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
Ajeetha Arudchandran | Investigating the Mechanisms underlying Convergence of the neural
Folds | Biological Sciences | Rachel Brewster
ORAL PRESENTATION | UC 204 | 10:40-10:55
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
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
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 | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Nicole LaRonde
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 34
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
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
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
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
Sydney Hofstetter | Sucrose Density Gradient Centrifugation Versus Anion Exchange for Exosome Sample Purification | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Jorge Almodovar
Poster Presentatation| UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 42
Oluwaseun Kintunde | Evaluating the Function of Set6 in Proteostasis | Biological Sciences |
Erin Green
POSTER PRESENTATION | UC BALLROOM | 10:00-11:00 | POSTER 6
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
Megan Nguyen | Crystallization and Structural Determination Of 3’ Cap-Independent Translation Enhancer from Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Deepak Koirala
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 8
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
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
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
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
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
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Why did you choose to major in INDS?
I chose to major in INDS because I found myself becoming increasingly interested in music and sound design as a component of game development without any other viable academic pathway to explore it within. Through INDS, I have had the unique and wonderful opportunity to combine my game development coursework from my Computer Science major with my burgeoning love for music, designing and completing a separate degree in Game Soundtrack Design all within my graduation timeline. I am very grateful to the INDS program for opening the doors to music theory, composition, and production courses at UMBC that I never thought I would have had the time or chance to take, and for giving me the space and support to pursue my integrated passions.
What are your plans for after graduation, and how do you see using your INDS degree?
After graduation, I plan to find work at a local game studio (such as Firaxis Games, Oxide Games, or Bit Reactor) as a gameplay engineer and/or technical sound designer. Having been advised by several current industry members, I recognize that the programming skills I have honed through my Computer Science degree will most likely help me more for hiring sake all told. However, I believe that my soundtrack design experience (as developed entirely through my INDS degree) will make me a stronger and more versatile candidate with a wider array of job opportunities in the game industry.
Were you involved in any clubs or organizations? Did you hold any leadership positions? URCAD? URA? Off-campus internships? On-campus research experiences?
I have been an active member of the UMBC Game Developers Club since Fall of 2021 and served as the Vice President of the club since Spring of 2023. I have also participated in the past three URCADs, showcasing games I have developed with other members of the UMBC Game Developers Club. I have held a Software Engineering Internship position at the Imaging Research Center on campus since Fall of 2023, where I have been fortunate to work with an interdisciplinary team developing immersive experiences using game industry-standard software.
Evan was INDS 2024 Award Recipient and attended the Game Music and Sound Design Conference. Congrats Evan!
For more information on Evan's INDS journey please click here:
Guidance on Salary Limitation for Grants and Cooperative Agreements FY 2025
Notice Number: NOT-OD-25-085
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-25-085.html
Purpose:
This Notice provides information regarding the salary limitation for NIH grant, cooperative agreement, and extramural research and development contract awards.
Since 1990, Congress has legislatively mandated a limitation on salary for individuals under NIH grant and cooperative agreement awards (referred to here as a grant).
As a reminder, effective October 1, 2024, this mandate applies to both direct salaries (individuals working directly on NIH projects) and indirect salaries (executive salaries in various uncapped cost pools). The mandate appears in the annual appropriation act that provides authority for NIH to incur obligations for a given Fiscal Year (FY). HHS/NIH has not received an FY 2025 appropriation and is operating under a Continuing Resolution, the “Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Public Law 119-4)”, that applies the terms and conditions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 restricts the amount of salary to Executive Level II of the Federal Executive pay scale. The Office of Personnel Management recently released new salary levels for the Executive Pay Scale. Effective January 1, 2025, the salary limitation for Executive Level II is $225,700.
For active awards, including awards that have been issued in FY 2025 (continuation and new) that were restricted to Executive Level II, if adequate funds are available, and if the salary cap increase is consistent with the institutional base salary, recipients may rebudget funds to accommodate the current Executive Level II salary level. Recipients may not draw down funds, whether direct or indirect costs, to pay salaries above the salary rate limitation, and recipients must have established policies and procedures that are consistently applied regardless of the source of funds.
Please refer to the full notice linked above for further details.
Should you have any questions, please contact the Office of Sponsored Programs.
]]>NIH Operates Under a Continuing Resolution
Notice Number: NOT-OD-25-084
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-25-084.html
Purpose:
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including National Institutes of Health (NIH), operates under the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Public Law 119-4) signed by President Trump on March 15, 2025. This Act (CR) continues government operations through September 30, 2025, at the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 enacted level, with no reduction.
Consistent with NIH practices during FYs 2006 - 2024, NIH Institutes and/or Centers may, at their discretion, issue non-competing research grant awards at a level below that indicated on the most recent Notice of Award. All legislative mandates that were in effect in FY 2024 (see NOT-OD-24-110) remain in effect under this CR, as well as the salary limitation set at Executive Level II of the Federal Pay Scale (see NOT-OD-24-057) and the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award predoctoral and postdoctoral stipend levels and tuition/fees as described in NOT-OD-24-104.
Please refer to the full notice linked above for further details.
Should you have any questions, please contact the Office of Sponsored Programs.