Chemical Society National Meeting &amp; Exposition, Philadelphia, PA,&nbsp;August 19-23.<\/p>\n<p>Nasrolahi Shirazi, A., Parang, K. 2012. Amphiphilic cyclic peptide-selenium nanoparticles:&nbsp;Synthesis and antiproliferative activity. 1st International Conference on Frontiers in Pharmaceutical&nbsp;Sciences: Global Perspectives, Kingston, RI, Sept. 28-30.<\/p>\n<p>Nasrolahi Shirazi, A., Tiwari, R., Oh, D., Ye, G., Parang, K. 2012. Amphiphilc cyclic peptide [WR]4&nbsp;as an efficient transporter of negatively charged phosphopeptides. The 43rd Middle Atlantic&nbsp;Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Baltimore, MD, May 31-June 2.<\/p>\n<p>Nasrolahi Shirazi, A., Tiwari, R., Mandal, D., Parang, K. 2012. Cyclic and linear homochiral&nbsp;decapeptides containing tryptophan and arginine\/lysine residues as Src kinase inhibitors. The 43rd&nbsp;Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Baltimore, MD, May 31-June&nbsp;2.<\/p>\n<p>Niesen, D., Gonzalez-Sarrias, A., Yuan, T., Henry, G., Seeram, N. 2012. Bioassay guided isolation&nbsp;of cytotoxic constituents from Carex vulpinoidea seeds. The 244th American Chemical Society&nbsp;(ACS) National Meeting, Philadephia, PA, August 19-23.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, D., LaPlante, K., Bobcock, K., Parang, K. 2012. Acylated cyclic polyarginine cell-penetrating&nbsp;peptides as molecular transporters and antibacterial agents. The 244th American Chemical Society&nbsp;National Meeting &amp; Exposition, Philadelphia, PA, August 19-23.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, D., Northup, K., Parang, K. 2012. Cyclic polyarginine peptide-fatty acid conjugates as cellpenetrating&nbsp;molecular transporters. 1st International Conference on Frontiers in Pharmaceutical&nbsp;Sciences: Global Perspectives, Kingston, RI, Sept. 28-30.<\/p>\n<p>Osborn, J., Tjaden, B., Pellock, B. 2012. Construction and characterization of a null allele of the hfq&nbsp;gene in the dissimilatory metal-reducing bacterium Shewanella oneidensis. Sigma Xi Annual Poster&nbsp;Session, Providence College, Providence, RI, September 27.<\/p>\n<p>Palance, D., Taylor, D. 2012. Historical abundance of early life history summer flounder&nbsp;(Paralichthys dentatus) in the Narragansett Bay. 13th Flatfish Biology Conference, Westbrook, CT,&nbsp;December 4-5.<\/p>\n<p>Palance, D., Taylor, D. 2012. Historical abundance of early life history summer flounder(Paralichthys dentatus) in the Narragansett Bay. 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