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Genetics - Graduate Program

Houston, Texas

Department of Molecular and Human Genetics
Department of Molecular and Human Genetics - Graduate Program
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Student Presentations

Dustin Baldridge

  • Baldridge D (2007). Mutations in CRTAP or P3H1 cause dysregulation of prolyl-3- hydroxylation and recessive osteogenesis imperfecta. Talk given at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada.
  • Baldridge D (2007). Mutations in CRTAP or P3H1 cause dysregulation of prolyl-3- hydroxylation and recessive osteogenesis imperfecta. Poster presented at the Bone Disease Program of Texas Annual Retreat, Houston, Texas.
  • Baldridge D (2007). Mutations in CRTAP or P3H1 cause dysregulation of prolyl-3- hydroxylation and recessive osteogenesis imperfecta. Poster presented at the Molecular and Human Genetics Departmental Retreat, Baylor College of Medicine, Galveston, Texas.

Monica Buchanan

  • Buchanan ME and Davis RL (2008). A Distinct Set of Drosophila Brain Neurons Required for Nf1-Dependent Learning and Memory. Talk given at the Children's Tumor Foundation NF Conference, Bonita Springs, Fla.
  • Buchanan ME and Davis RL (2007). A Distinct Set of Drosophila Brain Neurons Required for Nf1-Dependent Learning and Memory. Poster presented at the Neurobiology of Drosophila, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.
  • Buchanan ME and Davis RL (2007). A Distinct Set of Drosophila Brain Neurons Required for Nf1-Dependent Learning and Memory. Poster presented at the Children's Tumor Foundation NF Conference, Park City, Utah.
  • Buchanan ME and Davis RL (2007). Distinct Set of Drosophila Brain Neurons Required for Nf1-Dependent Learning and Memory. Poster presented at the National Student Research Forum, Galveston, Texas.

Patricia Celestino

  • Celestino PBS, Morrell AK, Vorobej C, Goldstein G (2005). Inhibition of vaccinia virus replication in cultured green monkey kidney cells treated with 6-diaz0-5-oxo-L-norleucine (DON). Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology - Ohio Branch, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio.
  • Goldstein G, Celestino PBS, Morrell AK (2004). Analysis of the Keratinase Gene from Feather Degrading Strains of Bacillus licheniformis. Poster presented at the 104rd General Meeting American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, La.
  • Goldstein G, Celestino PBS, Morrell AK (2003). Analysis of the keratinase gene from feather-degrading Bacillus licheniformis. Poster presented at the Summer Science Research Symposium, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio.
  • Celestino PBS, Nguyen N, Ichida JM (2003). Keratin Biodegradation by Streptomyces Isolated from Avian Sources. Poster presented at the 103rd General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C.
  • Celestino PBS, Nguyen N, Ichida JM (2003). Keratin Biodegradation by Streptomyces Isolated from Avian Sources. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology - Ohio Branch, Procter and Gamble Company, Health Care Research Center Mason, Ohio.
  • Burtt EH, Wenger K, Celestino P, Miller E, Nguyen N, Ichida JM (2002). Streptomyces species: microecology of another feather degrading bacterium. Talk given at the 3rd North American Ornithological Conference, New Orleans, La.
  • Celestino PBS, Nguyen N, Ichida JM (2002). Streptomyces sp: microecology of another feather degrading bacterium isolated from the plumage of wild songbirds. Poster presented at the Summer Science Research Symposium, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio.
  • Celestino PBS, Nguyen N, Ichida JM (2002). A study of OWU’s collection of Streptomyces from avian sources. Talk given at the Summer Science Research Symposium, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio.

Christopher Chen

  • Chen CY (2008). Real-Time Near Infrared Fluorescence Imaging of Viruses and Ligands. Talk given at the American Society of Gene Therapy Annual Meeting, Boston, Mass.

Randi-Michelle Cowin

  • Cowin R, Howard C, Rohena C, Graham D, Yuva-Paylor L, Monier A, Syed A, Paylor R (2008). The relationship between repeat length and onset of Huntington’s Disease-like phenotypes in a mouse model. Poster presented at the Graduate Student Symposium, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
  • Cowin R, Howard C, Rohena C, Graham D, Yuva-Paylor L, Monier A, Syed A, Paylor R (2008). A Relationship Between Polyglutamine Expansion Length and Disease Onset in R6/2 Mice. Talk given at the 38th Annual Society for Neuroscience Meeting, Washington D.C.
  • Cowin R (2008). Repeat Length and Age of Onset in a Huntington’s Disease Mouse Model. Talk given at the Molecular and Human Genetics Departmental Retreat, Baylor College of Medicine, Galveston, Texas.
  • Paylor R, Yuva-Paylor L, Rohena C, Graham D, Bui N, Cowin R (2008). An Unexpected Relationship Between Polyglutamine Expansion Length and Onset of Behavioral Abnormalities in R6/2 Mice. Poster presented at the Hereditary Disease Foundation Meeting, Cambridge, Mass.
  • Cowin R, Howard C, Rohena R, Yuva-Paylor L, Monier A, Syed A, Schumacher A, Paylor R (2007). Discerning the Relationship Between Polyglutamine Expansion and Disease Progression in a Huntington’s Disease Mouse Model. Poster presented at the Graduate Student Symposium, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

Patricia Fonseca

  • Fonseca P, Zhou G, Chen Y, Lee B (2006). Functional Study of a Unique Polyglutamine Stretch in RUNX2. Talk given at the 28th Annual American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) Meeting, Philadelphia, Penn.
  • Fonseca P, Zhou G, Lee B (2005). Functional Study of a Unique Polyglutamine-Alanine Domain Stretch in RUNX2. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Fonseca P, Walz K, Lupski JR (2003). Identifying dosage-sensitive genes in the Smith-Magenis Syndrome region. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, Los Angeles, Calif.

Anupama Khare

  • Khare A (May, 2009). Preserving cooperation in Dictyostelium by noble cheating-resistance. Talk given at the 74th Annual CSH Symposium: Evolution - The Molecular Landscape, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.

Rodney Samaco

  • Samaco RC, Mandel-Brehm, Shaw CA, McGill BE, Collins AL, Zoghbi HY (2009). Haploinsufficiency of Crh ameliorates the autistic-like features in a mouse model of MECP2 duplication syndrome. Talk given at the Epigenetic Basis of Neurodevelopmental Disorders Keystone Symposium, Keystone, Colo.
  • Samaco RC, Mandel-Brehm, C, Collins AL, Zoghbi HY (2008). Autistic-like features in a mouse model of MeCP2 duplication syndrome correlate with altered gene networks. Talk given at the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), London, United Kingdom.
  • Samaco RC, Simcox TL, Hogart A, Braunschweig D, LaSalle JM (2004). Effect of MeCP2 mutation on expression of two conditionally imprinted genes on chromosome 15. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), Sacramento, Calif.
  • Samaco RC, Nagarajan RP, Braunschweig D, LaSalle JM (2003). Multiple pathways regulate MeCP2 expression in normal brain development and exhibit defects in non-MECP2 mutant Rett and autism samples. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics, Los Angeles, Calif.

Olga Sirin

  • Sirin O, Conneely O, Goodell MA (2007). Role of Nr4a2 in Hematopoiesis. Poster presented at the 5th Annual International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) Meeting in Cairns, Australia.
  • Sirin O, Conneely O, Goodell MA (2007). Role of Nr4a2 in HSC quiescence. Talk given at the Cell and Gene Therapy Meeting, Galveston, Texas.

Anjana Srivatsan

  • Srivatsan A (2008, Nov). Using Whole-Genome Sequencing to Identify Genes that Interact with the Stringent Response Mediator relA. Talk given at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology - Texas/South-Central Branch, Austin, Texas.
  • Srivatsan A (2007, Aug). Consequences of head-on transcription on replication elongation in Bacillus subtilis. Poster presented at the Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Meeting, Madison, Wis.
  • Srivatsan A (2007, Nov). Consequences of head-on transcription on replication elongation in Bacillus subtilis. Poster presented at the Lost Pines Molecular Biology Conference, Smithville, Texas.

George Souroullas

  • Souroullas GP, Salmon JM, Sablitzky F, Curtis DJ, Goodell MA (2008). Adult hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells require either Lyl1 or Scl for survival. Talk given at the 50th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Meeting.
  • Poster presented at the Graduate Education in the Biological Sciences (GEBS), University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, N.Y., 2003.
  • Poster presented at the Graduate Education in the Biological Sciences (GEBS), University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, N.Y., 2002.

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