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Board 1: Characterizing the M3-M4 Loop of the Glycine Receptors Potential to Transverse the Membrane Student Scientist: Erin Pohlman ’23Research Mentor: Kayce Tomcho (OWU Department of Chemistry)Board 2: Determining the Effects of Adolescent Stress on Psychiatric-Related Behaviors of Adult Mice Student Scientist: Abby Biddle ’23Research Mentor: Chelsea Vadnie (OWU Department of Psychology; OWU Neuroscience Program)Board 3: Growth Regulator Gene Family in Arabidopsis thaliana Student Scientists: Josh Cabacungan ’24 and Lindsey Ashcraft ’24Research Mentor: Chris Wolverton (OWU Department of Biological Sciences)Board 4: The Importance of Temperature in Scincus scincus , the Sand-Swimming Skink Student Scientist: Ethan Livingston ’24Research Mentor: Eric Gangloff (OWU Department of Biological Sciences)Board 5: Exploring Local and Regional Variation in NaCl Tolerance in Daphnia pulicaria Student Scientists: Makenna Juergens ’23 and Abigail Doza ’23Research Mentor: Amy Downing (OWU Department of Biological Sciences)Board 6: Nest Building Behavior and Architecture in House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon ) Student Scientist: Chandler Carr ’24Research Mentor: Dustin Reichard (OWU Department of Biological Sciences)Board 7: Let’s Include the Ladies: Body Dimensions in the Common Wall Lizard Across Populations With Varying Establishment Histories Student Scientist: Alyssa Head ’24Research Mentor: Eric Gangloff (OWU Department of Biological Sciences)Board 8: Using Genetics to Determine the Components of Gravity Sensing in Arabidopsis thaliana Student Scientists: Nandini Arora ’24, Lindsey Ashcraft ’24, Josh Cabacungan ’24, Nicole Klabus ’24, Carly Sanders ’24, Abbey Setlik ’23, and Reece Trowbridge ’23Research Mentor: Chris Wolverton (OWU Department of Biological SciencesBoard 9: Do Female House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon ) Have Personalities? Student Scientist: Zoë Swanson ’24Research Mentor: Dustin Reichard (OWU Department of Biological Sciences)Board 10: Partisanship and Public Opinion on International Hostility Student Scientist: Bryan Benavente ’24Research Mentor: Nick Dietrich (OWU Department of Mathematics & Computer Sciences)Board 11: Imaging Starspots on LO Pegasi via Lightcurve Inversion Student Scientists: Kyleigh Beck ’24 and James Doerle ’23Research Mentor: Bob Harmon (OWU Department of Physics & Astronomy)Board 12: Artificial Intelligence in Modern Board Games Student Scientist: Aadarsha Gopala Reddy ’23Research Mentor: Sean McCulloch (OWU Department of Mathematics & Computer Science)Board 13: The Influence of Nitrate Reductases on Gravitational Response in Arabidopsis thaliana Student Scientist: Carly Sanders ’24Research Mentor: Chris Wolverton (OWU Department of Biological Sciences)Board 14: Investigating the Potential of the M3-M4 Loop of the Glycine Receptor to Act as a Cell Penetrating Peptide Student Scientist: Audrey Calvin ’23Research Mentor: Kayce Tomcho (OWU Department of Chemistry)Board 15: Conservation of the Macaw Student Scientist: Zynnia Peterson ’23Research Mentor: Macaw Recovery NetworkBoard 16: Investigating the Oncogenic Potential of Mutations Common in Down Syndrome Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (DS-ALL) Student Scientist: Ali Amer ’23Research Mentor: Jacob J. Junco (Rabin Lab, Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children’s Cancer Center)Board 17: Effects of Desiccation, Starvation, and Temperature Acclimation on Bees’ Heat Tolerance Student Scientist: Wesley Rancher ’23Research Mentor: Victor H. Gonzales (Department of Biology, University of Kansas)Board 18: Dismantling Human Trafficking: An Updated Comparative Study on Anti-trafficking Policies and Transnational Advocacy in Southeast Asia Student Scientist: Brianna DeMuth ’23Research Mentor: John M. Herbert (Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University)Board 19: Partial Sums in Reverse Lexicographic Order Student Scientist: Rachel Leslie ’23Research Mentor: Anna Pun (Department of Mathematics, Baruch College)Board 20: Eating Disorders Among College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States: A Narrative Review Student Scientist: Brooke Hall ’23Research Mentor: Parvati Singh (Division of Epidemiology, The Ohio State University)Board 21: Improving Prediction Accuracy of RBPBind by Including Variable Footprint Student Scientist: Niladri Deb ’25Research Mentors: Ralf Bundschuh (Department of Physics, The Ohio State University)Board 22: Conservation and Education: An Internship With Pelican Harbor Seabird Station Student Scientist: Catie Hyatt ’22Research Mentors: Heather Fair (Pelican Harbor Seabird Station) and Ramon Carreno (OWU Department of Biological Sciences)Board 23: Characterization of the Effects of IP6 on Jaagsiekte Sheep Retrovirus (JSRV) Assembly Student Scientist: Myles Steed ’23Research Mentors: Clifton L. Ricaña, Savannah Brancato, Volker Vogt, and Robert A. Dick (Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics, MBG-REU program, Cornell University)Board 24: Caught in the Act: Investigating the Relationship Between Songbird Nest Microhabitats and Predation in a Desert Environment Student Scientists: Josie Fornara ’23 and Lily Hambric ’24Research Mentors: Laurel Anderson and Dustin Reichard (OWU Department of Biological Sciences)Board 25: Loggerhead Sea Turtle Conservation in Greece Student Scientist: Hannah Cox ’24Research Mentor: John Krygier (OWU Department of Environment & Sustainability)Board 26: DMPG as a Possible Treatment for Psoriasis Student Scientist: Mindi Klaus ’24Research Mentor: Wendy Bollag (Department of Physiology, Augusta University)Board 27: Sperm Competition in Dusky Salamanders Student Scientist: Maya Moore ’24Research Mentor: Sarah Woodley (Department of Biological Sciences, Bayer School of Natural & Environmental Sciences, Duquesne University)Board 28: Documentation of SOCS and Hardware Simulation for CMB-S4 Student Scientist: Hannah Green ’24Research Mentor: Abigail Crites (Department of Astrophysics, Cornell University)Board 29: Variations in Mass Accretion Rate in a High-Mass X-Ray Binary System Student Scientist: Malcolm Henderson ’25Research Mentor: John Blondin (Department of Physics, North Carolina State University)Board 30: Atypical Key Enzymes in Phosphonate Natural Product Biosynthesis Student Scientist: Ivan Vore ’25Research Mentors: Kou-San Ju and Jerry Cui (Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University)Board 31: Cataloging of Environmental Isolates at Hikma Pharmaceuticals Student Scientist: Maddy Russell ’23Research Mentor: Timothy Mahnke (Hikma Pharmaceuticals)Board 32: FBI Honors Internship Student Scientist: Kayla Rush ’23Supervisor: Brian Fagan, Supervisory Special Agent (Department of Justice, FBI, Quantico, VA)Board 33: Does a Drought Legacy Effect Triticum aestivum Growth? Student Scientist: Lisa Leonard ’23Research Mentor: Moriah Young (W.K. Kellogg Biological Station LTER)Board 34: Identifying Early Developmental Neurotoxicity Modeled in a Cerebral Organoid System Student Scientist: Trey Theobald ’25Research Mentors: Ethan Lippman (Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University) and Andrew Kjar (Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University)Board 35: Disposable Masks as a Source of Antibiotic Resistance in Stormwater Ponds Student Scientist: Maizy Pratt ’25Research Mentor: André O. Hudson (Department of Life Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology)
