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Sunday, July 8th

Sunday, July 8th
8:00 am to 11:00 pm · Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/Hilton
Session P: Contributed Posters: Education & Outreach Posters
P46001Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonAn investigative laboratory for integrated plant and animal physiology at the sophomore-level at Willamette University
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Plant Biology AbstractHawke, Scott; Stavrianeas, Stasinos; Tallman, Gary.integrated physiology
physiology education
introductory course
undergraduate
outreach
laboratory
course assessment
P46002Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonHow literature can help science: a practical approach to bridging “The two cultures”
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Plant Biology AbstractDe Tullio, Mario C..literature
science communication
Primo Levi
Italo Calvino
science teaching
P46003Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonImages of plant cell biology on DVD: information for students and a resource for teachers
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Plant Biology AbstractGunning, B.plant cell biology
live cell movies
ultrastructure
atlas of micrographs
P46004Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonPCR and gel electrophoresis, moving beyond the technique: Effects of aligning learning goals with assessments
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Plant Biology AbstractPhillips, Allison; Robertson, Amber L.; Batzli, Janet; Harris, Michelle; Miller, Sarah.undergraduate lab
PCR
gel electrophoresis
GMOs
P46005Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonInteractive approach to teaching PCR theory and primer design using bioinformatics and problem-based learning
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Plant Biology AbstractRobertson, Amber L.; Phillips, Allison.scientific teaching
primer design
PCR
bioinformatics
P46006Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonA Central Role for Plants in the “Reinventing Life” Curriculum
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Plant Biology AbstractCoker, Jeffrey Scott.education
undergraduate
curriculum
genetic engineering
evolution
P46007Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonMeta!Blast: development of a video game of cell and metabolic biology
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Plant Biology AbstractBassham, Diane; Brown, Trevor; Brown, Tyler; Dickerson, Julie; Herrnstadt, Steve; Kabala, David; Miller, Elizabeth; Syrkin-Nikolau, Mashette; Vue, Gaoder; Wurtele, Eve.plant cell biology
metabolic biology
gene regulation
game
education
virtual reality
P46008Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonUsing A Freshman Composition Course to Introduce Students to the Future of Food
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Plant Biology AbstractMorin, Xenia K..
P46009Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonMicroscopy: Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries
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Plant Biology AbstractHou, Guichuan; Henson, Dru A.microscopy
developmental imaging
P46010Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonUsage of Plants in Teaching Biological Principles in Secondary School Education
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Plant Biology AbstractO'Brien, Terry; Egner, Tammy.education
New Jersey
P46011Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonThe Multinational Coordinated Arabidopsis thaliana Functional Genomics Project
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Plant Biology AbstractFriesner, Joanna; Gasser, Charles.Arabidopsis thaliana
Functional genomics
multinational cooperation
Steering Committee
P46012Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonTransformation of a dwarf Arabidopsis mutant illustrates gibberellin hormone physiology and the function of a Green Revolution gene
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Plant Biology AbstractMolina, Isabel; Weber, Katrin; Ohlrogge, John.gibberellins
dwarf mutants
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Plant transformation
P46013Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonA Laboratory Exercise for Introductory Cell Biology Classes: Examining the Antioxidant Enzymatic System and its Responses to Stress
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Plant Biology AbstractDeBruhl, Mary Carolyn; Erturk, H. Neval.plant cell biology
bioinformatics
undergraduate lab
P46014Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonThe Ambrosia Project:  Student Characterization of a cDNA Library Derived From Ragweed Pollen
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Plant Biology AbstractRobinson, Dave L; Manning, Chad M; Blair, Kathryne J.; Lau, Joann M.Ragweed
pollen
Student research
Ambrosia
Allergenic
Anther
library
cDNA
Allergenicity
weeds
Metallothionein
auxin
aspartic endopeptidase
60S ribosomal protein
anther-specific protein
Auxin Response Factor
P46015Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonHands-on undergraduate internship, bridges to channel Hispanic students to science
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Plant Biology AbstractLouzada, Eliezer; Persans, Michael W; del Rio, Sonia.Undergraduate research
hands-on internship
Hispanic education
P46016Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonA little time goes a long way: How plant biologists can use short outreach activities to enhance science teaching and learning in K-12 classrooms
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Plant Biology AbstractDechaine, Jennifer M; Whittinghill, Kyle; van Vleck, Harriet E; Faber, Nick; Gabrych, Jennie; Huneke, Joan.education
K-12
outreach
P46017Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonDevelopment of an interdisciplinary research course in biology and chemistry to study the phytotoxin herbarumin I
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Plant Biology AbstractBlauth, Susan; Soulsby, David.interdisciplinary
Undergraduate research
Phytotoxin
P46018Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonAn Introduction to Statistics Within a General Botany Course
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Plant Biology AbstractHarley, S. M.; Wachocki, B. A..student data
general botany
Math Across the Curriculum
P46019Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonExploring metabolism in pea seedlings and potato tuber tissues using a simple respirometer
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Plant Biology AbstractHelm, Kenneth W..education
metabolism
seed germination
P46020Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonUsing dynamic modelling to illustrate the link between labelled carbon distribution and flux rates in a metabolic network
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Plant Biology AbstractMobach, Janina; Bestman, Hank D..modelling
isotopomer
metabolic flux
P46021Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonCoupling of Tier 1 Research University summer research internships with academic year research experiences as model for MSI partnerships
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Plant Biology AbstractPeer, Wendy; Murphy, Angus; Persans, Michael W.tier 1 research university
minority serving institution
research partnerships
program design
P46022Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonVideo podCasts as a mean to teach Plant Physiology labs
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Plant Biology AbstractNucera, Diana; Holladay, Steven; Schulz, Burkhard.physiology education
video podCast
digital media content
web based learning modules
student learning
P46023Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonPurification and characterization of chitinase enzymes in edible mushrooms culture grown in different medium
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Plant Biology AbstractVerma, Anshu.enzymes
Chitinase
mushrooms
media
purification
P46024Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonDevelopment of rapid-cycling Brassica rapa as a model for teaching genetics
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Plant Biology AbstractAmasino, Richard; Woody, Scott.
P46025Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonDevelopment of Tissue Culture-Based 'Hydroponics' Protocols for Use in Teaching
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Plant Biology AbstractBosela, Michael.tissue culture
Mineral nutrition
hydroponics
P46026Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonIntegrating Computational Thinking into Biology Education and Outreach
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Plant Biology AbstractNapoli, Carolyn.
P46027Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonActivation tagging approach in a medical fungi, Antrodia cinnamomea
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Plant Biology AbstractTsay, Hsin-Sheng; Chen, Chin-Fun; Chen, Chien-Fu.Activation Tagging
Antrodia cinnamomea
P46028Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonToward a model curriculum for plant biology doctoral candidates in research ethics
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Plant Biology AbstractRosenfeld, Kristen; Jordan, Chad; Patterson, Sara E.; Wentworth, Thomas; Sipes, Brent; Comstock, Gary.ethics
graduate school
plant science education
responsible conduct of research
P46029Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonGlowing Results: A Laboratory Exercise for Demonstrating Plant Transformation
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Plant Biology AbstractMetzler, Melissa M; Theis, Whitney S; Miles, Thomas T; Robinson, Dave L; Lau, Joann M.Arabidopsis
Luciferase
Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Plant transformation
Laboratory exercise
bioluminescence

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