2016 Abstracts
SSRP Participants
| Project Title | Student(s) | OWU Faculty Mentor(s) | Abstract |
| Starspots of LO Pegasi, 2006-2016 | Mallory Cochran, Derek Shank, Nick Sweeney (Haverford College), and Oana Vesa (Albion College) | Robert Harmon | Abstract |
| Preparation of Complexes as Robust Catalytic Oxidants | Colleen Chernowsky | Kim Lance | Abstract |
| Effects of 6-Chloro-Tryptophan on Acute Spinal Cord Injury in Guinea Pig | Brian Jordan, Brooklyn McCue (Columbus State Community College), Austin Minnick, and Cemaliye Semmedi | Jennifer Yates | Abstract |
| Artificial Intelligence of Modern Board Games | Khayyam Zubair | Sean McCulloch | Abstract |
| Integrating Theoretical and Empirical Definitions of Ecological Stability | Shannon Schlater | Amy Downing | Abstract |
| Comparing Keratinase Production and Activity Between Slow Feather Degrading Bacteria and Fast Feather-Degrading Bacteria | Jemil Ahmed | Laura Tuhela-Reuning and Suren Ambegaokar | Abstract |
| Understanding Your Neighbors: Geographic Variation in LRS and SRS of Dark-eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis) |
Nate Dedek | Dustin Reichard | Abstract |
| Examination of parasite guilds in the hindgut of the American Giant Millipede, Narceus americanus | Meg Deeter | Ramon Carreno | Abstract |
| Preparation of Complexes as Robust Catalytic Oxidants | Ifa Abduljelil | Kim Lance | Abstract |
| Dynamics of Integrate-and-Fire Model of Hippocampal Circuit |
Ricky He | Pamela Pyzza | Abstract |
| Possible Difference in Microbial Colonies found in Avian Cavity Nesting Species |
Kyle Davis | Dustin Reichard | Abstract |
| The Effect of Video Game Training on the Neural Correlates of Cognition | Sean McCartt, Kevin Rossi, and Brooke Martineau (Bay Path University) | Kira Bailey | Abstract |
| Networking Epilepsy | Viesulas Sliupas | Christian Fink | Abstract |
| Collection of 1g Reference Data for ISS Experiments |
Allyson Wojnoski, Meka George, and Rachael Quick | Chris Wolverton | Abstract |
| Understanding the Prevalence of Plumage Microbes in Australia |
Nadya Sotnychuk and Larynn Cutshaw | Laura Tuhela-Reuning | Abstract |
| The Effect of Capture Method on Microbial Abundance in Plumage of Eastern Yellow Robins (Eopsaltria australis) |
Larynn Cutshaw and Nadya Sotnychuk | Laura Tuhela-Reuning | Abstract |
Off-Campus Research Participants
| Project Title | Student(s) | OWU Faculty Mentor(s) | Abstract |
| Characterizing Spider Glue Properties by Manipulation of Large Glue Volumes |
Aaina Gupta | Ali Dhinojwala (University of Akron), Gaurav Amarpuri (University of Akron), and Dharamdeep Jain (University of Akron) | Abstract |
| Elm Morphology |
Daniel Delatte | Leila Pinchot (Forest Service Northern Research Lab) | Abstract |
| Knockdown of Gene SLC7A11 in OVCAR8 Cells Increases Susceptibility of Cells to Anti-cancer Drugs |
Yuxiao Tan | Jin-Xiong She (Augusta University) | Abstract |
| Biomarkers Evaluated as Predictors of Success or Failure of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) in Patients with Multiple (≥3) Bouts of Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) |
Jude Fahoum | Herbert DuPont ’61 (Texas School of Public Health) | Abstract |
| Effects of Krüppel-like Factor 4 Overexpression on Cell Growth Rate, Cell Cycle, Cell Differentiation, and Apoptosis in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cell Lines |
Xi Peng | Daniel Lacorazza (Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital) | Abstract |
| Metabolic and Thermodynamic Analysis of C. thermocellum Strains Engineered for High Ethanol Production | Jordan Brown | Daniel Amador-Noguez (University of Wisconsin-Madison) | Abstract |
| Examining the Role of FAM109 in an Undiagnosed Disease |
Liz Urbanski | Graydon Gonsalvez (Augusta University) | Abstract |
| Characterization of Cardiomyocyte Differentiation Involving HLHS hiPS Cells Harboring a Mutation in the Promoter Region of NOTCH1 |
Eric Baughman | Frank Secreto (Mayo Clinic) | Abstract |
| Observing Species Phenology Through Citizen Science | Holly Latteman | Emily Kuzmick (Ohio Department of Natural Resources/Ohio Division of Wildlife) and Frank Lopez (Ohio Department of Natural Resources/Ohio Division of Wildlife) | Abstract |
NSF-REU Participants
| Project Title | Student(s) | OWU Faculty Mentor(s) | Abstract |
| Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and Flavonols Modulate the Root Gravitropic Response | Elizabeth Sarkel (Wake Forest University) | Chris Wolverton | Abstract |
| The Role of miR-7 in Neuronal Differentiation | Ksenia Klue (College of Wooster) and Mihaela Paula Suciu (George Mason University) | Surendra Ambegaokar | Abstract |
| Integrating Theoretical and Empirical Definitions of Ecological Stability: Are They Measuring the Same Thing? | Clair Plunkett (Case Western Reserve University) | Craig Jackson | Abstract |
| A Rank-Sum Test for Significance of Difference in Copy Variation |
Kendrick Hardison (Francis Marion University) | Scott Linder | Abstract |