Presentations

• (2015) Regulation of BMP Signaling from the Outside In. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation. Other, Presented, 11/11/2015.
• (2015) Regulation of Bone Morphogenetic Protein signaling during development and disease, University of Utah Bioscience Symposium. Other, Presented, 09/22/2015.
• (2015) The TLR Coreceptor TRIL Regulates Cell Signaling, Adhesion, and Motility to Drive Morphogensis During Vertebrate Development. Cell Regulation and Response Program, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT. Other, Presented, 01/12/2015.
• (2014) Molecular Interplay Between BMP4 and Fibrillin in Development and Marfan Syndrome. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD. Other, Presented, 12/08/2014.
• (2013) Molecular Interplay Between BMP4 and the Fibrillin Microfibril Network in Development and Disease. Symposium on Development and Cancer, Huntsman Cancer Center, Salt Lake City, UT. Other, Presented, 10/17/2013.
• (2013) Sequential Cleavage of proBMP4 is Essential for Fibrillin-mediated Stabilization of Mature BMP4: Implications for Marfans Syndrome Pathology. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Meeting on TGF-ß Signaling in Development and Disease, Steamboat Springs, CO. Other, Presented, 07/29/2013.
• (2013) Simultaneous Cleavage of Both Sites of proBMP4 Leads to Selective Loss of Mature BMP4 in Mice. Society for Developmental Biology, Southwest Regional Meeting. Other, Presented, 02/19/2013.
• (2012) Regulation of Cell Signaling Activty by Interactions with the Cell Surface. University of Utah Summer Undergraduate Research Program, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. Other, Presented, 07/12/2012.
• (2012) Regulation of Primitive Hematopoiesis by GATA2-dependent Signaling from the Niche. Department of Hematology and Hematologic Malignancies, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. Other, Presented, 04/13/2012.
• (2011) Simultaneous Cleavage of Both Sites of proBMP4 Leads to Loss of Activity in Mice, Perhaps Due to Disrupted Interactions with the ECM. Annual Meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology, Chicago, IL. Other, Presented, 07/27/2011.
• (2011) Simultaneous Cleavage of Both Sites of proBMP4 Leads to Loss of Activity in Mice, Perhaps Due to Disrupted Interactions with the ECM.. Other, Presented, 07/27/2011.
• (2011) Control of BMP Activity by Regulated Targeting to the Extracellular Matrix During Proprotein Maturation.. Other, Presented, 04/08/2011.
• (2011) Non-cell Autonomous Regulation of Hematopoiesis by a Novel Activator of Non-canonical Wnt Signaling. Oregon Heart Resarch Center Annual Symposium. Other, Presented, 02/27/2011.
• (2010) Regulation of BMP Heterodimer Activity by Proprotein Processing. Mini-symposium on TGF-ß Signaling, Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children. Other, Presented, 08/06/2010.
• (2010) Regulation of TGF-ß Family Activity by Sortilin-mediated Intracellular Trafficking. Gordon Research Conference on Proprotein Processing, Trafficking and Secretion. Other, Presented, 07/18/2010.
• (2010) Non-cell Autonomous Regulation of Hematopoiesis by a Novel Activator of Non-canonical Wnt Signaling. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, NY. Other, Presented, 04/11/2010.
• (2010) Regulation of TGF-ß Family Activity by Proprotein Processing and Intracellular Trafficking. Northwest Regional Society for Developmental Biology Meeting. Other, Presented, 01/01/2010.
• (2009) Regulation of Decapentaplegic Activity and Signaling Range by Tissue-specific Cleavage of an Upstream Site Within the Prodomain. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Meeting on TGF-ß Signaling in Development and Disease, Carefree, AZ. Other, Presented, 06/16/2009.
• (2009) Regulation of BMP Activity by Proprotein Processing and Intracellular Trafficking. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. Other, Presented, 04/14/2009.
• (2008) Non-cell Autonomous Regulation of Hematopoiesis by Wnt Signals Downstream of GATA2. Heart Research Center, Oregon Health and Sciences University. Other, Presented, 11/21/2008.
• (2008) Control of BMP Activity by Intracellular Trafficking and Proprotein Processing. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. Other, Presented, 04/15/2008.
• (2008) Control of BMP Activity by Intracellular Trafficking and Proprotein Processing. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, NY. Other, Presented, 04/09/2008.
• (2008) Guest Lecturer, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Course on Cell and Developmental Biology of Xenopus. Other, Presented, 01/01/2008.
• (2007) Role of the Prodomain in Regulating the Formation and Bioactivity of Mature BMP Homodimers and Heterodimers. Wyeth Research, Musculoskeletal Biology, Cambridge, MA. Other, Presented, 12/06/2007.
• (2006) Regulation of Embryonic BMP Activity by Ordered Proteolysis. UCLA Department of Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology, Los Angeles, CA. Other, Presented, 05/18/2006.
• (2006) Differential Use of Two Cleavage Sites Within the BMP4 Precursor Protein Regulates Morphogen Gradient Formation During Embryonic Patterning from Flies to Mice. Washington State University, Deptartment of Biology. Other, Presented, 04/17/2006.
• (2005) Tissue Specific Requirement for an Upstream Cleavage Site in Pro BMP-4 During Mammalian Embryonic Patterning. University of Washington. Other, Presented, 08/20/2005.
• (2005) Regulation of Hematopoiesis by Ectodermally Derived Signals. Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Oregon Health and Sciences University. Other, Presented, 04/12/2005.
• (2004) Regulation of Vertebrate Embryonic Patterning by Proteolytic Activation of TGF-ß Family Members. Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA. Other, Presented, 12/04/2004.
• (2004) Tissue Specific Cleavages within the Prodomain Direct Intracellular Trafficking and Degradation of Mature BMP-4. International Xenopus Meeting, Woods Hole, MA. Other, Presented, 09/21/2004.
• (2004) Cleavages Within the Prodomain Direct Intracellular Trafficking and Degradation of Mature BMP-4. Gordon Conference on Proprotein Processing and Trafficking, New London, NH. Other, Presented, 07/14/2004.
• (2004) Regulation of Primitive Hematopoiesis by Ectodermally Derived Stem Cell Factor. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, NY. Other, Presented, 04/21/2004.
• (2003) Tissue Specific Cleavage of ProBMP-4 Regulates BMP Activity During Mammalian Development. Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO. Other, Presented, 05/12/2003.
• (2003) Tissue Specific Cleavage of ProBMP-4 Regulates BMP Activity During Mammalian Development. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, NY. Other, Presented, 04/14/2003.
• (2002) Cleavage at an Upstream Site in the BMP-4 Prodomain is Essential for Normal Murine Embryogenesis. ASCB Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Other, Presented, 12/12/2002.
• (2002) Regulation of Embryonic BMP Activity by Ordered Proteolysis. Annual Vollum/Oregon Health and Sciences University Symposium. Other, Presented, 09/13/2002.
• (2002) Regulation of BMP Signaling by Proteolysis During Vertebrate Embryogenesis. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, NY. Other, Presented, 04/12/2002.
• (2001) CaM KIV-mediated Antagonism of BMP Signaling Regulates Lineage Commitment and Survival of Hematopoietic Progenitors. Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington. Other, Presented, 11/20/2001.
• (2001) Lessons from Anemic Frogs: Embryonic Signals are Required to Balance the Lineage Choice of Stem Cells in the Blood. Department of Biology, Willamette University. Other, Presented, 10/23/2001.
• (2001) A Novel Cleavage Site Within ProBMP-4 Regulates the Bioactivity and Signaling Range of the BMP-4 Ligand. 39th Hanford Life Sciences Symposium, Hanford, WA. Other, Presented, 10/18/2001.
• (2001) Regulation of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Lineage by BMP Signaling. Annual Meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology. Seattle, WA. Other, Presented, 07/20/2001.
• (2000) Regulated Proteolysis of the BMP-4 Precursor Controls the Activity and Signaling Range of Mature BMP-4. Institute of Neurosciences, University of Oregon. Other, Presented, 10/19/2000.
• (2000) Regulated Proteolysis of the BMP-4 Precursor Controls the Activity and Signaling Range of Mature BMP-4. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia. Other, Presented, 10/04/2000.
• (2000) Regulated Proteolysis of the BMP-4 Precursor Controls the Activity and Signaling Range of Mature BMP-4. 8th International Xenopus Conference. Other, Presented, 08/17/2000.
• (2000) Regulation of Embryonic Cell Cell-Signaling by Proprotein Convertases. Hormonal and Neural Peptide Biosynthesis Gordon Research Conference, New London, NH. Other, Presented, 07/16/2000.
• (2000) Cross Talk between CaM KIV and BMP Signaling Pathways Regulates Lineage Commitment and Survival of Erythroid Progenitors. Oregon Cancer Center. Other, Presented, 07/14/2000.
• (2000) Post-transcriptional Regulation of BMP Signaling During Vertebrate Development. Center for Human Genetics and Molecular Pediatric Disease, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. Other, Presented, 03/23/2000.
• (2000) Post-transcriptional Regulation of BMP Signaling During Vertebrate Development. Department of Genetics, University of California, Riverside, CA. Other, Presented, 02/14/2000.
• (1999) Cross Talk between CaM KIV and BMP Signaling Pathways Regulates Lineage Commitment and Survival of Erythroid Progenitors. Department of Biology. Oregon State University, Covallis, OR. Other, Presented, 12/06/1999.
• (1999) Proteolytic Activation of BMP-4 by Proprotein Convertases. Portland Bone Symposium, Portland, OR. Other, Presented, 08/05/1999.
• (1999) A Novel Cleavage Site within the Prodomain of the BMP-4 Precursor Regulates the Activity and Signaling Range of Mature BMP-4. Society for Developmental Biology, Annual Meeting, University of Virginia. Other, Presented, 06/15/1999.
• (1999) Role of CaM Kinase IV in Development of the Vertebrate Cardiovascular System. Department of Development and Molecular Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY. Other, Presented, 04/20/1999.
• (1999) Role of CaM Kinase IV in Development of the Vertebrate Cardiovascular System. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, Cold Spring Harbor, NY. Other, Presented, 04/18/1999.
• (1999) Role of CaM Kinase IV in Development of the Vertebrate Cardiovascular System. Department of Biology, Willamette University, Salem, OR. Other, Presented, 04/13/1999.
• (1999) Regulated Proteolytic Processing Controls the Range over which BMPs Signal. Northwest Regional Developmental Biology conference, Friday Harbor, WA. Other, Presented, 03/11/1999.
• (1998) Role of Smad7 in Patterning the Heart. Congenital Heart Research Center, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Wilsonville, OR. Other, Presented, 10/11/1998.
• (1998) Post-transcriptional Regulation of TGF-ß Family Activity. Research Department, Shriners Hospital, Portland, OR. Other, Presented, 04/30/1998.
• (1998) Regulation of BMP Activity During Embryonic Patterning. Department of Biology, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR. Other, Presented, 04/28/1998.
• (1998) Post-transcriptional Regulation of BMP Signaling During Vertebrate Embryonic Patterning. Cold Spring Harbor Course on Cell and Developmental Biology of Xenopus, Cold Spring Harbor, NY. Other, Presented, 04/21/1998.
• (1997) All Good Things Must End: Negative Regulation of BMP Signaling During Vertebrate Embryogenesis. Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR. Other, Presented, 04/28/1997.
• (1997) Smad8 Functions in a Negative Feedback Loop to Regulate BMP Signals During Vertebrate Embryogenesis. Cold Spring Harbor Course on Early Development of Xenopus, Cold Spring Harbor, NY. Other, Presented, 04/14/1997.
• (1997) Subtilisin-like Proprotein Convertase Function is Required for Ventral Mesodermal and Epidermal Development. Society for Gynecological Investigation Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Other, Presented, 03/22/1997.
• (1996) A novel, Wnt-induced Signal from Endodermal Cells Plays a role in Specification of the Dorsal Axis. Department of Biological Sciences. Florida State University, Tallahasee, FL. Other, Presented, 12/14/1996.
• (1996) Molecular Basis of Dorsal-ventral Patterning During Vertebrate Embryogenesis. Neurological Sciences Institute, Portland, OR. Other, Presented, 07/26/1996.
• (1996) Molecular Basis of Dorsal-ventral Patterning During Vertebrate Embryogenesis. Molecular Biology Colloquium, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR. Other, Presented, 05/26/1996.
• (1996) Synergism Between Wnt and Vg1 Signalling Generates a Novel Dorsalizing Activity During Vertebrate Embryogenesis. Department of Biology, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR. Other, Presented, 04/08/1996.
• (1995) A novel, Wnt-induced Signal from Endodermal Cells Plays a Role in Dorsal Patterning. Developmental Biology, Genetics and Teratology Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Other, Presented, 09/12/1995.
• (1994) Involvement of Wnt Proteins in Determination of the Dorsoventral Axis. Department of Biological Structure and Function, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR. Other, Presented, 06/08/1994.
• (1994) Mesodermal and Neural Patterning During Vertebrate Embryogenesis. Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR. Other, Presented, 05/26/1994.
• (1994) Molecular Basis of Vertebrate Mesodermal Patterning. Research Department, Shriners Hospital, Portland, OR. Other, Presented, 05/17/1994.
• (1993) Xwnt-8: a Component of the Ventral Cell Fate Pathway. American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting. Other, Presented, 12/06/1993.
• (1993) Xwnt-8 Functions to Assign Ventral Fate in the Embryonic Mesoderm. Gordon Conference on Developmental Biology. Other, Presented, 01/01/1993.

Languages

• English, fluent.