MHIRT Symposium 2005 (Christian Brothers University's NIH-MHIRT Program)

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2005 Projects Symposium
17 September 2005, CBU

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[far right] Christina Brown. Mentor Dr. Bonald Figueiredo. Center for Molecular Genetics and cancer research in children, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil. "Newborn genotyping for TP53 R337H in Southern Brazil where it is responsible for almost all cases of childhood adrenocortical carcinoma."

[far right] Annette Diggs. Mentor: Dr. Antonio P. Carobrez. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina "Anxiolytic effects of Beta-adrenergic blockers are mediated by the brain but not periphery"

[2nd from left] Chrystal Ton and Beth DeBlanc. Mentors: Dr. Janet McCord and Teri Mason. Uganda-MIRT, Christian Brothers University. "Implementation of an educational tool for use of insecticide treated bed nets in the prevention of malaria."

Dodie Arnold. Mentor: Dr. Bonald Figueiredo. Center for Molecular Genetics and cancer research in children, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil. "A Specific Bi-Immunoassay for Placental Alkaline Phosphatase as a Tumor Marker"

Sarah Frith, Michaela Lemen, Manish Patel and Brooke Windsor. Mentors: Dr. Janet McCord and Teri Mason. Uganda-MIRT, Christian Brothers University. And Okello Sam of Hope North "Health needs assessment of Hope North, Uganda"

[3rd from left] Reena Patel and Bob Dalsania. Mentors: Dr. Raquel Pires, Dr. Claudio Toledo and Dr. Malinda Fitzgerald. City University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo Brazil and Christian Brothers University "Intraspecies differences in the expression of the AMPA-type glutamate receptors in the nucleus of Edinger-Westphal of chick embryos and young chicks."

[3rd from left] Jennifer Paxson. Mentor: Dr. Maria Marques. Universidade Federal de Sata Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil "Effects of Cadmium exposure on the GST activity and HSP-70 levels in the gills of the mangrove oyster, Crassostrea rhizophorae." Brazil travel photos from Jennifer Paxson.

[3rd from left] Jennifer Bernard. Mentor: Dr. Leandro Silveira. Pro Carnivore and University Brazilla, Brazilla Brazil. "Jaguar conservation in the Pantanal" Pantanal Photos from Jennifer Bernard

Four CBU MHIRT students and one student from U. Memphis (Christina Brown, Jennifer Paxson, Reena Patel, Bob Dalsania, and Annette Diggs) presented their MHIRT research at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students in Atlanta on 2-5 Nov. 2005.

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