Graduate students from the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture who applied to the college’s annual research awards will showcase their research with 15-minute presentations. All members of the University of Maine community are welcome to attend. This event is free and advance registration is not required.
10:00 am
“Role of Red Raspberries (Rubus idaeus) on Endothelial Dysfunction, Inflammation, and Lipid Metabolism as Related to the Metabolic Syndrome.”
Natalie VandenAkker, School of Food and Agriculture
10:20 am
”Zebrafish as a Model to Understand the Impact of Strength Training and Inactivity on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.”
Elisabeth Kilroy, School of Biology and Ecology, Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering
10:40 am
“American Eel Behavior and Survival in an Impounded River System.”
Matthew Mensinger, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Conservation Biology
11:00 am 10 Minute Break
11:10 am
“The Past, Present, and Future of Conservation in the Maine Lobster Fishery.”
Mackenzie Mazur, School of Marine Sciences
11:30 am
“A Synthesis Program: Reducing Uncertainties of Terrestrial Biosphere Carbon Cycles at Various Spatial and Temporal Scales.”
Xinyuan Wei, School of Forest Resources
11:50 am
“Process Modeling of Hot Air Convective Drying of Sugar Kelp (Saccharina latissima) in Maine, USA.”
Praveen Kumar Sappati, School of Food and Agriculture
12:10 pm 10 Minute Break
12:20 pm
“Development of Valuable and Multifunctional Protein-Based Food Ingredients from Green Crab.”
Bouhee Kang, School of Food and Agriculture
12:40 pm
“Deciphering the Perpetual Fight between Virus and Host. Utilizing Bioinformatics to Elucidate the Host’s Genetic Mechanisms that Influence JC Polyomavirus Infection.”
Michael Wilczek, Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences
1:00 pm
“Dissection of Molecular Mechanisms by which Human Host Factors Regulate JC Polyomavirus Internalization.”
Colleen Mayberry, Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences
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