The Harper Cancer Research Institute would like to congratulate the Poster Session winners of the 3rd Annual Research Day.
Undergraduate Students:
First Place: Matthew Massana, "Regulation of the Oncogene ZNF217 by Localization in Breast Cancer " Authors: Matthew Messana, Megan Fabry, Chao Yang, Maggie Feighery, and Laurie Littlepage
Second Place: Matthew Metzinger, "Correlation of X-ray Computed Tomography with Quantitative Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Methods for Pre-Clinical Measurement of Adipose Tissues in Living Mice" Authors: Matthew Metzinger, Yueying Liu, W. Matthew Leevy and M. Sharon Stack
Third Place: Christopher Tricarico, "Regulation of Epithelial Glandular Architectures" Authors: Christopher Tricarico, James Clancy and Crislyn D’Souza-Schorey
Graduate students:
First Place: Ali Raja, "Deciphering the Role of MPS1 in the Regulation of Kinetochore Assembly" Authors: A.Z. Raja, J. M. Kaneshiro, J. M. Kasuboski, P. S. Vaughan, K. T. Vaughan
Second Place: Yuliya Klymenko, "Cadherin-Dependent Multicellular Aggregate Matrix Invasion Live Imaging" Authors: Yuliya Klymenko, Oleg Kim, Mark Alber, and M. Sharon Stack
Third Place: Lisa Cole, "Contrast-Enhanced Radiographic Imaging of Breast Microcalcifications In Vivo using Bisphosphonate-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles" Authors: Lisa E. Cole, Tracy Vargo-Gogola, and Ryan K. Roeder
Postdoctoral Fellows:
First Place: Zdenek Slouka, "Ion-exchange membrane based diagnostic platform for early oral cancer detection" Authors: Zdenek Slouka, Satyajoti Senapati, Hsueh-Chia Chang
Second Place: Dorothy Ahlf, "Correlated Imaging Mass Spectrometry and Raman Spectroscopy for Oncology and Drug Resistance" Authors: Dorothy R. Ahlf, Amanda B. Hummon, and Paul W. Bohn
Third Place: Michael Handlogten, "Liposomal Nanoparticles for Selective Anticancer Drug Delivery Targeting Vacuolar ATPase" Authors: Michael Handlogten, Jared Stefanick, Paul Helquist, V Jo Davisson, Rich Taylor, Olaf Wiest, and Basar Bilgicer
T-shirt design winner:
Elizabeth Loughran