1st CDT Conference – March 2012
Conference in Review
The 1st CDT Conference held in the Petit Science Center on the Georgia State University campus March 31st was a great success. There were 158 attendees and 59 posters exhibited. President Mark Becker gave an engaging talk about GSU partnering with the Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics as well as the Center for Inflammation, Immunity & Infection.
Our distinguished speakers gave very informative talks followed by a lot of Q&A.
The poster session had 6 winners and 5 Honorable Mentions.
The CDT Conference will be an annual event. Please continue to check our website for the “save the Date” announcement to add this exciting event to your calendar in 2013.
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Poster Session Winners
| Eric Owens, Georgia State – Chemistry Maged Henary, Advisor Development of Endocrine Targeting Imaging Agents: Synthesis of Novel Carbocyanine Fluorophores |
| Chia-Yi Liu, Georgia State – Chemistry Zhi-Ren Liu, Advisor Phosphorylation of p68 RNA Helicase Promotes Colon Cancer Metastasis Through Up-Regulating Snail1 Transcription Factor |
| Nihal Mulla, Mercer – Pharmacy and Health Science Martin D’Souza, Advisor Nano/Micro Particulate Vaccines for Oral and Transdermal Delivery: Melanoma/ Breast/ Ovarian/ Prostate Cancer |
| Shen Tang, Georgia State – Chemistry Jenny Yang, Advisor Design and Application of a Class of Sensors to Monitor Ca2+ Dynamics in High Ca2+ Concentration Cellular Compartments |
| Yan Bai, Emory – Pharmacology Haian Fu, Advisor HTS-based Discovery of Small Molecule 14-3-3 Protein-Protein Interaction Inhibitors |
| Zhenghua Tang, Georgia State – Chemistry Gangli Wang, Advisor Control Surface Functionalities of Gold Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications |
Honorable Mentions
| Hamed Laroui, Georgia State – Biology Didier Merlin, Advisor A Novel Approach for Gene Therapy in IBD |
| Yan Chen, Georgia State – Chemistry Aimin Liu, Advisor The Role of Calcium in Metalloenzyme: Effects on the Axial Ligation Geometry and Magnetic Properties of the Catalytic Diheme Center in MauG |
| Vaishali Pannu, Georgia State – Biology Ritu Aneja, Advisor Generation of High-Grade Spindle Multipolarity by Centrosome Hyperamplification and Declustering: A Novel Chemotherapeutic Approach |
| Krishna Damera, Georgia State – Chemistry Binghe Wang, Advisor Base-Promoted Cyclization: Synthesis of Substituted Benzo[b]furans |
| Morgan Cook, Georgia State – Biology Julia Hilliard, Advisor Design Of A Therapeutic Target That Alters p38 Regulation Of Cellular Factors Important For B Virus Infection |
Distinguished Speakers
Geert-Jan Boons
University of Georgia – Department of Chemistry
Anthony Chan
Emory University – Yerkes National Primate Research Center
Richard D. Cummings
Emory University – Immunology and Molecular
James Delikatny
University of Pennsylvania – Perelman School of Medicine
Martin D’Souza
Mercer University – College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
M.G. Finn
The Scripps Research Institute
Haian Fu
Emory University – School of Medicine
Patrick Lam
Lam Drug Discovery Consulting, LLC – Formerly Director at BMS
Kelley Moremen
University of Georgia – Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Simon Platt
University of Georgia – College of Veterinary Medicine
Shaomeng Wang
University of Michigan – Comprehensive Cancer Center
Organizers
Director
Binghe Wang, Ph.D.
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Associate Director
Jenny J. Yang, Ph.D.
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Suri Iyer, Ph.D.
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Didier Martin, Ph.D.
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Peng George Wang, Ph.D.
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Administrative Assistant
Kathy Meenach
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