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SCHEDULE OF PRESENTATIONS (Current as of March 4, 2015; subject to change)
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015
1:00 pm ‐ 5:00 pm Registration Desk Open 7th Floor – Pre‐Function Area 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Executive Council Meeting/Business Meeting (All Attendees Invited) Dorset Room/Kent Room (7th Floor) 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Welcome Reception Stamford Room (Ground floor) 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm Student Social Windsor Room (Ground floor)
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 6, 2015
6:30 am – 8:00 am Breakfast On Own Complimentary in Hotel Restaurant for Crowne Plaza Guests 7:00 am ‐ 6:00 pm Registration Desk Open 7th Floor – Pre‐Function Area 8:00 am – 9:30 am Opening Remarks/General Session 20 Years of IBE: Past, Present and Future Crystal Ballroom
8:00 am Opening Remarks Dr. Jeong‐Yeol Yoon, 2015 President of IBE
8:05 am Keynote Address: 20 Years of IBE: Past, Present and Future 8:05 am – 8:30 am A Personal History of Biological Engineering Arthur T. Johnson, IBE Fellow and Charter Member
8:30 am – 8:55 am 20 Years of IBE Brahm Verma, IBE Founding President
Keynote Address, continued
8:55 am – 9:20 am IBE Today: A Platform for the Future – Niche Areas for IBE Jeong‐Yeol Yoon, IBE President Ben Stuart, IBE President‐Elect
9:20 am – 9:30 am Questions and Open Discussion Mediated by Ben Stuart, IBE President‐Elect
9:30 am – 9:45 am Break 9:45 am – 11:45 am Four Concurrent Sessions I. Algae‐Based Systems I – Stamford Room Chairs: Dr. Zivko Nikolov, Texas A&M University; Dr. Czarena Crofcheck, University of Kentucky 9:45 am Marine Bioenergy for Sustainable Future: A Korean Experience in Large‐Scale Microalgal
Cultures for Biofuels Choul‐Gyun Lee, Sang‐Min Lim, Inha University
10:15 am Anaerobic Co‐Digestion of Algal biomass using up‐flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) Reactor to Produce Methane Yousef Soboh, Darwin Sorensen, Ronald Sims, Utah State University
10:30 am Effect of bicarbonate addition on algal biofilm growth, nutrient uptake and lipid accumulation
Maureen Kesaano, Ronald Sims, Utah State University
10:45 am Break 11:00 am Sustainable microalgal cultivation using seawater and floating plastic photobioreactor Hanwool Park, Choul‐Gyun Lee, Sang‐Min Lim, National Marine Bioenergy Research Center &
Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University 11:15 am Characterization of Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Tetraselmis sp. KCTC 12236BP Biomass Young‐Jin Ryu, Chang‐Yong Choi, Dong Ho Seong, Sang‐Min Lim, Choul‐Gyun Lee, National
Marine Bioenergy Research Center & Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University; Eun Yeol LEE, University of Kyonghee
11:30 am Exploiting bio‐flocculants for harvesting algal biomass
Nikita Singh, Ohio University
II. Synthetic Biology I – Windsor Room Chair: Dr. John Dueber, University of California, Berkeley 9:45 am Featured Presentation
Pancakes to Coffee: Programming Bacterial Computers to Solve Mathematical and Biological Problems
Todd Eckdahl, Missouri Western State University; A. Malcolm Campbell, Davidson College; Laurie J. Heyer, Davidson College; Jeff L. Poet, Missouri Western State University
10:15 am A database of standard biological parts derived from a library of common plasmid features Neil Adames, Virginia Tech; Mandy Wilson, Virginia Tech; Gang Fang, Xi'an University of Arts
and Science; Benjamin Glick, University of Chicago and GSL Biotech LLC; Jean Peccoud, Virginia Tech
10:30 am Development of modular, heat‐repressible RNA thermosensors in bacteria Allison Hoynes‐O'Connor; Lukas Kirchner; Tae Seok Moon, Washington University in St. Louis 10:45 am Break 11:00 am Manipulating human chromatin with synthetic proteins Karmella A. Haynes, Caroline Hom, Cameron L. Gardner, Arizona State University 11:15 am Engineering Complex Dynamics Using Synthetic Gene Networks Xiao Wang, Arizona State University III. Nanotechnology and Biosensors – Dorset Room Chair: Dr. Kaustubh Bhalerao, University of Illinois 9:45 am Featured Presentation
Development and validation of a biosensor for rapid TB detection Evangelyn Alocilja, Michigan State University 10:15 am Integration of genetically encoded molecular sensors into 3D microsensor materials by protein‐
compatible photopolymerization Leyla Nesrin Kahyaoglu, Rajtarun Madangopal, and Jenna L. Rickus, Purdue University 10:30 am An intestinal Trojan horse for gene delivery Chenxu Yu, Iowa State University 10:45 am Break
11:00 am Nanopore, nanoparticle and nanorod‐based biosensors for rapid detection of pathogenic
bacteria and viruses and toxins in agriculture and food Yanbin Li, University of Arkansas
11:15 am Tools, techniques and models for the reconstruction of biomolecule flux and gradients from
single cells Jenna Rickus, Purdue University 11:30 am Electrochemical method for detecting circulating tumor cells Sundaram Gunasekaran, University of Wisconsin 11:45 am Prospects and challenges of graphene‐based biosensors and bioelectronics Jonathan Claussen, Iowa State University IV. Biological Engineering Education – Canterbury Room Chair: Dr. David Jones, University of Nebraska 9:45 am Just‐in‐Time Teaching in a Flipped Classroom Tareq Daher, David Jones, Jeyamkondan Subbiah, University of Nebraska 10:00 am Human Behavior in Management and Technology: A graduate course in the new Penn State
Biorenewable Systems Graduate Program Jeffrey Catchmark, Penn State University 10:15 am Biomedical Engineering at University of Nebraska: Perspectives on Advising, Courses, and Design Angela Pannier, University of Nebraska 10:30 am EngineeringBio.com ‐ An Effort in Outreach and Education Sean Bedingfield, Alan Hodges, Tyler Gladwin, Utah State University 10:45 am Break 11:00 am Discussion of General Session: Twenty Years of IBE ‐ Past Present and Future Brahm Verma and Art Johnson
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 6, 2015
12:00 pm – 1:45 pm LUNCH (on your own) 1:45 pm – 2:30 pm IBE ‘Speed Dating’ Networking Event Sutton Room (1st Floor, near lobby) Please sign up for a 15‐minute session ahead of time, at the registration desk 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm General Session: Membership Task Force Report Brahm Verma Crystal Ballroom 3:00 pm – 3:15 pm Break 3:15 pm – 5:45 pm Five Concurrent Sessions I. Biochemical Conversions – Stamford Room Chair: Dr. Yanna Liang, Southern Illinois University 3:15 pm Featured Presentation
Development of a generalized platform to produce value‐added chemicals from lignocellulose William R. Henson; Soo Ji Kim; Shreya Srivastava; Kun Joo Park; Tae Seok Moon, Washington University in St. Louis
3:45 pm Quantitative Structure‐Activity Relationship (QSAR) Study on Carbonyl Inhibitors in Biochemical
Conversion Maobing Tu, Auburn University 4:00 pm Investigating production of sophorolipids from hydrolysates derived from different
lignocelluosic biomass feedstocks Abdul Samad, Yanna Liang, Da Chen, Ji Zhang, Southern Illinois University Carbondale 4:15 pm Break
4:30 pm Computational approaches to improve thermal stability of enzyme via engineered disulfide
bridges Pratik Lahiri, Ban Xiaofeng, Kaustubh Bhalerao, University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign 4:45 pm Methane Potential of Mixed Food Waste and Algal Biomass using an Optimized Anaerobic
Digestion Procedure Derrick Fairbanks, Ohio University; R. Guy Riefler, Ohio University; Ben J. Stuart, Ohio University 5:00 pm Using Selective Bio‐Catalytic Activities as a New Route for Conversion of Waste Coal to Methane Ji Zhang, Yanna Liang, Robit Pandey, Satya Harpalani, Southern Illinois University Carbondale 5:15 pm Modeling mass and heat transfer in baled lignocellulosic feedstock during solid‐state aerobic
fungi pretreatment and anaerobic bacteria fermentation Xinyi E, Michael Montross, Sue Nokes, Czarena Crofcheck, University of Kentucky II. iGEM – Windsor Room Chair: Dr. John Dueber, University of California, Berkeley 3:15 pm Fast, inexpensive and reproducible quality control of olive oil though enzyme‐mediated aldehyde
profiling Aaron Cohen, Lucas Murray, James Lucas, Sarah Ritz, Simon Staley, Brian Tamsut, Julie Song,
Justin Siegel, Marc Facciotti, Ilias Tagkopoulos, University of California Davis 3:30 pm NitroGENIUS: Engineering E. coli to Fix Nitrogen and Regulating Transcription with Light Caroline Focht, Benjamin Huang, Jeffrey Lee, Hongyi Li, Andrew Ng, Bert Berla, Cheryl
Immethun, Tae Seok Moon, Himadri Pakrasi, Washington University in St. Louis 3:45 pm Improving biomanufacture of a reactive indigo precursor using sulfation Arthur Fong, Nicole Chernavsky, Shyam Bhakta, Matt Chan, Taner Dagdelen, University of
California, Berkeley 4:00 pm Stain Busters Ryan J. Putman, Sara Gertsch, Dallin Christensen, Cody Maxfield, Asif Rahman, Charles D. Miller,
Utah State University 4:15 pm Break 4:30 pm The Micro Toolbox: Open Source Solutions for DNA Synthesis, Biosafety and SynBio Education
Alexa Orrico, Hua Joe Fung, Jiwoon Park, Shoshana Sigal, Devora Najjar, Nolana Wong, Sara Wong, Lily Lin, Rebecca Poch, Jae Ho Jang, Karlin Yeh, Wilfrido Castillo, Dionne Lutz, Oliver Medvedik, The Cooper Union
4:45 pm Engineering Microglia for Neural Cell Therapy
Dennis J. Bettenson, Harland E. Brandon, Evan A. Caton, Billy D. Cowitz, Aubrey M. Demchuk, Graeme D. Glaister, Rhys J. Hakstol, Suneet K. Kharey, Kelsey A. O’Brien, Dustin D. Smith, Zak K. Stinson, Scott A.Wong, Hans‐Joachim Wieden, University of Lethbridge
5:00 pm CRISPR‐Cas9 mediated phage therapy provides a sequence‐specific alternative to antibiotics Josephina Hendrix, Daren Kraft, Leighla Tayefeh, Kirill Novik, Rishabh Yadav, Kendra Shattuck, Joshua Ivie, Tim Read, Samantha O'Hara, Robin Dowell, University of Colorado
5:15 pm High School iGEM ‐ Successes, failures and outcomes Hans‐Joachim Wieden, University of Lethbridge 5:30 pm Improving the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease Lyla Atta, Christian Richardson, Gary Burnett, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5:45 pm Using Sense‐and‐Secrete Circuits to Examine Collective Cellular Response Behaviors Ianto Lin Xi, UC Berkeley; Eleanor Amidei, UCSF; Sabrina Chu, UCSF; Shuaixin He, Peking
University; Jessica Hsueh, UC Berkeley; Derrick Lee, UCSF; Jeffrey Shu, UCSF; Eric Wong, UCSF; Robert Wong, UCSF; George Yip, UCSF; Hyun Youk, TU Delft; Kara Helmke, UCSF; Wendell Lim, UCSF
III. Sensors and Biosensors I – Dorset Room Chairs: Dr. Jonathan Claussen, Iowa State University and Dr. Anhong Zhou, Utah State University 3:15 pm Microfluidic Chip for Single Cell Analysis of Tumor Cells Interaction with Anti‐Cancer Drug
Doxorubicin by AFM and Raman Microspectroscopy Han Zhang, Lifu Xiao, Anhong Zhou, Utah State University
3:30 pm Multiplex self‐referencing SERS pathogen detection using microfluidics
Chao Wang, Iowa State University; Foram Madiyar, Kansas State University; Jun Li, Kansas State University; Chenxu Yu, Iowa State University
3:45 pm Interfacial effects revolutionize qPCR by low threshold cycle detection and inhibition relief
Dustin K. Harshman, Brianna M. Rao, Jean E. McLain, George S. Watts, Jeong‐Yeol Yoon, University of Arizona
4:00 pm Species Transport in the Flow System of a Whispering Gallery Mode Optical Micro‐resonator
Sensor Yiyi Li, Heather K. Hunt, University of Missouri
4:15 pm Break 4:30 pm Evaluating Effects of Tissue Fixation on the Differentiation of Diseased vs. Normal Retinal
Tissues Using Raman Spectroscopic Imaging Shaowei Ding, Iowa State University; Elizabeth Whitley, University of Florida; Chenxu Yu, Iowa
State University 4:45 pm Analysis of Amyloid Protein Oligomers Using Microchannel Electrophoresis Elizabeth Pryor, University of Arkansas; Sadia Paracha, University of Arkansas; Jennifer Kurtz,
University of Arkansas; Melissa Moss, University of South Carolina 5:00 pm Design and Characterization of Three Immunological Assays for Rapid Detection of Human
Norovirus Virus‐like Particles Jessica Jenkins Broglie, Matthew D. Moore, Lee‐Ann Jaykus, Liju Yang, Biomanufacturing
Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Carolina Central University
5:15 pm Portable Enrichment of Agricultural Rinsate Using Electrolysis for Bacterial Contamination
Detection Eli Horwitz, Roberto Rodriguez, Trent Robertson, Dr. Daniel Jenkins, University of Hawaii at
Manoa 5:30 pm A mathematical model of polarized gravity‐sensitive calcium currents in germinating fern
spores; optimization of biosensor design for space flight Joon Hyeong Park and Jenna L. Rickus, Purdue University 5:45 pm Functionalization of alkaline‐synthesized gold glycol‐nanoparticles for biosensor application Evangelyn Alocilja, Michigan State University IV. Biomaterials and Nanomaterials – Canterbury Room Chairs: Dr. Elizabeth Vargis, Utah State University and Dr. Heather Hunt, University of Missouri 3:15 pm Featured Presentation
Bio‐Silicification; Marie‐inspired biomaterials Mi‐Ran Ki,Korea University; Eui‐Kyong Jang, Korea University; Seung Pil Pack, Korea University 3:45 pm Rheological approach to protein adsorption on nano‐silica Necla Mine Eren, Owen Jones, Osvaldo Campanella, Purdue University
4:00 pm FTIR Identification of cellulose extracted from wheat straw Iram Mondaca, Sara Maldonado, Pablo Gortares, Daniel Moreno, Mercedes Meza, Jose de Jesus
Balderas, Instituto Tecnologico de Sonora 4:15 pm Break 4:30 pm Impact of Antibiotics on Bacterial Cellulose Crystallinity In Vivo Alyssa L. Henning, Jeffrey M. Catchmark, Penn State University 4:45 pm Pro‐adhesive extracellular matrix mimic for use on organ‐on‐a‐chip Ariana M. Nicolini, Soohee Cho, Jeong‐Yeol Yoon, University of Arizona 5:00 pm Homogenized porcine extracellular matrix derived injectable tissue construct with gold
nanoparticles for post traumatic osteoarthritis Sarah Smith, David Gilley, Ryan Sprandel, Richard White, Sheila Grant, University of Missouri 5:15 pm Crypthecodinium cohnii microalga and engineered nonaparticles (ENPs) interaction Abdul Samad, Ji Zhang, Da Chen, Southern Illinois University Carbondale 5:30 pm Interactions of carbon nanotubes with neural stem cells: Effects on cell differentiation Massooma Pirbhai, Lehigh University; Ming Zheng, NIST; Slava V. Rotkin, Lehigh University;
Sabrina Jedlicka, Lehigh University V. Metabolic Pathway Engineering – Kent Room Chair: Dr. Jixun Zhan, Utah State University 3:15 pm Application of Nonstationary Metabolic Flux Analysis to Assess the Acclimation of Plant Leaves
to Environmental Perturbations Fangfang Ma, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center; Lara J. Jazmin, Vanderbilt University;
Jamey D. Young, Vanderbilt University; Doug K. Allen, USDA‐ARS/Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
3:30 pm Engineered production of anticancer natural products in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Fuchao Xu, Utah State University; Dayu Yu, Utah State University; Jixun Zhan, Utah State
University 3:45 pm Cyanobacterial Alkanes Enable Low‐Temperature Growth and Modulate the Ratio of Cyclic to
Linear Electron Flow in Photosynthesis Bert Berla, Rajib Saha, Washington University in St. Louis
4:00 pm Using Isotopic Labeling methods to describe the Subcellular Compartmentation and Temporal
Dynamics of Metabolic Fluxes in Plants Doug K. Allen, USDA‐ARS/Donald Danforth Plant Science Center; Igor G. L. Libourel, University
of Minnesota; Bradley S. Evans, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center 6:00 pm Dinner – On Own
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 7, 2015
7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast On Own Complimentary in Hotel Restaurant for Crowne Plaza Guests 8:00 am – 9:20 am Plenary Session
Vascularizing Engineered Tissues In Vitro Crystal Ballroom
Speaker: Steven George Washington University in St. Louis 9:30 am – 12:00 pm Five Concurrent Sessions I. Algae‐Based Systems II – Stamford Room Chairs: Dr. Zivko Nikolov, Texas A&M University, Dr. Czarena Crofcheck, University of Kentucky 9:30 am Pretreatment and purification of monoclonal antibody from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Katelyn Quinones, Neera Munjal, Sayali Kulkarni, Zivko Nikolov, Texas A&M University 9:45 am Sustainable Cultivation of Neochloris oleoabundans for Biofuels Production Using Anaerobic
Digestion Supernatant as a Nutrient Source Husam A. Abu Hajar, R. Guy Riefler, and Ben J. Stuart, Ohio University 10:00 am An Investigation of Interactions Between Microalgae and Selected Pharmaceutically Active
Compounds Sean Bedingfield, Shadi H. Eghrari, Craig D. Adams, Ronald C. Sims, Utah State University 10:15 am Engineering cyanobacteria as sustainable biotechnology platforms through synthetic biology
tools Cheryl Immethun; Kenneth Ng; Ying‐Chiang Lee; Ben Waldron‐Feinstein; Tae Seok Moon,
Washington University in St. Louis 10:30 am Break
10:45 am Recovery of therapeutic protein‐Osteopontin from Microalgae Ayswarya Ravi, Sayali Kulkarni, Katelyn Quinones, Zivko Nikolov, Texas A&M University 11:00 am Systemic Analysis of Microalgae for Enhanced Production of Biofuels
Seong‐Joo Hong; Inha University; Byung‐Kwan Cho, KAIST; Hookeun Lee, Gachon University; Hyung‐Kyoon Choi, Chung‐Ang University; Choul‐Gyun Lee, Inha University
II. Synthetic Biology II – Windsor Room Chair: Dr. John Dueber, University of California, Berkeley 9:30 am pClone: Synthetic Biology Tool Makes Promoter Research Accessible to Beginning Students
A. Malcolm Campbell, Davidson College; Todd Eckdahl, Missouri Western State University; Brian Cronk, Missouri Western State University; Corinne Andresen, Missouri Western State University; Paul Frederick, Missouri Western State University; Samantha Huckuntod, Missouri Western State University;, Claire Shinneman, Missouri Western State University; Annie Wacker, Davidson College; Jason Yuan, Missouri Western State University
9:45 am Computational approaches to improve thermal stability of enzyme via engineered disulfide
bridges Pratik Lahiri, Ban Xiaofeng, Kaustubh Bhalerao, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
10:00 am Construction of robust, multi‐input genetic circuits linked with feedback loops
Tatenda Shopera; William R. Henson; Young Je Lee; Kenneth Ng; Tae Seok Moon, Washington University in St. Louis
10:15 am Engineering Robust Scaffold‐controlled Flux through Two‐component Pathways John Dueber, Weston Whitaker, Stephanie Davis, University of California – Berkeley
10:30 am Break 10:45 am Quorum‐Sensing Crosstalk‐Driven Synthetic Circuits: From Unimodality to Trimodality David Menn, Fuqing Wu, Xiao Wang, Arizona State University 11:00 am Kinase Ribozyme Phosphorylation and their Application on Functional RNA
Melissa P. Lokugamage, University of Missouri, Biological Engineering; Raghav R. Poudyal, University of Missouri, Biochemistry; Donald H. Burke, University of Missouri, Biochemistry, Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
11:15 am Neutral sites on endogenous plasmids in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 enable increased protein
expression and are composable with strong promoters Andrew H. Ng, Washington University Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical
Engineering; Bertram Berla, Washington University Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering; Himadri B. Pakrasi Washington University Departments of BIology and Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering
III. Sensors & Biosensors II – Dorset Room Chairs: Dr. Jonathan Claussen, Iowa State University and Dr. Anhong Zhou, Utah State University 9:30 am Featured Presentation
Multidirectional Energy Transfer‐Based Biosensing with Quantum Dots Igor L. Medintz, US Naval Research Laboratory 10:00 am Improving Enzyme Performance via Immbolization on Quantum Dots
Jonathan Claussen, Eunkeu Oh, Joyce C. Breger, Scott A. Walpar, Anthony Malanoski, Kimihiro Susumu, Iowa State University, Igor Medintz, US Naval Research Laboratory
10:15 am Development of a High Sensitivity, Fluorescence‐based Salivary Cortisol Sensor Using Grating‐Coupled Surface Plasmon Resonance Hilary Schmidt, Bioengineering Department, University of Missouri; Aaron Wood, Bioengineering Department, University of Missouri; Sangho Bok, Electrical Engineering Department, University of Missouri; Sami Pathan, Electrical Engineering Department, University of Missouri; Charles Darr, Electrical Engineering Department, University of Missouri; Cherian Mathai, Electrical Engineering Department, University of Missouri; Sheila Grant, Bioengineering Department, University of Missouri; Shubhra Gangopadhyay, Electrical Engineering Department, University of Missouri
10:30 am Break
10:45 am Rapid culture‐based detection of Mycobacteria using multi‐frequency Impedance measurements Roli Kargupta, Sachidevi Puttaswamy, Aiden J. Lee, and Shramik Sengupta, University of
Missouri 11:00 am Electrochemical biosensors based on polymer brushes and hybrid metallic nanostructures for
real‐time detection of foodborne pathogens Katherine Hills, Texas A&M University; Cassie Giacobassi, Texas A&M University; Raminderdeep
Sidhu, Texas A&M University; Stephanie Burrs, University of Florida; Diana Vanegas, University of Florida; Eric McLamore, University of Florida; Jonathan Claussen, Iowa State University; Carmen Gomes; Texas A&M University
11:15 am Rapid estimation of antibiotic efficacy for low bacterial inoculums using multi‐frequency
impedance measurements Nicholas Colona, Sachidevi Puttaswamy, Garrett Hull, Shramik Sengupta, University of Missouri‐Columbia
11:30 am Development of a novel electrochemical immunosensor for neural biomarker detection Danielle John, Aoife O'Mahony, Joseph Wang, University of California ‐ San Diego 11:45 am 3D printed point‐of‐ care device for personalized disease diagnosis
Kimberly Plevniak, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University; Kristen Lin, Olathe Northwest High School, Olathe, KS; Mei He, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University
12:00 pm Smartphone for water quality Katherine E. McCracken, Scott V. Angus, Tu San Park, Kelly A. Reynolds, Jeong‐Yeol Yoon, University of Arizona
12:15 pm The use of standing gold nanorod arrays as reproducible SERS substrates for detection of pesticides in foods
Mengshi Lin, University of Missouri IV. Environmental Engineering – Canterbury Room Chair: Dr. Melanie Correll, University of Florida 9:30 am Invasion by rare populations in a 3‐species ecosystem
Nico Hawley‐Weld, SeokChan Yoo, Kaustubh Bhalerao, University of Illinois
9:45 am Estimation of and Linking Genes to Parameters in Crop Models Subodh Acharya, University of Florida; James W. Jones, University of Florida; Kenneth J. Boote, University of Florida; C. Eduardo Vallejos, University of Florida; Philip Alderman, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Mexico; Howard Hu, University of Florida. Li Zhang, University of Florida; Wei Hou, Stony Brook University Medical Center; Salvador Gazan, University of Florida; Jose Clavijo‐Michelangeli, University of Florida; Mehul Bhakta, University of Florida; Steve Bebe, CIAT, Colombia; Jaumer Ricaurte, CIAT, Colombia; Martin Otero, CIAT, Colombia; Idupulapati Rao, CIAT, Colombia; James Beaver, University of Puerto Rico; Abiezer Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico; Elvin Roman‐Paoli, University of Puerto Rico; Raphael Colbert, North Dakota State University
10:00 am Model calibration using evapotranspiration data at watershed scale Priyantha Jayakody, Prem B. Parajuli, Mississippi State University; Gretschen Sassenrath, Kansas State University
10:15 am Methods Comparison of Nucleic Acid Extraction from Environmental Samples Using Next
Generation Sequencing Connie Moloney, Franck Carbonero, Wen Zhang, University of Arkansas
10:30 am Break 10:45 am Sensitivity of Fecal Coliform Bacteria Fate and Transport to changes in climate in an agricultural
watershed Abdullah O. Dakhlalla, Prem B. Parajuli, Mississippi State University 11:00 am Biosensors for monitoring airborne pathogens Jeong‐Yeol Yoon and Christopher F. Fronczek, University of Arizona 11:15 am Applications of Novel Flow Cytometry Based Method in Conjunction with ARISA for Analyzing
Microbial Community Structure, Function and Dynamics A.S. Dhoble, S. Bekal, W. Dolatowski, D. Walker, University of Illinois; S. Li ,Zhejiang University;
K.N. Lambert, A.D. Kent, K.D. Bhalerao, University of Illinois V. Tissue & Cellular Engineering – Kent Room Chairs: Dr. Angela Pannier, University of Nebraska, and Dr. Tarek Shazly, University of South Carolina 9:30 am Featured Presentation
Physiological changes of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii in compressive microfluidic system Hwa Sung Shin, Inha University 10:00 am Multifunctional CaMoO4:Eu‐Au hybrid nanorods for photothermal therapy and imaging of
human lung adenocarcinoma epithelial cells Qifei Li, Abdul K. Parchur, Anhong Zhou, Utah State University 10:15 am Targeted Drug Delivery System for Kidney and/or Liver Failure Patients Using Human Serum
Albumin Stephanie Lawanto, Sean Bedingfield, Sara Gertsch, Elizabeth Vargis, Utah State University
10:30 am Break 10:45 am Peptoid‐Modified Bicelles As Surrogate Cell Membranes for Membrane Protein Sensors and
Analytics Helya Najafi, Shannon Servoss, University of Arkansas
11:00 am Advancing Tissue‐Specific Design of Adhesive Polymers
Eva‐Juarez Perez, Jahid Ferdous, Alexandra M. Moreira, Tarek Shazly, University of South Carolina
11:15 am Priming Cell Responsiveness to Nonviral Gene Delivery Andrew Hamann, Abby Kelly, Timothy M. Martin, Sarah A. Plautz, Angela K. Pannier, University of Nebraska
11:30 am Controlling Surface Anchoring Transitions of Nematogens with Mixtures of Lipids at the
Aqueous/Liquid‐Crystal Interface Mark Uline, University of South Carolina
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 7, 2015 12:00 pm – 1:45 pm LUNCH (on your own) Poster Set‐Up: Grand Ballroom (ground floor) (Please see last pages of this agenda for your poster number assignment) 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm IBE ‘Speed Dating’ Networking Event Sutton Room (1st Floor, near lobby) Please sign up for a 15‐minute session ahead of time, at the registration desk 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm Committee Meetings: Public Relations, Meetings, Membership, Student Activities
Communities Meetings: (Ecological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biosensors and BioNano, Biological Systems Engineering, Education)
Dorset, Kent, Canterbury, Stamford, Windsor Rooms – see posted signs
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm General Session: Bioethics Essay Session Dorset Room Chair: Dr. Lisa Wilken, Kansas State University
3:05 pm Unnatural Enhancement Caroline Green, University of Missouri, Columbia
3:15 pm Pay for Printed Organs
Samantha Huddleston, University of Missouri, Columbia
3:25 pm Possibilities and Consequences of Neural Engineering Mark Messler, University of Missouri, Columbia
3:35 pm Preparing for the Future of Biotechnology: Look to the Future Nicholas Roberts, University of Missouri, Columbia
3:45 pm A Review of Ethics: From A to Xenotransplantation Andrew Sligar, University of Missouri, Columbia
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Poster Session & Reception (see next page for poster presentation details)
Chair: Dr. Mark Uline, University of South Carolina Grand Ballroom
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Awards Banquet & Dinner
Crystal Ballroom
POSTER PRESENTATIONS Chair: Dr. Mark Uline, University of South Carolina
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT POSTERS 1. A Computational Investigation of Tight Junctions Shikha Nangia, Flaviyan Jerome, Syracuse University 2. Effects of organic loading and nutrient uptake on RABR based algal growth in dairy waste water systems Zachary T Fica, Ronald Sims, Utah State University 3. Production of Lipoprotein from Algae using the Wet Lipid Extraction Procedure Ashik Sathish, Tyler Marlar, Ronald Sims, Utah State University 4. Stain Busters Ryan J. Putman, Sara Gertsch, Dallin Christensen, Cody Maxfield, Asif Rahman, Charles D. Miller, Utah State University 5. Characterizing the Growth of E. coli Programmed with a tetA Fitness Module Jonathan Lim, Davidson College; Dustin Atchley, Davidson College; Jesse Campbell, Missouri Western State University; Kelly Cochran, Missouri Western State University; Shannon Doherty, Davidson College; Hannah Itell, Davidson College; Erica Keffeler, Missouri Western State University; Mike Quaney, Missouri Western State University; Kathryn Smith, Davidson College; Telavive Taye, Davidson College; Jeff Poet, Missouri Western State University; and Todd Eckdahl Missouri Western State University; Laurie J. Heyer, Davidson College; A. Malcolm Campbell, Davidson College 6. Development of a Fitness Gene Tester and Identification of thyA as a New Fitness Gene Telavive Taye, Davidson College; Dustin Atchley, Davidson College; Jesse Campbell, Missouri Western State University; Kelly Cochran, Missouri Western State University; Shannon Doherty, Davidson College; Hannah Itell, Davidson College; Erica Keffeler, Missouri Western State University; Jonathan Lim, Davidson College; Mike Quaney, Missouri Western State University; Kathryn Smith, Davidson College; Jeff Poet, Missouri Western State University; and Todd Eckdahl Missouri Western State University; Laurie J. Heyer, Davidson College; A. Malcolm Campbell, Davidson College 7. Testing thyA for Use in an E. coli Fitness Module Dustin Atchley, Davidson College; Jesse Campbell, Missouri Western State University; Kelly Cochran, Missouri Western State University; Shannon Doherty, Davidson College; Hannah Itell, Davidson College; Erica Keffeler, Missouri Western State University; Jonathan Lim, Davidson College; Mike Quaney, Missouri Western State University; Kathryn Smith, Davidson College; Telavive Taye, Davidson College; Jeff Poet, Missouri Western State University; and Todd Eckdahl Missouri Western State University; Laurie J. Heyer, Davidson College; A. Malcolm Campbell, Davidson College
8. Biomechanical evaluation of posterior cruciate ligament transection and repair in the human knee Andrew J. Polk, James L. Cook, DVM, PhD, Pat Smith, MD, James P. Stannard, MD, Matthew Mooberry, Ferris M. Pfeiffer, PhD, University of Missouri; Mauricio Kfuri, MD, University of Sao Paulo Brazil 9. Characterization of acellular porcine diaphragm construct conjugated with bioactive gold nanoparticles Chris Glover, Sarah Smith, Dave Grant, Sheila Grant, University of Missouri 10. The Use of Gold Nanoparticles Conjugated to Collagen via Genipin for the Development of a Novel Tissue Construct Zakary Beach, Janae Bradley, Jonathan Gootee, Dave Grant, Sheila Grant, University of Missouri 11. Effective Methods of Removing the Inorganic Template of Mesoporous Silica Keisha Avery, Lauren Kesselring, Charissa Nowak, Anna Rudy, Dr. Heather K. Hunt, University of Missouri‐Columbia 12. Extraction of a Recombinant Human Blood Protein from Rice Flour Kseniya A. Sheshukova, Kansas State University; Lisa R. Wilken, Kansas State University; Erin T. Ogle, Iowa Department of Natural Resources 13. New Methods of Microalgae Quantification in Wastewater Treatment and Biofuel Production Kristen S. Harrison, Johnnie Chamberlin, Wen Zhang Ph.D., University of Arkansas 14. Process Development for Corn Protein Recovery after Germ Wet Milling for Value‐Added Co‐Products Alexa Jacobs, Dr. Lisa Wilken, Kansas State University 15. Massively Open Online Research for K‐12 Education in Synthetic Biology Jimmy Xu, Kathryn Scheckel, Karmella A. Haynes, Arizona State University 16. Improving biomanufacture of a reactive indigo precursor using sulfation Nicole Chernavsky, Shyam Bhakta, Matt Chan, Taner Dagdelen, University of California, Berkeley 17. Superior antibacterial activity of Ag‐CNT nanoparticle composites and their synergistic effects with other antimicrobial reagents Xiuli Dong, Yeoheung Yun, Youngmi Koo, Liju Yang, North Carolina Central University 18. Programmed Evolution for Optimization of Metabolic Pathways Jesse Campbell, Missouri Western State University; Dustin Atchley, Davidson College; Kelly Cochran, Missouri Western State University; Shannon Doherty, Davidson College; Hannah Itell, Davidson College; Erica Keffeler, Missouri Western State University; Jonathan Lim, Davidson College; Mike Quaney, Missouri Western State University; Kathryn Smith, Davidson College; Telavive Taye, Davidson College; Laurie J. Heyer, Davidson College; A. Malcolm Campbell, Davidson College; Jeff Poet, Missouri Western State University; and Todd Eckdahl, Missouri Western State University
19. Programmed Evolution of a Metabolic Pathway: Ammeline Riboswitches in Biosensor and Fitness Modules Kelly Cochran, Missouri Western State University; Dustin Atchley, Davidson College; Jesse Campbell, Missouri Western State University; Kelly Cochran, Missouri Western State University; Shannon Doherty, Davidson College; Hannah Itell, Davidson College; Erica Keffeler, Missouri Western State University; Jonathan Lim, Davidson College; Mike Quaney, Missouri Western State University; Kathryn Smith, Davidson College; Telavive Taye, Davidson College; Laurie J. Heyer, Davidson College; A. Malcolm Campbell, Davidson College; Jeff Poet, Missouri Western State University; and Todd Eckdahl, Missouri Western State University 20. tClone tetA: Cloning Riboswitches into Fitness Modules Erica Keffeler, Missouri Western State University; Dustin Atchley, Davidson College; Jesse Campbell, Missouri Western State University; Kelly Cochran, Missouri Western State University; Shannon Doherty, Davidson College; Hannah Itell, Davidson College; Jonathan Lim, Davidson College; Mike Quaney, Missouri Western State University; Kathryn Smith, Davidson College; Telavive Taye, Davidson College; Laurie J. Heyer, Davidson College; A. Malcolm Campbell, Davidson College; Jeff Poet, Missouri Western State University; and Todd Eckdahl, Missouri Western State University 21. tClone Red: Cloning Transcriptional Terminators with Golden Gate Assembly Mike Quaney, Missouri Western State University; Dustin Atchley, Davidson College; Jesse Campbell, Missouri Western State University; Kelly Cochran, Missouri Western State University; Shannon Doherty, Davidson College; Hannah Itell, Davidson College; Erica Keffeler, Missouri Western State University; Jonathan Lim, Davidson College; Kathryn Smith, Davidson College; Telavive Taye, Davidson College; Laurie J. Heyer, Davidson College; A. Malcolm Campbell, Davidson College; Jeff Poet, Missouri Western State University; and Todd Eckdahl, Missouri Western State University GRADUATE STUDENT POSTERS 22. In vitro SERS‐fluorescence bimodal imaging of fatty acid responsive GPR120 receptor using a CaMoO4:Eu3+@GNR core‐shell nanoprobe Lifu Xiao, Han Xu, Dane Hansen, Tim Gilbertson, Anhong Zhou, Utah State University 23. Fabrication and Preliminary Test of Traveling‐Wave Electrophoresis Device Neil Draper, Kyoo Jo, Aaron Timperman, Boyd Edwards, Anhong Zhou, Utah State University 24. Near‐Infrared Photothermal and Photodynamic Therapy of Prussian Blue Coated Multifunctional CaMoO4:Eu@SiO2/Au Nanostrucures for Targeting EGFR Qifei Li, Abdul Parchur, Anhong Zhou, Utah State University 25. Simultaneous Electrochemical Detection of Metal Ions in Water Using a Six‐Electrode Microfluidic Device Spencer Williams, Anhong Zhou, Utah State University
26. Efficient production of a natural blue pigment in Escherichia coli Fuchao Xu, Dayu Yu, Jixun Zhan, Utah State University 27. Differences in Biomass and Phycocyanin Yields with Respect to Growth Substrata on a Rotating Algal Biofilm Reactor Jonathan Wood, Tyler Gladwin, Jon Takemoto, Ronald Sims, Utah State University 28. Effects of Matrix on 3D Cultures of Prostate Cancer Cells on Drug Response and Expression of Drug Action‐Related Proteins Rasheena Edmondson, Audrey F. Adcock, Courtney Spearman, Liju Yang, North Carolina Central University 29. Inactivation of Human Norovirus Virus‐like Particles using Au/CuS Core/Shell Nanoparticles Jessica Jenkins Broglie, Brittny Alston, Liju Yang, Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Carolina Central University 30. Investigation of Polymer‐functionalized Carbon Nanotube‐Coated Filters for Removal of Bacterial Pathogens Shengyuan Wang, Xiuli Dong, Gregory E. LeCroy, Fan Yang, Ya‐Ping Sun, Liju Yang, North Carolina Central University 31. Analysis of Elemental Concentration Variations in Ischemic Muscle Damage Using Energy Dispersive X‐ray Spectroscopy Nithyanandhi Duraisamy, Department of Industrial Engineering, Wichita State University, David A R Geddam, Department of Human performance Studies, Wichita State University, Linh Q Vu, Biomedical Engineering Department, Wichita State University, Panagiotis Koutakis, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, George P. Casale, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Iraklis I. Pipinos , Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Surgery and VA Research Service, VA Nebraska‐Western Iowa Health Care System, Kim Cluff, Biomedical Engineering Department, Wichita State University 32. Aqueous enzymatic extraction of oil and protein from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Laura Soto Sierra, Chelsea Dixon, Lisa R. Wilken, Kansas State University 33. LCA of an Anaerobic Digestion System for Residential Organic Wastes Chetan Patil, R. Guy Riefler, Ben J. Stuart Ohio University 34. A Comparison of Extraction Methods for the recovery of Lipids from Spirulina Shihong Liu, R.Guy Riefler, Ben J. Stuart, Ohio University
35. Incoporation of sweet sorghum juice into current dry‐grind ethanol process for improved ethanol yields, energy savings and water efficiency Nana Baah Appiah‐Nkansah, Kaelin Saul, William Rooney, Donghai Wang, Kansas State University 36. Bioconjugation of DNA and Antimicrobial Peptides via Covalent Coupling Malithi Wickramathilaka, Purdue University 37. Anti‐Listerial Activity of Melittin Peptide Xi Wu, Purdue University