Publications and Presentations

Refereed Journal Articles

• Yaich, L. E. (2001) Sonic hedgehog: a good gene gone bad? Journal of College Science Teaching. 31:14-19.
• Yaich, L., Ooi, J., Park, M., Landry, C., Bodmer, R., and Margolis, B. (1998) Functional analysis of the Numb phosphotyrosine-binding domain using site-directed mutagenesis. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273:10381-10388.
• Park, M., Yaich, L., and Bodmer, R. (1998) Mesodermal cell fate decisions in Drosophila are under the control of the lineage genes numb, Notch, and sanpodo. Mechanisms of Development. 75:117-126.
• Yaich, L. E., Roodi, N., Bailey, L. R., Verrier, C. S., Yee, C. J., Cavener, D. R., and Parl, F. F. (1995) Analysis of estrogen receptor (ER) gene, transcript, and protein in ER-positive and -negative breast cancer cell lines. Endocrine-Related Cancer. 2:293-309.
• Yaich, L., Dupont, W. D., Cavener, D. R., and Parl, F. F. (1992) Analysis of the PvuII restriction fragment-length polymorphism and exon structure of the estrogen receptor gene in breast cancer and peripheral blood. Cancer Research. 52: 77-83.

Refereed Web-Site Publications

• Yaich, L. (2002) Stem Cells: Promises to Keep? National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science.
• Yaich, L. (2001) Sonic hedgehog: Genetic Abnormalities and Tissue Donations. National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science.

Presentations

• Krepps, D. and Yaich, L. E. "Drosophila neural development mutants homothorax and l(3)06442: A phenotypic analysis." Pennsylvania Academy of Science 79th Annual Meeting, Grantville, PA, April 4-6, 2003.
• Skinner, J. and Yaich, L. E. "Phenotypic analysis of Drosophila melanogaster neural develoment mutants." Pennsylvania Academy of Science 79th Annual Meeting, Grantville, PA, April 4-6, 2003.
• Krepps, D. and Yaich, L. E. "Phenotypic analysis of Drosophila melanogaster mutant embryos homothorax and l(3)06442." The Penn-York Undergraduate Research Association, 3rd Annual Conference, Hilbert College, Hamburg, NY, October 19, 2002
• Skinner, J. and Yaich, L. E. "Immunohistochemical analysis of Drosophila melanogaster mutant strains l(3)10585 and l(2)08307a." The Penn-York Undergraduate Research Association, 3rd Annual Conference, Hilbert College, Hamburg, NY, October 19, 2002.
• Yaich, L. E. and Mascho, D. "It's All in the Fly's Genes…"Presented to the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Advisory Board, 2002.
• Mascho, D. and Yaich, L. E. "Embryonic neural phenotype of the Drosophila mutant lines l(2)08307A08307A and l(3)1058510585." Pennsylvania Academy of Science 78th Annual Meeting, Pocono Manor, PA, April 5-7, 2002.
• Roesch, S. and Yaich, L. E. "Phenotypic analysis of a potential Drosophila neural development gene, apontic." Pennsylvania Academy of Science 78th Annual Meeting, Pocono Manor, PA, April 5-7, 2002.
• Mascho, D. and Yaich, L. E. "Phenotypic analysis of the Drosophila genes l(2)08307a08307a and l(3)1058510585." The Penn-York Undergraduate Research Association, 2nd Annual Conference, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY, October 20, 2001.
• Roesch, S. and Yaich, L. E. "Phenotypic analysis of the Drosophila gene apontic." The Penn-York Undergraduate Research Association, 2nd Annual Conference, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY, October 20, 2001.
• Yaich, L. E. and Dunham, S. "It's All in the (Fly's) Genes…", Presented to the University of
  Pittsburgh at Bradford Advisory Board, 2001.
  
• Dunham, S.and Yaich, L. "Phenotypic characterization of Drosophila neural development genes." 10th Annual Penn State Behrend-Sigma Xi Undergraduate Student Research and Creative Accomplishment Conference, Erie, PA, April 21, 2001
• Dunham, S. and Yaich, L."Phenotypic characterization of Drosophila neural development genes." 77th Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science, Monroeville, PA, March 30-April 1, 2001.
• Zimmer, J. and Yaich, L. "Analysis of neural phenotypes in Drosophila insertion mutant lines." 77th Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences, Monroeville, PA, March 30-April 1, 2001.
• Yaich, L., "Drosophila Neural Development Genes.", Presented at Behrend College, October 1999.
• Yaich, L., "Flies and You", Presented at University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Third Thursday Series, January 1999.
• Yaich, L., Ooi, J., Landry, C., Park, M., Margolis, B., and Bodmer, R. "Functional conservation between the PTB domain of Drosophila Numb and mammalian Shc.", Neurobiology of Drosophila Meeting, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 1997.
• Park, M., Yaich, L., and Bodmer, R. "Genes determining heart cell fates in Drosophila.", 38th Annual Drosophila Research Conference, Chicago, IL, 1997.
• Yaich, L., Brewster, R., Wu, X. and Bodmer, R. "Interactions of the neural selector gene cut with loci on the second and third chromosomes of Drosophila melanogaster.", Neurobiology of Drosophila Meeting, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 1995.
• Yaich, L., Brewster, R., and Bodmer, R. "Genetic interaction screen between the neural selector gene cut and deficiencies on the second and third chromosomes.", 35th Annual Drosophila Research Conference, Chicago, IL, 1994.
• Yaich, L. E., Dupont, W. D., Cavener, D. R., and Parl, F. F. "The estrogen receptor Pvu II restriction fragment length polymorphism is not correlated with estrogen receptor content nor age of tumor diagnosis in 260 breast cancer patients.", The Endocrine Society 73rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1991.

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