First Kamal A. Shair Central Research Science Laboratory Research Conference.
Kamal A. Shair Central Research Science Laboratory (KAS CRSL) cordially invites you
to the "First KAS CRSL Research Conference" on Thursday 17 June 2010 at the Hostler
Auditorium.
For registration please email your name, title and affiliation to Dr. Youssef Mouneimne:
ym01@aub.edu.lb
Deadline for registration Monday 14 June 2010
Program
8:00 am
Welcoming and poster hanging.
9:00am
9:10am
9:20am
9:30am
Director Youssef Mouneimne, KAS CRSL welcoming address
Dean Patrick McGreevy, FAS address
Dean Ibrahim Hajj, FEA address
Associate Dean for basic science research Ali Bazarbachi, FM address
9:40am
Physics session, chairman: Dr Malek Tabbal
Georges Al Makdessi
Advisor: Dr Malek Tabbal, Physics, FAS.
Development and characterization of a low-pressure
plasma system for surface modification of materials.
Wassim Kassem
Advisor: Dr Malek Tabbal, Physics, FAS.
Pulsed Laser Deposition of Tungsten Thin Films for Magnetic
Fusion Applications.
10:00am
FAFS session, Chairman: Dr Elie Barbour
Maya Saade
Advisor: Dr Elie Barbour, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, FAFS
Optimization of Sperm Separation and Gene Characterization in Animals.
10:15am
Coffee break and KAS CRSL tenth anniversary celebration of serving
research at AUB.
11:00
Biology session, Chairman: Dr Colin Smith
Dr Hala Gali-Muhtasib, Biology, FAS.
Thymoquinone: a promising plant derived anticancer drug.
Eileen Dergarabetian:
Advisor: Dr Hala Gali-Muhtasib, Biology, FAS.
Thymoquinone induces cell death in T cell leukemia through caspasedependent mechanisms.
Khaled Ghattass
Advisor: Dr Hala Gali-Muhtasib, Biology, FAS.
Cell death by the quinoxaline dioxide DCQ in human colon cancer cells is
enhanced under hypoxia and is independent of p53 and p21.
Chirine El-Baba.
Advisor: Dr Hala Gali-Muhtasib, Biology, FAS.
The sage components linalyl acetate and α-terpeniol enhance cell death
through inhibition of nuclear factor kappa-B signaling.
Akram Ghantous
Advisor: Dr Nadine Darwiche, Biology, FAS
Chemopreventive Properties of Parthenolide in Epidermal
Carcinogenesis: Role of NF-KB Signaling.
Gilbert Rahme
Advisor: Dr Rabih Talhouk, Biology, FAS
Connexin-43 Expression Reduces the Tumor Phenotype of
Breast Adenocarcinoma Cell Lines in a Pathway Dependent on
β-Catenin Signaling.
Hassan Yassine
Advisor: Dr Mike Osta, Biology, FAS
Two C-Type Lectins Cooperate to Defend Anopheles Gambiae
Against Gram-Negative Bacteria.
Myriam Khawand
Advisor: Dr Colin Smith, Biology, FAS
The Microbial Biodiversity of Jeita Grotto: A Unique
Lebanese Habitat.
Mohamed Bilal Fares
Advisor: Dr Rabih Talhouk, Biology, FAS
An Anti-Inflammatory Component in the Popular Folk
Medicinal Plant Chamomile Exhibits Parthenolide Analogous
Anti-Proliferative Activities and Predicted Binding.
Ola El Zein
Advisor: Dr Sawsan Kreydiyyeh, Biology, FAS
Pine Bark Extract inhibits glucose uptake by down
regulating SGLT1 and GLUT2
1:00 pm
Lunch Break
2:00 pm
Chemistry session, Chairman: Dr Mazen Ghoul
Dr Antoine Ghauch, Chemistry, FAS
Reaction of Pharmaceuticals with Micrometric Iron Particles (MIP) and
Amended MIP: Application to Diclofenac (Voltaren’s Active Ingredient)
Raghida Bou Zerdan
Advisor: Dr makhlouf Haddadin, Chemistry, FAS
Synthesis of novel quinnolines, quinolino[2,3-c]cinnolines,
and indoloquinolines.
Tharallah Shoker
Advisor: Dr Makhlouf Haddadin, Chemistry, FAS
Synthesis and reactions of Some Quinoxalines and
Quinoxalinocinnoline 5-oxides
Fadi Jradi
Advisor: Dr Bilal Kaafarani, Chemistry, FAS
Synthesis and investigation of a library of pyrene derivatives as potential
cationic sensors.
3:00 pm
Award distribution and closing address.
Posters
p21Waf1/Cip1 antagonizes apoptosis and causes senescence in response to Gallotannin in
human colon cancer cells
Racha Al-Halabi, Hind Zahr, Aida Habib, and Hala Gali-Muhtasib
Departments of Biology and Biochemistry.
Anti-Cancer and Chemopreventive Properties of Sesquiterpene Lactones, Isolated from
Indigenous Lebanese plants, in Epidermal Carcinogenesis
Melody Saikali, Akram Ghantous, Najat Saliba, and Nadine Darwiche.
Departments of Biology and Chemisrty.
Aqueous removal of diclofenac by plated elemental iron: bimetallic systems.
Hala Abou Assi, Habib Baydoun and Antoine Ghauch.
Department of Chemistry.
Advanced Oxidation Processes: Catalytic Use of ZVI Powder for the Degradation of
Carbamazepine in the Presence of Hydrogen Peroxide at Low Sonication Frequency.
Habib Baydoun, Hala Abou Assi and Antoine Ghauch.
Department of Chemistry.
Highly Porous Cobalt Ferrite Aerogels: Efficient Catalysts for the Hydrolysis of 4nitrophenyl phosphate.
Joelle Akl, Tarek Ghaddar, Aline Ghanem, and Houssam El-Rassy.
Department of Chemistry.
Discrimination of Viable and Dead Fecal Enterococcus Bacteria in Recreational Waters
Using Quantitative PCR with Propidium Monoazide.
Khaled Salam, and Pascal E. Saikaly.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Arsenic trioxide and interferon-a synergize to inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis
in chronic myeloid leukemia cell lines.
Jessica Saliba, Ahmad Iskandarani, Ahmad Kurdi, Hugues de Thé, Ali Bazarbachi, and
Rihab Nasr.
Department of Internal Medicine.