The Hitler Youth And Child Indoctrination: An Analysis Of Guilt And Responsibility
Megan Gould
Mentor: Brian Van Wyck, History
The Hitler Youth was an organization for boys aged 14-18 sponsored by the National Socialist Party in Germany. Eventually coming to replace standard education as the sole legal organization for boys under the Nazi dictatorship, the Hitler Youth indoctrinated a generation of German boys in Nazi ideology. Because ideological indoctrination was a central component of the program for its more than eight million participants, postwar observers and contemporary scholars have debated the question of the responsibility of individual Hitler Youth members for participating in the regime and its crimes as children and young adults. This paper analyzes responses to the Hitler Youth and the question of the individual culpability of participants found in the arguments offered by prosecutors at the Nuremberg Trials, in American newspaper coverage of postwar Germany, and in memoirs written by former Hitler Youth members. The paper argues that these different sources advanced distinctive, often incompatible interpretations of the Hitler Youth that reflected their different purposes, assumptions, and intended audiences. This paper thus demonstrates that the types of sources consulted by scholars structure the conclusions that can be drawn about the individual culpability of Hitler Youth members, challenging the idea of a single response to this question.
Bullet Blox: Putting the Platform in Platformers
Presenters:Jason Cooke, Fairouz Martinez-Khaffagi, Felicity Zin, Brandon Nguyen, Matthew Pham, Diondre Roane, Nideesh Shanmugam Bhuvaneswari, Jet Thompson, Kelly Nguyen
Mentor: Marc Olano, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
One of the most basic, yet famous, genres of video games is the Platformer. Made famous by Nintendo's Super Mario Bros., the platformer genre follows this concept: a player takes control of a character that walks around, jumps in the air, attacks enemies, and reaches an end goal. Over the years, this genre has been creatively improved with innovative features for people to enjoy and have fun playing repeatedly. Thus, the objective of Bullet Blox is to provide a functioning mobile game that adds another innovation to this game genre: being able to put the platform to use. In Bullet Blox, the player can tap the ground itself to use as ammunition to fire at enemies, added alongside the traditional run-and-jump mechanics of its predecessors. A successful product will allow people to have access to a simple game that can be enjoyed from day to day and is easy to play on mobile phones.
GO! Gacha
Presenters:Ru Etheridge-May, Wan Aggreysmith, Colby Frashure, Lyle Henderson, Dawei Huang, SormehJaribion, Scott Serafin, Arji Smith, Gabriel Sternberg, Trent Yuhas
Mentor: Marc Olano, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
GO! Gacha is a car racing “roguelite” game based on 1960's and 70's GT racing. Roguelite is a single-player genre of game where the player can earn in-game money to spend on items and upgrades for future rounds. Players will race CPU opponents in a grand prix to earn in-game money, and the last car to finish is eliminated. Between rounds, players can spend their earnings at a gumball machine to win random upgrades to their car, sabotages for opponents' cars, and protection against sabotage from opponents. This game is intended to appeal to all ages by providing a simpler racing game experience by not featuring items during races or rubber banding, where opponents speed up to stay close to the player, and appeals to fans of the Gacha genre by giving them a game that offers random rewards for in-game currency without the option to spend real-world money. The game was created in Unreal Engine with many assets made by the artists in Blender. Programmers and artists worked together efficiently, communicating their needs and resolving issues as soon as they appeared.
King Scribble: A Pencil-Drawing Puzzle Platformer Adventure
Presenters:Evan McRae, Rowan Barr, Anthony
Bonilla Duron, Jay Cina, Justin Gaylord, Brian Lawser, Steven Nguyen, Ginger Sealy
Mentor:Marc Olano,
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
King Scribble is a 2D puzzle platformer game where you draw the platforms! Play as the titular King Scribble, the benevolent, beloved ruler of the Doodle Kingdom who has been tragically whisked away from his throne by a surprise tornado. Traverse tricky terrain through the power of drawing in order to make it back home to your loyal subjects. The twist: the more platforms you draw into existence, the more of your own scribbly body mass you draw from in the process. The world of this game is split into several short levels—conceived as different pages of a notebook—each with their own unique platforming challenge that you must navigate through resource-efficient drawing to ensure your body stays intact by the end. King Scribble invites players to be both creative and careful as they doodle their way through each level, providing an artful spin on classic puzzle platformer gameplay. This project was produced in the Unity game engine in close collaboration with programmers and artists under limited time, emphasizing the importance of communication and coordination in a team-based game development environment.
Waiting at the Door: A Game About Grief, Growth, And Healing
Presenters:Olivia Patterson, Aidan Brown,
Daryl Colosi, Adith Gunaseelan, Brandon Krupka, Nga Nguyen, Dara Oludare, Jackson Reichardt, Charles Vaudreuil
Mentor:Marc Olano,
Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Recognizing that grief is a universal and often overwhelming experience, this video game was created as a safe space where players can confront and understand their own grief through the eyes of a devoted canine. In this 2D platformer, players step into the paws of a loyal dog who is confused when one owner mysteriously does not return home. The narrative unfolds over five thoughtful and artistically driven levels, each representing a distinct stage of grief, where the storyline, enemies, and landscapes vividly capture the emotional essence of each stage of grief. Along the journey, players collect cherished mementos, solve puzzles, overcome obstacles, and confront foes that mirror the struggles of loss. With each level, the dog gains new abilities that symbolize healing and personal growth through the stages of grief, reinforced by emotional flashbacks and memories of happier times. In the culminating stage of acceptance, a heartwarming reunion with the lost owner gives the guiding light ability to symbolize enduring love and acceptance. This game gives players engaging, thoughtful gameplay while emphasizing the importance of emotional intelligence, mental health, and the positive impact media such as video games can have on supporting individuals through emotional challenges.
Come hear from UMBC Alumna, Dr. Randi Williams who is an expert in AI education and ethics!
Dr. Randi Williams ’16 B.S., Computer Engineering
Research Director at Day of AI
M.S., ’18, MIT
Ph.D., ’24, MIT
UC 312
Noon – 1 p.m.
URCAD is April 16,2025
Randi Williams, Ph.D., is an AI educator and tinkerer passionate about empowering others to responsibly use AI for positive social impact. In her daily role, she works with AI researchers, policymakers, and everyday changemakers to address tech misconceptions and mitigate harm. Previously, she developed K-12 AI curricula and platforms for the Day of AI and MIT RAISE initiatives, making AI instruction available to thousands of educators worldwide.
Dr. Williams helps equip researchers, policymakers, and grassroots changemakers to responsibly use AI for meaningful social impact. She has spearheaded initiatives like the MIT RAISE AI Playground and Day of AI, which have made AI instruction available to thousands of educators worldwide. Her groundbreaking work on social robot learning companions (PopBots) and grade school AI + ethics curricula, (How to Train Your Robot) have garnered recognition and accolades from leading organizations such as Microsoft Research, LEGO, and the National Science Foundation and have been featured in prominent media outlets, including The Atlantic, Wired, and MIT Technology Review.
Dr. Williams earned her Ph.D. (’24) and Masters (’18) from MIT in the Personal Robots Group at the MIT Media Lab. She earned her Bachelor’s (’16) in Computer Engineering as a Meyerhoff Scholar, Honors College student, and CWIT affiliate at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County where she worked with Dr. Nilanjan Banerjee in the Mobile, Pervasive, and Sensor Systems Laboratory on the Inviz project and Flex Gloves projects and founded HackUMBC. She is a founding director of the Boston Chapter of Black in Robotics. Previously, Dr. Williams worked at Microsoft Research, NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, and MIT Lincoln Lab.
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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
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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
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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
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Seth Glassner | Examining the Effects of Genetic Compensation in the Chlamydomonas TAG Pathway | Biological Sciences | Stephen Miller
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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
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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
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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
Nicholas Agouridis, Prajita Shrestha | Scope++: An Open-source, Modular, and Efficient Image And Video Acquisition Software | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Daniel Lobo
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 1
Xander Barton | Mechanistic Regulation of Planarian Shape During Regeneration | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Daniel Lobo
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 12
Rusham Bhatt | Standardizing Genome Sequencing Analysis For Detection and Interpretation of Genetic Variants in M. Tuberculosis | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Maha Farhat
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 11
Michelle Jebaseelan, Idrees Chaudry, Godwin Aizenofe | Analyzing the Impact of Wildfires on Human Lung Cancer Through Molecular Homolog Identification in Drosophila | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Maricel Kann
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 46
Joe Kim, Hannah Mulato, Gene Zhou | Predicting Treatment Outcomes in Lung Cancer with Machine Learning | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Maricel Kann
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 59
Emmanuel Mekasha | Exploring Mutational Resilience of Transcription Factor Binding Site Specificity Mechanisms | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Ivan Erill
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 59
Noor Navaid | Development of a Redox-Sensitive Biosensor in CFPS | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Chad Sundberg
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 5
Jeshuwin Prabakaran | Deep Learning-Assisted Histopathological Analysis of Adipose Tissue Remodeling in Breast Cancer | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Nykia Walker
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 14
Emma Siddiqi, Damilare Aboyewa, Shresta Dantuluri, Victor Osunji | Artificial Intelligence for the Understanding of Tumor Hypoxia in Aggressive Breast Cancer | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Maricel Kann
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 28
Sanjana Srimath | Gene Ontology Enrichment Analysis of Homologous Genes in Planarians | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Daniel Lobo
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 30
Petra Tembei, Jahanavi Dhavala, Victor Osunji, Ray Gao, Noor Smadhi, Oluwadamilare Aboyewa, Ahmad Mian | Curating Biomedical Data for AI Models in Precision Oncology | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | MaricelKann
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 37
Melanie Torres | AI For Ovarian Cancer Research: Identifying Crucial Genetic and Molecular Signatures | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Maricel Kann
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 39
AhmedAl-Anesi | Metasurface-based Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | ChrisGeddes
Poster Presentation | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 1
LesleyHernandez | Optimization of In-Vitro Capping in the Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Michael F.Summers
Poster Presentation | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 40
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Poster Presentation | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 24
BeccaSchultz | Mixed-Metal Thin Films for Improved Plasmonic Current in Fluorophore Detection | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | ChrisGeddes
Poster Presentation | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 26
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Oral Presentation | UC 312| 1:20-1:35
MeshaShajahan | Optimizing Cell-Free Biomanufacturing to Facilitate Personalized Immunotherapy Production in Clinical Settings | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
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Poster Presentation | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 25
Kieran Soliday | Optimized INeuron Reprogramming From Dermal Fibroblasts for Investigating Pathogenic Variants in Rare CNS Diseases | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | May ChristineMalicdan
Oral Presentation | UC 310 | 9:40-9:55
AryanSrivastava | Analyzing the Conservation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Rev Response Element Through a Computational Approach | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |MichaelSummers
Poster Presentation | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 35
BersabelTekle | Structural Basis and Mechanisms of HIV-1 Genome Packaging | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | MichaelSummers
Poster Presentation | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 36
OmeganWright | Genome Annotation of Novel Bacteriophage Tubberson With Conserved Syntenic Immune Repressor System | StevenCaruso
Poster Presentation | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 50
Ben Bazarsuren | Designing Structural Members Using Bio-Inspired Design Primitives | Mechanical Engineering | Paris Von Lockette
A.J. Boyd | Creating Table-top Narrations from Fine-tuned Large Language Models | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Lara Martin
Jalen Brown | Addressing Inefficiencies in Campus Services Through the Development of a Smart Campus Application | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Roberto Yus
Adah Harding | Platelet Circulatory Age and Traction Force Generation | Mechanical Engineering | Molly Mollica
Jasmine Ives | Polychlorinated Biphenyl Monitoring in Maryland Fish | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Upal Ghosh
Meredith Morse | Characterizing the Aspergillus Nidulans Kinase Deletion Library | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Mark Marten
Yazlin Moujalled | Smart Orchard Management: Leveraging Computer Vision for Advanced Species Classification | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Pratik Chaudhari
Gerald Ndawula | Knowledge-Infused Learning for Developing a Mental Health Diagnostic Copilot in Healthcare Systems | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Manas Gaur
Leah Prince | Analyzing Multivariate Time Series Amalgams of Physiological Data in ICUs for Sepsis in Adults | Information Systems |Patricia Ordóñez
Arianna Richardson | Virtual Reality's Role in Understanding Factors Affecting Education | Information Systems | Anita Komlodi
Noah Santiago | Beyond IP Masking: How Digital Fingerprinting Defeats VPN Privacy Obscurity | Information Systems | Bill Ryan
Jessica Slaughter | Suite of Bioinformatic-Analysis Apps for Better Understanding Dynamic Omics Data | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Mark Marten
Joy Ware | Cultural Dimensions Represented in Panama | Information Systems | Sidas Saulynas
Zorah Williams | Utilizing Manganese-Oxide as an Electrode Material for Aqueous Zn-ion Batteries | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Ozgur Capraz
Ariel Wilson-Gray | Production of Extracellular Vesicles From Mammalian Cells Modulated by a Biomimetic Surface | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Jorge Almodovar
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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
Suzi Agyako-Wiredu | Dendronized Gold Nanorattles Loaded with Doxorubicin as a Drug Delivery Platform | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Marie-Christine Daniel
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 4
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
Daniel Amon-Kotey | Evaluating User Interactions with AI Creative Tools | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Richard Souvenir
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 8
Ajeetha Arudchandran | Investigating the Mechanisms underlying Convergence of the neural Folds | Biological Sciences | Rachel Brewster
Oral Presentation | UC 204 | 10:40-10:55
Ben Bazarsuren | Designing Structural Members Using Bio-Inspired Design Primitives | Mechanical Engineering | Paris Von Lockette
Oral Presentation | UC 204 | 2:00-2:15
Nicholas Bartolomeo | Evaluating the Effects of Hurricanes on Rent Affordability Across Florida | Mathematics and Statistics | Kelsea Best
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 9
Rusham Bhatt | Standardizing Genome Sequencing Analysis for Detection and Interpretation of Genetic Variants in M. Tuberculosis | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Maha Farhat
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 11
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
Jalene Campbell | Investigating the Effectiveness of Estradiol Replacement Methods | Biological Sciences | Tara LeGates
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 22
Kevin Carbajal Rodriguez | Shortcuts to Adiabaticity in a System of Two Linearly Coupled Quantum Harmonic Oscillators | Physics | Sebastian Deffner
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 15
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
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
Joshua Dayie | Engineering CRBN for Improved Assay and Structural Enablement Using DeNovo Protein Scaffolds | Engineering CRBN for Improved Assay and Structural Enablement Using DeNovo Protein Scaffolds |Nicole LaRonde
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 33
Nathan Dayie | Filter Bank Common Spatial Pattern on Motor Imagery EEG Data | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Ramana Vinjamuri
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 34
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
Jeremiah Destry | The Effect of Temperature on Asexual Reproduction in Hydra Vulgaris | Biological Sciences | Aide Macias-Muñoz
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 310 | 9:20-9:35
Olivia Edoigiawerie | Examining Childhood Adversity, Trauma Exposure, and Protective Factors in Caregivers of Infants | Psychology | Kay Connors
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 40
Evalynn Ellison | Ultrasound-Responsive Phospholipid-Coated Microbubbles for Controlled Drug Delivery Across Mucosa | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Canan Dagdeviren
Oral Presentation | UC 310 | 3:00-3:15
Caly Ferguson | Using Computational Simulations to Inform Mutagenesis in Connexin Proteins | Mechanical Engineering | Kafui Dzirasa
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 24
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
Elias Gilotte | Uncovering the Relationship Between Oxygen Availability and Energy Sources in Cell-free Protein Synthesis | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Govind Rao
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 29
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
Lesley Hernandez | Optimization of In-Vitro Capping in the Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Michael Summers
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 40
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
Aeon Kaplowitz | Exploring Linker Functionalization in Zirconium-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks for Curcumin Encapsulation and Release | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Lisa Kelly
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 47
Aditi Katragunta | N-MYC Downstream Regulated Gene 1A, a Candidate Generalist Stress Protein That Responds to Hypoxia and Salinity Changes | Biological Sciences
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
Tonderai Kodzwa | Effect of Temperature on Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Ozgur Capraz
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 61
Jacob Lombardo | Next-Generation Scalable and Environmentally Friendly MXene-Tetrahedrite Flexible Thermoelectric Generators | Mechanical Engineering | Deepa Madan
Oral Presentation | UC 204 | 9:20-9:35
Rileigh Mansfield | Parameter Identifiability, Sensitivity, and Estimation for a Cholera Model | Mathematics and Statistics | Kathleen Hoffman
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 1:40-1:55
Emmanuel Mekasha | Exploring Mutational Resilience of Transcription Factor Binding Site Specificity Mechanisms | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Ivan Erill
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 59
Deeya Mistry | Sex Differences in Stress Susceptibility and Synaptic Protein Expression | Biological Sciences | Tara LeGates
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 2:20-2:35
Jackson Moore | Diurnal Cycle of Cloud Cover in the Amazon Rainforest from an All-sky Imager | Physics | Henrique Barbosa
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 59
Yazlin Moujalled | Smart Orchard Management: Leveraging Computer Vision for Advanced Species Classification | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Pratik Chaudhari
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 2
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
Asantewaa Nyanteh | Microheater Arrays to Modulate Stiffness for Dynamically Turnable Friction | Mechanical Engineering | Kevin Turner
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 10
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 12
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
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
Tithi Prajapati | Noninvasive Wearable Device for Transcutaneous CO2 Based Early Detection of Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Venkatesh Srinivasan
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 15
Matthew Quintanilla | Characterization of Transmembrane Transporters Linked to Cell Wall Stress Response | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Mark Marten
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 16
Aliyyah Roberson | Novel Dual-mode Fluorescence and Phosphorescence Probes for Ratiometric in Vivo Oxygen Sensing | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Marcin Ptaszek
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 20
Ariana Rodriguez | Investigating the Interaction Between HIV-1 RRE S1A, Rev, and Gag: Binding Mechanisms at the Purine-Rich Bulge | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Michael Summers
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 21
Turibius Rozario | UMBC Multidisciplinary Capstone: Design and Development of an Autonomous Fixed-Wing UAV For Long-Range Payload Delivery | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | E.F. Charles LaBerge
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 22
Gia Oriana Santos | LLM-Assisted IoT Knowledge Graph | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Roberto Yus
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 24
Sebastian Seda | Durable & Flexible Chitosan-Based Polymer Gel Electrolyte for Rechargeable Zinc Manganese Dioxide | Mechanical Engineering | Deepa Madan
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 27
Nigel Seymour | A Data-Informed Model of Dengue Transmission | Mathematics and Statistics | Kathleen Hoffman |
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 28
Mesha Shajahan | Optimizing Cell-Free Biomanufacturing to Facilitate Personalized Immunotherapy Production in Clinical Settings | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Govind Rao
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 25
Evan Sheldon | Periodic Solutions and Resonance in Wave-Heat Systems | Mathematics and Statistics | Justin Webster
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 31
Felix Siewe | Investigating Hypoxia Induced Sensory Hair Cell Regeneration in Zebrafish Neuromast | Biological Sciences | Rachel Brewster
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 29
Jessica Slaughter | Suite of Bioinformatic-Analysis Apps for Better Understanding Dynamic Omics Data | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Mark Marten
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 33
Kieran Soliday | Optimized INeuron Reprogramming from Dermal Fibroblasts for Investigating Pathogenic Variants in Rare CNS Diseases | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | May Christine Malicdan
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 310 | 9:40-9:55
Marelen Soto | Multi-Dimensional Mural: A Live Performance of Art, Sound, and Movement | Biological Sciences | Weihong Lin
AUDIO-VISUAL EXHIBIT | UC BALLROOM STAGE | 2:00-2:30
Aryan Srivastava | Analyzing the Conservation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Rev Response Element Through a Computational Approach | Michael Summers
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 35
Greeshma Tarimala | Using Gene Editing and Fluorescent Microscopy to Characterize the PrkA Kinase in Aspergillus Nidulans | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Mark Marten
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 35
Ayeoritse Tuedon | Evaluating Cell Viability in a 3D Liver Model Constructed With Thiol-Modified Hydrogels | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Chengpeng Chen
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 39
Pavan 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 PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 41
Julia Van Der Marel | Monitoring of NADH Concentrations in Cell-Free Systems | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Govind Rao
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 40
Christian Verastegui | Void Spot Assays as a Noninvasive Method for Detecting Prostate Inflammation in a Mouse Model of CP/CPPS | Biological Sciences | Charles Bieberich
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 45
Zorah Williams | Utilizing Manganese-Oxide as an Electrode Material for Aqueous Zn-ion Batteries | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Ozgur Capraz
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 44
Ariel Wilson-Gray | Production of Extracellular Vesicles from Mammalian Cells Modulated by a Biomimetic Surface | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Jorge Almodavar
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 45
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
Nathan Zekarias | Predicting Social Determinants of Health Using Machine Learning on Environmental Data | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Marzyeh Ghassemi
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 52
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Resilient Hearts: Literary Portrayals of Lauryn Hill’s Self-Love and Resistance Against Intimate Consequences
10:20-10:35am, UC 312
Maia Turman Cooke
Mentor: Earl Brooks, English
This study examines Lauryn Hill’s work through feminist and rhetorical criticism to explore the essential balance African American women maintain to survive—a balance rooted in the interplay of self-advocacy, self-love, and resilience. This is critical because African American women navigate a world that challenges their worth, silences their voices, and tests their endurance. Survival, in this context, means thriving in a society designed to diminish them, all while holding onto their optimism, power, and individuality. Through Hill’s work, this balance becomes a metaphor for a deeper truth: the constant negotiation between speaking out against oppression and nurturing well-being. Hill’s words reflect a path for African American women to simultaneously fight systemic injustices, preserve inner strength, and cultivate spaces of peace and sisterhood. This delicate equilibrium allows for survival that isn’t just reactive but transformative—creating empowerment and fostering love amidst adversity. Further research will go beyond Hill’s work to explore other manifestations of this balance in Black women’s lives. This includes gathering further data to uncover how rhetoric interacts with other factors influencing self-preservation and community care, ultimately contributing to a deeper understanding of how Black women safeguard their energy, resolve racial trauma, and build lives rooted in self-love and resilience.
URCAD is Wednesday, April 16, 2025
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
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
Vunnathi Ankem | Conceptualizing Intimate Partner Abuse Through the Lens of Intracultural Dialogue Amongst South Asian Students | Psychology | Christopher Murphy
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 10
Suzi Agyako-Wiredu | Dendronized Gold Nanorattles Loaded with Doxorubicin as a Drug Delivery Platform | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Marie-Christine Daniel
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 4
Samuel Barnett | 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
Rusham Bhatt | Standardizing Genome Sequencing Analysis for Detection and Interpretation of Genetic Variants in M. Tuberculosis | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Maha Farhat
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 11
Jalene Campbell | Investigating the Effectiveness of Estradiol Replacement Methods | Biological Sciences | Tara LeGates
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 22
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
Carrington Cline | Spectrum in the Spotlight: Examining Neurodiversity on Screen | Gender, Women's, + Sexuality Studies | Lauren Allen
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 310 | 1:00-1:15
Dionne Cole | The Impact of Retriever Essentials on UMBC Students | Social Work | Laura Ting
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 30
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
Jeremiah Destry | The Effect of Temperature on Asexual Reproduction in Hydra Vulgaris | Biological Sciences | Aide Macias-Muñoz
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 310 | 9:20-9:35
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
Veronica Goonan | Trust, Trump, and Turnout: The Power of Institutional Confidence in Rural Voting Behavior in the 2024 Election | Political Science | Thomas Schaller
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 32
Sara Humphries | Unreliable Narration: Understanding Schizophrenia Firsthand Through Art | Visual Arts | Corrie Parks
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 310 | 2:00-2:15
Christian Jassani | Globalization and its Impact on Populism | Political Science | Carolyn Forestiere
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 54
Jasmine Jenkins | 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
Nardos Kebede | The Generational Evolution of Cultural Identity and Its Impacts on Integration | Political Science | Brigid Starkey
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM LOUNGE | 11:20-11:35
Rohan Kyasa | Annotation of Bacteriophages HazuandZazu and Tubberson: A Study Abroad Experience | Biological Sciences | Steven Caruso
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 64
Jasmine Liu | Exploring the Impact of Parenting Styles on Burnout Among College Students | Psychology | Elaine MacDougall
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 52
Peter Lombardo | Percent Viability Screens to Confirm Integral Cell Wall Signaling Kinases in Aspergillus Nidulans | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Mark Marten
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 1:00-2:00 | POSTER 53
Krishna Madhiwala | Eye See Something! Tracking Reading Comprehension and Attention in Children | Psychology | Karrie Godwin
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 58
Preston McMillian II | Tourism in Tiny Towns: An Ethnographic Study of Old Ellicott City | Sociology and Anthropology | Bambi Chapin
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 312 | 2:00-2:15
Evan McRae | King Scribble: A Pencil-Drawing Puzzle Platformer Adventure | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Marc Olano
VIDEO GAME PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | ALL DAY
Mike Mentley | RDS-1, Reef, and Sarmat: Russia’s Ядерное (Nuclear) Weapons Then and Now | Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication | Vira Zhdanovych
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 310 | 3:20-3:35
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 | 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
Nehal Naqvi | Evaluating POLI 301 as a Gateway Course for Upper-Level Political Science Electives | Political Science | Ian Anson
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 5
Paisley Nowell | Functionalizing Gold Nanoparticles with Gadolinium Chelated Dendrons | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Marie-Christine Daniel
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 9
Andrew Opincar | Sticky Fingers-How Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycan Processing Enzymes Mediate Drosophila Melanogaster Border Cell Migration | Biological Sciences | Michelle Starz-Gaiano
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 310 | 10:00-10:15
Emmanuella Osei | Food Insecurity Among College Students | Public Health | Samerra Nayak
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 14
Gabriel Otubu | Ndrg1b Regulates N-cadherin Trafficking in Response to Hypoxia | Biological Sciences | Rachel Brewster
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 10:20-10:35
Ariana Rodriguez | Investigating the Interaction Between HIV-1 RRE S1A, Rev, and Gag: Binding Mechanisms at the Purine-Rich Bulge | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Michael Summers
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 21
Noah Santiago | Beyond IP Masking: How Digital Fingerprinting Defeats VPN Privacy Obscurity | Information Systems | Bill Ryan
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 23
Mesha Shajahan | Optimizing Cell-Free Biomanufacturing to Facilitate Personalized Immunotherapy Production in Clinical Settings | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Govind Rao
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 25
J. Branwen She | Using Data to Inform Models of Nucleus Accumbens Neurons | Biological Sciences | Kathleen Hoffman
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 30
Sanjana Srimath | Gene Ontology Enrichment Analysis of Homologous Genes in Planarians | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Daniel Lobo
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 30
Aryan Srivastava | Analyzing the Conservation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Rev Response Element Through a Computational Approach | Michael Summers
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 35
Julia Sunnarborg | Evolution Beyond the Central Dogma | Biological Sciences | Stephen Freeland
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM LOUNGE | 11:00-11:15
Ryan Supplee | Invisible Disability and Exploitation in Medieval Lamporecchio: Masetto and the Nuns | English | Kathryn McKinley
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM LOUNGE | 1:00-1:15
Maaike Swaters | Measuring Ion-exchange Membrane Properties that Control Nutrient Recovery by Donnan Dialysis | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Lee Blaney
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 33
Meghan Thomas | 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
Maia Turman Cooke | Resilient Hearts: Literary Portrayals of Lauryn Hill’s Self-Love and Resistance Against Intimate Consequences | English | Earl Brooks
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 312 | 10:20-10:35
Pavan 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
Julia Van Der Marel | Monitoring of NADH Concentrations in Cell-Free Systems | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Govind Rao
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 40
Leshan Viswanath | Beamforming-Based SDR For Mitigating oo-Channel Interference in the ISM Band | Computer Science and Electrical Engineering | Charles LaBerge
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 2:30-3:30 | POSTER 45
Timothy Winans | B-Type Stars in M45: Hydrogen Balmer Absorption, Isochrone Fitting, and Radial Velocity Discrepancies | Physics | Kenny Diazeguigure
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 11:00-11:15
Liz Weir | Cultural Pluralism in Practice: A Mixed-method Study on Reducing Asian American Students' COVID-19-related Stress | Psychology | Charissa Cheah
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 11:00-12:00 | POSTER 43
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