2024 Celebration of Undergraduate Research
2024 Celebration of Undergraduate Research
The 25th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research will be held on Monday, April 29, 2024, from 2:30-5:30pm in Alumni Hall at the Carolina Club (George Watts Hill Alumni Center) at 105 Stadium Drive.
Please scroll below for a full list of presenter details, including poster titles, session, and poster numbers.
The Celebration will consist of three sequential poster sessions starting at 2:30pm, 3:30pm, and 4:30pm, and it will be open to the public. Upon arrival, all attendees should be sure to check in via the QR code outside Alumni Hall. Presenters should plan to arrive approximately 15 minutes before the beginning of their session and pick up name tags at the table near the interior entrance. All attendees and presenters should scan the QR code at the entrance to check in and to get an online list of posters/presenters.
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Session 2
Exploring Uncertainty of Outcome in Dominant Seasons: Sponsor-Team Dynamics in Formula One
Jonah Dolgoff
Department: Exercise and Sports ScienceFaculty Mentor: Jonathan Jensen
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Session 2
Dunking Dollars: Assessing the Economic Impact of Superstars on NBA Game Attendance
Alexandra Dunbar, Hayden Russ, Emily Tsipis, Sreyas Sureneni
Department: Exercise and Sports ScienceFaculty Mentor: Johnathan Jensen
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Session 1
Role of Exopolysaccharides in Transient Transformation and Virulence of Agrobacterium fabrum
Caroline Chandler
Department: BiologyFaculty Mentor: Ann Matthysse
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Session 2
Measuring Chemobrain: A comparative assessment of executive function, attention, and memory between neuropsychological tests and the Dot Pattern Expectancy task
Ritushree Dutta
Department: Psychology & Neuroscience, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterFaculty Mentor: Jessica Cohen
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Session 3
Oligomerization and Structural Reconstruction Characterization of an LPL Filament
Kareem El-Houshy
Department: Biophysics and BiochemistryFaculty Mentor: Kathryn Gunn
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Session 3
An Analysis of Suzuki-Trotter Decompositions for Quantum Thermodynamics
Rachel Emrick
Department: Mathematics, PhysicsFaculty Mentor: Jingfang Huang
34
Session 2
Harnessing the Dearomatization of O-Aryl Hydroxylamines to Synthesize Highly Functionalized Cyclic Molecules
Michael Eng
Department: ChemistryFaculty Mentor: Jeffrey Johnson
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Session 1
The Effects of Adolescent Depression and ADHD on Educational Attainment in Adulthood
Jiaqi Chen
Department: Economics DepartmentFaculty Mentor: Jane Fruehwirth
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Session 3
Effects of Parental Substance Use on Children's Cognitive and Educational Outcomes
Caitlyn Esparza
Department: Psychology and NeuroscienceFaculty Mentor: Andrea Hussong
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Session 1
BET inhibition sensitizes preclinical models of bladder cancer to DDR inhibitors
Bhavika Chirumamilla
Department: Biology, Eshelman School of PharmacyFaculty Mentor: Corey Johnson
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Session 2
Nutritional Status, Dietary Intake, and Nutrition-Related Interventions Among Older Adults With Type 1 Diabetes (T1D): A Systematic Review and Call for More Evidence Toward Clinical Guidelines
Gabriella Ercolino
Department: Center for Aging and Health, UNC at Chapel Hill, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, UNC at Chapel Hill, Medicine, School of Medicine, UNC at Chapel Hill, Nutrition, UNC Gillings School of Global Public HealthFaculty Mentor: Anna Kahkoska
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Session 2
New Strategies Towards Photochemical Nitrogen Fixation
Afrah Faraz, Tamara Jurado
Department: ChemistryFaculty Mentor: Alexander Miller
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Session 3
Exploring the Impact of Sleep on Emotion Regulation Across the Life Span
Jennifer Fan
Department: Psychology and NeuroscienceFaculty Mentor: Kristen Lindquist
37
Session 1
Optimizing CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Bax Gene Knock-Out in Sympathetic Neurons
Gretchen Davis
Department: School of Medicine (SOM), UNC Neuroscience CenterFaculty Mentor: Mohanish Deshmukh
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Session 3
Treatment of Established Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Collagen-Induced Arthritis Mouse Model using Intra-articular Injection of AAV6-delivered sIL17RA
Susi Feng
Department: Biology, Gene Therapy CenterFaculty Mentor: Chengwen Li
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Session 2
Health or Satisfaction? Investigating the Link Between Patient Satisfaction Scores and Provider Prescribing Patterns
Omar Farrag
Department: EconomicsFaculty Mentor: Qing Gong
38
Session 2
A Phonetic Comparison of American English and Québécois French
Miri Feigin
Department: Romance StudiesFaculty Mentor: Laura Demsey
38
Session 1
MDMA Exposure Upregulates BDNF Gene Expression in the Amygdala and Dorsal Hippocampus
Natalie Deeb, Yesha Patel, Divine Irona, Qingyang (Claire) Sun
Department: Psychology and NeuroscienceFaculty Mentor: Shveta Parekh
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Session 3
Leader Reactions to Their Own Gender-Based Image Threat: Why Leaders React Functionally and Dysfunctionally
Abigail Fleri
Department: Kenan Flagler Business SchoolFaculty Mentor: Marie Mitchell
39
Session 2
RING Finger Proteins in Crossover Designation and Interference
Emerson Frantz
Department: BiologyFaculty Mentor: Jeff Sekelsky
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Session 1
Phototherapeutic release of carboxyfluorescein from liposomal carriers
Sriya Dhanikonda
Department: CBMCFaculty Mentor: David Lawrence
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Session 3
Healthcare Access and Quality in Middle Age and Older Autistic Adults
Vidya Gadikota
Department: Psychology & NeuroscienceFaculty Mentor: Laura Klinger
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Session 1
Assessing the effects of pH on Venus flytrap performance
Emily Eldridge, Jeremy Lamb, Connor Blevins, John Carter
Department: UNC Biology (BIOL 255H)Faculty Mentor: Christopher Willett
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Session 2
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Session 3
Cervical Injuries in Ice Hockey: A Comprehensive Analysis from 2014-2022
Daniel Goldstein
Department: Exercise and Sports ScienceFaculty Mentor: Kristen Kucera
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Session 3
Rotary Reactor Setup for Atomic Layer Deposition of Artificial Solid Electrolyte Interphase
Yuqing Gu
Department: ChemistryFaculty Mentor: Scott Warren
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Session 1
FANCA-deficient cancer cells are sensitized to PARPi and ATRi by homologous recombination-independent mechanisms
Simon Ellington
Department: Biochemistry & Biophysics, Radiation OncologyFaculty Mentor: Gaorav Gupta
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Session 1
A Machine Learning Approach to Ca1on Iden1fica1on for Solubility Op1miza1on of Redox Ac1ve Material for Non-aqueous Redox Flow BaHeries
yanni etchi
Department: Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Massachussets DartmouthFaculty Mentor: Maricris Mayes
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Session 2
Simulating HPGe Detector Signals for Machine Learning Applications
Natalie Gray
Department: Physics and AstronomyFaculty Mentor: Julieta Gruszko
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Session 3
Exploring Equity in Funding: A Case Study of Participatory Grantmaking for North Carolina Community Gardens
Salma Hakam
Department: Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public HealthFaculty Mentor: Molly De Marco