KSU-CVM PHI ZETA RESEARCH DAY
MARCH 3 , 2009
1:45 – 4:15 pm
201 Trotter Hall

Basic Science Presentations

1:45 – 2:00      Pradeep R. Malreddy
Functional and molecular characterization of TASK-2 potassium channel in porcine vas deferens epithelial cells

2:00 – 2:15      Xiangming Li
Mondini‐like malformation of the cochlea in a Pendred sydrome mouse model is due to an enlargement of scala media and incomplete calcification

2:15 – 2:30      Randi King
Differential Patterns of Connexins in Feline Mammary Carcinomas

2:30 – 2:45      Qian Wang
Cholera toxin upregulates amiloride-sensitive sodium transport across human mammary epithelial cells

2:45 – 3:00      Lalitha Peddireddi
Identification of putative regulatory sequences and RNA polymerase binding sites in the promoters of two outer membrane protein genes of Ehrlichia chaffeensis

3:00 – 3:15      Chanran Ganta
Rat Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Completely Abolish Rat Mammary Carcinomas with No Evidence of Metastasis or Recurrence 100 Days Post-tumor cell Inoculation

3:15 – 3:30      Break

3:30 – 3:45      Amy Hanson
Identification and Characterization of Feline Hepcidin

3:45 – 4:00      Bonto Faburay
In vitro Transcriptional Analysis of Ehrlichia chaffeensis Differentially Expressed Genes

4:00 – 4:15      Mohammad M. Al-Bataineh
P-glycoprotein mediates transport of benzylpenicillin in a cultured bovine mammary epithelial cell (BME-UV) model

5:30 pm Reception and Awards Ceremony
Practice Management Center, 4th Floor Trotter Hall
Comments by Dr. Carlton L. Gyles
Initiation of New Members to Phi Zeta
Announcement and Presentation of Awards Recognizing Research and Scholarship Accomplishments
Closing Remarks