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
Dana Raphael
The [Re]habilitation, [Re]integration, and [Re]membrance of Holocaust Survivors in Post-World War II France
Natalayna Purnell
How Much Population Structure Do Humans Have?
Lilly Friedman
Development of GFP-Tagged Akata EBV Cell Line via BACmid System
Riley Fotis
Ultrafast polymer dynamics through a nanopore
Riley Fotis
Ultrafast polymer dynamics through a nanopore
Valeria Sofia Dubon
Establishment of shSTAT3 knockdown in EBV+ DLBCL
Raymund Lee
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) Exposures Identified in Maternal and Fetal Metabolome
Maria J Arias Villela
Investigating novel, sex-specific therapeutic targets to treat MDD: Using CRISPR-Cas9 to enhance stress resilience
Majd Ayyad
Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS2) Film Growth: The Conditions for Creating a Uniform Membrane for Ionic Measurements
Jacob X. Isaac
Untargeted Metabolomics using Marine Sponges
Paola Rodriguez
Supporting IPV survivors: Medical school training, student beliefs, and later IPV screening use
Manzi Hugues Mucyo
Machine Learning- ATLAS
Robert J Gamble
Positive Psychology: Agency & the History of Human Progress
Emilie Yen
Examining the Specificity and Robustness of Site-Specific and Non-Site-Specific DNA-Labeled Antibodies
Joy Gong
Constructing a 3D Galactic Data Cube Using Sloan Digital Sky Survey Imaging Data
Lauren St. Louis
  • Roland Zhang
Mechanisms of Lithium Chloride Neuroprotection in Alzheimer's Disease
Eric Y Tao
Automatic Detection of Brown-headed Cowbird Song in Urban Environments
Bolanle Gaba
Shifts in Board Diversity
Owen Frausto
Activation Energies of African Dark Earth Soils
Roland Zhang
  • Lauren St. Louis
Mechanisms of Lithium Chloride Neuroprotection in Alzheimer’s Disease
Faye Parker
Using Flow Fields to Observe the Role of Diel Vertical Migration on Biomixing
Aravind Krishnan
A subpopulation of lipogenic brown adipocytes drives thermogenic memory
Camille Naa Korkor Quaye
The role of histone crotonylation in neuronal function
David Kedeme
Neural Circuitry in Songbirds
Title First & Last Name Sort descending Co-Presenter(s) School Advisors Project Funding Source
International Cooperation and International Organizations Mohammad Abunimeh College of Arts & Sciences
  • Julia Gray
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
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
Neurobiological measurements of contact hypothesis and long term impacts of  intergroup contact: A real world study of contact hypothesis in Academic-based service learning course Ryan Afreen College of Arts & Sciences
  • Lori Flanagan-Cato
Jumpstart for Juniors
Comparing Subphonemic Errors of Primary Progressive Aphasia Subtypes Jeffry Alfaro College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Roy H. Hamilton, M.D., M.S.
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Making Medical Nuclearity: How the unequal burden of risk from Co-60 cancer therapy units reflects racial and economic inequality in the Americas Gabriela Alvarado College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Susan Lindee
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Sleep Fragmentation in 16p11.2 Deletion Mouse Model of Autism Isabella An College of Arts & Sciences
  • Shinjae Chung
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Targeting a “novel” circuit for depression: stimulation of inhibitory circuit from the entorhinal cortex ameliorates stress-induced social avoidance Hannah An College of Arts & Sciences
  • Amelia J Eisch
  • Sanghee Yun
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Investigating novel, sex-specific therapeutic targets to treat MDD: Using CRISPR-Cas9 to enhance stress resilience Maria Arias Villela College of Arts & Sciences
  • Zhaolan Zhou
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Importance of Healthcare Amongst Older Latino Adults David Arroyo College of Arts & Sciences
  • Adriana Perez
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
MARK4 Inhibitor as a Novel Inotrope in Rodent Models Humza Asif College of Arts & Sciences
  • Pavan Atluri
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Lipid nanoparticle-mediated delivery of RAS protease to inhibit cancer cell growth Ella Atsavapranee Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Michael Mitchell
Jumpstart for Juniors, Vagelos Undergraduate Research Grant
Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS2) Film Growth: The Conditions for Creating a Uniform Membrane for Ionic Measurements Majd Ayyad Engineering & Applied Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences
  • Marija Drindic
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
What Effect Does Galactic Cosmic Radiation Have On Astronaut Cognition? Grace Bancroft College of Arts & Sciences
  • Sanghee Yun
Other
Optimizing CRISPR-based lineage tracing tools to study metastasis Harish Bayana College of Arts & Sciences
  • Christopher Lengner
  • Kamen Simeonov
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant, Vagelos Molecular Life Sciences
Examining the Influence of Novel NAD Precursors on Mitochondrial Respiration Alyssa Bebenek College of Arts & Sciences
  • Joseph Baur
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Employer Attitudes Toward Obesity Benefits Coverage Caroline Ben Nathan Wharton
  • Ariana Chao
  • Patti Williams
Jumpstart for Juniors, Other
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
Cell-specific effects of PERK-B associated SNPs Noah Beratan College of Arts & Sciences
  • Kelly Jordan Sciutto
Jumpstart for Juniors
Ultrasmall MoS2 Nanoparticle Contrast Agents for Dual Energy Mammography Emily Berkow College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. David P Cormode
Benjamin Franklin Scholars Summer Grant
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) Exposures Identified in Maternal and Fetal Metabolome Priyanka Bhashyam College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Aimin Chen
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
MEG-01 cells generate particles with platelet functionality: Development of an in vitro platelet model Kathleen Bishop College of Arts & Sciences
  • Antonio Dávila Jr
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Assessing the Role of CENP-T in Female Meiosis from Molecular and Evolutionary Perspectives Katelyn Boese College of Arts & Sciences
  • Michael Lampson
University Scholars
Comparing PET Imaging Results of L-[18F]FETrp and 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Radiotracers in a Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Transgenic Mouse Model Shriya Boyapati Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Xuyi (Kevin) Yue
Other