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Abstracts from Dietetic Research Event – June 14-15, 2012

Welcome to Toronto! On behalf of the Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 2012 Dietitians of Canada Annual Conference Research Event. This preeminent event represents the breadth and depth of dietetic research in Canada. This year we had a record-breaking number of almost 100 abstract submissions! This exemplifies the strong and significant role dietitians are playing in the research community to support all areas of dietetic practice. To date, we already have over 950 delegates attending the conference with 36 oral presentations and over 50 research posters. The abstracts cover topics including clinical nutrition, communitybased nutritional care, nutrition needs of vulnerable groups, wellness and public health, dietetic practice and education, and food safety and policy. The broad spectrum of topics is one of the exciting aspects of our profession. This will surely be a great opportunity to reacquaint yourself with old friends and to meet new colleagues through your common research interests and practice. I wish to acknowledge and congratulate all the presenters and co-authors for all their hard work and for sharing their research. New to this year’s event will be the electronic poster sessions, which is based on the popular Poster Tours from previous years. Each presenter will speak about the highlights of his/her research while the presenter’s poster is projected on to a large LCD screen. On behalf of the membership of Dietitians of Canada, I would like to thank the Abstracts Review Committee members who took time out of their busy schedules to volunteer their expertise in reviewing the abstracts. Our Abstracts Review Committee represented a broad spectrum of dietetic expertise and professional practice. I wish to thank them for their tremendous effort and contribution. Thank you to: Beth Armour from PEN of Dietitians of Canada, Dr. Pauline Darling from St. Michael’s Hospital and the University of Toronto, Dr. Alison Duncan from the University of Guelph, Mahsa Jessri from the University of Alberta, Christine Mehling from EatRight Ontario, and Dawna Royall from the Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research. I would also like to acknowledge the following individuals who will assist with moderating the oral and poster sessions in conjunction with the Committee members. Thank you to: Barb Anderson, Isla Horvath, Jane Thirsk, and Pat Vanderkooy. A special thank you also goes to Isla Horvath from the Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research and Diana Sheh from Dietitians of Canada in supporting the Committee in the abstracts review process. Finally, I would like to acknowledge the Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research and Dietitians of Canada for their ongoing support of research in dietetics and nutrition in Canada and for their mission to foster and support new researchers and dietetic interns in this important area of practice. Please join me in celebrating this exciting event and the research of your fellow colleagues.

ABRF 2012: Best Poster Competition

With the continuing mission of providing significant educational opportunities to the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF) membership, the Education Committee (EdComm) has a proud heritage of overseeing the Waters Research Poster Competition for the annual meeting. The competition is open to all and includes scientific reports from academia, as well as cutting-edge research from core facilities and corporate R&D groups. The goal of offering the awards is to elicit the highest level of information on techniques, applications, and technologies and share knowledge pertinent to further excellence in core facility services. The process for judging the poster submissions begins with the author submitting an abstract on-line during the registration procedure. The author chooses a submission category and self-selects whether to be considered for competition. Each abstract is reviewed by at least three members of the EdComm, based on the following criteria adapted from the Annual BioMedical Research Conference for Minority Students: development of a hypothesis or statement of the problem, description of methods and controls, clarity in the presentation of results, a conclusion that summarizes the results, and impact of the results to the core facility mission. The entire committee comes to a consensus as to the semifinalists. All semifinalists must agree to give a short oral presentation during the poster review session for the EdComm and to give a 15-min talk at a regular meeting session if they are a winner. During the annual meeting, teams of EdComm members circulate through the poster session and evaluate the semifinalist presentations. The metrics used for evaluating abstracts also contain information about how to judge (rank) each of three additional aspects determined during the designated poster presentation: clarity of the poster presentation, originality and contribution to the core facility, and oral presentation. Four finalists are ultimately selected. Competition has provided the ABRF membership with excellent posters to enjoy during the annual meeting. The presentation by finalists during the annual meeting is an opportunity to obtain further information about the science behind the poster. We are fortunate to provide ABRF attendees with this opportunity and thank Waters Corporation for continuing its support of this award by providing a monetary honorarium to the winners. The EdComm proudly congratulates the winners of the ABRF 2012 Waters Best Poster Award: Alexandre Campos ProteoRed Multicenter Experiment for Long-term Quality Control Evaluation of Proteomics Core Facilities Proteomics Core Facility, Barcelona Science Park, Barcelona, Spain Toumy Guettouche An Improved Workflow for miRNA Expression Profiling Using Ion Semiconductor Sequencing Hussman Institute for Human Genomics and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA Zhenjiu Liu Redox Protein Characterization and Quantification Using ICAT/Itraq-MS to Investigate Thiol-Based Regulatory Mechanisms Induced by Oxidative Stress in Plants Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO, USA Peter Tonner Transcriptomic Profiling of Ribosomal Protein Pseudogenes in Diverse Human Tissuesy Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

Med Check

This special edition of Med Check features information gleaned from new research posters presented at APA’s 2012 annual meeting in Philadelphia in May. New research poster presentations are usually preliminary in nature and often involve results that have not been peer-reviewed for publication. In addition, reports may involve the use of medications for indications that the Food and Drug Administration has not approved, and they are predominantly funded by product manufacturers.

Abstracts from the 2011 46th Annual American Dance Therapy Association Research and Thesis Poster Session

Abstracts from the 2011 46th Annual American Dance Therapy Association Research and Thesis Poster Session

Middle and high school students shine

Middle and high school students participating in after‐school and summer research experiences in the Earth and space sciences are invited to participate in AGU's Bright Students Training as Research Scientists (Bright STaRS) program. The Bright STaRS program provides a dedicated forum for these students to present their research results to the scientific community at AGU's Fall Meeting, where they can also learn about exciting research, education, and career opportunities in the Earth and space sciences. Last year's program included 33 abstracts from middle and high school students involved with the Stanford University School of Earth Sciences; Raising Interest in Science and Engineering summer internship program sponsored by the Office of Science Outreach at Stanford; Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley; the University of California, Santa Cruz; California Academy of Science; San Francisco State University; the University of Arizona; and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Their work spanned a variety of topics ranging from structural geology and paleontology to environmental geology and polar science. Nearly 100 Bright STaRS students presented their research posters on Thursday morning (8 December) of the Fall Meeting and had a chance to interact with scientists, AGU staff, and other meeting attendees.

Abstracts from Dietetic Research Event – June 16-17, 2011

I wish to welcome everyone to Edmonton and the 2011 Dietitians of Canada Annual Conference Research Event. This year we have over 600 participants attending the conference with over 80 research posters and oral presentations that span topics from clinical nutrition to food policy to research methodology to community nutrition and dietetic practice and education. This year the breadth of research was very strong indicating the strong role that dietitians play in conducting evidenced based nutrition research that supports dietetic practice in all areas of professional practice. I wish to congratulate each and every presenter for sharing their research and for all their hard work. This year we will continue with the Poster Tours. These tours allow each presenter to discuss the highlights of his/her research under the guidance of one of the abstract review committee members and/or graduate students. These sessions are very interactive and also provide those attending the tours the opportunity to network with other dietetic researchers in Canada. We hope that you will enjoy these tours once again. On behalf of the membership of Dietitians of Canada, I would like to thank the Abstracts Review Committee members who took the time from their busy schedules to provide their expertise to review these abstracts. Our abstract committee represented a broad spectrum of dietetic expertise from professional practice sectors across Canada. I wish to thank them for their hard work. Thanks go to: Dr(s) Kate Storey, Laura Forbes, Justine Turner, Anna Farmer, Michelle MacKenzie, Vera Mazurak and Heidi Bates from the University of Alberta, Lyn Zuberbuhler and Tanis Fenton from Alberta Health Services, Alice Lee from Covenant Health, Roula Tzianetas from Mount Sinai Hospital, Roseann Nasser from Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region, Dr Christine Lengyel from the University of Manitoba and Dr. Frances Rioux from the University of Ottawa. I would also like to acknowledge the Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research and Dietitians of Canada for their ongoing support of practice based research in Canada and for their vision of supporting dietetic training and research in this important area of practice. Please join me in celebrating Canadian Dietetic Research by attending the poster presentations on Thursday and Friday (June 16 and 17) and the oral presentations on Friday, June 17 in the afternoon.

Abstracts from the 2010 Research Poster Session 45th Annual American Dance Therapy Association Conference

Abstracts from the 2010 Research Poster Session 45th Annual American Dance Therapy Association Conference

Editorial Spring 2011

This Spring issue features material from the 45th annual conference of the American Dance Therapy Association, held in Brooklyn, New York, September 23–26, 2010. We are pleased to offer you Suzi Tortora’s Marian Chace Lecture, ‘‘The need to be seen: From Winnicott to the mirror neuron system, dance/movement therapy comes of age.’’ Reports on this year’s International Panel, an exceptional look into the worlds of ‘‘Men in dance/movement therapy,’’ and the Research Poster session are also included. Additionally, we are proud to offer a timely paper on dance/movement therapy and sexuality and a thought-provoking article on the connections between dance/ movement therapy and current philosophical perspectives on embodiment. The ‘‘Narratives’’ section showcases personal reflections on Beyond Words’ work, the organization that aims at reducing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians through dance/movement therapy. Two book reviews and our now customary Of Note complete this issue. We urge our readers to alert us to the important research and clinical work being done by dance/movement therapists and people in related fields, both here and abroad. We welcome your letters about the work that appears in this journal’s pages and its online version.

Quertle: The Conceptual Relationships Alternative Search Engine for PubMed

Quertle: The Conceptual Relationships Alternative Search Engine for PubMed

Call for Sessions, Research Poster, and Performance Proposals

Call for Sessions, Research Poster, and Performance Proposals

Fostering Success at Community Colleges—Response

Zaitsev Raises a valid argument for increasing student support services. It is good to see faculty understanding of the obstacles that community college students face. I certainly agree that more resources should be devoted to student guidance, tutoring services, and financial aid, and I strongly advocate for the importance of these programs. However, that does not mean that attention should not also be placed on the quality of the academic program. The Committee of Undergraduate Science Education of the National Research Council states that “[i]nstitutions of higher education should provide diverse opportunities for all undergraduates to study science, mathematics, engineering, and technology as practiced by scientists and engineers, and as early in their academic careers as possible” ([ 1 ][1]). One way to accomplish this is to involve students in science projects or research experiences. There are many examples of undergraduate research projects at community colleges ([ 2 ][2]), including several good examples of student research at Zaitsev's institution ([ 3 ][3]). Student transfer to upper-division universities is an important goal for many community college students. We need to continue to do what we can to remove the obstacles to their success. 1. [↵][4] Committee on Undergraduate Science Education, Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology (National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 1999). 2. [↵][5] 1. B. D. Cejda, 2. N. Hensel , Undergraduate Research at Community Colleges (Council on Undergraduate Research, Washington, DC, 2009). 3. [↵][6] Borough of Manhattan Community College, The City University of New York, Annual Student Research Poster Presentations ([www.bmcc.cuny.edu/news/news.jsp?id=4903][7]). [1]: #ref-1 [2]: #ref-2 [3]: #ref-3 [4]: #xref-ref-1-1 View reference 1 in text [5]: #xref-ref-2-1 View reference 2 in text [6]: #xref-ref-3-1 View reference 3 in text [7]: http://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/news/news.jsp?id=4903

A report from the 164th American psychiatric Association (May 14-18, 2011 - Honolulu, Hawai´i, U.S.A.)

Although tradition mandates that men should be dressed up in colorless attires, why do men visiting Hawai'i run to the first Aloha shop right after landing to get a multicolored flowery shirt, with a lei flower or kukui tree nut necklace to go with it? The answer to this question could be very complex, but psychiatrists attending this year's American Psychiatric Association meeting in the Honolulu Convention Center acted in a not dissimilar way by running to the new research poster and educational oral sessions of the meeting to learn new colors to paint the life of their patients with. And many colors, or at least an ample variety of treatment modalities, were discussed throughout the 5-day convention, including, notably, a number of innovative drugs with the capability of improving the functioning and quality of life of individuals suffering from psychosis, depression and a broad range of psychiatric diseases. The following report summarizes the main findings from clinical and experimental studies related to new psychiatric pharmacotherapies as reported and discussed during the meeting.

Categorization by Competency of Studies Involving Music Therapy Students in the Journal of Music Therapy, 1964-2008

The education and of future music therapists is a topic that has received much attention. Researchers have studied concerns of practica (Wheeler, 2002) and pre-internship students (Madsen & Kaiser, 1999), skills of students entering (Brookins, 1984), technological aspects of (Crowe & Rio, 2004), emotional stages during the internship (Grant & McCarty, 1990), methods of providing feedback (Greenfield, 1978; Hanser & Furman, 1980), and learning outcomes for music therapy students entering their internship (Petrie, 1 989). Researchers have also examined the institutions where music therapists work, their clinical practice, skills used, and the education they received (Braswell, Maranto, & Decuir, 1979; Froman, 2009; Jackson, 2008; Silverman, 2007; Silverman & Hairston, 2005; Young, 2009). The synthesis of these studies has helped to refine the educational methods utilized by schools approved by the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA). Often, researchers share results from these systematic investigations at research poster sessions (Silverman, 2008) and/or publish findings in the Journal of Music Therapy. These studies are of paramount importance as they are used to shape and refine the academic and clinical competencies of future music therapists.Michel and Madsen (1969) authored the first published article in the Journal of Music Therapy using students as the sample. The purpose of the study was to investigate the educational preparation of music therapy students. In their study, they asserted that research and must be undertaken at the undergraduate level of music therapy training (p. 22). The study also noted that there can be challenges when utilizing behavioral modification techniques in music therapy, including overconfidence by the student and objective assessment of the apparent treatment influences. Evidence to support Michel and Madsen's assertion was also identified in an educational study by Hanser and Madsen (1 972). In this study, the researchers utilized a double-blind method with points being awarded for: bibliography/research design, examinations, mini-experiments, class discussions, and a completed experiment. The results were used to investigate comparisons of graduate and undergraduate research in music therapy. Their primary findings demonstrated no significant differences between the rank orders of the two sets of research reports and no between-group grade differences.However, in a related investigation published 12 years later, Madsen and Furman (1 984) demonstrated that graduate music therapy students did show a higher competency for research than music therapy undergraduate students. In this study, Madsen and Furman examined research acquisition and dissemination through studying the grades given to research projects submitted by undergraduate and graduate music therapy students. Both levels of students were enrolled in the same course using the same syllabus. Madsen and Furman found undergraduate scores differed significantly from those of the graduate students on an examination of research concepts and terminology. However, there was no significant difference between undergraduate and graduate scores over transfer analyses. The researchers conjectured that these results may not be a result of the undergraduates' intelligence but may indicate a lack of scholarship among the graduate students.Luce (2008) used a developmental and hermeneutic approach to study the maturation and progression of undergraduate music therapy students in an introductory music therapy course. To frame the analysis, Luce used Perry's Scheme (Perry, 1970) and Women's Ways of Knowing (Belenky, Clinchy, Goldberger & Tarule, 1 986). Perry's Scheme consists of nine positions along a continuum that define an individual's progression towards a way of knowing and learning for self-expression. These positions, in ascending order, are: (1) Basic Duality; (2) Multiplicity Pre-legitimate; (3) Multiplicity Subordinate; (4) Multiplicity Correlate or Relativism Subordinate; (5) Relativism Correlate, Competing, or Diffuse; (6) Commitment Foreseen; (7) Initial Commitment; (8) Orientation in Implications of Commitment; and (9) Developing Commitments. …

Promoting a Central Role for Physiology in Research and Education Worldwide

In recent years, the molecular and genomic revolutions have overshadowed the more traditional discipline of physiology and its focus on functions within living organisms. As the scientific world has been deluged with information, the importance of interpreting this information in a functional

Present Your Undergraduate Research Poster

RETURN TO ISSUEPREVAdvertisementNEXTPresent Your Undergraduate Research PosterCite this: Chem. Eng. News 2010, 88, 40, 2Publication Date (Print):October 4, 2010Publication History Published online27 March 2011Published inissue 4 October 2010https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-v088n040.p002Copyright © 2010 AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETYArticle Views64Altmetric-Citations-LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InReddit PDF (602 KB) SUBJECTS:Undergraduate education Get e-Alerts

Abstract B11: The Lincoln University-Fox Chase Partnership in cancer research and training: Summer internship program

Abstract As health disparities in general and cancer health disparities specifically affect underserved and minority populations disproportionately, the training of racially, ethnically and culturally concordant scientists and researchers may help to address these issues. Funded under the American Recovery and Reconciliation Act of 2009 (3P20CA138017-01S1) and the National Cancer Institute's rubric “Feasibility Studies for Collaborative Interaction for Minority Institution/Cancer Center Partnership,” the Lincoln University-Fox Chase Partnership in Cancer Research and Training established its summer internship program. The overall purpose of the collaborative summer internship was to create a paid, 10-week long research and training opportunity for selected undergraduate students from a Historically Black College/University to train at Fox Chase Cancer Center located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The summer internship is designed to train a cadre of Lincoln students capable of conducting first-class biomedical and population-based research and augment the number of capable researchers available to reduce the problem of cancer health disparities. The research and training program utilized a community-based participatory research approach. Students were informed of the internship via events at Fox Chase, in class announcements, brochures and word-of-mouth. A Research Training Committee was established. The partners developed a formalized recruitment and selection process. Selected students were partnered with and co-mentored by one Lincoln faculty and one Fox Chase faculty. A comprehensive orientation and training was developed. Evaluations assessed students’ knowledge and experiences. Debriefings were also held with mentors to gain insight into their observations and experiences. For two consecutive years, four students have been selected each year, co-mentored by Lincoln and Fox Chase faculty. A comprehensive orientation and training program was developed and administered in sections at both institutions covering a myriad of topics in cancer, cancer research, research and the sciences. Surveys were administered to the students evaluating both their knowledge and the students’ perceptions of the program itself. With the guidance and supervision of their faculty co-mentors, students developed and carried out their 10-week long research projects. Midway through their program, all of the students presented their research to-date at the partnership's External Advisory Board meeting, where they received constructive critiques of their research and presentations. At the conclusion of the 2009 internship, three students won prizes for their research posters. Since the inception of the program, two interns have been hired at Fox Chase. The collaborative co-mentoring by faculty was instrumental in providing the students with balance and support, both scientifically and academically. We found improvement in students’ knowledge of and proficiency in conducting research in general and cancer research specifically. With the appropriate training and encouragement, students from racially, ethnically and culturally diverse backgrounds can find success in pursuing careers in science and research, while working to reduce cancer health disparities. Citation Information: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2010;19(10 Suppl):B11.

Abstract B7: The Lincoln University-Fox Chase Partnership in cancer research and training (P20)

Abstract Interinstitutional partnerships between cancer centers and minority serving, academic institutions provide opportunities to collaboratively and creatively address cancer health disparities. Key was defining the community leadership role of the academic institution. Cancer centers are uniquely equipped to understand the needs of patients by way of basic, population and clinical sciences along with best practices in cancer. Conversely, community-based, minority serving, academic institutions have a distinct ability to educate and train the scientists and researchers of the future, who can provide a culturally sensitive perspective. Under the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) rubric “Feasibility Studies for Collaborative Interaction for Minority Institution/Cancer Center Partnership (MI/CCP),” Fox Chase Cancer Center and Lincoln University embarked on a partnership of “working and learning together.” The partnership is designed to train Lincoln students and faculty capable of conducting first-class biomedical and population-based research and to implement joint research projects that attack cancer health disparities. A secondary objective is to develop collaborative research projects enhancing Lincoln faculty's ability to pursue NIH funding to support discrete, specified, circumscribed projects in areas representing their specific interests and competencies. The partnership utilized a community-based participatory research approach. Governance was established, a project manager was hired and committees were formed to facilitate the activities of the partnership. A collaborative grant was submitted by both institutions. Presidents and senior leadership from both institutions were committed and provided in-kind support for staffing and videoconferencing equipment. Forums for interdisciplinary and interactive teaching, learning and networking were provided for faculty, staff and students of both institutions as well as the community at large. After a short planning period, a governance process was established and the grant was awarded. A10-week long summer internship program was developed for which 4 Lincoln students and 4 faculty mentors were selected annually. Three of the first four interns won awards for their research posters. Two interns were hired by Fox Chase. Two relevant academic courses were added to the Lincoln curriculum. Two joint faculty research projects were selected after a pilot competition. Fox Chase faculty provided several informative lectures at Lincoln. Other community partners were engaged. A memorandum of understanding was established with a third community-based organization further enhancing the P20 partnership. The academic partnership has far exceeded its original expectations. The two institutions as well as other community members continue to work collaboratively to enhance the research and training objectives of the partnership. Not only have the Lincoln University faculty and students been educated in cancer research and training, but additionally the Fox Chase faculty, staff and students have been educated in the benefits and challenges of partnering with a community-based, academic institution. The collaboration continues to evolve and grow in both planned and unplanned directions. Citation Information: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2010;19(10 Suppl):B7.

Med Check

This is the second of a two-part special edition of Med Check featuring new research posters presented at APA's 2010 annual meeting in New Orleans in May. New research poster presentations are usually preliminary in nature and often involve results that have not been peer reviewed for publication. In addition, reports may involve the use of medications for indications that the Food and Drug Administration has not approved, and they are predominantly funded by product manufacturers.

Med Check

This is part 1 of a two-part special edition of Med Check featuring new research posters presented at APA's 2010 annual meeting in New Orleans in May. New research poster presentations are usually preliminary in nature and often involve results that have not been peer reviewed for publication. In addition, reports may involve the use of medications for indications that the Food and Drug Administration has not approved, and they are predominantly funded by product manufacturers.

New Research Poster: Use of Tai Chi Can Improve Resilience, Quality of Life, Cognition in Depressed Older Adults

New Research Poster: Use of Tai Chi Can Improve Resilience, Quality of Life, Cognition in Depressed Older Adults