2024 Ford Hall Poster Sessions 4:00-5:00 p.m.

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.