2021 Symposium Poster Sessions Abstracts ListPoster Session I (11:30 - 12:30 pm)Poster #Last NameFirst NameAbstract Title1AbeykoonDhanushkiA Bipolar Electrochemically Generated Fluorescence Detection System using a Sacrificial Electrochemical Species for Better Limits of Detection2AfrozSahidaCharacterization of a novel role for Rab27B in autophagy regulation in colorectal cancer3AkabirovKhurshedStretching and imaging DNA molecules in polymer nanochannels fabricated by thermal imprinting in PMMA/COC substrate4BanerjeeSamaleeThe Nitrogen-phosphotransferase System and Quorum Sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa5BhattaraiApurbaMechanism of Tripeptide Trimming by γ-Secretase6ChakravartyAmritangshuCitrullinated Fibrinogen Forms Thinner and Lysis-Resistant Blood Clots in Thrombosis7ClearyChristopherQuantified quadriceps femoris muscle size two weeks after knee arthroscopy8CurryDavisPhosphine Oxides as Probes of the Lewis Acidity of Metal Cations in Complex Environments9FreedIanLongitudinal monitoring of Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients treated with PARPi therapy10GrotemeyerElizabethExploring the Reactivity of a MnIII(OH) Complex with Hydrogen Peroxide11HackettJenniferNext Generation Sequencing at KU Genome Sequencing Core12HaoHongpingDetermining Mechanism(s) by Which HSV-1 ICP0 Counteracts Innate Immune Repression13JinYiruReconstitution of Catalytic Activities of Two Essential Leishmanial Cytochrome P450 Enzymes Reveals Novel and Distinct Biochemical Roles in the Ergosterol Biosynthesis14JohnsonDavidComputational Chemical Biology Core: A Chemical Biology of Infectious Disease COBRE Core Laboratory15KaurSukhmanjitModulating Molecular Chaperones: A Potential Therapeutic Approach for X-Linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT1X) Disease16MartinezJamesP-Tether Mediated Protocols in One-Pot, Sequential Processes: Toward the Total Synthesis of Sanctolide A and Analogs17McKeeBrielleGenetic adaptations to tobramycin alters the antibiotic susceptibility of quorum sensing (lasR)-null mutants in Pseudomonas aeruginosa18RamisettySrijaUnderstanding Mechanisms of Absorption and Distribution of Oral Antileishmanial Miltefosine through a Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling Approach19TangZhichaoRecognition of Single-stranded Nucleic Acids by Small-molecule Splicing Modulators20TheismannJacobTwo Week Doxorubicin Treatment Increases Dopamine Release and Reuptake21VithanageDimuthuSynthesis of Novel Macrocyclic Sulfamoyl Carbamates and Sulfates Using a Build-Couple-Pair Strategy22WijerathneHarshaniAnalyzing Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) as Potential Biomarkers for Early Detection of Ovarian CancerPoster Session II (2:00 - 3:00 pm) 1BlockingerHayleyDetecting Changes in Binding Affinity between a Camelid Nanobody and Ricin Toxin Subunit A2De SilvaMiyuruDirect Detection of Inorganic Ions and Underivatized Amino Acids in Seconds Using Back-Scatter Interferometry Combined With High-Speed Capillary Electrophoresis3GarySamuelSAR of Disulfides: Divergent Cyclization of Peptides4GrigsbyRyanEquipment and Services of the KU Nanofabrication Facility5HoltEstherInositol Hexaphosphates and the Influence of Metal Ions6IkujuniAyotundeCharacterizing the Folding Pathway of TolC, an Outer membrane Component of Antibiotic Efflux Pumps7JiaKunDeregulation of Mitochondrial Calcium Import through MCU in Alzheimer’s Disease8KerrCatherinePARP12 is required for the attenuation of ADP-ribosylhydrolase deficient mouse hepatitis virus in primary macrophages9KoiralaPratikMechanism of Quorum Sensing Regulation of Antibiotic Resistance in the Bacterium Chromobacterium subtsugae10LyCindyIdentification of Cellular Kinase Inhibitors that Block Early HSV-1 Lytic Infection11RodzkinMaximRole of Specific CDKs in the HSV-1 Lytic Infection12McBrideIanDevelopment of a Two-Photon Absorption Spectrometer13NiraulaSurajIn vivo Imaging of Dendritic Excitatory-inhibitory Synapse Imbalance in Mouse Models of Alzheimer’s Disease14OpallagePrabhavieDual Detection High-Speed Capillary Electrophoresis for Simultaneous Serum Protein Analysis and Immunoassays15PereraChamaniThe Synthetic Chemical Biology Core (SCB): A Resource for Research in Chemical Biology16SinghPriyahExploring the Reactivity of Manganese(IV)-oxo Complexes in Oxygen Atom Transfer Reactions17SubhamSiddharthEngineering CAR T Cells Targeting Osteosarcoma18Thippala GamageSachindraDetection of COVID-19 from Saliva Samples via Microfluidic Affinity Selection of SARS-CoV-2 Followed by Label Free Enumeration Using a Nano Coulter Counter19ThomasVienaAtropdiastereoselective Intramolecular C-Arylation of a Triazole: Generation of Novel Axial Chiral, Tricyclic Triazole-Containing Sultams20TianJingIncreased Plasma Acylated Ghrelin is a Potential Biomarker for Alzheimer's Disease21VietzChadAn Exonuclease Time-of-Flight (XToF) RNA Single-Molecule Sequencing Nanofluidic Device22ZhaoJunxingElucidation of cGAS-STING Pathway by Small Molecules23ZupanMatthewDefining the Role of Autotaxin and Lysophosphatidic Acid in Myelination