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Peter Bailer | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Design and Analysis Of Hydrogels To Protect Biosensors From Enzyme-Catalysed Degradation
Mentor(s): Jennie Leach
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. -
Peter Bailer | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Prevention Of RNA Aptamer Degradation To Create Biosensors For Therapeutic Drug
Mentor(s): Jennie Leach
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. -
Robin Bailey | Biological Sciences
Molecular Determinants Of Melanopsin Function, Localization, and Activation
Mentor(s): Phyllis Robinson
UC 204 | 10:45 – 11 a.m. -
Carl Bannerman | Biological Sciences
Caspase-3 Regulation Of Endothelial Cell Migration & Proliferation
Mentor(s): Mahendra Damarla
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. -
Keynon Bell | Chemistry and Biochemistry
4D Mapping Of Spatiofunctional Enzyme Droplets In Living Cells
Minjoung Kyoung(s): Name
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. -
Bryanna Canales | Biological Sciences
The Role Of Lactate As A Stabilizing Molecule For Ndrg1-Mediated Energy Preservation Under Anoxia
Mentor(s): Rachel Brewster
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. -
Emily Cannistraci | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Characterizing The Dynamic Capsid-SP1 Junction Helix Of The HIV-1 Gag Polyprotein And Maturation Inhibitor Interaction
Mentor(s): Michael Summers
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. -
Kennedy Chioma | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Characterization Of The Thermodynamic Processes Of Nucleocapsid Binding To Viral Rna
Mentor(s): Michael Summers
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. -
Nicole Couturier | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Characterizing The Immunogenicity Of Gold Nanoparticles (AuNP) As Drug Delivery Vehicles
Mentor(s): Gregory Szeto
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. -
Eliana Crentsil | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Effects Of Cell Tension On YAP/TAZ-Mediated Volume Regulation
Mentor(s): Sean Sun
Fine Arts Recital Hall | 11:30 – 11:45 a.m. -
James Dizon | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Production And Bioactivity Of Fc-IL-2 Protein
Mentor(s): Gregory Szeto
Fine Arts Recital Hall | 11:15 – 11:30 a.m. -
Christopher Dunstan | Mathematics and Statistics
Stochastic Models Of Cell Polarization In The C. Elegans Zygote
Mentor(s): Hye-Won Kang
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. -
Eric Joshua Garcia | Biological Sciences
Investigating Chromatin Regulation By Set4 In Budding Yeast
Mentor(s): Erin Green
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. -
Frances Grace Ghinger | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Determining The Structure Of The HIV-1 5’ Leader Monomeric And Dimeric Confirmations
Mentor(s): Michael Summers
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. -
Darin Gilchrist | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Structural Determination Of HIV-1 MAL Minimal Packaging Region
Mentor(s): Michael Summers
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. -
Yasmin Graham | Information Systems
Understanding The Stress Experience Of Emergency Health Workers
Mentor(s): Andrea Kleinsmith
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. -
Lauren Harris | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Photodegradation Of Sulfonamide Antibiotics: Apparentreaction Kinetics And Identification Of Transformation Products
Mentor(s): Lee Blaney
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. -
Temitope Ibitoye | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Phototransformation Of Macrolide Antibiotics In UV-254 Systems And Characterization Of Residual Antimicrobial Activity
Mentor(s): Lee Blaney
UC 204 | 10 – 10:45 a.m. -
Chetana Jadhav | Biological Sciences
The Effect Of APPL On The Brain Of Drosophila Melanogaster
Mentor(s): Fernando Vonhoff
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. -
Blair Landon | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Establishing A Three-Dimensional Collagen Based Cell Culture Of Human Monocytes
Mentor(s): Gregory Szeto
UC 312 | 3:15 – 3:30 p.m. -
April Laranang | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Total And Methylmercury Exposure To Individuals In Artisanal And Small-Scale Gold Mining In Madre De Dios, Peru
Mentor(s): Helen Hsu-Kim
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. -
Caroline Larkin | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
An Evolutionary Algorithm To Reverse-Engineer Tumor Sub-Clonal Dynamics And Predict Optimal Treatment Targets
Mentor(s): Daniel Lobo
UC 310 | 2:30 – 2:45 p.m. -
Nguyet Le | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Role Of N-MYC Downstream Regulated Genes Family In Low Oxygen Adaptation
Mentor(s): Rachel Brewster
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. -
Joanna Lum | Biological Sciences
Identifying Novel Regulators Of DAXX-mediated Retrotransposon Silencing in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells
Mentor(s): Peter Lewis
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. -
Ugonna Mbaekwe | Biological Sciences
Genetic Control Of AIA Cell-Identity Maintenance In Caenorhabditis Elegans
Mentor(s): Robert Horvitz
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. -
Darius McKoy | Biological Sciences
Role Of N-Myc Downstream Regulated Gene 1a (Ndrg1a) In Cellular Arrest Under Anoxia
Mentor(s): Rachel Brewster
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. -
Avi Newman | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Assay development For N2-Ethylguanine Using Liquid Chromatography- Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry Instrumentation
Mentor(s): William LaCourse
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. -
Temiloluwa Okusolubo | Biological Sciences
Correlating Gramicidin Ion-Channel Formation To Artificial Membrane Dynamics
Mentor(s): Elizabeth Kelley
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. -
Matthew Orellana | Chemistry and Biochemistry
Analyzing The Monomeric Conformation Of The HIV-1 5′-Leader RNA Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Mentor(s): Michael Summers
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. -
Afia Osei-Ntansah | Biological Sciences
Role Of The N-myc Downstream Regulated Gene (NDRG) 1 In The Adaptation Of The Kidney To Low Oxygen
Mentor(s): Rachel Brewster
UC 204 | 11:45 – Noon -
Yaw Owusu-Boaitey | Biological Sciences
Identifying A Role Of Skp2 In Border Cell Migration In The Drosophila Ovary
Mentor(s): Michelle Starz-Gaiano
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. -
Tatiana Rodriguez | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Determining The Structure Of The Hiv-1 5′-Leader Dimeric Conformation
Mentor(s): Michael Summers
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m. -
Racheal Spruill | Biological Sciences
5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid And Kynurenic Acid Levels In Mice after Systemic Tryptophan Challenge
Mentor(s): Sathyasaikumar Korrapati
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m. -
Taylor Stephen | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Thermodynamic Modeling Of Pollutant Uptake By Freshwater Mussels (Elliptio Complanata)
Mentor(s): Upal Ghosh
UC 312 | 3:30 – 3:45 p.m.
