Conference in Review
The 1st CDT Conference held in the Petit Science Center on the Georgia State University campus March 31st was a great success. There were 158 attendees and 59 posters exhibited. President Mark Becker gave an engaging talk about GSU partnering with the Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics as well as the Center for Inflammation, Immunity & Infection.
Our distinguished speakers gave very informative talks followed by a lot of Q&A.
The poster session had 6 winners and 5 Honorable Mentions.
The CDT Conference will be an annual event. Please continue to check our website for the "save the Date" announcement to add this exciting event to your calendar in 2013.

Poster Session Winners
Eric Owens
Georgia State - Chemistry
Maged Henary, Advisor
Development of Endocrine Targeting Imaging Agents: Synthesis of Novel Carbocyanine Fluorophores
Chia-Yi Liu
Georgia State - Chemistry
Zhi-Ren Liu, Advisor
Phosphorylation of p68 RNA Helicase Promotes Colon Cancer Metastasis Through Up-Regulating Snail1 Transcription Factor
Nihal Mulla
Mercer - Pharmacy and Health Science
Martin D'Souza, Advisor
Nano/Micro Particulate Vaccines for Oral and Transdermal Delivery: Melanoma/ Breast/ Ovarian/ Prostate Cancer
Shen Tang
Georgia State - Chemistry
Jenny Yang, Advisor
Design and Application of a Class of Sensors to Monitor Ca2+ Dynamics in High Ca2+ Concentration Cellular Compartments
Yan Bai
Emory - Pharmacology
Haian Fu, Advisor
HTS-based Discovery of Small Molecule 14-3-3 Protein-Protein Interaction Inhibitors
Zhenghua Tang
Georgia State - Chemistry
Gangli Wang, Advisor
Control Surface Functionalities of Gold Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
Honorable Mentions
Hamed Laroui
Georgia State - Biology
Didier Merlin, Advisor
A Novel Approach for Gene Therapy in IBD
Yan Chen
Georgia State - Chemistry
Aimin Liu, Advisor
The Role of Calcium in Metalloenzyme: Effects on the Axial Ligation Geometry and Magnetic Properties of the Catalytic Diheme Center in MauG
Vaishali Pannu
Georgia State - Biology
Ritu Aneja, Advisor
Generation of High-Grade Spindle Multipolarity by Centrosome Hyperamplification and Declustering: A Novel Chemotherapeutic Approach
Krishna Damera
Georgia State - Chemistry
Binghe Wang, Advisor
Base-Promoted Cyclization: Synthesis of Substituted Benzo[b]furans
Morgan Cook
Georgia State - Biology
Julia Hilliard, Advisor
Design Of A Therapeutic Target That Alters p38 Regulation Of Cellular Factors Important For B Virus Infection
Welcome
The Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics is holding their 1st conference on campus at Georgia State University that is located at the heart of Atlanta. The purpose of this conference is to celebrate the formation of the Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics and to bring experts worldwide together to discuss recent developments in related fields. We will have 12 world-renowned speakers and a poster session open to all attendees that will showcase Georgia State University’s Graduate Fellows and the projects they work on. We promise a day of exciting, stimulating science with intense interaction and hope to see you at the conference.
Binghe Wang, PhD.
Jenny J. Yang, PhD.