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
Humza Asif
MARK4 Inhibitor as a Novel Inotrope in Rodent Models
Srikar Gudimella
CBF-ALFF Coupling as a Biomarker for Neurovascular Coupling in Epilepsy
David Arroyo
Importance of Healthcare Amongst Older Latino Adults
Iris Horng
Geometric and Topological Analysis of Connectome Data
Abigail Harris
  • Tianyang(Nora) Han
Automatically Locating Whales through Analysis of Acoustic Receiver Data
Yanjie Zhang
Electroencephalography Analysis in CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder Mouse Models Identifying Unique Epileptic Expressions
Cristle Ike
The Impact of Culturally Concordant Care on African Immigrants: A Community Health Needs Assessment of African Immigrants in West and Southwest Philadelphia
Kaveen Harohalli
FITC Substitution Doubles the Dynamic Range of a Fluorescein-tagged Oligoribonucleotide pH Sensor
Lixuan Luo
High Fidelity Human Behavior Modeling and Prediction
Tanay Poddar
  • Alex Daum
“Utilizing transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation to entrain neural oscillations and enhance working memory/language capabilities”
Emily K Berkow
Ultrasmall MoS2 Nanoparticle Contrast Agents for Dual Energy Mammography
Alyssa Bebenek
Examining the Influence of Novel NAD Precursors on Mitochondrial Respiration
Andrew Chiang
Synthesis of Protein Degrading IgG-M6P Compound
Julia Zhao
Gathering and Using Occupational Outlook Handbook Data
Triloshan Thillaikumaran
Validating MARK4 Inhibitors as Novel Inotropes
Alyssa L Clayton
The Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Knowledge of Treatment History and Late Effects Among Adolescent and Young Adults Survivors of Cancer
Nick Hanchak
Parallel Hindbrain Circuits Mediate GLP1-Induced Food Suppression
Ryann A Joseph
Synthesis of Barcoded mRNA for High-Throughput Nucleic Acid Delivery Screening
Yang Dong
Grouped Randomization R-Package & Survival Analysis with Augmented Index for Cerebral Malaria Patients
Madeleine E Riley
Diel Vertical Migration: A one-dimensional, macroscale, light-driven model
Jennifer Guo
Investigation of Cell-Free DNA Methylation as a Biomarker of Malignant vs. Benign Lung Nodules
Ashrit Challa
AI-Based Quantification of Cellular Protein Expression Levels
Thrusha Puttaraju
Assay Development for Droplet Digital PCR-based Detection of Clinically Targetable Mutations in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Kaeli Kaymak-Loveless
  • Carson Shin
Predicting Statures and Comparing Genetic Effects on Height in Ancient and Modern European Populations
Title Sort descending First & Last Name Co-Presenter(s) School Advisors Project Funding Source
Extracellular vesicles in the bone marrow: their cargo, uptake, and post-entry effects Rachel Zhang College of Arts & Sciences
  • Peter Kurre
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Filamentous microbial growth through anaerobic chemosynthetic processes from the crustal subseafloor of the Juan de Fuca Ridge flank. Leah Van Dyke College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Ileana Pérez-Rodríguez
Hayden Scholars
FITC Substitution Doubles the Dynamic Range of a Fluorescein-tagged Oligoribonucleotide pH Sensor Kaveen Harohalli College of Arts & Sciences
  • Ivan Dmochowski
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Flourishing in Art Museums: A Survey of Visitors to Three Art Museums Ruby Nguyen
Henry Putney
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Maya Hardy
College of Arts & Sciences
  • Katherine Cotter, PhD
  • Larry Silver
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Food Preference in Male Sprague Dawley Rats Based on Neural Mechanism Reconfiguration Following Exercise Contributing to Long Term Body Weight Maintaining Effects Syraj Uddin College of Arts & Sciences
  • Nicholas J. Betley, Ph.D.
  • Lavinia Boccia, Ph.D.
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Full-Stack Web Application to Visualize Brain Imaging Data in 3D Michelle Chang Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Dr. Kathryn Davis
  • Alfredo Lucas
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Gathering and Using Occupational Outlook Handbook Data Julia Zhao Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Xi Song
  • Michael Lachanski
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Gender, Tech Bubbles, and the IT Earnings Gap Inaya Zaman Wharton, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Tiantian Yang
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Gender, Tech Bubbles, and the IT Earnings Gap CHARLIE LU College of Arts & Sciences
  • TIANTIAN YANG
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Generation of a Live Cell Imaging System to Investigate X-linked mRNA Expression Dynamics during Immune Responses Alexis Powell Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Bomyi Lim
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Generation of Erythrocyte Specific TLR7 Mice Faith Ryu College of Arts & Sciences
  • Nilam Mangalmurti
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Generic Keypoint Detection for Objects in the Wild Anastasios Panagopoulos Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Dr. Dinesh Jayaraman
University Scholars
Geometric and Topological Analysis of Connectome Data Iris Horng College of Arts & Sciences
  • Jie Gao
NSF-REU
Getting Away with Murder: Recognizing and Combatting Justice-Frustrating Doctrines and Practices in the Criminal Justice System Dushaun Thompson College of Arts & Sciences
  • Paul H. Robinson
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
GLP-1 Receptor Agonism Reverses the Effects of Cocaine on Neural Dynamics of VTA Dopamine Neurons Jennifer Ben Nathan College of Arts & Sciences
  • Heath D. Schmidt
Benjamin Franklin Scholars Summer Grant
Grouped Randomization R-Package & Survival Analysis with Augmented Index for Cerebral Malaria Patients Yang Dong College of Arts & Sciences, Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Dylan Small
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Hard Feelings: Historic Black Perspectives on Confederate Monuments Justin Seward
Olivia Haynie
College of Arts & Sciences
  • Donovan Schaefer
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Heat stress drives pHi acidification in aiptasia, the model system for coral. Katelyn Jones College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Katie Barott
  • Luella Allen-Waller
Other
High Fidelity Human Behavior Modeling and Prediction Lixuan Luo Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Jianbo Shi
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
High Throughput Identification of Developmental Regulators in Early C. elegans Embryos William Marchese College of Arts & Sciences
  • John Isaac Murray, Ph.D.
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Histone variant H2BE influences neuronal activity, cognition, and social behavior Shreya Mehta College of Arts & Sciences, Wharton
  • Erica Korb
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research, Life Sciences and Management
History of Philadelphia’s Extreme Heat Policies Sarah Sterinbach College of Arts & Sciences
  • Russell Composto
  • Kristin Field
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
How Educational Institutions Have Marginalized and Accommodated the Disabled Tseion Mebratu College of Arts & Sciences
  • Andi Johnson, PhD
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
How Much Population Structure Do Humans Have? Natalayna Purnell College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Quayshawn Spencer
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program