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

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

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Presenters and guests:

Murielle Abissi, Aarsh Sheth, Oladeji Akinbamowo, Kristina Atanasoff | Biological Sciences

Assessing the Age-specific Phagocytic Ability in Drosophila melanogaster Using An in Vivo phagocytosis Assay

Mentor: Jeff Leips

 

Theodore Addo | Biological Sciences

Effects of Oxygen on NDRG1 Function

Mentor: Rachel Brewster

 

Precious Adeniyi| Biological Sciences

Developing Tools to Characterize Ubiquitin-Chain Patterns in Vivo

Mentor: Achuth Padmanabhan

 

Susan Afolabi, Kathryn Wardrup| Biological Sciences

CHARACTERIZING THE EFFECTS OF FERRITIN ON OVARIAN CELL MIGRATION IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER

Mentor: Michelle Starz-Gaiano

 

Assefa Akinwole| Biologial Sciences

DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF PHOSPHORYLATION ON THE LYSINIE METHYLTRANSFERASE ACTIVITY OF THE YEAST ENZYME, SET5

Mentor: Erin Green

 

Shandon Amos | Biological Sciences

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

Mentor: Erin Green

 

Chase Andre| Biological Sciences

Examining the Role of Mind Bomb 2 on Cell Migration in Drosophila

Mentor: Michelle Starz-Gaiano

 

Shehar Yar Awan| Biological Sciences

ANALYSIS OF SET5 METHYLATION ACTIVITY WITH POTENTIAL SUBSTRATES

Mentor: Erin Green

 

Barna Baierna | Biological Sciences

Characterization of N-Acetylglucosamine Transport and Utilization by Cellvibrio Japonicus

Mentor: Jeffrey Gardner

 

Robin Bailey| Biological Sciences

The Role of Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis in Melanopsin Phototransduction

Mentor: Phyllis Robinson

 

Sierra Barkdoll| Biological Sciences

SHINY COWBIRD BROOD PARASITISM THREATENS THE CRITICALLY-ENDANGERED BAHAMA ORIOLE

Mentor: Kevin Omland

 

Elshaday Behailu| Biological Sciences

The Effect of CREB on the Immune Response of Drosophila Melanogaster

Mentor: Fernando Vonhoff

 

Dominique Brooks| Biological Sciences

Evidence for Conserved Mechanisms of Neurulation in the Zebrafish Forebrain

Mentor: Rachel Brewster

 

Breanna Byrd | Biological Sciences

POPULATION ANALYSIS OF FERAL ISLAND CATS: PREDATION RISK TO ENDANGERED BAHAMA ORIOLE

Mentor: Kevin Omland

 

Allyson Caldwell| Biological Sciences

Apical Constriction Molecular Machinery Within the Zebrafish Medial Hingepoint

Mentor: Rachel Brewster

 

Arushi Dalal | Biological Sciences

Grasshopper Sparrow Song Diversity in the Caribbean

Mentor: Bernard Lohr

 

Sheridan Danquah| Biological Sciences

Use of Radio Tracking to Study Territory Size of the Bahama Oriole

Mentor: Kevin Omland

 

Antara Das, Cyrus Jenkins, Kerrey O’Neill, Maggie Meesuk, Maithily Diaz, Bella Gudino| Biological Sciences

Identification of Novel Genes that Influence Age-Related Immunosenescence in Drosophila Melanogaster

Mentor: Jeffrey Leips

 

Ayushi Dave| Biological Sciences

Investigating the Role of Effete in Border Cell Migration in D. Melanogaster

Mentor: Michelle Starz-Gaiano

 

Shiva Deljookorani | Biological Sciences

HIGHT CONTENT SCREENING FOR INVESTIGATING FATTY ACID-MEDIATED EPGENETIC REPROGRAMMING IN MELANOMA

Mentor: Ting-Hsiang Huang

 

Riki Egoshi| Biological Sciences

Investigating the Roles of Circadian Genes LNK1 and LNK2 in Plant Defense

Mentor: Hua Lu

 

Ogechi Elemuo| Biological Sciences

EFFECTS OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE VAPOR ON MOUSE OLFACTORY-GUIDED BEHAVIOR

Mentor: Weihong Lin

 

Carina Lopez Escobar| Biological Sciences

Investigating Synaptic Refinement in the Central Nervous System of Drosophila Melanogaster

Mentor: Fernando Vonhoff

 

Carly Fabian| Biological Sciences

Development of Intersectional Chemogenetic Techniques to Isolate Circuitry Involved in Pain Affect

Mentor: Greg Elmer

 

Nathaniel Felbinger | Biological Sciences

Loss of TRNA Core Region Modifications Effect on Translation Error Rate in Mutant Saccharomyces Cerevisiae

Mentor: Philip Farabaugh

 

Star Fernandez| Biological Sciences

Genes on Prostate Cancer

Mentor: Charles Bieberich

 

Fleurine Amouzou Guiffo| Biological Sciences

Morphological and Genetic Identification of the Harvestmen Species Leiobunum Flavum

Mentor: Mercedes Burns

 

Mitra Harrison | Biological Sciences

Deciphering the Function of the rlsA Gene in the Multicellular Green Alga, Volvox Carteri

Mentor: Stephen Miller

 

Andrew Hennigan| Biological Sciences

Assessing the Impact of Phosphomimetic Mutations on Mouse Melanopsin Signaling

Mentor: Phyllis Robinson

 

Nneamaka Iwobi| Biological Sciences

The Developmental Role of Drosophila Melanogaster

Mentor: Fernando Vonhoff

 

Jafira Johnson| Biological Sciences

Investigating the Role of the Planar Cell Polarity and Shroom3 in Forebrain Morphogenesis

Mentor: Rachel Brewster

 

Zulekha Karachiwalla| Biological Sciences

Three-dimensional Visualization of Harvestman Spermathecae Using Confocal Microscopy

Mentor: Mercedes Burns

 

Rakaia Kenney| Biological Sciences

Goblet Cell Proliferation in the Mouse Respiratory Epithelium in Response to E-Cigarette Vapors

Mentor: Weihong Lin

 

Avantika Krishna| Biological Sciences

Effects of Nicotine and a Common E-cigarette Flavoring Agent on Taste Bud Morphology and Taste Preference

Mentor: Weihong Lin

 

Priya Krishna| Biological Sciences

Consequences of Prolonged Chronic Inflammation in the Mouse Prostate Gland

Mentor: Charles Bieberich

 

Jennifer Kuhlman| Biological Sciences

Study of the Genetic Relationship Between Sleep and Immunity in Drosophila Melanogaster

Mentor: Jeffrey Leips

 

Amir Labani| Biological Sciences

Functional Classification of Disease Variants for the Advancement of Precision Medicine

Mentor: Maricel Kann

 

Michael LaScola| Biological Sciences

Developmental Characterization of Dp1 Mutants in the Green Alga, Volvox Carteri

Mentor: Stephen Miller

 

Nguyet Le| Biological Sciences

ROLE OF N-MYC DOWNSTREAM REGULATED GENES FAMILY IN LOW OXYGEN ADAPTATION

Mentor: Rachel Brewster

 

Se Rin Lee| Biological Sciences

Investigating the Divergence and Role of Chromatin Modifiers Set3 and Set4 in Budding Yeast

Mentor: Erin Green

 

Phillip Long| Biological Sciences

Generating an Engineered Exosome Model for Treating Heart Failure

Mentor: Samarjit Das

 

Sahar Mahate, Riva Malick, Janvi Madhiwala| Biological Sciences

Anti-erbB2 Agent with Doxorubicin Alters ErbB2 Phosphorylation in Osteosarcoma Rat Model

Mentor: Kathy Gabrielson

 

Olufolake Majekodunmi| Biological Sciences

Examination of Behavioral and Physiological Effects of E-liquid Flavoring and Vapor on Immune Response in Tongue Of Mice

Mentor: Weihong Lin

 

Darius McKoy| Biological Sciences

Role of N-myc Downstream Regulated Gene 3 (NDRG3) in Cellular Arrest Under Anoxia

Mentor: Rachel Brewster

 

Harper Montgomery| Biological Sciences

Identification of Reproductive Endosymbiont Bacteria in Oklahoma Harvestmen

Mentor: Mercedes Burns

 

Zakary Newberry| Biological Sciences

Effect of Lambda Red Recombinogenic Proteins On Cas9-Mediated Homology Directed Repair

Mentor: Charles Bieberich

 

Favour Nwagugo | Biological Sciences

Light-Dependent Endocytosis of Mouse Melanopsin

Mentor: Phyllis Robinson

 

Ehita Oboh | Biological Sciences

Investigating the Anoxia-induced Transcriptional Adaptations of NDRGs

Mentor: Rachel Brewster

 

Chelsea Okeh| Biological Sciences

The Effects of Hyperglycemia on Neurulation

Mentor: Rachel Brewster

 

Cheyenne Oliver| Biological Sciences

The Effects of Oscillatory Activity in Synaptic Refinement in Drosophila Melanogaster

Mentor: Tagide deCarvalho

 

Victor Omoniyi | Biological Sciences

Effects Of APPLd Mutation On The Olfactory System In Drosophila Melanogaster

Mentor: Fernando Vonhoff

 

Yaw Owusu-Boaitey| Biological Sciences

Roles for Steroid Hormone Signaling Targets in Border Cell Migration in the Drosophila Ovary

Mentor: Michelle Starz-Gaiano

 

Steve Park| Biological Sciences

Testing the Effect of Exercise and Gut Microbiota in Brain Function of Drosophila Flies

Mentor: Fernando Vonhoff

 

Aiman Raza| Biological Sciences

Dreissena Mussels as an Indicator Species For Assessing Aquatic Microbial Biodiversity in Lake Michigan

Mentor: Rosemary Jagus

 

Jonathan Rodman| Biological Sciences

A Comparative Soundscape Analysis of the Cylburn Arboretum and a Section of The 33rd Street Corridor In Baltimore City

Mentor: Bernard Lohr

 

Mitali Sarkar | Biological Sciences

GAG-RNA INTERACTIONS THAT INITIATE HIV-1 ASSEMBLY

Mentor: Michael Summers

 

Jonathan Sikora|Biological Sciences

A Comparison of Song Repertoire Sizes in Male and Female Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia Sialis) using Statistical Rarefaction

Mentor: Kevin Omland

 

Andrew Simpson, Emmanuel Kotey, Ashley Mitchell, Dorjan Leka| Biological Sciences

Systematic Annotation of Evidence-based Sentences in Scientific Articles Using the Evidence and Conclusions Ontology

Mentor: Ivan Erill

 

JD Snee| Biological Sciences

Developing a High-throughput Platform to Identify Small Molecules Targeting Specific Mutant P53 Proteins

Mentor: Achuth Padmanabhan

 

Eric Upton| Biological Sciences

Deactivation Kinetics of the Photopigment Melanopsin in Rod Monochromats

Mentor: Phyllis Robinson

 

Garvan Vines| Biological Sciences

Prevalence of Putative Drug-resistant Mutations in HIV-1C in Africa

Mentor: Daphney Matume

 

Sierra Wallace| Biological Sciences

Generation of dp2 Mutant in Volvox carteri through the CRISPR/Cas9 Editing System

Mentor: Stephen Miller

Anna Yaschenko | Biological Sciences

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

Mentor: Jeff Leips

 

Rianna Zacharias| Biological Sciences

The Effects of Hyperglycemia on Neurulation

Mentor: Rachel Brewster