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2019
4th Annual Biochemistry Department Retreat
Sponsored by the Biochemistry Student AssociationThe goal of this retreat is to learn more about the research that takes place throughout the Biochemistry Department!
February 12th & 13th
Student Life Center
Agenda
The event began on Feb 12 from 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm, concluding with a poster session over wine and cheese. The retreat continued on Feb 13 for a full day from 8:30 am – 7:00 pm, concluding with an awards reception with drinks and hors d’oeuvres.
Award Winners
Leon W. Cunningham, Postdoc: Kareem Mohni, Cortez lab
Leon W. Cunningham, Graduate Student: Elizabeth Gibson, Osheroff labChytil Travel Award: Kelly Barnett, Hodges lab
Laura Busenlehner Award: Hui Huang, Sanders lab
Best Poster (tie):
Johanna Schafer
Alex TrevisanHonorable Mention Posters:
Jorge Rua Fernandez
Emily Kounlavong
Natalia KozlyukBest Talk:
Michael ReddishHonorable Mention Talks:
Lindsay Redman
Christian MeyerPlanning Committee
Justin Marinko (Sanders lab)
Sarah Glass (Guengerich lab)
Sarah Arcos (Ascano lab)
Esha Dalvie (Osheroff lab) -
2018
3rd Annual Biochemistry Department Retreat
Sponsored by the Biochemistry Student AssociationThe goal of this retreat is to learn more about the research that takes place throughout the Biochemistry Department!
February 20th & 21st
Student Life Center Board of Trustees RoomAgenda
The event began on Feb 20 from 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm, concluding with a poster session over wine and cheese. The retreat continued on Feb 21 for a full day from 8:30 am – 7:00 pm, concluding with an awards reception with drinks and Hors d’oeuvres. See the complete agenda and poster submissions.
Award Winners
Best Talk (Overall): Justin Marinko $300
Honorable Mention Talk (Graduate Student): Elizabeth Gibson $200
Honorable Mention Talk (Post-Doc): Sarah Wessel $200
Best Poster (Overall): Sarah Arcos $200
Honorable Mention Poster (Graduate Student): Evan Perry $100
Honorable Mention Poster (Post-Doc): Jessica Moore $100
Leon W. Cunningham, PostDoc: Yan Su $1000
Leon W. Cunningham, Graduate Student: Kami Bhat $1000
Chytil Travel Awards: Romell Gletten and Matt AlbertollePlanning Committee
Kelly Barnett (Hodges Lab)
Kelly.r.barnett@vanderbilt.eduAlexandria Oviatt (Osheroff Lab)
Alexandria.a.oviatt@vanderbilt.edu -
2017
2nd Annual Biochemistry Department Retreat
Sponsored by the Biochemistry Student AssociationThe goal of this retreat is to learn more about the research that takes place throughout the Biochemistry Department!
January 31 & February 1st
Student Life Center Board of Trustees RoomRetreat Feedback
We’d love it if you could fill out our survey whether you attended or not. We’d like to get feedback on what you enjoyed, what we could improve, or why you chose not to attend.
Schedule of Events
Tuesday, January 31
1:00-2:00 Poster Setup & Registration
2:00-2:20 Yi Ren, Faculty
“Structural analysis of helicase-mediated remodeling of nuclear mRNP prior to
nuclear export”2:20-2:40 Elwood Mullins, Post-doc, Brandt Eichman Lab
“Time-resolved molecular snapshots reveal an unprecedented mechanism for
recognition and removal of damaged bases in DNA”2:40-3:00 Romell Gletten, Graduate Student, Kevin Schey Lab
“The Structure and Function of Aquaporin 5 in Ocular Lens Fiber Cells”3:00-3:10 Coffee Break
3:10-3:30 Yan Su, Post-doc, Fred Guengerich Lab
“Ribonucleotide Incorporation by Human DNA Polymerase eta”3:30-3:50 Manny Ascano, Faculty
“VIR-CLASP reveals unexpected interactions between host-encoded pioneer
RNA-binding proteins and the pre-replicated RNA genomes of Chikungunya
and Zika viruses”3:50-6:00 Posters / Wine & Cheese
Wednesday, February 1
8:30-9:00 Breakfast / Registration
9:00-9:20 Keenan Taylor, Post-doc, Chuck Sanders Lab
“Precision Medicine and the Potassium Channel KCNQ1”9:20-9:40 Aaron Fidler, Graduate Student, Billy Hudson Lab
“Collagen IV and the evolutionary dawn of metazoan tissues”9:40-10:00 Kareem Mohni, Post-doc, David Cortez Lab
“HMCES is a DNA repair or tolerance protein required for error free repair”10:00-10:20 Lauren Jackson, Faculty
“High-resolution crystal structures of the tepsin ENTH and VHS domains”10:20-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-10:50 Kelly Barnett, Graduate Student, Emily Hodges Lab
“Genomic Methods for Studying Epigenetic and Activity Dynamics at
Enhancers During Early Cell Fate Specification”10:50-11:10 Jeff Spraggins, Faculty, Richard Caprioli Lab
“Pulling data out of the noise: Maximizing sensitivity of molecular imaging
experiments through gas phase fractionation and enrichment”11:10-11:30 Boone Prentice, Post-doc, Richard Caprioli Lab
“The Effect of Metal Content on the Extent of Calprotectin Oligomerization as
Revealed by Native Mass Spectrometry”11:30-1:30 Lunch & Poster Session
1:30-1:50 Adrian Olivares, Faculty
“Direction matters: Mechanical protein destruction by AAA+ proteases”1:50-2:10 Johanna Schafer, Graduate Student, Jennifer Pietenpol Lab
“Mechanisms of Bromodomain and Extra-Terminal motif inhibitor (BETi)
sensitivity in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)”2:10-2:30 Carl Sedgeman, Graduate Student, Fred Guengerich Lab
“Formation of N6-Deoxyadenosinyl-glutathione and Replication Past the
Adduct by Translesion DNA Polymerases”2:30-2:40 Coffee Break
2:40-3:10 Cunningham Award Talk
3:10-3:40 Busenlehner Award Talk
3:40-3:50 Coffee Break
3:50-4:10 Shilpa Sampathi, Post-doc, Scott Hiebert Lab
“High resolution mapping of RNA polymerase dynamics upon inhibition of
CDKs in t(8;21) AML”4:10-4:30 James Dewar, Faculty
“The termination of DNA replication.”4:30-4:50 Rose Follis, Graduate Student, Bruce Carter Lab
“A role for NF-kB in demyelinating neuropathies”4:50-5:10 Kristy Stengel, Post-doc, Scott Hiebert Lab
“HDAC3 is required for FOXO1 activity in germinal centers and B cell
lymphoma”5:10-5:30 Break / Walk to Banquet & Awards at University Club
5:30-7:30 Dinner at University Club
6:20 Announce Talk & Poster Winners
Award Winners
Leon Cunningham Award: Thomas Bass, graduate student in the Dave Cortez lab.
Laura Busenlehner Award: Rachel Ashley, graduate student in the Neil Osheroff lab.
Best graduate student talk: Kelly Barnett
Best post-doc talk: Keenan Taylor
Best graduate student poster: Kami Bhat
Best post-doc poster: Clayton Marshall
Honorable mention graduate student talk: Johanna Schafer
Honorable mention post-doc talk: Kristy Stengel
Honorable mention graduate student poster: Meredith Frazier
Honorable mention post-doc poster: Orrette Wauchope -
2016
1st Annual Biochemistry Department Retreat
Sponsored by the Biochemistry Student AssociationThe goal of this retreat is to learn more about the research that takes place throughout the Biochemistry Department!
See flyer.
Tuesday March 8, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Student Life Center Ballrooms A/BRegistration
Register Here by February 19th to give a 15-minute talk, present a poster, or to just attend!
(Lunch Provided)
The link we have provided above will allow you to register and to submit an abstract ONLY after you select your year of training. Graduate students and post-docs are eligible to present, so after you select your role, new fields will appear that will allow you to submit an abstract for either a poster or an oral presentation. PIs will not have those fields available.
Schedule of Events
8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:15 Opening remarks by Dr. York
9:15-10:35 Kristy Stengel – Post-doc, Scott Hiebert Lab
“Hdac3 is Required for B Cell Development and Regulated Transcriptional
Programs Driving Terminal B Cell Differentiation”F. Edward Hickman – Graduate Student, Bruce D. Carter Lab
“Loss of Jedi-1 Results in Increased Proliferation of Neural Precursor Cells in vitro”Emily Hodges – Principal Investigator
“An Epigenomics Perspective on DNA Sequence Variation and Disease”Kevin Johnson – Post-doc, F. Peter Guengerich Lab
“Cytochrome P450 27C1 Catalyzes the Desaturation of Retinol to 3,4-
Dehydroretinol”10:35-10:45 Short Break
10:45-12:05 William Martin – Graduate Student, Nicholas Reiter Lab
“ncRNA and Epigentics: The Regulation of a Histone Demethylase by Structured
RNAs”Boone Prentice – Post-doc, Richard Caprioli Lab
“Differential Lipid and Protein Distributions in Normal and Type I Diabetic Human
Pancreata Revealed by Tissue Imaging Mass Spectrometry”Elizabeth Gibson – Graduate Student, Neil Osheroff Lab
“Characterization of ‘Mycobacterium Gyrase Inhibitors’ (MGIs): A Novel Class of
Gyrase Poisons”James Galligan – Post-doc, Lawrence J. Marnett Lab
“Histones are Targets for Modification by Glucose-Derived Methylglyoxal”12:05-1:05 Lunch
1:05-2:45 Jonathan Schlebach – Post-doc, Charles R. Sanders Lab
“Elucidation of Bottlenecks in the Cellular Quality Control Pathway of Peripheral
Myelin Protein 22”Manuel Ascano – Principal Investigator
“Small Molecule Modulation of the DNA Sensor Cyclic GMP-AMP Synthase and its
Implication in Autoimmunity and Cancers”Parimal Samir – Post-doc, Andrew J. Link Lab
“Systems Analysis of Skeletal Muscles from Myotonic Dystrophy Patients and
Healthy Individuals Reveals Key Differentially Regulated Proteins and Pathways”Tim Shaver – Graduate Student, Jennifer A. – Pietenpol Lab
“Diverse, Biologically Relevant, and Targetable Gene Rearrangements in Triple-
Negative Breast Cancer and Other Malignancies”Benjamin Gilston – Post-doc, Walter Chazin Lab
“Fragment-based Discovery of RAGE Inhibitors”2:45-3:45 Poster Session
3:45-3:55 Short Break
3:55-4:30 Leon W. Cunningham Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Award Presentations
and Talks4:30 Social Hour at Biochemistry Break Room with Qdoba
Abstracts
Click here to view 2016 BSA Symposium abstracts.
Poster & Oral Presentation Award Winners
Poster Winners: Clayton Marshall, Johanna Schafer, Kami Bhat, Lorena Infante,
Carl Sedgeman, Orrette Wauchope, Alex Trevisan, Yan Su, Jeannie Camarillo, Eric Gonzalez
Oral Presentation Winners: Jonathan Schlebach, James Galligan, Kristy Stengel, Elizabeth Gibson, Tim Shaver
Leon W. Cunningham Award Winners
Leon W. Cunningham Award for Excellence in Biochemistry: Lisa Poole
Leon W. Cunningham Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow Award: Elwood Mullins