First Kamal A. Shair Central Research Science Laboratory Research Conference.
Kamal A. Shair Central Research Science Laboratory (KAS CRSL) cordially invites you to the "First KAS CRSL Research Conference" on Thursday 17 June 2010 at the Hostler Auditorium.
For registration please email your name, title and affiliation to Dr. Youssef Mouneimne:
Deadline for registration Monday 14 June 2010
Program
8:00 am Welcoming and poster hanging.
9:00am Director Youssef Mouneimne, KAS CRSL welcoming address
9:10amDean Patrick McGreevy, FAS address
9:20amDean Ibrahim Hajj, FEA address
9:30amAssociate Dean for basic science research Ali Bazarbachi, FM address
9:40am Physics session, chairman: Dr Malek Tabbal
Georges Al Makdessi
Advisor: Dr Malek Tabbal, Physics, FAS.
Development and characterization of a low-pressure
plasma system for surface modification of materials.
Wassim Kassem
Advisor: Dr Malek Tabbal, Physics, FAS.
Pulsed Laser Deposition of Tungsten Thin Films for Magnetic Fusion Applications.
10:00amFAFS session, Chairman: Dr Elie Barbour
Maya Saade
Advisor: Dr Elie Barbour, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, FAFS
Optimization of Sperm Separation and Gene Characterization in Animals.
10:15amCoffee break and KAS CRSL tenth anniversary celebration of serving research atAUB.
11:00Biology session, Chairman: Dr Colin Smith
Dr Hala Gali-Muhtasib, Biology, FAS.
Thymoquinone: a promising plant derived anticancer drug.
Eileen Dergarabetian:
Advisor: Dr Hala Gali-Muhtasib, Biology, FAS.
Thymoquinone induces cell death in T cell leukemia through caspase- dependent mechanisms.
Khaled Ghattass
Advisor: Dr Hala Gali-Muhtasib, Biology, FAS.
Cell death by the quinoxaline dioxide DCQ in human colon cancer cells is enhanced under hypoxia and is independent of p53 and p21.
Chirine El-Baba.
Advisor: Dr Hala Gali-Muhtasib, Biology, FAS.
The sage components linalyl acetate and α-terpeniol enhance cell death through inhibition of nuclear factor kappa-B signaling.
Akram Ghantous
Advisor: Dr Nadine Darwiche, Biology, FAS
Chemopreventive Properties of Parthenolide in Epidermal
Carcinogenesis: Role of NF-KB Signaling.
Gilbert Rahme
Advisor: Dr Rabih Talhouk, Biology, FAS
Connexin-43 Expression Reduces the Tumor Phenotype of Breast Adenocarcinoma Cell Lines in a Pathway Dependent on β-Catenin Signaling.
Hassan Yassine
Advisor: Dr Mike Osta, Biology, FAS
Two C-Type Lectins Cooperate to Defend Anopheles Gambiae
Against Gram-Negative Bacteria.
Myriam Khawand
Advisor: Dr Colin Smith, Biology, FAS
The Microbial Biodiversity of Jeita Grotto: A Unique
Lebanese Habitat.
Mohamed Bilal Fares
Advisor: Dr Rabih Talhouk, Biology, FAS
An Anti-Inflammatory Component in the Popular Folk Medicinal Plant Chamomile Exhibits Parthenolide Analogous
Anti-Proliferative Activities and Predicted Binding.
Ola El Zein
Advisor: Dr Sawsan Kreydiyyeh, Biology, FAS
Pine Bark Extract inhibits glucose uptake bydown regulating SGLT1 and GLUT2
1:00 pmLunch Break
2:00 pmChemistry session, Chairman: Dr Mazen Ghoul
Dr Antoine Ghauch, Chemistry, FAS
Reaction of Pharmaceuticals with Micrometric Iron Particles (MIP) and Amended MIP: Application to Diclofenac (Voltaren’s Active Ingredient)
Raghida Bou Zerdan
Advisor: Dr makhlouf Haddadin, Chemistry, FAS
Synthesis of novel quinnolines, quinolino[2,3-c]cinnolines,
and indoloquinolines.
Tharallah Shoker
Advisor: Dr Makhlouf Haddadin, Chemistry, FAS
Synthesis and reactions of Some Quinoxalines and Quinoxalinocinnoline 5-oxides
Fadi Jradi
Advisor: Dr Bilal Kaafarani, Chemistry, FAS
Synthesis and investigation of a library of pyrene derivatives as potential cationic sensors.
3:00 pmAward distribution and closing address.
Posters
p21Waf1/Cip1 antagonizes apoptosis and causes senescence in response to Gallotannin in human colon cancer cells
Racha Al-Halabi, Hind Zahr, Aida Habib, and Hala Gali-Muhtasib
Departments of Biology and Biochemistry.
Anti-Cancer and Chemopreventive Properties of Sesquiterpene Lactones, Isolated from Indigenous Lebanese plants, in Epidermal Carcinogenesis
Melody Saikali,Akram Ghantous, Najat Saliba, and Nadine Darwiche.
Departments of Biology and Chemisrty.
Aqueous removal of diclofenac by plated elemental iron: bimetallic systems.
Hala Abou Assi, Habib Baydoun and Antoine Ghauch.
Department of Chemistry.
Advanced Oxidation Processes: Catalytic Use of ZVI Powder for the Degradation of Carbamazepine in the Presence of Hydrogen Peroxide at Low Sonication Frequency. Habib Baydoun, Hala Abou Assi and Antoine Ghauch.
Department of Chemistry.
Highly Porous Cobalt Ferrite Aerogels: Efficient Catalysts for the Hydrolysis of 4-nitrophenyl phosphate.
Joelle Akl, Tarek Ghaddar, Aline Ghanem, and Houssam El-Rassy.
Department of Chemistry.
Discrimination of Viable and Dead Fecal Enterococcus Bacteria in Recreational Waters Using Quantitative PCR with Propidium Monoazide.
Khaled Salam, and Pascal E. Saikaly.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Arsenic trioxide and interferon-a synergize to inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis in chronic myeloid leukemia cell lines.
Jessica Saliba, Ahmad Iskandarani, Ahmad Kurdi, Hugues de Thé, Ali Bazarbachi, and Rihab Nasr.
Department of Internal Medicine.