Omeris: BioOhio



	Thursday and Friday, October 21-22 at the Hilton Columbus at Easton Town Center .................................................... Agenda :: Speakers/Presentations :: Sponsors Student Poster Competition Student Poster Competition sponsored by *Diagnostic Hybrids* and *Edison Biotechnology Institute at Ohio University* Omeris invited undergraduate and graduate students in any field of the biosciences to join BioOhio's 2nd Annual Student Poster Competition. *And the winners were...* Most Interesting Scientific Laura Kerepesi \| Thomas Jefferson University\| The role of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) in the protective immune response to a parasitic nematode \| Team Members: L. Kerepesi & D. Abraham Most Interesting Commercial Potential Konstantin Rybalsky \| Chemical Senses Lab, Univeristy of Cincinnati \| A Novel Measure of Olfactory Ability: The Sniff Magnitude Test \| Team Members: Rybalsky, K.A., Bailie, J. M., Frank, R.A., & Gesteland, R. C. Best Presentation of Information John O’Flaherty \| Cleveland State University, Dept BGES \| The apoptosis associated with skeletal myoblast differentiation is dependent on TRAIL-R2 (DR5) signaling \| Team Members: John O'Flaherty, Margot Freer, & Crystal M. Weyman