Events

CSR Research Showcase at CSUEB

Jhersie Cabigting, Monika Sommerhalter, Sandhya Rijal, Rafael Cazarez, Christian Farinas

April 19, 2024

Past events

Mica Cabrera was selected to represent CSUEB at the CSU statewide research competition in 2020. Her video on the antioxidant capacity of green tea is posted here. Esiason Rodriguez, Sameerah Muhammad, and Mica Cabrera prepared a video on the salinity tolerance of pistachios in 2021.

Student Poster Presentations

Presenting students from CSU East Bay are underlined, undergraduate students are marked with a star *

T. Catbagan, J. Murray, M. Sommerhalter, Purification of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase from the marine gastropod Tritonia diomedea, 36th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium January 11-13, 2024, Santa Clara, CA.
J. Coreas Cruz, J. Murray, M. Sommerhalter, Characterization of acetylcholinesterase in the central nervous system of Tritonia diomedea, 35th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium January 13-14, 2023, Santa Clara, CA.
N. Marquez Cordobas*, A. Buchanan*, M. Daley*, C. Lu*, I. Arroyo, G. Bañuelos, M. Sommerhalter, Pigments, total phenolics, and proline determination of salt stressed pistachio trees, 31st Annual Northern California Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2019 Santa Clara, CA.
N. Marquez Cordobas*, A. Buchanan*, I. Arroyo, G. Bañuelos, M. Sommerhalter, Salt Stress Response of Pistachio Trees Determined by Biochemical Assays, PI meeting CSU Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) September 2018, Sacramento, CA
C. Cuellar*, S. P. Mavi *, G. Bañuelos, D. LeDuc, M. Sommerhalter, Two poplar hybrids exposed to salt and boron stress show different polyphenol oxidase isoforms, CSUPERB symposium, January 2017, Santa Clara, CA.
S. Cooney, S. Huang, J. Murray, M. Sommerhalter, Characterization of the detoxification enzyme glutathione-S-transferase from the marine gastropod Tritonia diomedea, CSUPERB symposium, January 2017, Santa Clara, CA.
L. P. Makani, V. Tran, J. Murray, M. Sommerhalter, Molecular and kinetic properties of acetylcholinesterase isoforms in Tritonia diomedea, CSUPERB symposium, January 2017, Santa Clara, CA.
S. Shrestha*, J. Corcoran*, G. Baňuelos, D. LeDuc, M. Sommerhalter, Antioxidant response of poplar hybrids irrigated with high salt and boron water, CSUPERB symposium, January 2016, Orange County, CA.
R. Baginski, M. Sommerhalter, Characterization of a polyphenol oxidase enzyme from the thermophilic bacterium Thermomicrobium roseum, CSUPERB symposium, January 2015, Santa Clara, CA.
K. Kaur, M. Sommerhalter, Survey of Polyphenol Oxidase Enzymes in the Brassicaceae Plant Family, CSUPERB symposium, January 2015, Santa Clara, CA.
K. Nguyen*, G. Bañuelos, D. LeDuc, M. Sommerhalter, Phenolic compounds in poplar leaves from trees grown under high salt and boron conditions, ACS Undergraduate Research Meeting, May 2014, UCSF, San Francisco, CA.
S. Cheema, K. Nguyen*, M. Sommerhalter, Characterization of phenol oxidase activity in Ataulfo mango, CSUPERB symposium, January 2014, Santa Clara, CA.
S. Huang, T. Amagata, J. Murray, M. Sommerhalter, The detoxification enzyme glutationine-S-transferase (GST) from the digestive gland of the marine gastropod Tritonia diomedea, CSUPERB Symposium, January 2013, Anaheim, CA.
T. Le, S. Chan. M. Sommerhalter, Peroxidation reactions catalyzed by sol-gel immobilized chloroperoxidase, CSUPERB Symposium, January 2013, Anaheim, CA.
S. Chan, T. Le, M. Sommerhalter, Peroxidation reaction catalyzed by Sol-gel immobilized Chloroperoxidase, Biocatalysis Conference, December 2012, Xcaret, Mexico.
V. Nguyen*, B. Williams*, V. Nguyen*, J. Murray, M. Sommerhalter, Purification of Acetylcholinesterase from the Hemolymph of Tritonia diomedea, ACS Undergraduate Research Meeting, April 2012, Mills College, Oakland, CA.
V. Tran, M. Kaur, J. Murray, M. Sommerhalter, The marine gastropod Tritonia diomedea expresses different forms of acetylcholinesterase in its hemolymph and in different parts of its central nervous system, CSUPERB symposium, January 2012, Santa Clara, CA.
T. Le, E. Rousseau*, N. Ng*, S. Chan,, M. Sommerhalter, Immobilization of chloroperoxidase (CPO) in a sol-gel matrix, CSUPERB symposium, January 2012, Santa Clara, CA.
S. Huang, T. Amagata, J. Murray, M. Sommerhalter, Purification and characterization of the detoxification enzyme glutationine-S-transferase (GST) from the digestive gland of the marine gastropod Tritonia diomedea, CSUPERB symposium, January 2012, Santa Clara, CA.
V. Tran, J. Murray, T. Amagata, M. Sommerhalter, Acetylcholinesterase activity in the marine slug Tritonia diomedea is modestly inhibited by the toxin ptilosarcenone derived from the slug’s food source Ptilosarcus gurneyi, CSUPERB symposium, January 2011, Orange County, CA.
B. Ebaid, A.-L. Doss*, T. Le, M. Sommerhalter, Sol-gel entrapment of chloroperoxidase, CSUPERB symposium, January 2011, Orange County, CA.
K. Awwad, A. Desai, S. Huang*, W. Waitkus-Roberts, M. Sommerhalter, TM0159 retains the accuracy of the genetic code of Thermotoga maritima by hydrolyzing non- canonical nucleotide triphosphates, ACS National Meeting, March 2010, San Francisco, CA.
A. Desai, K. Awwad, W. Waitkus-Roberts, S. Huang*, K. Phan*, V. Tran*, M. Sommerhalter, TM0159 retains the accuracy of Thermotoga maritima’s genetic code by hydrolyzing non-canonical nucleotide triphosphates, CSUPERB Symposium, January 2010, Santa Clara, CA.
K. Awwad, A. Desai, W. Waitkus-Roberts, S. Huang*, K. Phan*, V. Tran*, M. Sommerhalter, TM0159: a house-cleaning enzyme for non-canonical nucleotides, ACS National Meeting, March 2009, Salt Lake City, UT.
A. Desai, K. Awwad, W. Waitkus-Roberts, S. Huang*, K. Phan*, V. Tran*, M. Sommerhalter, TM0159: a house-cleaning enzyme for non-canonical nucleotides, CSUPERB Symposium, January 2009, Los Angeles, CA.
S. Kulkarni, S. Dash, V. Tran*, E. Chin*, C. Phan*, M. K.-M. Ho*, A. Monterola*, M. Sommerhalter, Biocatalysis with sol-gel encapsulated enzymes in the presence of ionic liquids, CSUPERB Symposium, January 2009, Los Angeles, CA.
K. Awwad, A. Desai, W. Waitkus-Roberts, S. Huang*, K. Pham*, M. Sommerhalter, Functional and structural characterization of the non-canonical nucleotide pyrophosphatases TM0159 from Thermotoga maritima, 2008 LCLS/SSRL Users’ Meeting, October 2008, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA.
V. T. Tran*, C. Phan*, M. K.-M. Ho*, S. Kulkarni, A. Monterola*, M. Sommerhalter, Biocatalysis in Sol-Gels: Acid Phosphatase immobilized in sol-gel beads, CSUPERB Symposium, January 2008, Oakland, CA.
K. Awwad, A. Desai, A. Monterola*, V. Tran*, C. Phan*, M. K.-M. Ho*, M. Sommerhalter, Purification and characterization of the non-canonical nucleotide-pyrophosphatase: TM0159, CSUPERB Symposium, January 2008, Oakland, CA.

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