{"id":43579,"date":"2021-05-10T10:46:26","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T14:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/medicine\/?p=43579"},"modified":"2021-08-16T11:34:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T15:34:03","slug":"48th-maine-biological-and-medical-sciences-symposium-mbmss-poster-award-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/medicine\/2021\/05\/10\/48th-maine-biological-and-medical-sciences-symposium-mbmss-poster-award-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"48th Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium (MBMSS) poster award recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 48th Maine Biological and Medical Sciences Symposium<\/a> (MBMSS) took place virtually on April 28-30, 2021.\u00a0 The event was organized in partnership with GSBSE<\/a>, 91¸£Àû Graduate School\u00a0 of Biomedical Science and Engineering, Maine INBRE<\/a> and the Maine Technology Institute, MTI<\/a>.\u00a0 Congratulations to the many University of Maine students who presented their research and received awards.<\/p>\n

Please join us in congratulating our\u00a0MBMSS 2021<\/a> Poster Award Recipients!<\/strong>\u00a0This year’s MBMSS was chock full of fascinating and impactful research from innovative and hardworking students all throughout the state of Maine. We thank each and every one of you for your participation and all the amazing work you put into making MBMSS 2021 a huge success. We thoroughly enjoyed the two packed days of research sharing, scientific conversation, and networking among students, speakers, faculty, and staff.<\/p>\n

We extend our wholehearted thanks to this year’s panel of 18 judges who scored student poster submissions on a number of criteria to determine winners. First place award winners in each academic year category receive $500, second place receive $250, and third place receive $100. Honorable Mentions in each of these groups receive $50. All cash awards are issued in the name of the presenting author.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0MTI Innovation Award<\/strong>\u00a0was awarded to one outstanding poster whose research includes uniquely designed methods or protocols or development of a product with clinical or commercial applications. The Innovation Prize is awarded $500, and an Honorable Mention is awarded $250.<\/p>\n

Award recipients will receive a follow-up email with instructions on how to claim their cash award. The judges extend their congratulations and recognition to the poster presenters listed below. The awards list can also be found on the MBMSS 2021 Workspace in LabCentral.<\/p>\n

MBMSS 2021 Poster Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Undergraduate Awards: 1<\/span>st<\/span> and 2<\/span>nd<\/span> Year<\/span><\/h3>\n

1st Place: Stephen Grierson, University of Maine at Presque Isle\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Microbiology | Identifying missing subunits and regulators that cause the decreased function in antibiotic resistant and susceptible bacteria<\/span><\/p>\n

2nd<\/strong> Place: Aiden Pike, University of Maine, Orono<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Genetics, Bioinformatics, & Software Tools | Characterization of inflammation and immune response associated with dual specificity phosphatase 1 (DUSP1) in normal human astrocytes (NHAs)<\/span><\/p>\n

3rd Place: Lauren Cusson, University of Maine, Orono\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Genetics, Bioinformatics, & Software Tools | Meta-analysis of COVID-19 RT-PCR test results from Vault Health saliva test<\/span><\/p>\n

Honorable Mention: Laura Drepanos, Colby College, Waterville\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Genetics, Bioinformatics, & Software Tools | The effect of klf9 on transcriptional regulation of immune response pathway genes in Danio rerio<\/span><\/p>\n

Honorable Mention: Allison Weymouth, University of Maine, Orono<\/strong><\/p>\n

Genetics, Bioinformatics, & Software Tools | Characterization of prophiG122-2 from clinical Mycobacterium abscessus strain G122: a novel cluster MabA1 prophage<\/span><\/p>\n

Undergraduate Awards: 3<\/span>rd<\/span>, 4<\/span>th<\/span>, and 5<\/span>th<\/span> Year<\/span><\/h3>\n

1st Place: Bailey West, University of Maine, Orono\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Immunology | Effects of oral-care antimicrobial cetylpyridinium chloride on tyrosine phosphorylation: a potential mechanism for mast cell inhibition assessed via In-Cell Western<\/span><\/p>\n

2nd Place: William Sampson, University of Maine at Farmington\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Genetics, Bioinformatics, & Software Tools | Comparative genomics as a tool for understanding the SREB family of G protein-coupled receptors across vertebrate evolution<\/span><\/p>\n

3rd Place: Christian Potts, University of Maine, Orono\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Immunology | Antimicrobial agent cetylpyridinium chloride inhibits immune mast cell function<\/span><\/p>\n

Honorable Mention: Colin Welch, University of Maine, Orono<\/strong><\/p>\n

Microbiology | Characterizing the diversity of cluster R prophage in Mycobacterium abscessus<\/span><\/p>\n

Honorable Mention: Victoria Mayers, University of Maine, Orono<\/strong><\/p>\n

Genetics, Bioinformatics, & Software Tools | Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection interacts with NF-\u03baB activation through integrin signaling<\/span><\/p>\n

Honorable Mention: Grace Hambelton, Bowdoin College, Brunswick\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Neuroscience & Physiology | Aortic pressure and heart rate in the lobster Homarus americanus are modulated by mechanical feedback and neuropeptides\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Graduate Awards<\/span><\/h3>\n

1st Place: Liz Saavedra, University of Maine, Orono<\/strong><\/p>\n

Genetics, Bioinformatics, & Software Tools | Low dose arsenic exposure alters the expression of microRNAs in the innate immune response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection<\/span><\/p>\n

2nd Place: Katherine Jarvis, University of Maine, Orono\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Immunology | Temporal dynamics of viral load and false negative rate influence the levels of testing necessary to combat COVID-19 spread<\/span><\/p>\n

3rd Place: Kodey Silknitter, University of Maine, Orono\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cell Biology & Development | Investigation of the extracellular matrix in DMD zebrafish under inactive and endurance exercise treatments<\/span><\/p>\n

Honorable Mention: Caitlin Wiafe-Kwakye, University of Maine, Orono\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Genetics, Bioinformatics, & Software Tools | Comparative genomic analysis of prophages in clinical isolates of Streptococcus agalactiae\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Honorable Mention: Lindsey Fitzsimons, University of Maine, Orono\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cell Biology & Development | Primary cilia of mammalian ventricular myocardium: A new avenue to pursue?<\/span><\/p>\n

MTI Innovation Award<\/span><\/h3>\n

Innovation Prize: Katharina Roese, University of New England, Biddeford\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Microbiology | Pyrogallol impairs bacterial biofilm formation by inducing microbial oxidative stress<\/span><\/p>\n

Honorable Mention: Joshua Quigley, College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Genetics, Bioinformatics, & Software Tools | Human-mouse variant mapper<\/span><\/p>\n

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