ASGSB SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING

November 7-10, 2001
Alexandria, VA

 PROGRAM

 

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WEDNESDAY, November 7, 2001
3:00 PM Registration opens
7:00 PM Student Mixer
7:30 PM ASGSB Governing Board Meeting I
THURSDAY, November 8, 2001
7:30 Registration Opens
SYMPOSIUM I

Systems Biology/Genomics and Proteomics
8:00 - 8:30 AM Opening Remarks and Welcome
8:30 to 12:30  (Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001)
 Moderator: N.G. Lewis
TIME TITLE AUTHORS ABSTRACT # PAGE
8:30 Interdisciplinary Research at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and Application to NASA Goals R.N. Beachy and K.R. Schubert [1] 4
9:15 Phylogenomics: Why Evolutionary Analysis and Genomics Should Be Combined Into a Single Composite Approach J.A. Eisen [2] 4
10:00 BREAK
10:15 Sifting Sequence for Function: Exploiting the Mouse Eddy Rubin [3] 4
11:00 Magnetism and Biology: The Magnetotactic Bacteria Story D.A. Bazylinski [4] 4
11:45 Approaches Towards Understanding the Functional Architecture of the Cell Wall M.C. McCann, D. Milioni, K. Sugimoto, N.J. Stacey, M. Bush, P. Dahiya, D. Fulton, P. Sado, M. Mourelatou, P. Derbyshire, J. Corsar and K. Roberts [5] 5
12:30 LUNCH and COMMITTEE MEETINGS

CONCURRENT POSTERS I
A.  Undergraduate Student Poster Competition

2:00 to 3:30 pm, (Thursday, Nov. 8, 2000)
NOTE: Presenters are to be next to their posters the entire time.
POSTER # TITLE AUTHORS ABSTRACT # PAGE
A01 Graphically Assessing the Effects of Arterial Loading on the Carotid-Cardiac Baroreflex

J.M. Wang, D. Ratliff, D. Doerr and V.A. Convertino

 [6] 7
A03 Survival Rate of Superworks in Spaceflight BRIC Hardware M. Calhoun and O. van den Ende [7] 7
A05 A Comparison of CTC, AO, and Live/Dead Cell Counts in Microbial Communities Using Epifluorescence Microscopy M. Vieira, J.L. Adams and M.P. Hummerick [8] 7
A07 Fingerprinting of Bacteria Before and After Treatment in a Pressurized Carbon Removal Bioreactor N. Nair, M. Nashashibi-Rabah, C. Christodoulatos and L. Kerkhof [9] 7
A09 The Orientation of Helical Secondary Cell Walls of Plants From the Northern and Southern Hemispheres B.P. Johnson and J.G. Taylor [10] 8
A11 Bioconvection and Gravitaxis in the Calcifying Alga Pleurochrysis carterae V. Chheda, D. Montufar-Solis and P.J. Duke [11] 8
A13 Development of a Short-Term Bioassay to Evaluate Photoxicity of Bioreactor Effluent P.K. Cudjoe and R.F. Strayer [12] 8
A15 The Lazy-2 Reversed Gravitropic Response Gene of Tomato: High Resolution Mapping Using Genetic and Molecular Approaches J. Well, M.G. Ivanchenko, K. Oh, V.L. Slater, T.J. White and T.L. Lomax [13] 8
A17 Comparison of Nutrient Delivery Systems For Growth of Arabidopsis Plants in Space S. Mohan, A. Paul, H.G. Levine and R.J. Ferl [14] 9
A19 Low Pressure Increases Transgene Expression in Arabidopsis Plants P. Khadye, A. Paul and R. Ferl [15] 9
A21 Controlled Stress Inductions of GFP Transgene in Arabidopsis J.N. Gelinas, A. Paul and R.J. Ferl [16] 9
Graduate Student Poster Competition

2:00 to 3:30 pm, (Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001)
NOTE: Presenters are to be next to their posters the entire time.
POSTER # TITLE AUTHORS ABSTRACT # PAGE
B01 Reversal of Whole-Body and Skeletal Muscle Insulin Resistance After Three and Seven Days of Hindlimb Suspension M.P. O’Keefe, F.R. Perez, T.R. Kinnick and E.J. Henriksen [17] 11
B03 Space Shuttle Flight (STS-90) Enhances Degradation of Rat Myosin Heavy Chain in Association With Activation of Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway M. Ikemoto, T. Nikawa, S. Takeda, C. Watanabe, T. Kitano, K.M. Baldwin, R. Izumi, I. Nonaka, T. Towatari, S. Teshima, K. Rokutan and K. Kishi [18] 11
B05 Effects of High-LET Radiation on Dopamine-Influenced Pre-Pulse Inhibition C.N. Zuccarelli, P.E. Haerich, M.J. Pecaut, A.L. Smith and G.A. Nelson [19] 11
B07 Development of the Nervous System and Musculature in the Bivalve Larvae, M. edulis J.T. Plummer and R.P. Croll [20] 11
B09 Collagen in Juvenile Through Mature Adult Rat Metatarsals Increases Linearly Relative to Body Weight M.J. Palm and B. Johnson-Wint [21] 12
B11 Gender Differences in One Year Old Dahl Salt-Sensitive and -Resistant Rats D.P. Cappiello, S.R. Locklear, M. Thierry-Palmer and S.B. Arnaud [22] 12
B13 Righting Response of Rats Following Chronic Hindlimb-Suspension F. Kawano, T. Nomura, T. Wakatsuki, A. Ishihara and Y. Ohira [23] 12
B15 A Proteomic Approach Towards Identifying Proteins Differentially Expressed in Response to Gravi-Simulation in Arabidopsis Roots L.S. Young and P.H. Masson [24] 12
B17 Molecular Characterization of the Thigmic Stress Response in Soybean A.L. Santone, M.J. Vasconcelos, K.G. Raghothama and C.A. Mitchell [25] 13
B19 Haptogravitropism: When a Root Encounters a Barrier to Downward Growth G.D. Massa and S. Gilroy [26] 13
B21 Flavonoids Regulate Auxin Transport During Gravity Response in Arabidopsis A. McGuire, A.M. Rashotte and G.K. Muday [27] 13
B23 Superoxide Dismutase Activity in Antarctic and Temperate Strains of Chroococcidiopsis A.L. Price, J.L. Liles and D.J. Thomas [28] 13
B25 Calcium Mobilization and Phosphoinositide Production in Response to Hypoxic Stress J.C. Johnson, J. Torabinejad and D.B. DeWald [29] 14
B27 The Effect of Uncertainty in Analyses of Advanced Life Support Systems L.F. Rodriguez, A.J. Both, A.B.O. Soboyejo and K.C. Ting [30] 14

CONCURRENT POSTERS II
A.  Undergraduate Student Poster Competition (continued)

3:30 to 5:00 pm, (Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001)
NOTE: Presenters are to be next to their posters the entire time.
POSTER # TITLE AUTHORS ABSTRACT # PAGE
A02 Effects of Arterial Blood Pressure Loading on the Buffering Capacity of the Carotid-Cardiac Baroreflex Response C.B. Nguyen, V.A. Convertino, D.F. Doerr and D.A. Ratliff [31] 16
A04 The Effects of Arterial Blood Pressure Loading on the Carotid-Cardiac Baroreflex Response and its Correlation to Pulse Pressure S. Koreen, D. Doerr, D. Ratliff and V. Convertino [32] 16
A06 Laboratory Investigation of ScanRDI for Agency Acceptance K. Lewis, A.L. Valle, C. Cortes and R. Sumner [33] 16
A08 Detection of Para-Cymene, a Microbial-Generated Volatile Organic Compound (MVOC), by Use of a Bioluminescent Biosensor E. Worthington, K. Daumer and J. Garland [34] 16
A10 Phosphorylation Signaling and the Regulation of Auxin Transport in Arabidopsis thaliana Roots and Hypocotyls N.N. Kirpalani, A.M. Rashotte and G.K. Muday [35] 17
A12 An Evaluation of Nutrient Provision Strategies for Spaceflight Applications J.U. Okere, G.K. Tynes, R.G. Stoesz and H.G. Levine [36] 17
A14 Temporary Delay of Cotton Fiber Initiation, Elongation, and Cellulose Biosynthesis by Cold Temperature D.S. Johnson and B. Triplett [37] 17
A16 The Expression of ADH-GUS in Transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana K.C. Lee, A. Paul and R.J. Ferl [38] 17
A18 The Stability of RNA of the Arabidopsis Plant as a Component of Thermal Profiling Techniques: A Molecular Biology Assessment D. Robinson, A. Paul and R. Ferl [39] 18
A20 Low Pressure Study for the Development of a Mars Greenhouse L.M. Gravatt, P.A. Fowler, V.Y. Rygalov and R.M Wheeler [40] 18
A22 Remote Sensing of Seagrass E. Zeledon and C. Hall [41] 18
Graduate Student Poster Competition (continued)

3:30 to 5:00 pm, (Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001)
NOTE: Presenters are to be next to their posters the entire time.
POSTER # TITLE AUTHORS ABSTRACT # PAGE
B02 A Study on Effects of Yogic Exercises on Simulated Microgravity P.B. Dattani and A.K. Sengupta [42] 20
B04 Removal of Salts From Urine by Electrodialysis Using a Batch Recirculation System N.E. Gordils and G. Colon [43] 20
B06 Sodium Chloride Removal From Urine Via Electrodialysis for Use in Advanced Life Support V.M. Aponte, N.E. Gordils and G. Colon [44] 20
B08 The Effects of Hypergravity on Vestibular Neural Function in Potnatal Rats S. Irons-Brown, S.M. Jones, W. Avniel, K. Paggett, G. Subramanian, L. Baer, A.E. Ronca and T.A. Jones [45] 20
B10 Hindlimb Unloading Results in a Decrease in Femoral Osteoprogenitor Cell Number in the Young Male Rat N. Basso, Y. Jia, C.G. Bellows and J.N.M. Heersche [46] 21
B12 Effects of 9-WK Hindlimb Suspension on Fiber Characteristics in Rat Soleus Muscle T. Nomura, F. Kawano, T. Wakatsuki and Y. Ohira [47] 21
B14 Measuring Canopy Gas Exchange Rates in Hydroponically Grown Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) and Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.) Under Enhanced and Ambient CO2 Concentrations J.E. Wesley, D.R. Hileman and D.G. Mortley [48] 21
B16 Use of RNAi to Characterize Calcium Signalling Genes Expressed in Ceratopteris richardii During Spore Germination S.C. Stout, M.L. Salmi, T.J. Bushart, G.B. Clark and S.J. Roux [49] 21
B18 Wheat Leachate Aerobic Biodegradation: Dentrification Effects R. Colon and G. Colon [50] 22
B20 Anatomy of Stems of Brassica Plants Developed in Microgravity R.R. Ruiz, A. Kuang and M.E. Musgrave [51] 22
B22 Importance and Method of Crop Cultivar Evaluation for ALSS: Application on Tomato Cultivar Selection C. Moraru, C.M. Gregson, T. Lee, L. Logendra and H. Janes [52] 22
B24 We Thought We Knew How To Grow Lettuce: Studies With Light and Temperature J.M. Frantz, G.L. Ritchie and B. Bugbee [53] 22
B26 Quantifying Extracellular Mass Transport Using Digital Holography M.R. Benoit, D.M. Klaus and R.B. Owen [54] 23
B28 Analytical Methods for Investigating Life Processes In Extreme Environments C.N. Jayarajah and M. Thompson [55] 23
7:00 Reception      
FRIDAY, November 9, 2001
SYMPOSIUM II

Evolutionary Biology/Evolution of Body Plans

8:00 to 12:30, (Friday, Nov. 9, 2001)
Moderator: S.G. Roux
TIME TITLE AUTHORS ABSTRACT # PAGE
8:00 Gene Regulatory View of the Origin and Evolution of Animal Body Plans E.H. Davidson [56] 25
8:50 The Green Body Beautiful: Approaches to Understanding the Origin and Early Evolution of Plant Body Symmetry and Developmental Responses to Gravity L.E. Graham and M.E. Cook [57] 25
9:40 Signalling Molecules in the Hydra Head Organizer and the Evolution of Axis Formation B. Hobmayer, F. Rentzsch and T.W. Holstein [58] 25
10:30 BREAK
10:50 The Evolution and Allometry of Plant Body Plans C.J. Niklas [59] 25
11:40 Genomic and Proteomic Approaches to Delineating Evolutionary Development of the Plant Vascular Apparatus A. M. Anterola, L.B. Davin and N.G. Lewis [60] 26
12:30 LUNCH and COMMITTEE MEETINGS

CONCURRENT ORAL SESSIONS I and II
ORAL SESSION I

Genomics, Proteomics and Systems Biology

2:00 to 4:00 PM, (Friday, Nov. 9, 2001)
Moderator: D.J. Wolgemuth
TIME TITLE AUTHORS ABSTRACT # PAGE
2:00 Altered Cytoskeletal Gene Expression in Space-Flown T Cells (JURKAT) Evaluated by cDNA Microarray and RT-PCR M.L. Lewis and L.A. Cubano [61] 28
2:20 Hypergravity-Induced Alterations of Glial and Neuronal Proteins in the Developing Rat Cerebellum E.M. Sajdel-Sulkowska and G. Li [62] 28
2:40 Upregulation of Neurotrophins in Human Retinal Progenitors and Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE) Cells Co-Cultured in the NASA Bioreactor K. Dutt and R. Kumar [63] 28
3:00 Effect of Inflight 1-G on Microgravity Inhibition of Gene Induction of Growth Factors, Oncogenes, and COX-2 M. Hughes-Fulford [64] 28
3:20 IGF-I Signalling in Rat Osteoblast During Space Flight Y. Kumei, H. Akiyama, M. Hirano, H. Nakamura, S. Morita, K. Ohya, K. Shinomiya and H. Shimokawa [65] 29
3:40 Wound Healing Response of the MCL During Hindlinb Unweighting in Rodents D.A. Martinez, R. Vanderby Jr., R.E. Grindeland, K. Dave, A.K. Lee, H.Y. Hoang, P. Provenzano, T. Wang and A.C. Vailas [66] 29

CONCURRENT ORAL SESSIONS I and II
ORAL SESSION II

Genomics, Proteomics and Systems Biology

2:00 to 4:00 PM, (Friday, Nov. 9, 2001)
Moderator:  A. Sievers
TIME TITLE AUTHORS ABSTRACT # PAGE
2:00 Effects of Simulated Microgravity and Hypergravity on the Expression of Arabidopsis Genes Encoding Calmodulins and Calmodulin-Binding Proteins B.W. Poovaiah, T. Yang and J.J.W.A. van Loon [67] 31
2:20 Cortical Actin Filaments in Plant Cells: Involvement in Root Growth Regulation E.B. Blancaflor and D. Mohamalawari [68] 31
2:40 Extracellular ATP Inhibits Root Gravitropism at Concentrations That Inhibit Polar Auxin Transport S.J. Roux, W. Tang and Y. Sun [69] 31
3:00 Root Gravitropism in Response to a Signal Originating Outside of the Cap C. Wolverton, J.L. Mullen, H. Ishikawa and M.L. Evans [70] 31
3:20 Characterization of Negative Phototropism in Primary Roots of Maize M.L. Evans, C. Wolverton, J.L. Mullen, H. Ishikawa and R. Hangarter [71] 32
3:40 Non-Random Orientation of Dark-Grown Moss Protonemata in Microgravity (STS-87)  V.D. Kern and F.D. Sack [72] 32

CONCURRENT POSTERS III
C.  Genomics, Proteomics and Systems Biology

4:00 to 5:30 pm, (Friday, Nov. 9, 2001)
NOTE: Presenters are to be next to their posters the entire time.
POSTER # TITLE AUTHORS ABSTRACT # PAGE
C01 Decoding Ca2+Signals by Chimeric Ca2+/Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase P.V. Sathyanarayanan and B.W. Poovaiah [73] 34
C03 Ca2+/Calmodulin-Mediated Signaling: Activation of Plant Catalase by Calcium/Calmodulin T. Yang and B.W. Poovaiah [74] 34
C05 Evaluation of Red-Light Regulation of Ethylene Biosynthetic Genes by Relative RT-PCR M.A. Harrison and A.J. Porter [75] 34
C07 Microgravity Induced Changes of Gene Expression in the Developing Zebrafish Heart I. Gilette-Ferguson, D.G. Ferguson and S.J. Moorman [76] 34
C09 Mobility of GFP-XPC Fusion Protein in Living Cell Nucleus Observed by Time Lapse Fluorescence Microscopy and Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy H. Okumura, A. Tanaka, Y. Kodama, F. Ishidate, K. Sugasawa and F. Hanaoka [77] 35
C11 The Correlation Between Muscle Mass, Protein Content and Polyamine Levels Under Unloading Conditions D.A. von Deutsch, I.K. Abukhalaf, S.W. Sahl, S.A. Abera, N.A. Silvestrov, L.E. Wineski, S.A. Pitts, D.E. Potter and R.R. Roper [78] 35
C13 Culture in 3D-Clinostat Inhibits TGF-beta, p38 MAPK in Differentiation of Human Osteoblasts L. Yuge, Y. Kumei, M. Kanno, Y. Ikuta, K. Kataoka and H. Kajihara [79] 35
C15 Effect of Vector-Averaged Gravity on Sub-Cellular Localization of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase in Mouse Osteoblast-Like MC3T3-E1 Cells A. Sato, M. Fujita, M. Kanematsu, S. Kamigaichi, M. Takaoki, M. Narato, H. Kumagai and Y. Tanaguchi [80] 35
C17 Identification of Promoter Sequences Involved in the Response to Rotating Wall Vessel Growth in Saccharomyces cerevisiae K. Johanson, P.L. Allen, L.A. Cubano, R.B. Klassen, F. Lewis, R.M. Joshi, T. Stoming, L. Hyman and T.G. Hammond [81] 36
C19 U-51605, A Prostacyclin Synthase Inhibitor, Blocks Post-Suspension Hypotension in Sprague-Dawley Rats M.A. Bayorh, D. Eatman, M. Walton, R.R. Socci and N. Emmett [82] 36
D.  Plant and Microbial Growth Systems

4:00 to 5:30 pm, (Friday, Nov. 9, 2001)
NOTE: Presenters are to be next to their posters the entire time.
POSTER # TITLE AUTHORS ABSTRACT # PAGE
D01 Plant Research Unit Functionality and Capability M.C. Lee, R.C. Morrow, J.A. Bernard and T.M. Crabb [83] 38
D03 Impact of Elevated Root Zone Temperature on Brassica rapa cv. Astroplant Germination and Development K.M. Stolp and R.C. Morrow [84] 38
D05 Lada, a Joint Russian - US ISS Plant Greenhouse: Continuing the Svet Science and Technology Development Tradition G.E. Bingam, I.G. Podolsky, M.A. Levinskikh and V.N. Sychev [85] 38
D07 Seed to Seed Growth of Arabidopsis thaliana on the International Space Station B. Link, B. Stankovic, T. Theno, G. French and W. Zhou [86] 38
D09 Usefulness and Limitations of Clinostats M. Takaoki, K. Yoshimura and K. Yasuzawa-Tanaka [87] 39
D11 Light Interception and Canopy Coverage of Lettuce and Radish Grown Under Different Wavelengths of Red LEDs G.D. Goins, O.M. Monje, R.M. Wheeler and J.C. Sager [88] 39
D13 Influence of Supraoptimal CO2 on Yield, Stomatal Conductance and Proximate Composition of Hydroponic Sweetpotato Plants D.G. Mortley, J.H. Hill, H. Aglan, D.R. Hileman, C.K. Bonsi, W.A. Hill and C.E. Morris [89] 39
D15 Low Pressure Greenhouse Concepts for Plant Production on Mars P.A. Fowler, V.Y. Rygalov, R.M. Wheeler and R.A. Bucklin [90] 39
D17 Measurement of Evapotranspiration in the Biomass Production System O. Monje, G.W. Stutte, G.D. Goins and D.K. Chapman [91] 40
D19 Development of Assays to Determine Microgravity Effects on the Virulence and Physiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa B.H. Pyle, M.A. Juergensmeyer, S.C. Broadway and J.T. Lisle [92] 40
E.  Systems Biology and Advanced Life Support:
Food and Technology, Nutrition, Plant and Food Production

4:00 to 5:30 pm, (Friday, Nov. 9, 2001)
NOTE: Presenters are to be next to their posters the entire time.
POSTER # TITLE AUTHORS ABSTRACT # PAGE
E01 Partners and Deliverables of the NASA Food Technology Commercial Space Center at Iowa State University: An Update A.L. Pometto III [93] 42
E03 Evaluation of the Apogee Wheat Variety for its Utilization in Baked Products and Pasta P.V. Veillard and J.L. Kokini [94] 42
E05 Measuring Canopy Gas Exchange Rates in Hydroponically Grown Peanut and Sweetpotato Under Enhanced and Ambient CO2  Concentrations J.E. Wesley, D.R. Hileman and D.G. Mortley [95] 42
E07 Effects of Hypobaric Pressure on Photosynthesis and Stomatal Conductance in Leaf Lettuce R.E. Lacey and M.C. Drew [96] 42
E09 Short and Long-Term Effects of Space Station Prototype Cage and Food Type on Liver Lipids and Enzymes in Male Rats A. Lau, J.L. Ramirez, S. Pruitt, G. Sun, E.L. Hill and B. Girten [97] 43
E11 Selection of Carrot Cultivars for Production in Solid Substrates for Bioregenerative Life Support K.E. Henderson, D.J. Barta, C. Galindo