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POSTER SESSIONS See page 16 for presentation schedule
Poster board number is in bold above title. The first author is the presenter. Full abstracts can be found online at drosophila-conf.org
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412A
The role of Superoxide Dismutase 2 in a Drosophila model of Machado-
Joseph Disease. Natalie M. Clark, John M. Warrick. Department of
Biology, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA.
413B
The neurodegenerative AMPK mutant loe interferes with the RHO
pathway and actin dynamics. Mandy Cook, Jill Wentzell, Doris
Kretzschmar. CROET, Oregon Health and Science University,
Portland, OR.
414C
Characterizing mitochondrial dysfunction in a Drosophila model for
TBI. Vanessa T. Damm1,2 , Rachel T. Cox1,2 . 1) Biochemistry,
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD;
2) Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Uniformed
Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD.
415A
Screen for common genetic modifiers of polyglutamine diseases in
Drosophila. Javier R. Diaz, Ismael Al-Ramahi, Juan Botas. Molecular
and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
416B
The role of Swiss cheese, the Drosophila homologue of Neuropathy
target esterase, in glia development. Sudeshna Dutta1,2 , Doris
Kretzschmar1. 1) Center for Research on Occupational and
Environmental Toxicology, Oregon Health and Science University,
Portland, OR; 2) Department of Integrative Biosciences, Oregon Health
and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
417C
Oxidative Stress in a Drosophila Model of TPI deficiency. Isaac J.
Fisher1, Daniel Long1 , Joshua Hutton1 , Zhaohui Liu1, Sarah
Johnson1 , Michael J. Palladino2, Stacy L. Hrizo 1,2. 1) Department of
Biology, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA; 2) University of
Pittsburgh S.O.M. Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology,
Program in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Pittsburgh, PA.
418A
Sleep defects in Drosophila models of Huntington’s Disease reflect
altered PKA signaling. Erin D. Gonzales 1,2, Jerry C.-P. Yin1,3. 1) Dept.
of Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; 2)
Program in Cellular & Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin-
Madison, Madison, WI; 3) Dept of Neurology, University of Wisconsin-
Madison, Madison, WI.
419B
Fatty acid activation and neurodegeneration. Hannah B. Gordon, Anna
Sivachenko, PhD, Anthea Letsou, PhD. Department of Human
Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
420C
Survival motor neuron protein controls stem cell division, proliferation
and growth. Stuart J. Grice, Sian E. Davies, Jilong Liu. MRC
Functional Genomics Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, United
Kingdom.
421A
Genes Sema-1a and Sema-2a as modifiers of dystrophin gene function in
Drosophila melanogaster. Olena Holub, Yaroslava Chernyk, Nataliya
Holub. Genetics and Biotechnology, Ivan Franko National University of
Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine.
422B
TPI[sgk] is degraded by the proteasome in a chaperone dependent
manner. Stacy Hrizo1,2, Daniel Long1 , Michael Palladino2 . 1)
Department of Biology, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA;
2) Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of
Pittsburgh SOM, Pittsburgh, PA.
423C
Neurodegeneration in a Temporally-Controlled Fly Model of
Huntington’s Disease. Kurt Jensen1 , Diego Rincon-Limas1, Pedro
Fernandez-Funez1,2. 1) Neurology, University of Florida, Gainesville,
FL; 2) Neurosciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
424A
A Drosophila model of Multisystem proteinopathy caused by VCP/p97
mutation. Nam Chul Kim, J. Paul Taylor. Developmental
Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN.
425B
Accumulation of insoluble forms of FUS protein correlates with toxicity
in drosophila. Magalie Lecourtois, Laetitia Miguel, Tracey Avequin,
Morgane Delarue, Sébastien Feuillette, Thierry Frébourg,
Dominique Campion. UMR Inserm U614, IFRMP23, Rouen Institute
for Medical Research and Innovation, Faculty of Medicine, University
of Rouen, 22 Boulevard Gambetta, 76183 Rouen Cedex 01, France.
426C
Use of Drosophila cultured cells to investigate homeostasis and toxicity
of metals such as copper, manganese and zinc. Stephanie E. Mohr1,
Quentin Gilly1, Benjamin McElvany 1, Claire Y. Hu1 , Ian T.
Flockhart1, Donghui Yang-Zhou 1, Norbert Perrimon 1,2. 1) Dept Gen,
Harvard Med Sch, Boston, MA; 2) HHMI, Harvard Med Sch, Boston,
MA.
427A
The Etiology of Brain Degeneration in drd Mutant Flies. Sreejith
Perinthottathil, Wijeong Jang, Jiyoung Kim, Changsoo Kim.
Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea.
428B
Identification of protective and pathogenic residues in the prion protein.
Jonatan Sanchez-Garcia, Daniela Arbelaez, Kurt Jensen, Yan
Zhang, Diego Rincon-limas, Pedro Fernandez-Funez. Department of
Neurology, Univ of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
429C
Tau-induced neurotoxicity and apoptosis in a Drosophila model. Tzu-
Kang Sang1, Chien-Ping Hsieh1 , Ren-Huei Shiu1 , Hui-Yun Chang2.
1) Institute of Biotechnology, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu,
Taiwan; 2) Institute of Systems Neuroscience,, National Tsing Hua
University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
430A
Glia-Mediated Neurodegeneration in the Drosophila melanogaster CNS.
Ivan J. Santiago1 , Israel C. Nnah1, Amandeep Kaur1 , Rosa Mino3 ,
Tadmiri R. Venkatesh1,2. 1) Biology, The City College of New York,
New York, NY; 2) The Graduate Center of the City University of New
York, New York, NY; 3) The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
NC.
431B
Integrating Human and Fly Genetics to Understand Alzheimer's Disease
Susceptibility. Joshua M. Shulman1,2 , Selina Imboywa1,2 , Allison E.
Diamond 1,2, Portia I. Chipendo1,2, Philip L. De Jager1,2, Mel B.
Feany1,2. 1) Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; 2) Harvard
Medical School, Boston, MA.
432C
Effects of HDAC inhibitor treatment on motor deficits and lethality in a
Drosophila model of Parkinson's disease. Robyn St. Laurent, S. Tariq
Ahmad. Department of Biology, Colby College, Waterville, ME.
433A
TDP-43 and FUS proteinopathies: biochemical studies and animal
models. Mengxue Yang1,2, Kazuo Fushimi1 , Xiaoping Chen1 , Tanya
Monahiem1, Jianghong Liu2 , Li Zhu2 , Jane Wu1,2. 1) Northwestern
University, Chicago, IL; 2) Institute of Biophysics, CAS, China.