Meeting Sponsors
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103 Annual Meeting
March 24-26, 2006
At
Table of Contents
Meeting-at-a-Glance ..........................................1
Program..............................................................3
Poster Titles .......................................................6
Oral Presentation Titles....................................10
Panel Discussion ..............................................21
Keynote Address..............................................24
Slate of Candidates for Office, 2006................25
Information on Local Restaurants....................26
Maps and Directions ........................................27
Facts about Bennett College for Women .........30
Facts about the NC Academy of Science.........31
Lists of NCAS Supporters ...............................33
Future NCAS Annual Meetings.......................36
List of Meeting Sponsors ..................Back Cover
NCAS 103rd Annual Meeting At-A-Glance
Bennett College for Women
March 24-26, 2006
Friday
March
24
Pfeiffer
Science 222
Pfeiffer
Science
201
Steele
Hall
Little
Theatre
Time
(PM)
1:002:00
2:005:00
5:006:00
5:306:00
6:007:30
7:309:00
Catchings
Conference
Center
(lower
level)
B.O.D.
Finance
Committee
Meeting
B.O.D.
Meeting
Registration
(CANCAS
and NCAS)
Meeting Fees
Registration:
Category
Early
Late
Undergraduate (CANCAS member) $ 5.00 ($15.00)
Undergraduate (non-member)
$10.00 ($15.00)
Graduate Student
$10.00 ($15.00)
Regular NCAS member
Non-member
$25.00 ($40.00)
$35.00 ($50.00)
Early registration ended on March 16.
Poster
Judges
Meeting
Abstract Fees:
Early (prior to 1/23/06)
Late (after 1/23/06)
Opening
reception
and
Poster
Session*
$10.00
$25.00
Box Lunch $7.00 (limited available; must reserve in
advance)
^Ethics in
Science
Panel
Discussion
Note: Unless otherwise specified, all events
require payment of registration fees at applicable
rate.
^Event is free and open to the public.
*Posters will remain up until noon on Saturday for viewing but will be judged on Friday evening.
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Saturday
March 25
Morning
7:30-8:00
8:00-8:30
Pfeiffer
Science
Lobby
Registration
(CANCAS
and NCAS)
Pfeiffer
Science 100
Pfeiffer
Science 101
Pfeiffer
Science.
109
Pfeiffer
Science
201
Pfeiffer
Science
216
Computer lab
open for public
use (email, etc.)
Welcome/
Opening
Session
Registration
(CANCAS
and NCAS)
Cell &
Developmental
Biology
Zoology
Ecology I
Biotechnology
Botany
Distribution
of Box
lunches #
Afternoon
12:15-1:30
1:30-2:15
(Business
meetings)
Physiology and
Health Sciences
Behavioral
Science &
Science
Education
NCAS
(Senior
Academy)
Business
Meeting
Ecology II
and
Envrmntl.
Science
Steele
Hall
Little
Theatre
CANCAS
(Collegiate
Academy)
Business
Meeting
Chemistry,
Physics,
Math/CS
Molecular
Biology
Awards
Ceremony
and
Closing
Reception
Meeting
of New
Board in
room
222
5:30-6:30
See notes on previous page.
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Posters
on
display
for
viewing*
Keynote
Address^
Exhibits
on
display
Judges
meeting
4:35-5:00
5:00-5:30
Pfeiffer
Science
309
Oral
presentation
judges
meeting
11:00-12:15
2:25-4:35
(Presentations)
Pfeiffer
Science
306
Exhibit
setup
8:30-8:40
8:40-10:50
(Presentations)
Pfeiffer
Science
200
PROGRAM
Friday March 24, 2006
1:00-2:00pm Board of Directors-Finance Committee
Rose Catchings Conference
Center
Large Conference Room
(downstairs)
2:00-5:00pm Board of Directors Meeting
Rose Catchings Conference
Center
Large Conference Room
(downstairs)
5:00-6:00pm Registration (All participants)
Pfeiffer Science Building
lobby
5:30-6:00pm Meeting for poster judges
Pfeiffer Science 201
6:00-7:30pm Poster Session and Reception with heavy
hors d'oeuvres and Jazz music
Wilbur Steele Hall
Note: judging of posters will occur in this session,
but posters will remain on display until noon Saturday.
7:30-9:00pm Ethics in Science Panel Discussion^
(^Free event, open to the public)
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Little Theatre
Saturday March 25, 2006
7:30-8:30am
Registration and Exhibit setup
Pfeiffer Science lobby
8:00-8:30am
Judges and Section Chairs Meeting
Pfeiffer Science 201
8:00am-5:00pm
Exhibits from meeting sponsors
Pfeiffer Science 222
8:30-8:40am
Welcome and Opening Session
Pfeiffer Science 200
8:40-10:50am
Oral Presentations (morning session)
8:40-8:45am
Section Chairs make announcements
8:45-10:45am Oral Presentations
Session I: Cell & Developmental Biology
Pfeiffer Science 101
Session II: Zoology
Pfeiffer Science 109
Session III: Ecology I
Pfeiffer Science 200
Session IV: Botany
Pfeiffer Science 201
Session V: Biotechnology
Pfeiffer Science 309
10:45-10:50am Election of Section Chairs for 2007 meeting
11:00am-12:15pm Keynote Address^:
Bird Origins: Following the Feather Trail
Dr. Alan Feduccia
S. K. Heninger Professor
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
(^Free event, open to the public)
Little Theatre
12:00-1:30pm
See list on page 24
Lunch on your own
OR
Box Lunch Distribution
Pfeiffer Science 216
Note: a limited number of box lunches are available
for $7 each. Preregister to reserve one.
1:30-2:15pm
CANCAS business meeting
Pfeiffer Science 309
NCAS business meeting
Pfeiffer Science 200
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Saturday March 25, 2006 (Continued)
2:25-4:35pm
Oral Presentations (afternoon session)
2:25-2:30pm
Section Chairs make announcements
2:30-4:30pm
Oral Presentations
Session VI: Physiology & Health Sciences Pfeiffer Science 101
4:30-4:35pm
Session VII: Behavioral Science &
Science Education
Pfeiffer Science 109
Session VIII: Ecology II &
Environmental Science
Pfeiffer Science 200
Session IX: Molecular Biology
Pfeiffer Science 201
Session X: Chemistry, Physics, Math
& Computer Science
Pfeiffer Science 309
Election of Section Chairs for 2007 meeting
4:35-5:00pm
Judges meeting
Pfeiffer Science 201
5:00-5:30pm
Awards Ceremony and Closing Reception
Pfeiffer Science 200
5:30pm-6:30pm
NCAS Board of Directors Meeting
Pfeiffer Science 222
Sunday March 26
9:00am
Field Trips (optional):
Tours of Historic Bennett College campus Gorrell Street lot
Sign up in lobby of Pfeiffer Science at registration
Natural Science Center of Greensboro
(free admission with meeting badge)
5
Lawndale Drive
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
*Denotes Collegiate Academy member eligible for Derieux Award. Note that
students who present both a paper and poster are only eligible for the Derieux
Award for the paper.
Wilbur Steele Hall
6:00-7:30pm
Friday March 24, 2006
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
RICHARDSON, M.C.*, and A.R. PERRY. North Carolina A&T State
University. Differences between Type-A and Type-B African-American
college students with respect to stress, and depression.
PATEL, K* and A.R. PERRY. North Carolina A&T State University. A
comparison of perception and knowledge of autistic behavior between
citizens in the United States and India.
JACKSON, S* and A.R. PERRY. North Carolina A&T State University.
The relationship between Type-A personality, stress, and academic
performance.
BOTANY
BRALY, S.K. and D.W. FRESHWATER. Center for Marine Science,
UNC-Wilmington.
Phylogenetic analysis of North Carolina
Rhodymeniales. II. The genus Champia.
BRECKHEIMER, I.K. and B.W. BRENDLEY. Guilford College.
Habitat requirements of the invasive Chocolate Vine (Akebia quinata) at
Guilford College: Implications for threat assessment and control.
CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
SHEPARD, J.1, L. YEE1, S. HOFFMAN2, AND A.A. CAPEHART.1
1
East Carolina University and 2Medical University of South Carolina.
Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan expression during synovial joint
morphogenesis in the embryonic chick limb.
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CHEMISTRY
TROESTER, K.B.* and J.T. REILLY. Elon University. Effect of PUVA
on enzyme catalysis of histodine to trans-urocanic acid by histidase.
ECOLOGY
BOYKO, A.L. and P.A. RUBLEE. University of North Carolina at
Greensboro. Effects of low-level fertilization on microplankton in arctic
LTER lakes.
WRIGHT, L.C., M.C. KALCOUNIS-RUEPPELL, and J.S. MILLAR.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro. A genetic and spatial
analysis of intraspecific variation in mating behavior of Peromyscus
maniculatus (deer mouse).
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
SAWYER, G.* N. KEAN, L. SARTWELL, and R. HAGEVIK. North
Carolina A&T State University. Mapping distributions of invasive plants
and their effects on forest regeneration.
GILL, C.*, S. LAMB, and R. HAGEVIK. North Carolina A&T State
University. The relationship of soil and water chemistry in wetland
habitats to Tiger salamander preservation in the Long Island Pine
Barrens.
HEALTH SCIENCES
TITUS, J.L.* and S.H. Manahan. Gardner-Webb University. The effects
of soft drinks on Streptococcus mutans.
CAMERON, J.* and S. H. Manahan. Gardner-Webb University. What’s
in your lip gloss?
KHAMDY, A.* North Carolina A&T State University. Comparative
cytotoxicity of trihalomethanes (THMs) and trihalonitromethanes
(THNMS) in cultured human colon cells.
SLINKARD, M.S.* and V.R. CASE. Davidson College.
reproductive technologies in the court system.
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Assisted
MATHEMATICS
DONALD, C.* Bennett College for Women. Mathematical modeling of
drug-resistant diseases.
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
MILLER, N.R.*, D.F. OGBURN*, and L.M. NIEDZIELA.
University. Toxicity of Dispersit SPC-100 on Artemia.
Elon
TOWNSEND, J.L., and L.M. NIEDZIELA.
Elon University.
Comparison of rDNA sequences in various commercial sources of
Artemia.
1
Bennett College and
WILLIAMS, D.N1., and B. OSBORNE2.
2
University of Massachussets-Amherst. The characterization of the AntiSense Notch-1 transgene.
PHYSIOLOGY
SMOLKA, M.T.* Lenoir-Rhyne College. Electromyographical analysis
of abdominal muscle activity while performing unassisted and assisted
crunches using the Ab Lounge®.
SCIENCE EDUCATION/POLICY
HAGEVIK, R. and P. FERSNER. North Carolina A&T State University.
The use of multiple representations in the teaching of bioenvironmental
science.
NIEDZIELA, L.M. Elon University. Problem-based learning in upperlevel genetics elective courses.
FRENCH, R.* and A. SPERDUTO*. Davidson College.
Hughes Medical Institute Bridge Program.
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Howard
ZOOLOGY
MARTIN, B.L. and O. RUEPPELL. University of North Carolina at
Greensboro. Genome scan for QTL for the age of first flight in honey bee
drones.
PENA, A. and O. RUEPPELL. University of North Carolina at
Greensboro. Investigation of genetic links between foraging behavior
and ovary size.
BROWN, L., and S. SISK.* Gardner-Webb University. Winter
migration habits of the harvestmen (Leiobunum elegans) in McDowell
County, North Carolina
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ORAL PRESENTATIONS:
Morning (8:40-10:50am):
SESSION I: CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
SESSION II: ZOOLOGY
SESSION III: ECOLOGY I
SESSION IV: BOTANY
SESSION V: BIOTECHNOLOGY
Afternoon (2:25-4:35pm):
SESSION VI: PHYSIOLOGY & HEALTH SCIENCES
SESSION VII: BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE & SCIENCE
EDUCATION
SESSION VIII: ECOLOGY II/ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE
SESSION IX: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
SESSION X: CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, MATHEMATICS
& COMPUTER SCIENCE
*Denotes Collegiate Academy member eligible for Derieux Award
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MORNING SESSIONS:
SESSION I: CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
Pfeiffer Science 101
8:40
Announcements from Section Chair
8:45
CHERRY, A.M.* and W.D. Webster. University of North Carolina at
Wilmington. Timing of sexual maturation in two species of bats
(Mammalia: Chiroptera).
9:00
DEAL, A.M.*, K.A. FOWLER, B.J. BURROWS, E.M. LEISE, and
M.D. HENS.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Neurogenesis and the characterization of larval nitric oxide synthase
expression in the marine snail, Ilynassa dosoleta.
9:15
MASUDA, M.* and J.E. TOMKIEL. University of North Carolina at
Greensboro. The dtopors gene is required for germ line nuclear
structure and proper chromosome segregation in Drosophila
melanogaster males.
9:30
PEARMAN, E.P.1* and T.E. KUTE.2 1Guilford College and 2Wake
Forest University School of Medicine. Effects of genistein on herceptin
sensitivity of BT-474 5S cells.
9:45
WALTERS, K.* and K.S. KATULA. University of North Carolina at
Greensboro. Dkk-1 promoter activity during differentiation of 3T3-L1
cells.
10:00 COLEY, B.* and K.S. KATULA. University of North Carolina at
Greensboro. Expression of the Dickkopf-1 protein in differentiating
3T3-L1 cells.
10:15 METCALF, K.E.* and G.K. MUDAY. Wake Forest University.
Targeting membrane proteins that control hormone transport and
development in Arabidopsis thaliana.
10:30 KINGSTON, M.B. Elon University. Growth and motility of the
diatom Cylindrotheca closterium in batch culture.
10:45 Election of Section Chair for 2007 meeting
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SESSION II: ZOOLOGY
Pfeiffer Science 109
8:40
Announcements from Section Chair (Dr. David Webster, UNC-W)
8:45
STANLEY, A.A., and O. RUEPPELL. University of North Carolina at
Greensboro. Investigation of QTL effects on ovary size in honey bees.
9:00
WARD, K. and O. RUEPPELL. University of North Carolina at
Greensboro. Identification of cellular proliferation and apoptosis in
adult honey bees.
9:15
MARSHALL, T.R.* and W.D. WEBSTER. University of North
Carolina at Wilmington. Nongeographic variation in the rock vole,
Microtus chrotorrhinus (Mammalia: Rodentia).
9:30
KALCOUNIS-RUPPELL, M.C., J.D. METHENY, and M.J. VONHOF.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Singing in the rain:
Regular production of ultrasound by wild Peromyscus.
9:45
HAMNER, R.M.* and D.W. FRESHWATER. University of North
Carolina at Wilmington. Genetic analyses of lionfish: Venomous
marine predators invasive to the western Atlantic.
10:00 SCHWARTZ, F.J. Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North
Carolina. White sharks: Fossil teeth and modern day catches.
10:15 Election of Section Chair for 2007 meeting
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SESSION III: ECOLOGY I
Pfeiffer Science 200
8:40
Announcements from Section Chair (Dr. Lisa Bonner, Peace College)
8:45
LIER, M.D.* Warren Wilson College. Establishment of native warm
season grasses within a forest opening.
9:00
LITTLE, A.G.* and M. Torres. Warren Wilson College. Herbicidal
effects of Ailanthus citissima extracts on native and non-native invasive
plants.
9:15
MOORE, J.E. and LACEY, E.P. University of North Carolina at
Greensboro.
Effects of soil type and water treatment on the
germination and early growth of native and exotic trees of the North
Carolina Piedmont.
9:30
SCHWARTZ, F.J.1, and J.W. SMITH2*. 1Inst. Marine Sci. and 2NMFS,
Beaufort Lab. Gannets (family Sulidae) and Atlantic menhaden (family
Clupeidae) associations off North Carolina.
9:45
KOWALSKI, M.P. The aquatic beetles of an upland depression swamp.
10:00 RUBLEE, P.A.1, E.F. SCHAEFER1, D.L. REMINGTON1, and L.
1
RHODES2.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro and
2
Cawthron Institute, Nelson NZ. Widespread sequence variant in the
SSU rDNA of Pfiesteria shumwayae: a new Pfiesteria species?
10:15 LLEWELLYN, J.B. Brevard College. Winter use of Beaver Lake by
waterfowl in Asheville, NC during a three-year period.
[note: needs
overhead projector].
10:30 METHENY, J.D. and M.C. KALCOUNIS-RUEPPELL. University of
North Carolina at Greensboro. A genetic analysis of a fission-fusion
tree-roosting maternity colony of big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus).
10:45 Election of Section Chair for 2007 meeting
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SESSION IV: BOTANY
Pfeiffer Science 201
8:40
Announcements from Section Chair (Dr. Elizabeth Lacey, UNCGreensboro)
8:45
BRECKHEIMER, I.K.* and B.W. BRENDLEY. Guilford College.
Habitat requirements of the invasive Chocolate Vine (Akebia quinata)
at Guilford College: Implications for threat assessment and control.
9:00
NIEDENBERGER, B.A.* and G.L. SMITH. High Point University.
Systematic study of problematic taxa in Habranthus (Amaryllidaceae).
9:15
RICE, E.A.* and J.S. COKER. Elon University. Analysis of
housekeeping genes in the wood-forming tissues of loblolly pine.
9:30
BAKER, J.* Lenoir-Rhyne College. The effects of caffeine on
germination and cell division in Vicia faba L.
9:45
L.C. BATTEN*, D. REMINGTON, and E.P. LACEY. University of
North Carolina at Greensboro. Phylogeographic analysis of Plantago
lanceolata.
10:00 BERGERON, R.V.* Catawba College. An investigation of tree lean in
Oxydendrum arboreum L.
10:15 ELAM, C.E., and J.S. STUCKY. North Carolina State University. A
floristic inventory of Cool Springs Environmental Education Center,
Craven Co., North Carolina.
10:30 Election of Section Chair for 2007 meeting
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SESSION V: BIOTECHNOLOGY
Pfeiffer Science 309
8:40
Announcements from Section Chair
8:45
GENTY, K.* and J. WOLF. Peace College. Response of a strain of
Bacillus mycoides to a carbon dioxide enriched culture atmosphere.
9:00
WARD, A.* and J. WOLF. Peace College. Identification of a
presumed carbonic anhydrase gene in Bacillus mycoides 6462.
9:15
GEMBERLING, M.P.* and A.M. CAMPBELL. Davidson College.
Synthetic Biology: Design and characterization of antiswitches in E.
coli.
9:30
RYAN, A.J.* and A.M. CAMPBELL. Davidson College. Yeast
comparative genomic hybridization:
A streamlined method for
microarray detection of anenploidy in S. cerevisiae.
9:45
MATTOX, C.T.* and L. KANE-CARSON. Lenoir Rhyne College and
GlaxoSmithKline. Optimization of a cyclooxygenase (COX) ELISA
for testing the efficacy of potential therapeutic compounds.
10:00 Election of Section Chair for 2007 meeting
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AFTERNOON SESSIONS
SESSION VI: PHYSIOLOGY AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Pfeiffer Science 101
2:25
Announcements from Section Chair (Dr. Sekara Rao Basavaraju,
Bennett College for Women)
2:30
JOYNER, J., L.A.A. NEVES, P.E. GALLAGHER, M.C. CHAPPELL,
C.M. FERRARIO, and K.B. BROSNIHAN. Wake Forest University.
Kidney ACE2 mRNA and activity in virgin and normal pregnant
Sprague-Dawley rats.
2:45
KENNEDY, K.A.* Warren Wilson College. Serum mineral levels in
piglets.
3:00
SMITH, C.J.* and S. SCOTT. Lenoir-Rhyne College. Comparison of
terminal time constants in expiratory spirograms of healthy and
asthmatic patients.
3:15
KULCSAR, A.* and R.C. TART. Lenoir-Rhyne College. Evaluation
of medical unit patient falls in a hospital utilizing the Morse Fall Scale
for assessing inpatient fall risk.
3:30
HEAVNER, W.E.* and M. IVANCIC. Lenoir-Rhyne College and J.
Iverson Riddle Development Center, Morganton, NC. Low bone
density related to anticonvulsant use and ambulatory status of
individuals living in an intermediate care facility.
3:45
BARTELL, V.* and J. HOLMES. Warren Wilson College. Rate of
contamination of Kombucha tea with the pathogenic organisms
Aspergillus flavus, Candida albicans, and Escherichia coli.
4:00
YORK, J.* Warren Wilson College. The antiviral effects of 13
botanical essential oils on 3 phages of E. coli.
4:15
Election of Section Chair for 2007 meeting
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SESSION VII: BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE/SCIENCE EDUCATION
Pfeiffer Science 109
2:25
Announcements from Section Chair
2:30
JOHNSON, A.P.*, Y. BOWERS*, A. HOPKINS, M. JACKSON, J.
JOHNSON, A. RICHARDSON, and L. THOMAS. Bennett College for
Women. The fatherless daughter syndrome.
2:45
TURBEVILLE, D.* Bennett College for Women. Running ahead:
Family influences on young African-American females attitudes toward
abortion.
3:00
PERRY, A.R.1, and A.K. GOBLE2. 1North Carolina A&T State
University and 2Bennett College for Women. Using causal mapping to
measure tacit knowledge.
3:15
SCHUMACHER, S.J., and K. WELKER. North Carolina A&T State
University. Lowering blood pressures in older African-Americans by
two alternative therapies.
3:30
SWAB, J.C. Meredith College. Introducing Darwin through his
voyage on H.M.S. Beagle: A course titled “Around the World with
Darwin.”
3:45
Election of Section Chair for 2007 meeting
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SESSION VIII: ECOLOGY II/ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Pfeiffer Science 200
2:25
Announcements from Section Chair (Dr. Jeff Llewellyn, Brevard
College)
2:30
SIMONSON, S.M.*, P.A. MYER, and L.A. BONNER. Peace College.
Comparative analysis of using Hester-Dendy plate samplers versus
manual sampling in lotic ecosystems.
2:45
STEWART, I.H.* Lenoir-Rhyne College. A study of piedmont
streams using fecal E. coli as a water quality indicator.
3:00
CAHOON, L.B. and B.L. TOOTHMAN. UNC Wilmington. Factors
controlling concentrations of fecal indicator bacteria in aquatic
sediments.
3:15
DAVIS, A.J.* Warren Wilson College. Water quality analysis of the
Swannanoa River (Swannanoa, NC) using macroinvertebrates.
3:30
PAYNE, V.H.*, M.A. VINDIGNI, and M. KALCOUNIS-RUEPPELL.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The effect of water quality
on a nocturnal food web in the Cape Fear River Basin.
3:45
AMIS, J.E.1* and M.M. OKELLO.2 1Guilford College. 2School for
Field Studies. The state and contraction of wildlife corridors in Kimana
Group Ranch near Amboseli, Kenya: Analysis of human impacts.
4:00
HOLLIS, S.M.* and J. BROCK.
metals in tern prey.
4:15
Election of Section Chair for 2007 meeting
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Warren Wilson College.
Heavy
SESSION IX: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Pfeiffer Science 201
2:25
Announcements from Section Chair (Dr. Melanie Lee-Brown, Guilford
College)
2:30
MASON, R.A.* Lenoir-Rhyne College. Determination of the
development of enteric antibiotic-resistance bacteria in lambs fed diets
containing tetracycline.
2:45
ROSENTHAL, D.T.* and T.H. SHAFER. University of North
Carolina at Wilmington. Sequence and expression of a cuticle protein
in Callinectes sapidus.
3:00
IGLESIA, C.A.* and M.J. LEE-BROWN. Guilford College. Genomic
analysis of members of the family Azotobacteracea.
3:15
EVANS, J.D.1*, J.W. BROWN2, and M.J. LEE-BROWN. 1Guilford
College and 2North Carolina State University. Phylogenetic analysis of
Azotobacter insignis.
3:30
CARON, L.D.1* and N.D. ANDERSEN2. 1Guilford College and
2
Harvard Institutes of Medicine. RNA interference in human vascular
cells achieved via rapid pressure transfection with silencing RNA.
3:45
Election of Section Chair for 2007 meeting
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SESSION X: CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, MATHEMATICS AND
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Pfeiffer Science 309
2:25
Announcements from Section Chair (Dr. John Yukich, Davidson
College)
2:30
BRANSON, R.T.*, and V. COLLINS. Warren Wilson College.
Method development of the determination of vitamin B-12 deficiency.
2:45
SPAHLINGER, G.1* and P.F. HOLLENBERG2. 1Guilford College and
2
University of Michigan. Identification of 17-α Ethynylestradiol
modified active site peptides formed during the inactivation of P450,
2B1 and 2B6.
3:00
HAYNES, A.M.*, C.A. MIDERSKI, and J. BEARD. Catawba
College. A laboratory experiment on electrophilic aromatic substitution
and the rate of bromination.
3:15
WELLS, J.E.*, M.F. FULTON* and J.N. YUKICH. Davidson College.
Photodetachment from evaporatively cooled negative ions.
3:30
OLAGUNJU, A.O. and C. WILCOXON. St. Cloud State University.
Methods for automatic derivation of fixed formulas for computing
prime numbers.
3:45
OLAGUNJU, A.O. and R. SMEBY. St. Cloud State University. A
cost-performance decision model for capacity planning and evaluation
of computer networks.
4:00
Election of Section Chair for 2007 meeting
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Ethics in Science Panel Discussion
Friday March 24, 2006
7:30-9:00pm
Little Theatre
This event is free and open to the public
This interactive, interdisciplinary panel discussion will address issues relevant to the
ethical and responsible conduct of science. After introductions and a brief opening
statement by the moderator, panel members will each make a 5-10 minute statement on
ethics. A series of questions will be posed to the panel by the moderator, and following
this, questions and comments will be solicited from the audience. Topics covered will
include the recent scandal in South Korea involving the fabrication of embryonic stem cell
research, efforts to address ethical issues in the State of North Carolina, the misuse of
science in making policy decisions, and others.
About the panel members:
Brenda Alston-Mills
Dr. Brenda Alston-Mills is the Associate Dean for Diversity and full
professor in the Department of Animal Sciences in the College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences at North Carolina State University. Dr.
Alston-Mills reaches out to other areas of the University to advise,
mentor and counsel students. In addition to teaching within her
Department, she also teaches an orientation class, Introduction to
University Education, for incoming African-American students in the
College. Through this course, most African-American students get to
know her, and enrollment in the Department and College has
increased because of her efforts. Dr. Alston-Mills serves as mentor to
those students who are interested in either applied or basic biomedical research. She serves as a
resource for information regarding scholarships and internships for all under-represented students.
Additionally, she serves to facilitate and support American Indian and Latino/a programs both
within the college and the community. Dr. Alston-Mills has a long history of working with
students from the local historically Black Colleges and Universities to maintain student and
faculty linkages. She helps to seek out faculty from under-represented groups and encourages
them to keep NCSU in mind as a possible place of employment. She serves as a mentor to the
new faculty within the college.
Dr. Alston-Mills received her A.B. degree in Biology from Lycoming College in Williamsport,
Pennsylvania and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Zoology with an emphasis in Endocrinology
from Michigan State University. She has a certificate from the Institut de langue française pour le
étrangers, Pau, France. Dr. Brenda P. Alston-Mills is a recipient of a 2005 Minority Access
Faculty Mentor Role Model Award.
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Robert P. Lowman
Bob Lowman is associate vice chancellor for research and adjunct
associate professor of psychology at The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he serves as senior advisor to the
vice chancellor, especially in the areas of research policy,
planning, regulatory compliance, training and infrastructure. He
works with a faculty of nearly 2700 who produced extramural
grants and contracts in excess of $579 million in fiscal year 2005.
He assumed his current position in July 2002. Prior to that, Bob
had 21 years experience as director of pre-award grant and
contract services, eleven of those years at Carolina, where he
exercised approval authority over all proposals and awards for
grant and contract funding at the university.
Born and raised in California, Bob earned his bachelor's degree in psychology at the University of
Southern California in 1967. He pursued graduate studies in psychology at the Claremont
Graduate School in Claremont, California, receiving his masters degree in 1969 and his doctorate
in 1973.
He has held previous positions as assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1972-76); scientific affairs and international relations
officer at the American Psychological Association in Washington, DC (1976-1981); and assistant
and associate dean in The Graduate School and later associate vice provost for research at Kansas
State University (1981-1991).
Bob has extensive experience in the field of research integrity and has served as responsible
university official and university liaison to the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) for more than a
dozen years. He planned and hosted a regional conference on research integrity in 1998 with a
grant from ORI. Papers from that conference were published in a special issue of the journal
Professional Ethics in 1999, for which Bob served as guest editor.
Bob is regularly in demand as a speaker. He has presented hundreds of grantwriting workshops at
colleges and universities all over the country to thousands of faculty members and graduate
students. He is a Past-President of the Society of Psychologists in Management, an organization
for psychologists who hold managerial or executive positions in either the public or private
sector. He is currently co-editor of the newsletter of the National Council of University Research
Administrators (NCURA).
© 2006 by Robert P. Lowman
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Kristen Rosenfeld
Kristen Rosenfeld has a B.A in Political Science
and Communications from Appalachian State
University in Boone, NC and an M.S. in Botany
(Plant Ecology) from NC State University in
Raleigh. Her thesis work, entitled “Ecology of Bird
Island,
North
Carolina:
an
uninhabited,
undeveloped barrier island” characterized the
vegetation and plant communities of Bird Island
and also explored conservation and restoration of a
threatened, federally listed beach plant – seabeach
amaranth. She has also been involved in other collaborative work including:
(1) The effects of habitat fragmentation and corridors on plant seed banks
(2) Student attitudes towards women, classroom climate, and career aspirations in
undergraduate ecology courses
(3) The effectiveness of various indicators to conservation of biodiversity at multiple
scales
(4) Ethical issues related to ecological field research
Her doctoral research is continuing on North Carolina's barrier islands focusing on issues
related to biodiversity, conservation, and plant community assembly. She received the
2005-2006 Wilkinson Ethics Fellowship and is the graduate student representative on NC
State's Ethics Steering Committee. She is also a Junior Research Ethics Fellow working
on an NSF sponsored initiative called LANGURE to promote research ethics graduate
education at Land Grant and Historically Black universities.
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Keynote Address
Saturday March 25, 2006
11:00am-12:15pm
Little Theatre
Bird Origins: Following the Feather Trail
Dr. Alan Feduccia
S. K. Heninger Professor
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Alan Feduccia is S. K. Heninger Professor and former Chair of the Department of Biology
at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of more than 150
publications, including six Books and five monographs. Feduccia's career has focused on
evolutionary biology, vertebrate history and morphogenesis, and tempo and mode of the
Tertiary vertebrate radiation. His early ‘70’s work produced the first comprehensive view
of land bird evolution, and his fossil discoveries first illustrated mosaicism in early
Tertiary birds, eventually leading to the ‘big bang’ explosive Tertiary evolution model
(Science,’95; TREE,‘03). Feduccia is renowned for writing the first modern syntheses of
avian evolution. Comments on The Age of Birds (Harvard ’80), included: "a revelation of
clarity and synthesis . . . science writing at its best," and it was termed "definitive" by the
NY Times. The Origin and Evolution of Birds (Yale ’96, ’99,lead science book), termed by
Ernst Mayr as "the foundation from which all future investigations of avian relationships
will start,” was winner of the Association of American Publishers ‘96 award for
Excellence in Biology. The book was called a masterpiece both technically and artistically,
and Witmer in a review in Science noted that, “it will remain the premier document on
early evolution of birds for years to come.” His recent research in developmental biology
has identified for the first time the pentadactyl hand of birds (Science,’97;
Naturwissen.,’02; a problem dating to 1820). He has appeared frequently on national TV
and radio, including NPR, Voice of America, BBC, NHK (Japan) and McNeil/Lehrer
Report, and is a popular university lecturer.
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Slate of NCAS Officers for election in 2006
The NCAS Nominating Committee has selected the following nominees to fill vacant
positions on the NCAS Board for 2006-2007. The slate of candidates will be presented
and voted upon during the Business Meeting scheduled for 1:30 PM on Saturday, March
25, in Pfeiffer Science Room 200.
President-Elect (1 year term, then 1 year as President, and 1 year as Past President)
Charles F. Lytle
Biology Outreach Program and Zoology Department
NC State University
Kazi M. Rahman
Department of Science and Mathematics
Mount Olive College
Vice-President (1 year term)
Michael B. Kingston,
Department of Biology
Elon University
Karen M. McDougal
Department of Biology
Lenoir-Rhyne College
Secretary (3 year term)
Lisa Kelly
Department of Biology
UNC-Pembroke
Elected Member of the Board
(3 year term)
Joseph P. Poston
Department of Biology
Catawba College
John W. Stiller
Department of Biology
East Carolina University
Short biographies of all candidates will be available at the NCAS Business Meeting when
the election will be held.
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Local Restaurants
I. Restaurants near the Marriott
Downtown Restaurants (walking distance from the hotel); 1-2 miles from campus
Liberty Oaks -100 W Washington St., Suite D, Greensboro, 27401- (336) 273-7057
Ganache Restaurant & Bakery -403 N Elm Street, Greensboro, 27401- (336) 230-2253
Natty Greene's (brewpub) -345 S Elm Street, Greensboro, 27401- (336) 274-1373
Solaris (tapas bar) -125 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, 27401- (336) 378-0198
Southern Lights Bistro -105 Smyres Place, Greensboro, 27403 - (336) 379-9414
Restaurants at Friendly Shopping Center (about 3-4 miles from campus)
Harper's Restaurant -601 Friendly Center Road, Greensboro, 27408 - (336) 299-8850
Romano's Macaroni Grill -3120 Northline Avenue, Greensboro, 27408 - (336) 855-0676
K&W Cafeteria -3200 Northline Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27408 - (336) 292-2864
II. Restaurants near the Holiday Inn
Restaurants on Lee St./High Point Road (about 3-5 miles, listed by incr. distance)
Wendy’s (fast food) - 1500 W. Lee Street, Greensboro, 27403 - (336) 292-6066
Olive Garden Italian Restaurant- 3000 High Point Road, Greensboro, 27403 - (336) 8547094
Gold India Restaurant - 3008 High Point Road, Greensboro, 27403 - (336) 297-9544
Chili's Grill -3024 High Point Road, Greensboro, 27403 - (336) 852-0100
Restaurants at Four Seasons Mall (about 6 miles from campus)
Bonefish Grill -2100 Koury Blvd, Greensboro, 27407 - (336) 851-8900
III. Other Restaurants near Bennett College (by increasing distance)
United House of Prayer for All People (soul food) - 101 S. Dudley St., Greensboro 27401
(1 block from campus) - (336) 574-2596
Tasty Grill -1500 E. Market Street, Greensboro, 27401 (2 blocks from campus) - (336)
378-0500
The Bar-B-Que Palace - 1524 East Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27401. (336) 272-2955
Thai Garden -427 Tate Street, Greensboro, 27403 - (336) 273-3699
Healthy Spice -2505 Battleground Avenue, Greensboro, 27408 - (336) 288-0724
Brixx Pizza -1424 Westover Terrace, Greensboro, 27408 - (336) 235-2749
Saffron Indian Cuisine -1500 Mill Street, Greensboro, 27408 - (336) 574-3300
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Maps and Directions to the Meeting
Directions to campus
From I-40/85 East and North (Durham, Raleigh and points east and North):
Stay on I-85 S. BUSINESS/I-40 W (exit 131?). Do not take the new bypass around
Greensboro. Take the NC-6/E LEE ST. exit-- Exit 41-- toward US-29N/US-220N.
Keep RIGHT at the fork to go onto E LEE ST/NC-6 W.
Turn RIGHT onto BENNETT ST.
Turn LEFT onto GORRELL ST.
Look for an entrance on the right hand side with a fence. Turn into that entrance.
Pfeiffer Science is the second building on the left (3 stories).
From the West: I-40 (Asheville, Brevard, Hickory):
Stay on I/40E through Greensboro.
MERGE with I/85 N BUSINESS.
Take the NC-6/E. LEE ST. exit—Exit 41—toward US-29N/US-220N.
Keep RIGHT at the fork to go onto E LEE ST/NC-6 W.
Turn RIGHT onto BENNETT ST.
Turn LEFT onto GORRELL ST.
Look for an entrance on the right hand side with a fence. Turn into that entrance.
Pfeiffer Science is the second building on the left (3 stories).
From I-85 S (Charlotte):
Stay on I-85 N BUSINESS (do not take bypass), which merges with I-40 E. Take
the NC-6/E LEE ST. exit-- Exit 41-- toward US-29N/US-220N.
Keep LEFT at the exit to go onto E LEE ST/NC-6 W.
Turn RIGHT onto BENNETT ST.
Turn LEFT onto GORRELL ST.
Look for an entrance on the right hand side with a fence. Turn into that entrance.
Pfeiffer Science is the second building on the left (3 stories).
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From the Holiday Inn to campus:
Head WEST on CEDAR PARK ROAD toward E. LEE ST./NC 6 W for 0.1 miles.
Turn RIGHT on E. LEE ST./NC 6 W and go for 2.4 miles.
Turn RIGHT on BENNETT ST. (0.3 miles).
Turn LEFT on E. WASHINGTON ST.(for Friday events) and park behind chapel or
across street.
OR
Turn LEFT on GORRELL ST (for Saturday events)
Total Distance is about 2.9 miles.
From the Marriott to campus:
Go SOUTH on N. GREENE St. toward BELLEMEADE ST. (0.1 miles).
Turn LEFT on W. MARKET ST. and go for 0.5 miles.
Turn RIGHT on PASTOR ANDERSON WAY (1st street after Murrow Blvd., about
0.1 miles).
Turn LEFT onto E. WASHINGTON ST. (about 0.1 miles).
Park behind Chapel (on R) or across street (for Friday events)
For Saturday events, go past campus and turn RIGHT on BENNETT ST. (1 block).
Go 1 block and turn RIGHT onto GORRELL ST.
Go 1 block and turn RIGHT into campus entrance. Park anywhere.
Total Distance is about 1.1 miles.
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Information about Bennett College for Women
In 1873, Bennett College had its beginning in the unplastered basement of the
Warnersville Methodist Episcopal Church (now known as St. Matthew’s Methodist
Church). Seventy young men and women started elementary and secondary level studies.
In 1874 the Freedmen’s Aid Society took over the school which remained under its
auspices for 50 years.
Within five years of 1873, a group of emancipated slaves purchased the present site for the
school. College level courses and permanent facilities were added. In 1926, The Women’s
Home Missionary Society joined with the Board of Education of the church to make
Bennett College in Greensboro, N.C., formerly co-educational, a college for women. The
challenges that were overcome to establish Bennett demand that today’s challenges be met
and overcome to ensure her survival.
For more than 128 years women have found Bennett to be the ideal place to foster the
constant rhythm of ideas. Each student’s individual need for self-expression and desire for
achievement is constantly nurtured. The College fosters a strong respect for every student.
Today, in the midst of a very active renaissance, Bennett is preparing contemporary
women to be well educated, productive professionals, informed, participating citizens, and
enlightened parents. The College offers twenty-four areas of study in Education, the Social
Sciences, the Humanities, and in Natural and Behavioral Sciences and Mathematics.
Numerous opportunities to study at other higher education institutions at home and abroad
are available to continue the educational enrichment of Bennett’s students.
The goals of the College continue to focus on the intellectual, spiritual and cultural growth
of young women who must be prepared for lifelong learning and leadership. Since 1930
more than 5,000 women have graduated from Bennett College. Known as Bennett Belles,
they continue to be among contributing women of achievement in all walks of life.
Source: http://www.bennett.edu/about/history.htm
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Information about the North Carolina Academy of Science, Inc.
The North Carolina Academy of Science (NCAS) encompasses all areas of
science and welcomes all those interested in science and its advancement.
Members are from academic institutions, other organizations, and companies in
North Carolina and other states. NCAS was founded in 1902 at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. NCAS publishes a quarterly refereed
scientific journal, the Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science.
There are three organizations within the Academy:
Senior Academy for graduate students and senior scientists
Collegiate Academy (CANCAS) for undergraduate students
Student Academy (NCSAS) for middle and high school students.
All you need is an interest in Science! Members receive: Journal of the North
Carolina Academy of Science (formerly the Journal of the Elisha Mitchell
Scientific Society), Newsletter, information about annual meetings, and
students of members can apply for research grants!
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Mission Statement:
“The mission of the North Carolina Academy of Science is to encourage the
advancement of science within the State of North Carolina by promoting
scientific research and by fostering the education of all citizens of North
Carolina in the sciences.”
Approved: January 12, 2002
In keeping with the Mission Statement, in 1997 the Academy published North
Carolina Scientists Speak Out on Evolution. This booklet is available to
anyone from our website, at http://www.ncacadsci.org. It is a useful resource
for educators, students, and the general public.
Science in North Carolina: How Science Helps Our State will be a collection
of short essays by North Carolina scientists describing how various scientific
endeavors benefit society. The purpose of the document is to build civic
awareness of science as a public good by providing tangible examples and
stories by practicing scientists. Anyone interested in contributing to this effort
is encouraged to contact: Dr. Jeffrey Coker, Chairperson, Education
Committee, jcoker@elon.edu.
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CANCAS “Club” or Group Memberships 2006
Bennett College
Campbell University
Catawba College
Davidson College
East Carolina University
Gardner Webb University
Lenoir-Rhyne College
Meredith College
Methodist College
Peace College
UNC-Pembroke
UNC- Greensboro
Wake Forest University
Warren Wilson College
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Supporters 2006
Host Institution
Meredith College
Sustaining Members
Carolina Biological Supply Company
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Institutional Members
Appalachian State University
Bennett College
Brevard College
Campbell University
Catawba College
Duke University
East Carolina University
Elon University
Gardner-Webb University
Lees-McRae College
Lenoir-Rhyne College
Livingstone College
Mount Olive College
Peace College
St Andrews Presbyterian College
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Wake Forest University
Warren Wilson College
Associate Members
Dickson Foundation
Sigma Xi Asheville Chapter
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Patrons 2006
Michael Baranski
Barbara Blake
William Burk
Larry Cahoon
Anthony Capehart
John Clamp
Saundra Delauder
Angela Foster
Alan Goble
Karen Guzman
Nathaniel Hewitt
Claudia Jolls
Tom Jones
Gerhard Kalmus
Karen Katula
Lisa Kelly
Jeffrey Llewellyn
Karen McDougal
Amos Olagunju
Parke Rublee
Frank Schwartz
Janice and Ed Swab
Lori Seischab
Susan Stephenson
Steve Warshaw
Ann Williams
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Future NCAS Annual Meeting Sites:
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
March 30-April 1, 2007
UNC-Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
March 14-16, 2008
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