In Event: Poster Presentation and Judging for: Biomedical; Cell & Molecular Biology; Chemistry & Biochemistry; Marine Science; Systematics & Evolutionary Biology.

Cell and Molecular Biology

Altered maintenance of hematopoietic cells by hydroquinone-treated S17 stromal cells - Joyce Nawara, Texas Lutheran University; Stephanie Perez, Texas Lutheran University

Antimicrobial properties of moderate halophiles isolated from soil surrounding a hypersaline lake - Eduardo de la Garza, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Characterization of cancer hallmarks in PA28γ-/- cancer clones and A9 tumor cells - Estefany Zambrano, Austin College; Bethany Bundrant, Austin College; Lance Barton, Austin College

Cytotoxicity of Cinnamomum verum (Cinnamon) and Salvia officinalis (Sage) in 4T1 Murine breast cancer cells. - Makayla Nicholson, Wayland Baptist University; Alana Quackenbush, Wayland Baptist Universtiy; Ethan Nicholson, Wayland Baptist University; Adam Reinhart, Wayland Baptist University; Robert L Moore, Wayland Baptist University; Gary O. Gray, Waylon Baptist University

Detection of mutations in the sodium channel of Rhipicephalus microplus using High Resolution Melting Analysis - Ariel Delgado, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Guilherme Klafke, USDA-ARS Cattle Fever Tick Research Laboratory; Jason Tidwell, USDA ARS Cattle Fever Tick Research Facility; Robert John Miller, USDA-ARS Cattle Fever Tick Research Laboratory; Adalberto Perez De Leon, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Evaluation of the breast epithelial cell line EpH4-Ev as a non-tumorigenic control to the 4T1 tumorigenic breast cancer cell line - Alana Quackenbush, Wayland Baptist Universtiy; Makayla Nicholson, Wayland Baptist University; Gary O. Gray, Waylon Baptist University; Adam Reinhart, Wayland Baptist University

Identifying potential Bacillus thuringiensis candidates to control Aethina tumida. - Gilberto Vento, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Investigating the effects of p53 mutations on cancer phenotypes in transformed MEF cells - Janani Ramesh, Austin College; Emily Bourcier, Austin College

Investigating the role of PA28γ in NFκB-mediated inflammatory and cancer responses - Hannah Butterfield, Austin College; Trung Nguyen, Austin College; Emma Thornburg, Austin College; Brian Nguyen, Austin College

Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex related genes are differentially expressed between neonatal and adult cardiomyocytes - Emily L Ensley, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor; Joni H Ylostalo, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Regulatory mechanisms dictating the activity of post-translational modification systems in mammalian cells - Carlos Oscar Ontiveros, The University of Texas at El Paso; Arely Diaz, The University of Texas at El Paso; Germán Rosas-Acosta, The University of Texas at El Paso

Seasonal variation of the Honey Bee honey stomach microbiome - A H M Zuberi Ashraf, Student; Laura Weiser Erlandson, Texas A&M University - Central Texas; Allyson K Martinez, TAMU

Tumor growth monitoring of orthotopic colon cancer model - jose lopez, University of Texas at El Paso; Giulio Francia, University of Texas at El Paso

Using colocalization studies to explore potential interactions between the Drosophila proteins Kinesin, Dynactin and Eip63E - Kaitlin Beettner, Schreiner University; Kara Miller, Schreiner University; Susan Klinedinst, Schreiner University