Agenda – Sat, Feb 10

Agenda is tentative. Please keep checking back as details are finalized. Page updated Feb 5, 2024.

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Cyndy Buckhaults, SC INBRE Communications Manager

8 am

Symposium Check-In
Poster Sessions set up
Check in is located outside of the Theater.  See  Abstracts page for poster locations.


Limited take and go breakfast items available. Beverage Service (coffee, tea, water) available all day in Lounge area (204).

8:30 am

Welcome and Introduction of Dr. Frazier, Theater

Dr. Edie Goldsmith, SC INBRE PI/Program Director

8:35 am

DRP Podium Presentation, Theater
Dr. Meredith Frazier, College of Charleston
Structural and Functional Characterization of Viral Ribonucleases

8:50 am

SC INBRE Service Cores and CARE (Evaluation) Team Introductions, Theater
Introduced by Dr. Holly LaVoie, SC INBRE Program Coordinator

Ms. Pamela Gillam, Center for Applied Research and Evaluation (CARE) Director, located at USC Columbia 

Dr. Homay Valafar, Bioinformatics/Data Science Core Director, located at USC Columbia

Dr. Jeremy (Jamie) Barth, Molecular Analytics and Informatics Core, located at MUSC

Dr. Austin Worden, Instrumentation Resource Facility, located at USC School of Medicine Columbia

Dr. Michael Shtutman, Microarray Core Facility, located at USC Columbia

Stephon Void, NMR  Facility, located at Claflin University

9:15 am

Bioinformatics Pilot Project Program Podium Presentations, Theater
Introduced by Dr. Edie Goldsmith, SC INBRE PI/Program Director

9:20 am: Dr. Linnea Freeman, Furman University
Evaluating the Effects of Nicotinamide Riboside Supplementation in a Mouse Model of Autism

9:30 am: Dr. Chakia McClendon, Columbia College
Investigating the Proteomic Expression of Human Lung Epithelial Cells Exposed to Traditional and Electronic Cigarette Vape Extract

9:40 am: Dr. Christopher Parkinson, 2021 Recipient, Clemson University
Sequencing the Saw-scaled Viper Genome and Venome with Third-Generation Technologies

9:50 am
NETWORKING BREAK (15 mins)

Beverage Service (coffee, tea, water) available in Lounge 204.

Opportunity for poster set up for late arrivals.

10:05 am

Student-Initiated Research Project Program Podium Presentations, Theater
Introduced by Dr. Holly LaVoie, SC INBRE Program Coordinator

10:10 am: Alia Sadek, USC School of Medicine Greenville
Macrophage Entry and Intracellular Survival of Atypical Necrotizing Fasciitis Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates

10:20 am: Patrice Cunningham, USC School of Medicine Columbia
The Role of Natural Supplements as a Novel Treatment to Reduce the Effects of Cancer-Cachexia

10:30 am: Ethan Older, USC
Correlation of biosynthetic enzymes with disease connects gut microbial sulfonolipids to inflammatory bowel disease

10:40 am

3-Minute Madness Flash Talks, Theater
Introduced by Dr. Edie Goldsmith, SC INBRE PI/Program Director

Talks are a strict 3 minutes. The extra two minutes of each slot is to allow for transitioning between presenters.

10:45 am, Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering: Kylie King (*Poster #004), Clemson University, Investigating Genes Associated with Racial Disparities of Triple Negative Breast Cancer

10:50 am, Bioinformatics/Data Science: Margaret V. Leonard (Poster #011), Presbyterian College, Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor CHRNA5 is overexpressed in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients with a recent tobacco smoking history

10:55 am, Chemistry/Biochemistry, Viyah Morrow (Poster #025), USC Upstate, Removal of Peanut Protein Using Magnetic Nanoparticles for Use in Immunotherapy

11 am, Molecular/Cell Biology: Olumide Adebayo (Poster #036), Clemson University, Ex vivo lipid nanoparticle-mediated delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 mRNA into hepatocytes for treatment of familial hypercholesterolemia

11:05 am, Public Health: Trey McCathern (*Poster #079), Columbia College, Better Than Average: Physical Education Requirements in North And South Carolina’s Tertiary Institutions

11:10 am, Research Experiences for Teachers: Michelle Sutton (Poster #089), RE Davis College Preparatory Academy, Develop Reduced-Gluten Wheat Lines for Sensitive Individuals

11:15 am

Exhibit Hall Opens, Second Floor Lobby

Poster Session 1, Ballroom, Rooms  203 and 205
ODD numbered posters will present in this session

Beverage Service (coffee, tea, water) available in Lounge 204.

12:15 pm

Lunch, Ballroom

Pick up boxed lunches from Lounge 202. Check your name tag for table number assignment.

1:15 pm

Exhibit Hall Opens, Second Floor Lobby

Poster Session 2, Ballroom, Rooms  203 and 205
EVEN numbered posters will present in this session

Beverage Service (coffee, tea, water) available in Lounge 204.

2:15 pm

Developmental Research Project Program Podium Presentations, Part A, Theater
Introduced by Dr. Edie Goldsmith, SC INBRE PI/Program Director

2:20 pm: Dr. Heather Dunn, Clemson University
Innovative Approaches to Investigate Breast Cancer Racial Disparities

2:35 pm: Dr. Veronica Flores, Furman University
The impact of innocuous taste experience on long-term taste-learning and memory persistence

2:50 pm: Dr. Timothy Barker, College of Charleston
Synthesis and Evaluation of Phenpropylamines as SSRIs

3:05 pm
NETWORKING BREAK (15 mins)

Beverage Service (coffee, tea, water) available all day in Lounge area (204)

Posters can be removed during this time.

3:20 pm

Developmental Research Project Program Podium Presentations, Part B, Theater

3:20 pm: Dr. Kristy Welshhans, University of South Carolina
Overexpression of Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule (DSCAM) contributes to altered neural development in Down syndrome

3:35 pm: Dr. Timea Gerczei Fernandez, Winthrop University
Nucleic Acid Aptamer Au/Ag Nanoparticle Conjugates as Trojan-Horse drug Delivery Vehicles in the Fight Against Bacterial Infections

3:50 pm: Dr. Chiara Gamberi, Coastal Carolina University
Modeling Renal Cyst Mechanisms in the Fruit Fly Drosophila melanogaster

4:05 pm: Dr. Mindy Engevik, MUSC
Bifidobacterium dentium uses dietary cysteine to generate anti-inflammatory compounds

4:20 pm

Wrap up and poster presentation awards, Theater