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       Fall 2000 Branch Meeting in Grand Junction, Colorado, at Mesa State College
       October 14, 2000

        Morning Session

 
8:30 a.m. Registration, MSC Science Building.

9:00 a.m. Convener, Hana Van Campen, University of Wyoming.

9:05 a.m. A Deletion Analysis of Pho R. Kristine Hollingsworth* and Bill McCleary. Bringham Young University.

9:25 a.m. In vitro analysis of the CA, DHp, and PAS Domains of the Histidine Kinase, PhoR. Daniel Carmany* and Bill McCleary. Bringham Young University.

9:45 a.m. Break

10:00 a.m. Keynote Address:  Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome: New Hope for Therapy and Prevention. Brian Hjelle, M.D., Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine.

11:00 a.m.  Regulation of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid Metabolism in Ralstonia eutropha JMP134(pJP4): Uncovering the Role of the tfdR-tfdS Regulatory Gene Duplication.  Assaad E. Chalhoub* and Alan R. Harker. Bringham Young University.

11:20 a.m. The Use of Microbial Metal Resistance in the Remediation of Contaminated Soils. Duried M. Kassab* and Timberley M. Roane. University of Colorado at Denver.

11:40 a.m.  Non-Receptor Mediated Apoptosis in S49 Cells and Mouse Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes: A Comparative Study.  K. R. Garvin* B. K. Murray and L. L. O’Neill. Bringham Young University.

12:00 p.m. Lunch, Krey-Ziegel room or restaurant of your choice.

12:45 p.m. RMB Business meeting.

Afternoon Session

1:30 p.m. Follicular Dendritic Cells and the Regulation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transcription. T. C. Thacker*, Y. J. Jiang, N. York, B. F. Keele, J. D. Estes and G. B. Burton. Bringham Young University.

1:50 p.m. Follicular Dendritic Cells (FDCs) and Increased CXCR4 Expression on CD4+ T Lymphocytes. Jacod D. Estes*, Brandon F. Keele, Suzanne Gartner, Tyler C. Thacker, Yongjun Jiang, Michael A. Redd, Michael J. Lloyd and Gregory F. Burton. Bringham Young University.

2:10 p.m. Specific Antibody Versus Complement-Mediated Binding of HIV on Follicular Dendritic Cells.  Michael A. Redd*, Brandon F. Keele, Jacob D. Estes, Tyler C. Thacker and Gregory F. Burton. Bringham Young University.

2:30 p.m. Follicular Dendritic Cells and Maintenance of HIV Infectivity. Brandon F. Keele*, Beverly A. Smith, Jacob E. Estes, Tyler C. Thacker and Gregory F. Burton. Bringham Young University.

2:50 p.m. Break.

3:00 p.m. Flea Identification by DNA Sequencing. Theodore Gurney, Jr., Russell LeMon, and Robert E. Elbel.  University of Utah.

3:20 p.m. Pathogenesis of Aedes aegypti Densonucleosis Virus.  Todd W. Ward*, M. Jenkins, B. Afanasiev, J. Carlson. Colorado State University.

3:40 p.m. The role of reactive oxygen intermediates in Mycobacterium avium pathogenesis. Darren Fouts*, Hubert M. Tse, and Andrea M. Cooper.  Colorado State University.

4:00 p.m. Analysis of the Deer Mouse Interleukin-10 and Interferon-g Genes. Melissa M. Herbst* and Tony Schountz. Mesa State College.

4:20 p.m. Analysis of composting toilet bacteria.  Sarah Walters and Rebecca Ferrell. Metropolitan State College of Denver.

4:40 p.m. Characterization of composting toilet bacteria using 16S rRNA sequences. Scott Montross and Rebecca Ferrell. Metropolitan State College of Denver.

* Speaker

POSTER PRESENTATION

U.V. Effects on Plant Associated Pseudomonads.  Wesley Mortensen*, Charles D. Miller, Gilbert Braga and Anne Anderson.  Utah State University.

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