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
Cagney N Kelshaw
Digital Database: Myths of Origin in Medieval Chronicles of Europe
Joyce Davis
Creating a Mouse Pain Model to Understand Chronic Human Pain
Daisy J Gracia
  • Caroline Paik
Immersive Virtual Reality for Surgical Simulation Training
Ethan D Abraham
Role of Brain Macrophages in Krabbe Disease Mouse Model
Tanay Poddar
Enhancing working memory and language abilities by manipulating neural oscillations using transcranial alternating current stimulation
Jeffry G. Alfaro
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
Erika Acosta
  • Temitayo Lukan
ARCH Lab Implementation Science Projects
Annie Cheng
CVD Growth of MoS2-hBN Heterostructures
Inthat Boonpongmanee
  • Sophie Faircloth
Common Ground and Redundancy in Communicative Interaction​
Halle Kincaid
  • Ashrita Nagpal
Living Electrodes for Hearing Rehabilitation
Julian Mercer Valgora
Sunset Over Sunset Poster
Mohamed Abaker
Specification and Verification of Functional Programs: Verifying Haskell’s IntMap
Cecily Nishimura
Using Neural Networks to Inform Architectural Design
Riley E DeVito-Hurley
Studying Silurian and Lochkovian Diversity and Predation Using Big Data Analysis Methods
Criston Young
Accessible and insightful scientific learning experiences using the microorganism Haloferax volcanii
Mehek Dedhia
Studying the Developmental Circuitry of Layer V Neurons in Cortical Brain Organoids
Malana Li
Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide with Copper Catalysts
Riley E DeVito-Hurley
Studying Silurian and Lochkovian Diversity and Predation Using Big Data Analysis Methods
Oralia Quinones
Immersive Virtual Reality for Surgical Simulation
Vereta Gour
  • Franchesca Perez
  • Michelle Wu
Misinformation about the COVID-19 Vaccine on Social Media
Christine Wu
Investigating the role of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 endocytosis in regulating signaling induced by spingosine-1-phosphate
Gabriela Garity
Local Sustainability Programs and Policies
Elyakim Engelmann-Suissa
The Law of the Other: Converts and Gentiles in the Eyes of Seventeenth-Century Istanbul Rabbis
Yi Qing Huang
Distribution of MN423 Tau Pathology in the Hippocampus
Title First & Last Name Sort descending Co-Presenter(s) School Advisors Project Funding Source
Cell Type-Specific Roles of Ventral Tegmental Area Amylin Receptors in Cocaine Self-Administration in Rats Jennifer Ben Nathan College of Arts & Sciences
  • Heath D. Schmidt
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Copper Regulation of the PERK Arm of the Integrated Stress Response Noah Beratan College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Kelly Jordan-Sciutto
  • Sarah Bond
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Identifying Subtypes in Alzheimer's Disease Stephanie Bi Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Li Shen
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: An Investigation of MyBPC and HSP 70 Co-Chaperone Family using siRNA Taussia Boadi College of Arts & Sciences
  • Sharlene Day
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Testing the Role of CENP-A Assembly in Prophase-Arrested Mammalian Oocytes Katelyn Boese College of Arts & Sciences
  • Michael Lampson
University Scholars
Common Ground and Redundancy in Communicative Interaction​ Inthat Boonpongmanee
Sophie Faircloth
College of Arts & Sciences
  • Gareth Roberts
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Antimalarial Drug Research Andrew Borbi College of Arts & Sciences
  • Audrey John
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Architectural Research in Robotic Fabrication: Interior Skin Development Sarah Borders College of Arts & Sciences
  • Robert Stuart-Smith
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The endogenous role of hindbrain ghrelin receptors in regulating feeding behavior Mattison Boveri Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Harvey Grill
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Identifying client proteins of the HSP70 co-chaperone network Graham Branscom College of Arts & Sciences
  • Sharlene M. Day, MD
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Using Genome-Wide Association Study and Stratified Analysis to Understand Sex-Based Differences in Alzheimer's Disease Claire Brinster College of Arts & Sciences
  • Li Shen
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Repletion of Electrolytes and The Adaptation of Clinical-Decision Support Systems Gabe Brodeur College of Arts & Sciences
  • Krzysztof Laudanski
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Evaluating Seroconversion Accuracy Compared to HSV Infection Markers Valerie Bromberg College of Arts & Sciences
  • Harvey Friedman
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Encoding of dynamic auditory structure: vocalizations versus noise Samantha Brosler Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Yale Cohen
University Scholars
Characterization of Potential Stress Response Mutants to Conquer Antibiotic Resistance Taylor Buie College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Mecky Pohlschroder
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Use of Pharmacotherapy to Improve Weight Loss in Early Non-Responders to Behavioral Treatment Kylie Burcaw Nursing
  • Jena Shaw Tronieri
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Kashaya Language Database and Dictionary Anthony Burger College of Arts & Sciences
  • Eugene Buckley
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Adrenergic Nervous System and Memory Brenden Burke College of Arts & Sciences
  • Steven Thomas
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Adrenergic Nervous System and Memory Brenden Burke College of Arts & Sciences
  • Stephen Thomas
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
Developing KLF1 Detection and Expression Techniques Charles Cameron College of Arts & Sciences
  • Paul Gadue
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Optimizing Sensitivity of Nanodisk LSPR Sensors David Candia Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Zahra Fakhraai
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
An Introduction to Basic and Translational Immunology Through an Animal Model of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Sofia Cataliotti
Hannah Futeran
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Alisha Khosla
College of Arts & Sciences
  • Michael Cancro, Ph.D.
  • Terri Laufer, M.D.
  • Jean Scholz, Ph.D.
Team Grants for Interdisciplinary Activities
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