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
Structure-based modeling of peptide/MHC-I complexes
At the Crossroads of Life and Death: The Migration of Memories in Holocaust-era France from the Past to the Present. A Tribute to Holocaust Survivor Annette Muller
Population Structure and Genetic Diversity in Native Communities in America
Investigating the signaling mechanism of GPER via BRET
Adrenergic Nervous System and Memory
Military Technology Adoption & Public Perceptions: AI & Aerospace
The MOVE Activist Archive
Exploring the Lung Transplant System with the MICE imputation methods and ML modelling
Microglial Cell Density and Morphology Classification in the Hippocampus of Early-Postnatal Female and Male Mice
A Computer-Vision Method for Automated Phenotyping Sex and Morphology in C. elegans on Agar Media
Discrete Morse Theory and Finite Topological Spaces
Ocean Physics and Ecology: Satellite and Climate Model Data Analysis
A large-scale comparison of cross-situational word learning models
On the Tails of the Trade: Enslaved Women, Slave Traders, and the Households they Shared
The Repletion of Electrolytes and The Adaptation of Clinical-Decision Support Systems
An Investigation of The Cosmic Microwave Background
Biosensing With Graphene
South Philly Refinery Complex: The Atlantic Refinery
Development of (Tp)Ir(OAc)2 Complexes for Alkane Dehydrogenation
Developing privacy-preserving, communication-efficient algorithms for multicenter learning
Characterizing the Frequency of Familial Cardiomyopathy in a Population of Patients with End-Stage Heart Failure
Generating de novo, noncanonical Antimicrobial Peptides
Digital Database: Myths of Origin in Medieval Chronicles of Europe
Characterizing Extremal Elements under the Partial Order on Preference Profiles
| Title | First & Last Name Sort descending | Co-Presenter(s) | School | Advisors | Project Funding Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toll of COVID-19 Critical Care on ICU Nursing Staff |
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College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant | |||
| Specification and Verification of Functional Programs: Verifying Haskell’s IntMap | Mohamed Abaker | Engineering & Applied Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Nanowire Fabrication | Sophie Abner | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Role of Brain Macrophages in Krabbe Disease Mouse Model | Ethan Abraham | College of Arts & Sciences |
|
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research | |
| MOVE Activist Archive | Justin Acheampong | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| ARCH Lab Implementation Science Projects | Erika Acosta |
Temitayo
Lukan
|
College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program |
| MicroRNAs As Early Gastric Cancer (GC) Biomarkers | Tahana Ahmed | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| 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 | |
| Using Non-invasive Brain Stimulation in the Treatment of Chronic Post-stroke Aphasia: a Preliminary Analysis of TMS as a Supplement to Constraint-Induced Language Therapy | Jeffry Alfaro | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Creating a Metagenomic Library of Clathria prolifera | Lucy An | College of Arts & Sciences |
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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 |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program |
| Modeling Autism Spectrum Disorder in Drosophila Melanogaster | Anushree Aneja | College of Arts & Sciences |
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College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant | |
| Interracial Relationships and Parent-Child Bonds | Lin Ang | College of Arts & Sciences |
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Other | |
| Association of COVID-19 and Sudden Cardiac Arrest: COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Health Impact on Youth Athlete Return to Play | Chinyere Anucha | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| History and Needs regarding Menstrual Justice | Michele Anzabi | College of Arts & Sciences |
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Mazzatenta Award | |
| Characterization of Emissions from a HOPS Microlaser | Jacqueline Aquino |
Dustin
Brown
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Engineering & Applied Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program |
| Effects of Physical Activity on Recovery after a Transient Ischemic Attack | Justin Arnold | College of Arts & Sciences |
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College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant | |
| Improving Neuropathological Analysis in IHC through Starburst Artifact Detection | Alejandra Bahena | College of Arts & Sciences |
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Other | |
| Selective Vulnerability of the Locus Coeruleus in Tau versus TDP Proteinopathies | Alejandra Bahena | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Memories of Captivity in the Great East Asian War (1592-1598) | Junyoung Baik | College of Arts & Sciences |
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College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant | |
| Does Antioxidant Triterpenoid CDDO-EA mitigate 33-particle Galactic Cosmic Ray Radiation-induced Dentate Gyrus Neurogenesis in Adult Female C57BL/6J Mice? | Grace Bancroft |
Raymon
Shi
,
Harley
Haas
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College of Arts & Sciences |
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Other |
| Triple Negative Breast Cancer and Disparities in Endometrial Cancer | Shahana Banerjee | College of Arts & Sciences |
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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 |
| Visceral-Myopathy–Inducing ACTG2 Mutations Alter Actin Organization and Function | Vasia Barka | College of Arts & Sciences |
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Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research |