2013 Posters

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Phoebe Addison PDF 4,578Kb

Ancient cultivars in the lime light: Genotyping Tilia species 

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Olasubomi Akintola PDF 406Kb

Does telomerase expression in fibroblasts induce MnSOD under serum withdrawal?

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http://www.ncl.ac.uk/biomed/students/vacstud/

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Obreniokibo Ibifubara Amiesimaka PDF 220Kb

Effects of exercise and beetroot supplementation on asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and biomarkers of endothelial function in overweight and obese older subjects.

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Jia Jun Ang PDF 566Kb

Impact of paranoia on implicit and explicit measures of trust 

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http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ion/

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Troy Astarte PDF 337Kb

Monitering energy consumption of campus computers through component usage and temperature

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http://www.ncl.ac.uk/computing/research/

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Haris Atmoko PDF 1,005Kb

Mutation of potential binding sites for lipopolysaccharide on OmpF and how they affect colicin N toxicity

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Jamie Auxillos PDF 648Kb

Investigation on uropathogenic Escherichia coli membrane proteins and their effects on phenotype and behaviour

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Mark Backhouse PDF 1,061Kb

The future of anatomy: The impact of artistic learning techniques

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http://www.ncl.ac.uk/msed/research/

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Lilith Barca PDF 537Kb

Elucidating the relationship between Complex 1 dysfunction and autophagy in Parkinson's disease

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Robert Bloxham PDF 644Kb

The effects of SkP2 N-terminal phosphorylation on its interactions with CDK2/cylin A and CDH1

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Victoria Booth PDF 188Kb

The Relationship between Autistic Traits and the Ability to make Judgements from Faces

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Naomi Brown PDF 3,797Kb

Identification of genes involved in chronic kidney disease associated with Denys Drash Syndrome

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James Bryson PDF 340Kb

 Elucidation of the mechanism of action of mitochondrially acting novel pharmaceutical agents

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Samuel Burnstone PDF 2,721Kb

Improving peer critique and assessment in team-based exercises.

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http://www.ncl.ac.uk/computing/research/

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Charlotte Clay PDF 338Kb

Student-led research in medical sociology: a case study in organ transplantation

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http://www.ncl.ac.uk/gps/sociology/research/

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James Coates PDF 762Kb

Development of the primate neocortex

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Christopher Cole PDF 852Kb

Probing the bacterial cell wall

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Alexis Collins PDF 702Kb

The impact of visual cues and digit recall on visual exploration during locomotion in Parkinson's Disease

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Sinead Croarkin PDF 480Kb

Can brushing reduce chronic stress levels in calves?

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Joseph Crutwell PDF 906Kb

Functional analysis of the osteoarthritis susceptibility mapping to the gene CHST11

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Simon Davies PDF 569Kb

Are postoperative MRIs following resection of Spinal Meningioma a good predictor of long term functional gain?

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http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ion/

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Andrew Day PDF 3,973Kb

Screening of Actinomycetes for novel antibiotics

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Madhurima Dey PDF 1,894Kb

Quantification of white matter vasculature in post mortem brains of demented and non-demented aged individuals

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Charlotte Dolphin PDF 2,753Kb

Can dummy teats reduce stress in young dairy calves?

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Victoria Emerson PDF 364Kb

The use of [18F]4-MPPF as a novel PET ligand for the study of 5HT receptors: Ex vivo preclinical studies
 
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Peter Evans PDF 692Kb

Unnatural Beta-Amino Acids for the Synthesis of Anticancer Natural Products Dolostatin and Homodolostatin 16

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Cetin Can Evirgen PDF 395Kb

Modelling networks of settlements in the Cucuteni-Tripolye archaeological culture

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http://www.ncl.ac.uk/maths/research/

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Fitzgerald Georgewill PDF 2,856Kb

A novel cause of mitochondrial disease: investigating the mechanisms underlying mitochondrial gene expression 

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Bhavana Gupta PDF 821Kb

Exploring human cell responses to inflammatory cytokines by use of novel inhibitor molecules

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Katy Hayes PDF 623Kb

Does quantitative MRI of the deep brain grey matter structures offer diagnostic value for patients with Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB)? 

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Kevin Harrison PDF 1,007Kb

Gesture Recognition and Interactive Storytelling for Rehabilitation of Children with Impaired Dexterity

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http://research.ncl.ac.uk/game/

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Emily Henderson PDF 144Kb

Student-led research in medical sociology: a case study in stillbirth

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Victor Ibubeleye PDF 1,767Kb

Determination of the relationship between CYP2C9 genotypes and daily warfarin dose requirement in patients on anticoagulation therapy 

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Newcastle iGEM Team PDF 2,990Kb

L-forms Bacteria without cell wall

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Nathar Iqbal PDF 408Kb

Exploring the ‘Other’ within the ‘Other’: Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) non-heterosexual engagement with the London night-time economy.

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http://www.ncl.ac.uk/gps/geography/research/

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Anna Jackson PDF 541Kb

Pregnancy Outcome for Membrane Rupture before 24 weeks gestational age

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Holly Johnson & Ben Howson PDF 1,446Kb

The University at War 1914-1918: Remembering the Armstrong Building Memorial

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Looi Shi Jie PDF 211Kb

Optimising human colour constancy with tuneable illuminations and real scenes 

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Dhiluni Kandage PDF 629Kb

An examination of the relationship between white matter tract integrity and grey matter volumetric change in depression 

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Luke Keane PDF 322Kb

An exploration of areas of colour space expanded for ‘colour blind’ observers.

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http://www.ncl.ac.uk/psychology/research/

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Matthew Kelly PDF 1,830Kb

Image, the Bantu and the Boer: An investigation of racial representations of Indigenous South Africans and Boers in nineteenth century British periodical images, and the extent to which this can be considered a form of ‘cultural violence’

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http://www.ncl.ac.uk/gps/politics/research/

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Laura Kenny PDF 1,160Kb

Neurotransmitter mechanisms in the auditory midbrain in an animal model of tinnitus

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Austin Lim Boon Khai PDF 3,684Kb

Super Resolution Optical Imaging of Cellular Structures 

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Songo Lolomari PDF 241Kb

Identification of factors involved in asymmetric division during Bacillus subtilissporulation 

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Sally Lyons PDF 1,007Kb

Does the number of neighbours alter stress levels in individually penned dairy calves?

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Max Zammit-Maempel PDF 1,147Kb

Characterising virulence determinants in emerging Cystic Fibrosis pathogens (Achromobacter xylosoxidans species), studying chemical structure to biological activity relationships

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Rebecca Makin PDF 971Kb

Identifying the metabolic fuel requirements of adult neural progenitor cells 

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Alex Martin PDF 742Kb

Pre-hospital assessment of stroke patients by paramedics 

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http://www.ncl.ac.uk/iah/research/

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Rose Martin PDF 737Kb

Activities of the La protein required to maintain SRP RNA integrity 

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Jonathan Mayes PDF 628Kb

Health promotion in long-term follow-up for young adult childhood cancer survivors: When, Who, Where and How? 

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Thomas Milton PDF 1,021Kb

Rapid Fabrication of PLA-collagen Composite Scaffolds

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http://www.ncl.ac.uk/mech/research/

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Minadoki David Minadoki PDF 438Kb

Probing the Bacterial Cell Wall 

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Verity Mitchell PDF 3,097Kb

Investigating the effect of chronic inflammation on mitochondrial function in a prematurely ageing mouse model 

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Tabassum Moonira PDF 924Kb

Ageing and the epigenome

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Mark Philipp Morgan PDF 477Kb

Mind-mapping a multi-dimensional archive

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http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sml/research/subjects/french/

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Becky Natha-Amadi PDF 792Kb

Does mitochondrial telomerase protect from effects of truncated tau protein? 

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Zee Yong Ng PDF 668Kb

Speech, Communication and Prosody

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Chioma David Nri PDF 1,767Kb

Examining the discourses surrounding Iran’s nuclear development

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Nyemahame Emenike Okwu PDF 483Kb

The effects of Usp12 on different isoforms of Androgen Receptor in prostate cancer 

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Dawodu Moses Olorunfemi PDF 483Kb

Derivation of human hepatocytes from pancreatic progenitor cells and their use in a novel drug toxicity screening platform 

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Osarumen Reeds Omunowa PDF 1,407Kb

Welfare assessment and end-point refinement in a mouse model of bone cancer 

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Qi Jia Ong PDF 803Kb

The role of progenitor proliferation and cell death in the development of bicuspid aortic valve

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Larissa Ord, Lauren Tawn, Joshua Dack, & Chris Halliday PDF 297Kb

Newcastle University Expedition 2013: Monitoring and surveying coastal erosion in Anegada, British Virgin Islands

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Jennie Parker PDF 1,279Kb

To characterise Sulfatase 2 and FAT/CD36 in lipid rafts in normal and diseased liver tissue 

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Katie Percival PDF 729Kb

Exploring the relationships between pancreas and liver fat and serum triglycerides and type 2 diabetes

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Kate Pielow PDF 658Kb

Homosexual relations and the law in Britain from the Sexual Offences Act 1967 to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013

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Ester Pink PDF 1,007Kb

Newcastle University Expeditions Scholarship 2013: Examining the role of women and the legacy of the Cornish mining community in Pachuca, Mexico

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Rosemary Pope & Sophie Orr PDF 360Kb

Newcastle University Expedition 2013: Examining approaches to development in Jinja, Uganda

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Adam Potts PDF 390Kb

Patient Involvement in Pituitary Multidisciplinary Team Decision Making: the Patient Experience of being Present at the Meeting

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Riham Rabee PDF 2,194Kb

MRI volumetric analysis of substantia innominata in dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer’s disease

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Eleanor Radcliffe PDF 544Kb

 Memory making in post-conflict societies: the decade of commemorations in Northern Ireland

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Paulius Rasiukas PDF 1,995Kb

Metal Recovery from Wastewater using Bioelectrochemical Reactors

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http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ceam/research/

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Alexandra Reynolds PDF 367Kb

Urban Fox Survey

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Laura Ridgley PDF 196Kb

Assessing the abuse liability of olive oil in rodents 

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Ben Roberts PDF 946Kb

The role of the Chemokine-like MARVEL trans membrane-type proteins CMTM6-8 in survival of B cell precursor ALL

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Jack Robertson PDF 535Kb

Synthesis of intermediates in the pathway for anaerobic naphthalene oxidation

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Kalvin Sahota PDF 536Kb

Motor Learning in Ageing 

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Jennifer Scott PDF 1,809Kb

Gustatory receptors as nutrient sensors: expression in the brains of bumblebees

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Natalie Seedan PDF 1,179Kb

Cortical gamma oscillations: mechanistic insights from in vitro studies 

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Oliver Smith PDF 421Kb

Role of endoglin in maintaining cardiovascular physiology 

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Andrew Strong PDF 511Kb

Neurodevelopment effect of endocrine disrupting Bisphenol A compounds 

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Eugene Sutton PDF 981Kb

Comparative Analysis of Wild and Domesticated Pigeon Pea using High Throughput Functional Genomics: Towards Sustainable Food Production

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Jimmy Tampin PDF 840Kb

Do water-induced finger wrinkles act as rain treads?

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Jennifer Taylor PDF 967Kb

Pathological Assessment of Clusterin in Vascular and Neurodegenerative Diseases of the Brain 

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Alvin Teo PDF 194Kb

Exploring the constraints on neural plasticity during BMI learning

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Paul Thomas PDF 594Kb

Assessing the accuracy of head injury data from the Trauma Audit & Research Network (TARN) 

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Matthew Todd PDF 467Kb

How Important Is Gastroduodenal Reflux In Lung Transplant Rejection? 

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Sara Tomassini PDF 1,036Kb

PARP and RAD51 protein expression as biomarkers of homologous recombination status in ovarian cancer

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Sarah Turton PDF 451Kb

The effect of F concentration on COL1A2 expression at the mRNA level 

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Jaimelee Twigge PDF 1,177Kb

Turkey in Transition: Heritage, Identity and the Role of Archaeology in Social Politics

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Ann Walker PDF 1,673Kb

Investigation of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in breast cancer stem cells

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Sarah Ward PDF 1,070Kb

Investigating computational approaches to model phosphorus-containing compounds and predict their chemistry

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Rebecca Watson PDF 630Kb

Landmark in Education: Bridget Plowden’s Report on Children and their Primary Schools, 1967

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Andrea Lim Pei Wern PDF 721Kb

Defining the functional role of the autophagy regulatory protein Ambra-1 in melanoma invasion and metastasis

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Mary Mei Ting Wong PDF 848Kb

Communal influence on the Tort of Negligence in the UK and Canada

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http://www.ncl.ac.uk/nuls/research