Biological Sciences Presenters at URCAD!

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:24:22 -0400
bioinformatics, biology, research, urcad

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