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TOPICAL SESSIONS SCAS
Saturday, April 16th 2016
Only the name of the first presenter is listed for most presentations,
please see the relevant abstract for full authorship.
BIOLOGY: CELLULAR
8:30AM - 11:30AM
Kinard Hall 211
Judges: Leslie Lovelace and Kathleen Ferris
8:30AM
HEAVY METAL BIOREMEDIATION POTENTIAL OF SERRATIA MARCESCENS
Ijeoma Ekpenuma, Claflin University
8:45AM
CYTOTOXIC EFFECTS OF AMORPHA FRUTICOSA LEAF, STEM AND ROOT
EXTRACTIONS ON PC-12 ADRENAL NEURAL CELLS FROM MALE RATTUS
NORVEGICUS
Mary Kay Murray, Anderson University
9:00AM
CYTOTOXIC EFFECTS OF PHYTOLACCA AMERICANA LEAF, STEM AND ROOT
EXTRACTIONS ON PC-12 ADRENAL NEURAL CELLS FROM RATTUS NORVEGUS
Emily Campbell and Brianna Dyar, Anderson University
9:15AM
HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITOR RG2833 REDUCES THE VIABILITY OF
HUMAN MELANOMA CELL LINES IN VITRO
Lauren Green, Winthrop University
9:30AM
OPTIMIZING DECELLULARIZATION PROTOCOLS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF
PORCINE ACELLULAR MUSCLE MATRIX SCAFFOLDS
Carolina Pham,Winthrop University
9:45AM
ENHANCING THE DEVELOPMENTAL POTENTIAL OF MURINE ADIPOSEDERIVED MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS
Kathryn V Steverson, Winthrop University
10:00AM BREAK
10:15AM GENETIC ANALYSIS OF ROS-MEDIATED NEURODEGENERATION IN C. ELEGANS
Lyndsay Young, Coastal Carolina University
10:30AM OPTIMIZING IN VITRO FERTILIZATION PROCEDURES IN ZEBRAFISH
Madelyn Wasden, University of South Carolina Aiken
10:45AM EXPORTINS: MAPPING THE WAY OUT OF THE NUCLEUS
Paul Siegwald, College of Charleston
11:00AM EXAMINING THE IMMUNE RESPONSE OF FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS TO
ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES
Ljubitca Fadic and Jacqueline Mayorga, Columbia College
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11:15AM EXPRESSION OF HEART-SPECIFIC CONSTRUCTS IN CIONA INTESTINALIS
EMBRYOS
Katlyn Brumley, Winthrop University
11:30AM THE EFFECT OF CHRONIC REISHI TREATMENT ON ENZYME ACTIVITY IN RAT
LIVER, SPLEEN, AND BLOOD SERUM
Kelsey Barber and Deidre Ridings, Converse College
BIOLOGY: FIELD
8:30AM - 9:15AM
Kinard Hall 215
Judges: Jonathan Storm and Cynthia Tant
8:30 AM
ASSESSING PEAK CALLING ACTIVITY OF HYLIDAE: THE EFFECT OF SURVEY
DATE ON CALLING ACTIVITY
Kyle Brown, University of South Carolina Upstate
8:45AM
EFFECTS OF HABITAT AND COYOTES (CANIS LATRANS) ON THE DISTRIBUTION
OF WHITE-TAILED DEER (ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS) AND FERAL CATS (FELIS
CATUS)
Amelia Russell, University of South Carolina Upstate
9:00AM
SPORANGIAL STRUCTURE OF TAENIOCRADA FROM THE LOWER DEVONIAN OF
NEW BRUNSWICK AND EASTERN QUEBEC
Klaire Rouse, Converse College
9:15AM
A PREMLIMINARY STUDY OF A SECONDARY GROWTH FOREST AT CALDEON
STATE PARK, VIRGINIA
R. Stalter, St. Johns University
9:30AM
RECOVERY OF THE BALD EAGLE IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Fred Kinard
BIOLOGY: MOLECULAR
8:30AM - 11:30AM
Kinard Hall 201
Judges: Keisha Wilson and Saku Warshmana-Greene
8:30AM
CAMP RESISTANCE IN SERRATIA MARCESCENS
Jessica Cole, Claflin University
8:45AM
INTERACTIONS OF SIRNA FUNCTIONALIZED THERAPEUTIC RNA
NANOPARTICLES WITH WHOLE BLOOD AND ISOLATED LYMPHOCYTES
Kenya Joseph, University of North Carolina Charlotte
9:00AM
ISOLATION OF MICROSATELLITE PRIMERS FROM MANAYUNKIA SPECIOSA
USING A MODIFIED PIMA APPROACH
Moved to Poster Session
Cameron Leyers, Francis Marion University
9:15AM
DEVELOPING MPING-BASED ACTIVATION TAGS
Stephanie Diaz, University of South Carolina Aiken
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9:30AM
INVESTIGATING X-CHROMOSOME NON-DISJUNCTION IN SU(VAR)3-9
DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER MUTANTS
Camerun Washington, Winthrop University
9:45AM
DETERMINING THE SEQUENCES THAT INDUCE HYPERACTIVE TRANSPOSITION
OF MPING
Daymond Parrilla, University of South Carolina Aiken
10:00AM BREAK
10:15AM CHARACTERIZING THE REPLICATIVE TRANSPOSITION MECHANISM OF THE
MITE MPING
David Gilbert, University of South Carolina Aiken
10:30AM IDENTIFYING THE GENE UNDERLYING THE B1187 PHENOTYPE IN ZEBRAFISH
Kayce Vanpelt, University of South Carolina Aiken
10:45AM HIV-1 DEPENDENT BICISTRONIC EXPRESSION OF LUCR AND EGFP FROM
PLTNG(INS2)R
Natalie Arthur, University of South Carolina Aiken
11:00AM BICISTRONIC EXPRESSION FROM A HIV-1-DEPENDENT LENTIVIRAL VECTOR
Erin M. McLaughlin, University of South Carolina Aiken
11:15AM MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTI-HIV TAT SIRNAS ON HIV
REPLICATION AND GENE EXPRESSION
Emily M. Webb, University of South Carolina Aiken
11:30AM USING IMMUNOLOGY AND SPECTROFLUOREMETRY TO CREATE A BIOLOGY
LAB EXERCISE FOR UNDERGRADUATES
Jasmine Stanley, Columbia College
MEDICINE / PHARMACOLOGY / PHARMACY / PUBLIC HEALTH
8:30AM - 9:30AM
Kinard Hall 204
Judges: Maria Agsa-Lastra and Carole Oskeritzian
8:30AM
THE EFFECT OF MONOSACCHARIDES AND ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS ON BONE
DENSITY IN SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS
Christina Thomas, University of South Carolina Aiken
8:45AM
THE EFFECTS OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS ON GUT
MICROBIOME COMPOSITION AND METABOLISM
Mustafa Elhallaoui, University of South Carolina Aiken
9:00AM
THE EFFECTS OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS ON ANXIETY AND
DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN MALE SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS
Brandee Desmarais, University of South Carolina Aiken
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9:15AM
THE EFFECTS OF MONOSACCHARIDES AND ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS ON
BODY WEIGHT GAIN, ADIPOSITY, AND BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS IN SPRAGUEDAWLEY RATS
Heather Jones, University of South Carolina Aiken
9:30AM
CONTACT LENS HYGIENE PRACTICES AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS
Vivian Kalu, Claflin University
CHEMISTRY / BIOCHEMISTRY
8:30AM - 10:15AM
Kinard Hall 205
Judges: Caryn Outten and Li Ping
8:30AM
VISIBLE LIGHT PROMOTED ADDITIONS OF POTASSIUM
ORGANOTRIFLUOROBORATES TO CARBONYL COMPOUNDS
Davis Plasko, Winthrop University
8:45AM
DEVELOPMENT OF OPTICALLY FLAT SERS SUBSTRATES FOR URANYL
MICROPARTICLE DETECTION
Spencer Tinkey, Univ. of South Carolina Aiken
9:00AM
CATALYTIC STUDIES INTO THE REDUCTION OF NITRITE BY AN ACIDFUNCTIONALIZED 1,4,7-TRIAZACYCLONONANE COPPER COMPOUND
Jeremy Weeks, University of South Carolina Aiken
9:15AM
SYNTHESIS AND CATALYTIC OXIDATION ACTIVITY OF FE(III) AND MN(III) MOF525
Manuel Dominguez, University of South Carolina Aiken
9:30AM
UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE THAT EF24 PLAYS IN PROMOTING ANTI-CANCER
ACTIVITY IN COLON CANCER CELLS
Ashley S. Williams, Winthrop University
9:45AM
HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION IN DONAX CLAMS FOUND IN MYRTLE BEACH
ANALYZED USING ATOMIC ABSORPTION
Harley Coates and Larissa Martin, Coastal Carolina University
10:00AM HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION IN DONAX CLAMS FOUND IN MYRTLE BEACH
ANALYZED USING ATOMIC ABSORPTION
Larissa Martin and Harley Coates, Coastal Carolina University
10:15AM SYNTHESIS OF NOVEL RARE-EARTH GERMANATES
Branford Wilkins, University of South Carolina Columbia
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MATH / COMPUTER SCIENCE / PHYSICS / ASTRONOMY
8:30AM - 8:45AM
Kinard Hall 207
Judges: Bryan Lemon, Don Jordan, Neil Miller, and Rich Thomason
8:30AM
DEVELOPING ALGORITHMS TO IMPROVE SPITZER'S THERMAL IMAGING OF
EXTRASOLAR PLANETS
David Melnick, College of Charleston
8:45AM
A SERIES OF FOUR SUMS OF A FIBONACCI NUMBER TO THE FOURTH POWER
Nathan McAnally, The Citadel
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