Research Talks
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.
Excellence Room
| Name | Program | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Marcus Aurelius Brown | SPI | Digitizing Diversity: Machine Learning Approaches to Fossil Cuticle Identification |
| Samuel Pring | SPI | How Genes Gain New Functions: Floral Symmetry as a Case Study |
| Mary Heather Jingco | SPI | Investigating Life History of the Marianas Fruit Bat |
Honors Room
| Name | Program | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Desirée Rodríguez Casiano | IPRP | Macrophage-expressed Farnesoid X Receptor as a Potential Therapeutic Target for the Treatment of Breast Cancer |
| Chris Corral | SPI | BE PROTECTED: Behavioral Prescription Optimization with Technology for Exericse, Cognition, and Diet |
| Kenneth Wingate, Jr. | SPI | The Effect of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 on Hepatocytes in Mouse Models |
| Diana Alexandra Morales Mijares | SPI | Inhibition of Hsd11b1 to Enhance Tumor Immunity |
Innovation Room
| Name | Program | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Farrenkopf | SPI | The Quiet Edit: Adult Framing and the Politics of Visibility in Youth Storytelling Spaces |
| Jakob Onayo | SPI | Queering Art Education |
| Sydney Alexis Revell | SPI | Bridging Memory and Development: Understanding Sociopolitical Identity in Black Adolescents |
| Rachel Rosson | SPI | Beyond the Blackboard: Understanding Burnout and Cultural Disconnect Among Foreign Teachers in South Korea |
Quad Room
| Name | Program | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Kehvyn Cedeño | SPI | Understanding the Spatiotemporal Synchrony of Influenza A and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) |
| Xuexin Wu | SPI | Metabolic Engineering of Rhodotorula toruloides for Enhanced Fatty Alcohol Biosynthesis |
| Ali Johnson | SPI | Screening for Spectinomycin Resistance in Bacterial Isolates from the Piglet Fecal Microbiome |
Loyalty Room
| Name | Program | Title |
|---|---|---|
| D'Marre Justin Lamar Craddock | SROP-Illinois | Exploring The Intersection of Black Studies and Black Theology |
| Luke Wellingson Russell | SROP-Illinois | The Infamous Black |
| Levi W Nimrod | SROP-Illinois, AREES | The Usage of Native Americans in Advertisements: 1900 to 2025 |
| Ewaoluwa Ayoyimika Adewale | SROP-Illinois, AREES | Constructing Race; A Comparative Study of Haiti and the Dominican Republic |
Knowledge Room
| Name | Program | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Camille Andrience Voncel Charles | SROP-Illinois, AREES | Shattered Safe Spaces: How Does Bullying and Discrimination in Childhood Affect the Risk of Adult Incarceration? |
| Diyara Anae Cody | SROP-Illinois, AREES | Examining the Link Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Reincarceration |
| Loren Floyd | SROP-Illinois, AREES | Mother May I Be More?: Maternal Influences, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Pathways to Incarceration |