SACNAS 2008

1) Sergio Davila, CARE Scholar

October 9- October 12

Salt Lake City, Utah

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to the SACNAS 2008 UCLA Award Winners!

 

 

 

Michelle Crespo, MARC Scholar
SACNAS Best Poster Award

Anthony Covarrubias
SACNAS Best Poster Award

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title: ACTIVATION OF TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 3 AS IN VIVO SUPPRESOR OF SUBCUTANEOUS/SPONTANEOUS TRAMP PROSTATE TUMORS IN MICE

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Genhong Cheng

"My name is Anthony Covarrubias and I graduated last year from UCLA with a degree in Biochemistry. As an undergraduate I was involved with UCLA CityLab and did research in plant biology. I decided to take a year off after graduating to do further research in cancer/immunology to gain more experience and be a more competitive applicant to graduate programs. The SACNAS conference allowed me to present my research to other immunologists and gain valuable feedback from leaders in the field.  It was also very encouraging to see such a diverse group of scientists in one place and allowed me to network with many people. The highlight of the conference was meeting Nobel prize winner Mario Capecchi and talking to him about my project."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional UCLA Presenters

 

 

Sergio Davila
Adrian Garcia
Jennifer Guerrero
Joseph Hargan-Calvopina
Erin Jimenez
Ben Lluncor
Jason Melehani
Bridget Navarro
Felicia Reinitz
Isadora Ruvalcaba-Trejo
Francisco Sandoval
Jason Sorger

 

 

 

 

Title: ABERRANT MORPHOLOGY AND TURNOVER DYNAMICS OF IMMATURE DENDRITIC PROTUSIONS IN FRAGILE X MICE

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Carlos Portrera-Caillau

"Even the chilly weather in Utah helped create an absolutely enjoyable experience for me at SACNAS. From the first day of the conference I felt privileged to have access to mentoring and networking opportunities with scientists from around the country, as well as the ability to bond with students that share my same passion in science.

SACNAS was the perfect opportunity to gain better communication skills in addition to meeting various program representatives, and I feel that I have made lasting connections that will help me reach my goal of a career in science."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title: ROLE OF INTERFERON REGULATORY FACTOR 3 IN THE ACTIVATION OF INTERFERON TYPE I IN THE CELL'S IMMUNE RESPONSE.

Mentor: Dr. Genhong Cheng

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2) Adrian Garcia, Schering Plough Scholar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title: TIME DEPENDENT EFFECTS OF CHRONIC INTERMITTENT ETOH INTOXICATION OF GABA RECEPTOR PLASICITY

Mentor: Dr. Igor Spigelman

 

 

 

 

 

 

4) Joseph Hargan-Calvopina, MARC Scholar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title: EXPRESSION OF HUMAN PROLYL 4-HYDROXYLASE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COLLAGEN IN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE

Mentor: Dr. Szu-Wen Wang

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title: INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF INFLAMMATION IN PANCREATIC CANCER DEVELOPMENT

Mentor: Dr. Hong Wu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5) Erin Jimenez, MARC Scholar

 

 

 

 

 

Title: MTCH2/MIMP LOCALIZES TO THE OUTER MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE

Mentor: Dr. Carla Koehler

 

 

 

 

 

6) Ben Lluncor, CARE Scholar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title: ANALYSIS OF THE ISOPRENOID LIPID BIOSYNTHESIS PATHWAY OF A HYPERTHERMOPHILIC ARCHAEON, ARCHAEOGLOBUS FULGIDUS

Mentor: Dr. Harold Monbouquette

 

 

 

 

7) Jason Melehani, MARC Scholar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8) Bridget Navarro, UC LEADS Scholar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title: A STUDY OF THE FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OF SUBTROPICAL MODE WATER

Mentor: Dr. Lynn Talley

 

 

 

9) Felicia Reinitz, CARE Scholar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title: SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS OF COMPENSATORY MECHANISMS OF TARGETED THERAPIES USING MICROFLUIDICS

Mentor: Dr. Paul Mischel

 

 

 

10) Isadora Ruvalcaba-Trejo, CARE Scholar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title: MAXICIRCLE ANALYSIS OF THREE TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI CLADES

Mentor: Dr. Nancy Storm

 

 

 

 

11) Francisco Sandoval, CARE Scholar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title: NEURODEGENERATION OCCURS IN HIPPOCAMPUS AND CEREBELLUM IN EXPERIEMTNAL AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS

Mentor: Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl

12) Jason Sorger, CARE Scholar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title: PHYSIOLOGICALLY BASED PHARMACOKINETIC MODEL OF ATRAZINE (ATRA) FOR THE RAT

Mentor: Dr. Joseph Distefano

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salt Palace Convention Center (SACNAS 2008), Salt Lake City

 

 

 

 

Laina Long, Carolina Mendez, TBA, Sonya Lopez, Vanessa Evoen, Jennifer Guerrero

Anthony Eskander and Laina Long

Tracie Delgado, (former UCLA MARC Scholar) and Dr. Richard Weiss

Melinda Hernandez

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, Jason Melehani and Joseph Hargan Calvopina

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Sonya Lopez, former UCLA UC LEADS Scholar

3) Jennifer Guerrero, UC LEADS Scholar

Title: TWO UNIQUE APPROACHES AIMED AT IDENTIFYING NOVEL FLAGELLAR PROTEINS AND REGULATORY MECHANISMS CRITICAL FOR MOTILITY IN TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI

Mentor: Dr. Kent Hill

Anthony Covarrubias, Sergio Davila, Francisco Sandoval, Bridget Navarro

Additional Pictures from SACNAS 2008

Jason Sorger, Felicia Reinitz, Paola Castro

Front: Adrian Garcia Middle: TBA, Jennifer Guerrero, TBA, Sonya Lopez, Vanessa Evoen, Carolina Mendez, Erin Jimenez, Laina Long Back: Anthony Eskander

Front: Sonya Lopez, Carolina Mendez, TBA, Jennifer Guerrero
Back: Erin Jimenez, Laina Long, TBA, Adrian Garcia