Ford Hall Atrium – Biological Sciences, Computer Science, Data Science, Geosciences, Physics
Beatrice Tauer ’27 :: 126
Draft Genome of Novel Phototrophic Chloroflexi; poster session deriving from STRIDE with L.M. Ward, laboratory instructor and technical support in geosciences.
Chloe Jahncke ’27 :: 127
Draft Genome of a Novel Genus of Non-Photosynthetic Cyanobacteria; poster session deriving from STRIDE with L.M. Ward, laboratory instructor and technical support in geosciences.
Lucille (Lucy) Young ’26 :: 128
The Importance of Partial Ablation Transgenic Lines in Building the Forebrain; poster session deriving from special studies with Michael Barresi, professor of biological sciences, and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience.
Chioma Opara ’27, Zoe Plumridge ’26 :: 131
Dimensionality Reduction in Biological Datasets; poster session deriving from research project with Halie Rando, assistant professor of computer science.
Yurika Nakagawa ’24, Feiran Chang ’25, Sophie Song ’25, Chioma Opara ’27 :: 132
Building OCR to Recognize Greek Inscriptions; poster session deriving from special studies with Nicholas Howe, professor of computer science.
Andy Esseln ’25 :: 135
Data Science Techniques for Systems with a Sign Problem; poster session deriving from special studies with Casey Berger, assistant professor of physics and statistical data sciences.
Aayushma Uprety ’25 :: 136
Cross-sectional TEM Study of NiCr-, TiCr- and CuNi-based Cermet Thin Films; poster session deriving from special studies and research assistantship with Joyce Palmer-Fortune, senior lecturer in physics.
Ford Hall 1st floor south – Biological Sciences
Ana Duarte Montano 24′, River Mallick ’24 :: 140
A Longitudinal Metagenomic Study of Nematode Diversity, Prevalence, and Load within the Southern Black Rhinoceros of the Southern Kalahari; poster session deriving from special studies with Steven Williams, professor of biological sciences, and Mary Doherty, research associate.
Laura Dreher ’25J, Callahan Day ’26, Yuki Yang ’27 :: 141
Elucidating the Function of Novel Antifilarial Drug neurolenin D mesylate; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Steven Williams, professor of biological sciences, and Mary Doherty, research associate.
Sabrina Xi ’25J, Maggie Fairfield ’25 :: 142
CRISPR/Cas9 Nix Gene Knockout in Aedes albopictus; poster session deriving from special studies with Steven Williams, professor of biological sciences, Mary Doherty, research associate, and Susan Haynes, research technician.
Emma Agudelo ’24, S. Whitin ’27 :: 143
Interrogating the Bacterial Gut Microbiota of Rhinoceroses in the Southern Kalahari; poster session deriving from special studies with Steven Williams, professor of biological sciences.
Hayley Neighmond M.S. ’25, Naomi De Lashmutt ’26 :: 144
Black Rhinoceros Conservation through Genetic Diversity; poster session deriving from special studies, masters project with Steven Williams, professor of biological sciences, and Tanya Lama, assistant professor of biological sciences.
Beatrice Wendling ’25, Abby Dickson ’27 :: 145
Elucidating the Molecular Mechanisms of Punicalin on Brugia pahangi Mortality; poster session deriving from special studies with Steven Williams, professor of biological sciences, Mary Doherty, research associate, and Susan Haynes, research technician.
Ford Hall 2nd floor south – Biological Sciences
Abby Wilcox ’24 :: 146
Visualizing Fluorescent Fusion Protein Fate by Cell Cycle Induced Recombination; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Nathan Derr, associate professor of biological sciences.
Emily Swindell ’24 :: 147
Mammalian-Yeast Dynein Chimeras: Design, Construction, and Analysis; poster session deriving from special studies and honors thesis with Nathan Derr, associate professor of biological sciences.
Lucy Glueck ’25 :: 148
Cachexia and Cytokine Signaling; poster session deriving from special studies with Stylianos Scordilis, professor of biological sciences.
Sheher-Bano Ahmed ’24, Kristine Le ’25, Sicheng Pang ’24, Anya Zhao ’25 :: 149
Protein Engineering for Targeted Therapy and Drug Delivery in Cancer; poster session deriving from AEMES research, concentration project, special studies, and STRIDE with Sarah Moore, associate professor of engineering.
Wanying Fan ’25, Sophia Neilson ’27 :: 152
CRISPR-Cas9 Cactus Immunity Gene Knockout in Aedes albopictus Mosquito Cells; poster session deriving from special studies with Steven Williams, professor of biological sciences, Mary Doherty, research associate, and Susan Haynes, research technician.
Lisa Li ’24, Hannah Ross ’25, Isabella Linson ’26 :: 153
Electroporation-Mediated Transfection of L3 Brugia Malayi Parasites; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Steven Williams, professor of biological sciences, Mary Doherty, research associate, and Susan Haynes, research technician.
Jane Dawson ’24, Nicole Asselin ’25 :: 154
Immunity Gene Knockout of Protein Inhibitor of Activated STAT (PIAS) in Aedes Albopictus Mosquitoes Using CRISPR-Cas9; poster session deriving from honors thesis with Steven Williams, professor of biological sciences, Mary Doherty, research associate, and Susan Haynes, research technician.
Ford Hall 3rd floor south – Chemistry
Avery Cook ’24, Ruoxi Li ’24, Corinn Richards ’26 :: 155
Conversion of Tea Leaf Waste into Cellulose and Cellulose Derivatives in Menstrual Hygiene Product; poster session deriving from special studies and honor thesis with Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry.
Audrey Farrell ’25J, George Rogers ’25, Rachel Michaud ’26, Reilly Riemer ’26 :: 156
Cobalt-Complexed Alkyne in Diels-Alder Reaction; poster session deriving from special studies and STRIDE with Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry.
Afton McKenna ’25, Grace Su ’25, Billy White ’24, Lisbeth Arias ’24, Rael Daniel ’25, Alison Jackson ’25 :: 157
Synthesizing Derivatives of Sesquiterpene Lactones Isolated from Neurolaena lobata; poster session deriving from special studies with Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry, and Steven Williams, professor of biological sciences.
Emily Kish ’24, Thatcher Lee ’24, Faith Ndanu ’25J, Bianca Figueroa ’25, Karenna Collins-Thompson ’26J :: 158
Synthesis and Characterization of Protein-Polymer Conjugates; poster session deriving from special studies, honors thesis, and SURF with Maren Buck, associate professor of chemistry, Sarah Moore, associate professor of engineering, and Carey Dougan, postdoctoral fellow in chemistry.
Zoe Gould ’25, Ada Fiala ’27, Annabelle Hendrickson ’24, Karen Bekhazi ’25, Karyme Medina Castillo ’26, Ronin Akurosawa ’26, Sophia Dhanani ’24, Stella Hopper-Gramenz ’26 :: 159
Photopolymerization of Hydrogels for Applications in Tissue Engineering; poster session deriving from special studies with Maren Buck, associate professor of chemistry.
Abby Perce ’24, Danny Joubran ’24, Pria Parker ’25, Nova Zhang ’25, Hala Maloul ’26, Nitya Sharma ’26 :: 160
Chan-Evans-Lam Oxidative Alkylation; poster session deriving from special studies, STRIDE and honors thesis with Dave Gorin, associate professor of chemistry.
Emma Whittemore ’24, Jingyi Sze ’25, Chu Luo ’25, Anna-Lee Thompson ’25, Molly Krulewitch ’26, Rachel Jiang ’27 :: 161
Towards a DNA-Conjugated Palladium Enzyme Mimic; poster session deriving from special studies and honors thesis with Dave Gorin, associate professor of chemistry.
Anna Erickson ’24, Elizabeth Rehwinkel ’25 :: 162
Topography of Polymer Thin Films; poster session deriving from special studies with Kate Queeney, professor of chemistry.
Morgan Watson ’25 :: 163
Attaching Polymers to Aminosilane Monolayers; poster session deriving from special studies with Kate Queeney, professor of chemistry.
Elaine McCarty ’27, Sophie Burkhardt ’27, Elise Farstad ‘26 :: 164
Controlled Hydrolysis of Polymer Films; poster session deriving from AEMES research, special studies, and STRIDE with Kate Queeney, professor of chemistry.
Justine Wagaman ’24, Hadley Johnston ’26 :: 165
A Mechanism for Encapsulating and Releasing Therapeutic Payloads via DNA Origami Nanocarriers; poster session deriving from special studies and honors thesis with Nathan Derr, associate professor of biological sciences.
Charlotte Chai ’25J, Rebecca Mills ’24, Christine Cui ‘25, Astrid Johnson ‘26, Mary Colabella ‘25, Isabel Angus ‘26 :: 166
Mutagenic DNA Lesions and Their Effect on DNA Stability; poster session deriving from special studies with Elizabeth Jamieson, professor of chemistry, and Cristina Suarez, professor of chemistry.