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Education
Please note, these are the same posters presented at the Education Symposium on Sunday, June 13.
B1 Novel experimental biology laboratory courses at Duquesne University: Are our superlabs really super?
J. Doctor, M. Melan and K. Selcer. Duquesne Univ., Pittsburgh, PA. Abstract

B2 When good labs go wrong: How to recover from failed laboratory exercises
D.D. Ricker. York Coll. of Pennsylvania, York, PA. Abstract

B3 Endogenous alkaline phosphatase expression in sea urchin embryos as a tool for investigating differentiation and morphogenesis in the teaching laboratory
J. Drawbridge. Rider Univ., Lawrenceville, NJ. Abstract

B4 Lecture/lab combo: P-granule immunostaining in C. elegans
M.K. Montgomery. Macalester Coll., St. Paul, MN. Abstract

B5 Using Caenorhabditis elegans to teach organelle localization in an undergraduate lab course
G.V. Clokey and L.E. Urven. Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI. Abstract

B6 In vivo and in vitro development of the chicken heart: An undergraduate laboratory teaching approach
J.S. McLaughlin and E.R.McCain. The Pennsylvania State Univ., Fogelsville, PA and Muhlenberg Coll., Allentown, PA. Abstract

B7 Heads or tails? Regenerating worms for developmental biology
K. Crawford, D.R. Angelini, J. Champion and M.R. Hitchings. St. Mary's Coll. of Mayland, St. Mary's City, MD. Abstract

B8 Use of Lotus Notes LearningSpace as an interactive tool for teaching developmental biology
M.A. Wride, B.S. Wong and L.W. Browder. Univ. of Calgary, Canada. Abstract

B9 Using websites instead of final papers: Pax6 expression in the potato eye
S.F. Gilbert. Swarthmore Coll., Swarthmore, PA. Abstract

B10 The use of on-line quizzes in an undergraduate anatomy and physiology course
S. Ellis and R.M. Akers. Med. Coll. of Georgia, Augusta, GA, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Abstract

B11 Research projects in large, undergraduate developmental biology laboratory courses
L.A. Abbott. Univ. of Colorado-Boulder. Abstract

B12 Learning embryology / developmental biology by reading classic and current research, discussing articles and concepts, and doing original laboratory research
J.E. Heady. Univ. of Michigan-Dearborn. Abstract J. Heady's class site.

B13 Critical thinking, the scientific method, and page 25 of Gilbert
D.S.Adams. Smith Coll., Northampton, MA. Abstract

B14 Science as one of the liberal arts: Linking introductory courses for science literacy
S.R. Singer, M.S. Rand, R.O. Elveton, K.M. Galotti and L.K. Komatsu. Carleton Coll., Northfield, MN Abstract

B15 Placing undergraduate science majors in k-12 classrooms: learning to teach and teaching to learn
R. Nuccitelli, T.L. Rost, G. Lusebrink. Univ. of Californis, Davis, CA. Abstract

B16 Science fair projects mentoring - A way for scientists to reach elementary school parents and teachers
R.A. Hayes and I. Chow. B.T. Janney Elem. Sch., Washington, DC and Soc. for Devel. Biol., Bethesda, MD Abstract

B17 ASSET - A school/ government/ business/ university partnership to improve elementary school science education: Views of a parent and a scientist.
J. Doctor. Duquesne Univ., Pittsburgh, PA. Abstract

B18 Posters: How to emphasize your message
K.W. Tosney. Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Abstract

B19 Posters: how to obscure your message
K.W. Tosney. Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Abstract
K.W. Tosney's site "How to create a poster that graphically communicates your message."

Sea Urchin Embryology: A Comprehensive Web Site Providing Information On Sea Urchin Gametes For Cell And Developmental Studies
Chris Patton, David Epel, Henrik Kibak (California State University, Monterey Bay) and Pam Miller (Seaside High School, Seaside CA), Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University, Pacific Grove CA 93950. Abstract (This poster presented Sunday, 13 June 1999, only)

     
     
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Organogenesis
B20 Mosaic analysis of a floral homeotic gene in Arabidopsis
P.D. Jenik, V.F. Irish. Yale Univ., CT.

B21 COCHLEATA links development of leaves, flowers, and asymmetry in pea
S.R. Singer, I.A. Anderson, C.N. Sydney and E.K. McKittrick. Carleton Coll., MN.

B22 nautilus, a gene involved in muscle differentiation, is required for female fertility in Drosophila
L. Balagopalan, C. Keller and S. Abmayr. Penn. State Univ., PA.

B23 sticks and stones encodes an Ig-domain-containing protein that is essential for myoblast fusion in Drosophila
B.A. Bour, M. Chakravarti, J. West, S.M. Abmayr. Penn. State Univ., PA.

B24 Epithelial invagination in the Drosophila salivary glands
M.M. Myat and D.J. Andrew. Johns Hopkins Univ. Sch. of Med., MD.

B25 Salivary gland formation in Drosophila: regulation by SCR, EXD, HTH and the DPP signaling pathway
K.D. Henderson and D.J. Andrew. Johns Hopkins Univ. Sch. of Med., MD.

B26 Functional analysis of SGT in the salivary gland and trachea
P.L. Bradley and D.J.Andrew. Johns Hopkins Univ. Sch. of Med., MD.

B27 The effects of Antigen 5-related and Antigen 5-related 2 gene deletion on the structure and function of the Drosophila larval midgut
G.E. Kovalick and R.C. Jay. Miami Univ., OH.

B28 Comparative expression analysis of two mab-21 homologs suggests their differential roles in mouse embryogenesis
R.L.Y. Wong and K.L. Chow. The Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., HK, China.

B29 Lymphocyte homing and fat malabsorption defects in mice lacking the homeobox gene Nkx2-3
C. Biben, C-C. Wang and R.P. Harvey. Victor Chang Cardiac Res. Inst., Australia.

B30 Competence, specification and committment in otic placode induction
A.K. Groves, M. Bronner-Fraser. House Ear Inst. and California Inst. of Technol., CA.

B31 Developmental analysis of the zebrafish inner ear in wild-type and dog-eared embryos
D.J. Kozlowski and E.S. Weinberg. U Pennsylvania, PA.

B32 Morphogenesis of the vertebrate inner ear.
H. Morsli, F. Turoto, D. Choo, M. Postiglione, A. Simeone and D. Wu. CNR, Italy and NIDCD, MD.

B33 Early eye morphogenesis in Drosophila
Z-C. Lai, M. Fetchko, W. Huang and Y. Li. Penn. State Univ., PA.

B34 A potential role for optx-2 in early lens development.
N. Hirsch, J. Toy, O.H. Sundin and R.M. Grainger. Univ. of Virginia, VA, Johns Hopkins Univ. Sch. of Med., MD.

B35 An in vitro analysis of murine lens induction in wildtype, and Pax-6 and Lhx-2 mutant embryos.
J.F. Enwright and R.M. Grainger. Univ. of Virginia, VA.

B36 The role of Lmx1b and Pitx2 in ocular morphogenesis
C.L. Pressman, J.F. Martin, and Randy L. Johnson. M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr., Texas A&M Univ., TX

B37 Specification of anterior endoderm in exogastrulae: Implications for the development of taste buds
L.A. Barlow. Univ. of Denver and the Rocky Mountain Taste and Smell Ctr., UCHSC, CO.

B38 Studying trunk blood vessel formation using the zebrafish
V.N. Pham1, S.-K. Hong, T.-L. Huh, N.D. Lawson, B.L. Roman, A.M. Vogel, B. Fouquet, F.C. Serluca, P.N. Bennett, M.C. Fishma3 and B.M. Weinstein. NICHD-NIH, MD; Kyungpook Natl. Univ., Korea; Cardiovasc. Res. Ctr.-Mass Gen. Hosp., MA.

B39 Genetic analysis of the development of the vascular system in zebrafish
A.M. Vogel, B.L. Roman and B.M. Weinstein. NICHD/ NIH, MD.

B40 Vascular anatomy of the developing zebrafish
S.R.Subramanian, P.E. Bennett, B.M. Weinstein. LMG/ NICHD/ NIH, MD.

B41 Cardiac anterior-posterior patterning and the essential early role of dhand in the zebrafish
D. Yelon, B. Ticho, M. Halpern and D.Y.R. Stainier. UCSF, CA,.

B42 The role of Notch signaling during cardiogenesis
M.S. Rones and M. Mercola. Harvard Med. Sch., MA.

B43 Pharyngeal endoderm produces a factor that suppresses development of myocardial calcium transients
M.Farrell, J.Burch, D. Kumiski, H. Stadt, R.Godt, T.Creazzo and M.Kirby. Med. Coll. of Georgia,GA

B44 Programmed cell death in the developing heart: regulation by BMP4 and FGF2
Z. Zhao and S.A. Rivkees. Yale Univ. Sch. of Med., CT.

B45 Jumonji is necessary for normal embryonic heart development
G.E. Lyons, B.K. Micales, A. Song and Y. Lee. Univ. of Wisconsin Med. Sch., WI.

B46 Inhibition of retinoic acid synthesis as a potential mechanism for homocysteine-induced congenital heart defects
A.L.Limpach, T.H.Rosenquist and P.F.Gadson. Univ. of Nebraska Med. Center, NE.

B47 mCTBP2 is essential for normal limb and cardiovascular development J. Shambaugh, A. Trustman, T.M.K. Wagner, G.E. Lyons. Goucher Col., MD and Univ. of Wisconsin
Med. Sch., WI.

B48 Growth and mineralization of developing limbs in a rotating culture device.
B.J. Klement and B.J. George. Morehouse Sch. of Med., Atlanta, GA.

B49 Gene interactions that establish and pattern the embryonic kidney primordium
P.D. Vize, T.J. Carroll, D. Seufert and J.B. Wallingford. Univ. of Texas-Austin, TX.

B50 GDNF acts as a chemoattractant to the migrating nephric duct of axolotl embryos.
J. Drawbridge, E. Mitchell. Rider Univ., Lawrenceville, NJ.

B51 Failure of kidney formation in mouse Hox 11 paralogous mutants. D.M. Wellik and M.R. Capecchi. Univ. of Utah.

B52 Use of flow cytometry to analyze human fetal renal mesenchymal cultures
D.P. Hyink, P.D. Wilson, H. Snoeck and C.R. Burrow. Mt. Sinai, NY.

B53 Transcription factor control of thymus organogenesis
D.M. Su, A.C. Raines and N.R. Manley. Med. Coll. of Georgia, GA.

B54 Hex expression and regulation in the lung
C.W. Bogue, G. Ganea, B. Ghosh, R. Ianucci and H.C. Jacobs. Yale Univ., CT.

B55 Myogenic regulatory factors (MRFs) control smooth-to-skeletal muscle transdifferentiation in the esophagus
B. Kablar, S. Tajbakhsh, M. Buckingham and M.A. Rudnicki. McMaster Univ., Canada; Pasteur Inst., France.

B56 ELF-3 a novel spectrin is required for the development of intrahepatic bile ducts.
B. Mishra, S.P. Monga, S. Danovitch, A. Rashid, T. Fleury and L. Mishra. NHGRI/NIH, MD, Temple Univ., PA and VA Med. Center, George Washington Univ., DC, Johns Hopkins Univ., MD and Sibley Hospital, DC.

B57 Hepatic stem cells in mouse embryonic liver explant cultures.
S.P.S. Monga, A. Rashid, O. Wildner, F. Condotti, B. Mishra, R.M. Blaese and L. Mishra., Temple Univ., PA and DVAMC, DC, JHU, MD, CGTB/NHGRI/NIH, MD

B58 Ontogeny and role in liver regeneration of SMAD2 and SMAD3; essential components in liver formation.
Y. Tang, S.P. Monga, M. Weinstein, X. Yang, A. Rashid, A.M. Diehl, C.X. Deng and L. Mishra, VA Med. Center, Fels Inst., Temple Univ., NIDDK/NIH, and Johns Hopkins Univ.

     
     
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Cell Lineage
B59 Numb homolog in leech
F.Z. Huang and D.A. Weisblat. UC Berkeley, CA.

B60 Programmed transformations in gene expression during Drosophila neuroblast lineage development
T. Brody and W.F. Odenwald. Natl. Institutes of Hlth., MD.

B61 Development of cranial neural crest cells in zebrafish: timing and migration pattern
T. Miyake and B.K. Hall. Dalhousie Univ., Canada.

B62 Analysis of SOX10 function using retroviral infection of mammalian neural crest cells
K.J. Dunn, J. Mok, E.M. Southard-Smith, D. and B.Pavan. NHGRI/NIH, MD.

B63 XDAZL is required for primordial germ cell (PGC) formation in Xenopus
D.W. Houston, and M.L., King. Univ. Miami Sch. of Med., FL.

B64 XCAT2 is a translationally sequestered germ plasm component in Xenopus
M.L. King, H. MacArthur, M. Bubunenko and D.W. Houston. Univ. Miami Sch. of Med., FL.

B65 Unwinding the P granules: Evidence from RNA and glh mutants
K.A. Kuznicki, J.W. Kirchner, E.A. Gressman, P.A. Smith, S.Strome and K.L. Bennett. Univ. of Missouri-Columbia, MO, Indiana Univ.-Bloomington, IN.

B66 Forced expression of the homeobox-containing gene Pem blocks differentiation of embryonic stem cells.
Y. Fan, M.F Melhem and J.R. Chaillet. Univ. of Pittsburgh Sch. of Med., PA

B67 Mouse trophoblast stem cell lines.
T. Kunath, S. Tanaka, A-K. Hadjantonakis, A. Nagy and J. Rossant. S.L. Res. Inst. and U Toronto,
Canada.

     
     
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Gametogenesis and Fertilization

B68 Developmental biology of the haplophase of A. Acetabularia
C. Higgins, B. Hunt and D.F. Mandoli. Univ. of Washington, WA.

B69 Genomic imprinting requires two distinct cis-acting signals
M. Eljanne and J.R. Chaillet. Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA

B70 Bmp8b plays a role in primordial germ cell fate specification.
M.Y. Chen, R-A. Wang, D. Carpenter, K.A. Lawson and G-Q. Zhao. Univ. of Missouri Coll. of Vet. Med., MO; Hubrecht Laboratory, The Netherlands.

B71 Nanos: a negative regulator of transcription in the early germline of Drosophila melanogaster
G.G.Calhoun, P.Schedl. Princeton Univ., NJ.

B72 Analysis of daughterless function during Drosophila oogenesis.
J.E. Smith III, C.R. Cronmiller. Univ. of Virginia, VA,.

B73 stall function in Drosophila oogenesis
N. Jones, S. Park, J. Hirsh and C. Cronmiller. Univ. of Virginia, VA.

B74 Using a peptide mimetic of the ADAM 16 disintegrin binding loop to probe the surface of the Xenopus laevis egg
J.W. Norris, H. Chen, N.S. Sampson and R.L. Nuccitelli. UC Davis, CA, State Univ. of New York- Stony Brook, NY.

B75 The role of the Drosophila Sox gene, fish-hook, in oogenesis
A. Mukherjee and J.R. Nambu. Univ. of Massachusetts-Amherst, MA.

B76 Intracellular signalling pathways that regulate oocyte growth.
P. Hurtubise, B.C. Vanderhyden and H.J. Clarke. McGill Univ., Univ. of Ottawa, Canada.

B77 Maturation induced repatterning of the Xenopus oocyte cortex.
J.M. Denegre, N. Volodina, K.L. Mowry. Brown Univ., RI.

B78 Charged molecules block egg activation.
F. Ambroise, E. Yamoah, M. Londono, Y.C. Pelayo, S.B. Oppenheimer. Calif. State Univ.-Northridge

B79 Localization of zona receptors on sperm by fluorescence microscopy
H.R. Burkin and D.J. Miller. Univ. of Illinois, IL.

B80 Deletion mapping of a t haplotype locus, Tcd1/Tcs1, involved in transmission ratio distortion and infertility in male mice
A. Planchart, Y.You and J.C. Schimenti. The Jackson Lab., ME, Oak Ridge Natl. Lab., TN.

B81 Vesicular traficking and Golgi apparatus dynamics during primate spermatogenesis
J. Ramalho-Santos, R.D. Moreno1, G. Wessel, E. Chan and G. Schatten1. Oregon Reg. Primate Res. Ctr., OR; Brown Univ., RI, The Scripps Res. Inst., CA.

     
     
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Signalling Pathways
B82 Regulation of gene expression by Sonic Hedgehog
J. A. Jackson, L. Chai, R. Sanchez, O.M. Guicherit, D.Barker, D.A. Bumcrot. Ontogeny, Inc., MA,.

B83 Trafficking-defective Delta alleles reveal functional requirements for EGF motifs
J.R. Stout, K.M. Klueg, A.A. Dos Santos, M.A.T. Muskavitch. Indiana Univ.-Bloomington, IN.

B84 Notch disassociation and signalling is dependent on Delta endocytosis
A.L. Parks, A.A. Dos Santos, M.A. Muskavitch. Indiana Univ.-Bloomington, IN.

B85 The Drosophila POU-domain transcription factor Drifter participates in DPP signaling during wing development.
K. Certel and W. Johnson . Univ. of Iowa, IA.

B86 Roles of a Drosophila I-?B kinase in both the immune response and development
Y. Lu1, L. Wu2 and K. Anderson1,2 . 1Cornell Univ. Grad. Sch. of Med. Sci.; 2Mem. Sloan-Kettering Inst., NY.

B87 The expression of protein kinase C isoforms during mouse preimplantation development.
C.M. Pauken and D.G. Capco. Arizona State Univ., AZ.

B88 Muscle hypertrophy induced by IGF-I is mediated by calcineurin signalling
N. Rosenthal, A.Musaro, K.McCullagh, L.Sweeney, B.Barton-Davis, E.N.Olson, F.Naya, R.P.Harvey, S.Palmer. Cardiovasc. Res. Ctr., Massachusetts Gen. Hosp., MA; U.Penn Sch. of Med., PA; UT Southwestern, TX; Victor Chang Cardiac Res. Inst., Australia.

B89 Antagonistic interactions between MAP kinase and BMP-4 pathways during Xenopus neural specification.
A.K. Sater, A.R. Uzgare1, H.M. El-Hodiri, M. Goswami1 and J.A. Uzman. Univ. of Houston, Baylor Coll. of Med., Univ. of Houston-Downtown, TX

B90 Characterization of the BMP antagonist Gremlin during mouse development
D. R Hsu, M. Trinh, R.M. Harland. UC Berkeley, CA.

B91 The BMP antagonist Chordin is required for skull and respiratory development in the mouse.
R. Anderson1, J. Rossant2 and J. Klingensmith1. 1Duke Univ. Med. Ctr., NC ; 2Mount Sinai Hosp., Canada.

B92 Inhibition of BMP signaling by SANE, a novel Smad1 interacting protein
G.P. Raju; P.S. Klein; and H.C. Huang. Univ. of Pennsylvania, PA.

B93 Gene expression in the developing frog inner ear
C.A. Forristall, S-H. Kil, J. Gregorius and A. Collazo. Univ. of Redlands, and House Ear Inst., CA.

B94 Anterior signalling in Xenopus: function and regulation of Xhex.
L. Smithers, C. Niederlander and C.M. Jones. Inst. for Cancer Res., UK.

B95 Competition for dishevelled function by the wg and fz signaling pathways
T.R. Heslip, J.L. Marsh. Univ. of Calgary, Canada, UC Irvine, CA.

B96 Deletional analysis of Xenopus frizzled-8 function.
M.A. Deardorff , C. Tan and P.S. Klein. HHMI and Univ. of Pennsylvania Sch. of Med., PA.

B97 Identification of a factor that cooperates with Wnt-signaling to regulate the homeobox gene Xtwin.
M.K. Hashimoto , M. Nishita , M. Laurent, S. Ogata, N. Ueno, H. Shibuya, K.W. Cho. UC Irvine, CA, and Natl. Inst. for Basic Biol., Japan.

B98 LRP6, a member of the LDL receptor family, may be involved in Wnt signaling.
K.I. Pinson and W.C. Skarnes. UC Berkeley, CA.

B99 Regulation of organizer formation and function by homeobox factors
D.S. Kessler, J.Yao, M.A. Engleka. Univ. of Pennsylvania, PA.

B100 Xenopus nodal-related factors mediate activin-like signaling in mesendoderm induction.
S. Osada, C. Yeol-Yeo, Y. Saijo, A. Frisch, H. Adachi, M. Watanabe, H. Hamada, M. Whitman and C.V. Wright. Vanderbilt Univ., Harvard Med. Sch. and Osaka Univ.

B101 Analysis of the cyclops developmental pathway during zebrafish embryogenesis
A.L. Rubinstein, D. Lee and M.E. Halpern. Carnegie Inst. of Washington, MD.

B102 Signaling at gastrulation specifies the ventral neural tube and forebrain asymmetry.
J.O. Liang, S. Nowak, L. Bally-Cuif, R.K. H2 and M.E. Halpern. Carnegie Inst. of Washington, MD; Princeton Univ., NJ and Inst. fur Saugetiergenetik, Germany.

B103 Identification of retinoid responsive genes during limb development E.C. Swindell and G. Eichele. Baylor Col. of Med., TX; Max Planck Inst. for Exptl. Endocrinol., Germany.

B104 PTHrP-dependent and -independent effects of TGF-beta on endochondral bone formation.
R.Serra. Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN.

B105 Eyebrow: A zebrafish gene implicated in the family of TGF-beta signalling.
M. Tsang, T. Kudoh and I.B. Dawid. LMG/ NICHD/ NIH, MD.

B106 Modulation of PI cycle activity in zebrafish development
D.C. Slusarski. U. of Iowa, IA.

B107 Cell cycle proteins and the induction of apoptosis in P19 EC cells
M.A. Glozak and M.B. Rogers. Univ. South Florida, FL.

       
 

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