INVITED ABSTRACTS PRESENTED AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS

1. Esposto, J., Huber, R.J., Martic, S. Biophysical methodologies used to assess the aggregation, phosphorylation, and antibody inhibition mechanisms of ALS-associated protein, TDP-43; 4th Commonwealth Chemistry Conference (Virtual); October 4-5, 2023. Interactive Poster Presentation.
2. Esposto J., Martic, S. Structural Characterization and Analysis of Full-Length In Vitro TDP-43 Proteinaceous Aggregates; IUPAC-CCCE 2021 Annual Conference (Virtual); August 13-20, 2021. Interactive Poster Presentation.
3. Esposto, J., Martic, S. In Vitro Structural Determination and Analysis of Full-Length Aggregated TDP-43 Protein; Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2021 (Virtual); July 26-30, 2021. Interactive Poster Presentation.
4. Esposto, J., Balendra, V., Reich, N.; Bitter Brain: Hypoglycemia and the Pathology of Neurodegeneration and Dementia; Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2021 (AAIC, Virtual); July 26-30, 2021. Interactive Poster Presentation.
5. Esposto, J., Wu, C., Martic, S. Aggregation Inhibition: Mutant Gelsolin Peptides; 35th Annual Protein Society 2021 Conference (Virtual); July 7-14, 2021. Interactive Poster Presentation.
6. Niazi, A., Esposto, J., Wu, C., Martic-Milne, S. The Aggregation Propensity of N184K and D187Y Mutant Plasma Gelsolin Peptides; 35th Annual Protein Society 2021 Conference (Virtual); July 7-14, 2021. Interactive Poster Presentation.
7. Esposto, J., Martic, S. Aggregation and Inhibition Mechanisms of Wild-Type Gelsolin Peptides and Mutants Implicated in Gelsolin Amyloidosis; Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences (CSMB) Conference 2021 (Virtual); June 14-17, 2021. Poster Presentation.
8. Esposto, J., Martic, S. Structural Characterization of Neurodegenerative-Associated Protein Complexes by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM); Microscopical Society of Canada (MSC-SMC) Annual Conference 2021 (Virtual); June 2-4, 2021. Poster Presentation.
9. Esposto, J., Martic, S. Mechanistic and Structural Characterization of Full-Length, Aggregation-Prone, TDP-43 Protein; Experimental Biology/American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (EB/ASBMB) 2021 Annual Conference (Virtual); April 27-30, 2021. Oral Presentation.
10. Esposto, J., Martic, S. Aggregation of wild-type gelsolin peptides and mutants and inhibition; Experimental Biology/American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (EB/ASBMB) 2021 Annual Conference (Virtual); April 27-30, 2021. Interactive Poster Presentation.
11. Esposto, J., Martic, S. Mechanistic Evaluation of In Vitro Aggregation of Full-Length, Human TDP-43 Protein; Biophysical Society (BPS) Annual Meeting (Virtual); February 22-26, 2021. Interactive Poster Presentation.
12. McClelland, P., Esposto, J. Forensic Detection of Aspirin and its Metabolite and Challenges Associated with Colourimetric Testing; Canadian Universities for Forensic Sciences (C.U.F.F.S.) (Virtual); April 23-24, 2021. Interactive Poster Presentation.
13. Martic, S., Donaldson, M., Esposto, J. Design and Development of Remote Forensic Toxicology Laboratories; Canadian Universities for Forensic Sciences (C.U.F.F.S.) (Virtual); April 23-24, 2021. Interactive Poster Presentation.
14. Niazi, A., Esposto, J. Gelsolin Aggregation Mechanisms and Mutations in Varying pH Buffers; ACS Annual Meeting 2021 (Virtual); April 5-16, 2021. Interactive Poster Presentation.
15. Esposto, J., Martic, S. The Pathological Aggregation and Functionality of In Vitro Modifications Within TDP-43; Cold Spring Harbour Laboratories (CSHL): Virtual Neurodegenerative Diseases – Biology and Therapeutics Conference 2020, New York, United States; Dec 2-4, 2020. Poster Presentation.
16. Esposto, J., Martic, S. In Vitro Characterization of TDP-43 Aggregation and Proteinopathy; Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (Virtual, AAIC) 2020: Neuroscience Next, Canada; Nov -10, 2020. Interactive Poster Presentation/Published Abstract. https://twitter.com/jos_esposto/status/1323455902356250624
17. Esposto, J., Martic, S. In vitro Aggregation of TDP-43 Protein Linked to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS); LOGIC 2020 Virtual International Conference, Canada; May 18-24, 2020. Flash Talk.
18. Damphousse, C., Esposto, J. Social Learning in Japanese Quail; Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN-ACN), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; May 22-25, 2019. Poster Presentation. Funding Sources: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
19. Dietze, L., Esposto, J. Normal Cognitive Flexibility in the Goto-Kakizaki Rat Model of Diabetes; Southern Ontario Neuroscience Association (SONA); Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; May 2, 2019. Poster Presentation. 

INVITED ABSTRACTS PRESENTED AT INSTITUTIONAL, LOCAL, AND REGIONAL MEETINGS

1. Esposto, J. Presumptive Testing of Aspirin (ASA): Role of the Storage Period on Drug Stability; Canadian Society for Forensic Sciences Virtual Conference 2020, Canada; May 27, 2020. Poster Presentation. https://twitter.com/jos_esposto/status/1265629006289928194.
2. Esposto, J. Immunotherapies Targeting Protein Pathogenesis of ALS-Associated Protein, TDP-43; 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, Trent University, Peterborough, Canada; May 21, 2020. Flash-Talk Research Competition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jwZya_IDc4.
   
   

INVITED TALKS

1. Esposto, J. Structural and functional analyses of pTDP-43 proteins and mutant peptides. PRinCE Seminar Series. January 25, 2024. 
2. Esposto, J. In Vitro Aggregation of TDP-43 Protein Linked to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Brain Science Institute’s Neuroscience Research Symposium hosted by Rosalind Franklin University, North Chicago, United States. July 23, 2020. https://twitter.com/jos_esposto/status/1286324530974199811