The following students were awarded undergraduate student research and/or travel grants from the Fisher College.
The following students were awarded undergraduate student research and/or travel grants from the Fisher College.
“The Effects of TcpCon Model Systems Dictyostelium discoideum”
Student: Victoria Akingbehin
Mentor: Dr. Michelle Snyder (Biological Sciences)
“Investigating the Relationship Between NADase and Ubiquitin Ligase Activity in TcpC”
Student: Zachary Alexander
Mentor: Dr. Michelle Snyder (Biological Sciences)s
“Investigating Seasonal and Yearly Variations in the Intestinal Microbiome of African
Elephants (Loxondonta africana)”
Student: Alexandra Amos
Mentor: Dr. Petra Tsuji (Biological Sciences)
“Investigating Pgam2 at Transcription Level Of Septic Mice”
Student: Hiba Awan
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Hemm (Biological Sciences)
“Characterization of RpfB Riboswitch”
Student: Swadha Bhatt
Mentor: Dr. Ana Maria Soto (Chemistry)
“Single Particle Tracing Investigations of the Evolving Network Structure during Cross-linking
Poly(thylene glycol)-based Hydrogels”
Student: Rukhma Butt
Mentor: Dr. Khanh-Hoa Tran-Ba (Chemistry)
“Using a qPCR Array to Determine Pathway Regulation Activated During Septic Shock”
Student: Phoebe Calkins
Mentor: Dr. Erin Harberts (Biological Sciences)
“Electronic Transport Properties of the Superconducting TiN-based Multilayers”
Student: Adrian Campbell
Mentor: Dr. Vera Smolyaninova (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
“Search for ENZ Behavior in Fe-B Compounds”
Student: Nathaniel Christopher
Mentor: Dr. Vera Smolyaninova (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
“Effects of TcpC's NADase Activity on Inhibition of Innate Immune Signaling”
Student: Britney Erickson
Mentor: Dr. Michelle Snyder (Biological Sciences)
“Reactivity of Parabens Towards Free Chlorine”
Student: Kelsey Evans
Mentor: Dr. John Sivey (Chemistry)
“Water Soluble Magic Numbered Gold Nanoclusters for Biological Applications”
Student: Zara Freeland
Mentor: Dr. Mary Devadas (Chemistry)
“Model System of Innate Immunity in Planaria Organisms”
Student: Sarah Hamilton
Mentors: Dr. Jack Shepard and Dr. Michelle Snyder (Biological Sciences)
“Population Genetics of Northern Map Turtles (Graptemys geographica) in the lower Susquehanna River”
Student: Kaija Harlow
Mentor: Dr. Steve Kimble (Biological Sciences)
“Evaluation of Dematin Expression in Endotexemic WT and TLR4 KO Mice”
Student: Junela Hunat
Mentor: Dr. Erin Harberts (Biological Sciences)
“THeat shock and lonclp genetics altering effects on Escherichia coli”
Student: Chauncey Liffiton
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Hemm (Biological Sciences)
“Electrochemistry Study of Gold-Nanoclusters: Effects on Methylene Blue Dye”
Student: Everette McDuffie
Mentor: Dr. Mary Devadas (Chemistry)
“Detection and Validation of Short Open Reading Frames in Escherichia coli”
Student: Grace Morris
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Hemm (Biological Sciences)
“Simple Preparation of Primary Amines via Copper Catalysis”
Student: William Schmidt
Mentor: Dr. Gus Bakhoda (Chemistry)
“Gill Morphology of White Perch (Morone americana) Exposed to Hypoxia at Three Different Salinities”
Student: Riley Scott
Mentor: Dr. Jay Nelson ((Biological Sciences)
“SERS Analysis of Organic Compounds in Gunshot Residue Using a Portable Raman Spectrometer”
Student: Taylor Shafrovich
Mentors: Dr. Mary Devadas and Dr. Ellen Hondrogiannis (Chemistry)
“Examination of Small Protein Accumulation During Conditions with Decreased Degradation
Rate”
Student: Sampada Shrestha
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Hemm (Biological Sciences)
“Total Synthesis of Cladosporitide A”
Student: Olivia Sipes
Mentor: Dr. Keith Reber (Chemistry)
“Synthesis and Characterization of Biicosahedral Au24Co Nanoclusters”
Student: Desmond Smith
Mentor: Dr. Mary Devadas (Chemistry)
“Detection of Proprogation of Electromagnetic Surface Waves Along the Silicon-titanium
Boundary”
Student: Daryna Soloviova
Mentor: Dr. Vera Smolyaninova (Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences)
“Development of a Test for a Oathogen from the Middle East ”
Student: Larissa Speaks
Mentor: Dr. Kelly Elkins (Chemistry)
“Predation in the Orchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus): Effects of Prey Size on Prey Capture and Diet Determination through eDNA ”
Student: Mary Sullivan
Mentor: Dr. Christopher Oufiero (Biological Sciences)
“Bimetallic Superatom Bi-icosahedron Au25 Clusters: An Optical and Electrochemical
Study”
Student: Samantha Topka
Mentor: Dr. Mary Sajini Devdas (Chemistry)
“Synthesis of Fungal Metabolite, Prunomarin A”
Student: Matthew Vollmuth
Mentor: Dr. Keith Reber (Chemistry)
“Synthesis of Mixed Bi-Icosohedron Nanoclusters with Increased Fluorescence”
Student: Samantha Topka
Mentor: Dr. Mary Devadas (Chemistry)
“Comparison of the Effects of Amino Acid Mutations on NADase Activity of Uropathogenic
Escherichia coli and Acinetobacter baumannii TIR Proteins”
Student: Tamara Vallejo-Schmidt
Mentor: Dr. Michelle Snyder (Biological Sciences)
“Investigating the sORFs yjjY, bdm_osmC_2, thrW_ykfI_1, and ynef_yneG_0 as Potential
Genes Encoding Small Proteins”
Student: Samantha Walunas
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Hemm (Biological Sciences)
“Using Galvanic Exchange to make Gold based Ferrofluids for Biological Applications”
Student: Maria Webster
Mentor: Dr. Mary Devadas (Chemistry)
“The Influence of Mandible Size on Prey Handling Time ”
Student: Marlena Wood
Student: Elizabeth McMillan
Mentor: Dr. Christopher Oufiero (Biological Sciences)