POSTER SESSIONS
See page 14 for presentation schedule
Poster board number is in
bold
above title. The first author is the presenter. Full abstracts can be found online at dros-conf.org
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433
A
Drosophila
Tau is Required for Proper Maintenance and Survival of
Neurons.
Bonnie J. Bolkan, Doris Kretzschmar.
CROET, L606,
Oregon Hlth & Sci Univ, Portland, OR.
434
B
The role of SOD2 and autophagy in a
Drosophila
model of
Machado-Joseph Disease.
Natalie M. Clark, John M.
Warrick.
Department of Biology, University of Richmond,
Richmond, VA.
435
C
TDP-43 neurotoxicity due to loss-of-function in Map205-dependent
steroid receptor-mediated gene program switching in
Drosophila.
Bart Dermaut
1,2
,
Lies Vanden Broeck
2
,
Marina
Naval Sanchez
3
,
Yoshitsugu Adachi
4
,
Danielle Diaper
4
,
Pierre
Dourlen
1
,
Julien Chapuis
1
,
Gernot Kleinberger
5
,
Marc
Gistelinck
2
,
Christine Van Broeckhoven
5
,
Jean-Charles
Lambert
1
,
Frank Hirth
4
,
Stein Aerts
3
,
Patrick Callaerts
2
.
1)
Inserm U744, Institut Pasteur de Lille, University of Lille 2, Lille,
France; 2) Laboratory of Behavioral and Developmental Genetics,
VIB Center for the Biology of Disease, University of Leuven,
Belgium; 3) Laboratory of Computational Biology, Center of
Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Belgium; 4) MRC Centre
for Neurodegeneration Research, King's College London,
Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK;
5)
Department of Molecular Genetics, Neurodegenerative Brain
Diseases Group, VIB, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, Institute Born-
Bunge, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium.
436
A
Photoreceptor cell death triggered by rhodopsin aggregation requires
immunity signaling and transcriptional activation through NF-
kB.
Patrick J. Dolph, Ron Kinser, Yashodhan
Chinchore.
Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.
437
B
The role of Swiss cheese, the
Drosophila
homologue of Neuropathy
target esterase, in glia development.
Sudeshna Dutta, Janis
McFerrin, Bruce Patton, Doris Kretzschmar.
CROET, Oregon
Health and Science University, Portland, OR.
438
C
A novel rationally designed chaperone that blocks amyloid beta
neurotoxicity.
Shailaja Emani
1,2
,
Swati Khare
1
,
Alfonso Martin-
Pena
1
,
Yan Zhang
1
,
Pedro Fernandez-Funez
1
,
Diego Rincon-
Limas
1
.
1)
Neurology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; 2)
HHMI-UF Science for Life.
439
A
Discovery of
SAD
,
a novel gene required for axonal integrity in
ageing, by an unbiased genetic screen using the
Drosophila
wing as
a model.
Yanshan Fang, Xiuyin Teng, Yongqing Zhu, Nancy
Bonini.
HHMI, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA 19104.
440
B
Anti-Aβ miniantibodies suppress Aβ42 neurotoxicity in flies.
Pedro
Fernandez-Funez
1,2,3
,
Swati Khare
1
,
Krishanu Mathur
1
,
Alfonso
Martin-Peña
1
,
Diego Rincon-Limas
1,2
.
1)
Dept Neurology; 2) Dept
Neuroscience; 3) Genetics Institute and Center for Translational
Research on Neurodegenerative Diseases; University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL.
441
C
Repeat Associated Non-AUG initiated Translation mediates
neurodegeneration in a Drosophila models of Fragile X-associated
Tremor Ataxia Syndrome.
Michelle A. Frazer
1
,
Fang He
2
,
Peter
K. Todd
2
.
1)
Cellular & Molecular Biology, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI; 2) Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
MI.
442
A
Effects of Nicotine and Indole-3-carbinol on Rotenone-induced
Drosophila model of Parkinson’s disease.
Cassie K. Huang, Jessie
Rottersman, S. Tariq Ahmad.
Biology, Colby College, Waterville,
ME.
443
B
A large-scale RNAi screen to identify novel modifiers of
polyglutamine toxicity in
Drosophila
.
Sara Imarisio
1
,
Ashley R.
Winslow
2
,
Benjamin R. Underwood
3
,
Wun Lam
1
,
Evangelia K.
Ttofi
2
,
Viktor I. Korolchuk
4
,
Jörg Gsponer
5
,
M. Madan Babu
6
,
David C. Rubinsztein
2
.
1)
Department of Genetics, University of
Cambridge, Cambridge , UK; 2) Department of Medical Genetics,
University of Cambridge, Cambridge Institute for Medical
Research,Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2
0
XY, UK; 3) Norfolk and Suffolk Huntington’s Disease Service,
Mental Health Team, Newmarket Hospital, Newmarket, Suffolk
CB8 7JG, UK; 4) Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle
University, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE4 5PL, UK; 5) Centre for High-Throughput Biology, The
University of British Columbia, 2125 East Mall, Vancouver, BC
V6T 1Z4, Canada; 6) Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory
of Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QH, UK.
444
C
FUS/TLS mutations disrupt axonal transport, synaptic development,
and synaptic function: a screen for genetic modifiers.
James B.
Machamer
1
,
Thomas Lloyd
1,2
.
1)
Dept of Neurology, JHMI,
Baltimore, MD; 2) Dept of Neuroscience, JHMI, Baltimore, MD.
445
A
Effects of nicotine on motor deficits and lifespan when given on
different treatment days in a Parkinson's disease model.
Mukul
Mallick
1
,
Lori M. Buhlman
1
,
Gerald B. Call
2
.
1)
Biomedical
Sciences, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ; 2) Dept. of
Pharmacology, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ.
446
B
Role of Transcriptional Co activator CREB Binding Protein in
Amyloid Beta-42 (Aβ42) mediated neurodegeneration.
Gregory F.
Mancini, Meghana Tare, Amit Singh.
Biology, University of
Dayton, Dayton, OH.
447
C
Study of the Regulation of Aggregates Formation by ALS
associated SOD1 Mutations Using Drosophila.
Michael
Mccarthy
1,2,3,4
,
Dongsheng Chen
1,2,4
,
Zhihua Zhen
1,2,4
,
Antonio
Tito
1,2,3,4
,
Zhen Xu
1,2,4
,
Yanning Rui
1,2,4
,
Sheng Zhang
1,2,3,4
.
1)
Center for Degenerative and Metabolic Disorders, Houston, TX; 2)
Institute of Molecular Medicine, 1825 Pressler St., Houston, TX; 3)
GSBS, Houston, TX; 4) UT-Houston, Houston, Texas.
448
A
Determining the tissue basis of nicotine rescue in the Drosophila
Parkinson’s Disease model.
David O. Meyer
1
,
Lori M. Buhlman
1
,
Gerald B. Call
2
.
1)
Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, Midwestern
University, Glendale, AZ; 2) Dept. of Pharmacology, Midwestern
University, Glendale, AZ.
449
B
Drosophila eye model to identify genetic modifiers of Aβ42
mediated neurodegeneration.
Michael T. Moran, Oorvashi Roy
Puli, Meghana Tare, Amit Singh.
University of Dayton, Biology
Department, 300 College Park Dayton, OH 45469.
