By Discipline: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2020)

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  Gamma-D Crystallin Aggregation in the Presence of Oxidizing Agents

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  Cade K. Rohler
  Dr. Cassidy Dobson, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Aromatase Inhibition as a Treatment for Endometriosis and Breast Cancer

  
  Poster
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biology)
  Alyssa Tipler
  Dr. Cassidy Dobson, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Comparative Bioinformatic Analysis of the Presence of Intrinsically Disordered Regions in RNA Polymerase II 

  
  Poster
  
  (Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  Brooke L. Diehl* and Chanz S. Silkey
  Dr. Brent Buckner, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Computational Drug Analysis of APOBEC3B Enzyme: A Promising Cancer Drug Target

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biology)
  Zachary D. Smith
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Computational Drug Design for Novel Inhibitors of the Zika NS2B-NS3 Protease

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Biology)
  Robert D. Campbell
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Computational Drug Design to Inhibit the Zika NS2B/NS3 Protease

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry)
  Elizabeth E. Cremer
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Computational Drug Discovery of APOBEC3B Inhibitors as a Treatment for Epithelial Cancers

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Biology)
  Molly M. Huebner
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Computational Investigation and Drug Design of a Bis-Intercalator Breast Cancer Drug

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  Allison B. Esselman
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Computational Investigation into the Inhibition of Fatal Familial Insomnia

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biology, Chemistry)
  Jacob R. Higginson
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Computational Investigation of DNA Polymerase I Conformations With Mismatch Base Pairs

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  Jake A. Collins
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Computational Investigation of Potential Inhibitors for HIV Viral Infectivity Factor

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry)
  Brock T. Boysan
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Computational Investigation of Stilbenoids as Aggregation Inhibitors of Amyloid Beta in Alzheimer's Disease

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biology)
  Clara E. Wolf*, Alex P. Platt, Daniel J. Dyroff, Conaire C. Bradfield, and Rachel Stanfield
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Developing a Fluorescence Assay for Monitoring Amyloid-β Aggregation

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biology)
  Mahan J. Hadjian* and Valerie S. Winkler
  Dr. Brittany Hagenhoff , Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Disulfide Bond Forming Enzyme Activity via Lysozyme Assay

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry)
  Kerstin E. Peterson
  Dr. Cassidy Dobson, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Enhancing Genome Editing in Eukaryotes

  
  Poster
  
  (Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  Allison A. Houghton
  Dr. William Alexander, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Examination of Cellulase Gene Expression in Various Fungal Species for the Improvement of Biofuel Production

  
  Poster
  
  (Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  Allison Y. Kufta* and Katherine Andrews
  Mr. Clayton Dillavou and Dr. Carolina Sempertegui, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• Expression and Purification of Disulfide Bond Forming Enzyme

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Biology)
  Mary C. Butler
  Dr. Cassidy Dobson, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Gamma-D Crytallin Protein Aggregation

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  Hanna A. Nabulsi
  Dr. Cassidy Dobson, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Improving Alpha-Synuclein Aggregation Inhibitors for Parkinson’s Disease Using Computational Chemistry Methods

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry)
  David Thompson
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Inhibition of Aromatase Using Isoflavanone Derivatives to Treat Endometriosis With Computational Chemistry

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  Madison E. Walker
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Investigation of Amyloid β Polyphenol Inhibitors in Alzheimer’s disease
   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  Jackson Dyroff*, Clara Wolf, Alex P. Platt, Conaire C. Bradfield, and Rachel Stanfield
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Monitoring Lysozyme Activity to Assess Re-Folding Effectiveness of DBF

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chemistry)
  Ryan P. Poland
  Dr. Cassidy Dobson, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Optimizing the Aggregation of Gamma S Crystallin

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  Reuben G. Kern
  Dr. Cassidy Dobson, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Prevention of Gamma Crystallin Aggregation with DBF

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
  Alexandra M. Marko
  Dr. Cassidy Dobson, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Structure-Guided Design of Novel Competitive Aromatase Inhibitor for the Treatment of Endometriosis

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Physics)
  Abby R. Held
  Dr. Bill R. Miller, Faculty Mentor