{"id":2497,"date":"2023-06-21T14:17:38","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T18:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/celebrating-collaborations\/?page_id=2497"},"modified":"2023-06-21T14:17:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T18:17:38","slug":"2022-poster-session","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/celebrating-collaborations\/2022-poster-session\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Poster Session"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"font-weight: 500\">Poster Session: 8:30\u201310:30 am<br \/>\nCampus Center<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 500\">Campus Center 102<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Annika Backer \u201922 :: 1<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nQuantitative Movement Analysis: Assessing and Visualizing Balance Impairments in People with Multiple Sclerosis; poster session deriving from special studies with Stephanie Jones, assistant professor of exercise and sport studies<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Clara Slesar \u201922, Asmae Lichir \u201923, Ciara O\u2019Sullivan \u201923 MS, Lilly Fellows \u201924J :: 2<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nAccessible Community-Based Youth Sports; poster session deriving from special studies with Erica Tibbets, lecturer of exercise and sport studies, and Kelsey Parks Smith, instructional coordinator in the Jandon Center for Community Engagement<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Ava Silverman \u201924 :: 3<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nPromoting Wellness for Student-Performer; poster session deriving from special studies with Erica Tibbets, lecturer of exercise and sport studies<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Tint Tha Ra Wun \u201924J :: 4<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nThe Relationship Between Physical Activity and Flow-Mediated Dilation in Peri-Menopausal Women; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Sarah Witkowski, associate professor of exercise and sport studies<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Justine Wagaman \u201924, Megan Holm \u201922 :: 5<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nImaging Flow Cytometry: Standardized Protocol Development for Endothelial Microvesicle Analysis to Assess Cardiovascular Disease Risk; poster session deriving from special studies and STRIDE research with Sarah Witkowski, associate professor of exercise and sport studies<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Giovanna Rocchio \u201923, Danny Joubran \u201924, Kira Kaplan \u201925 :: 6<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nAltered Muscle Activation Patterns Associated With Chronic Low Back Pain in Female Rowers; poster session deriving from special studies, STRIDE and\u00a0AEMES Research with Stephanie Jones, assistant professor of exercise and sport studies<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Sierra Steinwert \u201923J :: 7<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nQualitative Research on Trauma-Informed Sport Coaching; poster session deriving from special studies research with Erica Tibbetts, lecturer in exercise and sport studies<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Katelyn Pickunka \u201922 :: 8<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nThe Relationship Between Impaired Somatosensation and Balance Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis; poster session deriving from special studies with Stephanie Jones, assistant professor of exercise and sport studies<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Steph Lopez \u201922, Betsy Hillier \u201922, Aerin McQuillen \u201924, Eli Hertzler-McCain \u201925 :: 9<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nTrauma-Informed Coaching: A Smith College Pilot Study; poster session deriving from special studies and STRIDE research with Erica Tibbetts, lecturer in exercise and sport studies<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Katelyn Pickunka \u201922 :: Digital display<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nMultiple Sclerosis Review of Impaired Somatosensation or Multiple Sclerosis Review of Impaired Somatosensation and Its Impact on Balance and Gait; poster session deriving from special studies research with Stephanie Jones, assistant professor of exercise and sport studies<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 500\">Campus Center Under Staircase<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Joanna Aguilar \u201922, Anna Levine \u201922, Laura Edwards \u201925, Claire Lynch \u201925, Taylor Ang \u201925, Yasmine Porath \u201924 :: 10<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nParKit: Pedaling Parks to People; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Reid Bertone-Johnson, lecturer in landscape studies<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 500\">Campus Center Art Wall<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Molly Fischer \u201924, Sarah Bragdon \u201925::\u00a0 48<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nUsing FTIRS Method to Estimate Biogenic Silica From Lake Sediments; poster session deriving from special studies, AEMES\u00a0and STRIDE research with Greg de Wet, assistant professor of geoscience<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Catherine Park \u201923:: 49<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nIn the Hot Seat: Effects of Climate Change on Competitive Behaviors of Invasive Predatory Crabs in the NE Rocky Intertidal; poster session deriving from special studies with Paulette Peckol, Louise C. Harrington Professor of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Vivan Ma \u201922 :: 50<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nImpact of Quantitative Easing on Financial Stress: Great Recession and\u00a0Covid-19; poster session deriving from classwork in finance concentration with Mahnaz Mahdavi, professor of economics<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Emma Bruce \u201922, Jamila dePeiza-Kern \u201922, Rachel Clendenning \u201922, Morgan Donovan Jones \u201922:: 51<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nReflecting Leeds: Community, Connection\u00a0and the Mill River; poster session deriving from classwork with Gaby Immerman, experiential learning specialist in the botanic garden, and Reid Bertone-Johnson, lecture in landscape studies<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Alyssa Guzman \u201922, Sophia Consiglio \u201922, Lillian Jiang \u201922, Megan O\u2019Brien \u201923J, Celine Wang \u201923, Kari Berntson \u201923, Olivia Siebert \u201924, Isabel Wolter \u201924, Zoe Roumeliotis \u201924, Becca Michelson \u201925J, Ashley Messier \u201925, Hannah Sun \u201925, Xinyun Guo \u201925, Isabelle Leguelinel \u201925, Gena Levin \u201925 :: 54<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nObservations of Transiting Exoplanets; poster session deriving from AEMES, special studies\u00a0and STRIDE research with James Lowenthal, professor of astronomy<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 500\">Flexible Lounge &#8211; Upper Level<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Pamela Kramer \u201923, Jessica Pardim Araujo AC \u201923 :: 56<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nThe Effects of Zoom Self-View Distraction on Self-Objectification and Well-Being; poster session deriving from special studies research with Randi Garcia, assistant professor of psychology and statistical &amp; data sciences<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Tiana Brantley &#8217;25, Sophia Dhanani &#8217;24, and Valerie Velazquez &#8217;24 :: 57<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nInteractions Between GPR37, D2R, and GABA in the Forebrain of Zebrafish; poster session deriving from classwork with Sharon Owino, assistant professor of neuroscience and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Yesugen Baatartogtokh \u201923, Irene Foster \u201923, Venus Nguyen \u201925, Thu Tran \u201924 :: 58<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nIntegrating Intention Filter Into State-Based Analysis in BloomingLeaf; poster session deriving from AEMES research with Alicia Grubb, assistant professor of computer science<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Catherine Kung \u201922, Yanning Tan \u201923, Cyrine Ben Ayed \u201924, Sonora Halili \u201925 :: 59<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nAll the International Color Pallets You Could\u2019ve I-magenta-ed for the EVO Function; poster session deriving from research with Alicia Grubb, assistant professor of computer science<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Emma Civello \u201924 :: 60<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nImplementing Graph Theory: Pebble Game Animations Reveal Over- and Under-Constrained Regions; poster session deriving from special studies and SURF research with Ileana Streinu, Charles N. Clark Professor of Computer Science<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 500\">Main Lounge Mezzanine &#8211; Upper Level<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Adriana Beltran Andrade \u201923, Bailey Butterworth \u201924, Rasa Walter \u201925 :: 61<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nPrecious Plastics; poster session deriving from special studies and STRIDE research with Emily Norton, director of the Design Thinking Initiative<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Elaine Demetrion \u201925, Chelsea Fowler \u201925 :: 63<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nDeveloping a Method to Count Phyllotactic Spirals; poster session derived from STRIDE research with Christophe Gol\u00e9, professor of mathematics and statistics<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 500\">Campus Center Wilson Atrium<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Annabelle Hendrickson \u201924, Jueun Lee \u201923, Arshiyan Alam Laaj \u201923, Melany Garcia Abreu \u201922 :: 64<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nBridging the Gap: Self-Rolling Azlactone Hydrogels as Possible Nerve Guidance Conduits; poster session deriving from AEMES, special studies\u00a0and STRIDE research with Maren Buck, professor of chemistry, and\u00a0Alexis Ziemba, lecturer of neuroscience<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Grace Ou \u201922,\u00a0Ashlyn Bohn &#8217;23 :: 65<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nExploring the Effect of Cobalt-Complexed Alkynes on Dienes in Diels-Alder Reactions; poster session deriving from special studies research with Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Halley Lin-Jones \u201922 :: 66<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nSynthesis of Strained Cyclic Alkynes Using an Intramolecular Nicholas Reaction; poster session deriving from special studies and honors thesis research with Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Christine Park \u201922, Anna Lynch \u201923J, Karen Guzman \u201923, Kiera Murray \u201925 :: 67<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nFunctional Patterning of Azlactone-Based Hydrogels for pH-Responsive Actuation; poster session deriving from special studies research with Maren Buck, associate professor of chemistry<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Alina Jarrett \u201923, Michelle Chen \u201923, Nicole Papageorgiou \u201924, Ruoxi Li \u201924, Sarah Roberts AC:: 68<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nThe Spiroiminodihydantoin (Sp) Lesion and Its Effect on DNA Stability; poster session deriving from AEMES, special studies\u00a0and STRIDE research with Cristina Suarez, professor of chemistry and Elizabeth Jamieson, professor of chemistry<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Macy Kasbo \u201822, Yeji Lee \u201822, Jiyun Dancy Zhang \u201822, Ama Boamah \u201823, Thatcher Lee \u201824, Emily Kish \u201824 :: 69<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nSynthesis and Characterization of Protein-Polymer Conjugates for Targeted Drug Delivery; poster session deriving from honor thesis and special studies research with Maren Buck, professor of chemistry,\u00a0 Alexis Ziemba, lecturer of neuroscience, and Sarah Moore, associate professor of engineering<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Leila Yan \u201923, Emily Kish \u201924, Tehya Daniels \u201924, Anna Erickson \u201924, Elizabeth Rehwinkel \u201925, Eleanor Fairbanks \u201925 :: 70<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nCharacterization and Modification of Thin Polymer Films; poster session deriving from special studies research with Kate Queeney, professor of chemistry, and Maren Buck, professor of chemistry<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Monalisa Munia \u201922, Nicole Alkhouri \u201922, Nina Hannah \u201923, Billy White \u201924 :: 71<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nIsolation and Functionalization of Neurolenins: A Cure for Lymphatic Filariasis; poster session deriving from special studies research with Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Fubin Song \u201922 :: 72<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nIron-Catalyzed Oxidative \u03b1-Amination of Carbonyl Derivatives With Sulfonamides and Other Nitrogen Sources; poster session deriving from special studies, honors thesis\u00a0and SURF research with Alexandra Strom, assistant professor of chemistry<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Avery Cook \u201924, Elm Makert \u201925, Ashley Moxo \u201925 :: 73<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nSynthesis of Cellulose for Menstrual Hygiene Products; poster session deriving from AEMES, special studies\u00a0and STRIDE research with Kevin Shea, professor of chemistry<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Yuqi Wang \u201922, Zhixin Liao \u201923 :: 74<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nThe Role of GPR37 in the Retinal M\u00fcller Cells; poster session deriving from special studies and out-of-class research with Sharon Owino, assistant professor of neuroscience<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Lucy Ducharme \u201924, Mariam Ahmed \u201924, Tania Novosolova \u201924 :: 75<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nUsing Zebrafish to Investigate the Effects of Estrogens on the Brain; poster session deriving from classwork with Lisa Mangiamele associate professor of neuroscience, and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Shariqa Shaila \u201924, Vivian Li \u201923, Zhixin Liao \u201923 :: 76<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nG-protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor in the Zebrafish Brain; poster session deriving from classwork\u00a0with Lisa Mangiamele associate professor of neuroscience, and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Yuqi Wang \u201924, Annabelle Hendrickson \u201924, Stefanie Vasquez \u201924 :: 77<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nGPR37 in Zebrafish; poster session deriving from classwork with Sharon Owino, assistant professor of neuroscience, and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor in neuroscience<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Angela Chavez \u201923, Miranda Wu \u201922, Abby Perce \u201924, Danny Joubran \u201924, Anh Truong \u201925 ::78<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nChan-Evans-Lam Oxidative O-Alkylation; poster session deriving from AEMES, special studies\u00a0and STRIDE research with Dave Gorin, associate professor of chemistry, and Rea Farjo, research assistant in chemistry<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Laura Bickart \u201923, Jingyi Sze \u201925, Kylee White-Ramirez \u201922 :: 79<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nDNA-Coupled Small Molecule Catalysts for Site-Selective Chemistry; poster session deriving from AEMES and special studies research with Dave Gorin, associate professor of chemistry, and Rea Farjo, research assistant in chemistry<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Amanda Odom \u201925, Jodie Berezin \u201923 :: 80<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nA Glimpse Into the Lives of Elephants: Camera Traps and Conservation; poster session deriving from AEMES research with Virginia Hayssen, chaired professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Kadin Kristjansson \u201824, Natalie Morgan \u201824, Eyananda Ahmed \u201823, Dominique Kelly \u201822<\/strong><\/b><b><strong>\u00a0:: 81<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nComparing Cold and Heat Stress in\u00a0<em>Exaiptasia diaphana<\/em>; poster session deriving from AEMES and STRIDE research with Rachel Wright, assistant professor of biological sciences and Louis Schlecker, Wilens Graduate Fellow of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Zoe Baker \u201923, Olivia Thorton \u201924 :: 82<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nGeographic Distribution of Pallas\u2019 Cat\u00a0<em>(O. manul)<\/em>\u00a0Subspecies; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Virginia Hayssen, chaired professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Emily Blackwell \u201922 :: 83<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nEcomorphology of the Carnivoran Skull; poster session deriving from special studies research with Virginia Hayssen, chaired professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Cookie Duncan \u201924 :: 84<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nDiversity in Evaluating Sources Research Guides; poster session deriving from STRIDE research with Virginia Hayssen, chaired professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 500\">Campus Center Carroll Room<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Jacqueline Wang &#8217;23, Alexandra Stephens &#8217;23, Adeline Rickard &#8217;24, Lu Brownstein &#8217;24, Hadeel Shwwa :: 85<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nImpact of Zooplankton Filter Feeding on Sunlight Inactivation of Viruses; poster session deriving from special studies with Niveen Ismail, assistant professor of engineering<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Helen Danielson &#8217;22, Florence Qian &#8217;22, Vivien Qiao &#8217;23 :: 86<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nEngineering and Characterization of Fn3 Proteins that Recognize Mesothelin Tumor Biomarker for Targeted Cancer Therapeutics; poster session deriving from special studies, and honors thesis research with Sarah Moore, associate professor of engineering, and Alexis Ziemba, lecturer of neuroscience<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Lucy Metz &#8217;22 :: 87<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nThe Role of Electricity Sector Modeling in Climate Policy Design: A Case Study of Massachusetts; poster session deriving from honors thesis research with Judy Cardell, professor of engineering, and Alex Barron, assistant professor of environmental science and policy<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Sally Robson &#8217;22 :: 88<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nResilient Carbon Neutrality: Battery Backup Power on Smith Campus; poster session deriving from honors thesis research with Judy Cardell, professor of engineering<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Nana Adjoa Ansah &#8217;22, Lilly Farah &#8217;22, Hannah Platter &#8217;22, Ysatis Tagle &#8217;22 :: 89<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nDesign for Gas Exhaust and Recycling in a Food Preservation System; poster session deriving from classwork with Mike Kinsinger, lecturer of engineering, and Susannah Howe, senior lecturer of engineering<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Charlotte Kenny &#8217;22, Molly Loughney &#8217;22, Phoebe Uman &#8217;22, Jessica Yoder &#8217;22 :: 90<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nDesign of a Universal End Effector for Robotic Assembly of Heat Exchanger Cores; poster session deriving from classwork with Aaron Rubin, lecturer of engineering, and Susannah Howe, senior lecturer of engineering<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Constantina Bauloye &#8217;22, Qingyang Gu &#8217;22, Max Spencer &#8217;22, Lydia Umholtz &#8217;22 :: 91<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nDesign of a Mobile Platform for Electric Vehicle Extreme Fast Charging Using Green Hydrogen; poster session deriving from classwork with Aaron Rubin, lecturer of engineering, and Susannah Howe, senior lecturer of engineering<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Elise Anderson &#8217;22, Madison Coombs &#8217;22, Arielle Dede &#8217;22, Molly Swope &#8217;22 :: 92<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nDesign of Public River Access and a Bridge Connecting the Mill River Greenway to Skinnerville Park; poster session deriving from classwork with Aaron Rubin, lecturer of engineering, and Susannah Howe, senior lecturer of engineering<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Lanzhao Cheng &#8217;22, Lesly Kemboi &#8217;22, Emma Lesser &#8217;22, Rose Sears &#8217;22 :: 93<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nDesign and Feasibility Assessment of a Sewage Heat Exchange System for Smith College; poster session deriving from classwork with Aaron Rubin, lecturer of engineering, and Susannah Howe, senior lecturer of engineering<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Lily Cho &#8217;22, Hannah Durkee &#8217;22, Yara Faour &#8217;22, Noor Sheikh &#8217;22 :: 94<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nDesign of a Solid-Phase Optical Standard That Mimics Human Blood; poster session deriving from classwork with Mike Kinsinger, lecturer of engineering, and Susannah Howe, senior lecturer of engineering<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Joanna Aguilar &#8217;22, Jaylene Castro &#8217;22, Maddie Davis &#8217;22, Sarah Uddin &#8217;22 :: 95<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nDesign of an Outdoor Learning Space for Girls Inc.; poster session deriving from classwork with Aaron Rubin, lecturer of engineering, and Susannah Howe, senior lecturer of engineering<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Kirsten Appell &#8217;22, Kalyani Weiss &#8217;22, Harriet Wright &#8217;22, Sophia Yates &#8217;22 :: 96<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nDesign of an Anti-Icing Solution for Zipline\u2019s Unmanned Aircraft; poster session deriving from classwork with Mike Kinsinger, lecturer of engineering, and Susannah Howe, senior lecturer of engineering<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Rachel Pietrow &#8217;22 :: 97<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nImmunity Gene Knockdown as Possible Form of Disease Control in\u00a0<em>Aedes albopictus<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Aedes polynesiensis;<\/em>\u00a0poster session deriving from honors thesis research with Steven A. Williams, Gates professor of biology, Jessica Grant, research associate of biological sciences, and Mary Doherty, research associate of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Grace Mosley &#8217;22 :: 98<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nGenome-wide Identification of\u00a0<em>Brugia malayi<\/em>\u00a0Transcription Factor Binding Sites Using ChIP-Seq; poster session deriving from\u00a0honors thesis research with Steven A. Williams, Gates professor of biology<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Sungwoo Hwang &#8217;22, Lisa Ye &#8217;23, Varshini Anand &#8217;25 :: 99<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nKnockdown of Core Clock Genes in\u00a0<em>Aedes polynesiensis\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Aedes albopictus<\/em>; poster session deriving from honors thesis research with Steven A. Williams, Gates Professor of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Sophia Chertock &#8217;22, Lisa Li &#8217;24, Lauren Cho &#8217;24J :: 100<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nCRISPR Mediated Transfection of\u00a0<em>B. malayi<\/em>\u00a0in a Co-Culture System; poster session deriving from STRIDE, McKinley\u00a0and honors thesis research with Steven A. Williams, Gates Professor of Biological Sciences, Susan Haynes, research technician of biological sciences, and Mary Doherty, research associate of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Sara Halili &#8217;22, Arushi Beohar &#8217;23, Alison Gu&#8217;23, Sophia Kurtz&#8217; 24 :: 101<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nDevelopment and Optimization of Molecular Diagnostic Assays for the Sensitive and Specific Detection of\u00a0<em>Schistosoma<\/em>\u00a0Species; poster session deriving from special studies and honors thesis research with Steven A. Williams, Gates Professor of Biological Sciences, and Mary Doherty, research associate of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Ziyue Yang &#8217;23 :: 102<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nThe Microtubule Cytoskeleton in C2C12 Myogenesis; poster session deriving from special studies with Stylianos Scordilis, professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Caitlin Timmons &#8217;23J :: 103<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nExploring Nuclear Architecture and Genome Dynamics in Foraminifera With Fluorescence Microscopy; poster session deriving from honors thesis research with Laura Katz, Elsie Damon Simonds Professor of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Virginia Griswold &#8217;23, Skarlet Rubi &#8217;22, Alyssa Foley &#8217;22, Daun Lee &#8217;22 :: 104<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nCan non-native Carolina\u00a0<em>Rhododendron<\/em>\u00a0Form Beneficial Mycorrhizal Partnerships With Northeastern Soil Fungi?; poster session deriving from special studies research with Jesse Bellemare, associate professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Marge Poma Alarcon &#8217;23 :: 105<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nComparative SEM Analysis of Carnivorous\u00a0<em>Sarracenia<\/em>\u00a0Pitcher Plants and Related Genera; poster session deriving from special studies and SURF research with Jesse Bellemare, associate professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Joanne Moseley &#8217;22, Cecilia Liu &#8217;22, Kayla Hendricks &#8217;22, Rose Evard &#8217;23 :: 106<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nGene Expression in\u00a0<em>Anemones<\/em>; poster session deriving from special studies and honors thesis research with Rachel Wright, assistant professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Sasha Zeidenberg &#8217;22 :: 107<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nDoes Red Coloration Affect Prey Capture in Carnivorous\u00a0<em>Sarracenia alata<\/em>\u00a0Pitcher Plants?\u00a0poster session deriving from special studies research with Jesse Bellemare, associate professor of biological sciences<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Ruiyi Shirley Song &#8217;25, Claire Woppmann &#8217;24, Mercer Kriese &#8217;24, Adiana Czerniak &#8217;24 :: 108<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nThe Light of Life: Visualizing Bioelectrics During Embryogenesis in Zebrafish; poster session deriving from AEMES and STRIDE research with Michael Barresi, professor of biological sciences, and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor of neuroscience<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Shevaughn Holness &#8217;23 :: 109<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nGenetic Heterogeneity of Endometriosis; poster session deriving from special studies research with Rob Dorit, professor of\u00a0biological sciences<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Naomi Falkenberg &#8217;22 and Shariqa Shaila &#8217;24 :: 110<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nCharacterizing the Roles of Meteorin and Meteorin-like in Early CNS Development in\u00a0<em>Danio rerio<\/em>.; poster session deriving from laboratory research with Michael Barresi, professor of biological sciences, and Narendra Pathak, laboratory instructor of neuroscience<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><strong>Runpeng Hu &#8217;23, Tess Goldmann &#8217;22, Britney Danials &#8217;22 :: 111<\/strong><\/b><br \/>\nPandemic Effects on Macroinvertebrate Population in the Mill River; 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