Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships
Fall Research Expo 2021
The University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships is the University’s hub for undergraduate research, as well as the launch pad for Penn students seeking to apply for nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships
Welcome to CURF’s Research Expo!
Over 300 undergraduates are eager to share their research with you, so enjoy learning about the array of opportunities embraced by students at one of the world’s leading research universities.
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Details
Start Time: September 14 2021 - 5:00 PM
End Time: September 14 2021 - 6:30 PM
End Time: September 14 2021 - 6:30 PM
Ann Vernon-Grey
Ionizable Lipid Nanoparticle Mediated mRNA Delivery to Multiple Myeloma Cells
Optimization of ALK Uniform Expression in 293T Cells used in Future ALK-phosphorylation Mapping Studies
Examining the efficacy of W25 as a neutralizing agent against SARS-CoV-2
Creation and Use of Nanoporous Aluminum to Power a Fuel Cell with Hydrogen Gas
Sleep and Survival in a Roundworm
DeLIGHTful Proteins: Engineering NIRW Light Activated Guanylate Cyclase
Memory Politics and Communist Cultural Heritage in the Former Eastern Bloc
Frontotemporal Degeneration Pathological Astrocyte Morphology Identification for Deep Learning Algorithms
Misinformation about the COVID-19 Vaccine on Twitter
CT Segmentations for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Planning and Modeling Image Segmentations with Deep Learning
Social Demographic Variables Obtained from Secondary Data Sources Relate to Spatial Trends in Traffic Volume Variables Obtained from PennDOT Data Sources
Variation in African American Language: Th-Stopping, Non-Rhoticity, & Alveolar vs Velar Nasal
Test & Roll: Profit-maximizing A/B Tests
A Roadmap to Closing Guantanamo Bay Prison
Targeting Moral Values in Non-Compliant Individuals to Increase Mask-Wearing during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Optimizing Phase Mapping Images to Increase MRI Resonance Frequency Contrast
Characterizing clinical variants of Alzheimer's disease
All the Pope’s Men: Vatican Diplomacy & Espionage in Elizabethan England
Copper Regulation of the PERK Arm of the Integrated Stress Response
Ceramic coated Mylar tubes provide components for lightweight and robust frames for aerospace applications
MicroRNAs As Early Gastric Cancer (GC) Biomarkers
Slow Wave Sleep Impairment & Neuroplasticity in People with Major Depressive Disorder
Characterization of Pten in Breast Cancer Dormancy In Vitro
Control, Learning, and Perception for an Intelligent Robot
| Title Sort descending | First & Last Name | Co-Presenter(s) | School | Advisors | Project Funding Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modulation of Protein-X using a Blocking Antibody | Michael Wang | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| More than Just a Spy: Jonathan Pollard and the "Special Relationship" | Julie Sohnen | College of Arts & Sciences |
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College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant | |
| Motor Control for the Terahertz Intensity Mapper (TIM) | Jesica Mena | College of Arts & Sciences |
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Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research | |
| MOVE Activist Archive | Justin Acheampong | College of Arts & Sciences |
|
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| MRI Findings of Elbow Injuries in Pediatric Baseball and Gymnastics Athletes | Jude Barakat |
Ryan
Lim
|
Engineering & Applied Sciences |
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Other |
| Multi-class text predictive labelling in marketing | Kishen Sivabalan | Engineering & Applied Sciences |
|
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Muscular Segmentation for Development of AI | Edith Oteng |
Anooshey
Ikhlas
,
Lauren
Davidson
|
College of Arts & Sciences |
|
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program |
| Music Therapy and Integrative Medicine for Cancer using Qualitative Analysis | Grace Choi | College of Arts & Sciences |
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Mazzatenta Award | |
| Nanoporous Gold as a Heterogeneous Electrocatalyst for CO2 Reduction | Jonathan Mui | Engineering & Applied Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences |
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Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research | |
| Nanowire Fabrication | Sophie Abner | College of Arts & Sciences |
|
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Neural Architectures | William Sturgeon | College of Arts & Sciences |
|
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Neural Network Training for Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery Planning | Shivani Guha | Engineering & Applied Sciences |
|
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Novel echocardiographic techniques for analysis of experimental myocardial infarct in mice treated with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy | George Morcos | College of Arts & Sciences |
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Other | |
| Novel mechanisms of lithium protection against impaired neurogenesis and synaptogenesis in Alzheimer’s Disease | Ipsita Das |
Samuel
Anchipolovsky
|
College of Arts & Sciences |
|
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program |
| Novel mechanisms of lithium protection against impaired neurogenesis in Alzheimer’s Disease | Samuel Anchipolovsky |
Ipsita
Das
|
Wharton, College of Arts & Sciences |
|
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program |
| Nuclear Size in Mouse Models of Rett Syndrome | Sumiya Olson | College of Arts & Sciences |
|
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Numerical Methods for Macroeconomists | Rachel Lee |
Iris
Gallo
|
College of Arts & Sciences |
|
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program |
| Ocean Physics and Ecology: Satellite and Climate Model Data Analysis | Ethan Lior |
Jonathan
Tran
|
Engineering & Applied Sciences |
|
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program |
| On the Tails of the Trade: Enslaved Women, Slave Traders, and the Households they Shared | Zarina Iman | College of Arts & Sciences |
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College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant | |
| Opioid withdrawal produces negative affect via the nitric oxide pathway and presents differently in male and female mice | Aditi Singh | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Optimization of ALK Uniform Expression in 293T Cells used in Future ALK-phosphorylation Mapping Studies | Anisha Devas | Wharton |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Optimizing ADRDs Brain Sample Preparation For Ex Vivo MR Image Acquisition | Eusha Hasan | College of Arts & Sciences |
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Team Grants for Interdisciplinary Activities | |
| Optimizing In Vivo Testing of Drug-Eluting Endotracheal Tubes to Prevent Subglottic Stenosis | Daniel Ghaderi | Engineering & Applied Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Optimizing Phase Mapping Images to Increase MRI Resonance Frequency Contrast | Jiacheng Li | Engineering & Applied Sciences |
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Team Grants for Interdisciplinary Activities |