CANCAS News Notes – April and May 2011 CURRENT EVENTS Don’t miss out! Stay Informed. If you are a faculty advisor, please remember to forward the News Notes to your students. If they want the News Notes to reach them directly, please have them send me (Erin Lindquist, erinlind@meredith.edu) a request by email, indicating their name and which group (e.g. club or department) they are associated with, and I will be glad to add them to the email list. Updated Membership List for 2010‐2011 Campbell University, Davidson College, Elon University, Guilford College, Lenoir‐Rhyne University, Meredith College, Mount Olive College, NC State University, Peace College, Queens University of Charlotte, St. Andrews Presbyterian College, UNC Greensboro, Tri‐Beta at UNC Pembroke, Tri‐Beta at Wake Forest University, Warren Wilson College are group members. Roland Deutsch from UNCG, Topher Gee from UNC Charlotte, Ashley Moore from Winston Salem State University, Elizabeth Ann Wilkie from UNC Pembroke, and Annelise Rogers from Meredith College are individual members. Remember to pay your 2011‐2012 dues at the start of the academic year! New CANCAS Officers, Executive Officer, and Campus Liaisons for 2011‐2012: President Vice President Secretary Marcus Ford Morgan Gregg Campbell University Elon University Sam Kelly Guilford College Historians Lyndsey McIntyre Mount‐Olive College and Jennifer Floyd Faculty Dr. Karen Guzman Campbell University Advisor Co‐Executive Dr. Michele Guilford College Officer Malotky Campus Kyle Starling Lenoir‐Rhyne Liaison University Campus Katlyn Eloshway East Carolina Liaison University Campus K.T. Piotrowski Campbell University Liaison Campus Kyja Wilburn Warren Wilson Liaison College mdford0605@email.campbell.edu mgregg2@elon.edu kellysf@guilford.edu LMM8744@moc.edu, jbf6527@moc.edu guzman@campbell.edu mmalotky@guilford.edu starlingk@my.lr.edu Eloshwayk09@students.ecu.edu Ktpiotrowski0512@email.campbell.edu Kwilburn‐hyde@warren‐wilson.edu FUTURE EVENTS ¾ Save the Date!: Fall Undergraduate Research Workshop, October 22, 2011 at Lenoir‐Rhyne University The workshop will focus on career and graduate school preparation, and research skills. Sessions will include mock interviews, career and research panels, writing a resume workshop, getting involved in scientific research workshop, and lots of networking opportunities with peers and faculty. New this year, NCSAS students will be attending the workshop! For a flyer and more information please go to: www.cancas.org PAST EVENTS CANCAS/NCAS Annual Meeting was held at Elon University NC, March 25‐27, 2011 Derieux Awards 2011 Poster Sessions 1) Joseph M. Hester*, Wayne L. Silver, Erik C. Johnson – Wake Forest University. The Drosophila melanogaster Proboscis Extension Response as an Assay for Chemesthesis 2) Meghan R. Clark* and Antonio D. Izzo – Elon University. Fungal Population Response to Increased Temperatures in Soil 2) Anna Queen* ‐ UNC Pembroke. Mapping the Motor Connections of the Subthalamic Nucleus in Parkinson Disease Using Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery 2) Ryan D. Wagner*, Aaron J. Corcoran, William E. Conner – Wake Forest University. Acoustic cue discrimination by the sonar‐jamming tiger moth Bertholdia trigona 3) Morgan J Gregg*, Robin L LaCroix – Elon University. Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus Prevalence in Pregnant Women and Transmission Risk to Newborns 3) Kara E. Salpeter* ‐ Elon University. Evidence for biotic resistance to invasion across spatial scales in riparian forest vegetation 3) Gregory Swan* and Sophia Sarafova – Davidson College. Identification of a novel positive cis‐control element in the Cd4 gene Oral Sessions Ecology I & Environmental Science 1) Jesse Rickard‐Warren Wilson. Changes in Soil Organic Matter and Soil Respiration with Silviculture Treatment. 2) Linden Blaisus‐Warren Wilson Elevated CO2 and Growth of Rosa multiflora 2) Bryan Strelow‐Elon University. Exploring Species Boundaries: Morphological Evidence for Interactions between North American Cricket Frogs, Acris crepitans and A gryllus Molecular Biology I & Biochemistry; Physics, Chem, Math; Chem&Biochem 1) Alissa Gore‐Warren Wilson. Using molecular modeling to predict products of elimination reactions. 2) Taija Ventrella‐Warren Wilson. Antioxidants in Blueberry, Pomegranate, & Acai Juices 2) Mahmoud Saleh‐Guilford College. Identification of a possible target receptor for the Estrogenic Endocrine Disrupting Chemical (EEDC) Bisphenol A in Caenorhabditis elegans 3) Morris Patton‐Lenoir Rhyne. Using the Design of Experiments (DOE) Technique to Optimize Pharmaceutical Tablet Formulations‐A Study of Aspirin Drug Product Formulation Botany I and II 1) Elizabeth Stapleton‐Guilford College. Exotic Invasive Plants: Edge Influence and Distribution In a Suburban Forest Fragment 2) Andrew Blank‐UNC Greensboro. How are Reproductive Traits in Plants Modified by Temperature? An Examination of Plantago lanceolata. 2) Laurel Thwing‐Warren Wilson. Rhizome Propagation of Galax (Galax urceolata) Using Waste Product from Commercial Harvest Operations 3) Amanda Withers‐Lenoir Rhyne. The Effect of Compost Age on Germination and Growth Rate of Clemson Spineless Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) 3) Elisabeth Campbell‐Lenoir‐Rhyne. The Effect of Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) Extracts on Percent Germination and Radical Lengths of Lettuce Seeds (Latuca sativa) Zoology I, II and III 1) Amy Wagner, Warren Wilson College. Rana sylvatica froglet fitness when reared in the non‐lethal presence of a predator. 2) Lucas Carnohan, Lenoir Rhyne. Effects of Temperature and Substrate Color on the Growth and Color Morphology of the Chinese Praying Mantis (Tenodera ardifolia sinensis S.) 3) Octavia Sola, Warren Wilson College. Human Activity and Shorebird Behavior and Diversity on Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune Microbiology and Molecular Biology II 1) Jessica Klaphaak, Guilford College. Listeria monocytogenes Kills Tumor Cells. 2) Luke Dixon, UNC Greensboro. Testing Genomic Regions for Their Effect on Aging in Honey Bee Workers 3) Kimberly Heck, Guilford College Multilocus sequence typing and analysis to compare natural isolates of Ensifer adhaerens to a known type strain. 3) Kayla Britton, Peace College A Proposed Role for Carbonic Anhydrase in Fatty Acid Biosynthesis by Bacillus mycoides Health Sciences and Developmental Biology 1) Sara Lachance‐Guilford College. Identifying Dachshund's Role in Hedgehog Signaling and Urchin Development 2) Elisabeth Killion Guilford College. Understanding Adiponectin Expression: Sequencing the ADIPOQ Gene in European Americans. 3) Laura White‐UNC Greensboro. Evaluation of Four Models of Mosquito Traps for the Surveillance of La Crosse Encephalitis Vectors in Western North Carolina 3) Brian Sullivan‐Lenoir‐Rhyne. Effects of Caffeine on Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Development: Growth Rate, Heart Rate, and Motor Function FINAL NOTES Suggestions & Comments can be directed to Dr. Erin Lindquist <erinlind@meredith.edu>. Let me know if you have any news that you would like included in the monthly News Notes or suggestions to improve the series. If you notice errors in any of the news, please let me know so that I can send out a correction or fix it for the next month. Thanks! An archive of previous News Notes can be found at: www.cancas.org