Biological Sciences URCAD Presenters

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 11:57:05 -0400
biology, umbc, urcad

Betelehem Akalu | The Effect of Nitrogen Source on Oxidative Stress in Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii| Dr. Stephen Miller | Biological Sciences

AjeethaArudchandran | Investigating the Mechanisms Underlying Reverse Hinge Point Formation During Neurulation | Dr. Rachel Brewster | Biological Sciences

Olivia Brooks | Birds of a Feather: A Comparative Analysis of Male and Female Oriole Song | Dr. Kevin Omland | Biological Sciences

Caylee Brown | Aromatherapy or Toxic Exposure: The Effects of E-Cigarette Vapor Exposure on the Olfactory Systems of Aging Mice | Dr. Weihong Lin | Biological Sciences

Katrina Bucci | Investigating Locomotion Decline in the Drosophila Model for Alzheimer's Disease | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Francesca Burton | Using Behavioral Assays to Study Genes Associated with Autism in Drosophila Fruit Flies | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Enya Caballero | Determining the SARS-CoV-2 Structural Protein that Activates the Inflammasome Priming Signal | Dr. Andrea Cox | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Alanna Carter | Identifying the Role of Physical Tissue Features in Cell Migration in Fruit Flies | Dr. Michelle Starz-Gaiano | Biological Sciences

Isabella Salguero Cespedes | Lizard Size Influences Intraspecies Territorial Behavior in the Western Fence Lizard | Dr. Abraham Borker | UC Santa Cruz

Maheera Chaudhry | Genetic Background and the Pathological Consequences of Cytokine Expression in a Mouse Model of Chronic Prostatitis | Dr. Charles Bieberich | Biological Sciences

Mufaro Chiduza | Individual Differences in Food Perception | Dr. Alexandra DeFeliceantonio | Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech

Ananya Choudhary | Development of a Novel Opsin-Chimera to Explore the G-Protein Signaling of Melanopsin | Dr. Phyllis Robinson | Biological Sciences

Anne-Cecile Choutedjem | The Effects of Metal Supplement on Drosophila with Mutations in the Amyloid Precurssor Protein Gene | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Jasson Crentsil | Characterizing the Signature of a Lymph Node Sample Using Low and High-Resolution X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy | Dr. Gayle Woloschak | Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

Gabriela Cruz | The Role of Spase22-23 in Border Cell Migration in Drosophila Melanogaster | Dr. Michelle Starz-Gaiano | Biological Sciences

Taylor Drake | Exploring the Effects of N-linked and O-linked Glycosylation on Membrane Trafficking and Signaling in Melanopsin | Dr. Phyllis Robinson | Biological Sciences

Leila Ghaffari | Characterizing Zincergic Neuron Projections and Elucidating their Role in Cocaine Mediated Behaviors | Dr. Mike Michaelides | National Institutes of Health

Bethel Ghezai | Utilizing Drosophila melanogaster to Evaluate the Effects of Genetic Variation on H3K4me3 Levels | Dr. Jeff Leips | Biological Sciences

Kevin Gibbons | Investigating the Role of ADCK5 in Ovarian Cancer Carcinogenesis | Dr. Achuth Padmanabhan | Biological Sciences

Stephen Isabell | Analyzing Antibody Transfer Response to COVID-19 Vaccines and Impact of Concomitant Cytomegalovirus Seropositivity | Dr. Mark Schleiss | University of Minnesota Medical School

Kamden Iverson | Structure-Function Analysis of Zing-Finger Protein 217 (ZNF 217) | Dr. Achuth Padmanabhan | Biological Sciences

Maeva Kalombo | The Role of RLS1 in Oxidative Stress Resistance by the Green Algae Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii| Dr. Stephen Miller | Biological Sciences

Polina Kassir | Recovering from Hypoxia-Induced Metabolic Suppression: Role of NDRG1 in Na+/K+/ATPase Restoration to the Plasma Membrane | Dr. Rachel Brewster | Biological Sciences

Nimra Khan | Investigating the Role of RHO1 in Bacterial Clearance in Drosophila Melanogaster | Dr. Jeff Leips | Biological Sciences

Soven Kumar | The Analysis of Bacteriophage SoJo Through DNA Extraction and Isolation via HostBacteria Streptomyces Mirabilis | Dr. Steven Caruso | Biological Sciences

Naiyah Lewis | Behavioral Analysis Pipeline for a T-Maze-Based Mouse Odor Choice Test | Dr. Weihong Lin | Biological Sciences

Sophia Liberto | Exploration of Genetic Compensation in Algal Lipid Production Genes | Dr. Stephen Miller | Biological Sciences

Emily Marinko | Behavioral Tracking Reveals Sexual Conflict is Elevated in Opiliones Species with Reduced Nuptial Gifts | Dr. Mercedes Burns | Biological Sciences

JR Mkpasi | Investigating the Neurological Links Associated with Immunity Using Drosophila Melanogaster as a Model Organism | Dr. Jeff Leips | Biological Sciences

Bukola Molake | Presence of a Key Nest Predator in Puerto Rican Oriole Territories | Dr. Kevin Omland | Biological Sciences

D’Juan Moreland | Impact of Bias on Birdsong Research: Male and Female Syllable Categorization in Orchard Orioles | Dr. Kevin Omland | Biological Sciences

Sara Motamedi | Investigating Brain Regions Supporting Contextual Reward Learning | Dr. Tara LeGates | Biological Sciences

Sibani Nachadalingam | Understanding Intracellular GPR162 Signaling | Dr. Laurie Sutton | Biological Sciences

Nithya Navarathna | ZNF217 Synergizes with Estrogen to Promote Ovarian Cancer Metastasis | Dr. Achuth Padmanabhan | Biological Sciences

Simeon Nelson | Effects of APPL Mutation Gene on Male Drosophila | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Arian Nyandjo | Characterizing the Distribution of GADD45b, a Candidate Mediator of Hypoxia-adaptation | Dr. Rachel Brewster | Biological Sciences

Gloria Ogordi | Regulator of G- Protein Signaling 7 (RGS7) Modulation of Kappa Opioid Receptor Signal-Induced Pruritus in Mice | Dr. Laurie Sutton | Biological Sciences

Oluwatomisin Olajide | Breast Cancer Induced Changes in Adipose Tissue Morphology | Dr. Nykia Walker | Biological Sciences

Marvin Onwukwe | Investigating the Mechanisms Behind Large-scale CCTG DNA Repeat Contractions in Budding Yeast | Dr. Jane Kim | Kim Lab at California State University San Marcos

Andrew Opincar | Role of Ndrg1a in Mediating Hypoxia Adaptive Responses in the Inner Ear | Dr. Rachel Brewster | Biological Sciences

Gabriel Otubu | Role of Ndrg1b in Regulating Brain Development | Dr. Rachel Brewster | Biological Sciences

Emmanuela Otunuga | Characterizing a New Cell Line Derived from a Transgenic Mouse Model of Lethal Prostate Cancer | Dr. Charles Bieberich | Biological Sciences

Yamini Ravi | Investigating the Role of Actin 57B Gene on the Age-Related Changes in the Immune Response | Dr. Jeff Leips | Biological Sciences

Roshnee Roberts | Understanding the Nutrigenomics of Alzheimer's Disease Using Drosophila Melanogaster | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Hadia Saroya | Investigating Epigenetic Regulation of Lifespan in Drosophila Melanogaster through the Analysis of Core Histone Changes | Dr. Jeff Leips | Biological Sciences

Sean Starkloff | Assessing the Effects of E-Cigarette Based Zinc Exposure on Mitochondria of Mouse Olfactory Epithelial Cells | Dr. Weihong Lin | Biological Sciences

Katherine Taylor | The Impact of Reinforcement on Mating Preferences in the Tessellated Darter, EtheostomaOlmstedi| Dr. Tamra Mandelson | Biological Sciences

Maya Tondravi | Investigating Learned Associations Between Contextual Cues and Aversive Stimuli | Dr. Tara LeGates | Biological Sciences

Pavan Umashankar | Determining Regions in USP15 that Regulate its Stability and Turnover in Ovarian Cancer Cells | Dr. Achuth Padmanabhan | Biological Sciences

Anya Viswanathan | Restoring Homeostasis in Activated Microglia | Dr. Matheus Victor | Biological Sciences

Zakarya Wahed | The Role of dp1 in Cell Division Symmetry and Number in Volvox Carteri| Dr. Stephen Miller | Biological Sciences