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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Start Time: September 14 2021 - 5:00 PM
End Time: September 14 2021 - 6:30 PM
Ann Vernon-Grey
Aleena Alex
Generating PHF6 and PHIP Knockouts in THP1 Cells to Study Their Function in Myeloid Leukemia
Albi Domi
Automated Semantic Segmentation of Spine MR Volumes using Deep Learning
Michael Kaiyuan Lu
Virtual Reality for Image-Based Quantitative Assessment of the Aortic Root
Nova Meng
Stronger mutualism may lead to a higher susceptibility to parasitism
Sophie E. Sax
Handoffs and Transitions in Critical Care -- Understanding Scalability
Eva R Ingber
  • Sylvia Mihailescu
  • Elizabeth McKeown
Immunohistochemical Characterization of the Human Olfactory System
David Jae-Un Jin
Evolving Predictive Algorithms: Will Human Biases in Training Data Sets Lead to Biased Algorithms in the Short and Long Run?
Harrison Selznick
Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37 Activates Mast Cells Independent of MrgprB2
Nari Natalie Kim
Use of the Cox Proportional-Hazards Model for Survival Analysis and Prognostic Prediction of Glioblastoma (GBM)
Eva R Ingber
  • Elizabeth McKeown
  • Sylvia Mihailescu
Immunohistochemical Characterization of the Human Olfactory System
Justin L Arnold
Effects of Physical Activity on Recovery after a Transient Ischemic Attack
Alexandra Ann Dumas
Comparison of Engineered and Native Cartilage Grafts for Pediatric Airway Reconstruction
William Riley Sturgeon
Neural Architectures
Alana Schreibman
Interrupted time series analysis of world nitrogen dioxide Sentinel 5-P satellite concentrations during COVID-19 lockdown
Karl Meyer
Limitarianism in America: is there a riches line?
Charles H Cameron
Developing KLF1 Detection and Expression Techniques
Oulaya M Louaddi
  • Gaby Montes
Project RESIST: Increasing Resistance to Tobacco Marketing Among Young Adult Sexual Minority Women Using Inoculation Message Approaches
Bethany Nahri So
Dissecting the unique roles of NCOR1, SMRT, and HDAC3 in hepatic lipid metabolism
Noah B. Zawadzky
The MHC-II Processing and Presentation of HIV-1 Antigens
Julia Davies
Total Synthesis of Carbazole Alkaloids, Clausenawallines D & I
Ravikiran Ramjee
Study of Oral Biofilm Formation Under Static and Dynamic Conditions
Arjun Shah
Deep Learning Pipeline for Classification of Time Series Data
Jude Barakat
  • Ryan Lim
MRI Findings of Elbow Injuries in Pediatric Baseball and Gymnastics Athletes​
Lawrence Phillips
Robust Estimation of the Optical Depth Using 21 cm Data and Machine Learning
Title Sort descending First & Last Name Co-Presenter(s) School Advisors Project Funding Source
Optimizing Sensitivity of Nanodisk LSPR Sensors David Candia Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Zahra Fakhraai
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Optimizing Training to Make Accurate Policy-Relevant Forecasters Raman Thadani
  • Barbara Mellers
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Optogenetics-mediated Gene Control in S2 Cells Ashley Cousin Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Dr. Bomyi Lim
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Optrode Recording of P-Wave Generating Pontine Neurons Sara Forastieri College of Arts & Sciences
  • Franz Weber
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Overlap in Penk & Y1R Genes Involved in Pain & Hunger Yaelee Valencia College of Arts & Sciences
  • John Nicholas Betley
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Phenotypic Differences between HPV +/- Cancers Could Stem from Contrasting Effects of FAT1 and PTPN14 Ethan Burns College of Arts & Sciences
  • Elizabeth White
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Phenotypic Studies of Galnt2 Neuronal Knockout Mice Melody Yu
  • Zhaolan Zhou
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Photobleaching of a new monomeric yellow fluorescent protein variant Selene Li College of Arts & Sciences
  • Yale E. Goldman
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Plasticity of enteroendocrine cells in intestinal regeneration Jeeyoon Na College of Arts & Sciences
  • Christopher Lengner
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Plasticity of enteroendocrine cells in intestinal regeneration Jeeyoon Na College of Arts & Sciences
  • Christopher Lengner
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Population Structure and Genetic Diversity in Native Communities in America Yanu Kume-Kangkolo College of Arts & Sciences
  • Theodore G. Schurr
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Precision medicine approach to Osteoarthritis: Automatic cartilage segmentation Philip Krotenok College of Arts & Sciences
  • Stephanie Jo, MD, PhD
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Predicting Stock Price Movement Using Deep Learning Vibha Makam Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Dr. Xueqin Pang
  • Dr.Fuchiang (Rich) Tsui
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Preliminary Observations of the Killing Effect Caused by E. coli Sherry Liu College of Arts & Sciences
  • Jun (Jay) Zhu, Ph.D.
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Probing heterogeneous responses to sequential drug treatment in melanoma Aria Fasse
  • Sydney Shaffer
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Profiling Amino Acid Transporters at the Blood-Brain Tumor Barrier​ Eujung Park
William Han
College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. John Lee
  • Dr. Stefan Harmsen
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Project RESIST: Increasing Resistance to Tobacco Marketing Among Young Adult Sexual Minority Women Using Inoculation Message Approaches Oulaya Louaddi
Gaby Montes
Nursing
  • Andy Tan
US National Institutes of Health Grants
Quantifying Public Perception of End-of-Life Care Policies Emily Huynh College of Arts & Sciences
  • Norma B. Coe
  • Melissa Berkowitz
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Racial Differences In Preferred Treatment Method for Obesity and Desired Weight Loss Seamus Wang
College of Arts & Sciences
  • Jena Tronieri
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Racial Disparities in Gun Homicide Rates Tahlea Salmon Wharton
  • Dylan Small
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Randomized controlled trial of TUNE In, a novel cognitive behavioral treatment program to help autistic adults with social functioning Rose Rasty College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Edward S. Brodkin
  • Dr. James A. Rankin
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Recruitment for the Slow Wave Sleep Impairment and Plasticity Study Kendall Owens College of Arts & Sciences
  • Jennifer Goldschmied
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Regulation of Muscle Stem Cells During Exercise Rawan Wadi College of Arts & Sciences
  • Foteini Mourkioti
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Representing Greek Pottery from Shipwrecks Christina Cunningham College of Arts & Sciences
  • Mantha Zarmakoupi
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program