2008: National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) Annual Conference: Recent Advances in Biomedical Research

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The National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) is the “leader in life science education.” Since its inception in 1938, thousands of educators have joined NABT to share experiences and expertise with colleagues from around the world, keep up with trends and developments in the field, and grow professionally.

  1. 15 Oct 2008
    The Role of p53 in Retinoblastoma

    by Samantha Cicero, PhD

    Retinoblastoma is the third most common form of cancer in infants. Samantha Cicero, PhD, describes the consequences of inactivation of the p53 pathway in retinoblastoma. She begins by describing the demographics and characteristics of retinoblastoma and the landmark discoveries in retinoblastoma...

    Keywords: Retinoblastoma, p54 Pathway, genetics, cancer genetics, gene inactivation, p53, p54, MDMX...


     

  2. 15 Oct 2008
    Advances in Understanding Hematopoiesis

    by Kyle M. Johnson, PhD

    Kyle Johnson, PhD, presents recent advances in hematopoiesis that can be applied to future research focused on understanding specific problems related to the treatment of pathological conditions. He explains the hematopoietic process and its importance in healthy individuals. He then outlines the...

    Keywords: hematopoiesis, cytokine, stem cell, stem cells, lymphoid cells, myeloid cells, Gata-2...


     

  3. 15 Oct 2008
    Lighting up the pathways to cell death: fluorescence microscopy approaches to studying apoptosis

    by Lisa Bouchier-Hayes, PhD

    Lisa Bouchier-Hayes, PhD provides an excellent review of apoptosis, or programmed cell death, including the fundamental steps of apoptosis and its importance in cell function. The importance of apoptosis is to sculpt tissues in embryogenesis and metamorphosis, which are primary steps for growth...

    Keywords: apoptosis, confocal microscopy, cytocrome, cytochrome c-GFP, homeostasis, fluorescent proteins


     

  4. 15 Oct 2008
    Epigenetic regulation of cytokine expression during T helper cell development

    by Melanie Van Stry, PhD

    Melanie Van Stry, PhD, presents a seminar on the epigenetic regulation of cytokine expression during T helper cell development. One of the definitions of epigenetics is how a cell remembers who it is. Epigenetic studies are important because 1) epigenetic gene regulations are necessary for embryo...

    Keywords: epigenetics, epigenetic gene regulation, chromatin, histone, histone code, Mina53


     

  5. 15 Oct 2008
    Discovering New Antibiotic Targets in Bacteria

    by Jason Rosch, PhD

    Currently available antibiotics target various mechanisms in bacterial pathogens; such mechanisms include cell wall synthesis, protein synthesis, DNA and RNA replication, and folate metabolism. However, bacteria have developed various means of resistance to these antibiotics. Therefore, there...

    Keywords: antibiotic resistance, calcium transport, Streptococcus pneumoniae, antibiotic targets...


     

  6. 15 Oct 2008
    A Tour of Children's GMP

    by Aaron M. Shafer, PhD

    Aaron M. Shafer, PhD, describes the GMP facility at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “GMP” refers to good manufacturing practices, and in this GMP facility, therapeutic agents are produced under strict guidelines of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. During his...

    Keywords: GMP, Good Manufacturing Practices, neuroblastoma, therapeutic antibodies, Cytotoxicity, Avian Flu...


     

  7. 18 Oct 2008
    Progress in Leukemia Research: A Story of Hope

    by James R. Downing, MD

    Keywords: Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, t(15;17), chromosome translocation, chromosome deletion...


     

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