Session A: 3:00-4:30pm
Authors, alphabetical by student last name

         • Nolan Abels - Poster # A032

         Sodium orthovanadate decreases maximal shortening velocity of single muscle fibers in rat skeletal muscle

         PI: Gary Diffee - Mentor(s): Justin Lopez

         • Hashir Ahmad - Poster # A056

         The effect of autocatalysis on the growth and evolution of peptide chains from prebiotic earth to modern earth

         PI:  - Mentor(s):

         • Angelica Ahmann - Poster # A099

         The impacts of depressants on white matter integrity in developing brains

         • Samanyu Ambewadkar - Poster # A082

         Feasability of a liquid biopsy diagnostic assay in canine patients with sarcomas

         PI: Muhammed Murtaza - Mentor(s): Dr. Patricia Favaro

         • Claire An - Poster # A054

         Effects of the Acanthocyclops robustus age on its survival rate and Schistocephalus solidus infection rate

         PI: Jesse Weber - Mentor(s): Cole Joseph Wolf

         • Maisy Andes - Poster # A081

         Impact of gene alteration on Candida auris growth

         PI: Jeniel Nett - Mentor(s): Chad Johnson, Emily Eix

         • Jackson Banks - Poster # A164

         The effect of grapefruit seed extract on the prevalence of antibiotic-producing isolates

         PI: Josh Pultorak - Mentor(s):

         • Arianna Barbosa - Poster # A007

         The impacts of age, severe weather patterns, and climate on the virulence of rift valley fever in cattle hosts

         • Barrett Barger - Poster # A100

         The effect of stress-based epinephrine and cortisol release in the body on development of metabolic syndrome diseases

         • Megan Basil - Poster # A030

         Comparing effectiveness of phenol-chloroform, qiagen kits, and zymo kits in DNA extraction of swab samples

         PI: Garret Suen - Mentor(s): Ibrahim Zuniga-Chaves

         • Daniela Beers - Poster # A001

         Action potential differences in Rhesus macaque brain during a switching saccade task

         PI: Abigail Rajala - Mentor(s): Abigail Rajala

         • Triston Behrend - Poster # A164

         The effect of grapefruit seed extract on the prevalence of antibiotic-producing isolates

         PI: Josh Pultorak - Mentor(s):

         • Zach Bergner - Poster # A033

         Imaging of microtubules with the help of fluorescent proteins

         PI: Bill Bement - Mentor(s):

         • Emmaly Bertges - Poster # A029

         The lack of arginine inhibits the replication of the cat-loving parasite, Toxoplasma gondii

         PI: Laura Knoll - Mentor(s): Katie Barnes

         • Morgan Bettinger - Poster # A101

         Comparison of rest-only and active recovery concussion treatments

         • Grace Bevers  - Poster # A007

         The impacts of age, severe weather patterns, and climate on the virulence of rift valley fever in cattle hosts

         • Samikshya Bhatta - Poster # A162

         Niacin impact on antibiotic production in soil microbes

         PI: Josh Pultorak - Mentor(s):

         • Eric Blank - Poster # A004

         Wasp species diversity and abundance at different Wisconsin grape cultivars

         PI: Christelle Guedot - Mentor(s): Fatma Besbes

         • Olivia Bochnak - Poster # A152

         Leaf mass per area for two maple species decrease along an elevational gradient on Mount Washington

         PI: Ken Keefover-Ring - Mentor(s): Tyler Wintermute

         • Eric Boettcher - Poster # A102

         The effect of psychedelics on treatment resistant depression

         • Ella Braufman - Poster # A163

         Impact of manuka honey on antiobiotic production in soil bacteria

         PI: Josh Pultorak - Mentor(s):

         • Noga Brauner - Poster # A103

         Comparing neonatal pain management techniques using the PIPP scale

         • Ashley Breitzman - Poster # A104

         The effects of sleep deprivation on systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and overall cholesterol

         • Caroline Brennan - Poster # A101

         Comparison of rest-only and active recovery concussion treatments

         • Hailey Jane Cashmer - Poster # A050

         Microplastics and their effects on freshwater ecosystems

         • Anna Chambers - Poster # A017

         The effects of the micronutrients iron, vitamin B12, and vitamin K on fetal birth weights

         • Joseph Chau - Poster # A150

         The effect of bacteria growth in various media plates from cranberry soils

         PI: Jyostna Devi Mura - Mentor(s): Jessica Rhode

         • Tegbir Singh Chawla - Poster # A140

         Effect of acute genetic disruption of CPT2 on intestinal stem cell proliferation

         PI: Eric Yen - Mentor(s): Hubert Peng

         • Camren Cheney - Poster # A105

         The effects of antidepressant use during pregnancy on neonatal health​

         • Caden Chier - Poster # A106

         Prevalence of muscle-related symptoms in statins: a meta-analysis

         • Abigail Cichocki - Poster # A006

         Impact of vision on zebrafish avoidance behaviors

         PI: David Ehrlich - Mentor(s): Anne Weerda

         • Freya Clifford - Poster # A107

         Exposure to paraphenylenediamine and formaldehyde on alt levels indicating acute hepatitis

         • Julia E. Cohen - Poster # A108

         Honey in the world of immunology: meta-analysis on the antibacterial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties of honey

         • Analise Coon - Poster # A025

         Elucidating soma-germline interactions during ovary development and regeneration in the planarian Schmidtea mediterranea

         PI: Phillip Newmark & Melanie Issigonis - Mentor(s): Melanie Issigonis

         • Remi Cooper - Poster # A009

         The effects of atrazine exposure on the physical development and mortality of African Clawed Frogs (Xenopus laevis)

         • Anna Cornell - Poster # A047

         PFAS in ceded territories

         PI: Jessica Hua - Mentor(s):

         • Brian Corsiga - Poster # A071

         Ketogenic diet effects on sleep quality in mice (WY and Fmr1KO) at P(95)

         PI: Cara Westmark - Mentor(s): Cara Westmark

         • Arno Crowley - Poster # A083

         The efficacy of percutaneous cholangiography for excluding biliary atresia in infants

         PI: Eric Monroe - Mentor(s):

         • Kathrine Curtis - Poster # A104

         The effects of sleep deprivation on systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and overall cholesterol

         • Aurora D'Amato - Poster # A109

         Long-acting reversible contraceptive utilization among varying socioeconomic statuses

         • Elise Dahlby - Poster # A096

         The effects of genetically deleting the PAC-1 receptor on melanoma tumor growth in mice

         PI: Alexander Birbrair - Mentor(s): Debpali Sur

         • Lucas de Carvalho - Poster # A018

         Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)'s effect on the body weight of rodents

         • Hannah De Guzman - Poster # A048

         Palynological study of the Tallgrass Aspen Parklands: A look into pollen preparation

         PI: Sara Hotchkiss - Mentor(s): Calla Olson

         • Ananya Deepak - Poster # A110

         The risk factors of breast cancer

         • Emma Deeslie - Poster # A111

         Multifaceted impact of red meat consumption on physiological processes and disease pathways

         • Avani Deglurkar - Poster # A066

         Combating Nonsense Mutations with Engineered Transfer-RNA

         PI: Bikash Pattnaik - Mentor(s): Enes Akyuz, Pawan Shahi, Pawan Shahi

         • Elijah DuMond - Poster # A112

         Vagal nerve stimulation and its effects on various neurological diseases

         PI:  - Mentor(s):

         • Minh Duong - Poster # A112

         Vagal nerve stimulation and its effects on various neurological diseases

         • Norah J. Duritsa - Poster # A108

         Honey in the world of immunology: meta-analysis on the antibacterial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties of honey

         • Olive Dyrbye-Wright - Poster # A038

         Potential health effects of RF-EMF exposure

         • Daniel Edmonson - Poster # A113

         Impact of environmental pollution on parkinson's disease

         • Riley Erickson - Poster # A156

         Effects of mushroom consumption on health

         • Colin Max Falchuk- Poster # A112

         Vagal nerve stimulation and its effects on various neurological diseases

         • Elissa Fogarty - Poster # A162

         Niacin impact on antibiotic production in soil microbes

         PI: Josh Pultorak - Mentor(s):

         • Tori Fraser - Poster # A080

         Determining if the HSV-1 enhancer is specific for proximal gene promoters

         PI: Donna Neumann - Mentor(s): Kayley Manuel

         • Zirui Fu - Poster # A064

         Dynamics of spacial temporal maturation of fetal leydig cell

         PI: Joan Jorgensen - Mentor(s): Joan Jorgensen

         • Kaitlyn Fueger - Poster # A084

         Surgical outcomes of transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) and totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repairs

         PI: Anne Lidor - Mentor(s): Anne Lidor

         • Jorge Garnica - Poster # A115

         Analysis of exercise induced neural mechanisms for mitigating the effects of neurodegenerative disease

         • Morgan Geer - Poster # A156

         Effects of mushroom consumption on health

         • Sarah Geffe - Poster # A116

         Antimicrobial resistance abundance in animals

         • Molly George - Poster # A017

         The effects of the micronutrients iron, vitamin B12, and vitamin K on fetal birth weights

         • Antonio Giustino - Poster # A051

         The ecological impact of Cane Toads (Rhinella marina) on native Australian species

         • Nikita Gladkov - Poster # A117

         Quantifying health risks: a meta-analytical study on alcohol consumption

         • William Glass - Poster # A098

         The use of PIGA variant T lymphocytes for surrogate selection of immunologically relevant cells

         PI: Mark Albertini - Mentor(s): Cindy Zuleger

         • Zachary Goldberg - Poster # A090

         Atrophy does not fully describe sarcopenia

         PI: Gary Diffee - Mentor(s): Gary Diffee

         • Hannah Gotelaere - Poster # A118

         Comparing the likelihood of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears between females and males through anatomical differences​

         • Sophie Greene - Poster # A119

         Risk factors for postpartum depression

         • Emma Grindstaff - Poster # A005

         Effect of co-morbid glaucoma in a mouse model of alzheimer's disease (AD) on visual acuity

         PI: Gillian McLellan - Mentor(s): Julie Kiland, Virginia Mathu, Virginia Mathu

         • Caroline Erin Gulka - Poster # A160

         Analyzing antibiotic production of soil bacteria in the presence of Irish sea moss

         PI: Josh Pultorak - Mentor(s): Dr. P

         • Rutuja Gupte - Poster # A059

         Effects of mutations on haploid and diploid fission yeast

         PI: Nathaniel Sharp - Mentor(s): Kevin Bao

         • Nurit Gutierrez-Cuate - Poster # A135

         The impact of mechanical confinement on neutrophil migration speed and its psuedopod morphology

         PI:  - Mentor(s):

         • Hallie Haase - Poster # A103

         Comparing neonatal pain management techniques using the PIPP scale

         • Ariana Halaska - Poster # A046

         Mouse visitation frequency and non-target animal visitation frequency and its effect on cotton uptake from tick tubes in residential areas

         PI: Susan Paskewitz - Mentor(s): Andie Forsythe

         • Charlie Halaska  - Poster # A164

         The effect of grapefruit seed extract on the prevalence of antibiotic-producing isolates

         PI: Josh Pultorak - Mentor(s):

         • Esabella Hamilton - Poster # A120

         Correlation between lifestyle factors and the risk of breast cancer in african american women

         • Gracie Harmann - Poster # A121

         Depression in young adults in post-secondary education

         • Madelyn Harris - Poster # A091

         The role of Axl in the tumor immune microenvironment of head and neck cancer tumors

         PI: Deric Wheeler - Mentor(s): Kourtney Kostecki

         • Vincent He - Poster # A138

         Effectiveness of psilocybin on treating depression and substance abuse

         • Kelly Dayana Herrera - Poster # A124

         Impact of steroid-based contraceptive on menstruating populations thyroid hormone output

         • Daisy Hester - Poster # A043

         Age of A. robustus at exposure affecting infection rates by S. solidus

         PI: Jesse Weber - Mentor(s):

         • Rebecca Ho - Poster # A125

         Effects of manmade psychedelics on mental disorders

         • Alex Hoffman - Poster # A126

         The effect of supplementation on macular pigment density

         • Reed Holland - Poster # A052

         Challenges of wildfire suppression, urbanization, and invasive species in ecosystem stability

         • Georgia Hollander - Poster # A069

         Effectiveness of mesenchymal stem cell therapy in treating knee osteoarthritis

         • Steven Hsieh - Poster # A042

         Effects of metabolic engineering on 1,2-propanediol production in Clostridium tyrobutyricum

         PI: Victor Ujor - Mentor(s): Eric Agyeman-Duah

         • Natalie Hughbanks - Poster # A127

         Effect of CD34+ stem cells on success of immunosuppressant withdrawal post kidney transplant

         • Makayla Hughes - Poster # A128

         Success, recovery, and reinjury rates of surgical versus non-surgical repair methods of the medial collateral ligament ​

         • Samay Inampudi  - Poster # A073

         Pro-apoptotic processes and decreased pro-survival factors and their effect on Choroidal neovascularization

         PI: Christine Sorenson - Mentor(s): Christine Sorenson

         • Leena Jaiswal - Poster # A075

         The effect of implementing a medication flowsheet on provider time spent making decisions and finding patient information

         PI: Saha Sumona - Mentor(s): Sumona Saha

         • Alyssa Johnson - Poster # A126

         The effect of supplementation on macular pigment density

         • Megan Kaiser - Poster # A119

         Risk factors for postpartum depression

         • Rachel C. Kalbas - Poster # A108

         Honey in the world of immunology: meta-analysis on the antibacterial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties of honey

         • Alexis Kasper - Poster # A013

         The characterization and purification of Hfp

         PI: Robert Landick - Mentor(s): Christine Hustmyer

         • Mehak Kaur - Poster # A057

         Genetics as an influence on alzheimer's disease

         • Genevieve Kell - Poster # A049

         Modeling the effect of eddy covariance receptor height on footprint size over a proposed agrivoltaic field

         PI: Ankur Desai - Mentor(s): Bethany Blakely

         • Michael Kelley - Poster # A028

         Exploring crown ether as the shift reagent for the differentiation of amino acid enantiomers and peptide epimers via ion mobility spectrometry​

         PI: Lingjun Li - Mentor(s): Gaoyuan Lu

         • Elizabeth King - Poster # A129

         Vitamin A and zinc supplementation and susceptibility to malaria

         • Kira Kirsch - Poster # A111

         Multifaceted impact of red meat consumption on physiological processes and disease pathways

         • Karlie Knoll - Poster # A118

         Comparing the likelihood of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears between females and males through anatomical differences​

         • Abby Knott - Poster # A129

         Vitamin A and zinc supplementation and susceptibility to malaria

         • Amy Koo - Poster # A125

         Effects of manmade psychedelics on mental disorders

         • Khushi Kotilaine - Poster # A137

         An investigation of the benefits of music therapy on cognitive repair

         • Jacki Kulzer - Poster # A009

         The effects of atrazine exposure on the physical development and mortality of African Clawed Frogs (Xenopus laevis)

         • Benjamin Kutler - Poster # A022

         The effect of varying amounts of IL-2 on T cell exhaustion

         PI: Kris Saha - Mentor(s): Nina Denne

         • Pate Lantz - Poster # A093

         Griseofulvin increases multipolar spindles through centrosome amplification

         PI: Pippa Cosper - Mentor(s): Pippa Cosper, Katheryn Jones

         • Alysson Lee - Poster # A086

         Optimizing media conditions for neuroblastoma cell cultures in under-oil microfluidic systems

         PI: Hau Le - Mentor(s): Ligi Milesh

         • Ashton Lee - Poster # A130

         Physiotherapy and parkinson's disease

         • Olivia Leighton - Poster # A143

         Investigation of mutant GNA proteins in vascular anomalies through in vitro models

         PI: Hao Chang - Mentor(s): Jenna Meyers

         • Sophia Levenson - Poster # A163

         Impact of manuka honey on antiobiotic production in soil bacteria

         PI: Josh Pultorak - Mentor(s):

         • William Liebeskind - Poster # A038

         Potential health effects of RF-EMF exposure

         • Carmen Lineer - Poster # A126

         The effect of supplementation on macular pigment density

         • Jane Liu - Poster # A142

         Are caudal dmPFC CRF receptors involved in the effects of CRFGlu neurons on working memory?

         PI: Craig Berridge - Mentor(s): Andrea Martin

         • John Richard Lorenz - Poster # A020

         Comparison of bisphenol A removal via adsorption using biochar and activated carbon

         • Olivia Mabbott - Poster # A044

         Soil in the greater yellowstone area: contributions to post-fire lodgepole forests

         PI: Monica Turner - Mentor(s): Arielle Link

         • Jazmira Maloney - Poster # A121

         Depression in young adults in post-secondary education

         • West Mann - Poster # A051

         The ecological impact of Cane Toads (Rhinella marina) on native Australian species

         • Alisha Manzoor - Poster # A110

         The risk factors of breast cancer

         • Srideepti Marada - Poster # A089

         Insight into insomnia: exploring the relationship between stress and sleep with an analysis of physical activity, smoking, alcohol, and gender moderators

         PI: Simon Goldberg - Mentor(s):

         • Shannon Martin - Poster # A163

         Impact of manuka honey on antiobiotic production in soil bacteria

         PI: Josh Pultorak - Mentor(s):

         • Haroldas Matulevicius - Poster # A037

         Nodavirus protein a linker mutations differentially impact RNA replication

         PI: Paul Ahlquist - Mentor(s): Helena Jeramillo Mesa, Megan Bracken

         • Sierra McGuire - Poster # A120

         Correlation between lifestyle factors and the risk of breast cancer in african american women

         • Alex McNelis - Poster # A158

         The effect of increasing elevational gradient on betula stomata’s density from Mt. Washington

         PI: Sam Anderson - Mentor(s): Sam Anderson

         • Julia Mercer - Poster # A031

         Effects of neuronal stimulation on Purkinje cell output during development

         PI: David Ehrlich - Mentor(s): Kamila Mizerska

         • Danielle Merten - Poster # A050

         Microplastics and their effects on freshwater ecosystems

         • Ludwig Metzler - Poster # A057

         Genetics as an influence on alzheimer's disease

         • Brooke Miller - Poster # A036

         Sirtuin-6 and its effects on liver inflammation during normothermic ex vivo liver perfusion

         PI: David Al-Adra - Mentor(s): David Al-Adra, Heather Jennings

         • Elise Moreira - Poster # A136

         The impact of Lisa Popeil's vocal control technique on glottal opening: an exploration of M1 and M2

         PI: Jack Jiang - Mentor(s): Kat Smereka

         • Jillian Morrissey - Poster # A007

         The impacts of age, severe weather patterns, and climate on the virulence of rift valley fever in cattle hosts

         • Natalie Mraz - Poster # A132

         Covid-19 messenger RNA vaccine efficacy across racial groups, age of recipient, and biological sex: a meta-analysis

         • Abigail Muhlstock - Poster # A133

         Cannabis and cognition: an analysis for long-term effects on memory, processing speed, and attention span​

         • Nadia Nackers - Poster # A045

         Variable response of leaf-mass-per-area between evergreen and deciduous Vaccinium species compared along an elevation gradient

         PI: Monica Turner - Mentor(s): Nathan Kiel

         • Leah Nagel - Poster # A107

         Exposure to paraphenylenediamine and formaldehyde on alt levels indicating acute hepatitis

         • Conor Joseph Neill - Poster # A038

         Potential health effects of RF-EMF exposure

         • Edison Netter - Poster # A014

         Identification and characterization of atr2, an acetyltransferase gene involved in the biosynthesis of an unusual sugar produced by the bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii

         PI: Hazel Holden - Mentor(s): James Thoden

         • Emilia Nicometo - Poster # A010

         Effects of a freeze-thaw cycle in LC-MS sample preparation on post-translational modifications of sarcomeric proteins in swine heart tissue

         PI: Ying Ge - Mentor(s): Melissa Pergande, Mallory Wilson

         • Daniel Jon Niemi - Poster # A060

         Analysis of ploidy's effects on antibiotic-resistant yeast

         PI: Nathaniel Sharp - Mentor(s): Nathaniel Sharp

         • Maya Nornberg - Poster # A087

         Psychoplastogen plasticity: exploring the relationship of DOI and DOI antagonist ketanserin on neuronal plasticity

         PI: Aviad Hai - Mentor(s): Ilhan Bok

         • Dea Nuredini - Poster # A133

         Cannabis and cognition: an analysis for long-term effects on memory, processing speed, and attention span​

         • Sydney O'Flanagan - Poster # A095

         A role for GCN2 in the regulation of metabolic neuropathy

         PI: Zachary Campbell - Mentor(s): Guadapule Garcia Perez

         • Rylie O'Leary - Poster # A104

         The effects of sleep deprivation on systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and overall cholesterol

         • Shannon O'Leary - Poster # A134

         Analysis of injury risk: the variance of impact of natural grass and artificial turf on athletes' injuries

         • Annika Olson  - Poster # A141

         Binding affinity of a novel peptide-dendrimer conjugate for the treatment of pancreatic cancer

         PI: Seungpyo Hong - Mentor(s): JinWoong Lee

         • Erik Overlee - Poster # A106

         Prevalence of muscle-related symptoms in statins: a meta-analysis

         • Madison Paal - Poster # A116

         Antimicrobial resistance abundance in animals

         • Anthony Panciocco - Poster # A154

         Nucleoporin complementation in Medicago truncatula

         PI: Jean Michel Ané - Mentor(s): Manish Tiwari

         • Om Patel - Poster # A055

         Bamboo forests correlation to climate change by measuring corresponding carbon levels to tree type and temperature

         • Kristen Patterson - Poster # A019

         Correlation between general anesthesia time and laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery complications

         PI: Anne Lidor - Mentor(s): Anne Lidor

         • Presley Pergande - Poster # A077

         The effects of susceptibility to kindling on learning and memory in fear conditioning

         PI: Robert Kotloski - Mentor(s): Robert Kotloski

         • Ella Peterson - Poster # A097

         Novel memory-like natural killer cell immunotherapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

         PI: Jose Ayuso - Mentor(s): Rithvik Turaga

         • Kendra Peterson  - Poster # A105

         The effects of antidepressant use during pregnancy on neonatal health​

         • Jess Pham - Poster # A118

         Comparing the likelihood of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears between females and males through anatomical differences​

         • Samantha Pyatt - Poster # A016

         Evaluating the effects of trimethoprim on Physcomitrium patens growth

         PI: Sebastian Bednarek - Mentor(s): Rachel Maurice

         • Jessica Randall - Poster # A132

         Covid-19 messenger RNA vaccine efficacy across racial groups, age of recipient, and biological sex: a meta-analysis

         • Will Ranger - Poster # A011

         Engineering a nitrogenase expression biosensor in Klebsiella variicola

         PI: Ophelia Venturelli - Mentor(s): Claire Palmer

         • Jayden Rather - Poster # A003

         Effects of intermittent hypoxia of rats in utero

         PI: Jyoti Watters - Mentor(s): Tracy Baker

         • Alexandra Reichert - Poster # A092

         The impact of radiation dose fractionation on centrosome amplification and multipolar spindles in cervical cancer cells

         PI: Pippa Cosper - Mentor(s): Pippa Cosper

         • Grace Reimers - Poster # A094

         Efficacy of natural killer cells in treating neuroblastoma​

         PI: Christian Capitini - Mentor(s): Matthew Forsberg

         • Payton Resch - Poster # A119

         Risk factors for postpartum depression

         • Tasnia Reza - Poster # A124

         Impact of steroid-based contraceptive on menstruating populations thyroid hormone output

         • Alina Rhoadarmer - Poster # A128

         Success, recovery, and reinjury rates of surgical versus non-surgical repair methods of the medial collateral ligament ​

         • Anika Richard  - Poster # A015

         Folding of poly(UG) RNA’s with pseudouridine modifications

         PI: Samuel Butcher - Mentor(s): Saeed Roschdi, Riley Peterson

         • Alex Richardson - Poster # A018

         Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)'s effect on the body weight of rodents

         • Lucy Lynn Robinson - Poster # A127

         Effect of CD34+ stem cells on success of immunosuppressant withdrawal post kidney transplant

         • Kate Rose - Poster # A053

         Effects of cyanobacteria on water quality

         • Samantha Russel Happ - Poster # A085

         Hydrophone cavitation detection for histotripsy: a non-invasive cancer therapy

         PI: Fred Lee - Mentor(s): Meridith Kisting

         • Aurelia Rutkowski - Poster # A144

         A machine learning approach for the analysis of synchrony in large group human movement

         PI: Paula Niedenthal - Mentor(s): Michelle Marji

         • Anna Sauer - Poster # A078

         Spatial and behavioral learning in kindling rat strains through fear-conditioning and the radial arm maze

         PI: Robert Kotloski - Mentor(s):

         • Charlotte Sawicki - Poster # A070

         The effect of radiation on microglia polarization

         PI: Zachary Morris - Mentor(s): Maya Takashima

         • Skylar Schultz - Poster # A161

         Antibiotic-producing bacteria in the rhizospheres of medicinal plants: examining the broadleaf plantain (Plantago major)

         PI: Josh Pultorak - Mentor(s):

         • Nathan Schwartz - Poster # A088

         T cell chemotaxis towards dendritic cells and its modulation by dendritic/iNKT interactions

         PI: Jenny Gumperz - Mentor(s): Dana Baiu

         • Callista Secker - Poster # A039

         The effects of meditation and exercise on chronic inflammation

         • Laney Seffrood - Poster # A132

         Covid-19 messenger RNA vaccine efficacy across racial groups, age of recipient, and biological sex: a meta-analysis

         • Nandini Shah - Poster # A023

         Production of actin fibers in collagen gel by varying temperature in EV and CAꞵ3 cells

         PI: Donna Peters - Mentor(s): Mark Filla

         • Omar Shahin - Poster # A026

         Genetically modifying CRISPR-Cas9 to target a lytic mystery phage

         PI: Charlie Mo - Mentor(s): Charlie Mo

         • Zooki Shong - Poster # A040

         Amount of sleep and protein intakes effects on muscle growth

         • Saumya Shukla - Poster # A109

         Long-acting reversible contraceptive utilization among varying socioeconomic statuses

         • Zoe Siegel - Poster # A134

         Analysis of injury risk: the variance of impact of natural grass and artificial turf on athletes' injuries

         • Preston Smith - Poster # A020

         Comparison of bisphenol A removal via adsorption using biochar and activated carbon

         • Gabrielle Soen - Poster # A162

         Niacin impact on antibiotic production in soil microbes

         PI: Josh Pultorak - Mentor(s):

         • Sydney Spiegel - Poster # A163

         Impact of manuka honey on antiobiotic production in soil bacteria

         PI: Josh Pultorak - Mentor(s):

         • Vivian Steinke - Poster # A055

         Bamboo forests correlation to climate change by measuring corresponding carbon levels to tree type and temperature

         • MiKenna Sterr  - Poster # A053

         Effects of cyanobacteria on water quality

         • Caleb Stock - Poster # A113

         Impact of environmental pollution on parkinson's disease

         • Marta Rose Swanson - Poster # A148

         Native forb emergence and soybean herbicides

         PI: Mark Renz - Mentor(s): Mark Renz

         • Madelaine Sweeney - Poster # A138

         Psilocybin as an alternative treatment for mental health disorders

         PI:  - Mentor(s):

         • Sophia Taffet - Poster # A002

         Exploring the effect of prenatal electric heat stress on offspring growth and development

         PI: Jimena Laporta - Mentor(s): Grace Larsen

         • Sydney Tannen - Poster # A121

         Depression in young adults in post-secondary education

         • Lulia Tekeste - Poster # A145

         Relationship between corpus callosum area lateral hand bias in macaques

         PI: Allyson Bennett - Mentor(s): Allyson Bennet

         • Meera Thiagarajan - Poster # A139

         Overexpression of Zic2 in zebrafish may cause abnormalities in forebrain development

         PI: Yevgenya Grinblat - Mentor(s):

         • Grace Thomas - Poster # A111

         Multifaceted impact of red meat consumption on physiological processes and disease pathways

         • Brady Tilkens - Poster # A102

         The effect of psychedelics on treatment resistant depression

         • Cole Tiran - Poster # A074

         The effects of BYL719, GDC0068, and Everolimus on the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signal pathway of T47D breast cancer cells

         PI: Marina Sharifi - Mentor(s): 

         • Khang Tran - Poster # A130

         Physiotherapy and parkinson's disease

         • Thu Tran - Poster # A115

         Analysis of exercise induced neural mechanisms for mitigating the effects of neurodegenerative disease

         • Jennifer Tumbarello - Poster # A134

         Analysis of injury risk: the variance of impact of natural grass and artificial turf on athletes' injuries

         • Tanner Charles Candlin Turek - Poster # A039

         The effects of meditation and exercise on chronic inflammation

         • Caroline VanDrisse - Poster # A164

         The effect of grapefruit seed extract on the prevalence of antibiotic-producing isolates

         PI: Josh Pultorak - Mentor(s):

         • Charlit Vang - Poster # A034

         The warburg effect in cancer cells and the role that it has on the cell's metabolism and microenvironment

         PI: Jose Ayuso - Mentor(s): Seth Zima

         • Padawb Vang - Poster # A040

         Amount of sleep and protein intakes effects on muscle growth

         • Galina Vartanova - Poster # A012

         The effect of increasing PCR bias on lowering the fidelity of golden gate assemblies of artificial GFP sequences created by deep generative models

         PI: Philip Romero - Mentor(s): Chase Freschlin

         • Shreya Vattem - Poster # A035

         Role of gpr132b in macrophage mediated melanoma invasion

         PI: Anna Huttenlocher - Mentor(s): Gayathri Ramakrishnan

         • Anita Venzke - Poster # A065

         CCSER as a dynein regulator in axon terminal

         PI: Katie Drerup - Mentor(s): Katie Drerup

         • Sophie Verkoulen - Poster # Excused

         Expression of neuropeptides in Colorado potato beetles

         PI: Sean Schoville - Mentor(s): Sean Schoville

         • Kiley von Bernthal - Poster # Excused

         The impact of proanthocyanidin source variance on methane production and bacterial activity in rumen fluid

         PI: Jess Reed - Mentor(s): Robert Sapienza

         • Halli Von Ruden - Poster # A079

         Expression of cholecystokinin in beta cells under metabolic stress

         PI: Dawn Davis - Mentor(s): Molly Mulcahy

         • Ezra Wagner - Poster # A117

         Quantifying health risks: a meta-analytical study on alcohol consumption

         • Sophia Walton - Poster # A058

         Locating a novel EGF in C. elegans involved in the regulation of sleep

         PI: Han Wang - Mentor(s): Haania Khan, Manuel Alvarez

         • David (Yunqi) Wang - Poster # A027

         Identifying successful mutations to swap the 2150 FSD of the NRPS system in E. coli ΔentF

         PI: Michael Thomas - Mentor(s): Michael Thomas

         • Lucy Wersinger - Poster # A021

         The effectiveness of NPC fermentate against pathogenic microbes

         PI: Jae-Hyuk Yu - Mentor(s): Dasol Choi

         • Jude Whale - Poster # A153

         Analysis of biomass and non-structural carbohydrate storage in Populus heterophylla of varying hydrologic growth environments

         PI: Ken Keefover-Ring - Mentor(s): Tyler Wintermute

         • Braden Wirth - Poster # A157

         Effect of invasive species on Pinus albicaulis

         • Sydney Wolf - Poster # A024

         Isolating, confirming, and sequencing virus from rapid antigen tests (specifically Sars-COV-2; looking for a mutation on the spike protein)

         PI: David O'Connor - Mentor(s): William Vuyk, Isla Emmen

         • Deston Woolley - Poster # A008

         The effects of androgenic-anabolic steroids on mental health

         • Colin Yang - Poster # A062

         Quantitative PCR analysis of neuropeptide genes in the Colorado potato beetle

         PI: Sean Schoville - Mentor(s):

         • Fernando Zacahua - Poster # A115

         Analysis of exercise induced neural mechanisms for mitigating the effects of neurodegenerative disease

         • Owen Zeiler - Poster # A017

         The effects of the micronutrients iron, vitamin B12, and vitamin K on fetal birth weights

         • Derek Zhang - Poster # A063

         Computational analysis of barcode diversity between donor and mutant bacterial libraries

         PI: Mark Mandel - Mentor(s): Vincent Watring

         • Connie Zhao - Poster # A146

         Effect of intercropping Kernza with alfalfa on grain yield at different nitrogen fertilizer levels

         PI: Valenti Picasso - Mentor(s): Priscilla Pinto

         • Emma Zimmermann - Poster # A052

         Challenges of wildfire suppression, urbanization, and invasive species in ecosystem stability