2023 Presenters
2023 Presenters
Welcome to the 2023 Celebration of Undergraduate Research! You can browse posters below or use the search function to find a presenter name or search by department.
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Session 2
Role of Alpha-Theta Oscillations in Working Memory Prioritization
Prima Gurjar
Department: Psychology & NeuroscienceFaculty Mentor: Justin Riddle
132
Session 1
D.E.S.S.E.R.T (Detecting Early Signs of a Suicidal Environment and its Risks in Teens)
Nathalia Freitas
Department: Psychology & NeuroscienceFaculty Mentor: Patrick Harrison
132
Session 2
The Effect of Binge-like Ethanol Consumption on Orexin Receptors’ mRNA Expression in Lateral Hypothalamus and Amygdala of Male and Female C57BL/6J Mice
Rabea Pfaff, Annie Dankert (Graduate Student-Thesis Supervisor), Todd Thiele (PhD-Thesis Advisor)
Department: Psychology & NeuroscienceFaculty Mentor: Todd Thiele
133
Session 2
Attitudes Towards Antidepressant Medications Among Neuroscience Students
Rachael Moldow, Dr. Monica Gaudier-Diaz
Department: Psychology & NeuroscienceFaculty Mentor: Monica Gaudier-Diaz
134
Session 1
An Exploratory Analysis of Changes in Tibiofemoral Joint Contact Forces Between 6-12 Months Following an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Nicolai Escobal, 1Elizabeth Bjornsen, 2Amanda, Munsch, 2Jason Franz, 1Brian Pietrosimone
Department: Exercise and Sport Science, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State UniversityFaculty Mentor: Brian Pietrosimone
134
Session 2
The Moderating Roles of Race and Ethnicity: Examining the Effects on Student-Teacher Relationships, Cultural Pluralism, and Sense of Belonging
Rachel Anonick, Estefania Ledesma, Lizzie McIntosh, Hattie Parsley, Madison White, and Sundeep Kaur
Department: Psychology & NeuroscienceFaculty Mentor: Desiree Griffin
135
Session 2
Disease control and hepatotoxicity following stereotactic body radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma
Rami Darawsheh
Department: Radiation OncologyFaculty Mentor: Colette Shen
135
Session 1
Evaluating herpes simplex virus type 2 acute and recurrent disease in a mouse skin infection model
Nigel Goins
Department: Microbiology and ImmunologyFaculty Mentor: Helen Lazear
136
Session 1
Sexual dimorphism of tyrosine hydroxylase expression and noradrenergic projections to the basolateral amygdala
Ashlee Propst, Melody Harmon, Hannah-Marie Santos, and Nikky Soni
Department: Psychology & NeuroscienceFaculty Mentor: Sabrina Robertson
136
Session 2
Neural Network Analysis of Germanium Detector Waveforms
Ravi Pitelka
Department: Physics and AstronomyFaculty Mentor: Julieta Gruszko
137
Session 2
Investigating the role of HMGNs in genome structure
Rebecca Lewis
Department: Biochemistry & Biophysics, Biology, Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular BiologyFaculty Mentor: Jill Dowen
137
Session 1
Effectiveness of altered parameters of amplitude modulation-based haptic sensation generation
Nita Prabhu
Department: Biomedical EngineeringFaculty Mentor: Helen Huang
138
Session 2
A Web-based Plotting Tool for Education and Research of Star Clusters
Ruide Fu
Department: Physics and AstronomyFaculty Mentor: Daniel Reichart
138
Session 1
The Role of Priority Effects on Host-Parasite Interactions
Oliver Cope
Department: BiologyFaculty Mentor: Senay Yitbarek
139
Session 2
Investigating Myc-Knockout T Cells to Re-engineer Immune Response
Reva Kodre
Department: Cancer Immunology and MetabolismFaculty Mentor: Justin Milner
139
Session 1
Investigating Toxicant Induced Intracellular Zinc Modulation and Resultant TDP-43 Dysfunction Linked to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Omeed Arooji
Department: NeurologyFaculty Mentor: Shveta Parekh
140
Session 2
Healthy and Sustainable Diets: Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the US
Rhea Jayaswal
Department: Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public HealthFaculty Mentor: Lindsey Smith Taillie
140
Session 1
Estimating PEM Electrolyzer Costs for Hydrogen Production Through 2050
Peyton Lindogan
Department: Environmental Sciences and Engineering (ENVR)Faculty Mentor: Noah Kittner
141
Session 2
The Effect of Sleep, Fatigue, Caffeinated and Alcoholic Beverages on Unethical Decision-Making
Ritika Khosla
Department: Kenan Flagler Business School, Psychology & NeuroscienceFaculty Mentor: Jessica Christian
141
Session 1
Technique Development: Quantification of Microplastics in River Water
Riley Moran
Department: Earth, Marine, and Environmental SciencesFaculty Mentor: Brent McKee
142
Session 1
Potential Risk Factors for Concussion in Volleyball; High Velocity Attacks and Head Exposures
Ronnie Holevas
Department: Exercise and Sport ScienceFaculty Mentor: Meredith Petschauer
142
Session 2
Characterization of Disease-Causing Mutants of Phosphoglycerate Dehydrogenase
Roshni Arun
Department: Biochemistry & BiophysicsFaculty Mentor: Rebecca Berlow
143
Session 2
Mechanism of Protein Protection by Desiccation-Tolerance Molecules
Ruta Petrikis
Department: ChemistryFaculty Mentor: Gary Pielak
144
Session 1
Symbiont Shuffling Hypothesis, and the correlation Between Environmental Factors and Associated with symbiont composition
Jianing Yang
Department: Earth, Marine, and Environmental SciencesFaculty Mentor: Stephanie Peak
144
Session 2
Investigation of Hydrogen Storage and Diffusion in Y6S4
Sabrina Krupenko
Department: ChemistryFaculty Mentor: Scott Warren
144
Session 1
BMP2K as a signaling effector of Atypical chemokine receptor 3
Saisha Dhar
Department: Biochemistry & BiophysicsFaculty Mentor: Sudarshan Rajagopal
145
Session 1
AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF ACC MEN’S BASKETBALL AND THE TRANSFER PORTAL IN THE PAST 5 YEARS.
Sallie Davis
Department: Exercise and Sport ScienceFaculty Mentor: Kristin Ondrak
145
Session 2
The Effects and Influences of Localized Muscle Vibration of the Hamstring Muscles on Landing Biomechanics Related to Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Sam Duggan
Department: Exercise & Sport ScienceFaculty Mentor: Troy Blackburn
145
Session 1
AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OF ACC MEN’S BASKETBALL AND THE TRANSFER PORTAL IN THE PAST 5 YEARS
Sallie Davis
Department: Exercise and Sport ScienceFaculty Mentor: Kristin Ondrak
146
Session 1
Versatile Fabrication of Perfusable Human Microvessels with a Commercially Available 3D Printer
Sara Meehan
Department: Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNC Chapel Hill and NC StateFaculty Mentor: William Polacheck