Join us for Virtual URCAD, April 22-29, 2020!

You will be able to view student presentations and interact with the presenters.

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Shandon Amos | Biological Sciences

Investigation of the Protein-Protein Interactions of the Chromatin Associated Protein Set4 in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae

Mentor: Erin Green

Barna Baierna | Biological Sciences

Characterization of N-Acetylglucosamine Transport and Utilization by Cellvibrio Japonicus

Mentor: Jeffrey Gardner

Anthony Cano | Political Science

Informal Resettlement of Internally Displaced People (IDP) in Cartagena, Colombia, and Urban Development

Mentor: Felipe Filomeno

Tobias Coombs| Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

Investigating the Impact of Nanoparticle Surface Charge on Compliment Activation Related Pseudo Allergy

Mentor: Erin Lavik

Eliana Crentsil | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

The Effect of Cell Tension on Cell Growth

Mentor: Sean Sun

Cassie Davis | American Studies

Implications of Rhetoric: A Historical Newspapçer Analysis of Immigration Policy

Mentor: Tamara Bhalla

Matthew Haworth| Visual Arts

Sherlock Romes

Mentor: Eric Jordan

Karan Luthria| Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Enhancing and Visualizing Human Disease Networks to Reduce Healthcare Cost

Mentor: Maricel Kann

Samantha Maygers | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

Designing a Modular, Battery-Powered Vehicle Stopped by an Iodine Clock Reaction

Mentor: Neha Raikar

Oluwatomiwa Oladunni| Chemistry and Biochemistry

Gadolinium-Chelating Tag Synthesis for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Dendronized Nanocarriers

Mentor: Marie-Christine Daniel

Hannah Ramcharan | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Identifying Spatial and Temporal Gene Expression Dynamics From Multiple Sequencing Data

Mentor: Daniel Lobo

Tanya Ramsey | English

Peer Education Impacts on Student Outcomes: A Case Study From the UMBC McNair Scholars Program

Mentor: Elaine MacDougall

Jeremy Rubin | Mathematics and Statistics

 Mentor: Russell Shinohara

Alexandra Seas| Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

Synthesis of Immunosuppressive Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Mentor: Gregory Szeto

Inaya Wahid | Health Administration and Policy

Developing a Program to Improve Birth Outcomes in Delaware

Mentor: Kate Smith

Anna Yaschenko | Biological Sciences

Identifying the Genetic Basis of Drug Response Using Drosophila Melanogaster in the Era of Personalized Medicine

Mentor: Jeff Leips