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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September 19 2022 - 5:00 PM - September 19 2022 - 6:30 PM
Ann Vernon-Grey
anneliza@upenn.edu
Victoria Chisari
Neural Dynamics of Learning in Mice
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Caroline Ben Nathan
Employer Attitudes Toward Obesity Benefits Coverage
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Jacqueline Li
Clinical Simulation Training in Virtual Reality
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Victor K. Tsao
Investigating Red Blood Cell phenotypes in the absence of Tropomyosin 1
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Abby Weinstein
  • Shivani Chawla
  • Camila Irabien
SENSBIOM: Developing Aroma-Active Biomaterials
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Breelyn Stelle
Dendritic cell subsets internalize lipid nanoparticles and translate the messenger RNA encapsulated in messenger RNA vaccines at varying rates
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Susan Shin
  • Benita Cui
Persistent Inflammation After Severe Distress
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Alexis Powell
Generation of a Live Cell Imaging System to Investigate X-linked mRNA Expression Dynamics during Immune Responses
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Andrew Raine
Optimal Artificial Neural Network Depth For Noisy Signal Forecasting
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Elisa Kruse
Evidence of heat stress in bleaching-resistant corals using histology
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Rafael K Sakamoto
Estimating Multiple Sclerosis Lesion Sensitivity on Low Field MRI Systems
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Danish Mahmood
Co-Loading Dexamethasone Palmitate into siRNA-LNPs
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William E Qi
  • Nathan Zhang
Evaluation of violin bow vibrations using a quantitative Salchow test
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Catherine Sorrentino
Dramaturgy For Latin Language Immersion
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Chloe Dain Han
Development of CRISPR/dCas9-SETD2 tool to study the effects of histone modification H3K36me3 on alternative splicing
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Irene Pyo
A Secondary Analysis of “Development of a nursing staffing model to ensure appropriate care for hospitalized patients according to the nursing intensity.”
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Aaron Reisman
An Innovative Tracking Technique...in 3D
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Emily Tu
Epidemiology of Basketball-Related Fractures Treated in U.S. Emergency Departments
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Ibnat I Meah
Selective Synthetic Lethality of Colon Cancer Cells via CRISPR-Cas9 Mediated Knockout
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Alison Chen
  • Adya Gupta
The Genetic Tradeoff Between Rhizobia and Root-knot Nematodes in Medicago Truncatula
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Heather Schneps
The Role of AgRP Neurons in the Formation of a Flavor Preference
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Stephanie Chen
Depletion of Interleukin-17a Ameliorates Behavioral Phenotypes of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in SOD1 G93A Mice
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Megan Chung
The Mechanical Role of Kinetochore Fibers in Metaphase
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Shivani Guha
Identification of Specific Bacteria Involved in Lung Tumor Progression & Immune Cell Infiltration
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Title First & Last Name Co-Presenter(s) School Advisors Project Funding Source
Predicting Statures and Comparing Genetic Effects on Height in Ancient and Modern European Populations Kaeli Kaymak-Loveless
Carson Shin
Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Iain Mathieson
 PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Preserving Latin and Classical Studies at Philadelphia’s Catholic Schools Riley Needham College of Arts & Sciences
  • James Ker
 PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Proud To Be Vape Free: An Instagram Campaign for LGBTQ+ Teens Erika Kurre College of Arts & Sciences, Annenberg
  • Andy Tan
 PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Reducing Affective Polarization in Video Deliberation Setting Isaac Gateno
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Alan Qiao
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Kimberly Epstein
Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Duncan Watts
 PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Relationship between context stability and arousal-driven pupil response in dynamic environments Gwendolyn Duncan Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Joshua Gold
 PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Reliability of Pupilometry Data as Measures for Cognitive Activities Bingrong Duan Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Joshua Gold
 PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Remodeling of Rat Vocal Fold Microarchitecture Throughout Skeletal Maturation Arielle Breuninger Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Riccardo Gottardi
  • Ian Jacobs
 PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Resolving Diagnostic Uncertainty In Alagille Syndrome Grace Matwijec College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Nancy Spinner
 PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Restricted Iconicity: Examining the Impact of One-Sided Iconicity on Communication Robert Snider
Petros Kaklamanis
College of Arts & Sciences
  • Gareth Roberts
 PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
REV-ERBα Regulates SUMO3 Rhythm in Liver Olivia OHearn College of Arts & Sciences
  • Mitchell A. Lazar, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Delaine Zayas-Bazan Burgos
 PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Revealing the Role of BCAAs in Macrophage Immune Response Aaron Wu College of Arts & Sciences
  • Will Bailis
 Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Role of HAD2 in Metabolic Homeostasis and Drug Resistance in Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum Cathy Chen College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Audrey R. Odom John, MD, PhD
 College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant, Other
S. Aureus (Staph) Genomic DNA can be recovered from Red Blood Cells Olivia Canalejo College of Arts & Sciences
  • Nilam Mangalmurti
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Screen Printed Resistive Heaters for Tunable Stiffness Robotic Grippers Akhilesh Khambekar Engineering & Applied Sciences, Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Kevin Turner
 PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Selective Synthetic Lethality of Colon Cancer Cells via CRISPR-Cas9 Mediated Knockout Ibnat Meah College of Arts & Sciences
  • Eric Brown
 PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
SENSBIOM: Developing Aroma-Active Biomaterials Abby Weinstein
Shivani Chawla
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Camila Irabien
College of Arts & Sciences
  • Laia Mogas-Soldevila
 Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research, PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
SENSBIOM: Development of a Structurally Scalable Biomaterial Composite Lattice Module Victor Li College of Arts & Sciences
  • Laia Mogas-Soldevila
 PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Settlement in Sədərək: an Iron Age Excavation in Naxçivan, Azerbaijan Sydney Kahn
Irma Kiss
College of Arts & Sciences
  • Lauren Ristvet
 PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Sex Talks to Empower Parents: Barriers and Facilitators of Inclusive Parent-Child Sex Communication in Parents with Queer Sons Laura-Joelle Geschwindt College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dalmacio Dennis Flores, PhD, ACRN
 PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Sex Talks to Empower Parents: If Parents Had Their Way Alyssa Marie Lagua
  • Dr. Dalmacio Dennis Flores
 PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Shifts in Board Diversity Bolanle Gaba Wharton
  • Dr. Mary-Hunter McDonnell
 PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Significance of Religion to Improve Cultural Competency in Research Amongst Older Latino Adults Ashley Acevedo College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Adriana Perez
 PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Simulating Entrainment in Diel Vertical Migration Anthony Mohr College of Arts & Sciences
  • Hugo Ulloa
 PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Sleep Fragmentation in 16p11.2 Deletion Mouse Model of Autism Isabella An College of Arts & Sciences
  • Shinjae Chung
 PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program