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BMB shows strong representation at Undergraduate Research Exhibition
29 April 2019
April 29, 2019 - The Undergraduate Research Exhibition was held April 17, 2019 and provided undergraduate students from across the university the opportunity to showcase their research. The exhibition was divided into two sections; the first for engagement experience poster presentations featuring posters highlighting student achievements in engaged learning experiences and the second for research, inquiry, or creative activity which featured traditional research posters, oral research presentations and performances.
With the exhibition touting more than 300 students, the Department had strong representation as more than 60 BMB undergraduate students presented their research at the event. Below is a list of presentations from our students.
| Research Presented: | First Name | Last Name | Co-Applicants |
| Developing an alternative approach to RNA-Seq | Julia Frances | Cipparulo | |
| DEFINING STAGE-SPECIFIC AND CONSTITUTIVE PROMOTERS IN PLASMODIUM YOELII | Logan E | Finger | |
| Investigating the binding sites of NEUROD1 through Chromatin Immuno-precipitation | Kailash | Jayachandran | Chenjin Jin |
| Exploring the Mechanisms Underlying Light Touch Sensation in Drosophila | PHILIP P | RATNASAMY | |
| Synthesis, Characterization and Molecular Targeting of Quinoline Antimicrobials | Anna Pauline | Brogan | |
| Gene SA1798 in S. aureus Plays Role in Tunicamycin Resistance | Kaitlin | Cole | |
| Characterization of KKL-4669: Identified Inhibitor of trans-Translation | Alexis Marie | Davison | |
| Targeting trans-translation in pathogenic bacteria with natural products | Tatiana | McAnulty | |
| The Effect of Faka/FakB Deletions on Lipoprotein production in S.aureus | Sheherbano | Hussain | |
| Activation of silent gene clusters in Streptomyces spp | Joao | Ferreira | |
| Identifying Revolutionary Natural Molecules that Inhibit Trans-Translation | Hannah Elizabeth | Snoke | |
| Testing Natural Products as Inhibitors of the trans-Translation Pathway. | Emma | Osterhaus | Jessica Souther & Karah Shultz |
| Small Molecule Signaling Between Bacterial Populations within a Host | Taylor | Yount | |
| Developing Optimized Protein Molecular Weight Markers Applicable to SDS-PAGE and Western Blot Assays | Yoshitaka | Shibata | Ryan Santilli & John Williamson III |
| Quorum Sensing Between Vibrio fischeri Populations within the Squid Light Organ | Andrew | Murtha | |
| Candidate Genes for Wolbachia Blocking of Dengue Virus In Aedes aegypti Cells | Joash Makalani | Lake | |
| Analyzing Transcription Factor Clustering in the Ovarian Nurse Cells of Drosophila | Brandon | Park | |
| Examining the acceptability of using sipIT digital tools to increase fluid consumption in kidney stone patients | Caitlan | Surgeon | |
| Exploration the Regulation of Cytoskeletal Filaments with the Genetic Manipulation of Cdk5 in Class I DA Neurons in Drosophila | Katelyn Emily | Rudisill | |
| Effects of Inhaled Corticosteriods on Anxiety-Like Physiology and Behavior in Mouse Model | Samantha | Studer | |
| Biophysical and Biochemical Characterization of the Transcription of Mitochondrial DNA | Guinevere Vanbuskirk | Oliver | |
| Characterization of Genetic Mutations in Epidemic Zika Virus Strains | Sean | Horan | |
| A Metabolic Stress Response is Linked to Delayed Hatching in Caenorhabditis elegans | Josef | Blaszkiewicz | Michael DeGennaro |
| Novel approaches to examine nerve cell regeneration | Abigail | Mauger | Samantha Simonovitch & Megan Schupp |
| Improving Breast MRI Quality Utilizing Ultra-High Dielectric Constant Materials at 3 Tesla | Avery | Wang | |
| Modeling behavioral learning phenotype in adsl-1 deficient C. elegans | Shirley | Dong | Madalyn Charnego |
| Testing Potential Inhibitors of the Sigma E Pathway in Escherichia Coli | Kushagra Aniruddha | Kumar | |
| Investigation of a Novel Delayed Hatching Phenotype in Caenorhabditis Elegans | Elizabeth Ann | Eberly | |
| Mitochondrial Sirtuins in C. elegans Impact Lifespan | Nicole Grace | Laganke | |
| Exploring the Effect of Nmrk-1 Mutation on Hatching Time in C. Elegans | Holden J | Zimmerman | Katie Wittig |
| THE EFFECT OF SUBUNIT DELETIONS ON SAGA COMPLEX BINDING IN SACHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE | Mathew F | Driban | |
| Pilot Study of Avian Microbiomes | Carolyn | Telfer | |
| Development of Inhibitors of the SigmaE Pathway in E. coli Bacteria | Matthew | Kostelac | |
| IN VIVO ANALYSIS OF THE RNA BINDING DOMAIN OF THE TRANSCRIPTIONAL PAUSING FACTOR, NELF | John | Thomas | |
| Small Oligonucleotide Models of the Twister Ribozyme Active Site Show That Tertiary Structure is Necessary for Catalysis | Matthew | Tracey | |
| Screening the Human Dopamine Transporter gene (DAT1) for Taq1 site variability | Georgia | Bastos | |
| Characterizing Transcription Factor Binding in Yeast | Olivia | Muly | |
| The impact of Qrr1 expression on Vibrio fischeri | Shyan | Cousins | |
| Identification of True Artifacts During Processing of Red Blood Cells for Electron Microscopy | Anna | Byland | Yuqing Lei |
| Using fluorescent tags to study flavivirus life cycle in infected host cells | Xinyi | Liu | |
| Structural Analysis of the Mixed Lineage Leukemia (MLL) Histone Methyltransferase Complex | Rosalie | Sowers | |
| The Impact of Temperature on Bacterial Type VI Secretion in the Squid-Vibrio Symbiosis | Amanda | Williams | |
| Characterization of a Novel Neuronal Injury Model in Drosophila | Aabha Premal | Vora | |
| Collection, Amplification and Massively Parallel Sequencing of Touch Evidence using microFLOQ® Direct Collection Device | Sara | Walton | |
| Quantitation of DNA Collected on microFLOQ™ Direct Collection Device | Nina | Matulis | |
| Modeling Age Estimation Using DNA Methylation Patterns | Troy | Adams | |
| Exploring Genetic Causes of Phenotypic Variance in C. elegans Delayed Hatching Phenotype | Julia | Catena | Nicholas Cann |
| Creation of a pollen database for forensic identification purposes | Nycol | Cotto Flores | |
| Promega PowerSeq Whole Mitochondrial Genome System | Dana | Dirnberger | |
| Investigating the VNTR in the human Dopamine Transporter Gene (DAT1) | Szu-Yu | Kuan | |
| Identification of Inhibitors of the Sigma E/Hfq Pathway in E. coli | Jessica M | Reyer | |
| Activity of Tetrazole-based trans-Translation Inhibitors in Bacillus anthracis | Emily C | Snell | |
| Competition between two Type VI positive strains of V. fischeri | Anjali | McNeil | |
| Characterization of Plasmodium yoelii Tudor Staphylococcal Nuclease, PyTSN1 | Olivia Margaret | Smith | |
| Exploring Bacterial Adaptation with Modified Isolation Chip Technique | Emily | Grandinette | |
| Identifying Drug-Drug Interactions Between Experimental Antimalarials | Cuyler H | Luck | |
| Studying Unknown Elements of Neuronal and Microtubule Response to Injury in Drosophila Using Laser Microsurgery and Fluorescence Microscopy | Sophia Gabriella | Llanos Landaeta | Rachel Swope & Matthew Keegan |
| Searching for the Target of KKL-896 | Isabel | Hunsberger | |
| Examining Ribosomal Localization based on Microtubule Polarity in Drosophila melanogaster Neurons | David Francis | Lee | |
| Identifying Inhibitors of the SigmaE-Hfq Pathway in E. coli | Katherine | Winner |
