Investigating the Significance of Novel Forms of Ufd2a to Muscle Differentiation (2009 - Present)

Investigator:  Sarah Spinette, Rhode Island College
Mentor:  David Goldhamer, University of Connecticut 

Presentations

2008 - 2009

Cordiero, B., Spinette, S. 2008. Expression and purification of catalytically active human Ufd2a isoforms in yeast. 3rd Annual BioNES Meeting, Bristol, RI, December 2.

Solares, J., Delpico, M., Mammen, A., Mahoney, J.A., Spinette, S. 2008. Inhibition of specific alternative splice form expression of Ufd2a in differentiating myoblasts. 3rd Annual BioNES Meeting, Bristol, RI, December 2.

Gadbois, N., Kankash, S., Jenny, M., Spinette, S. 2008. Three novel alternative splice forms of Ufd2a are conserved in zebrafish. 2nd Biennial National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence, Washington, DC, August 6-8.

Delpico, M., Solares, J., Mammen, A., Mahoney, J.A., Spinette, S. 2008. Inhibition of specific alternative splice form expression of Ufd2a in differentiating myoblasts. 2nd Biennial National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence, Washington, DC, August 6-8.

Almeida, K.H., Merson, R.R., Spinette, S.M. 2008. Rhode Island College efforts to expand faculty mentored research. Council on Undergraduate Research National Conference, St. Cloud, MN, June 21-24.

2007 - 2008

Gadbois, N., Pacecho, J., Mahoney, J.A., Mammen, A., Creton, R., Spinette, S. 2007. Novel alternatively spliced isoforms of the polyubiquitylation enzyme, Ufd2a. INBRE Regional Meeting. Burlington, VT, August 10-13.