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Karen Almeida

Genome Stability through Bloom Syndrome Helicase and Rad51 Complex Formation (2009 - Present)

Investigator:  Karen Almeida, Rhode Island College
Mentor
:
  Robert Sobol, University of Pittsburgh 

Presentations

2008 - 2009

Bergeron, K.L., Chekaluk, Y.I., Falcao, P.B., Murphy, E.L., Almeida K.H. 2008. Bloom syndrome protein: A study of protein partnerships. 3rd Annual Biology New England South Meeting, Bristol, RI, December 2.

Bergeron, K.L., Chekaluk, Y.I., Falcao, P.B., Murphy, E.L., Almeida K.H. 2008. Bloom syndrome protein: A study of protein partnerships. 2nd Biennial National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence, Washington D.C., 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

Bergeron, K.L., DeRoy, N.E., Majofodun, O., Munoz, L.D., Murphy, E.L., Williams, Jr, J.C., Almeida, K.H. 2007. DNA Interaction and Bacterial Toxicity of Arylphosphonium Salts. BioNESUR Confernce, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, November 30.

Munoz, L.D., DeRoy, N.E., Williams, Jr., J.C., Almeida, K. 2007. Lipophilic cations: DNA Interactions and bacterial toxicity of arylphosphonium salts. NE Regional Meeting Sigma Xi Poster Session, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, April 19.

Munoz, L.D., DeRoy, N.E., Williams, Jr., J.C., Almeida, K.H. 2007. DNA interactions and bacterial toxicity of aryl phosphonium salts. Sigma Xi Regional Conference, Cornell University, Ithica, NY, April 20.

Bergeron, K.L., DeRoy, N.E., Majofodun, O., Munoz, L.D., Murphy, E.L., Williams, Jr., J.C., Almeida, K.H. 2007. Arylphosphonium Cations interact with DNA to modulate cytotoxicity through replication block. Regional INBRE Conference, Burlington, VT, August 15-23.

Munoz, L.D., DeRoy, N.E., Williams, Jr., J.C., Almeida, K. 2007. Lipophilic cations: DNA Interactions and bacterial toxicity of arylphosphonium salts. Sigma Xi Annual Poster Session, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI, May 4.

Munoz, L.D., DeRoy, N.E., Williams, Jr., J.C., Almeida, K. 2007. Lipophilic cations: DNA Interactions and bacterial toxicity of arylphosphonium salts. ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 17-21.

Williams, Jr., J.C., Robinson, K.D., Hersey, S.P., Rodriguez, G., Munoz, L.D., DeRoy, N., Almeida, K.H., Merson, R.R. 2007. In vitro and in silico correlations with cell toxicity for DNA binding cationic lipophiles. Rhode Island Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE)-IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Symposium, Providence, RI, May 30.

Bergeron, K.L., Brown, L.W., Gulley, K.L., Murphy, E.L., Almeida, K.H. 2007. Bloom Syndrome Protein: Maintaining Genomic Stability. Sigma Xi Regional Conference, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, April 20.

Bergeron, K.L., Almeida, K.H. 2007. Bloom Syndrome Protein: Expression and Purification of Fragments for the Study of Protein-Protein Interactions. BioNESUR Conference, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, November 30.

2006 - 2007

DeRoy, N.E., Akhigbe, J.O., Kankash, S.J., Almeida, K.H. 2006. Structural and functional interactions between the Rad51 repair protein and the Bloom Syndrome protein. 1st Biennial National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE). Washington, DC, July 20-22.

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