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
Digital Database: Myths of Origin in Medieval Chronicles of Europe
Creating a Mouse Pain Model to Understand Chronic Human Pain
Immersive Virtual Reality for Surgical Simulation Training
Role of Brain Macrophages in Krabbe Disease Mouse Model
Enhancing working memory and language abilities by manipulating neural oscillations using transcranial alternating current stimulation
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
ARCH Lab Implementation Science Projects
CVD Growth of MoS2-hBN Heterostructures
Common Ground and Redundancy in Communicative Interaction
Living Electrodes for Hearing Rehabilitation
Sunset Over Sunset Poster
Specification and Verification of Functional Programs: Verifying Haskell’s IntMap
Using Neural Networks to Inform Architectural Design
Studying Silurian and Lochkovian Diversity and Predation Using Big Data Analysis Methods
Accessible and insightful scientific learning experiences using the microorganism Haloferax volcanii
Studying the Developmental Circuitry of Layer V Neurons in Cortical Brain Organoids
Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide with Copper Catalysts
Studying Silurian and Lochkovian Diversity and Predation Using Big Data Analysis Methods
Immersive Virtual Reality for Surgical Simulation
Misinformation about the COVID-19 Vaccine on Social Media
Investigating the role of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 endocytosis in regulating signaling induced by spingosine-1-phosphate
Local Sustainability Programs and Policies
The Law of the Other: Converts and Gentiles in the Eyes of Seventeenth-Century Istanbul Rabbis
Distribution of MN423 Tau Pathology in the Hippocampus
| Title | First & Last Name Sort ascending | Co-Presenter(s) | School | Advisors | Project Funding Source |
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| Microglia Density and Morphology at P10 in the Early Postnatal Male and Female C57BL/6J Mouse Hippocampus | Max Wragan | College of Arts & Sciences |
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College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant | |
| Sleep and Survival in a Roundworm | Marija Westfall | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Chart-documented Illicit Drug Use Has Implications in Sepsis and Associates with Acute Kidney Injury | Kirstin West | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Simons Observatory Large Aperture Telescope Receiver | Alexandra Weinsten | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Cold Rush: Trade, Energy and Cryptocurrency in the Russian Arctic and Beyond | Josh Weiner | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Military Technology Adoption & Public Perceptions: AI & Aerospace | Sofia Wawrzyniak | Engineering & Applied Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Racial Differences In Preferred Treatment Method for Obesity and Desired Weight Loss | Seamus Wang | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Modulation of Protein-X using a Blocking Antibody | Michael Wang | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Interferon-alpha Treated Pre-adipocyte Fibroblasts Selectively Express Type I Interferon Gene Signature in Both Control and Diet-induced Obesity Models | Magnolia Wang | College of Arts & Sciences |
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University Scholars | |
| Debiasing Overconfidence | Feiyi Wang | College of Arts & Sciences |
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Other | |
| Regulation of Muscle Stem Cells During Exercise | Rawan Wadi | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Investigation of the Neural Mechanisms Underlying Semaglutide-Induced Anorexia and Visceral Malaise | Juliana Vollmer | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Defining the Stress-Strain Response of the Rat Lumbar Facet Capsular Ligament | Ignacio Villasmil | Engineering & Applied Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Construct Validity of Hospital-Acquired Sepsis as a Distinct Entity | Himanshi Verma | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Evaluating the Legacy of the Boer Wars in Edwardian Reforms | Eden Vance | College of Arts & Sciences |
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College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant | |
| Sunset Over Sunset Poster | Julian Valgora | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Overlap in Penk & Y1R Genes Involved in Pain & Hunger | Yaelee Valencia | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| CSF-1 deficiency in bone marrow adipogenic lineage precursors (MALPs) results in trabecular bone mass increase in femurs | Richard Tran | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Understanding the Regulatory Function of PPP1R1A Through Analysis of a Human Beta Cell line Under Diabetic Stress Conditions | Anika Tiwari | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| The Green Challenge: A Qualitative Analysis of Environmental Discourse and Policy in the Russian Federation from 2010 to the Present | Elena Tisnovsky | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Targeting Moral Values in Non-Compliant Individuals to Increase Mask-Wearing during the COVID-19 Pandemic | Tiffany Tieu |
Danny
Chiarodit
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Julie
Baum
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College of Arts & Sciences |
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College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant |
| Latin American Economies in Transition during the 20th Century | Megha Thomas |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | ||
| Minority Entrepreneurship | Freud Thomas | College of Arts & Sciences |
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PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program | |
| Using Heritability Analysis and Genome-Wide Association Studies to Understand the Genetic Etiology of Alzheimer’s Disease | Dzung Than | College of Arts & Sciences |
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University Scholars |