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Dr. Paul Arnold
7T versus 1.5T or 3T MRI in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury and Cerebrovascular Diseases: A Meta-Analysis
Victoria Blaiotta-Vazquez
Biology
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
Dr. Rashid Bashir
A Mechanistic Study of the Positive Effect of Cryopreservation on Skeletal Muscle Tissue Differentiation
Lourdes Marinna Caro Rivera
Industrial Microbiology
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
Dr. Rabin Bhattarai
A Review of Biodegradable Mesh Nettings as an Alternative to Plastic Mesh Netting to Prevent Wildlife Entanglement and Damage to Machinery
Kabir Fakoya
Agricultural & Biological Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Ann Witmer
A Review of Electric-Fired Cardamom Dryer as a More Efficient and Cost-Effective Alternative to Wood-Burning Cardamom Dryers in Guatemala
Fina Healy
Agricultural & Biological Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Megan Mahoney
An Investigation of Anxiety-Like behavior in Male and Female Mice that were Prenatally Exposed to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) Specially a Mixture of Phthalates
Alma Avila Oropeza
Biochemistry
California State University San Marcos
Dr. Christopher Fennell
Colonialism, Rebellion and Autonomy: An Analysis of the Conditions Conducive to Grand Marronage in Colonial Brazil
Terrence Freeman
Anthropology (Archaeology)
Lawrence University
Dr. Ryan Dilger & Dr. Angela Green-Miller
Does proximity to a conspecific alter social behavioral patterns in artificially reared pigs?
Laxaviera Elphage
Animal Poultry & Veterinary Science
Tuskegee University
Dr. Catherine Murphy
Effect of gold nanoparticle surface chemistry on chemotaxis
Nicole Southey
Bioengineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Taher Saif
Effects of Tumor Microenvironment Stiffness on Colon, Breast, and Pancreatic Cancer Progression and Metastasis
Desiré Rivera Borges
Chemical Engineering
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez
Dr. Martha Gillette
Endogenous circadian rhythm of claudin-5 and occludin and their effect on micro-solute permeability of in vitro endothelial cells
Mimi Weary
Biology
College of the Desert
Dr. Issam Moussa
Evaluating Autonomic Response to Exercise in Post-Heart Transplant PatientsLearning and Photovoice
Chelsea Prudent
Biology
New York University
Dr. Michael Spinella
Gene Expression Alterations Associated with PFOS treatment of Testicular Cancer Cells
Yazmin Romero-Sanchez
Animal Sciences
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Kai James
Generative Adversarial Networks for Topology Optimization of Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters
Priyanka Sarangabany
Aerospace Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Kevin Poh Hiong Tan
How Do Youth Understand Their Identity, Agency, and Belonging During The Recovery Process Of The Covid-19 Pandemic? A Pilot Study on Transformative Social Emotional
Adrian Brown
Social Work
Northeastern Illinois University
Dr. Isabel Molina-Guzmán
Microtargeting and Latinx Voting Behavior in the 2020 Election: An Analysis of the Latinx Electorate in Arizona and Florida
Viviana Ayala Sandoval
Politics/Spanish, Latin American, & Caribbean Literatures & Cultures
Scripps College
Dr. Martha Gillette
Phosphorylated ezrin expression in the dentate gyrus of the rat hippocampus
Rachel Orpano
Biochemistry/Biology
University of Iowa
Dr. Lori Raetzman
Polychlorinated Biphenyl Exposure in Female Rats During Critical Development Windows Alters Gene Expression in the Pituitary Gland
Bella Guardado
Chemistry
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Dr. Ido Golding
Recreating the Gene Regulation Model of Bacteriophage Lambda
Leiana-Lavette Woodard
Chemistry and Mathematics
Fisk University
Dr. Hyun Joon Kong
Regulating Oxidative Stress in C2C12 Skeletal Muscle Cells Using ROS-responsive N-acetylcysteine Crystals
Jared Ian Gadia
Chemical Engineering
University California, San Diego
Dr. Wilfred van der Donk
Similarities in the Amino Acid Sequence of Class I Lanthipeptide Nisin and Protein Variants Have the Potential for Increased Antibiotic Properties
Jalen Spain
Biology
Tuskegee University
Dr. Sayeepriyadarshini Anakk
The Effects of Neonicotinoid Insecticide Imidacloprid (IMI) in a Murine Liver Model and its Functions With Comparison to a Known Hepatotoxin, 3,5-Diethoxycarbonyl-1, 4-Dihydrocollidine (DDC)
Madison Goforth
Microbiology/Nutrition & Food Systems
University of Arizona
Dr. Nidia Ruedas-Gracia
The Latinx College Student’s Cultural Sense of Belonging: Assessing the Role of Collegiate Multicultural Resources & Programs
Lourdes Carteño
Psychology & Latina/o Studies
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Zeynep Madak-Erdogan
The Relationship between BMIs, the risk of cardiovascular disease, and PFAS levels in Post-Menopausal Women
Jacqueline Romero
Food Science & Human Nutrition
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Edward Lochocki
Using BioCro to model soybean plant growth, and testing the accuracy of the model by comparing it to data within the SoyNAM database
Terrance Hawkins
Biology
Fisk University
Dr. Edward Lochocki
Utilizing BioCro for modeling light transmission in a soybean canopy by separately calculating PAR and NIR light bands
Daniel Davies
Physics
Fisk University