Michael Ack | Impact of E-Cigarette Aerosol Exposure on the Morphology of the Anterior and Posterior Olfactory Epithelium | Biological Sciences | Weihong Lin
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 1
Sean Agbor-Enoh, Labibah balogun | Using Barnes Maze Paradigm to Examine Spatial Learning With Food and Social Rewards | Biological Sciences | Tara LeGates
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 2
Asiya Ahmed | Investigating Genetic Interactions Between FLK And HOS1 in Plant Defense and Flowering Time | Biological Sciences | Hua Lu
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 5
Kiah Alabi | The Role of RWP-RK Transcription Factors in the Evolution of Cell Differentiation in Volvox Carteri | Biological Sciences | Stephen Miller
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 4
Kafui Ameko | BEYOND THE CLOUDS: POTENTIAL IMPACT OF E-CIGARETTE AEROSOL EXPOSURE ON THE MOUSE OLFACTORY SYSTEM | Biological Sciences | Weihong Lin
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 2
Ajeetha Arudchandran | Investigating the Mechanisms underlying Convergence of the neural Folds | Biological Sciences | Rachel Brewster
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 10:40-10:55
Samuel Barnett, Michael Mann | Heightened Neural Activity Influences Drosophila Amyloid Precursor Protein-Like (APPL) Processing | Biological Sciences | Fernando Vonhoff
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 8
Rafe Beckert | Testing the Heterogeneity of Prostate Inflammation Using GFP as an Ex-Vivo Marker on a Chronic Inflammatory Mouse Model | Biological Sciences | Charles Bieberich
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 13
Divina Bhatia | Heat Shock Protein 70-8 (Hsp70-8) Plays A Critical Role in Eye, Craniofacial, and Heart Development in Zebrafish | Biological Sciences | Jim Du
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 16
Nicole Brown | Advancements in CAR-T Cell Therapy: Leveraging Inducible Gene Systems for Enhanced Control And Safety | Biological Sciences | Richard O'Neil
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 13
Vinnie Bui | 3D Printing in Digital Dentistry: A Review Study | Biological Sciences | ChengpengChen
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 13
Brianna Byrd | Characterizing The Behavioral Role of GPR155 In a Knockout Mouse Model | Biological Sciences | Laurie Sutton
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 20
Jalane Campbell | Investigating the Effectiveness of Estradiol Replacement Methods | Biological Sciences | Tara LeGates
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 22
Emaan Chaudhry | The Effects Of Ethanol On Neural Degredation In Drosopilla | Biological Sciences | Fernando Vonhoff
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 17
Jane-Frances Chia | Small Molecule Inhibition of RAS Regulates Downstream Signaling and Cell Proliferation in NF1/RASA1 Mutant Cancer Cells | Biological Sciences | Maria Cambraia
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 26
Mufaro Chiduza | Investigating the Impact Of E-cigarette Exposure on Olfactory Guided Behavior and Cognitive Performance in Mice | Biological Sciences | Weihong Lin
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 27
Kendall Clark | Investigating Tissue-Specific Gene Upregulation in Zebrafish Embryos Under Hypoxia | Biological Sciences | Rachel Brewster
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 28
Kate Crothers | The Origins of Cell Differentiation: Knockout of the Volvox Carteri RlsD Gene | Biological Sciences | Stephen Miller
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 20
Darrell Davis | Age Related Changes In Aromatase Expression in the Ventromedial PrefrontalCortex, Claustrum, And Nucleus Accumbens. | Biological Sciences | Todd Gould
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 32
Shenali De Silva | RNA SEQ Screen Reveals a Subset of Tailbud Genes Expressed in the Posterior Tail Bud | Biological Sciences | Rachel Brewster
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 21
Jameelah Destry | The Effect of Temperature on Asexual Reproduction in Hydra Vulgaris | Biological Sciences | Aide Macias-Muñoz
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 310 | 9:20-9:35
SaraJane Domerchie | Plastic Song Crystallization in Grasshopper Sparrows | Biological Sciences | Bernard Lohr
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 38
Isabella Dressler | The SWI/SNF Protein Domino Interacts With Steroid Hormone Signaling to Affect Border Cell Migration in D. Melanogaster | Biological Sciences | Michelle Starz-Gaiano
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 22
Elana Frazier | Evaluating Directional Cues that Affect Migratory Preference in Border Cell Migration | Biological Sciences | Michelle Starz-Gaiano
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 1:20-1:35
Austin Gayhart | Investigating Potential Amino Acid Locations of the Counterion in the Melanopsin | Biological Sciences | Phyllis Robinson
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 27
Raine Gibson | Leveraging Longitudinal Datasets to Improve Genetic Associations With Alcohol Use | Biological Sciences | Luke M. Evans
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 28
Seth Glassner | Examining the Effects of Genetic Compensation in the Chlamydomonas TAG Pathway | Biological Sciences | Stephen Miller
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 30
Sethumadhavan Gokulakrishnan | Determining Regions Within UCHL3 That Regulates its Stability and Turnover in Ovarian Cancer Cells | Biological Sciences | Achuth Padmanabhan
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 46
Lily Handwerger | WNT Signaling Regulators in Cell Lines Derived From a Genetically Engineered Mouse Model of Aggressive Prostate Cancer | Biological Sciences | Charles Bieberich
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 49
Ashkon Hazrati, Leyla Aydin, Obehi Oniha | Effects of Electronic Cigarette Aerosol Exposure on Olfactory Bulb Inflammation And Morphology in Mice | Biological Sciences | Weihong Lin
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 39
Alleanna Hines, Elizabeth Nabutovsky | Investigating FLK Interactor Proteins In Flowering Time Regulation | Biological Sciences | Hua Lu
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 41
Jessica Hoffman | Characterizing the Role of Zinc Finger Protein 217 in Ovarian Carcinogenesis | Biological Sciences | Achuth Padmanabhan
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 11:20-11:35
Ahmad Hussin | Overexpression of Carbon Concentrating Mechanism Genes in Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii | Biological Sciences | Stephen Miller
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 10:40-10:55
Jihae Jang | Enhancing Circular DNA Assembly Using Cyclic Heteroduplex Thermostable Ligase Assembly With Type IIS Restriction Sites | Biological Sciences | Charles Bieberich
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 52
Jasmine Jenkins, Samiyah Hossain | Comparative Analysis of Histone Modifications in the Thorax Vs. Fat Body Tissue Of Drosophila Melanogaster | Biological Sciences | Jeff Leips
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 55
Aditi Katragunta | N-MYC Downstream Regulated Gene 1A, A Candidate Generalist Stress Protein That Responds To Hypoxia and Salinity Changes | Biological Sciences | Rachel Brewster
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 48
Oluwaseun Kintunde | Evaluating the Function Of Set6 In Proteostasis | Biological Sciences | Erin Green
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 60
Rohan Kyasa, Ayeoritse Tuedon | Annotation of Bacteriophages HazuandZazu and Tubberson: A Study Abroad Experience | Biological Sciences | Steven Caruso
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 64
Ryan Lee | Examining The Role Of Intracellular Compartments in Buffering Formaldehyde-Induced Calcium In Olfactory Sensory Neurons | Biological Sciences | Weihong Lin
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 66
Emerson Lehnert | Using Automated Radio Tracking to Study Year-Round Territoriality of Puerto Rican Orioles | Biological Sciences | Kevin Omland
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 52
Aicha Louriqate | Measuring Threat Response in Two Darter Species: Etheostoma Caeruleum And E. Olmstedi | Biological Sciences | Tamra Mendelson
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 54
Keiko Luke | Investigating the Activity-Dependent Processing of APPL in Drosophila Mushroom Bodies | Biological Sciences | Fernando Vonhoff
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 55
Dania Mahmood | Understanding Factors that Regulate ZNF217 Levels in Ovarian Cancer Cells | Biological Sciences | Achuth Padmanabhan
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 54
Katherine McHarg | The Role of ADCK5 in Ovarian Cancer Cells | Biological Sciences | AchuthPadmanabhan
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 59
Daniel Mirahmadian | Exploring Conditioned Place Preference in Etheostoma olmstedi | Biological Sciences | Tamra Mendelson
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 49
Deeya Mistry | Sex Differences in Stress Susceptibility And Synaptic Protein Expression | Biological Sciences | Tara LeGates
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 2:20-2:35
Elizabeth Moser, Sophie Berger | Genomic Insights Into Athletic Performance and Immune Function in Racing Siberian Huskies | Biological Sciences | Tracy Smith
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 51
Isabella Naimi | High-Throughput Screening of Bacterial Growth Using Complex Insoluble Polysaccharide Substrates and 3D-Printed Tools | Biological Sciences | Jeffrey Gardner
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 55
Priyanka Navale | Using Hox Genes And Split-Gal4 System to Isolate Bursicon Neuron Subsets Before Pupal Ecdysis In Drosophila | Biological Sciences | Fernando Vonhoff
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 6
Lea-Pearl Njei | Muscarinic Receptor Regulation of Human Colon Cancer Cell Microtentacle Formation | Biological Sciences | Jean-Pierre Raufman
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 6
Munachiso Nkeonye-Mbaekwe | Identifying Ectopic Synapses in Neuromuscular Junctions of Drosophila Larvae With Candidate Autism Genes Manipulations | Biological Sciences | Fernando Vonhoff
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 7
Saheedat Odetayo | Evaluating Anxiety And Depression-Like Behaviors In Mice After Subchronic E-Cigarette Aerosol Exposure | Biological Sciences | Weihong Lin
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 9
Emmanuel Omole | Investigating MCB-613 as a Post-Translational Regulator of USP15 in Ovarian Cancer Cells | Biological Sciences | Achuth Padmanabhan
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 11
Brandon Onochie | SMYD3 Inhibition Used to Identify and Block Main Metastatic Pathways Within Prostate Cancer | Biological Sciences | Erin Green
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 12
Andrew Opincar | Sticky Fingers-How Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycan Processing Enzymes Mediate Drosophila Melanogaster Border Cell Migration | Biological Sciences | MichelleStarz-Gaiano
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 310 | 10:00-10:15
Gabriel Otubu | Ndrg1b Regulates N-cadherin Trafficking in Response to Hypoxia | Biological Sciences | Rachel Brewster
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 10:20-10:35
Daisy Parry | Determining a Role for the MicroRNA, Bereft, During Border Cell Migration | Biological Sciences | Michelle Starz-Gaiano
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 15
Ella Reinders | Examining Learned Associations Between Contextual Cues and Stress-Inducing Experiences | Biological Sciences | Tara LeGates
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 18
Christa Richardson | The Effects of Lowered Expression of Daughterless on Speed, Endurance, And Fecundity on Drosophila Melanogaster | Biological Sciences | Jeff Leips
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 19
Charles Rogers | Using Artificial Intelligence to Find Tropical Birds in Remote Areas | Biological Sciences | Kevin Omland
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 21
Sarah Ruotolo | Using 3RAD Genotyping by Sequencing to Evaluate Reproductive Mode in Bandona Boninensis (Opiliones: Assamiidae) | Biological Sciences | Mercedes Burns
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 23
Mukta Sangar, Shivam Patel | Investigating the Role of the Gene, Rho1 on the Innate Immune Response in Drosophila Melanogaster | Biological Sciences | Jeff Leips
POSTER PRESENTER | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 22
Abdullah Shahzad | The Role of Olfaction in the Reproductive Behavior Of Etheostoma Flabellare | Biological Sciences | Tamra Mendelson
POSTER PRESENTER | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 26
J. Branwen She, Owen Tolbert | Using Data to Inform Models of Nucleus Accumbens Neurons | Biological Sciences | Kathleen Hoffman
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 30
Felix Siewe | Investigating Hypoxia Induced Sensory Hair Cell Regeneration in Zebrafish Neuromast | Biological Sciences | Rachel Brewster
POSTER PRESENTER | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 29
Muhammad Subhan, Sofia Roberts | Using Behavioral Assays to Investigate Autism-Associated Genes In Drosophila Fruit Flies | Biological Sciences | Fernando Vonhoff
POSTER PRESENTER | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 31
Julia Sunnarborg | Evolution Beyond The Central Dogma | Biological Sciences | Stephen Freeland
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM LOUNGE | 11:00-11:15
Zoya Syed | H3K4me3 And H4K16ac as Regulators of Lifespan and Aging in the Fat Body of Drosophila Melanogaster | Biological Sciences | Jeff Leips
POSTER PRESENTER | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 34
Meghan Thomas, Jess Ndiritu | The Impact of Sirt2 on Innate Immune Response in Drosophila Melanogaster | Biological Sciences | Jeff Leips
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 38
Isabella Tiboni, Uswa Hanif, David Shaker, Shaya Zamani | The Hunt for the Golden Gene | Biological Sciences | Jeff Leips
POSTER PRESENTER | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 38
Ayeoritse Tuedon | Evaluating Cell Viability in a 3D Liver Model Constructed With Thiol-Modified Hydrogels | Biological Sciences | Chengpeng Chen
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 9:40-9:55
Ayeoritse Tuedon, Rohan Kyasa | Annotation of Bacteriophages Hazuandzazu and Tubberson: A Study Abroad Experience | Biological Sciences | Steven Caruso
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 38
Pavankumar Umashankar | Characterizing The Role of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 15 (MAPK15) in Ovarian Cancer | Biological Sciences | Achuth Padmanabhan
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 40
Sydnee Vance | Identifying Areas Of Convergence Between Dorsal and Ventral Hippocampal Pathways In The Nucleus Accumbens | Biological Sciences | Tara LeGates
POSTER PRESENTER | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 41
Gabriel Vaughn | Investigating the Effects of Selenium on Cancer-driving Mutations in Drosophila | Biological Sciences | Michelle Starz-Gaiano
POSTER PRESENTER | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 42
Christian Verastegui | Void Spot Assays as a Noninvasive Method For Detecting Prostate Inflammation In A Mouse Model of CP/CPPS | Biological Sciences | Charles J. Bieberich
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 42
Lucy Viechnicki | A Novel GPCR Autoantibody Associated With Cancer Recurrence | Biological Sciences | NealFedarko
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 2:40-2:55
Grace Walsh | Characterization of a Low Myc Expression Model For Prostate Cancer Progression | Biological Sciences | Charles Bieberich
POSTER PRESENTER | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 46
Ashley White, Nisha Shah, Iman Mahmood, Allison Kende | Genome Sequences of Streptomyces Phages HazuAndZazu | Biological Sciences | Steven Caruso
POSTER PRESENTER | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 49
Yashitha Yarubandi | The Impact of Histone Modifications H3K4me3 And H4K16ac on Age-Related Traits in Thorax of Drosophila Melanogaster | Biological Sciences | Jeff Leips
POSTER PRESENTER | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 51
Briana Young | Gadd45ba, A Regulator of Blood Cell Production in Response to Anoxia | Biological Sciences | Rachel Brewster
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 10:00-10:15