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Core Presentations

Presentations Supported by the INBRE Nevada Center for Bioinformatics.

2013

• Doina Kulick, Robert D. Langer, Karen Schlauch, Kim Gans, Chad Feller. LiveWell -An Effective Low-Intensity Primary Care Physician-Delivered Dietary Counseling Intervention for Patients with Dyslipidemia. American Heart Association Epidemiology and Prevention Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2013 Scientific Sessions, March 19-22, 2013, New Orleans.

2012

• Bar-on M, Thai J, Schlauch K. Blood Pressure Documentation: Are Abnormal Values Recognized? Pediatric Academic Societies 2012 Annual Meeting, April 28 - May 1, 2012, Boston.
• Bilgi GC, Albion RL, Silvera K, Schlauch KA, Cushman JC. Molecular marker development in the neotropical orchids (subtribe Oncidiinae) to analyze the evolution of Crassulacean acid metabolism. Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Ag Field Day, September 8, 2012, Reno, NV.
• Cushman JC. Renewable Biofuel and Biomass Production in the Arid West. Café Scientifique, January 17, 2012, Reno, NV.
• Cushman JC, Albion RL, Bilgi BC, Tillett RL, Wheatley M, Alexander DC, Guo L, Ryals JA, Schlauch KA. Integrated Functional Genomics of Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) in the common ice plant Mesembryantheumum crystallinum) L. Plant Biology 2012, American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) Meeting, July 20-24, 2012, Austin, TX.
• Cushman JC, Albion RL, Bilgi GC, Tillett RL, Wheatley M, Alexander DC, Guo L, Ryals JA, Schlauch KA. Integrated functional genomics of Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) in the common ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum). Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Ag Field Day, September 8, 2012, Reno, NV.
• Espinoza CG, Cushman JC, Schlauch KA, Payton P, Sharp RE, Oliver MJ. Large-scale mRNA expression profiling in the resurrection tolerant grass Sporobolus stapfianus during dehydration and rehydration. Plant Biology 2012, American Society of Plant Biologist (ASPB) Meeting, July 20-24, 2012, Austin, TX.
• Feller C., Schlauch K.A., Harris F.C., An Introduction to Proactive Server Preservation in an HPC Environment. ISCA International Conference on Advanced Computing and Communication: June 27-29 2012, Los Angeles.
• Gadam R, Izuora K. FRAX as a predictor for osteoporosis conference: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Annual Meeting, May 23-27 2012, Philadelphia.
• Jones M, Johnson M, Samourjian E, Schlauch K, Ozobia N. ERCP and laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a combined (one-step) procedure: a random comparison to the standard (two-step) procedure. SAGES 2012 Annual Meeting, March 7-March 10, 2012, San Diego, CA.
• Kang S, Tillett RL, Schlauch KA, Oliver MJ, Cushman JC. Transcriptome characterization and functional testing of resurrection plant Selaginella lepidophylla genes in Arabidopsis thaliana. Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Ag Field Day, September 8, 2012. Reno, NV.
• Schlauch K and Kulick D. Targeting Obesity in Nevada: A Small-Scale Genome-Wide Association Study. Consumer Genetics Conference 2012, October 3-5 2012, Boston.
• Schlauch K, Feller C, Kenyon J. Bioinformatics at the University of Nevada, Reno. NIH, NIGMS Fourth Biennial National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence. June 25 - 27, 2012, Washington, DC.
• Thai, J, Documentation and Recognition of Abnormal Blood Pressure in Children, Bierkamper Research Convocation, January 11, 2012, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV.
• Wheatley M, Albion RL, Tillett RL, Schlauch KA, Cushman JC. Proteomic analysis of the C3 photosynthesis to Crassulacean acid metabolism transition in the common ice plant. Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Ag Field Day, September 8, 2012, Reno, NV.

2011

• Cushman JC. Integrated functional genomics of Crassulacean acid metabolism in the common ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.). International Botanical Congress 2011, July 25, 2011, Melbourne, Australia.
• Cushman JC, Albion, RL, Gulle Bilgi B, Tillett RL, Covington M, Schlauch KA. Circadian clock regulation of the crassulacean acid metabolism transcriptome in the common ice plant. Plant Biology 2011, American Society of Plant Biologist (ASPB) Meeting, August 6-10, 2011, Minneapolis, MN.
• Cushman JC, Albion, RL, Gulle Bilgi B, Tillett RL, Wheatley M, Schlauch KA. Unbiased, large-scale metabolomic profiling of circadian clock regulation of Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) evolution in the common ice plant, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum. Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Ag Field Day, September 10, 2011, Reno, NV.
• Cushman JC. Biofuel feedstock options for Nevada. Squaw Valley Institute. University of Nevada, June 17, 2011, Reno, NV.
• Cushman JC, Life on the dry side: Metabolic basis of desiccation tolerance in resurrection plants, Australian Center for Plant Genomics, University of Adelaide, July 22, 2011, Adelaide, Australia.
• Cushman JC. Living the Dry Life: Metabolic profiling in resurrection plants. Syngenta, Inc., September 22, 2011, Research Triangle Park, NC. .
• Cushman JC. Metabolic profiling in the common ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.) a facultative CAM species. NC-1-168 Regional Meeting. Michigan State University, November 12, 2011, East Lansing, MI.
• Cushman JC. Integrated functional genomics in the common ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L): A model for understanding Crassulacean acid metabolism. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, December 15, 2011, Oak Ridge, TN.
• Espinoza CG, Cushman JC, Schlauch KA, Payton P, Sharp RE, Oliver MJ. Large-scale mRNA expression profiling in the resurrection tolerant grass Sporobolus stapfianus during dehydration and rehydration. Plant Biology 2011, American Society of Plant Biologist (ASPB) Meeting, August 6-10, 2011, Minneapolis, MN.
• Feller, C, Bioinformatics in The Cloud, Western Region IdeA Scientific Conference, June 6-7 2011, Reno, NV.
• Ryan Ghan, Proteomic Analysis Of Cabernet Sauvignon Grape Berry Tissues During The Mature Harvest Stage, Plant & Animal Genome XIX Conference, January 15-19, 2011, San Diego, CA.
• Daniel W. Hopper, Time Course Experiment Of Enzymes Involved In Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis And Degradation In A Field Study Of Cabernet Sauvignon, Plant & Animal Genome XIX Conference, January 15-19, 2011, San Diego, CA.
• Kang S, Yobi A, Schlauch KA, Oliver MJ, Cushman JC. Functional testing of genes from the ancient resurrection plant Selaginella lepidophylla in Arabidopsis thaliana for conferring improved environmental stress tolerance. Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Ag Field Day, September 10, 2011, Reno, NV.
• Schlauch, K, A Genome-Wide Association Study Targets Obesity in Nevada, New Mexico IDeA BioInformatics Science Symposium, March 24-25, 2011, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
• Schlauch, K, Targeting Obesity in Nevada: A Small-Scale Genome-Wide Association Study, Western Region IDeA Scientific Conference, June 6-7 2011, Reno, NV.
• Schlauch, K ,Modeling Complex Biological Networks with Simple Mathematics, UNR Math & Statistics Colloquium, Dec 8, 2011, Reno, NV.
• Schlauch, K, Simple Statistics to Examine Genetic Association of Obesity in Nevada, Nevada Chapter of the American Statistical Association Symposium, October 22, 2011, Reno, NV.
• Tillett RL, Schlauch KA, Cushman JC. Ice plant decoded: Finding the genes that regulate Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) photosynthesis. Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Ag Field Day September 10, 2011, Reno, NV.

2010

• M. Grimes, "Tyrosine Kinase Signaling and Cell Differentiation." Integrative Microbiology and Biochemistry Seminar Series, Sept 20, 2010, University of Montana, Missoula, MT.
• M. Grimes, How to derive meaning from phosphoproteomic data. Cell Signaling Technology, August 17, 2010.
• Cushman JC, Albion RL, Covington M, and Schlauch KA. Circadian clock transcriptome regulation in C3 photosynthesis versus Crassulacean acid metabolism in the common ice plant. CAM 2010 Workshop, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, March 23, 2010, Panama City, Panama.
• Hathwaik LT, Lemos MS, Albion RL, Shintani DK, Harper JF, Cushman JC. Strategies for the selection and production of Dunaliella strains for enhanced biofuel production. 2nd Annual Meeting of the Nevada Renewable Energy Consortium (NVREC), August 20, 2010, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV.
• Hiibel SR, Kelly B, Albion RL, Cushman JC. Survey and characterization of algal strains adapted to growth on waste water as biofuel feedstocks. 2nd Annual Meeting of the Nevada Renewable Energy Consortium (NVREC), August 20, 2010, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV.
• Daniel W. Hopper, Nathalie Ollat, Serge Delrot and Grant R. Cramer, Transcriptomic Characterization and Water Use Efficiency in a Segregating Population of Riparia Gloire and Cabernet Sauvignon, Grape Research Coordination Network Meeting, July 29 - 31, 2010, Geneva, NY.
• Amanda Marusich, Metabolic labeling of C. elegans primary embryonic cells as a tool for glycoprotein discovery, Molecular Biosciences Symposium, UNR Annual Retreat, September 24, 2010, Reno, NV.
• Amanda Marusich, Metabolic labeling of C. elegans primary embryonic cells as a tool for glycoprotein discovery, Post-Translational Modifications Meeting held by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, October 22, 2010.
• Amanda Marusich, Metabolic labeling of C. elegans primary embryonic cells as a tool for glycoprotein discovery, UNR College of Science Poster Competition, November 1, 2010, Reno, NV.
• Ron Mittler, ROS as mediators of long-distance propagating signals, Light-driven Bioprocesses: From Basics to Applications, The Weizmann Institute of Science, October 11-12, 2010, Boston, MA.
• Jillian Peterson and Jamie Stokke, BMI Documentation in Outpatient and Inpatient Settings: Does a BMI Wheel and Education Make a Difference? Bierkamper, January 18, 2010, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV.
• Schlauch, K, Levy M, Fennell A. Novel graph theoretic approaches for comparative transcriptomics of Vitis. Plant and Animal Genome XVIII, Jan 20th, 2010, San Diego.
• Matt Stokes, Ailain Guo, and Mark Grimes, Neural Crest Signal Transduction Modeled by Network Graphing Analysis of Phosphoproteomic Data from Neuroblastoma Cell Lines, 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology, Philadelphia, PA, December 11-15, 2010.
• Yobi A, Wone B, Oliver MJ, Cushman JC. Exploring the mechanisms of vegetative desiccation tolerance in Selaginella lepidophylla. 2010 American Society of Plant Biologist (ASPB), July 31-August 4, 2010, Montreal, Canada.

2009

• Miller Gad, Schlauch K, Tam R, Cortes D, Torres M, Shualev V, Dangl J, Mittler R Reactive oxygen species mediate a rapid systemic signal in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Biology 2009 Meeting, July 2009, Honolulu Hawaii.
• Schlauch K, Lenburg M, Ulrich D, Levy M. Chromoplotter: A web-based tool for haplotype visualization by hierarchical clustering of phased genotypes. MGED X11 Meeting, October 2009, Phoenix, AZ.
• Schlauch K, Levy, M, Feller, C, Tittiger, C. Graph-theoretic Approaches of Modeling Gene Expression Data. Western Region COBRE-INBRE Scientific Conference, September 17th, 2009, Big Sky, Montana.
• Singer, C.A., Role of miR-25 in regulation of airway smooth muscle remodeling. American Thoracic Society International Conference, May 2009, San Diego, California.

2008

• Facemyer, K. C., Herald, C. H., Kenyon, J., Schlauch, K., Baker, J. E., & Cremo, C. R. Computational Dissection of Intramolecular Interface Binding Energies in Various Myosin States, 5Res. 52nd Annual Meeting of the Biophysics Society & 16th Annual International Biophysical Congress, February 3, 2008, Long Beach, CA.
• Facemyer, K. C. Interface Energetics inside Myosin during the Actomyosin Cycle, (Invited Talk) Motility Subgroup Meeting of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Biophysics Society & 16th Annual International Biophysical Congress, February 2, 2008, Long Beach, CA.
• Kuhn A, Singer C, Gerthoffer WT. MicroRNA expression following inflammatory stimulation of human airway smooth muscle cells. Cyto Conference, May 2008 
• Kuhn AR, Lao R, Schlauch K, Singer CA. Role of T-bet and interferon-gamma on human airway smooth muscle miRNA expression. ATS2 Conference, October 2008
  
  

2007

• Agbo, J.K., Maisuradze, G. G., Kachlishvili, K., Beck, B.W., Leitner, D.L. Vibrational energy flow within the dimeric hemoglobin Scapharca. Poster PHYS 000. 234th ACS National Meeting, 19-23 August 2007, Boston, MA.
• Facemyer, K.C. Virtual Alanine Scanning Intrafaces of Myosin in Various Crossbridge States, The Max Planck Workshop on Molecular Motors 2007, March 25, 2007, Alpbach, Austria.
• Facemyer, K.C., Beck, B.W., Cremo, C.R. Applications of Virtual Alanine Scanning & the Energy Centrality Relationship to Detecting and Quantifying Biological Interfaces, Alpbach Workshop on Molecular Motors 2007, 24-30 March 2007, Alpbach, Tirol, Austria.
• Gollery, Marty. Rice and Arabidopsis- an update, Western Association for Plant Biology, Feb 2, 2007, UC Davis, Davis CA.
• Gary, R. Inducible Cellular Senescence and Applications to Cancer Biology, Invited seminar at the Texas A&M University Biochemistry/Genetics seminar series, August 30, 2007, College Station, TX