Poster Presentations

All Posters will Present on Friday, January 17th

1. Matthew Briggs in collaboration with Dr. Rebecca Skalsky, Oregon National Primate Research Center,  Oregon Health & Science University - Development of CRISPR/Cas9 Lentiviral Vectors to Disrupt miRNAs in EBV + Lymphoma Cells. 

2. Dawn Bolen in collaboration with Dr. Leonora Bittleston, Boise State University – How do Leaf Extracts from Artemisia Affect Microbiome Diversity? 

3. Rita Coates in collaboration with Dr. Deborah Good, University of Montana – Creating the Third Data IPTA Release.

4. Talia Blair in collaboration with Dr. Lisa Vrooman, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University – RNA Qualification of Prolyl Endopeptidase (PREP) in Embryonic day 12.5 and 14.5 Mouse Concepti Utilizing Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Methods. 

5. Julia Engstrom in collaboration with Dr. Travis Denton, Washington State University Spokane – Does LKE Stimulate Autophagy in Drosophila melanogaster? 

6. Cynthia Brogan in collaboration with Dr. Sarah Roley, Washington State University Tri-Cities – Local River Ecology: Nitrogen Levels on the Columbia and StarGrass Removal on the Yakima River. 

7. Chad Cooper in collaboration with Dr. Jenee Cyran, Boise State University – Modeling Biointerfaces to Quantify the Interactions that Result from Exposing Cell Membranes with Microplastics. 

8. Brandon Honzel in collaboration with Dr. Meredith Zettlemoyer, University of Montana – Resilience in the Shadows: The Impact of Frequent Wildfire on Forest Understory Recovery. 

9. Dean Thompson in collaboration with Dr. Kevin Barry, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center – Investigating the Regulation of FIt3L Isoforms in Cancer. 

10. Colleen McKinney in collaboration with Dr. Gretchen Rollwagen-Bollens, Washington State University Vancouver – How Does Water Column Chlorophyll Concentration Vary in Relation to Abundance of Bivalves in Streams within the Columbia River Basin? 

11. Katie Kehoe in collaboration with Dr. Larry Sherman, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University – Demyelination in Spinal Cords of Late Stage EAE Mice Models as Observed by Immunohistochemistry. 

12. Naomi Shapiro in collaboration with Dr. Marie-Anne de Graaff, Boise State University – Assessing Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics in Arid Ecosystems: Detrital Input and Removal Treatment (DIRT) at the Reynolds Creek Environmental Watershed. 

13. Bryan Ferriter in collaboration with Dr. Lila Fishman, University of Montana – Yellow Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus) as a Model Species – Adaptation / Speciation / Selfish Evolution.

14. Adam Lifsics, Valley Catholic High School, Murdock Supplemental Grant – Monitoring Ecosystem Health of Our On-Campus Wetland to Empower Students with Environmental Assessment Skills.

15. Sam Garson, Friday Harbor High School, Murdock Supplemental Grant – Beaverton Valley Marsh Field Study.

16. Chris Jones, Borah High School, Murdock Supplemental Grant – Compound Light Microscopes in the Classroom.

17. John Schisel, Borah High School, Murdock Supplemental Grant – Evolution through Mouthparts.

18. Ryan West, North Central High School, Murdock Supplemental Grant – Experimental Determination of Stress for 3-D Printed Structural Beams.

19. Eric McDowell, Kendrick Jr./Sr. High School, Murdock Supplemental Grant – Recycling 3D Prints from Student Projects.