Honors College URCAD Presenters

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 09:09:29 -0400
college, honors, umbc, urcad

AnjayooluwaAdegboyo | Analysis of the Interactions Between QUEEN-37C and ATP | Dr. Minjoung Kyoung | Chemistry and Biochemistry

AjeethaArudchandran | Investigating the Mechanisms Underlying Reverse Hinge Point Formation During Neurulation | Dr. Rachel Brewster | Biological Sciences

Benjamin Ault, Hans-Jacob Larsen Nesheim | U.S. Retirement Policy: A Research-Based Analysis | Dr. Douglas Lamdin | Economics

Abdullah Bajwah | PTEN Reactivation in a Mouse Model of Prostate Cancer | Dr. Charles Bieberich | Biological Sciences

Ellie Bare | Where Birds Sleep at Night: Roosting Behavior of the Puerto Rican Oriole | Dr. Kevin Omland | Biological Sciences

Nelanne Bolima | Engineering Fungal Growth Conditions to Create Mycelial-Materials | Dr. Mark Marten | hemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

Benjamin Brooks | Developing a Flexible Thermoelectric Generator for Applications in Wearable Electronics | Dr. Deepa Madan | Mechanical Engineering

Olivia Brooks | Birds of a Feather: A Comparative Analysis of Male and Female Oriole Song | Dr. Kevin Omland | Biological Sciences

Caylee Brown | Aromatherapy or Toxic Exposure: The Effects of E-Cigarette Vapor Exposure on the Olfactory Systems of Aging Mice | Dr. Weihong Lin | Biological Sciences

Enya Caballero | Determining the SARS-CoV-2 Structural Protein that Activates the Inflammasome Priming Signal | Dr. Andrea Cox | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Isabella Salguero Cespedes | Lizard Size Influences Intraspecies Territorial Behavior in the Western Fence Lizard | Dr. Abraham Borker | UC Santa Cruz

Maheera Chaudhry | Genetic Background and the Pathological Consequences of Cytokine Expression in a Mouse Model of Chronic Prostatitis | Dr. Charles Bieberich | Biological Sciences

Zinedine Partipilo Cornielles | Two Perspectives to Understanding the Post-COVID19 Inflation: A Recovery Phenomenon and a Classical Economic Tradeoff | Dr. Salem Abo-Zaid | Economics

Gabriela Cruz | The Role of Spase22-23 in Border Cell Migration in Drosophila Melanogaster | Dr. Michelle Starz-Gaiano | Biological Sciences

Megumi Fukuzawa | Expressing Big Feelings and Challenging Maternal Blame: The Asian American Mother-Daughter Trope Reimagined | Dr. Tamara Bhalla | American Studies

Leo Hojnowski | Wildfire Response & Mitigation in the United States and the Russian Federation | Dr. Brian Grodsky | Political Science

Arjun Kanjarpane | Exploring Gag and Rev RRE Interactions in HIV-1 Through a Multimodal Biochemical Approach | Dr. Michael Summers | Chemistry and Biochemistry

Polina Kassir | Recovering from Hypoxia-Induced Metabolic Suppression: Role of NDRG1 in Na+/K+/ATPase Restoration to the Plasma Membrane | Dr. Rachel Brewster | Biological Sciences

Nardos Kebede | The Effects of Different Birth Rates Upon Industrial Output Within Nigerian States | Dr. Cynthia Hody | Political Science

Nimra Khan | Investigating the Role of RHO1 in Bacterial Clearance in Drosophila Melanogaster | Dr. Jeff Leips | Biological Sciences

Jacob Lombardo | Measurements of Temperature and Blood Perfusion Rate During Surface Cooling to Evaluate Cooling Penetration in Shoulder | Dr. Liang Zhu | Mechanical Engineering

Emmanuel Mekasha | PHunt - The Hunt for Promoters in Bacterial Genomes | Dr. Ivan Erill| Biological Sciences

Simeon Nelson | Effects of APPL Mutation Gene on Male Drosophila | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Tiffany Nguyen, Ana Moreno, Bethel Ghezai, Daisy Youngmann | The Role of Sex and Executive Function on Pain Tolerance | Dr. Lynnda Dahlquist | Psychology

Paul Ocone | The Flows and Frictions of Otaku Desire: Sexuality, Sociality, and Movement at the Anime Convention Otakon | Dr. Bambi Chapin | Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health

Andrew Opincar | Role of Ndrg1a in Mediating Hypoxia Adaptive Responses in the Inner Ear | Dr. Rachel Brewster | Biological Sciences

Emmanuela Otunuga | Characterizing a New Cell Line Derived from a Transgenic Mouse Model of Lethal Prostate Cancer | Dr. Charles Bieberich | Biological Sciences

Julia Palmer | The Puzzling Argument: Improving Student Scores for Document Based Questions | Dr. Linda Oliva | Education

Riya Patel | Immigrant Attitudes Toward Women’s Participation in Politics in Maryland | Dr. Felipe Filomeno | Political Science

Ojuswani Phogat | The Effects of Biological Sex and Political Ideology on Perceptions of Abortion in Americans Aged 18-35 | Dr. Medjulene Shomali | Gender and Women’s Studies

Roshnee Roberts | Understanding the Nutrigenomics of Alzheimer's Disease Using Drosophila Melanogaster | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Hadia Saroya | Investigating Epigenetic Regulation of Lifespan in Drosophila Melanogaster through the Analysis of Core Histone Changes | Dr. Jeff Leips | Biological Sciences

Ana Sekowski | A History of Baltimore’s LGBTQ Nightlife | Dr. Kate Drabinski | Gender and Women’s Studies

Raina Tam | Exploration of Associations Between Chinese American Parenting Style and Child Food Consumption and Inhibitory Control | Dr. Charissa Cheah | Psychology

Aria Tauraso | Adsorption Reactivity and Electronic Band Structure Analysis of Vermilion Surfaces in Art Conservation Science | Dr. Joseph Bennett | Chemistry and Biochemistry

Maya Tondravi | Investigating Learned Associations Between Contextual Cues and Aversive Stimuli | Dr. Tara LeGates | Biological Sciences

Pavan Umashankar | Determining Regions in USP15 that Regulate its Stability and Turnover in Ovarian Cancer Cells | Dr. Achuth Padmanabhan | Biological Sciences

Anya Viswanathan | Restoring Homeostasis in Activated Microglia | Dr. Matheus Victor | Biological Sciences

Clair Volkening | Civic Minded Writing Tutoring: Tutors, Students, and Teachers as Whole People | Prof. Elaine MacDougall | English

Tommy Waldo | Shroom People: An Experiment in Storytelling Through Material Performance | Prof. Robert Pawloski | Visual Arts

Molly Walker | Political Obedience in Democracies: How Educational and Conservative Environments Foster Trust of Governments | Dr. Carolyn Forestiere | Political Science

Peter Wilschke | The Impact of the ACA Individual Mandate Repeal on Coverage and Costs: Evidence from Cross-State Enrollment and Premiums | Dr. Pietro Veronesi | Economics

Peter Wilschke | Examining the Impact of Market Concentration on Hospital Pricing | Dr. Morgan Henderson| Ecomomics

Sandra Wilson | Music Around the Words: A Comparative Analysis of Translations and Adaptations of Japanese and English Songs | Dr. Tomoko Hoogenboom | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication

Sarah-Fatime Yoda | Development and Optimization of a Novel, Multi-material Scaffold Manufacturing Process | Dr. Yonghui Ding | Northwestern University