URCAD Returns on April 12th!

Abdullah Bajwah | PTEN Reactivation in a Mouse Model of Prostate Cancer | Dr. Charles Bieberich | Biological Sciences 

Ellie Bare | Where Birds Sleep at Night: Roosting Behavior of the Puerto Rican Oriole | Dr. Kevin Omland | Biological Sciences 

Christina Shrestha | Investigating Ethanol and its Neuroprotective Effects in Aging Drosophila(flies)| Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences 

Ajeetha Arudchandran | Investigating the Mechanisms Underlying Reverse Hinge Point Formation During Neurulation | Dr. Rachel Brewster | Biological Sciences 

Olivia Brooks | Birds of a Feather: A Comparative Analysis of Male and Female Oriole Song | Dr. Kevin Omland | Biological Sciences 

Caylee Brown | Aromatherapy or Toxic Exposure: The Effects of E-Cigarette Vapor Exposure on the Olfactory Systems of Aging Mice | Dr. Weihong Lin | Biological Sciences 

Katrina Bucci | Investigating Locomotion Decline in the Drosophila Model for Alzheimer's Disease | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences 

Francesca Burton | Using Behavioral Assays to Study Genes Associated with Autism in Drosophila Fruit Flies | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences 

Alanna Carter | Identifying the Role of Physical Tissue Features in Cell Migration in Fruit Flies | Dr. Michelle Starz-Gaiano | Biological Sciences 

Maheera Chaudhry | Genetic Background and the Pathological Consequences of Cytokine Expression in a Mouse Model of Chronic Prostatitis | Dr. Charles Bieberich | Biological Sciences 

Ananya Choudhary | Development of a Novel Opsin-Chimera to Explore the G-Protein Signaling of Melanopsin | Dr. Phyllis Robinson | Biological Sciences 

Anne-Cecile Choutedjem | The Effects of Metal Supplement on Drosophila with Mutations in the Amyloid Precursor Protein Gene | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences 

Gabriela Cruz | The Role of Spase22-23 in Border Cell Migration in Drosophila Melanogaster | Dr. Michelle Starz-Gaiano | Biological Sciences 

Taylor Drake | Exploring the Effects of N-linked and O-linked Glycosylation on Membrane Trafficking and Signaling in Melanopsin | Dr. Phyllis Robinson | Biological Sciences 

Bethel Ghezai | Utilizing Drosophila melanogaster to Evaluate the Effects of Genetic Variation on H3K4me3 Levels | Dr. Jeff Leips | Biological Sciences 

Kevin Gibbons | Investigating the Role of ADCK5 in Ovarian Cancer Carcinogenesis | Dr. Achuth Padmanabhan | Biological Sciences 

Kamden Iverson | Structure-Function Analysis of Zing-Finger Protein 217 (ZNF 217) | Dr. Achuth Padmanabhan | Biological Sciences  

Maeva Kalombo | The Role of RLS1 in Oxidative Stress Resistance by the Green Algae Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii | Dr. Stephen Miller | Biological Sciences 

Polina Kassir | Recovering from Hypoxia-Induced Metabolic Suppression: Role of NDRG1 in Na+/K+/ATPase Restoration to the Plasma Membrane | Dr. Rachel Brewster | Biological Sciences 

Nimra Khan | Investigating the Role of RHO1 in Bacterial Clearance in Drosophila Melanogaster | Dr. Jeff Leips | Biological Sciences 

Soven Kumar | The Analysis of Bacteriophage SoJo Through DNA Extraction and Isolation via HostBacteria Streptomyces Mirabilis | Dr. Steven Caruso | Biological Sciences 

Naiyah Lewis | Behavioral Analysis Pipeline for a T-Maze-Based Mouse Odor Choice Test | Dr. Weihong Lin | Biological Sciences 

Sophia Liberto | Exploration of Genetic Compensation in Algal Lipid Production Genes | Dr. Stephen Miller | Biological Sciences 

Emily Marinko | Behavioral Tracking Reveals Sexual Conflict is Elevated in Opiliones Species with Reduced Nuptial Gifts | Dr. Mercedes Burns | Biological Sciences 

JR Mkpasi | Investigating the Neurological Links Associated with Immunity Using Drosophila Melanogaster as a Model Organism | Dr. Jeff Leips | Biological Sciences 

Bukola Molake | Presence of a Key Nest Predator in Puerto Rican Oriole Territories | Dr. Kevin Omland | Biological Sciences 

D’Juan Moreland | Impact of Bias on Birdsong Research: Male and Female Syllable Categorization in Orchard Orioles | Dr. Kevin Omland | Biological Sciences 

Sara Motamedi | Investigating Brain Regions Supporting Contextual Reward Learning | Dr. Tara LeGates | Biological Sciences 

Sibani Nachadalingam | Understanding Intracellular GPR162 Signaling | Dr. Laurie Sutton | Biological Sciences 

Nithya Navarathna | ZNF217 Synergizes with Estrogen to Promote Ovarian Cancer Metastasis | Dr. Achuth Padmanabhan | Biological Sciences 

Simeon Nelson | Effects of APPL Mutation Gene on Male Drosophila | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences  

Arian Nyandjo | Characterizing the Distribution of GADD45b, a Candidate Mediator of Hypoxia-adaptation | Dr. Rachel Brewster | Biological Sciences 

Gloria Ogordi | Regulator of G- Protein Signaling 7 (RGS7) Modulation of Kappa Opioid Receptor Signal-Induced Pruritus in Mice | Dr. Laurie Sutton | Biological Sciences 

Oluwatomisin Olajide | Breast Cancer Induced Changes in Adipose Tissue Morphology | Dr. Nykia Walker | Biological Sciences  

Andrew Opincar | Role of Ndrg1a in Mediating Hypoxia Adaptive Responses in the Inner Ear | Dr. Rachel Brewster | Biological Sciences 

Gabriel Otubu | Role of Ndrg1b in Regulating Brain Development | Dr. Rachel Brewster | Biological Sciences 

Emmanuela Otunuga | Characterizing a New Cell Line Derived from a Transgenic Mouse Model of Lethal Prostate Cancer | Dr. Charles Bieberich | Biological Sciences 

Yamini Ravi | Investigating the Role of Actin 57B Gene on the Age-Related Changes in the Immune Response | Dr. Jeff Leips | Biological Sciences 

Roshnee Roberts | Understanding the Nutrigenomics of Alzheimer's Disease Using Drosophila Melanogaster | Dr. Fernando Vonhoff | Biological Sciences 

Hadia Saroya | Investigating Epigenetic Regulation of Lifespan in Drosophila Melanogaster through the Analysis of Core Histone Changes | Dr. Jeff Leips | Biological Sciences 

Sean Starkloff | Assessing the Effects of E-Cigarette Based Zinc Exposure on Mitochondria of Mouse Olfactory Epithelial Cells | Dr. Weihong Lin | Biological Sciences 

Katherine Taylor | The Impact of Reinforcement on Mating Preferences in the Tessellated Darter, Etheostoma Olmstedi| Dr. Tamra Mendelson | Biological Sciences  

Maya Tondravi | Investigating Learned Associations Between Contextual Cues and Aversive Stimuli | Dr. Tara LeGates | Biological Sciences  

Pavan Umashankar | Determining Regions in USP15 that Regulate its Stability and Turnover in Ovarian Cancer Cells | Dr. Achuth Padmanabhan | Biological Sciences 

Anya Viswanathan | Restoring Homeostasis in Activated Microglia | Dr. Matheus Victor | Biological Sciences 

Zakarya Wahed | The Role of dp1 in Cell Division Symmetry and Number in Volvox Carteri| Dr. Stephen Miller | Biological Sciences