Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships
Fall Research Expo 2022

Welcome to CURF’s Research Expo!

Over 350 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 19 2022 - 5:00 PM
End Time: September 19 2022 - 6:30 PM
Ann Vernon-Grey
Emily Chu
Transcriptional Profiling of Desemzia incerta to Explore Colony Morphology Differences
Kaitlin Mrksich
Elucidating Ionizable Lipid Structural Trends for mRNA Delivery In Vivo and Ex Vivo
Sophia Young
Coding Strategies for a Retrospective Chart Review in a Community-Based Specialty Anxiety Clinic
Benjamin Chan
Machine Learning Tools for Automated MRI Segmentation
Isabella An
Sleep Fragmentation in 16p11.2 Deletion Mouse Model of Autism
Angela J Yu
Automatic Seizure Detection in Kcnc1 Mouse Model Using Deep Learning
Maya Kreger
The Molecular Basis of Feline Xanthinuria
Rachel Zhang
Extracellular vesicles in the bone marrow: their cargo, uptake, and post-entry effects
Jacqueline J. Li
Co-delivery of mRNA and siRNA to achieve SIRPα knockdown, enabling macrophage-mediated phagocytosis of cancer cells
Akinkunmi Adio
  • Abigael Ocholi
Understanding the Experiences of Cancer Care Partners
Erica Wu
Bars in FIRE-3
Olivia OHearn
REV-ERBα Regulates SUMO3 Rhythm in Liver
Joyce Yoon
Evidence Based Intervention For Children With Autism
Shirui He
Effect of Human Population Growth on Propithecus verreauxi Population in Madagascar from 1985 to 2000
Shirui He
Difference in Bird Species’ Richness and Diversity between Low, Medium, and High Canopy Height in the Forest, Ravine, Marsh, Bog, and Pond Microhabitats on Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
Kevin Chen
Testing the Power of Forecasting Tournaments to Foster Judgmental Accuracy, Intellectual Humility, Open-Mindedness, and Depolarization in Debates Over Human Progress
Amy T. Wu
Novel Alpha Synuclein Constructs – Effects on Binding, Internalization, and Neurexin-1B/Neuroligin-1A Interactions
Grace Matwijec
Resolving Diagnostic Uncertainty In Alagille Syndrome
Graham Branscom
The Signficance of HSP70 Co-Chaperones in Modulating Sarcomeric Proteostasis
Gina N Chryssofos
Effects of Ibuprofen on COX-2 Activity Following Third Molar Extraction
Rema Hort
Spectacle and Time in Andy Warhol's Early Films (1963-1965)
Nathan Zhang
  • William Qi
Studying the effect of bow vibration on violin sound production using an automated bowing machine
Lorry Wu
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Kyle Liao
Exploring Quantification Methods for Simple and Complex Tandem Repeats on Nanopore Sequencing Data 
Title Sort descending First & Last Name Co-Presenter(s) School Advisors Project Funding Source
The Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Knowledge of Treatment History and Late Effects Among Adolescent and Young Adults Survivors of Cancer Alyssa Clayton College of Arts & Sciences
  • Lisa Schwartz
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Role of AgRP Neurons in the Formation of a Flavor Preference Heather Schneps College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Amber Alhadeff
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant, Other
The role of dopaminergic neurons in the sleep maturation of Drosophila Hayle Kim College of Arts & Sciences
  • Matthew Kayser
  • Jeffrey Rosa
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
The Role of Hindbrain GABA-ergic Signaling in the Modulation of Anorexia and Malaise Serena Gao College of Arts & Sciences
  • Tito borner
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
The role of histone crotonylation in neuronal function Camille Quaye College of Arts & Sciences
  • Erica Korb, Ph.D
  • Eloise L'Her
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
The Signficance of HSP70 Co-Chaperones in Modulating Sarcomeric Proteostasis Graham Branscom College of Arts & Sciences
  • Sharlene Day
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research, University Scholars
The SPATA5-5L1 complex directs replisome proteostasis to ensure genome integrity Angela Wu College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Roger Greenberg, MD PhD
  • Vidhya Krishnamoorthy
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant, Other
The [Re]habilitation, [Re]integration, and [Re]membrance of Holocaust Survivors in Post-World War II France Dana Raphael College of Arts & Sciences
  • Mélanie Péron
University Scholars
Therapeutic effect of NKG7 splicing variant mRNAs in boosting the antitumor activity of CD8 cytotoxic T cells Annie Wu College of Arts & Sciences
  • Haidong Dong
Other
Thermoresponsive Polymer with Added Cellulose as a Potential Cool Roofing Material Seito Sanford Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Dr. Russell Composto
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Towards Identifying the Genetic Pathways That Affect Stress-Induced Sleep in C. Elegans William Lee College of Arts & Sciences
  • David Raizen
Benjamin Franklin Scholars Summer Grant, College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Transcriptional Profiling of Desemzia incerta to Explore Colony Morphology Differences Emily Chu College of Arts & Sciences
  • Elizabeth Grice
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Trends In Opioid and Sedative/Amnestic Exposure In Infants Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: An Analysis Of Data From The Pediatric Health Information Systems Database Thuyvi Nguyen
Nebiat Gebregiorgis
College of Arts & Sciences
  • Joseph W. Rossano
  • Michael O'Byrne
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Triggers of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Youth Amelie Warneryd College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Victoria Vetter
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Tumor Cell Prediction at the Single-Cell Level in Pediatric High-Grade Gliomas Saraswati Sridhar
  • Kristina Cole
  • Kai Tan
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
TUNE-In Improving Social Functioning in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder Michelle Yoon College of Arts & Sciences
  • Edward Brodkin
  • James Rankin
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Ultrafast polymer dynamics through a nanopore Riley Fotis College of Arts & Sciences
  • Marija Drndic
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Ultrafast polymer dynamics through a nanopore Riley Fotis College of Arts & Sciences
  • Marija Drndic
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Ultrasmall MoS2 Nanoparticle Contrast Agents for Dual Energy Mammography Emily Berkow College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. David P Cormode
Benjamin Franklin Scholars Summer Grant
Understanding Endophilin-Lamellipodin interactions in a receptor endocytosis pathway Christina Cappola College of Arts & Sciences
  • Tobias Baumgart
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Understanding Pediatric Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) by Age of Presentation: ECHO Measurements Gabrielle Ryu College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Victoria Vetter
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Understanding Stably Happy People Andrew Yang Wharton, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Martin Seligman
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Understanding the Experiences of Cancer Care Partners Akinkunmi Adio
Abigael Ocholi
  • Dr. Sarah Kagan
  • Dr. Jane Everend
  • Dr. Claire Whitney
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Untargeted Metabolomics using Marine Sponges Jacob Isaac College of Arts & Sciences
  • Monica E McCallum
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program