44th Annual BSC Conference (2025)
Information about the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Biological Stain Commission
2025 Biological Stain Commission Annual Meeting
October 31st, 2025
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
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Ends October 10th, 2025
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Poster & Oral Presentation: October 10th, 2025
2025 Annual Meeting Details
Introduction
The Biological Stain Commission and Georgia State University invite you to attend the 44th annual symposium of the BSC. The theme of this year’s meeting is “Methods and Applications in Staining, Biomarkers, and Therapeutics“. The symposium is open to scientists, researchers, medical professionals, and students of all levels who are engaged in the design, manufacturing and use of biological stains and biomarkers.ss
Date and Location
The symposium will be held on Friday, October 31, 2025 at the Georgia State University Student Center at 55 Gilmore St. in Atlanta, Georgia. We will reserve a block of hotel rooms for attendees traveling from outside the Atlanta area; details are provided below.
Georgia State University is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1913, it is one of the University System of Georgia’s four research universities. It is also the second largest institution of higher education by enrollment based in Georgia with a student enrollment of around 50,000, including approximately 33,000 undergraduate and graduate students at the main campus downtown. The Department of Chemistry has research programs in all of the major areas of chemistry, and students have the opportunity to conduct research at the interface of chemistry and biology under the guidance of their dynamic research faculty.
Symposium Objectives
- To foster collaborations among researchers, academicians, and industry professionals in the field of biological staining, biomarkers, and related therapeutics.
- To provide a platform for early career-stage researchers and students to showcase their work.
Benefits to Trainees
Trainees presenting posters will be able to develop and improve their presentation and critical thinking skills, as well as presenting their work to researchers from various specializations of histology, biological markers, biological techniques, and molecular methods. They will be able to fine-tune their presentation to showcase to the audience from different backgrounds and answer questions they pose.
Speakers
We are pleased to announce the following speakers:
- Dr. Bruce Cochrane, President, Biological Stain Commission
- Mr. Chad Fagan, Laboratory Manager, Biological Stain Commission
- Dr. Bradley Turner, University of Rochester Medical School, Rochester New York
- Dr, Monika Raj, Emory University
- Dr. Khalid Salaita, Emory University
- Dr. Carl Saint-Louis, Kennesaw State University
- Dr. Adegboyega Oyelere, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Dr. Binghe Wang, Georgia State University
- Invited Graduate Student Speaker
- Invited postdoctoral/fellow/resident speaker
Registration
Registration is now closed!
Hotel Information
A block of rooms has been reserved for the nights of October 30 and 31 at the Residence Inn by Marriott in downtown Atlanta at 134 Peachtree St. NW for the special rate of $149 per night. It is within easy walking distance of the conference venue. You can make a reservation by clicking here. Note that reservations must be made by Tuesday September 30.
Transportation
Atlanta is served by Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport, one of the largest in the United States. Train service is available on the MARTA red and gold lines from the airport to the Peachtree Center, a five minute walk from the hotel. The current fare is $2.50 one way.
Meeting Schedule
The overall schedule for the meeting is as follows:
Thursday, October 30
- 3:00 PM. Meeting of the Biotechnic and Histochemistry editorial board.
- 5:00 PM. Meeting of the Laboratory Committee
- 7:00 PM. Board of Trustees meeting
Friday, October 31
- 8:00 AM-4:00 PM. Scientific Symposium
- 4:00 PM-4:20 PM Annual Business Meeting
- 4:3o PM-6:00 PM Poster Session II
- 6:30 PM- 8:30 PM. Dinner
Scientific Symposium Details
Below is the itinerary for the symposium.
| Time | Title | Speaker | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 | Registration and Breakfast | ||
| 8:45 | Welcome to Georgia State University Department of Chemistry | Maged Henary and Giovanni Gadda (chair) | Georgia State University |
| 9:05 | Welcome to the BSC | Bruce Cochrane | Miami University and President, Biological Stain Commission |
| 9:15 | 100 Years of Publishing by the Biological Stain Commission | Brad Turner | University of Rochester Medical Center and Editor of B&H |
| 9:30 | Why Certified Stains? | Chad Fagan | Biological Stain Comission |
| 10:00 | Fluorescent Probes for Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Detection: Seeing is believing? | Binghe Wang | Georgia State University |
| 10:30 | Break | ||
| 10:45 | Fluorescence with a Focus- One Scaffold, Two Triggers: Tailored synthesis of Aza-BODIPYs for pH and Metal Responsiveness for NIR potential bioimaging applications | Olivia Besant | Georgia State University |
| 11:15 | Lunch (12:00) and Poster Session I | ||
| 1:00 | May the Force Be Mapped: DNA probes reveal the biophysical forces in living cell | Khalid Salaita | Emory University |
| 1:30 | Chemical Tools for Biological Discoveries | Monika Raj | Emory University |
| 2:00 | Exploring Androgen Receptor to Develop Targeted Epigenetic Modifiers for Prostate Cancer Therapy | Adegboyega Oyelere | Georgia Tech |
| 2:30 | Break | ||
| 2:45 | Designing Visible-Light Absorbing, Pro-Fluorescent o-Nitrobenzyl Photocages for Hydroxamic Acid Synthesis | Carl Saint-Louis | Kennesaw State University |
| 3:15 | Late-Stage Functionalization of Lysine to Organelle-Targeting Fluorescent Probes | Ankita Misra | Emory University |
| 3:45 | The National Society for Histotechnology and the BSC: Opportunities for partnership | M. Lamar Jones | Jefferson State Community College and President of the NSH |
| 4:00 | BSC Business Meeting | ||
| 4:20 | Poster Session II | ||
| 6:30 | Dinner |
Posters and Abstracts Below are a list of conributed abstracts. The first 30 will be presented in the morning session and the remaining ones in the afternoon. You can access the full abstracts by click here or scanning the QR code below
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| Number | FIrst Name | Last Name | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diyali | Sil | GM1-mediated confinement of plastic nanoparticles on a GM1/POPC membrane: A single-molecule study |
| 2 | Tarek | Ahmed | Copper II sensitive dimeric heptamethine cyanine fluorophores: Synthesis, optical characters, and metal sensing studies |
| 3 | Stephen | Ajagbe | Pro-fluorescent ethynylthiophene-based o-nitrobenzyl photolabile protecting group for hydroxamic acid synthesis |
| 4 | Diana | Alcaraz-Ibanez | Enhancing NIR Fluorescence for Potential Biomedical Application: Synthesis and Evaluation of Donor–π–Acceptor Fluorophores |
| 5 | GABRIEL | ATAMPUGBIRE | The Role of Mechanistic Enzymology in Industrial Biocatalysis |
| 6 | Mackenzie | Austin | R325 as a key residue for substrate binding and catalysis in D-2-hydroxyglutarate dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 |
| 7 | Guitao | Bai | A Comprehensive MUC1 Glycopeptide Library Reveals Binding Details of MUC1 Antibodies |
| 8 | Amirhossein | Bakhtiiari | A Multiscale Computational Framework for Light-Activated Therapeutics: Insights from Photostatin Photoisomerization in Tubulin |
| 9 | Shubham | Bansal | Pitfalls in Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Research: Solvent and Buffer Components Are Not Bystanders |
| 10 | Olivia | Basant | Fluorescence with a Focus- One Scaffold, Two Triggers: Tailored synthesis of Aza-BODIPYs for pH and Metal Responsiveness for NIR potential bioimaging applications |
| 11 | Alaleh | Bayat Barooni | Comparing the Antioxidant Properties of Six Polyphenols Present in Superfoods: Which Antioxidant is the Superior RONS Scavenger? |
| 12 | Jocelyn | Canchola | Synthesis and characterization of SMART composite hydrogels for biomedical applications. |
| 13 | Shivanagababu | Challa | Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Detection: Examining the Effects of Acetonitrile on Hydrogen Peroxide-Driven Oxidation |
| 14 | Kuangcai | Chen | Imaging Core Facility – Where Science is Visualized |
| 15 | Sebastian | Cruz | Synthesis and Characterization of Trifluoromethyl Modified Heptamethine Cyanine Dyes |
| 16 | Chinonye | Dim | Distinct immune and senescence responses in the brain following Powassan virus and West Nile virus infection in mice |
| 17 | Lily | Durlacher | STRAIN RELEASE METHODOLOGY FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF ACTINONIN AND EPI-ACTINONIN. |
| 18 | Sachini Herath | Ekanayake | Evaluating Demographic-Specific Variations in Serum and Plasma Using ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy |
| 19 | Aden | Elder | Synthesis of a New Sulfonamide Heptacyanine and Squarine Dyes using N-Methyl-4-Anisidine |
| 20 | Davinia | Omiponle | Contribution of the Active Site H421 Residue to the Reaction Catalyzed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 D-2- hydroxyglutarate Dehydrogenase |
| 21 | SHUQUAN | FAN | Chemoenzymatic synthesis of sulfated O-glycans by GlcNAc-6-O-sulfotransferases |
| 22 | Chibuike | Imebuogu | Creeping from Symmetry to Asymmetry: Squaraine Dyes for Bioimaging |
| 23 | Chinenyenwa | Israel | Role of Glutamatergic Signaling in the Development of Monogamous Behavior |
| 24 | Avinash | Ittuveetil | Protection group free Synthesis of Thioglycosides |
| 25 | MEAGHA | KANANKE VITHANAGE | Serum ATR-FTIR Spectral Biomarkers for Tracking Breast Cancer Progression |
| 26 | Nasibeh Azizi | Khereshki | Meso-Modified Cyanine Dye Functionalized with Amino Acids for pH-Sensitive Imaging Applications |
| 27 | Jessica E | Kugblenu | UV-visible Spectroscopy as a tool for flavin cofactor characterization of flavoenzymes. |
| 28 | Nicole | Lagman | Comparison of the microenvironments between pilonidal sinus disease and hidradenitis suppurativa |
| 29 | Bao | Le | A Chemical Strategy for Selective Enrichment of Histidine N1-Methylation |
| 30 | Thao | Le | Conserved G-quadruplex structures in the RNA genomes of orthoflaviviruses. Potential therapeutic targets? |
| 30A | Zachary | Paikin | Chemical Platform for Identifying Protein Modifications Induced by Acrolein Toxicity |
| 31 | Dongning | Liu | Carbon Monoxide (CO) Probes: Mechanistic Insights and Current Challenges |
| 32 | Cole | Martin | Synthesis of Diethyl 1-[(4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]-3-phenyl-2,2-aziridinedicarboxylate Derivatives from Benzaldehyde Precursors for Metal-Catalyzed [3+3]-Cycloaddition with Phthalazine Ylides |
| 33 | Jenish | Master | A novel role of Fun12/eIF5B in lipophagy suppression |
| 34 | Theresah Nana Ama | Mensah | Elucidating the Roles of Rsp5 and Ubx5 in Ubiquitin-Dependent Lipophagy |
| 35 | Sarah | Elhajj | Implementing Automated hybrid QM/MM APEC-F 2.0 to investigate the tunability of flavin’s one- and two-electron reduction potentials in “improved” light-oxygen-voltage (iLOV) flavin binding fluorescent proteins. |
| 36 | Bilkis Mehrin | Moni | Exploring Metal Substitution in D-2-Hydroxyglutarate Dehydrogenase: A Biophysical Approach to Biomimetic Enzyme Design |
| 37 | Phuong | Nguyen | Synthesis of precursors for stereoselective [3+2]-cycloaddition of indolyl α,β-unsaturated ketones with donor-acceptor oxiranes |
| 38 | Chelsea | Koduru | Synthesis and Characterization of pH-Responsive Hydrogel for Biomedical Applications |
| 39 | |||
| 40 | Poonam | Poonam | Structural and Functional Insights of Human Flavin Monooxygenase 3 as a Potential Therapeutic Target |
| 41 | Kevin | Sabusay | Development of TNCA-Based Theragnositc Agents Targeting the Calcium- Sensing Receptor for Polycystic Kidney Disease |
| 42 | Shahir | Sarasiya | Systematic Comparison of Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Squaraine Dye Through the Lens of Various Donors |
| 43 | Carine | Seudieu | Accessing Indole-Based Near-Infrared Chromophores as Effective Antimicrobial Agents in Photodynamic Therapy |
| 44 | Eshan | Shah | Histological and Molecular Evidence that Sulfur Amino Acid Restriction Mitigates Pathological Cardiac Remodeling |
| 45 | TANGLIANG | SHEN | Orthogonal-Group-Controlled Site-Selective I-Branching of Poly-N-acetyllactosamine Chain Reveals Unique Binding Specificities of Proteins towards I-Antigens. |
| 46 | Priti | Singh | Design and synthesis of selective calcium channel inhibitors targeting T. brucei |
| 47 | Ngoc Diem Kieu | To | Exploring photophysical properties of intramolecular B-O chelated Aza-BODIPY dyes |
| 48 | Ryan | Tran | Stereoselective Catalytic [3+2]-Cycloaddition of β-(Indol-3-yl)-α,β-Unsaturated Ketones with Donor-Acceptor Oxiranes |
| 49 | Gauri | Tripathi | Unraveling Plastic-Induced Denaturation of Model Peptides: Single-Molecule FRET Insights |
| 50 | Ana | Villalobos | Mimicking the Biological Systems of Toxic Metabolites: Applications in Target Identification, Protein Modification and Peptide Cyclization |
| 51 | Binh | Vo | Enzymatically-Triggered Nanostructure for Tumor-Specific Antisense Oligonucleotide Release |
| 52 | Blaise | Williams | Engineering Polycyclic 1,2-BN-Heteroarenes for Stimuli-Responsive Materials via Electron-Deficient Heterocycle Substitutions |
| 53 | Qiuyun | Yan | Staining-Based Visualization of Calcium-Sensing Receptor (CaSR) Trafficking and Signaling Dynamics |
| 54 | Junkai | Yang | Double mutagenesis reveals electrostatic determinants of cofactor specificity in the NAD(P)H: quinone reductase PA0660 from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 |
| 55 | Suyue | Yang | Discovery of Covalent warheads for Drug Discovery via Phosphofluorine Exchange |
| 56 | Zeyu | Zhang | Host-Gated Enzymatic Release(H-GER)——Colorimetric Assay for Enzyme Measurement |
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