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Summer 2023: Undergraduate Research Fellows

 

14 undergraduate students, and 4 graduate students participated in the 2021 Summer Fellows Program.

Xavier Christy

Effects of Potassium and Hypothermia on Respiratory Related Neural Circuits

Mentor: Dr. Jason Pilarski

Aaron Barlow

Polymer Degradation in Biological Environments

Mentor: Dr. Josh Pak

Lincoln Oldham BYU-I

Androgen Level Variance During Protandrous Sex Change in Lythrypnus dalli

Mentor: Dr. Devaleena Pradhan

Angela Hayden

L-Ascorbic Acid Synthesis for Use in Hearing Damage

Mentor: Dr. Srinath Pashikanti

Shanae van Leuven

Exploration of K1126I Mutations in Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis

Mentor: Dr. James Groome

Fatima Sanchez

Characterizing Mutation R1129Q of Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis

Mentor: Dr. James Groome

Diana Cortez

Observing Hindlimb Stepping Mechanics after Treadmill Training in Rats with Neonatal Spinal Cord Transections

Mentor: Dr. Michele Brumley

Olivia Swainston

The Genetic Modification of the Plasmodium falciparum Apicoplast

Mentor: Dr. Kristen Lane

Mason Sistrunk

Hydrolysis of Esters Using Zeolites

Mentor: Dr. Leslie Nickerson

Diana Rivas

Investigating a Functional Role for the Small RNA spd_sr78 in Streptococcus pneumonia DR 39

Mentor: Dr. Julia Martin

Mya McHugh

The Role of Hic2 in Xenopus laevis Development

Mentor: Dr. Heather Ray

Virginia Wallace

Gene Expression in Resident vs Monocyte-Derived Macrophages

Mentor: Dr. Kinta Serve

Larissa Knapp

Histological Analysis of Mouse Lung Tissues After Exposure to Low Doses of Asbestos

Mentor: Dr. Kinta Serve