Our Annual Scientific Retreat for 2008 was held from August 1 - 3 at the MacMullan Conference Center in Roscommon, MI. Guest speakers included Robert Bartlett, M.D. speaking on "Translational Research: Lessons
from Extracorporeal Life Support" The weather was great, we had lots of fun (some of the photos in our Picture Gallery are from this Retreat), and the presentations by fellows in the research phase of their training were enlightening. The research presentations included the following:
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FELLOW
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MENTOR
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TITLE OF PRESENTATION
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| Omobolaji O. Akala |
Michael F. Clarke, M.D. |
Long-term Hematopoietic Reconstitution by Multipotent Progenitors in Mice Deficient of the Tp53 and Ink4a/Arf Loci |
| Heather M. Ames |
Theodora S. Ross, M.D., Ph.D. |
Hip1 and Merkel Cell Carcinoma |
| Andrea C. Baines |
David Ginsburg, M.D. |
Mouse Models Reveal Diverse Roles for the Mammalian Isoforms of COPII |
| Ferdous Barlaskar |
Gary D. Hammer, M.D., Ph.D. |
The Type 1 Insulin-like Growth Factor Receptor as a Novel Therapeutic Target in Adrenocortical Carcinoma |
| Mark D. Benson |
Jorge A. Iniguez, Ph.D. |
The Role of SUMO Modification in the Regulation of Kv1.5, a Major Cardiovascular Potassium Channel |
| Graham F. Brady |
Colin Duckett, Ph.D. |
Identification of CCS as a XIAP-interacting Protein and Target for Ubiquitination |
| Andrew Bryan |
Michele Swanson, Ph.D. |
Applying Recombineering to Study the FliA Regulon of Legionella pneumophila |
| Christoph C. Carter |
Kathleen L. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. |
HIV and hematopoietic progenitor cells: infection, latency and induction |
| Michelle Debbink |
Paula Lantz, Ph.D. |
The Impact of Racial Isolation: Residential Segregation and Preterm Birth in Michigan Cities |
| Nicholas J. Douville |
Shuichi Takayama, Ph.D. |
Impact on Dysfunctional Surfactant Composition on Air-Blood Barrier Integrity |
| Matthew J. Elrick |
Andrew P. Lieberman, M.D., Ph.D. |
The Role of Autophagy in the Neurodegenerative Disorder Niemann-Pick Type C |
| Jocelyn Farmer |
David Miller, M.D., Ph.D. |
Maturation-Dependent Changes in the Neuronal Type I Interferon Pathway |
| Cole J. Ferguson |
Miriam H. Meisler, Ph.D. |
Exploring pale tremor Pathology and a Potential Model of CMT4J |
| Sean P. Ferris |
Randal J. Kaufman, Ph.D. |
Characterizing the in vivo role of UGT1 (UDP-glucose:glycoprotein glucosyltransferase) |
| Gregory T. Gurda |
John A. Williams, M.D., Ph.D. |
Regulator of Calcineurin 1 (Rcan1) Controls Growth Plasticity of Adult Pancreas |
| Matthew C. Hyman |
David J. Pinsky, M.D. |
Regulation of ENTPDase1 (CD39) Expression by Fluid-phase Shear Forces |
| Stephanie Jo |
Jay Hess, M.D., Ph.D. |
The Role of MLL Partner Associated Complex in Leukemia |
| Michael S. Khodadoust |
David M. Markovitz, M.D. |
Control of Melanoma Chemoresistance and Senescence by the Oncoprotein DEK |
| Mark J. Kiel |
Sean Morrison, Ph.D. |
Hematopoietic Stem Cells Do Not Depend on N-cadherin for Their Maintenance |
| Alana E. Kirby |
John C. Middlebrooks, Ph.D. |
Changes in Transmission of Temporal Information in the Auditory Pathway after Deafening and Chronic Stimulation |
| Andrea K. Knittel |
Rachel C. Snow, Ph.D. |
Prison Health and HIV in the Michigan Department of Corrections |
| Kenneth T. Krill |
Gary D. Hammer, M.D., Ph.D. |
Role of micro-RNA in Adrenal Development and Carcinogenesis |
| Michelle M. Kron |
Jack Parent, M.D. |
Seizure-Induced Cellular Abnormalities of Adult-Born Dentate Granule Cells |
| Alice D. Lam |
Edward L. Stuenkel, Ph.D. |
SNARE-Catalyzed Fusion Events are Regulated by Syntaxin1A-Lipid Interactions |
| Jae Y. Lee |
Sean Morrison, Ph.D. |
Inactivation of Senescence Pathways Accelerates Leukemogenesis and Partially Rescues Stem Cell Activity Following Pten Deletion |
| Brandon C. McKinney |
Geoffrey G. Murphy, Ph.D. |
The L-type Voltage-gated Calcium Channel CAV1.3 Mediated Consolidation, but not Extinction, of Contextually-conditioned Fear in Mice |
| L. Evan Michael |
Andrzej A. Dlugosz, M.D. |
Spatial and Temporal Requirements for Hh Signaling in Medulloblastoma Pathogenesis |
| Karolyn A. Oetjen |
Nicholas W. Lukacs, Ph.D. |
Loss of Cellular Inhibitor of Apoptosis 1 (c-IAP1) Impairs Innate Immune Responses to Gram-Negative Bacteria |
| Daniel C. Peliter |
David Miller, M.D., Ph.D. |
The Impact of Neuronal Maturation on Innate Immune System Activation |
| Matthew W. Pennington |
David Lubensky, Ph.D. |
Detailed Analysis of a Model Describing R8 Cell Specification in the Drosophila Eye in 1 Dimension with Random Parameter Searching |
| Steven T. Philips |
Theodora S. Ross, M.D., Ph.D. |
Gleevec Therapy Does Not Diminish the Frequency of Leukemia Transferring Cells in a Novel Mouse Model of Leukemia |
| Lev Prasov |
Thomas M. Glaser, M.D., Ph.D. |
The Role of Math5 and Nr1 in Post-Mitotic Cell Fate Specification in the Mammalian Retina |
| Scott A. Robertson |
Martin Myers, M.D., Ph.D. |
Identification and Analysis of Novel Phosphorylation sites on Jak2 |
| R. Grant Rowe |
Stephen Weiss, M.D. |
Epigenetic Regulation of Gene Expression by the Three Dimensional Extracellular Matrix |
| Hailu Shitaye |
Kurt Hankenson, Ph.D. |
The Role of Thrombospondin-2 and Notch Signaling in Mesenchymal Stem Cell Fate Determination |
| Andrew B. Shreiner |
Gary Huffnagle, Ph.D. |
Hypersensitivity Reponse to Aspergillus fumigatus: Immunopathogenesis of Allergic Airway Disease and Pulmonary Arterial Remodeling |
| Eric R. Tkaczyk |
Theodore Norris, Ph.D. |
In Vivo Monitoring of Multiple Circulating Cell Populations Using Two-photon Flow Cytometry |
| Aaron M. Udager |
Deborah Gumucio, Ph.D. |
Compartment-specific Gene Expression During Formation of the Epithelial Pyloric Border |
| Michael Usher |
Richard Mortensen, M.D., Ph.D. |
The Mineralocorticoid Receptor Controls Macrophage Polarization During Cardiovascular Injury |
| Matthew Vasievich |
David Ginsburg, M.D. |
Characterization of Mammalian Isoforms of Sec23 in the Early Secretory Pathway |
| Patrick D. Vigil |
Harry L.T. Mobley, Ph.D. |
Identification of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Genes Expressed During Urinary Tract Infection Using In Vivo Induced Antigen Technology (IVIAT) |
| Daniel R. Wahl |
Gary Glick, Ph.D. |
Bz-423 Improves GVHD-associated Tissue Damage and Mortality by Specifically Targeting Effector T Cells |
| Steve H. Yang |
Andrzej A. Dlugosz, M.D. |
Pathological Reponses to Oncogenic Hedgehog signaling in Skin are Dependent on Canonical Wnt/B-catenin Signaling |
| William J. Zacharias |
Deborah Gumucio, Ph.D. |
Epithelial Hedgehog Signaling Controls Intestinal Mucosal Immunity and IBD Risk |
