Life Sciences and Engineering Poster List 2021

Grand Prize Winner:

Dogpile: A Scalable Wrapper for Processing and Analyzing Canine Whole Genome Sequencing Data

Authors: Jonah Cullen, Steven Friedenberg

MSI PI: Steven Friedenberg; Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Finalists:

Classifying Taxonomy Presence in Metagenomic Data

Authors: Benjamin Hillmann, Dan Knights

MSI PI: Dan Knights; Computer Science and Engineering

Supercomputing at MSI and User of PacBio Hifi Long Reads Enables Near Complete Haplotype Phase Genome Assembly of the Wheat Stem Rust Fungus

Authors: Radhika Bartaula, Pablo Olivera Firpo, Les J. Szabo, Yue Jin

MSI PI: Yue Jin; Plant Pathology


Aerial eDNA: AMolecular Diet Study of Insectivorous Bats as Insect Monitors

Authors: Miranda Galey, Ron Moen, Jessica R. Sieber

MSI PI: Jessica Sieber; Biology - UMD

Analysis of the Neural Correlates of Conscientiousness Using Individualized Parcellation of Resting-State Functional Connectivity

Authors: Tyler A. Sassenberg, Colin G. DeYoung

MSI PI: Colin G. DeYoung; Psychology

CosTaL: A Network-Based Algorithm for Clustering High-Dimensional Single-Cell Datasets

Authors: Yijia Li, David Anastasiu, Jonathan Nguyen, Edgar Arriaga

MSI PI: Edgar Arriaga; Chemistry

Dynamic Changes in DNA Replication Timing and 3D Genome Organization During Cardiac Differentiation

Authors: Santiago Martinez Cifuentes, Juan Carlos Rivera-Mulia

MSI PI: Juan Carlos Rivera-Mulia; Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics

Fitness of Nitrogen Fixation Genes in the Plant Endophyte Gluconacetobacter Diazotrophicus

Authors: Erin Schwister, Ben Dietz, Carolann Knutson, Brett Barney

MSI PI: Brett Barney; Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering

Gene Fitness of Azotobacter vinelandii Under Diazotrophic Growth

Authors: Carolann M Knutson, Meghan N Pieper, Dr. Brett M Barney

MSI PI: Brett M Barney; BBE

Harnessing Supercomputing Power to Calculate Risk Scores Based on Whole Brain Functional Connectivity

Authors: Nora Byington*, Gracie Grimsrud*, Michael Mooney, Michaela Cordova, Olivia Doyle, Robert Hermosillo, Eric Earl, Anders Perrone, Lucille Moore, Alice Graham, Joel Nigg, Wes Thompson, Eric Feczko, Oscar Miranda-Dominguez, Damien Fair (*Co-First Authors)

MSI PI: Damien Fair, Oscar Miranda-Dominguez; Pediatrics

Identification of Efficacious Treatment for GBM by Applying Computational Drug Sensitivity Imputation to Novel GBM Avatars and Clinical Datasets

Authors: Danielle Maeser, Robert Gruener, Robert Galvin, Tomoyuki Koga, Frank B. Furnari, David Largaespada, Clark C. Chen, R. Stephanie Huang

MSI PI: R Stephanie Huang; Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

In Silico Strategies Towards Anthrax Antitoxin Lead Optimization

Authors: Connor McDermott, Elizabeth A. Ambrose

MSI PI: Elizabeth A. Ambrose; Medicinal Chemistry

Lake Sediment Bacteria Across an Ecological Gradient

Authors: Hailey Sauer, Trinity Hamilton, Rika Anderson, Charles Umbanhowar Jr, Adam Heathcote

MSI PI: Trinity Hamilton; Plant and Microbial Biology

Mechanical Analysis of Migratory Phenotypes of Glioblastoma Patient Cells

Authors: Jay C. Hou, Mariah M. McMahon, Jann N. Sarkaria, Clark C. Chen, David J. Odde

MSI PI: David J. Odde; Biomedical Engineering

Molecular Modeling of Penicillin Binding Proteins (PBPs): Mechanism Elucidation and Probe Design

Authors: Parker Flanders, Erin Carlson, Elizabeth Ambrose

MSI PI: Elizabeth Ambrose; Medicinal Chemistry

Patterns of Fungal Diversity Across and Within High-Elevation Alpine Streams in Grand Teton National Park, WY

Authors: Taylor L. Price, Trinity L. Hamilton, Scott Hotaling

MSI PI: Trinity L. Hamilton; Plant and Microbial Biology

Polymer Degradative Mechanisms in Bacteria

Authors: Natalia Calixto Mancipe, Brett Barney

MSI PI: Brett Barney; Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering

Retrospective Profiling of Non-circular RNAs in HIV-infected Patient Dataset: Hidden Treasures in the Dark Matter of RNA Universe

Authors: Dora Zucko, Kathleen Boris-Lawrie

MSI PI: Kathleen Boris-Lawrie; Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

Rostral and Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex and Emotion Regulation in Adolescents With Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Behavioral

Authors: Ryan Liengswangwong, Erika Schultz, Muchen Xi, Karina Quevedo

MSI PI: Karina Quevedo; Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Segment-Specific Kinetics of mRNA, cRNA and vRNA Accumulation During Influenza Infection

Authors: Thu Phan, Elizabeth J. Fay, Zion Lee, Stephanie Aron, Ryan A. Langlois, Wei-Shou Hu

MSI PI: Wei-Shou Hu; Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

STN/GP-Nets: Fully Automatic Deep-Learning Based Segmentation for DBS Applications Using Ultra-High 7 Tesla MRI

Authors: Oren Solomon, Tara Palnitkar, Rémi Patriat, Henry Braun, Joshua Aman, Michael C. Park, Guillermo Sapiro, Jerrold Vitek, Noam Harel

MSI PI: Noam Harel; Medicine

tACS Induces Neural Entrainment in Neocortical Neuron Models

Authors: Harry Tran, Sina Shirinpour, Alexander Opitz

MSI PI: Alexander Opitz; Biomedical Engineering

Treating Image Processing Like Hyperparameter Tuning: The Influence of Processing Workflow on Prediction Accuracy

Authors: Tyler Nigon, Ce Yang, David Mulla

MSI PI: Ce Yang; Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering

Visualizing Unresolved Segments in Ryanodine Receptor Cryo-Em Structures

Authors: Bengt Svensson, David D. Thomas, Razvan L. Cornea

MSI PI: David D. Thomas; Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics

Whole Genome Assembly and Annotation of Northern Wild Rice (Zizania palustris L.) Supports a Whole Genome Duplication in the Zizania Genus

Authors: Matthew Haas, Thomas Kono, Marissa Macchietto, Reneth Millas, Lillian McGilp, Mingqin Shao, Jacques Duquette, Candice Hirsch, Jennifer Kimball

MSI PI: Jennifer Kimball; Agronomy and Plant Genetics