Biology
Biology - 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Building: Henry Hogan Campus Center, 3rd floor
Room: Ballroom
Khushi Patel '25 and Catherine Brodie '24
Presentation Title
Investigating the Link Between Glycogen Storage, Apoptosis, and Decreased Fertility on a High-Glucose Diet in C. elegans
Faculty Mentor
Professor Michelle A. Mondoux
Ava Navarro '25, Matthew DeLucia '25, Nachelle Duque '25
Presentation Title
The Role of Known Apoptotic Regulators in C. elegans Fertility on a High Glucose Diet
Faculty Mentor
Professor Michelle A. Mondoux
Christopher Clark '24, Grace Hamerschlag, Zachary Lawrence '24, Ryan Lukas '24
Presentation Title
Exploring the role of syndecan-1 in breast cancer using a disease-on-a-chip device
Faculty Mentor
Professor Robert Bellin
Chistina Marciano '24
Presentation Title
Influence of streamflow on microplastics concentrations in the Blackstone River
Faculty Mentor
Professor Sara Mitchell
Elyse Duff '24
Presentation Title
Wastewater Treatment Plants: Impacts of Effluent on Benthic Algae Communities in the Blackstone River Headwaters
Faculty Mentor
Professor PJ Torres
Thomas Pacious '24
Presentation Title
Assessing the Freshwater Fish Community Structure Across the Blackstone Headwater Streams
Faculty Mentor
Professor PJ Torres
Aidan Bowler '24, Nininahazwe Anwarite '27
Presentation Title
Road salinization exposure and timing effect on Blackstone River benthic invertebrates
Faculty Mentor
Professor PJ Torres
Francisco Zafon-Whalen '24, Christy Eugene '27
Presentation Title
Road salinization impacts on microbial fungi regulating organic matter decomposition in the Blackstone River
Faculty Mentor
Professor PJ Torres
Andalushia Reilly '24
Presentation Title
Elucidating the Preferred Mutational Context of APOBEC3G, a cytidine deaminase targeting HIV
Faculty Mentor
Professor Ann Sheehy
Elise Delaney '24
Presentation Title
Characterization of Clinical Variant F119F of APOBEC3G, an Anti-HIV Protein
Faculty Mentor
Professor Ann Sheehy
Michael Mazzocca '24 and Marie James '24
Presentation Title
Characterizing the anti-HIV activity of a hypercatalytic APOBEC3G variant
Faculty Mentor
Professor Ann Sheehy
Adam Zivny '25
Presentation Title
Sequencing the TZM Reporter Cell Genome to Enhance Evaluation of the Mutational Capabilities of APOBEC3G
Faculty Mentor
Professor Ann Sheehy
Aarya Rumde '25
Presentation Title
Elucidating the Preferred Mutational Context of APOBEC3G, a cytidine deaminase targeting HIV
Faculty Mentor
Professor Ann Sheehy
Samantha Casciani '24 and Lexis Grandel '24
Presentation Title
Neuropile Ensheathing Glia Modulate Seizure Susceptibility of Drosophila melanogaster
Faculty Mentor
Professor Alexis Hill
Alexander Thurber '24, Brenna McCormick '24, Kerry McDermott '24
Presentation Title
Functional consequences of the rapid evolution of a putative de novo evolved gene required for male fertility in D. melanogaster
Faculty Mentor
Professor Geoffrey D. Findlay
Ishanpepe Jagusah '24 and Emily Gualdino '24
Presentation Title
Investigating post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms of putative de novo evolved genes required for Drosophila male fertility
Faculty Mentor
Professor Geoffrey D. Findlay
Kyra DeGroat '24
Presentation Title
Symbiotic State and Exposure to Tire Pollution May Drive Changes to Behavior and Health in Corals Recovering from Partial Tissue Removal
Faculty Mentor
Professor Elizabeth M. Burmester
Lloyd Haughton '24
Presentation Title
Examining the organismal responses of Nematostella vectensis to tire dust, a ubiquitous pollutant
Faculty Mentor
Professor Justin S. McAlister
Savannah Schaefer '24
Presentation Title
Effects of Burrowing on the Physiology of the Purple Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)
Faculty Mentor
Professor Stephanie Crofts
Giulia DiRaimo '24
Presentation Title
Effects of Burrowing on the Physiology of the Purple Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)
Faculty Mentor
Professor Stephanie Crofts
Jordyn Brown '24
Presentation Title
Examining Crocodilian Tooth Morphology and Function
Faculty Mentor
Professor Stephanie Crofts
Sarah Synan '24
Presentation Title
Homing ability of neotropical Harvestmen
Faculty Mentor
Professor Stephanie Crofts
Dianne Newcomb '24, Azka Tanveer '24, Fernnda Perez-Alvarez '24
Presentation Title
Aging and dormancy in canine lung mesenchymal stromal cells
Faculty Mentor
Professor Julia Paxson
Sarah Synan '24
Presentation Title
The effect of leg sensilla impairment on homing in a Neotropical Harvestman
Faculty Mentor
School for Field Studies: Panama