Biological Sciences Presentations at URCAD

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Look at all these Biology presentations at URCAD- April 24th!

Laylo Abdurahmonova | Biological Sciences
Landmark Recognition And Navigational Behavior In Mantis Shrimp
Mentor(s): Thomas Cronin
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Genevieve Ahearn | Biological Sciences
Geographical Trends In Size And Fecundity Of Japanese Harvestmen
Mentor(s): Mercedes Burns
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Ilzat Ali | Biological Sciences
Investigating Mycobacteriophage Gene Function
Mentor(s): Viknesh Sivanathan
UC 204 | 3 – 3:15 p.m.

Zayd Ali | Biological Sciences
Ablation Of TRPV1+ Nerve Affects Proinflammatory Cytokine Levels In The Gingiva Tissue In Mice Periodontitis Models
Mentor(s): Man-Kyo Chung
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Kristina Atanasoff | Biological Sciences
Assessing The Age-Specific Immune Response In Drosophila Melanogaster Using A Phagocytosis Assay
Mentor(s): Jeff Leips
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.

Ghazal Becker | Biological Sciences
Transcription Start SUC 204 Heterogeneity Of The HIV-1 RNA Genome
Mentor(s): Michael Summers
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Kelly Burchett | Biological Sciences
The Effects Of Metals And Gut Microbiota In Nervous System Performance In Drosophilia
Mentor(s): Fernando Vonhoff
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Tonya Burge | Biological Sciences
Assessing The Age-Specific Immune Response In Drosophila Melanogaster Using A Phagocytosis Assay
Mentor(s): Jeff Leips
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.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.

Kevin Chen | Biological Sciences
Making Mouse Models To Study Cellular And Genetic Differences That Distinguish Indolent From Aggressive Prostate Cancers
Mentor(s): Charles Bieberich
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Lauren Davidson | Biological Sciences
Assessing The Age-Specific Immune Response In Drosophila Melanogaster Using A Phagocytosis Assay
Mentor(s): Jeff Leips
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Brittany Driscoll | Biological Sciences
3D Reconstruction Of Stomatopod Brain
Mentor(s): Thomas Cronin
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Holland Driscoll | Biological Sciences
Landmark Recognition And Navigational Behavior In Mantis Shrimp
Mentor(s): Thomas Cronin
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Ariel Egbunine | Biological Sciences
The Characterization And Host Optimization For Phage Isolation On Arthrobacter Globiformis
Mentor(s): Viknesh Sivanathan
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Olumide Fagboyegun | Biological Sciences
Effect Of Parkinson’s Disease Pathophysiology On Downstream Targets Of Heat Shock Transcription Factor
Mentor(s): Michael Lee
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Dorian Frazier | Biological Sciences
Phosphoregulation Of The Histone Methyltransferase Set5
Mentor(s): Erin Green
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.

Meheret Gebreegziabher | Biological Sciences
Protein Phosphatase 2A Facilitates Re-sensitization For Robust Melanopsin Phototransduction
Mentor(s): Phyllis Robinson
UC 204 | 11 – 11:15 a.m.

Casey Haines | Biological Sciences
Response Of Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia Sialis) To Playbacks Of Male And Female Vocalizations
Mentor(s): Kevin Omland
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Jeffrey Inen | Biological Sciences
Consequences Of Chronic Inflammation In A Mouse Model Of Prostate Cancer
Mentor(s): Charles Bieberich
UC 204 | 11:15 – 11:30 a.m.

Lian Jackson | Biological Sciences
Remodeling Algal Carbon Concentrating Mechanism (CCM): Overexpressing Chlamydomonas CAH8 And NAR 1.2 To Promote Growth
Mentor(s): Stephen Miller
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 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.

Cyrus Jenkins | Biological Sciences
Effects Of Gene Knockdown On Fecundity In Candidate Genes Within Drosophila Melanogaster
Mentor(s): Jeff Leips
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Matthew Kane | Biological Sciences
Nest Predation Of The Bahama Oriole (Icterus Northropi) By The Black Rat (Rattus Rattus) On Andros
Mentor(s): Kevin Omland
UC 310 | 3:30 – 3:45 p.m.

Michael Karanja | Biological Sciences
Effects Of Gene Knockdown On Fecundity In Candidate Genes Within Drosophila Melanogaster
Mentor(s): Jeff Leips
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Nick Khosravian | Biological Sciences
Analyzing The Influence Of Entresto On The Senescence And Resilience Of Drosophila Melanogaster
Mentor(s): Jeff Leips
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Avantika Krishna | Biological Sciences
Effect Of Mentholated Solutions On Nicotine Consumption In Wild Type And TRPM5 Knockout Mice
Mentor(s): Weihong Lin
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Jennifer Kuhlman | Biological Sciences
The Effects Of Cold-stress On The Immune System Of Drosophila Melanogaster
Mentor(s): Jeff Leips
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Michael LaScola | Biological Sciences
Generation And Analysis Of dp1 Mutants In The Green Alga, Volvox carteri
Mentor(s): Stephen Miller
UC 204 | 11:30 – 11:45 a.m.

Sasha Lenus | Biological Sciences
ProSAAS Overexpression Decreases Secreted Aβ And Amyloid Precursor Protein in Alzheimer’s Model Neuro2A Cells
Mentor(s): Iris Lindberg
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.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.

Olufolake Majekodunmi | Biological Sciences
Effect Of Mentholated Solutions On Nicotine Consumption In Wild Type And TRPM5 Knockout Mice
Mentor(s): Weihong Lin
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.

Cierra McKoy | Biological Sciences
Using Molecular Sexing To Determine The Validity Of In-Field Sexing Methods
Mentor(s): Kevin Omland
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.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.

Aleem Mohamed | Biological Sciences
Investigating Mycobacteriophage Gene Function
Mentor(s): Viknesh Sivanathan
UC 204 | 3 – 3:15 p.m.

Neeraj Ochaney | Biological Sciences
Analyzing The Influence Of Entresto On The Senescence And Resilience Of Drosophila Melanogaster
Mentor(s): Jeff Leips
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.

Cheyenne Oliver | Biological Sciences
The Effects Of Neuronal Network Plasticity And Refinement In Drosophila Melanogaster
Mentor(s): Fernando Vonhoff
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Ryan Oliver | Biological Sciences
Uncovering The Genetic Basis Of Courtship And Naive Ethanol Odor Preference In Drosophila Melanogaster
Mentor(s): Fernando Vonhoff
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Kerry O’Neill | Biological Sciences
Effects Of Gene Knockdown On Fecundity In Candidate Genes Within Drosophila Melanogaster
Mentor(s): Jeff Leips
UC Ballroom | Time

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-Boa | 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.

Mayukha Pakala | Biological Sciences
Phylogenetics Of The Vittatum Group of Harvestmen Using 3RAD Short Read Sequencing
Mentor(s): Mercedes Burns
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Shirin Parsa | Biological Sciences
The Effect Of Sleep Hormones On Cancer Cell Growth And Response To Chemotherapeutic Drugs
Mentor(s): Daniel Gioeli
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Rishit Patel | Biological Sciences
Analysis Of Half-decay Response Duration To Various E-cigarette Chemicals In Mice Nasal Epithelium
Mentor(s): Weihong Lin
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Amelia Price | Biological Sciences
Comparison And Optimization Of Methods For Megaplasmid Extraction In Marine Bacteria
Mentor(s): Kathleen Cusick
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Claire Scott | Biological Sciences
Speciation Of Elephant Ivory Tusks From Java Sea Shipwreck To Inform Ancient Trade Routes
Mentor(s): Cynthia Wagner
UC 204 | 9:45 – 10 a.m.

Aarsh Sheth | Biological Sciences
Effects Of Gene Knockdown On Fecundity In Candidate Genes Within Drosophila Melanogaster
Mentor(s): Jeff Leips
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.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.

Ariana Taj | Biological Sciences
Developing A Rat Model Of Aggressive Prostate Adenocarcinoma
Mentor(s): Charles Bieberich
UC Ballroom | 1 – 2:30 p.m.

Hana Tekle | Biological Sciences
Characterization Of mind Bomb 2 function In Drosophila Cell Migration
Mentor(s): Michelle Starz-Gaiano
UC Ballroom | 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Linda Wiratan | Biological Sciences
Development Of Luciferase Reporter Constructs To Assess Circadian Control Of Defense Gene Expression In Arabidopsis
Mentor(s): Hua Lu
UC 204 | 9:30 – 9:45 a.m.

Briana Yancy | Biological Sciences
Nest SUC 204 Characteristics Of The Bahama Oriole: Habitat Requirements Of A Critically Endangered Species
Mentor(s): Kevin Omland
Fine Arts Recital Hall | 9:45 – 10 a.m.

Anna Yaschenko | Biological Sciences
Analyzing The Influence Of Entresto On The Senescence And Resilience Of Drosophila Melanogaster
Mentor(s): Jeff Leips