Recent Presentations

Audrey Davis presents her poster at the 2008 National Conference of Undergraduate Research
Danielle Ablamsky and Lerna Uzasci at the National Conference of Undergraduate Research at Dominican University in San Raphael, California.	Julie Rosenman at the Golden Gate Bridge, one of the National Conference of Undergraduate Research San Francisco tour stops.

(* indicates student researcher.)

1. Undergraduate Student Poster, “Red Light Emitting Firefly Luciferase Mutant for Improved Biotechnical Applications,” presented by Audrey Davis at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCRU), LaCrosse, WI, April 16-18, 2009.

2. Invited 3-hour seminar, “Firefly Luciferase- Structure and Mechanism.” Presented to a graduate course in Enzymology and Protein Structure at the City of New York (CUNY) graduate center, New York, NY, Feb. 27, 2009.

3. Characterization and Mutagenesis Studies to Develop Novel Bioluminescent Systems,” talk presented at AFOSR (Air Force Office of Scientific Research) Biomimetic, Biomaterial and Biointerfacial Sciences Program Review, Arlington, VA, Jan. 5-9, 2009.

4. "Firefly Luciferases for Genetic Reporter and Imaging Applications," invited lecture presented at the XIII International Symposium on Luminescence Spectroscopy (ISLS 2008), September 7-11, 2008, University of Bologna - Alma Mater Studiorum, Bologna, Italy.

5. Characterization and Mutagenesis Studies to Develop Novel Bioluminescent Systems,” talk presented at AFOSR (Air Force Office of Scientific Research) Biomimetic, Biomaterial and Biointerfacial Sciences Program Review, Key West, FL, Jan. 7-11, 2008.

6. A. Davis* and B. Branchini, "Red Light-Emitting Firefly Luciferase Mutants for Improved Bioluminescent Dual-Reporter Applications," NCUR 22, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD, April 10-12, 2008.

7. "Site-Directed Mutagenesis Studies to Determine The Basis Of The Improved Emission and Stability of a P. pyralis Luciferase Mutant." J. Rosenman*, L. Uzasci* and B.R. Branchini. National Conference of Undergraduate Research, April 12-14th, 2007.

8. "Luciferase from the Italian Firefly Luciola italica: original cloning and bioanalytical applications," Accademia delle Scienze de Instituto di Bologna, Italy, B. Branchini, March 16, 2007.

9. "Characterization and Mutagenesis Studies to Develop Novel Bioluminescent Systems," talk presented at AFOSR (Air Force Office of Scientific Research) Biomimetic, Biomaterial and Biointerfacial Sciences Program Review, Duck Key, FL, Jan. 7-12, 2007.

10. "Thermostable Firefly Luciferase Color Mutants for Reporter Applications," invited seminar at Institut Pasteur, Paris, France, December 1, 2006.