Presentations at Meetings

 

Stuffer, A. and E. E. Williams. Stress and growth rates of Arctic charr at different growth temperatures as assessed by changes in the activities of metabolic enzymes. Oral presentation given at Capital Science 2014 (CapSci14), Washington DC, March 29, 2014.

 

Biederman,A. and E. E. Williams. Acute temperature change and LDH activity in the Atlantic killifish, Fundulus heteroclitus. Poster presentation given at Capital Science 2014 (CapSci14), Washington DC, March 29, 2014.
 

Korell, A. and E. E. Williams. Seasonal changes in the activity of lactate dehydrogenase in a estuarine fish, Fundulus heteroclitus. Poster presentation given at Capital Science 2014 (CapSci14), Washington DC, March 29, 2014.

 

Stuffer, A. and E. E. Williams. Stress and growth rates of Arctic charr at different growth temperatures as assessed by changes in the activities of metabolic enzymes. Oral presentation given at the spring meeting of the Atlantic Estuarine Research Society, Ocean City, MD, March 28, 2014.

 

Biederman, A. and E. E. Williams. Acute temperature change and LDH activity in the Atlantic killifish, Fundulus heteroclitus. Poster presentation given at the spring meeting of the Atlantic Estuarine Research Society, Ocean City, MD, March 28, 2014.

         

Korell, A. and E. E. Williams. Seasonal changes in the activity of lactate dehydrogenase in a estuarine fish, Fundulus heteroclitus. Poster presentation given at the spring meeting of the Atlantic Estuarine Research Society, Ocean City, MD, March 28, 2014.

 

McAleer, K. and E. E. Williams. The effects of temperature on the expression and activity of catalase and superoxide dismutase in Chinook salmon cells. Poster presented at the Salisbury University Student Research Conference, April 27, 2012.

 

Rowe, A. E. and E. E. Williams. The Expression of Enzymes Involved in the Temperature-Induced Remodeling of Membrane Phospholipids in Chinook salmon cells. Oral presentation given at the Salisbury University Student Research Conference, April 27, 2012.  

 

Sorce, G. Temperature Effects on Enzymes of the Cellular Membrane in Fundulus heteroclitus. Poster presented at the Salisbury University Student Research Conference, April 27, 2012.

 

Reese, A. L. and E. E. Williams. Temperature as a cellular stress of Chinook salmon embryo cells. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, San Diego, CA, April 20-25, 2012.

 

Ward, K. and E. E. Williams. Temporal hierarchy of membrane restructuring during cold acclimation in fish. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, San Diego, CA, April 20-25, 2012.


Reese, A. L. and E. E. Williams. Temperature as a cellular stress of Chinook salmon embryo cells. Oral presentation resented at the Capital Science Conference 2012, Washington D.C., April 1, 2012.

 

Desai, H. K. and E. E. Williams. Temperature-induced changes in membrane molecular order of Chinook salmon cells. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Washington, D.C., April 9-13, 2011.

 

Kunciw, S. E. and E. E. Williams. Changes in gene expression for lipid metabolism in Chinook salmon during temperature change. Poster presented at the 2010 American Physiological Society's  Intersociety Meeting: Global Change and Global Science. Comparative Physiology in a Changing World, Westminster, Colorado, August 4-7, 2010.

 

Kunciw, S. E., J. Scott and A. Nguyen Changes in the Expression of Genes for Lipid Metabolism in Chinook Salmon during Temperature Change. Talk given at the Salisbury University Student Research Conference, April 3, 2010.

 

Kunciw, S. E., Temperature-induced changes in the expression of enzymes involved in membrane restructuring in Chinook salmon cells.” Oral presentation, Capital Science Conference 2010, Washington D.C. March 2010.

 

Ullah, S. P. and E. E. Williams. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) alters the deformability of murine melanoma cells. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New Orleans, LA, April 18-22, 2009.

 

Crowder, L. A., J. C. McMullen, and E. E. Williams. Temporal patterns of cold-induced membrane restructuring in fish cells. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New Orleans, LA, April 18-22, 2009.

 

Crowder, L. A., J. C. McMullen, E. Twilley, C. Creager, L. Cabrera, F. Huang and E. E. Williams. Docosahexaenoic acid: Toxic to tumors, friendly to fish. Poster presented at the 22nd National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Salisbury University, MD, April 10-12 2008.

 

Ullah, S. 1, C. Manarinjara 1, B. Klebon 1, S. Moore 1, E. Ancel 2, N. Miller 2, D. Talaiver 2, S. Potter 2, R. Ash2 and E.E. Williams1  (1 Department of Biological Sciences, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD, and               2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.) The effects of microgravity on cell deformability. Poster presented at the 22nd National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Salisbury University, MD, April 10-12, 2008.

 

Crowder, L., J. McMullen and E. E. Williams. Metabolism of docosahexaenoic acid in fish and cancer cells. Poster presented by Crowder and McMullen at the Eleventh Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences. Hosted by the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, October 11, 2008.

 

Williams, E.E. 1, N. Miller2, E. Ancel2, C. Manarinjara1, S. Moore1, C. Sczamarski2, D. Talaiver2, and S. Ullah1.  (1 Department of Biological Sciences, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD, and 2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.) The effects of microgravity on the metastasis of cancer cells. Poster presented at the 2007 meeting of the American Association for Gravitational and Space Biology, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, Oct. 24-28 2007.

 

Fuller, T., E. E. Williams and N. Miller. A sounding rocket experiment to study the effects of microgravity on cancer metastasis. Poster presented at the 2006 meeting of the American Association for Gravitational and Space Biology, Arlington, VA, Nov-2-5, 2006.

 

Williams, E.E., M.F. Frana, and E.A. Venso. The use of phospholipid fatty acid profiles for bacterial source tracking. Talk presented by Williams at the 106th Annual General Meeting of the American Society of Microbiologists, Orlando, Florida, May 23, 2006.

 

Lowe, A.J., A. Adeniran, and E. E. Williams. Uptake of docosahexaenoic acid into membranes of cells of the murine melanoma line B16-F1. Poster presented by Lowe at the Eighth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences. Hosted by the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, October 15, 2005.


Williams, E.E. and M.J. Anderson. The fatty acid composition of gill phospholipids from the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) changes during the molt cycle. Talk delivered by Williams to the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, New Orleans.
 

Orth, M. E., K. Moncure, and E. E. Williams. The effects of DHA on T27A murine leukemia cells and CHSE and ZF-L fish cells.  Talk delivered by Orth to the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, New Orleans, Louisiana,  January 5, 2004.


Williams, E.E. and M.J. Anderson. The fatty acid composition of gills from the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) changes during the molt cycle. Talk delivered by Williams to the 2004 Spring Meeting of the Atlantic Estuarine Research Society, Salisbury, Maryland, March 26, 2004.

 

Acocella, M.R. and E.E. Williams. Determining the subcellular location of exogenously added docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in a murine leukemia cell line.  Poster presented by M. Acocella at the Sixth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences. Hosted by the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, November 1, 2003.

Porto, M.P., H.B. Lillywhite, and E.E. Williams. Isolation and analysis of lipids from snake skins during development from juvenile to adult.  Poster presented by M. Porto at the Sixth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences. Hosted by the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, November 1, 2003.  

Fitzgerald-Miller, L. and E. E. Williams. Does docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) kill tumor cells by increasing the molecular order of tumor cell membranes? Poster presented by l. Fizgerald-Miller at the Sixth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences. Hosted by the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, November 1, 2003.

 

Anderson, M. J., J. T. Miller, D. DaHill, M. J. Crimmins, C. A. Matthews, and E. E. Williams. Membrane lipid involvement in the molt cycle of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus). Abstract and oral presentation (by Anderson) at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Toronto, Canada, January 7, 2003.

 

Anderson, M. J., S. D. Smith, J. T. Miller, and E. E. Williams. The lipid composition of hypodermal microvilli from the carapace of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) changes during the molt cycle.  Abstract and oral presentation (by Anderson) at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Anaheim, California, January 3, 2002.

 

Moore, M. M., J. V. White, S. D. Smith, and E. E. Williams. Docosahexaenoic acid in cell membranes: Fatal for cancer and vital for fish. Abstract and poster presentation (by Moore and White) at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Chicago, Illinois, January 4, 2001.

 

Moore, M. M., J. V. White, S. D. Smith, and E. E. Williams. Docosahexaenoic acid in cell membranes: Fatal for cancer and vital for fish. Abstract and poster presentation (by Moore and White) at the 2001 Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Chicago, Illinois, January 4, 2001.

 

Hollyfield, J. A., E. E. Williams, L. J. Jenski., and W. Stillwell. Vesicle size and cholesterol content alter amino phospholipid asymmetry in unilamellar vesicles. Abstract and oral presentation (by Williams) at the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Atlanta, Georgia, January 4, 2000.

 

Hollyfield, J. A., E. E. Williams, L. J. Jenski., and W. Stillwell. Vesicle size and cholesterol content alter amino phospholipid asymmetry in unilamellar vesicles. Abstract and oral presentation (by Hollyfield) at the 1998 Annual Meeting of the Indiana Academy of Science, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 30, 1998.

 

May, B. D., E. E. Williams, L. J. Jenski., and W. Stillwell. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-enrichment of murine leukemia cells decreases their rate of vesicle exfoliation. Abstract and oral presentation (by May) presented at the 1998 Annual Meeting of the Indiana Academy of Science, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 30, 1998.


Williams, E. E., L. J. Jenski, and W. Stillwell. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) alters the organization of cholesterol-rich domains on the surface of murine leukemia cells. Abstract and poster presented at the annual meeting of the Biophysical Society, Kansas City, Kansas, March 1998.

 

Jain, K. R., E. E. Williams, L. J. Jenski., and W. Stillwell. The effect of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on plasma membrane exfoliation. Abstract. Abstract and oral presentation (by Jain) at the 1997 Annual Meeting of the Indiana Academy of Sciences, Rensselaer, Indiana, October 31, 1997.

 

Williams, E. E., W. Stillwell, and L. J. Jenski. Docosahexaenoic acid induces membrane microdomain formation in the plasma membrane of cultured murine leukemia cells (T27A). Abstract and poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2-7,1997.

 

Williams, E. E. 1996. Membrane lipids: What membrane physical properties are conserved during physiochemically-induced membrane restructuring? Invited oral presentation delivered at the symposium, The Biology of Lipids: Integration of Structure and Function, at the annual meeting of the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Albuquerque, New Mexico, December 26-30, 1996.

 

Williams, E. E., W. Stillwell, and L. J. Jenski. Docosahexaenoic acid-containing molecular species of phospholipid are sequestered into membrane domains. Abstract and poster presentation at the FASEB Summer Conference: Molecular Biophysics of Cellular Membranes, Saxton’s River, Vermont, July 20-25, 1996.

 

Williams, E. E., C. A. Beuchat and B. S. Stewart, G. N. Somero, and J. R. Hazel. Fluidity, composition and Na+/K+-ATPase activity of cell membranes from diving mammals. Abstract and poster presented at the 1994 Fall meeting of the American Physiological Society, San Diego, California, October 29-November 2, 1994.

 

Williams, E. E.  and J. R. Hazel. The time course of temperature acclimation: Rapid, cold-induced alterations in the plasma membrane of trout hepatocytes. Abstract and oral presentation delivered to the annual meeting of the American Society of Zoologists, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, December 27-30, 1993.

 

Williams, E. E. and J. R. Hazel. Rapid alterations in membrane fluidity and metabolism during cold exposure in trout hepatocytes. Abstract and oral presentation to the Seventh Annual Tontozona Cell and Molecular Biology Conference, Payson, Arizona, April 24-26, 1992.

 

Williams, E. E. and J. R. Hazel. Rapid alterations in membrane fluidity and metabolism during cold exposure in trout hepatocytes. Abstract and poster presentation to the 1992 meeting of the Federation of the American Societies for Experimental Biology, Anaheim, California, April 5-9, 1992.

 

Williams, E. E. and J. R. Hazel. Acyl-chain regrouping is a rapid response to cold exposure in rainbow trout hepatocytes. Abstract and poster presented at the American Physiological Society Fall Meeting, Orlando, Florida, October 6-10, 1990.

 

Williams, E. E. and J.R. Hazel. Acyl chain restructuring of trout hepatocyte plasma membrane phospholipids during cold exposure. Abstract and oral presentation to the Fifth Annual Tontozona Cell and Molecular Biology Conference, Payson, Arizona, April 20-22, 1990.

 

Williams, E. E., R. Livermore, N. Mozingo and J. R. Hazel. Phospholipid molecular species adjustments in temperature acclimation: Functional significance. Abstract and poster presented at the Centennial Meeting of the American Society of Zoologists, Boston, Massachusetts, December 27-30, 1989.

 

Williams, E. E. and J. R. Hazel. Acyl chain regrouping in the phospholipids of biomembranes is a rapid response to temperature change. Abstract and oral presentation to the Fourth Annual Tontozona Cell and Molecular Biology Conference, Payson, Arizona, April 21-23, 1989.

 

Williams, E. E. and R. W. Brauer. Temperature and temperature gradient perception in a juvenile fish.                 Abstract and oral presentation to the Thermal Physiology Symposium, a Satellite Symposium of the         30th IUPS Congress, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, July 21-25, 1986.