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
September 14 2021 - 5:00 PM - September 14 2021 - 6:30 PM
Ann Vernon-Grey
Memories of Captivity in the Great East Asian War (1592-1598)
Tracking Uptake and Regulating Release of Acute Myeloid Luekemia-Derived Extracellular Vesicles
Representing Greek Pottery from Shipwrecks
Optogenetics-mediated Gene Control in S2 Cells
Characterizing the Role of TRF2 in Maintaining Cardiomyocyte Function During Heart Development
Creating a Metagenomic Library of Clathria prolifera
Does Antioxidant Triterpenoid CDDO-EA mitigate 33-particle Galactic Cosmic Ray Radiation-induced Dentate Gyrus Neurogenesis in Adult Female C57BL/6J Mice?
Local Adaptation Study of Parasitic Nematode on Various Host Plants
Effects of Air Pollution Variables on Health Disparities in the Philadelphia Region
Examining Self Isolation Induced Stress and Exploring Modern Self Administration Paradigms
Understanding the Regulatory Function of PPP1R1A Through Analysis of a Human Beta Cell line Under Diabetic Stress Conditions
Targeting of Myc -| miR30a -| PTP4A1→WNT axis in Double Hit Lymphomas
Sunset Boulevard and Rock Innovation: 1966 and 1967
CSF-1 deficiency in bone marrow adipogenic lineage precursors (MALPs) results in trabecular bone mass increase in femurs
Role of PERK in oAB-induced Neurotoxicity in Alzheimer Disease
Diabetes and FOXO1 Deletion in Oral Mucosal Wound Healing
Integrating Pointing Sensors for High Altitude Balloon-borne Telescope
Jewish Orthodox Debates on Enslavement, 1848-1865
Formulating Thermosensitive Radiopaque Hydrogel for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment
Measuring the Efficacy of Opioid Disposal Kits in ERAS Patients
Mechanisms Controlling Non-Amyloidogenic Processing in NMDA-Associated Excitotoxicity
Investigating a Neural Circuit for Female Reproductive Behavior using Viral Tools in Songbirds
Cortical thinning in the central sulcus is associated with gyrification processes, sensorimotor development and environmental pressures
Cirrhosis is Associated with Higher Mortality and Organ Failure in Sepsis
| Title Sort descending | First & Last Name | Co-Presenter(s) | School | Advisors | Project Funding Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examining the efficacy of W25 as a neutralizing agent against SARS-CoV-2 | David Song | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Explaining Accelerated Sea Level Rise for the Netherlands through Animated Video | Rebekah Lee |
Justine
Seo
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Jenesis
Cochrane
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College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program |
| Exploring the Lung Transplant System with the MICE imputation methods and ML modelling | Kaya Panchalingam | Engineering & Applied Sciences |
|
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research | |
| Exploring the Relationship Between Research Quality and Political Slant of Research | Karen Pan | College of Arts & Sciences |
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Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research | |
| Exposure to an Aged Microbiome Impairs Cognition in Young Cohoused Mice | Ashwarya Devason | College of Arts & Sciences |
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Other | |
| Expressing Pride Lowers Forecasted Performance Potential | Hannah Cho | Wharton |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Fabrication of novel 2D nanodevices with mechanically deposited metal contacts | Hyong Kim |
|
Class of 1971 Robert J. Holtz Fund | ||
| Factors Mediating Lung Cancer in Never Smokers Identified from Advanced Imaging and Epidemiologic Analysis | Kevin Guo | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Failures of Justice: Getting Away With Murder | Melissa Nong | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Federated Learning Algorithms | Andrew Zhang | Engineering & Applied Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Few-Shot Learning with Ferroelectric Analog Content-Addressable Memory | Keshava Katti | Engineering & Applied Sciences |
|
Jumpstart for Juniors | |
| Fibroblasts Regulate Local Strains that May Modulate Neuron Activity for Injurious Stretch in a Collagen Gel Simulating a Ligament | Adiva Daniar | Engineering & Applied Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Formulating Thermosensitive Radiopaque Hydrogel for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment | Ananyaa Kumar | Engineering & Applied Sciences |
|
Vagelos Undergraduate Research Grant | |
| Frontotemporal Degeneration Pathological Astrocyte Morphology Identification for Deep Learning Algorithms | Bridget Loja Patino | College of Arts & Sciences |
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Team Grants for Interdisciplinary Activities | |
| Generating A Problem Solving Dataset Using A Deep Learning Pipeline | Andrew Raine | Engineering & Applied Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Generating and Characterizing TBCK Mutant Zebrafish | Charis Ma | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Generating de novo, noncanonical Antimicrobial Peptides | Daphne Kontogiorgos-Heintz | Engineering & Applied Sciences |
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Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research | |
| Generating PHF6 and PHIP Knockouts in THP1 Cells to Study Their Function in Myeloid Leukemia | Aleena Alex | College of Arts & Sciences |
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Other | |
| Genetic Modifiers of TDP-43 Toxicity | Anyara Rodriguez | College of Arts & Sciences |
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College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant | |
| Getting Away with Murder | Jeffrey Seaman | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Receptor Agonism in the Interpeduncular Nucleus Decreases Opioid Reinstatement | Sana Zeb | College of Arts & Sciences |
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Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research | |
| Gun Policy and Homicide Risk | Michelle Li | Wharton |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Haloacid dehalogenase family member HAD1 appears to be a glycerol-3-phosphatase in Plasmodium falciparum | Cathy Chen | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Handoffs and Transitions in Critical Care -- Understanding Scalability | Sophie Sax | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program |