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URCAD Sneak Peek: Bee Possidente Animating Bouboulina: An Interactive Painting Project

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April 18-24

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Animating Bouboulina: An Interactive Painting Project

Presenter: Bee Possidente

Mentors: April Householder (Undergraduate Research), and Corrie Parks (Visual Arts, Animation)

Abstract:

“Animating Bouboulina” uses experimental animation to bring a painting to life, telling the story of Laskarina Bouboulina, a heroine of modern Greek history and commander of her own fleet during the Greek War of Independence (1821). The painting, created by Greek-Australian artist, Effie Chaniotis, was commissioned by Dr. April Householder to be dedicated to the Bouboulina Museum in Spetses, Greece, depicts Bouboulina alongside her descendant and founder of the museum, Philip Demertzis-Bouboulis. It is the first painting of Bouboulina to be created by a female artist, and highlights her humanity and vulnerability in contrast with her idealized reputation, while also honoring the founding of the museum. Working closely with Dr. Householder, I have produced a collection of short animations that tell Bouboulina’s story, bringing to life various symbols featured in the painting that each represent a concept or important event in her life. Using Adobe Photoshop, Premier, and After Effects, I developed experimental methods of converting the original painting into animated motion, mimicking cut-paper animation with digital cutouts and creating sophisticated rigs that combined cutouts and hand-drawn pieces. This work explores the creative potential of the ongoing digitization of art and art history, and challenges the traditional narrative surrounding Bouboulina while simultaneously celebrating her achievements and legacy.

Bee is a URA Scholar, member of the Honors College, and a Linehan Artist Scholar.

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URCAD is LIVE!! April 18-24 URCAD.umbc.edu Animating Bouboulina: An Interactive Painting Project Presenter: Bee Possidente Mentors: April Householder (Undergraduate Research), and Corrie...

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Examining Filipino-American Mental Health Attitudes, Needs, and Barriers to Help-Seeking

Presenter: Elyssa Kristine Marie Granados Lou

Mentor: Anne Brodsky (Psychology)

Abstract:

Although an estimated 12 percent of Filipinos living in the U.S. suffer from psychological distress, Filipinos have the lowest reported rates of help-seeking behaviors among all Asian Americans (Martinez et al., 2010; Gong et al., 2003) This research assesses attitudes toward and need for mental health services among the Filipino community living in the U.S., as well as identifies the barriers to help-seeking behaviors that contribute to mental health disparities. Open-ended interviews, averaging one hour in duration, were conducted on Zoom with ten first-generation Filipinos living in the U.S., ranging in age from 22 to 57 years old. Five participants were men and the other five were women. The interviews were transcribed with the aid of a transcription service, removing identifying information, and were analyzed using a coding framework based on key themes identified from previous literature and during the interview process. Comparisons among interview response themes especially focused on the influence of age, gender, and age at immigration on attitudes toward mental health. Interpretations from this research may inform future community interventions to increase mental health service utilization among the Filipino community and support the mental health needs of future generations of Filipino immigrants.

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T-minus ONE DAY until the start of URCAD 26, online! URCAD.umbc.edu Examining Filipino-American Mental Health Attitudes, Needs, and Barriers to Help-Seeking Presenter: Elyssa Kristine Marie...

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URCAD starts Monday, April 18th!

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Mathematical Model of Cell Migration: Cell Boundaries and Force Balances

Presenter: Christina Dee

Mentors: Bradford Percy (Mathematics and Statistics), Michelle Starz-Gaiano (Biology)

Abstract:

This research centers on simulation of a cluster of migratory cells among nurse cells toward the oocyte in the egg chamber of Drosophila melanogaster in MATLAB. Cell migration is movement of cells responding to chemical gradients acting as signals. It is integral to daily functions like development and healing; also, progress in studies can lead to findings in cancer metastasis. This organism has a well-studied history and many human homologs in genetics. We asked: How to model cell migration through force balances, and what changes to parameters, equations, and geometry are needed? We captured heterogeneous cells of the egg chamber: including nurse, epithelial, and migratory border cells using interactions between cell membranes and arising via forces, including adhesive, repulsive, and spring forces. We used a volume force to include heterogeneously and realistically sized cells. When cells filled the chamber, we enacted the migratory force, which stems from a chemical gradient signaling, allowing border cells to climb through nurse cells. We solved the force balance equation with Euler's step to capture progression in time. In MATLAB, we coded cell boundaries around cell centers to represent membranes while adapting parameters, equations, and coefficients in order to realistically simulate cell migration.

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URCAD starts Monday, April 18th! URCAD.umbc.edu Mathematical Model of Cell Migration: Cell Boundaries and Force Balances Presenter: Christina Dee Mentors: Bradford Percy (Mathematics and...

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Follow the links below to the Event postings which include the WebEx links, session resource, and discussion question.

Thursday, April 21 12-1pm

Co-facilitators: Erin Durham and Elaine MacDougall

Ferer, E. (2012). Working together: library and writing center collaboration. Reference Services Review. 40(4), 543-557.

Tuesday, May 24, 11am-12pm

Co-facilitators: Joanna Gadsby and Lindsey Loeper

Cochran, Dory, "Seeing Writing Center Practices through a Feminist Lens & Applying the Lessons Learned to Reference Desk Practice," in The Feminist Reference Desk: Concepts, Critiques, and Conversations, Maria T. Accardi, ed. Library Juice Press, 2017.

Tuesday, June 7, 2-3pm

Co-facilitators: Katy Sullivan and Courtney Gurrera

Corrall, S., & Jolly, L. (2019). Innovations in Learning and Teaching in Academic Libraries: Alignment, Collaboration, and the Social Turn. New Review of Academic Librarianship, 25(2-4), 113-128.

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The Library faculty and staff have strong partnerships with student success departments on campus, most notably with the staff and services in the Academic Success Center. This 3-part discussion...

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Bilingualism And Cultural Identity In The Latinx Community

Presenter: Viridiana Colosio-Martinez

Mentor: Tania Lizarazo (MLLI)

Abstract:

Latinx cultural identity is constantly under pressure to be one feature at home and within the community, but to be something else outside. One difficulty faced by Latinx individuals when embracing bilingualism as their cultural identity is the stigmatization and stereotyping of being gangbangers, minimum wage workers, and hypersexualized femme fatale as part of their Latinx authenticity. Commonly, the Latinx cultural identity is generalized as only one culture. Many Latinxs have to constantly prove their English competency at school or at their workplace, living in fear and with anxiety to be replaced by their monolingual or bilingual peers that have no accent and sound more American. There is a misconception supporting the idea that learning more than one language affects developmental milestones in children. Therefore, some educators will suggest to Latinx families avoiding teaching their children their native language because this will affect their acquisition of standard English and ultimately affect their school performance. Translanguaging when speaking both languages is preferred by Latinxs because they identify their bilingualism as one repertory that uses either language depending on the need. This study may be relevant for the inclusion of bilingual individuals not only within UMBC but also in a globalized world.

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URCAD is April 18-24, online! Viridiana is a URA Scholar who will be presenting the research that she conducted for her award. URCAD.umbc.edu Bilingualism And Cultural Identity In The Latinx...

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U-RISE at UMBC is a preeminent undergraduate research training scholarship program with the goal of increasing the number of students from underrepresented groups who pursue Ph.D. degrees and research careers in the biomedical sciences. This program is funded by the National Institute of General and Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of The National Institutes of Health (NIH). The program provides scholars with individualized academic advising, guided preparation for graduate school, continuous administrative support and professional development activities to ensure a competitive edge in today’s scientific arena.

URCAD Presenters:

Achalefac Akem| Observance of Learned Suppression of Photopositive Tendencies in Drosophila Melanogaster | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Mickayla Bacorn | Characterizing Nutrient Specificity of TonB-Dependent Transporters in Cellvibrio Japonicus | Dr. Jeffrey Gardner | Biological Sciences

Briah Barksdale | Investigating the Role of Rho1 in Bacterial Clearance Using Drosophilia melanogaster | Dr. Jeff Leips | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Duyen Bui | Dissecting the Genetic Determinants of Superinfection Immunity in Cluster K5 Mycobacteriophages | Viknesh Sivanathan | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Faith Davis | Characterizing Novel Bacteriophage MountainPapa | Dr. Steven Caruso | Biological Sciences

NnaEmeka Ejimogu | Investigating Mechanistic Details of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae arginyl-tRNA Transferase Using Site-directed Mutagenesis | Dr. Aaron Smith | Chemistry and Biochemistry

Kevin Gibbons | Identifying Novel Deubiquitinating Enzymes that Regulate Mutant P53 in Ovarian Cancer Cells | Dr. Achuth Padmanabhan | Biological Sciences

Simon Ishanathan Guteng, Jr. | Drug Release of Pirfenidone in Polyurethane Nanocapsules | Dr. Erin Lavik | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

Andrew Hennigan | Assessing the Impact of Phosphomimetic Mutations on Mouse Melanopsin Signaling | Phyllis Robinson | Biological Sciences

D’Juan Moreland | Impact of Bias on Birdsong Research: Male and Female Syllable Categorization in Orchard Orioles | Dr. Kevin Omland | Biology

Rachel Myers | Determining the Genomic Drivers of Polystyrene Nanoparticle Interactions in Cancer Cells | Dr. Joelle Straehla | Chemical Engineering

Ezinne Oguguo | Could Cryoprotective Genes from Freeze-Tolerant Organisms be the Key to Longer Preservation of Human Organs? | Ed Boyden | Biological Sciences

Chelsea Okeh | Investigating the Expression and Potential Function of the Shroom3 Antibody in Zebrafish | Dr. Rachel Brewster | Biological Sciences

Crystal Parry | Characterizing the Activity of the UAS-roGFP-GRX1 Sensor in Drosophila Melanogaster | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Kelsey Person | Examining Hippocampus and Nucleus Accumbens Connectivity in Regulating Reward Behavior | Dr. Tara LeGates | Biological Sciences

Caela Phillips | Structural Assessment of the Ternary HIV-1 Complex: Gag Polyprotein, Cyclophilin A, and Viral RNA | Dr. Michael Summers | Biological Sciences

Kierra Regis | Characterizing the RNA-Protein Complex Interaction Between the HIV-1 5′ Leader and EIF4E | Dr. Michael Summers | Chemistry and Biochemistry

Roshnee Roberts | The Effects of Maternal Stress on the Development of Anhedonia in Offspring | Dr. Tara LeGates | Biological Sciences

Isabella Salguero Cespedes | Studying the Effects of Copper Ingestion in Flies with Alzheimer’s-associated Gene APPL | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Madison Santizo | Investigating the Origin of PTEN Protein Loss in Transgenic HOXB13-MYC/p53 Rats | Charles Bieberich | Biological Sciences

Xavier Smith | A Robust, Cost-Effective, and Anatomical Myoelectric Control Interface | Dr. Ramana Vinjamuri | Computer Engineering

Aris Stovall | Investigating the Inheritance of Stress-Dependent Molecular Changes through Paternal Pathways in Drosophila Melanogaster | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Biniam Teferedegn | Growth and Fission Dynamics During Asexual Reproduction | Dr. Daniel Lobo | Bioinformatics

Maya Tondravi | Investigating Conditioned Place Aversion and Brain Regions Involved in the Acute Stress Response | Dr. Tara LeGates | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Ayah Aligabi | Investigating the Neurological Links Associated with Immunity Using Drosophila Melanogaster as a Model Organism | Dr. Jeff Leips | Biological Sciences

Brady Allen, Frank Furtado, and Nathaniel Shindell | Benzoxazole Derivatives to Combat Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance | Dr. Paul Smith | Chemistry and Biochemistry

Chase Andre | Investigating MicroRNA Let7 In Cell Migration In Drosophila Melanogaster | Dr. Michelle Starz-Gaiano | Biological Sciences

James Angle | ¿Me Hace Sonar Gay Esta Voz? An Intercultural Study on the Perception of Speaker Sexuality in English and Spanish | Dr. Renée Lambert-Brétière | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication

Chantal Nica Anicoche | Ti Sao Mi Ditoy: A Snapshot of the Phillippine Diaspora | Dr. Katherine Lashley | Psychology

Madeline Arbutus | The Life and Work of Design Professional, Alma Shon | Prof. Margaret Re | Visual Arts

Alex Armbruster | The Experience of Women in Jazz: The Genius of Ella Fitzgerald | Prof. Matt Belzer | Music

Courtney Arrington | A Parametric Analysis of the Number of Conditional Discriminations Taught Concurrently to Children with ASD | Dr. Mirela Cengher | Psychology

Thomas Azari | A Comparative Analysis of the Experience of Criminal Defendants in the US and Japanese Court Systems | Dr. Jeffrey Davis | Political Science

Mickayla Bacorn | Characterizing Nutrient Specificity of TonB-Dependent Transporters in Cellvibrio Japonicus | Dr. Jeffrey Gardner | Biological Sciences

Sierra Barber | The Effect of Anthropogenic Noise on Heterospecific and Conspecific Association Within the Genus Etheostoma | Dr. Tamra Mendelson | Biological Sciences

Jacob Brown | Constructing a Microscopy Interface in LabVIEW | Dr. Matthew Pelton | Physics

Dylan Chao | “Through the Lens”: An Exploration of Gender, Identity, and the Queer Asian-American Experience | Prof. Jules Rosskam | Visual Arts

Viridiana Colosio-Martinez | Bilingualism and Cultural Identity in the Latinx Community | Dr. Tania Lizarazo | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication

Lami Damachi | A Qualitative Study of the Factors that Influence Dental Care During Pregnancy | Prof. Meryl Cozart | Public Health

Sergio Diaz | Investigating Dynamical Error Correction With Shaped Pulses on IBM Quantum Using the Qiskit Pulse Package | Dr. Jason Kestner | Physics

Thu Dinh | Positive Affect, Discrimination, and Blood Pressure in Racially Diverse Adults | Dr. Danielle Beatty Moody | Psychology

Jacob Doody | Spatiotemporal Model for Dynamics of Covid-19 | Dr. Bedrich Sousedik | Mathematics and Statistics

NnaEmeka Ejimogu | Investigating Mechanistic Details of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae arginyl-tRNA Transferase Using Site-directed Mutagenesis | Dr. Aaron Smith | Chemistry and Biochemistry

Michaela Emmerich | "Under This Roof"- Examining the Effect of Power Imbalances in a Family | Prof. Ann Sofie Clemmensen | Dance

Kevin Gibbons | Identifying Novel Deubiquitinating Enzymes that Regulate Mutant P53 in Ovarian Cancer Cells | Dr. Achuth Padmanabhan | Biological Sciences

Bailey Godwin | Testing The Role of Drosophila NPF as the Molecular Link Between Chronic Pain and Ethanol Sensitivity | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Janae Gordon | Investigating the Impact of First Hand Exposure to E-Cigarette Vapor Through Olfactory Guided Behavioral Assays | Dr. Weihong Lin | Biological Sciences

Elyssa Kristine Marie Granados Lou | Examining Filipino-American Mental Health Attitudes, Needs, and Barriers to Help-Seeking | Dr. Anne Brodsky | Psychology

Joshua Gray | Exploring Stories Of Political Activism And Ideological Perpetuation In Black Religious Institutions | Prof. Ann Sofie Clemmensen | Dance

Garrett Hill | Phenotypic Characterization of Aspergillus Nidulans Protein Kinase PrkA | Dr. Mark Marten | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

Shamis Hired | Being Muslim Amidst the West: The Construction of Symbols of Terror | Dr. Yolanda Valencia | Geography and Environmental Systems

Timothy Huynh | Optogenetic Manipulation of the Reward System in Drosophila and its Effects on Brain Function and Behavior | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Yoni Isaacs | At the Birth of Modern Socialism: A Comparative Study of the Ideas of Thomas Paine and Thomas Spence | Dr. Daniel Ritschel | History

Nneamaka Iwobi | Sexually Dimorphic Effect of the Alzheimer’s Associated Gene APPL in Drosophila | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Kaily Johnson | Structure Function Analysis of Ovarian Cancer Oncogene Zinc-finger Protein 217 | Dr. Achuth Padmanabhan | Biological Sciences

Isabella Justice | Identifying Protein-Protein Interactions of Set3 and Set4 in Budding Yeast | Dr. Erin Green | Biological Sciences

Zulekha Karachiwalla | The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Refugees’ Access to Health and Accessibility Resources in the United States | Dr. Foad Hamidi | Information Systems

Matthew Kelbaugh | Coverage of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and the 2008 Russo-Georgian War in Russian and Ukrainian Print Media | Prof. Vira Zhdanovych | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication

Erin Kosloski | Categorizing Errors to Improve Learning Outcomes | Dr. Mirela Cengher | Psychology

Esenam Kpodo | Brinkmanship and Bluffing: A Comparative Analysis | Dr. Brigid Starkey | Political Science

Se Rin Lee | Understanding How Natural Reinforcers Regulate Spatial & Contextual Learning & Examining the Associated Sex Differences | Dr. Tara LeGates | Biological Sciences

Logan Lineburg | The Histological and Proteomic Effects of Hoxb13 Deletion in Mouse Prostate and Bulbourethral Glands | Dr. Charles Bieberich | Biological Sciences

Vendela Lundgren | The Port of Baltimore through a Lens of Abolition Ecologies | Dr. Dillon Mahmoudi | Geography and Environmental Systems

Sahar Mahate | Evaluation of NIH Policy Development Process | Dr. Katie Vance | Public Health

Sahar Mahate | The Impact of Vaping on the Integrity of the Olfactory Epithelium | Dr. Weihong Lin | Biological Sciences

Rohan Mandayam | Developing a Neural Network Model to Predict Algal Blooms on the Surface of Lake Erie | Dr. Pengwang Zhai | Physics

Kayla Massey | Choreographing Intersectionality: A Compositional Exploration of the Challenges Black Women Face | Prof. Shaness Kemp | Dance

Alexandra Misciagna | Identification of TonB-mediated Iron Transporters in the Gram-negative Bacterium Cellvibrio Japonicus | Dr. Jeffrey Gardner | Biological Sciences

Fanny Morfin-Reyes | Differentiating Genetic Manipulations in Drosophila Flies to Investigate Synaptic Refinement | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Jane Nam | Influence of COVID-19 on First Generation vs. Non-First-Generation UMBC Undergraduate Students’ Academic Success | Dr. Susan Sonnenschein | Psychology

Jane Nam | Analyzing Academic Success in Disadvantaged vs. Advantaged UMBC Undergraduate Students | Dr. Susan Sonnenschein | Psychology

Nithya Navarathna | Determining the Link Between Nutrient Availability and Ovarian Cancer Metastasis | Dr. Achuth Padmanabhan | Biological Sciences

Harley Nguyen | Exploring Aspects of the Asian-American Identity through Contemporary Poetry | Prof. Lia Purpura | English

Aminba Musa | Identifying the Barriers Towards Access to Social Services Amongst Immigrants in the Baltimore Community | Dr. Kerri Evans | Social Work

Mickey Muscalli | 3d Printing Modular Amino Acid Components to Create Polypeptide Models | Dr. Stephen Freeland | Individualized Study

Phoebe Oh | The Distorted Self: An Interactive Exploration of Identity and Self-Perception | Prof. Evan Tedlock | Visual Arts

Eriberto Osorio | Population Survey of Invasive Nest Predators on Andros Island in the Bahamas | Dr. Kevin Omland | Biological Sciences

Crystal Parry | Characterizing the Activity of the UAS-roGFP-GRX1 Sensor in Drosophila Melanogaster | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Kennedy Person | The Influence of Maternal Stress on the Regulation of GPR158 in Adolescent Mice | Dr. Laurie Sutton | Biological Sciences

Bella Possidente | Animating Bouboulina: An Interactive Painting Project | Dr. April Householder | Undergraduate Research and Prestigious Scholarships

Mackenzie Primrose | Escape From the Epithelium: A Role for Trol in Collective Border Cell Migration | Dr. Michelle Starz-Gaiano | Biological Sciences

Aiman Raza | Using Solar Tracking Technology to Study Year-Round Territoriality of the Northern Mockingbird | Dr. Kevin Omland | Biological Sciences

Omar Rekhi | Porting Fortran Comet Simulation Code to MATLAB | Dr. Roy Prouty | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

Kamran Ataran Rezai | Autonomous Navigation and Obstacle Prevention for Crazyflie Drone | Dr. Tinoosh Mohsenin | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

Safa Riaz | Characterization of a Mouse Model with Telomere Shortening | Dr. Charles Biebreich | Biological Sciences

Roshnee Roberts | The Effects of Maternal Stress on the Development of Anhedonia in Offspring | Dr. Tara LeGates | Biological Sciences

Caleb Ruck | Identifying How Harmful Language Ideology Manifests and Spreads on Social Media Platforms | Dr. David Beard | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication

Fouad Saiedy | The Use of Virtual Reality to Assess the Effect of Acute Stress on Food Selection in Emerging Adults | Dr. Charissa Cheah | Psychology

Mansoor Shehzad | Creating an Asynchronous Optical Sampling-Based THz-Imaging System to Detect Defects on Metal Armor | Dr. L. Michael Hayden | Physics

Mason Shuckman | Moffat Fitting and Iterative Registration of Synthetic Stellar Images in Preparation for Superresolution | Dr. Roy Prouty | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

Alexa Smith | Little Mountain Town: A Small Community’s Struggle with its Difficult History | Dr. Denise Meringolo | History

Owen Sparr | The Design and Synthesis of Fleximer Analogues of Telbivudine and Lamivudine | Dr. Katherine Seley-Radtke | Chemistry and Biochemistry

Aris Stovall | Investigating the Inheritance of Stress-Dependent Molecular Changes Through Paternal Pathways in Drosophila Melanogaster | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Diego Iglesias Vega | Spatiotemporal Analysis of Fluorescent Dissolved Organic Matter in Two Urban Watersheds In Baltimore | Dr. Lee Blaney | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

Laura Ventura | The Role of Not1 in Gastrointestinal Distress in Drosophila Melanogaster: A Model For Autism and Gut Health | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Ismael Watts-Ouattara | Preparation of Bifunctional Dendronized Gold Nanoparticles for Combination Chemotherapy | Dr. Marie-Christine Daniel | Chemistry and Biochemistry

Giuliana Weiss | Exploring Autistic America: Changing Persepctives of Autism Spectrum | Prof. Elaine MacDougall | English

Rachel Wesley | The Fourth Wall | Prof. Ann Sofie Clemmensen | Dance

Lauren Wotring | Understanding the Impact of Consent Decrees in the Music Industry on the Earnings of Songwriters in the United States | Dr. Jeffrey Davis | Political Science

Rianna Zacharias | Analyzing the Expression of Shroom3 in the Zebrafish Anterior Neural Plate | Dr. Rachel Brewster | Biological Sciences

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Joshua Gray | Exploring Stories Of Political Activism And Ideological Perpetuation In Black Religious Institutions | Prof. Ann Sofie Clemmensen | Dance

Arjun Kanjarpane | Elucidating Interactions Between the HIV-1 RRE and the Viral Proteins Rev and Gag | Dr. Michael Summers | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Erin Kosloski | Categorizing Errors to Improve Learning Outcomes | Dr. Mirela Cengher | Psychology

Logan Lineburg | The Histological and Proteomic Effects of Hoxb13 Deletion in Mouse Prostate and Bulbourethral Glands | Dr. Charles Bieberich | Biological Sciences

Jess Erin Sellner | Motivations for the Pursuit of Ancestral Knowledge in Contemporary Baltimore, Maryland | Camee Maddox-Wingfield | Sociology and Anthropology

Mansoor Shehzad | Creating an Asynchronous Optical Sampling-Based THz-Imaging System to Detect Defects on Metal Armor | Dr. L. Michael Hayden | Physics

Christopher Slaughter | Automatic Glucose Monitoring System by Periplasmic Binding Protein-based Biosensor | Dr. Govind Rao | Computer Engineering

Maya Tondravi | Investigating Conditioned Place Aversion and Brain Regions Involved in the Acute Stress Response | Dr. Tara LeGates | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Giuliana Weiss | Exploring Autistic America: Changing Persepctives of Autism Spectrum | Prof. Elaine MacDougall | English

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Anjayooluwa Adegboyo | Investigation of iATP-SnFR1.0 Activity | Dr. Minjoung Kyoung | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Fairine Ahmed | Design of Stable Antibody: HIV-1 RNA Complex Suitable for Structural Studies | Dr. Michael Summers and Dr. Nele Hollmann | Biological Sciences

Ezekial Ajayi | Simulating Cyber Attacks and Defenses with Reinforcement Learning and Prior Knowledge | Dr. Anupam Joshi & Dr. Tim Finin | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

Christopher Bain | Using Supervised Machine Learning Methods to Create a Gene-Based ALS Predictor from Postmortem Transcriptomics Data | Ernest Fraenkel | Physics & Computer Science

Briah Barksdale | Investigating the Role of Rho1 in Bacterial Clearance Using Drosophilia melanogaster | Dr. Jeff Leips | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Sarah Bowers | Obtaining Accurate Aerosol Extinction and Backscatter Coefficients Using Ceilometers | Dr. Ruben Delgado | Physics

Duyen Bui | Dissecting the Genetic Determinants of Superinfection Immunity in Cluster K5 Mycobacteriophages | Viknesh Sivanathan | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Francesca Burton | Using Behavioral Assays To Study Genes Associated With Autism And Schizophrenia In Drosophila Fruit Flies | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biology, Biochemistry & Individualized Studies

Enya Caballero | Defining the Toll-like Receptor Required For SARS-CoV-2 Activation of the Inflammasome | Andrea Cox and Leon Hsieh | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Evan Carlyle | Design and Synthesis of Flex AT-527 as a Potential Antiviral Therapeutic | Charlie Waters and Katherine L. Seley-Radtke | Biochemistry

Ridhi Chaudhary | 5′-Cap Sequestration is an Essential Determinant of HIV-1 Genome Packaging | Dr. Michael Summers | Chemistry & Biochemistry

Gabriela Cruz | The Role of spase 22-23 In Border Cell Migration In Drosophila Melanogaster | Dr. Michelle Starz-Gaiano | Biology

Senali Dansou | Understanding the 3-Dimensional Structure of an RNA Aptamer RhoBAST | Dr. Deepak Koirala | Chemistry and Biochemistry

Faith Davis | Characterizing Novel Bacteriophage MountainPapa | Dr. Steven Caruso | Biological Sciences

Sergio Diaz | Investigating Dynamical Error Correction with Shaped Pulses on IBM Quantum Using the Qiskit Pulse Package | Dr. Jason Kestner | Physics

Emeka Ejimogu | Investigating Mechanistic Details of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae arginyl-tRNA Transferase Using Site-directed Mutagenesis | Dr. Aaron Smith | Chemistry and Biochemistry

Simon Ishanathan Guteng, Jr. | Drug Release of Pirfenidone in Polyurethane Nanocapsules | Dr. Erin Lavik | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

Casey Hanks | CyberEnt: Extracting Domain Specific Entities from Cybersecurity Text | Dr. Tim Finin & Dr. Anupam Joshi | Computer Science

Andrew Hennigan | Assessing the Impact of Phosphomimetic Mutations on Mouse Melanopsin Signaling | Phyllis Robinson | Biological Sciences

Garrett Hill | Phenotypic Characterization Of Aspergillus nidulans PrkA Protein Kinase | Dr. Mark Marten | Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering

Stephen Isabell | Does Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Status Impact The Host Response To SARS-CoV-2? | Dr. Mark Schleiss | Biological Sciences

Nneamaka Iwobi | Sexually Dimorphic Effect of the Alzheimer’s Associated Gene APPL in Drosophila | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Arjun Kanjarpane | Elucidating Interactions Between the HIV-1 RRE and the Viral Proteins Rev and Gag | Dr. Michael Summers | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Madi Kore | Using Computer Aided Methods to Quantify Expression of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Proliferative Markers | Dr. Nykia Walker | Biological Sciences

Logan Lineburg | The Histological and Proteomic Effects of Hoxb13 Deletion in Mouse Prostate and Bulbourethral Glands | Dr. Charles Bieberich | Biological Sciences

D’Juan Moreland | Impact of Bias on Birdsong Research: Male and Female Syllable Categorization in Orchard Orioles | Dr. Kevin Omland | Biology

Rachel Myers | Determining the Genomic Drivers of Polystyrene Nanoparticle Interactions in Cancer Cells | Dr. Joelle Straehla | Chemical Engineering

Nithya Navarathna | Determining the Link Between Nutrient Availability and Ovarian Cancer Metastasis | Dr. Achuth Padmanabhan | Biological Sciences

Ezinne Oguguo | Could Cryoprotective Genes from Freeze-Tolerant Organisms be the Key to Longer Preservation of Human Organs? | Ed Boyden | Biological Sciences

Firekunmi Ojo | Optimizing Evolutionary Algorithm Metaparameters for the Inference of Dynamic Models of Growth and Shape | Dr. Daniel Lobo | Biological Sciences

Chelsea Okeh | Investigating the Expression and Potential Function of the Shroom3 Antibody in Zebrafish | Dr. Rachel Brewster | Biological Sciences

Yetunde Oshagbemi | Setting Strategic Targets for Global Tuberculosis Control: A Critical Policy Analysis | Zoe McLaren | Economics & Mathematics

Crystal Parry | Characterizing the Activity of the UAS-roGFP-GRX1 Sensor in Drosophila Melanogaster | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Savannah Pearson | Investigation of Set6 Lysine Methylation Targets in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae | Dr. Erin Green | Biological Sciences

Kelsey Person | Examining Hippocampus and Nucleus Accumbens Connectivity in Regulating Reward Behavior | Dr. Tara LeGates | Biological Sciences

Kennedy Person | The Influence of Maternal Stress on the Regulation of GPR158 in Adolescent Mice | Dr. Laurie Sutton | Biological Sciences

Dahne Pluck | Determination of Planetary Boundary Layer Height from Radar Wind Profilers | Dr. Ruben Delgado | Physics

Kierra Regis | Characterizing the RNA-Protein Complex Interaction Between the HIV-1 5′ Leader and EIF4E | Dr. Michael Summers | Chemistry and Biochemistry

Christopher Slaughter | Automatic Glucose Monitoring System by Periplasmic Binding Protein-based Biosensor | Dr. Govind Rao | Computer Engineering

Viviana Smart | Synthesis of Reverse Fleximer-Cytosine Nucleoside Analogues as Potential Antiviral Therapeutics | Dr. Katherine Seley-Radtke | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Xavier Smith | A Robust, Cost-Effective, and Anatomical Myoelectric Control Interface | Dr. Ramana Vinjamuri | Computer Engineering

Sean Starkloff | Investigating the Effects of E-Cigarette Liquid and Vapor Exposure on Primary Olification Cell Mitochondria in Mice | Dr. Weihong Lin & Dr. Tatsuya Ogura | Biological Sciences

Kaylyn Stewart | Development of Novel Tube-in-Tube Donnan Dialysis Reactor from Simultaneous Recovery of Anionic and Cationic Nutrients from Sythetic Urine | Dr. Lee Blaney | Chemistry

Aris Stovall | Investigating the Inheritance of Stress-Dependent Molecular Changes through Paternal Pathways in Drosophila Melanogaster | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Biniam Teferedegn | Growth and Fission Dynamics During Asexual Reproduction | Dr. Daniel Lobo | Bioinformatics

Maya Tondravi | Investigating Conditioned Place Aversion and Brain Regions Involved in the Acute Stress Response | Dr. Tara LeGates | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Rianna Zacharias | Analyzing the Expression of Shroom3 in the Zebrafish Anterior Neural Plate | Dr. Rachel Brewster | Biological Sciences

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Anjayooluwa Adegboyo | Investigation of iATP-SnFR1.0 Activity | Dr. Minjoung Kyoung | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Ezekial Ajayi | Simulating Cyber Attacks and Defenses with Reinforcement Learning and Prior Knowledge | Dr. Anupam Joshi & Dr. Tim Finin | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

Olorunjuwon Ajayi | Modeling MgAl₂O₄ Motheye Structures in Solar Cells | Dr. Curtis Menyuk | Computer Engineering

Christopher Bain | Using Supervised Machine Learning Methods to Create a Gene-Based ALS Predictor from Postmortem Transcriptomics Data | Ernest Fraenkel | Physics & Computer Science

Briah Barksdale | Investigating the Role of Rho1 in Bacterial Clearance Using Drosophilia melanogaster | Dr. Jeff Leips | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Bethel Beyene | The Molecular Basis of tRNA’s Regulatory Role in HIV-1 Viral Assembly | Dr. Michael F. Summers & Dr. Pengfei Ding | Biological Sciences

Ridhi Chaudhary | 5′-Cap Sequestration is an Essential Determinant of HIV-1 Genome Packaging | Dr. Michael Summers | Chemistry & Biochemistry

Sergio Diaz | Investigating Dynamical Error Correction With Shaped Pulses on IBM Quantum Using the Qiskit Pulse Package | Dr. Jason Kestner | Physics

Stephen Isabell | Does Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Status Impact The Host Response To SARS-CoV-2? | Dr. Mark Schleiss | Biological Sciences

Aaliyah Khan | Computational Discovery of New Functional Materials for Energy Generation and Storage | Dr. Joseph Bennett | Chemistry

Madi Kore | Using Computer Aided Methods to Quantify Expression of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Proliferative Markers | Dr. Nykia Walker | Biological Sciences

Chelsea Mikal | Spectroscopic Investigation of Metal-ligand Complexation of Tetracyclines with Magnesium and Calcium | Dr. Lee Blaney | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering

Fanny Morfin-Reyes | Differentiating Genetic Manipulations in Drosophila Flies to Investigate Synaptic Refinement | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences

Rachel Myers | Determining the Genomic Drivers of Polystyrene Nanoparticle Interactions in Cancer Cells | Dr. Joelle Straehla | Chemical Engineering

Nithya Navarathna | Determining the Link Between Nutrient Availability and Ovarian Cancer Metastasis | Dr. Achuth Padmanabhan | Biological Sciences

Ouriel Ndalamba | Membrane Selection to Optimize Ammonium Recovery by Donnan Dialysis | Dr. Lee Blaney | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering