Oral Presentations
Pearl  Room

Session Chair: Allison Winward

1:45pm

A1. Adventures in Mariculture 

Camryn Kaspari, Murdock Partners in Science  

Hutchison High School, Fairbanks, AK 

Mentor: Dr. Schery Umanzor, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 

2:02pm

A2. HCMV microRNAs Target Components of the Interferon Pathway                                                    

Arlana Nielsen, Murdock Partners in Science 

Spokane Valley Tech, Spokane Valley, WA 

Mentor: Dr. Meaghan Hancock, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR

2:19pm

A3. Investigating the Function of Genes Involved in Craniofacial Development 

May Sampson, Murdock Partners in Science  

Pocatello High School, Pocatello, ID 

Mentor: Dr. Heather Ray, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 

Session Chair: Emily Lindstrom Carson

2:50pm

A4. Comparing Social Learning Strategies in the Training of Rhesus Macaques 

Jessica Fontaine, Murdock Partners in Science 

Tualatin High School, Tualatin, OR 

Mentor: Dr. Kristine Coleman, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR 

3:07pm

A5. Selective Foraging of Black-tailed Deer Modifies Forest Community Composition on Blakely Island, WA 

Sophie Stiles, Murdock Partners in Science 

Westside Christian High School, Tigard, OR 

Mentor: Dr. Eric Long, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA