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
Megan Chung
The Mechanical Role of Kinetochore Fibers in Anaphase Chromatid Segregation
Jeewoo Lee
Influence of Surface Stiffness on The Adhesion of Oral Micro-organisms
Matthew Jester
Utilization of Lipid Nanoparticles to Show Proof-Of-Concept of Gene-Editing of Lung Cells for Future Studies Regarding Cystic Fibrosis
Selinda Qiu
  • Adriana Purcell
Validation of Transferrin as a Blood-Based Biomarker of Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED)
Julia Cooper Lottman
  • Tamara Grahovac
Ewing Sarcoma
Jeeyoon Na
Plasticity of enteroendocrine cells in intestinal regeneration
Giulia Nisita
Heart Health Screening Study Correlation of Symptoms, Electrocardiogram, and Sudden Cardiac Arrest Conditions
Tia S Yancey
Drosophila D. Melanogaster Evolution Research
Sofia Faye Cataliotti
  • Hannah Futeran
  • Alisha Khosla
An Introduction to Basic and Translational Immunology Through an Animal Model of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Amy Lorena Solano
Inequity in Schools During COVID-19
Jeeyoon Na
Plasticity of enteroendocrine cells in intestinal regeneration
Rawan Wadi
Regulation of Muscle Stem Cells During Exercise
Breelyn Stelle
Investigating the mechanism of induction of IL-6 secretion by mRNA vaccines
Shahana Banerjee
Triple Negative Breast Cancer and Disparities in Endometrial Cancer
Nicholas Hong
Determining the Bioavailability of Intranasally Administered Dantrolene for Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease in Mice
Alex B Kwok
RGC and Vision Loss from Traumatic Optic Neuropathy Induced by Repetitive Closed Head Trauma is Dependent on the Number of Impacts
Jacqueline Aquino
  • Dustin Brown
Characterization of Emissions from a HOPS Microlaser
Adrian Ke
Harsh Parenting Behavior and Child Brain Cortical Thickness
Emily Anne Locandro
  • Rohan Krishnan
Virtual Supportive Care for Cancer Patients
Raman Thadani
Optimizing Training to Make Accurate Policy-Relevant Forecasters
Max Wragan
Microglia Density and Morphology at P10 in the Early Postnatal Male and Female C57BL/6J Mouse Hippocampus
Sarah N Katz
Evaluation of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in the School District of Philadelphia
Vasia Barka
Visceral-Myopathy–Inducing ACTG2 Mutations Alter Actin Organization and Function
Suraj S Chandran
Berry Force Effects on Electron Transfer Rates in Systems with Spin-Orbit Coupling
Title Sort descending First & Last Name Co-Presenter(s) School Advisors Project Funding Source
Living Electrodes for Hearing Rehabilitation Halle Kincaid
Ashrita Nagpal
College of Arts & Sciences
  • Jason Brant
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Local Adaptation Study of Parasitic Nematode on Various Host Plants Linda Wu Wharton, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Corlett Wolfe Wood
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Local Sustainability Programs and Policies Gabriela Garity
  • Steven Kimbrough
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Loss of Y chromosome in male cancer cells Angela Estell College of Arts & Sciences
  • Todd Ridky
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Marian Anderson Manuscripts Emma Mistele College of Arts & Sciences
  • Glenda Goodman
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Measuring the Efficacy of Opioid Disposal Kits in ERAS Patients Ashley O'Neill College of Arts & Sciences, Wharton
  • Zarina Ali
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Mechanisms Controlling Non-Amyloidogenic Processing in NMDA-Associated Excitotoxicity Sarah Chowdhury College of Arts & Sciences
  • Kelly Jordan-Sciutto
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Medical Stakeholder Perspectives on Cognitive Impairment in HIV-Affected Children in Botswana Alana Schreibman
Lydia Chen
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Shreya Mehta
College of Arts & Sciences
  • Elizabeth Lowenthal, MD MSCE
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Memories of Captivity in the Great East Asian War (1592-1598) Junyoung Baik College of Arts & Sciences
  • Siyen Fei
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Memory of cold in brown adipose tissue: therapeutic relevance in obesity Jacqueline Chan College of Arts & Sciences
  • Christoph Thaiss
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Memory Politics and Communist Cultural Heritage in the Former Eastern Bloc Tara Yazdan Panah College of Arts & Sciences
  • Brian Daniels
  • Rudra Sil
University Scholars
Metallicity Gradients in Simulated Tidal Streams Jennifer Locke College of Arts & Sciences
  • Robyn Sanderson
University Scholars
Microbial Activity in Anthracite Contaminated Soils Jazmine Rud College of Arts & Sciences
  • Alain Plante
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Microglia Density and Morphology at P10 in the Early Postnatal Male and Female C57BL/6J Mouse Hippocampus Max Wragan College of Arts & Sciences
  • Amelia Eisch
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Microglial Cell Density and Morphology Classification in the Hippocampus of Early-Postnatal Female and Male Mice Dana Raphael College of Arts & Sciences
  • Amelia J. Eisch
  • Danielle Barber
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
MicroRNAs As Early Gastric Cancer (GC) Biomarkers Tahana Ahmed College of Arts & Sciences
  • Sandra W. Ryeom, Ph.D.
  • Chi-Lee Ho
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Military Technology Adoption & Public Perceptions: AI & Aerospace Sofia Wawrzyniak Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Michael Horowitz
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Minority Entrepreneurship Freud Thomas College of Arts & Sciences
  • Tiantian Yang
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Minority Entrepreneurship and Alternative Opportunities inside Established Organizations Peng (Justin) Zhao College of Arts & Sciences
  • Tiantian Yang
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Misinformation about the COVID-19 Vaccine on Social Media Vereta Gour
Franchesca Perez
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Michelle Wu
Wharton
  • Melanie Kornides
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Misinformation about the COVID-19 Vaccine on Twitter Franchesca Perez College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Melanie Kornides
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Misinformation on the COVID-19 Vaccine on Twitter Michelle Wu Nursing
  • Melanie Kornides
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Modeling Autism Spectrum Disorder in Drosophila Melanogaster Anushree Aneja College of Arts & Sciences
  • Yuanquan Song
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Modeling Battery Overpotential Peter Chun Pang Li
Andy Liu
Engineering & Applied Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Eric Detsi
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research