September 2010 Colloquium Schedule
Friday, 24 September, 2010 (MRRI, Fort Johnson)
| Noon-3:00 | Students hang posters; should be completed by 3 pm. |
| 4:00 | OPENING REMARKS: Dr. Jaap Hillenius, Chair, Department of Biology, College of Charleston |
| 4:05 | INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr. Gorka Sancho, Department of Biology, College of Charleston |
| 4:10 | KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Dr. Win Watson, Professor of Zoology, University of New Hampshire RHYTHMS IN THE SEA: FROM NEURONS TO NATURE |
| 5:15-7:15 | POSTER SESSION & SOCIAL. Presenters at odd-numbered posters from 5:15-6:15 pm, and at even-numbered posters from 6:15-7:15 pm. |
Saturday, 25 September, 2010
Oral Presentations
| 9:30 | INTRODUCTION: Dr. Melissa Hughes, Department of Biology, College of Charleston |
| Session 1 | Moderator: Dr. Karen Burnett, College of Charleston |
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| 9:45 | Shiffman, David DETECTION OF AN ONTOGENETIC SHIFT IN THE DIET OF A HEAVILY EXPLOITED SHARK SPECIES (CARCHARHINUS PLUMBEUS, NARDO 1827) USING MINIMALLY INVASIVE ∆13C AND ∆15N STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSIS |
| 10:00 | Stratton, Mark COMMUNITY AND TROPHIC STRUCTURE ANALYSIS OF THE SNAPPER GROUPER COMPLEX OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. ATLANTIC COAST |
| 10:15 | Feltman, Peter IDENTIFICATION OF THE SPLICED LEADER RNA SEQUENCE AND RESPONSE TO HEAT SHOCK IN SYMBIODINIUM MICROADRIATICUM |
| 10:30 | Willamson, Tucker CHARACTERIZATION OF CONNECTIVITY AMONG POPULATIONS OF MEGABALANUS COCCOPOMA ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF THE U.S. |
| 10:45-11 | BREAK |
| Session 2 | Moderator: Dr. Karen Burnett, College of Charleston |
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| 11:00 | Bennett, Jenn THE EFFECTS OF IRON AND IRRADIANCE ON THE GROWTH AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE POLAR DIATOM, FRAGILARIOPSIS CYLINDRUS |
| 11:15 | Bricker, Tessa THE EFFECT OF SEDIMENT GRAIN SIZE AND SHELL CONTENT ON THE BURROWING RATE OF THE COQUINA, DONAX VARIABILIS |
| 11:30 | Sloan, Kelly WHERE BARNACLES ROAM: THE FATEFUL MEETING OF LARVAE AND DEBILITATED SEA TURTLES |
| 11:45-1:15 | LUNCH |
| Session 3 | Moderator: Dr. Rob Dillon, College of Charleston |
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| 1:15 | Tucker, Chuck CAN MAXIMUM OOCYTE DIAMETER (MOD) BE USED AS AN INDICATOR OF REPRODUCTIVE STAGE IN BOTH FRESH AND FROZEN PARALICHTHYS ALBIGUTTA? |
| 1:30 | Hedgespeth, Melanie THE PRESENCE AND FATE OF PHARMACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS (PPCPs) IN WASTEWATER AND THE CHARLESTON HARBOR, SOUTH CAROLINA |
| 1:45 | Simpson, Ray TAXONOMY OF THE BASAL BREGMACEROTIDAE, WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF THREE NEW SPECIES |
| 2:00 | Reiss, Katie OCCURRENCE OF HYDROXYLATED ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS AND OTHER ORGANOHALOGEN COMPOUNDS IN SHARK BLOOD PLASMA FROM THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE U.S. |
| 2:15-2:30 | BREAK |
| Session 4 | Moderator: Dr. Rob Dillon, College of Charleston |
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| 2:30 | Johnson, Nat CHARACTERIZATION OF THE BACTERIAL PROPERTIES THAT IMPAIR RESPIRATION IN THE ATLANTIC BLUE CRAB, CALLINECTES SAPIDUS |
| 2:45 | Joyce, Ryan A NOVEL SAMPLING METHOD FOR INVESTIGATING UTILIZATION OF NATURAL, RESTORED AND ENHANCED OYSTER REEF HABITATS BY NEKTONIC ORGANISMS |
| 3:00 | Fernandes, Daniel EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT IN GASTROPOD EGG MASSES ASSOCIATED WITH A PHOTOSYNTHETIC SUBSTRATE |
| 3:15-4:00 | BREAK |
| 4:00 | CLOSING ADDRESS: Dr. Win Watson, Professor of Zoology, University of New Hampshire THE SECRET LIFE OF LOBSTERS |
| 5:00 | CLOSING REMARKS AND AWARD PRESENTATION: Dr. Craig Plante, Grice Marine Laboratory, College of Charleston |
| 5:30 | Lowcountry Boil and introduction of new students, Outdoor Classroom |
Poster Presentations
TOXIC DINOFLAGELLATES AND THEIR ASSOCIATED MICROBIAL COMMUNITY: INTERACTIONS OF KARENIA SPP. WITH ALGICIDAL BACTERIA AND THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF QUORUM SENSING
Blair, Walter (GPMB, College of Charleston)
EVALUATION OF THE POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE OF LEIOSTOMUS XANTHURUS ALONG THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC COAST AND THE GULF OF MEXICO
Bryant, Samantha (GPMB, College of Charleston)
PARASITES OF THE SPOTTED SEATROUT: DO THEY WEAKEN THE HEALTH OF THE FISH AND THEIR TOLERANCE TO COLD WATER TEMPERATURE?
Cosmann, Paul (GPMB, College of Charleston)
CHARACTERIZING THE ROLE OF KEY ANTIOXIDANTS AND ROS PRODUCTION IN THE PACIFIC WHITELEG SHRIMP, LITOPENAEUS VANNAMEI, DURING RECOVERY FROM HYPOXIA AND HYPERCAPNIC HYPOXIA
Darling, Casey (GPMB, College of Charleston)
DETERMINING FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE MOLECULAR QUANTIFICATION OF THE HARMFUL RAPHIDOPHYTE HETEROSIGMA AKASHIWO USING A SANDWICH HYBRIDIZATION ASSAY (SHA)
Doll, Cameron (GPMB, College of Charleston)
THE ROLE OF NANOG IN MAINTAINING LUNG HEALTH IN THE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN, TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS
Glade, Lindsay (GPMB, College of Charleston)
EFFECT OF BACTERIAL ANTAGONISM IN STRUCTURING COMMUNITIES OF INTERTIDAL MICROBES
Hook, Whitneyl (GPMB, College of Charleston)
INTERACTIONS OF VIRAL INFECTION, OXIDATIVE STRESS, AND INTRACELLULAR SULFUR COMPOUNDS IN THE COCCOLITHOPHORID, EMILIANIA HUXLEYI: A PUTATIVE MECHANISM FOR ACTIVE VIRAL RESISTANCE
Kendrick, Jacob (GPMB, College of Charleston)
THE EVOLUTION OF A LATITUDINAL BODY SIZE CLINE IN THE SUBTIDAL ISOPOD IDOTEA BALTICA
Manyak, Anna (GPMB, College of Charleston)
IDENTIFICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ANISAKID PARASITES OF PYGMY SPERM WHALES (KOGIA BREVICEPS)
Rein, Rachel (MES, College of Charleston)
ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF MOLLUSCAN EGG MASSES IN THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS, WASHINGTON
Smoot, Sammi (GPMB, College of Charleston)
PERFORMANCE CHANGES FOLLOWING BACTERIAL CHALLENGE AND VARYING OXYGEN LEVELS IN THE ATLANTIC BLUE CRAB, CALLINECTES SAPIDUS RATHBUN
Stover, Kristin (GPMB, College of Charleston)
DIMETHYLSULFONIOPROPIONATE (DMSP) PRODUCTION AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF THE ANTARCTIC DIATOM, FRAGILARIOPSIS CYLINDRUS, TO TEMPERATURE AND pCO2 STRESS
Vied, Sarah (GPMB, College of Charleston)
EMERGING CONTAMINANTS IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT: AN IN VITRO STUDY OF THE IMMUNOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONIC ACID (PFOS) AND POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYLETHERS (PBDEs) ON DOLPHIN AND MURINE IMMUNE CELLS
Wirth, Jena (GPMB, College of Charleston)