| Number |
Presenter |
Title |
PI |
| 1 | Michael Albring
|
Electrostatic interactions within the ATP binding pocket of a bacterial DEAD-box protein are dependent on the nature of the RNA. |
Ivelitza Garcia |
| 2 | Amal Abu Almakarem
|
Comprehensive Survey and Geometric Classification of Basetriples in RNA Structures |
Neocles B. Leontis |
| 3 | Balasubrahmanyam Addepalli
|
Disulfide linkage in the endonuclease motif of Arabidopsis CPSF30 ortholog |
Patrick A Limbach |
| 4 | Neha Aggarwal
|
In vivo mutational analysis of U2-dependent intron containing microRNA |
Girish Shukla |
| 5 | Elvin Aleman
|
Covalent-Bond-Based Immobilization Approaches for Single-Molecule Fluorescence |
David Rueda |
| 6 | Papa Nii Asare-Okai
|
Exploring the mechanism of FID using ESI-MS |
Christine S. Chow |
| 7 | Daipayan Banerjee
|
The role of G-patch domain in DExD/H-box protein activators |
Brian Rymond |
| 8 | Victoria Barron
|
Complex control of NF1 exon 23a splicing |
Hua Lou Ph.D. |
| 9 | Tupa Basu Roy
|
Dual binding specificity of 65kd RNA binding protein in the minor spliceosome |
Girish C Shukla |
| 10 | Thomas Bebee
|
Determining the therapeutic time-point for SMN replacement in a mouse model of spinal muscular atrophy |
Dr. Dawn S. Chandler Ph.D. |
| 11 | Stephen Bell
|
The Arabidopsis ortholog of the 77kD subunit of the Cleavage Stimulatory Factor (AtCstF-77) involved in mRNA polyadenylation is an RNA-binding protein. |
Arthur G. Hunt |
| 12 | Kausik Chakrabarti
|
Title not published online |
Kausik Chakrabarti |
| 13 | Min Chen
|
The Ty1 transposition rate is reduced in yeast mutant for BBP or Mud2 splicing factors |
Brian Rymond |
| 14 | Hui-Yi Chu
|
Genome-Wide Investigations of Translating mRNAs to Study the Biological Consequences of the tRNA Retrograde Pathway |
Anita K. Hopper |
| 15 | May Daher Farhat
|
Structural characterization of the TLD Domain of tmRNA in complex with SmpB |
David Rueda |
| 16 | Priyanka Das
|
Ribosome binding domain of L13a: Relationship with ribosome release and phosphorylation |
Barsanjit Mazumder |
| 17 | Romel Dator
|
Isolation and Characterization of Ribosome Assembly Intermediates |
Patrick A. Limbach |
| 18 | Racheal Desmone
|
Expression of aroL in Escherichia coli is influenced by AUG triplets in the aroL untranslated region |
Gary R. Janssen |
| 19 | Varun Dewan
|
Identifying Peptide and RNA Inhibitors against HIV-1 Capsid |
Karin Musier Forsyth |
| 20 | Mirjana Dimovska
|
Site-Specific Cleavage of Modified 16S Ribosomal RNA |
Christine Chow |
| 21 | Molly Evans
|
Chemo-genetic Analysis of the Hepatitis Delta Virus Ribozyme Active Site Network |
Subha R. Das |
| 22 | Eric Fichtenbaum
|
Mutational Analysis of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) Nucleocapsid protein (NC) |
Karin Musier-Forsyth |
| 23 | Robert Forties
|
Modeling the interplay of single-stranded binding proteins and nucleic acid secondary structure |
Ralf Bundschuh |
| 24 | Ran Furman
|
ppGpp and DksA; global regulators of stress response |
Irina Artsimovitch |
| 25 | Bobby Gaffney
|
CPSF30 in Medicago |
Arthur G. Hunt |
| 26 | Kirk Gaston
|
Threonyl-tRNA editing and modification in kinetoplastids |
Juan Alfonzo |
| 27 | Sarah Geisler
|
RNA decapping influences mRNA biogenesis |
Jeff Coller |
| 28 | Arnab Ghosh
|
Eukaryotic ribosomal protein S5 - a docking site for initiation factor eIF2? |
Anton A. Komar |
| 29 | Swagata Ghosh
|
The Ty1 transposition rate is reduced in yeast mutant for BBP or Mud2 splicing factors |
Dr. Brian Rymond |
| 30 | Jacqueline Giliberti
|
A 5’ AUG is Necessary for Recognition and Binding of Leaderless mRNA to Escherichia coli Ribosomes |
Gary R. Janssen |
| 31 | Cecilia Go
|
Developing novel antibacterials using cyclic peptide mimics of the protein subunit of bacterial RNase P |
Venkat Gopalan |
| 32 | Andrew Goodrich
|
Probing the role of HIV Gag in regulation of reverse transcription |
Karin Musier-Forsyth |
| 33 | Farzin Haque
|
Automated analysis of RNA and DNA fingerprinting using the nano-channels of bacteriophage phi29 DNA packaging motor |
Peixuan Guo |
| 34 | Mallory Havens
|
An intronic mutation in the Polycystic Kidney Disease gene, PKD1, that affects splicing and microRNA processing |
Michelle L. Hastings |
| 35 | Tiffany Hilson
|
Title not published online |
Patrick A. Limbach |
| 36 | Melissa Hinman
|
The biological role of neurofibromatosis type 1 exon 23a alternative splicing |
Hua Lou |
| 37 | Hsiao-Yun Huang
|
Identifying the Proteins in tRNA Processing and Nuclear-cytoplasmic Transport |
Anita K. Hopper |
| 38 | Aishwarya Jacob
|
Damage Induced Alternative Splicing of MDM2 is Controlled by a Balance of Positive and Negative Splicing Regulators |
Dawn S Chandler |
| 39 | Fran Jodelka
|
Splicing of the spinal muscular atrophy-modifying gene, SMN2, is controlled by an auto-regulatory feedback loop. |
Michelle L. Hastings |
| 40 | Christopher Jones
|
Matrix domain modulates HIV-1 Gag's chaperone activity via a conformational switch triggered by plasma membrane binding |
Karin Musier-Forsyth |
| 41 | Pakoyo F Kamba
|
Heterologous expression and RNA-binding specificity of the 26.9 kDa Trypanosoma brucei pentatricopeptide repeat protein. |
Charles Hoogstraten |
| 42 | Besik Kankia
|
HIV NC as a tool to facilitate invasion and cleavage of structured nucleic acids |
Karin Musier-Forsyth |
| 43 | Hajeong Kim
|
Investigation of the role of Dbp8 in 18S rRNA processing |
Katrin Karbstein |
| 44 | Munish Kumar
|
microRNAs targeting p53 |
Yong Li |
| 45 | Kevin Kunzelman
|
Genes harboring U12-dependent introns and their potential association with prostate cancer |
Girish C. Shukla |
| 46 | Anne Labut
|
Investigating the Regulation of Bms1, a GTPase Essential for 40S Ribosome Assembly |
Katrin Karbstein |
| 47 | Christopher LaJeunesse
|
The interaction of cisplatin and various analogues with the 790 loop |
Christine S. Chow |
| 48 | Larry Layne
|
In vitro selection of co-enzyme dependent nucleic acid enzymes |
Subha R. Das |
| 49 | Caroline Lee
|
Comparison of the Mechanism of Splice Site Selection in a Protein-free System and In Vivo |
Saba Valadkhan |
| 50 | Liang-Chun Liu
|
Mutational analysis of codon-anticodon interactions in Bacillus subtilis glyQS T box riboswitch |
Tina M. Henkin |
| 51 | Sheng Liu
|
Structural studies of the tRNA binding domains of human lysyl-tRNA synthetase |
Pearl Tsang |
| 52 | Zhaoyang Liu
|
Regulation of OXT6 Gene Expression through Alternative Splicing and Polyadenylation |
Qingshun Q. Li |
| 53 | Emily Maris
|
In vivo activity of B. thuringiensis and M. smithii Thg1 expressed in yeast |
Jane Jackman |
| 54 | Megan McGervey
|
Small Nuclear RNAs in nuclear precursor messenger RNA Splicing |
Girish Shukla |
| 55 | Patrick Ochieng
|
Understanding dynamics in the hairpin ribozyme's loop A using NMR spectroscopy |
Dr. Charles Hoogstraten |
| 56 | Anton Petrov
|
Constructing a library of RNA 3D motifs for motif structure prediction |
Neocles Leontis |
| 57 | Theresa Rogers
|
tRNA-like small RNA in Bacillus cereus |
Michael Ibba |
| 58 | Rebecca Rohlfs
|
Mass spectrometry characterization of ribosome assembly defects |
Patrick A. Limbach |
| 59 | Susan Russell
|
Heat Shock-Induced Changes in Post-transcriptional Modifications in RNA |
Patrick Limbach |
| 60 | Madhubanti Sarkar
|
Catalytic inactivation of miRNA function in human cells by customized RNase P-based ribozymes |
Gopalan Schoenberg |
| 61 | Chad Schwartz
|
Targeted delivery of anti-coxsackievirus siRNAs using ligand-conjugated pRNA nanoparticles |
Peixuan Guo |
| 62 | Anastasia Sevostiyanova
|
RNA-polymerase â gate-loop mediates anti-pausing effect of the elongation factors RfaH and NusG |
Irina Artsimovitch |
| 63 | Zhen Shen
|
OBP1/ LRWD1: a novel ORC binding protein associates with preRC components in G1 |
Supriya G. Prasanth |
| 64 | Yi Shu
|
Chemical modification of ribonucleotides to produce ribonuclease resistant RNA in nanotechnology and nanomedicine |
Peixuan Guo |
| 65 | Kavleen Sikand
|
U12 snRNA structure-function relationship: Identification of essential RNA motifs required for in vivo U12-dependent splicing |
Girish C. Shukla |
| 66 | Jinani Slaibi
|
Therapeutic Potential of MicroRNAs in Prostate Cancer |
Girish C. Shukla Ph.D |
| 67 | Brian Smith
|
Kinetic characterization of the yeast tRNAHis guanylyltransferase (Thg1) |
Jane Jackman |
| 68 | Byung Ran So
|
Distinct mechanisms used by interacting editing domains involving steric exclusion and chemistry ensure accurate decoding of proline codons |
Karin Musier-Forsyth |
| 69 | Bethany Strunk
|
Characterization of the essential role of Fap7 in yeast ribosome assembly |
Katrin Karbstein |
| 70 | Meng Sun
|
Retrovirus-Specific Differences in Role of Matrix and NC Proteins in Genomic RNA Packaging |
Karin Musier-Forsyth |
| 71 | William Swinehart
|
Biochemical characterization of a novel tRNA-methyltranferase family |
Jane Jackman |
| 72 | Aixa Tapia-Santos
|
The role of Sr proteins SF2/ASF and SC35 in stress-induced alternative splicing of MDM2: mplications in rhabdomyosarcomas |
Dr. Dawn S. Chandler |
| 73 | Keith Van Nostrand
|
Molecular mechanics analysis of minimal energy RNA conformational change pathways |
David H. Mathews |
| 74 | Sapna Varia
|
Elucidating a role for Btf in pre-mRNA transcription and splicing |
Dr.Paula Bubulya |
| 75 | Huiwen Wang
|
Promotion of Exon 6 Inclusion in HuD Pre-mRNA by Hu Protein Family Members |
Hua Lou |
| 76 | Ying Wang
|
Evolution and function of a non-conserved microRNA in plants |
Biao Ding |
| 77 | Emily Wong
|
Methanobrevivacter smithii RNase P - a model for archaeal mesophilic type A RNase P and a possible anti-obesity target |
Venkat Gopalan |
| 78 | Sharla Wood
|
Bulk and single molecule analysis of the effects of 2’ modifications on molecular beacons |
David Rueda |
| 79 | Heather Woolls
|
Shining the Light on Dim2 |
Katrin Karbstein |
| 80 | Yizhou Xie
|
Title not published online |
Eugene G. Mueller |
| 81 | Samantha Yelley
|
Computational docking of small molecules with a Bacillus subtilis T box antiterminator model RNA |
John A. Means |
| 82 | Crystal Young
|
Elucidating the roles of Rrp5 and Rok1 in 40S ribosome maturation |
Katrin Karbstein |
| 83 | Bing Zhang
|
Mechanistic analysis of reprogramming muscle precursor cells into a neuronal fate by a large non-coding RNA |
Saba Valadkhan |
| 84 | Hui Zhang
|
Dual-channel single-molecule imaging of pRNA on phi29 DNA-packaging motor |
Peixuan Guo |
| 85 | Rui Zhao
|
Laser-Assisted Single Molecule Refolding |
David Rueda |
| 86 | Jun Zheng
|
Reconstitution of a Plant mRNA Polyadenylation in vitro Assay System |
Q. Quinn Li |
| 87 | Shu Zhou
|
Identification of small compounds as inhibitors for tRNA-T Box antiterminator interaction |
Doctor Jennifer Hines |
| 88 | Amy Zimmerman
|
Structure-activity relationship studies of peptide affinities for T box antiterminator RNA |
Jennifer V. Hines |
