The Sixth Annual CBC Scholars Scientific Exchange
The Sixth Annual CBC Scholars Scientific Exchange took place on April 1, 2015, at the Gleacher Center in downtown Chicago. During this all-day event, each CBC Scholar presented a ten-minute talk describing their dissertation research followed by a short question and answer period. The networking lunch allowed ample time to share ideas for future CBC Scholar activities, especially those promoting interactions between the 3 CBC universities.
The following graduate students presented at the Scientific Exchange:
Aleksandar Antanasijevic (UIC; PI Michael Caffrey)
Ligand-based NMR techniques in drug design and development
Michael Gebhardt (UChicago; PI Howard Shuman)
Novel virulence factor identification in Acinetobacter baumannii using transposon sequencing (TnSeq)
Stefan Kathman (NU; PI Alexander Statsyuk)
Covalent inhibitors of HECT E3 Nedd4-1 processivity discovered with irreversible tethering
Adelita Mendoza (NU; PI Thomas V. O’Halloran)
Zinc Regulation of Germline and Embryo Development in Caenorhabditis elegans
James Payne (UChicago; PI Jared C. Lewis)
The Directed Evolution of Halogenases for Functionalization of Large, Biologically Active Molecules
Jamie E. Rayahin (UIC; Richard Gemeinhart)
Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel Crosslinking Density Influences Macrophage Activation
Leo Serebryannyy (UIC; PI Primal de Lanerolle)
A Role for Nuclear Actin in Regulating HDAC 1 and 2 Activity
Lauren Smith (NU; PI Todd Kuiken)
Intramuscular Electromyography for the Simultaneous Control of Multiple Degrees of Freedom in Upper-Limb Myoelectric Prostheses
John Zimmerman (UChicago; PI Bozhi Tian),
Free-standing kinked silicon nanowires for probing inter- and intracellular force dynamics
To learn about other CBC Scholars and their research interests please visit the CBC Scholars webpage.
Photos: The Sixth Annual CBC Scholars Scientific Exchange. (Photos: CBC.)