Department of Biological and
Allied Health Sciences
Matile Center 138
February 17 - 18, 2010
The ONU Intro Molecular Biology Symposium takes place every Fall and Winter quarters, when the Introduction to Molecular Biology (Biol 217) is taught. Speakers are students registered in the class, who throughout the quarter have written a review paper on molecular biology-related topics.
In this fourth edition we had two guest speakers, who took the class in the past and presented at the symposium in earlier editions.
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Wednesday, February 17
GUEST SPEAKERS
| 8:00-8:30 | Analysis of branching in the lycophyte genus Selaginella Eric R. Schultz |
| 8:30-9:00 | Engineering increased oil production in non-seed tissues of rutabaga (Brassica napobrassica) Alan Bowsher |
SYMPOSIUM TALKS
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Prion diseases Melissa Straub |
| 9:15 - 9:30 | DNA and its forensic use in cold cases Rachel Butvin |
Thursday, February 18
| 8:00 - 8:15 | Chimerism and its consequences on the Innocence Project Jake Lewis |
| 8:15 - 8:30 | Nanoparticles: Novel approach for the battle against cancer Will Proctor |
| 8:30 - 8:45 | Gene Therapy: A potential Cure for Cancer Brooke Fleming |
| 8:45 - 9:00 | From RFLPs to STRs: The Historical Journey of DNA profiling in Forensic Science Katelyn Avendt |
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Genetic Basis for Homosexuality in Males Sonia Dhaliwal |
| 9:15 - 9:30 | The use of CODIS in DNA Profiling, and its future prospects Lindsey Pruneski |
| 9:30 - 9:45 | Parkinson's Disease and Gene Therapy Shannon Bruewer |
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