Building: Smith Lab
Room number: 154
Building: Smith Lab
Room number: 155
Building: Haberlin
Room Number: 219
Building: O'Neill
Room Number: 112
Session 1: 9:00am - 10:00am
Omar Afifi '24
Presentation Title
Synthesis of Pyrido [1,2-a]pyrimidines
Research Advisor
Professor Andre Isaacs
Mia Burgio '25
Presentation Title
Modifying Glutamic acid and other amino acids via the Mannich Condensation
Research Advisor
Professor Joshua Farrell
Abigail Koczko '24
Presentation Title
Changing the Target of a Bacterial Contact Dependent-Inhibition System
Research Advisor
Professor Christine Hagan
Natasha Nicholas '24
Presentation Title
Classification of biodiesel using GCMS and chemometrics
Research Advisor
Professor Amber Hupp
Session 2: 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Will Tate '25
Presentation Title
Total Synthesis of Diospongins A and B
Research Advisor
Professor Kevin Quinn
Emma Robinson '24
Presentation Title
Electrochemical Characterization of Self Assembled Molecular Layers
Research Advisor
Professor Elizabeth Landis
Kerstin Hansen '24
Presentation Title
Exploring UV Filters in Sunscreens using UV-Vis and HPLC
Research Advisor
Professor Amber Hupp
Caroline Quinn '25
Presentation Title
Mutants on Mars: Directed Evolution of Halophile Enzyme Activity
Research Advisor
Professor Kenneth Mills
Session 3: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Emily Mackinnon '24
Presentation Title
The Disruption of Beta Sheets by Tripeptides
Research Advisor
Professor Sarah Petty
Paige Drury '25
Presentation Title
Regioselective Synthesis of Dihydropyrones
Research Advisor
Professor Kevin Quinn
Audrey Ihlefeld '25
Presentation Title
Phosphorylation of a Diol Substrate with DFPCP, a Novel Phosphorylating Agent
Research Advisor
Professor Bianca Sculimbrene
Thuy Nguyen '24
Presentation Title
Salty Enzymes: Using Tryptophan Fluorescence to Study Protein Folding of a Halobacterium salinarum intein
Research Advisor
Professor Kenneth Mills
Session 1: 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Kallie Poon '24
Presentation Title
A spoonful of salt: salt dependent protein splicing in Halobacterium salinarum
Research Advisor
Professor Kenneth Mills
Ayden Fleming '24
Presentation Title
Synthetic Studies on Cyclocurcumin
Research Advisor
Prfessor Kevin Quinn
Myra Mayn '25
Presentation Title
TBA
Research Advisor
Professor Amber Hupp
Hannah Smyth '24
Presentation Title
Synthesis of Nitrogen Heterocycles
Research Advisor
Professor Andre Isaacs
Session 2: 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Emma Puglisi '24
Presentation Title
Imprinted Molecular Layers for Sterility Sensing
Research Advisor
Professor Elizabeth Landis
Wesley Reller '24
Presentation Title
Catalytic Chemoselective Phosphorylation of Diol Substrates
Research Advisor
Professor Bianca Sculimbrene
Emma Canning '24
Presentation Title
TBA
Research Advisor
TBA
Kelsey Crutchfield Archila '25
Presentation Title
Analysis of Adulteration in Olive Oils Utilizing GC-MS
Research Advisor
Professor Amber Hupp
Session 3: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Michael Scuderi '25
Presentation Title
Total Synthesis of Diospongins A and B
Research Advisor
Professor Kevin Quinn
Joel Michaud '25
Presentation Title
Hydrogen bonds and protein stability: C5 vs C7 Ring Formations
Research Advisor
Professor Brian Linton
Emma Proffitt '25
Presentation Title
Investigating the Functional Significance of Inteins in Halobacterium salinarum
Research Advisor
Professor Kenneth Mills
Rachel Dentinger '24
Presentation Title
Modifying Serine, Threonine, Proline, and Cysteine via the Mannich Condensation
Research Advisor
Professor Joshua Farrell
Session 1: 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Joshua Choi '24
Presentation Title
Efforts Toward the Synthesis of Decytospolide
Research Advisor
Professor Kevin Quinn
Isabella Raso '24
Presentation Title
The Effect of Tripeptide Sequence and Solvent on Beta Sheet Disruption
Research Advisor
Professor Sarah Petty
Rodrigo De Leon '25
Presentation Title
Copper-Catalyzed Approach to 4-alkylidene beta-lactams
Research Advisor
Professor Andre Isaacs
Elizabeth Nompleggi '25
Presentation Title
Exploring Trans-Splicing Inhibition Using Small Molecules in Nostoc punctiforme
Research Advisor
Professor Kenneth Mills
Session 2: 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Claire McCann '24
Presentation Title
Developing upper-level lab curricula
Research Advisor
Professor L. Gaby Avila-Bront
Ciara Sullivan '25
Presentation Title
Regioselective Synthesis of Dihydropyranones
Research Advisor
Professor Kevin Quinn
Kathleen Stathoulopoulus '24
Presentation Title
Applications of a Novel Fluorophosphorylating Agent
Research Advisor
Professor Bianca Sculimbrene
Gabrielle Beal '24
Presentation Title
Reconstitution of a Contact-Dependent Inhibition System
Research Advisor
Professor Christine Hagan
Session 3: 11:30 am - 12:30 am
Alexandra Lesnik '24
Presentation Title
Modifying Serine, Threonine, Proline, and Cysteine via the Mannich Condensation
Research Advisor
Professor Joshua Farrell
Luke Letizia '25
Presentation Title
Intramolecular Orbital Contributions to Hydrogen Bonding and Protein Structure
Research Advisor
Professor Brian Linton
Avelin Thepsomphone '25
Presentation Title
Synthesis of Indolizines via Tandem CuAAC and Rhodium Catalysis
Research Advisor
Professor Andre Isaacs
Megan Yurchick '24
Presentation Title
Uncovering the Evolutionary Benefit and Functional Role of Inteins in Halobacterium salinarum
Research Advisor
Professor Kenneth Mills
Session 1: 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Christopher Terranova '24
Presentation Title
Total Synthesis of Obolactone
Research Advisor
Professor Kevin Quinn
Jemma Shea '24
Presentation Title
Analysis of Olive Oil Adulteration Utilizing Gas Chromatography
Research Advisor
Professor Amber Hupp
Danielle Eid '25
Presentation Title
Modifying Aspartic acid and other amino acids via the Mannich Condensation
Research Advisor
Professor Joshua Farrell
Alissandra Conlon '24
Presentation Title
Investigating mixed organthiol self-assembled monolayers with STM
Research Advisor
Professor L. Gaby Avila-Bront
Session 2: 10:15 am - 11:15 am
Frances Curley '24
Presentation Title
The Disruption of Beta Sheets by Dipeptides
Research Advisor
Professor Sarah Petty
Lillian Feeney '24
Presentation Title
Protein splicing activity of two inteins from closely related thermophiles
Research Advisor
Professor Kenneth Mills
Haley Murphy '25
Presentation Title
Characterizing the Membrane-Inserted Conformation of a Bacterial Toxin Delivery Protein
Research Advisor
Professor Christine Hagan
Lucas Mastroianni '25
Presentation Title
Synthesis of Indolizines via Click Chemistry
Research Advisor
Professor Andre Isaacs
Session 3: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Ana Katrina Tiu '25
Presentation Title
Mechanism of Toxin Delivery by a Bacterial Growth Inhibition Protein
Research Advisor
Professor Christine Hagan
Sarah Carter '24
Presentation Title
The Homing Endonuclease Activity of Inteins From Two Extreme Thermophiles
Research Advisor
Professor Kenneth Mills
Christopher Clark '24
Presentation Title
A 2D and 3D look at the impact of EGFR and FGFR drug inhibitors on tumorous cell growth and proliferation
Research Advisor
Professor Robert Bellin
Zachary Lawrence '24
Presentation Title
Development and Utilization of Collagen and Fibroblast Structures to Emulate the Extracellular Matrix in a 3-D Tissue on a Chip Model of Breast Cancer
Research Advisor
Professor Robert Bellin