BSCD Poster: Biological & Health Sciences
Abstract
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Exploring the Unfolded Protein Response in Calreticulin Mutations in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Nicole Arellano, 2nd-Year, Creative Writing
Mentor(s): Professor Shannon Elf, Ben May Department for Cancer Research
Characterization of Fecal Microbiota of WT Mice Compared with Alzheimer’s Tg Mice in Relevance to Alzheimer’s Pathogenesis
Shayna Cohen, 2nd-Year, Neuroscience, Health and Society
Mentor(s): Professor Sangram Sisodia, Neurobiology; Dr. Hemraj Dodiya, Neurobiology
Cell Surface IgSF Proteins are Required for Normal Larval Locomotion
Nicholas Cordero, 3rd-Year, Neuroscience, Psychology, Pre-medicine
Mentor(s): Professor Robert Carrillo, Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology
Evolution of Behavior in Insect Larvae
Yiqin Gao, 2nd-Year, Biology, Computational and Applied Math
Mentor(s): Professor Elizabeth S. Heckscher, Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology
Inhibition of ADAM10 Increases Density of Endothelial Cells in Murine Retina Model Treated with Staphylococcus aureus Toxin ?-Hemolysin
Peter Hahn, 3rd-Year, Public Policy, Pre-medicine
Mentor(s): Dr. Sonia Hernandez, Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery
Interpregnancy Interval and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome-Analysis on U.S. Birth Data
Khadija Haleem, 2nd-Year, Neuroscience
Mentor(s): Dr. Yuzuru Anzai, NY Midtown OB/GYN; Dr. Maria Teresa Benedetto, NY Midtown OB/GYN; Dr. Teresa Cheon, NY Midtown OB/GYN; Dr. W. Spencer McClelland, NY Midtown OB/GYN
?7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Modulation of Descending Pain Control Pathways
Emma Hovanec, 4th-Year, Neuroscience
Mentor(s): Professor Daniel McGehee, Anesthesia and Critical Care; Shivang Sullere, Neurobiology
Water Dynamics and Interactions Inside ?-Amyloid Fibrils
Alexader (Alex) Hummels, 4th-Year, Computational & Applied Math/Statistics
Mentor(s): Dr. Esmael Haddadian, Biological Sciences
Ties that Bind: Mixed-Status Immigrant Families, Stress Response Dysregulation, and Cardiometabolic Health
Woorin Jang, 4th-Year, Computer Science
Mentor(s): Dr. Aresha Martinez-Cardoso, Public Health Sciences
Modeling Selective Trapping of Weak Bases inside Intra-cellular Vesicles
Phillip Jordache, 4th-Year, Statistics, Biological Sciences
Mentor(s): Dr. Esmael Haddadian, Biological Sciences
Comparative Biogeography of the Filefishes (family Monacanthidae)
Kelly Kang, 1st-Year, Geophysical Sciences
Mentor(s): Chloe Nash, Committee on Evolutionary Biology; Professor Mark Westneat, Organismal Biology and Anatomy
Curvature as an Indicator of Successful Aortic Dissection Endovascular Repair
Kameel Khabaz, 1st-Year, Biological Sciences
Mentor(s): Dr. Luka Pocivavsek, Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy, Medicine
Convergent Epicardial-Endocardial Ablation for Treatment of Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Zoheb Khan, 2nd-Year, Biological Sciences and Economics
Mentor(s): Dr. Mohanad Hamandi, Cardiovascular Research, Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital; Dr. Hafiza Khan, Electrophysiology, Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital; Dr. Tung Cai, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital Denton; Dr. Michael DiMaio, Cardiovascular Research Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital; Dr. Matthew Evans, Electrophysiology, Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital Denton
?7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Relieve Pain Via Modulation of the Descending Pain Pathway
Alissa Kunczt, 4th-Year, Biological Sciences
Mentor(s): Shivang Sullere, Committee on Neurobiology; Professor Daniel McGehee, Anesthesia & Critical Care, Committee on Neurobiology
Evaluating the Racial and Ethnic Distribution of Study Participants in Published Ob/Gyn Randomized Controlled Trials
Seoho Lee, 3rd-Year, Biological Sciences
Jasmine Gulati, 4th-Year, Biological Sciences, History
Mentor(s): Dr. Maria Teresa Benedetto, Lenox Hill Hospital; Dr. Teresa Cheon, Lenox Hill Hospital; Dr. Spencer McClelland, Lenox Hill Hospital; Dr. Lavinia Anzai, NYU Langone Medical Center; Dr. Yuzuru Anzai, Lenox Hill Hospital
Using Fluorescence Microscopy to Characterize the Role of Mechanosensation in Cell Division
Allen Lu, 3rd-Year, Biochemistry & Chemistry, English/Creative Writing
Mentor(s): Professor Eduardo Perozo, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics
Ecomorphological Relationships of the Goatfishes (Family Mullidae)
Linneaa Lungstrom, 4th-Year, Biological Sciences
Mentor(s): Chloe Nash, Committee on Evolutionary Biology; Professor Mark Westneat, Organismal Biology and Anatomy
Extracellular Vesicles from Patients with Sickle Cell Disease Disrupt Gap Junctions
Yifan Mao, 4th-Year, Biological Sciences & Neuroscience
Mentor(s): Dr. Eric Beyer, Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery; Dr. Joanna Gemel, Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery; Dr. Gabrielle Lapping-Carr, Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery
Bioinformatic Analysis of the Connection between Gut Microbial Diversity and Patient Response to Anti-Pdl1 Immunotherapy
Malaika Mathias, 2nd-Year, Biological Sciences
Mentor(s): Dr. Thomas Gajewski, Pathology; Jessica Fessler, Pathology
Alternate Stable States in Temperate Intertidal Autotrophic Systems
Khashiff Miranda, 4th-Year, Biology
Mentor(s): Professor Cathy Pfister, Ecology and Evolution
Is the Common Environment or Host Species the Major Driver of Microbiome Assembly?
Pranati Movva, 4th-Year, Neuroscience
Mentor(s): Dr. Elena Lopez Peredo, Marine Biological Laboratory
Microenvironmental Nutrient Stress Initiates the Integrated Stress Response through ATF4 in Pancreatic Cancer
Moses Oh, 3rd-Year, Biological Sciences
Mentor(s): Professor Alexander Muir, Ben May Department of Cancer Research
Protein Palmitoylation via a Specific Palmitoyl Transferase Facilitates Golgi Dispersal Observed with Nicotine Exposure
William A. Ramos, 3rd-Year, Molecular Engineering (Biology Track)
Mentor(s): Professor William N. Green, Neurobiology; Okunola Jeyifous, Neurobiology; Anitha Govind, Neurobiology
Evaluating Racial Population (Pop)-Specific Risk for Clinically Actionable Pharmacogenomic (PGx) Guidance
Adam Rizk, 4th-Year, Biological Sciences
Mentor(s): Dr. Peter H. O’Donnell, Medicine; Dr. Mark J. Ratain, Medicine; Professor David O. Meltzer, Medicine; Professor Minoli Perera, Pharmacology, Northwestern University; Emily Schierer, Center for Personalized Therapeutics; Keith Danahey, Center for Personalized Therapeutics
C-Reactive Protein is Associated with Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Tina Rodriguez, 4th-Year, Biological Sciences
Jordan Karpin, 4th-Year, Psychology, Creative Writing
Mentor(s): Dr. David T. Rubin, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Characterizing Secreted Effector Network Interactions within Pseudomonas syringae (Psy)
Misra Sengeldi, 3rd-Year, Biological Sciences & Neuroscience
Mentor(s): Professor Jean Greenberg, Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology
Motivations for Participation in and Implementation of Diabetes Group Visits from Different Perspectives: Patients, Providers, Staff and Leadership
Sara Siddiqui, 3rd-Year, Comparative Race & Ethnic Studies
Mentor(s): Professor Arshiya Baig, Medicine; Ms. Erin Staab, Medicine; Dr. Michael Quinn, Medicine
Oral Somatosensation of Touch Events during Feeding
Derrick Tang, 4th-Year, Neuroscience, Philosophy
Mentor(s): Professor Fritzie Arce-McShane, Organismal Biology and Anatomy
Probing Cell-Extracellular Cell Matrix Interactions with RGD Inhibitory Peptides
Yodit Tesfu, 3rd-Year, Neuroscience, Health and Society
Mentor(s): Professor Jocelyn Malamy, Biological Sciences; Elizabeth L. Lee, Biological Sciences
Sensory and Cognitive Encoding in Middle Temporal Area during Categorical Decision Making
Stephanie Tetrick, AB ‘19, Biological Sciences
Mentor(s): Professor David Freedman, Neurobiology; Barbara Peysakhovich, Neurobiology
The Role of EGF and Caveolin-1 in the Pathophysiology of Lung Fibrosis
DeShawn Thompson, 3rd-Year, Biological Sciences & Psychology
Mentor(s): Professor Stephen Kron, Biological Sciences; Dr. Tamica Collins, Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology
The Contribution of Endolysosomal Trafficking Complexes to Bacterial Feeding and Digestion Efficiency in Tetrahymena thermophila
Maya Waarts, 3rd-Year, Biological Sciences, Biochemistry
Mentor(s): Professor Aaron Turkewitz, Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology
Education-Labor Mismatch and Health Outcomes among Immigrants in the U.S.
Jingru (Rachel) Wang, 4th-Year, Neuroscience, Statistics & Health and Society
Mentor(s): Dr. Aresha Martinez-Cardoso, Public Health Sciences
Characterization of Splicing Factor Mutations associated withDifferent Cancer Subtypes
Shane Warland, 3rd-Year, Biological Sciences, Norwegian Studies
Mentor(s): Professor Yang Li, Genetic Medicine; Ben Fair, Genetic Medicine
Similarities and Differences between Ulva sp., Gracilaria sp., and Seawater’s Microbiome Structure in Little Sippewissett Marsh
Emily Watters, 3rd-Year, Biological Sciences (Microbiology) & Russian/East European Studies
Mentor(s): Dr. Elena L. Peredo, The Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory
Do Human Gut Plasmids Exclusively Control Their Own Replication?
Rebecca Xiong, 1st-Year, Biological Sciences & Environmental Science
Mentor(s): Professor A. Murat Eren, Medicine; Emily Fogarty, Committee on Microbiology