Undergraduates In The News
The KMT2A gene encodes the protein mixed lineage leukemia 1 (MLL1), a histone methyltransferase which plays a regulatory role in embryonic development and hematopoiesis. KMT2A can undergo translocations with over 70 different fusion partners, resulting in the production of oncogenic chimeric proteins which are observed in approximately 10% of all leukemias.
Damselflies have four wings that are controlled independently during flight. The fore and hindwings typically beat out of phase and the interactions which enhance or attenuate flight forces of the wing pairs is phase dependent.
Inflammasomes are intracellular multiprotein signaling complexes important in host defense; however, a deregulated activity is associated with a number of inflammatory, immune and metabolic disorders. The nucleation of inflammasomes around cytoplasmic receptors of the nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeating containing receptor (NLR) family occurs upon detection of a microbial.
As the rippling effects of global warming are becoming more and more imminent, the implications of its effects will impact a plethora of industries. In our study, we examined when MIRCA crops would begin to fail and experience stunted growth in a region consisting of 9 countries in East Africa.
The false science of eugenics swept across America in the early 20th century. “Eugenics,” broadly defined, is the creating of a “better race” through intentional breeding of desired traits alongside the sterilization or containment of undesired traits, often defined by race, class, and ability.
The fruit fly, Drosophila Melanogaster, has been studied genetically for over 100 years and serves as a model organism for genetic processes in humans due to conservation of many developmental and behavioral pathways.
General Schedule (Newcomb Hall)
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM – Oral Presentations
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Oral Session 1: 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM
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Oral Session 2: 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM