Tuesday July 28, 2015-

Wednesday July 29, 2015

Research by 2015 CLIMB UP Fellows has been supported by

CLIMB PRO (Professional), School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Institute for Strategic Enhancement of Educational Diversity (iSEED)

Zannoni Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF) Award, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program

Jackson Heart Study

SUNY 4E Network of Excellence/SUNY Brain Network of Excellence Summer Scholars Program

National Science Foundation Scholarship, Leadership, and Mentoring in the STEM Fields program

2015 CLIMB UP Leadership Margarita L. Dubocovich, PhD, Founder and Director Rajendram V. Rajnarayanan, PhD, Associate Director Liz Marshall, CLIMB UP Program Coordinator Jackie Baum, iSEED Coordinator Graham Pumphrey, PhD, iSEED Senior Coordinator Lauren Nitecki, MPH, Scientific Workforce Specialist David Shubert, PhD, Lab Skills Course Instructor Debbie Timineri, Lab Skills Course Instructor Special Thanks to Katherine Michalek Martin Pugliese Katelyn Rappold And especially to our outstanding group of mentors who have made this summer another smashing success. Cover design by Stacie Arechavala.

ORDER OF EVENTS

Tuesday July 28, 2015 iSEED Final Research Presentations 11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Poster Session Biomedical Education Building Atrium (All iSEED students Participate) 12:00 PM-12:45 PM: Lunch Lippschutz Room (Mentors Invited) 1:00 PM-3:45 PM: iSEED Oral Presentations 144 Farber Hall

Wednesday July 29, 2015 ASPET SURF/CLIMB PRO Final Research Presentations 11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Poster Session Biomedical Education Building Atrium (All CLIMB PRO/ASPET SURF students Participate) 12:00 PM-12:45 PM: Lunch Lippschutz Room (Mentors Invited) 1:00 PM-3:45 PM: CLIMB PRO/SURF Oral Presentations 144 Farber Hall 4:15 PM: BIOSTEM Lecture Dr. Jean Wactawski-Wende, Dean, School of Public Health and Health Professions G26 Farber Hall 5:00 PM The two speakers for Buffalo Summer Research Day will be announced at end of lecture

ORAL PRESENTATION SCHEDULE Tuesday July 28, 2015

Institute for Strategic Enhancement of Educational Diversity (iSEED) Summer Scholars College of Arts and Sciences

1:00 pm Brett Blizzard University at Buffalo Fabrication and Transfer of Large Area Monolayer MoS2 Dr. Hao Zeng, Dept. of Physics Supported by SUNY4E Network of Excellence

1:10 pm B. Erika Luis Sanchez California State University- San Marcos Social Play in Vasopressin-Deficient Brattleboro Rats Dr. Matthew Paul, Dept. of Psychology

1:20 pm Elizabeth Penner University of Texas at El Paso Function Divergence of Orc4 and Rif2 in Yeast Model Kluyveromyces lactis Dr. Laura Rusche, Dept. of Biological Sciences

School of Dental Medicine

1:30 pm Christine Breindel Case Western Reserve University Screening for Candida albicans Genes Involved in Cellular Adhesion and Virulence Dr. Mira Edgerton, Dept. of Oral Biology

1:40 pm Janet Park New York University Understanding the Relationship Between Rab 5 GTPase and Protein Sorting Nexin 8 in Phagocytosis Dr. Jason Kay, Dept. of Oral Biology

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

1:50 pm Stacie Arechavala University of Miami Surface Optimization of 3D Printed Vascular Phantoms for Parametric Imaging Software Validation Dr. Chip Ionita, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering

2:00 pm Gabriel Kelly Allegheny College Air Sense: A Portable Ambient Monitoring Device with Android Dr. Wenyao Xu, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering

School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

2:10 pm Karla Boeta-Lopez University of Texas at Brownville The Role of Calcium in CaMKK2 Mediated Akt Activation Dr. Arthur Edelman, Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology

2:20-2:30 pm Break

School of Nursing

2:30 pm Christina Moore University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Evaluation of RCT: Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia in Lung Cancer Dr. Grace Dean and Dr. Suzanne Dickerson

2:40 pm Natalie Weimer Illinois Wesleyan University Exploring Factors Associated with Harmful Behaviors in the Transgender Community Dr. Adrian Juarez

School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

2:50 pm Benita Okeke Miami Dade College Effects of Drug Loading on Antibody Pharmacokinetics Dr. Dhaval Shah, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences

3:00 pm Yaritza Velez Burgos Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Nanocages as a Novel Scaffold for Peptide Display Dr. Juliane Nguyen, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences

School of Public Health and Health Professions

3:10 pm Kaleish Ambris Brooklyn College Improvement in Markers of Lipid Metabolism in Skeletal Muscle from Offspring of Dietary-induced Obese Dams that Underwent Treadmill Exercise Training Dr. David Williamson, Dept. of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Supported by the MARC program at Brooklyn College.

3:20 pm Jacob Khuri University of Redlands Association Between Parental and Child Obesity—Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Dr. Youfa Wang and Dr. Jungwon Min, Dept. of Epidemiology and Environmental Health

3:30 pm Rashaun Williams Brooklyn College Effect of Hydration on Food Intake in Adults Dr. Jennifer Temple, Dept. of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

Wednesday July 29, 2015 ASPET Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) 1:00 pm Yiran An

University of Pittsburgh The Role of P38γ MAP Kinase During Myelination Dr. Laura Feltri, Hunter James Kelly Research Institute, Dept. of Biochemistry

1:10 pm Laura Baratta Temple University The Role of Activin Receptor 2a in Cocaine Self-Administration Dr. David Dietz, Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology Supported by the MARC program at Temple University.

1:20 pm Maisa De Sousa Dos Santos University at Buffalo Longitudinal Assessment of Occupational Exposure to Profenofos in Adolescent Egyptian Agriculture Workers Dr. James Olson, Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology

1:30 pm Christian Dohring Rochester Institute of Technology Novel Inhibitors of Monocarboxylate Transporter (MCT1) in the Murine Breast Cancer 4T1 Cell Line Dr. Marilyn Morris, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences

1:40 pm Rebecca Lee Cornell University Characterization of Novel Estrogen Ligands from Pueraria Lobata Mentor: Dr. Rajendram Rajnarayanan, Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology

1:50 pm Dian Lin University at Buffalo Phthalate Esters Target BRCA Binding Site on Human Estrogen Receptors and Modulate ER Activity Dr. Rajendram Rajnarayanan, Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology Supported by the SUNY 4E Brain Network of Excellence.

2:00 pm Emily Marra Cornell University Loss of Xbp1 Decreases Long-Term Retinal Cell Survival Dr. Sarah Zhang, Dept. of Ophthalmology

2:10 pm Kendrique Morgan

Tougaloo College Design and Synthesis of Novel Anti-Cancer Agents Targeting Human Estrogen Receptor Dr. Rajendram Rajnarayanan, Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology Supported by the NSF Scholarship, Leadership, and Mentoring in the STEM Fields program.

2:20-2:30 pm Break

2:30 pm Lindsay Robinson The College of Wooster Selective Enhancement of Imidazoline I2 Receptor Agonist 2-BFI-Induced Antinociception by Opioids With Varying Efficacy Dr. Jun-Xu Li, Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology

2:40 pm Kaliana Veros SUNY Stony Brook The Role of Carbamate Insecticides on Human MT1 and MT2 Melatonin Receptor Sensitization Dr. Margarita L. Dubocovich, Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology Supported by the SUNY 4E Brain Network of Excellence.

CLIMB Professional (PRO) 2:50 pm Aaliyah Gibbons

Clarkson University Impact of Subjective Well-Being on Mentally Ill Inmates Dr. Daniel Antonius, Dept. of Psychiatry

3:00 pm Aliyah Glover University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Maternal Smoking in Lactation Increases Infant Weight-for-Length Gain Dr. Xiaozheng Wen, Dept. of Pediatrics

3:10 pm Aswad Jackson Tougaloo College The Novel Mechanism of Oxidative Stress in Fatty Livers Dr. Lixin Zhu, Dept. of Pediatrics

3:20 pm Courtney Mangum Tougaloo College Neuroprotective Role of Galectin-1 on the Neuropathogenesis of HIV-1 Dr. Supriya Mahajan, Dept. of Medicine Supported by the Jackson Heart Study

3:30 pm Jacob Milling University at Buffalo Exploring the Patient Perspective on Self-Management of Chronic Diseases and the Patient-Physician Relationship Dr. Laurene Tumiel-Berhalter, Dept. of Family Medicine

3:40 pm Angelica Rivera Rosa University of Puerto Rico at Cayey The Fibrogenic Function of sFRP2 is Cell Type Restricted Dr. Te-Chung Lee, Dept. of Biochemistry