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DTSTAMP:20260820T061022Z
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DTEND:20260902T230000Z
SUMMARY:Bus Departs Hotel to FIU
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LOCATION:Hotel Parking Lot\, 2505 N.W. Avenue\, Doral\, Florida\, 33172
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SUMMARY:FIU Graduate Program Event
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DTSTAMP:20260820T061022Z
DTSTART:20260903T143000Z
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SUMMARY:Bus Drop off
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LOCATION:COB Loop\, 11200 SW 8th St\, Miami\, FL 33199\, USA
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DTSTAMP:20260820T061022Z
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DTSTAMP:20260820T061022Z
DTSTART:20260903T151500Z
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SUMMARY:Welcome Remarks
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LOCATION:CBC 233\, 1050 SW 112th Ave\, Room 233 Miami\, FL 33199
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DTSTAMP:20260820T061022Z
DTSTART:20260903T153000Z
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SUMMARY:Student Panel
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LOCATION:CBC 233\, 1050 SW 112th Ave\, Room 233 Miami\, FL 33199
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DTSTAMP:20260820T061022Z
DTSTART:20260903T163000Z
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SUMMARY:Poster Presentation: Session A
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LOCATION:CBC 233\, 1050 SW 112th Ave\, Room 233 Miami\, FL 33199
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LOCATION:CBC 233\, 1050 SW 112th Ave\, Room 233 Miami\, FL 33199
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DTSTAMP:20260820T061022Z
DTSTART:20260903T193000Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch on Campus
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DTSTAMP:20260820T061022Z
DTSTART:20260903T213000Z
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SUMMARY:Graduate School Fair
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LOCATION:CBC 233\, 1050 SW 112th Ave\, Room 233 Miami\, FL 33199
SEQUENCE:0
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DTSTAMP:20260820T061022Z
DTSTART:20260904T000000Z
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SUMMARY:Bus Departs FIU to Hotel
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DTSTAMP:20260820T061022Z
DTSTART:20260904T143000Z
DTEND:20260904T150000Z
SUMMARY:Bus Departs Hotel to FIU
DESCRIPTION:Please be patient with our busses as they navigate morning traffic
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LOCATION:Hotel Parking Lot\, 2505 N.W. Avenue\, Doral\, Florida\, 33172
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DTSTART:20260904T153000Z
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SUMMARY:Welcome
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LOCATION:CBC 233\, 1050 SW 112th Ave\, Room 233 Miami\, FL 33199
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DTSTART:20260904T175500Z
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SUMMARY:Break
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DTSTART:20260904T200000Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch on campus
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DTSTART:20260904T213000Z
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SUMMARY:Concurrent Session 1: Yuan Liu\, M.D.\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:Associate Professor of Biochemistry&nbsp\;\nDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry&nbsp\;\nCollege of Arts\, Sciences and Education
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SUMMARY:Concurrent Session 2: Dr. Aaliyah Gray
DESCRIPTION:Psychology\nResearch Assistant Professor&nbsp\;\nCenter for Women's and Gender Studies&nbsp\;\n\n
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SUMMARY:Concurrent Session 3: Priyanka Alluri\, PhD\, PE\, RSP2IB
DESCRIPTION:ITE Safety Council Chair&nbsp\;\nProfessor and Graduate Program Director&nbsp\;\nDept. of Civil & Environ. Engineering\n\n
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SUMMARY:Concurrent Session 4: Mauricio Rodriguez-Lanetty
DESCRIPTION:&nbsp\;https://case.fiu.edu/about/directory/profiles/rodriguez-lanetty-mauricio.html&nbsp\;&nbsp\;\nProfessor&nbsp\;\nBiological Sciences\; Institute of Environment&nbsp\;\nCollege of Arts\, Sciences and Education\n\n
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DTSTAMP:20260820T061022Z
DTSTART:20260904T230000Z
DTEND:20260904T233000Z
SUMMARY:Closing Remarks
DESCRIPTION:2B Abigail Casales Florida International University \n \n Title: Understanding Oral Reading Fluency in Exceptional Students: The Role of Parental and Neighborhood Factors \n \n \n 4B Iris Reyna St. Mary's University\, \n \n Title: Texas Evaluation of Prosthetic and Orthotic Technologies Using AI Technology​ \n \n \n 6B Adriana Gaulzetti Eastern Kentucky University \n \n Title: Psychological Patterns in Lone-Wolf Terrorism: Analyzing the Unabomber\, Oklahoma City Bomber\, and Boston Marathon Bombers \n \n \n 8B Tatiana Aristizabal Florida International University \n \n Title: Prevalence of Iron DefiCiency (ID) and Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) in College Students (PICA – College Study) \n \n \n 10B Victoria Steckbauer Florida International University \n \n Title: Latina College Students’ Perspectives on Sex\, Sex Education\, and Sexual Empowerment \n \n \n 12B Isabella Lopez Florida international university \n \n Title: More than a sunburn: How Miami-Dade Fishers Rely On Experience and Community to Inform Skin Cancer Prevention \n \n \n 14B Brandon Rubio Florida International University \n \n Title: Urinary Tract Infections Alter Nrf2 Pathway in Brains of G2019S-LRRK2 Transgenic Mice \n \n \n 16B Jasmine Gaona Eastern Kentucky University \n \n Title: Barriers in the United States Healthcare System that Affect the Quality of Care Women of‬ Color Receive. \n \n \n 18B Kevin Medina Florida International University \n \n Title: Ultrapower Constructions: A common thread across Logic\, Model Theory\, and Analysis \n \n \n 20B Jamie Monrroy New Mexico State University \n \n Title: Restoring Biological Truth \n \n \n 22B Jean Rodriguez Garcia Florida International Univesity \n \n Title: LAT1 Inhibition Impairs Metabolism and Proliferation in Colorectal Cancer \n \n \n 24B Herene Saint-Clair Florida International University \n \n Title: DNA Polymerase η Gene Knockout in Human Cancer Cells by a CRISPR/Cas9 System \n \n \n 26B Jay Dakiwas North Carolina State University \n \n Title: The Role of Inflammatory Protein Kinase TAK1 in Alzheimer’s Disease: Visual Analysis of Oligodendrocytes with TAK1 Hyperactivation \n \n \n 28B Lulu Perez Florida International University \n \n Title: Prevalence of Iron Deficiency (ID) and Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) in College Students \n \n \n 30B Armeen Nasir University of Texas at Arlington \n \n Title: Regulation of snRNP Biogenesis and Splicing by U1C Isoforms \n \n \n 32B Thalia Abboud Florida International University \n \n Title: Expression of Human DNA Polymerase η in a Bacterial System \n \n \n 34B Ana Fonseca Florida International University \n \n Title: Pre-clinical assessment of hRXFP1 agonists ML290 and 8394 as therapeutics for vascular calcification \n \n \n 36B Jennifer Sanchez Flores University of Texas at Arlington \n \n Title: Predictors of Adolescent Alcohol Use: The Role of School Experience\, Peer Influence\, and Parental Support \n \n \n 38B Zoe Rudd Loritz Florida International University \n \n Title: Expression and Purification of Fusion Protein dCas9-KDM4D-Vault \n \n \n 40B Amy Sanchez Lima Florida International University \n \n Title: Investigation of the Impact of a Mathematics Laboratory on Undergraduate College Algebra Student Success \n \n \n 42B Raj Patel FIU \n \n Title: Antiretroviral Drugs Induce Cardiotoxicity Through Dysregulation of Mitochondrial Function \n \n \n 44B Lucas Menendez Florida International University \n \n Title: Role of Minoxidil in Murine Aortic Valve Elastogenesis \n \n \n 46B Lindsey Diaz NC State University \n \n Title: Stress Biomarkers in Bumblebees Across Different Landscapes \n \n \n 48B Linda Zapata University of Georgia \n \n Title: Characterization of Novel Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease" \n \n \n 50B Jibel Mendez University of Texas at San Antonio \n \n Title: Vegetation Influence on Water Quality Indicators in Small Freshwater Ponds \n \n \n 52B Rolando Ramos St. Mary's University \n \n Title: Leveraging MATLAB for Genomic Analysis of Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Genes in GWAS Datasets \n \n \n 54B Ariana Alaniz Florida International University \n \n Title: Analyzing the Student Experience and Anxiety in Calculus 1 \n \n \n 56B Houytieng Ung Florida International University \n \n Title: The Effects of Microplastics and Heavy Metas on Nematodes as a Model for Cardiovascular Physiology
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LOCATION:CBC 233\, 1050 SW 112th Ave\, Room 233 Miami\, FL 33199
SEQUENCE:0
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DTSTART:20260904T233000Z
DTEND:20260905T000000Z
SUMMARY:Bus Departs to Hotel
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LOCATION:COB Loop\, 11200 SW 8th St\, Miami\, FL 33199\, USA
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