Genetic Engineering
Recent Student Research presentations
Our GE students routinely present at regional,national, and international scientific research conferences across the US and Canada. Here are a few examples of recent presentations featuring research done by GE students.
111th General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology May 2011, New Orleans, LA
Hager, Kayla M., Tabitha King, Christina Matika, and André P. Walther. Regulation of protein-DNA and protein-protein interactions by phosphorylation of Replication Protein A.
Klein, Sarah J., Sakina K. Khaku, and André P. Walther. Phosphorylation regulates Replication Protein A function in cell cycle adaptation to unrepaired DNA damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
McQuilken, Molly, Olivia Koebler, and André P. Walther. Phosphorylation of Replication Protein A regulates telomere length in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
87th Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science April 2011 Altoona, PA
Cristina Cardenas, Sarah Klein, and André P. Walther. Replication Protein A phosphorylation regulates cell cycle progression in the presence of damaged DNA or defective microtubule spindles in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Hager, Kayla and André P. Walther. Regulation of Protein- Protein Interactions by Phosphorylation of Replication Protein A in the Budding Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Klein, Sarah, Sakina Khaku, and André P. Walther. Replication Protein A Phosphorylation Regulates Cell Cycle DNA Damage Checkpoints in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
McQuilken, Molly and André P. Walther. Replication Protein A Phosphorylation Plays a Role in Telomere Length Maintenance in the Budding Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Morra, Christina and Amy J. Reese. Why does Cryptococcus neoformans need alpha-1,3-glucanase?
Nole, Kirsten and André P. Walther. Replication Protein A Phosphorylation Regulates Nucleotide Excision Repair of DNA Damage Caused by Ultraviolet Light in the Budding Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Ramdaney, Aarti, Kara Welch, and K. Joy Karnas. Molecular and cellular responses of flora and fauna to environmental stimuli.
Sween, Kayla R. and Audrey J. Ettinger. Are only aggressive male Rocio octofasciata sexually mature?
50th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology, December 2010, Philadelphia, PA.
Klein, Sarah, Kirsten Nole, Jessica Kline, Molly McQuilken, Sakina Khaku, and André P. Walther. The Rfa2p phosphorylation domain of Replication Protein A modulates cellular responses to DNA damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
110th General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology June 2010, San Diego, CA
Danielle Pilla, Brandy Haines, Laura Werner, Shannon Ronca and Alan Hale. Survival and Impact of Specific Viral and Bacterial Pathogens within the Gastric and Intestinal Environments.
Sarah J. Klein, and André P. Walther. Replication Protein A phosphorylation regulates cell cycle progression in the presence of unrepairable DNA damage in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Christina Matika, Molly S. McQuilken, and André P. Walther. Analysis of Replication Protein A phosphorylation in regulating telomere length in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
86th Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science April 2010 Camp Hill, PA
Kayla Hager and André P. Walther. Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA 18104 Analysis of Replication Protein A Inter-Subunit Interactions by Random Mutagenesis and Yeast 2-Hybrid Analysis
Sarah Klein, Sakina Khaku, and André P. Walther. Regulation of the cell cycle DNA damage checkpoints by Replication Protein A phosphorylation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Kirsten Nole, Molly McQuilken, Rebecca Tutino and André Walther. Examination of the role of Replication Protein A phosphorylation in the cellular response to Ultraviolet-induced DNA damage
Molly McQuilken and André P. Walther. Regulation of telomere length by Replication Protein A phosphorylation inSaccharomyces cerevisiae
Christina Matika, and André P. Walther. Analysis of Replication Protein A phosphorylation in regulating protein localization at telomeres in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Fikes,Brittany, Brittany Symbol,1 Michelle LaClair, Christie Hay, Sherri Rennoll, Lindsay Horvath, and Amy J. Reese. Three approaches to investigating the role of alpha-(1,3)-glucanases from Cryptococcus neoformans.
