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2006 National Convention

March 30-April 1, 2006

McKendree College
Lebanon, Illinois

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Thursday, March 30
noon to 8pm Check-in first floor of Voigt Science Hall
7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Executive Council Meeting Piper Academic Center 212
Pizza will be provided
7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Social Event for Students Piper Academic Center 214
Pizza will be provided
Friday, March 31
8:30 a.m. Breakfast

Piper Academic Center 222

9:00 a.m. Opening Greeting Piper Academic Center 222
9:15 a.m. Business Meeting Piper Academic Center 222
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon Student Presentations Piper Academic Center 222
9:30
Kellie Persons
“Mate Choice in Neolamprologus multifasciatis: Testing the Polygony Threshold Model”
9:50
Natalie Johnson
“Surfactant Protein B and Surfactant Protein C Characterization and Expression in Xenopus laevis
10:10
Tyler Sondag
“A Linux Cluster that Serves as a Windows Computer Lab”   
10:30 Break
10:50
Aaron Rogier
“The Development of Method”
11:10
Alicia Crow
“A Knowledge Space for the C++ Programming Language”
11:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Lunch and Field Trips  
1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.  
6:30 - 7:00 Poster Session  
 
Vesna Pulko
“Genetic Diversity of African Lions”
 
Bridgette Thacker
“A Comparison of Cellulose Acetate Electrophoresis and Morphological Measurements for Identification of Deer Mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) and White-footed Mice (P. leucopus) in Eastern Kentucky and Northwestern Minnesota”
 
Ashley Justice
“Identification and Status of Allegheny Woodrat (Neotoma magister) Populations and Associated Populations of Small Mammals in Eastern Kentucky”
7:00 p.m. Banquet
Dr. Joseph Coelho
Assistant Professor of Biology
Quincy University
Pearson’s Hall
Saturday, April 1
8:30 a.m. Breakfast Piper Academic Center 222
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Student Presentations Piper Academic Center 222
9:00
Brett Einerson
“Sequence and Expression of the FGF-10 Gene in Xenopus laevis Lung Development”
9:20
Sara Rubenacker
“The Effects of Carbohydrate Consumption on Cognitive Functioning in Rats”
9:40
Andrew Martinez
“Serotonin Clearance by the GABA Transporter”
10:00
Break
10:20
Jesse Gibbs
In vivo Correction of Complement Regulatory Protein Deficiency with an Inhibitor Targeting the Red Blood Cell Membrane”
10:40
Jessica Brown
“Telomeres, Telomerase, and Cellular Fusions”
11:00
Munyaradzi Chimukangara
“The Effects of Opioid Antagonist Naltrexone in Animals Motivated to Eat by Taste”
   
12:00 - 1:00 Closing Business Meeting Piper Academic Center 222

March 28, 2006