9:30 - 9:45
# 31   Characterization of Legionella pneumophila Mature Intracellular Forms (MIFs)From Different Cellular Infections.
Hany Abdelhady, Eman Atwi, David Allan and Rafael Garduno
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

10:30 - 10:45
#20     Correcting cystic fibrosis disease causing mutation ∆F508 with the peptide hormone vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)
Nicole Alcolado and Valerie Chappe
Department of Physiology and Biophysics

10:15 - 10:30
#47    Examining the role of PKC phosphorylation sites in CFTR domain-domain interactions and channel activity
Noha Amer and Valerie Chappe
Department of Physiology and Biophysics

10:45 - 11:00
#58     Gcs1-mediated reentry into the cell cycle is regulated by genes in the Arl vesicle-tethering pathway
Jeremy J.R. Benjamin1, John D. Drysdale1, Pak-Phi Poon1,2, Richard A. Singer2, Gerald C. Johnston1
Departments of 1Microbiology & Immunology, and 2Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University

10:45 - 11:00
#21    Developing a Recombinant Adenovirus Based Vaccine to Chlamydia Infection
Tyler Brown1,3, Jason David1, Scott Halperin1,2,3 and Jun Wang1,2,3.
1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University. 2Department of Pediatrics, IWK Hospital. 3Canadian Center for Vaccinology, IWK Hospital.

9:30 - 9:45
#54      Virus infection of human mast cells induces the production of distinct chemokine profiles depending on the pathogen encountered
Sarah M. Burke, Michael G. Brown, Maya Shmulevitz, Patrick W.K. Lee, Robert Anderson, Thomas B. Issekutz, and Jean S. Marshall
Deaprtment of Microbiology and Immunology

9:00 - 9:15
#29     All KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA may prodicue a low molecular weight (MW) putative cytotoxin
Sarah Campbell1, Stephen Smith2, Felix Meier-Stephenson3, Kevin Forward1,2,4,5, Ross Davidson1,2,4,5
Departments of 1Microbiology & Immunology, 2Medicine, 3Chemistry, and 4Pathology, Dalhousie University; 5Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre

11:00 - 11:15
# 59     The reovirus FAST protein transmembrane domains function in a modular, sequence-independent manner to mediate cell-cell membrane fusion
Eileen K. Clancy* and Roy Duncan.
Dept. Microbiology and Immunology

10:15 - 10:30
#26  NKT cell activation overcomes enhanced tumour metastasis in CXCR6 deficient mice
Robyn Cullen1, Elitza Germanov2 and Brent Johnston1,2,3. Departments of 1Pathology, 2Microbiology & Immunology, and 3Pediactrics

9:00 - 9:15
#22    Peri- and post-surgical administration of AV411 attenuates the development of neuropathic pain in the spared nerve injury (SNI) model
Shannon EG Duffus1,3, Gary V Allen2,3, Jana Sawynok1,3
Departments of 1 Pharmacology, 2 Anatomy & Neurobiology, and the 3Neuroscience Institute

10:30 - 10:45
#34    The Effect of Chemerin on Glucose Homeostasis
Matthew C. Ernst and Christopher J. Sinal
Department of Pharmacology

10:15 - 10:45
# 19  Ovariectomy augments cardiac contractile function in the aging murine heart
Elias Fares1, Susan E. Howlett1,2
Department of 1Pharmacology, and 2Division of Geriatric Medicine

10:45 - 11:00
#28    Oncogenic HOXA9 suppresses cellular apoptosis and reprograms myeloid hematopoiesis in transgenic zebrafish
 A. Michael Forrester1,3, Ellen R. Boyd1,3, Clemens Grabher4, Sahar Da’as3, J. Tristan Dobson1,3, Fui-Boon Kai1,3, A. Thomas Look4, Jason N. Berman1,2,3
Departments of 1Microbiology and Immunology and 2Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, 3IWK Health Centre

9:15 - 9:30
#2    Identifying residential setting-specific barriers to accessing health services among individuals living with intellectual disabilities in Central Nova Scotia
Priscilla Frenette1, Kathleen MacPherson1, Gordon Flowerdew1, Deborah Norris2, Erin Power2
1Department of Community Health & Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, 2Department of Family Studies and Gerontology, Mount Saint Vincent University

9:15 - 9:30
# 30  Genetic Deficiency for Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 2 (PCSK2) in Mice is Associated with Decreased Adiposity and Protection from Diet-Induced Obesity
Jeffrey Gagnon1, Janice Mayne2, Andrew Chen2, Nadine Kaefer2, Michel Chrétien2, Majambu Mbikay2,3, Younes Anini1
Departments of Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada1; Chronic Disease Program, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario Canada2; and Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada3

9:15 - 9:30
#23     The role of alloantibody in the development of cardiac allograft vasculopathy
Alison Gareau1, Dr. Bjorn Nashan1, Dr. Timothy DG Lee1,2,3
Departments of 1Microbiology and Immunology, 2Pathology and 3Surgery

9:30 - 9:45
#17    The Specificity of Signaling of β2-Adrenergic/Angiotensin Heterodimeric Receptor Complex
Maha M. Hammad and Denis J. Dupré
Department of Pharmacology

8:30 - 8:45
#50    Pleurocidin-like cationic antimicrobial peptides as novel anticancer agents: fishing for an alternative to conventional chemotherapy
Ashley Hilchie1, Aleksander Patrzykat2, Susan Douglas2, and David Hoskin1,3
Department of Microbiology and Immunology1, Dalhousie University; Institute for Marine Biosciences2, National Research Council of Canada; Department of Pathology3

8:45 - 9:00
#24    D-serine Modulates Glutamate-Dependant Increases of Intracellular Calcium in Rat Retinal Ganglion Cells
Hogel, M.I. and Denovan-Wright, E.M.

9:30 - 9:45
#3    Defining the Role of Atrial Natriuretic Factor in the Development of the Embryonic Heart
Adam Hotchkiss,  and Kishore Pasumarthi
Department of Pharmacology

9:00 - 9:15
#36  Autophagy Enhances Clearance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa In Vivo
Robert D. Junkins1, Gary Faulkner1, Kiril Rosen2 and Tong-Jun Lin1
1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS and 2Deparment of Biochemistry

10:15 - 10:30
# 39    Myopodin is a novel actin-bundling protein
FuiBoon Kai, Roy Duncan
Departments of Microbiology & Immunology

10:30 - 10:45
# 27  The relative roles of neuronal HIF-1a and HIF-2a in hypoxic-preconditioning
Paul G. W. Keddy1, George S. Robertson1,2
Departments of 1Pharmacology, and 2Psychiatry

10:15 - 10:30
# 5    MLN64 mediates mitochondrial cholesterol   accumulation in Niemann-Pick type C 1 deficient cells
Barry Kennedy, Mark Charman, Nolan Osborne, Barbara Karten
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

9:00 - 9:15
# 43    A Kap1-dependent mechanism governing PML NB response to DNA damage
Rosemarie Kepkay1 , Yael Ziv2, Yossef Shiloh2 & Graham Dellaire1,3
Depts of Pathology1 and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology3, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada; Dept. of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel 2

10:30 - 10:45
# 6    Structure-Function Relationships of the p10 FAST Protein Homologues
Tim Key, Roy Duncan
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

9:45 - 10:00
# 4    The Role of Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Allograft Vasculopathy
Chelsey King a, Dr.Jennifer J. Devittb, Dr.Tim D.G. Leea,b,c, Dr.Camille L. Hancock-Friesena,c
a-Department of Pathology b-Department of Surgery c-Department of Microbiology and Immunology

9:15 - 9:30
# 37    Interactions of the peptide apelin with various micelle headgroups
David Langelaan1 and Jan K. Rainey1,2
1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and 2Department of Chemistry

9:15 - 10:00
# 16    Effects of apigenin and kaempferol on the invasive potential and chemosensitivity of human colorectal carcinoma cells. 
Emilie Lefort1 and Jonathan Blay1,2,3. Departments of Pathology1, Pharmacology2 and Biology3

9:45 - 10:00
# 55    Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus v-cyclin induces DNA damage and p53-dependent cellular senescence.
Andrew M. Leidal1, Richard, J. Hill1, Craig McCormick1 and Patrick W.K. Lee1.
Department of 1Microbiology and Immunology, and 2Pathology

9:30 - 9:45
# 24  Investigating Structure and Function of Cytochrome c Through Chemical Modification
Stacy Macdonald, Carmichael Wallace
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

9:15 - 9:30
# 9    Regulation of D-alanylation of Lipoteichoic Acid in Streptococcus gordonii.
Nicole McCormick1.4  Song Lee1,3,4, Scott Halperin1,2,4. Departments of 1Microbiology and Immunology, 2Department of Pediatrics, 3Department of Applied Oral Sciences, 4Canadian Center for Vaccinology

10:45 - 11:00
# 7    a4 phosphoprotein expression is hormonally regulated and it interacts with EDD ubiquitin ligase in human breast cancer cells.
William J. McDonald1 and Catherine K. L .Too1,2
Departments of 1Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, and 2Obstetrics and Gynecology

10:15 - 10:30
# 33    The role of natural regulatory T cells during host responses to Chlamydia trachomatis genital tract infection
Jessica Moore1, Jun Wang1,2, Scott A. Halperin1,2
Departments of 1Microbiology & Immunology, Dalhousie University; 2Canadian Centre for Vaccinology, IWK

9:45 - 10:00
# 32    Intein-mediated creation of a cyclic acyl carrier protein
Peter W. Murphy, Gerrit Volkmann, Elden E. Rowland, Xiang-Qin Liu, and David M. Byers
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

9:00 - 9:15
# 15    Ghrelin is expressed in non- insulin, non-glucagon cells within the adult human pancreas and stimulates insulin secretion in INS1 beta cells through a mechanism involving NO.
S. Nelson, Y. Anini
Department of Physiology & Biophysics

10:30 - 10:45
# 13    Nck adaptor proteins control the organization of neuronal circuits important for walking
Michael O’Brien1, James P. Fawcett2
Departments of 1 Pharmacology; 2  Pharmacology And Surgery

9:30 - 9:45
# 38    TNFa enhances the expression and secretion of chemerin from adipocytes Sebastian D. Parlee1, Matthew C. Ernst1, Muruganandan Shanmugam1, Chistopher J. Sinal1, Kerry B. Goralski1,2:
Department of Pharmacology1, & College of Pharmacy2

8:45 - 9:00
# 51    Facilitating Escape; The role of S100A10 in Cancer Progression
Kyle Phipps, Patricia Madureira and David Waisman
Department of Biochemistry and  Molecular Biology

10:30 - 10:45
# 40    Sumoylation-dependent ubiquitination regulates post-translational stability of yeast plasmid segregation proteins Rep1 and Rep2
Jordan B. Pinder, Arpita Sengupta, Melanie J. Dobson
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

9:00 - 9:15
# 52    A ribosomal handoff model of translation initiation on the tricistronic mRNAs of avian and Nelson Bay reovirus
Trina Racine and R. Duncan.
Department of Microbiology & Immunology

10:45 - 11:00
# 14    Biophysical Analysis of the Structure-Function Relationships of the Fusion-Associated Small Transmembrane Proteins
Jolene Read, Roy Duncan
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

10:45 - 11:00
# 35    15N relaxation analysis of the Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 1 transmembrane segment VII 
Tyler Reddy1,*, Brian D. Sykes3, and Jan K. Rainey1,2 (treddy@dal.ca)
Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology1 and Chemistry2, Dalhousie University; Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta3

10:15 - 10:30
# 56    Candidate genes that may influence X-chromosome inactivation choice in a family with hemophilia A expression in females. 
Nisa Renault,1 E Copeland,2 MP Renault,3 DC Riddell,1 MJ Dobson,4 RE Howell,5 S Dyack,6 WL Greer.1 Dalhousie University Departments of Pathology,1 Biology,2 Biochemistry,4 Oral and Maxilofacial Sciences,5 and Medicine,6 Halifax, NS, Canada; RenSolutions, Halifax NS, Canada.3

9:45 - 10:00
# 46    Elucidating a role for CAPON in synaptogenesis
Lindsay R. Richier1 Stefan R. Krueger2, Annette Kolar2, Leanne Clattenburg1, and James P. Fawcett1
1Departments of Pharmacology and Surgery and 2 Department of Physiology and Biophysics

8:45 - 9:00
# 42    Vitamin D: A novel regulator of Chemerin in Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Alexandra A Roman,1 Christopher J Sinal1
Department of Pharmacology

10:45 - 11:00
# 49    PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE 1B DIFFERENTIALLY REGULATES MAST CELL DEGRANULATION AND CYTOKINE PRODUCTION
Kristy Roth1, Yong Jun Yang1, Jean Marshall1, Andrew Stadnyk1, Michel Tremblay2, Jason Berman1 and Tong-Jun Lin1
From 1 the Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, and Pediatrics, 2 Goodman Cancer Centre, Biochemistry Department, Montreal

9:15 - 9:30
# 53    TRAM-34 stimulates the proliferation of breast cancer cells via activation of estrogen receptors
Jeremy Roy1, Elizabeth A Cowley1, Jonathan Blay2, Paul Linsdell1
Departments of Physiology and Biophysics1 and Pharmacology2

9:15 - 9:30
# 44    Activation of nitric oxide synthase may mediate reversal of cognitive deficits after transient forebrain ischemia produced by darbepoetin alfa
Samson, Michel L1 & Robertson, George S1, 2
Departments of Pharmacology1 and Psychiatry2

10:15 - 10:30
# 12    Targeted gene therapy for steatotic hepatocytes may protect against ischemia-reperfusion injury
Kimberley A. Savage (MSc.)a, Tim D.G. Leea,b,c, and Ian P.J. Alwayna,c
a-Department of Pathology b- Department of Microbiology and Immunology
c- Department of Surgery

9:45 - 10:00
# 11    Impaired cytokine polarization and collagen-induced arthritis in mice lacking the chemokine receptor CXCR6
Drew Slauenwhite1, Amanda Sudworth1 and Brent Johnston1,2,3.
1Departments of Microbiology & Immunology, 2Pediatrics, and 3Pathology

9:00 - 9:15
# 8    Activated Protein C (aPC) can inhibit AngII dependent myocardial fibrosis
Mryanda Sopel, Rob Liwski1,3, Tim Lee1,3, Jean-Francois Légaré1,2,3
Departments of 1Microbiology & Immunology, 2Surgery and 3Pathology

9:30 - 9:45
# 45    Delineating the anti-oxidant strategies of the oral anaerobe Fusobacterium nucleatum: A proteomic approach
Craig Steeves, Joanna Potrykus, Stephen Bearne
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

10:30 - 10:45
# 57    Role of S100A10 in fibrinolysis and angiogenesis
Alexi Surette & David Waisman
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

9:00 - 9:15
# 1    Effects of dielectrics on 1H and 13C random coil chemical shifts in nuclear magnetic resonance protein structure assessment
Marie-Laurence Tremblay1, Jan K. Rainey1,2
Departments of 1.Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and 2.Chemistry

10:45 - 11:00
# 41    Does IgE-mediated mast cell activation reduce oral tolerance to food antigens?
Matthew Tunis and Jean S. Marshall
Department of Microbiology & Immunology

9:45 - 10:00
# 25 “Role of a novel splice variant of cyclin D2 in the regulation of cell cycle”
Karim Wafa and Kishore Pasumarthi
Department of Pharmacology

9:30 - 9:45
# 10    The influence of Age and Relationship Status on Women’s Knowledge of Emergency Contraception
White, S.1, Langille, D.1, Whelan, A.M. 2, Hurst, E.1
1Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, 2College of Pharmacy

10:30 - 10:45
# 48    The Role of Pre-Existing Disease in Allograft Vasculopathy
Amr M Zaki1, Brenda Ross2, Gregory Hirsch2, Timothy Lee1,2,3
Departments of 1Pathology, 2Surgery and 3Microbiology and Immunology

11:00 - 11:15
# 61 γδ T Cell Influence Immune Cell Recruitment in Response to Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Lung Infection
Pascal Ziltener1, Erin Chamberlain, Brent Johnston 1,2,3
Departments of 1Microbiology and Immunology, 2Pediatrics and 3Pathology