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 Truong
Impact of Ethnic and Anglicized Birth Names on Ethnic Identity Among Second-Generation Vietnamese Americans
Gabrielle Ryu
Understanding Pediatric Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) by Age of Presentation: ECHO Measurements
Hope Hawthorne
Using Arabidopsis thaliana Ecotypes to Investigate the Role of PSAE-I in Vegetative Phase Change
Katelyn G. Boese
Assessing the Role of CENP-T in Female Meiosis from Molecular and Evolutionary Perspectives
Gabriel Gonsalves Bertho
Adsorption of Wastewater Pollutants on Lignocellulosic Biomass – a Molecular Dynamics Simulations Viewpoint
Sarah Sterinbach
History of Philadelphia’s Extreme Heat Policies
Yuntong Fu
Occupations in the US
Kendall Owens
The Effect of PTSD on Reward-Based Effort
Nathan Gewant
Synthesis and Reactivity of a Gold(III) Pincer Complex
Alexis Singer
Cardiovascular and Cognitive Health in the Older Latinx Population
Faith Ryu
Generation of Erythrocyte Specific TLR7 Mice
Jerry Y Cai
A Fully Digitally Integrated Workflow for Brain MRI Point Cloud Generation and Augmented Reality 3D Model Visualization
Jeffry G. Alfaro
Comparing Subphonemic Errors of Primary Progressive Aphasia Subtypes
Naima Small
  • Safaya Smallwood
  • Taryn Flaherty
The MOVE Activist Archive
Sara Dedhia
Erk Signaling in KM12 Oncogenic Cells
William Joonho Lee
Towards Identifying the Genetic Pathways That Affect Stress-Induced Sleep in C. Elegans
Therese Jones
  • Juliana Yu
Using Animation to Compare the Climate Futures of Jakarta and The Netherlands
Mohammad Abunimeh
International Cooperation and International Organizations
Matthew Yin
Zinc’s Usage in Current Feeding Practices and Impact on Microbiome of Animals
Emily Bregou
Effects of Dark Matter Subhalos on Tidal Streams
Claire Jun
MiR-146a Encapsulated Liposomes Reduce Vascular Inflammatory Responses
Taehwan Kim
Comparison of Dynamic Contrast Enhancement Computed Tomography Analysis Models to Characterize Pulmonary Blood Flow in Pig Model of ARDS
Katherine Han
CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Editing of Target Gene B to Mediate Brain Tumor Angiogenesis In Vivo
Antoilyn Nguyen
Implementing a Standardized Labor Induction Protocol to Reduce Racial Disparities
Title Sort ascending First & Last Name Co-Presenter(s) School Advisors Project Funding Source
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
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
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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Psychological Effects of Meal Timing Among Individuals with Obesity Emily Xiong
Leanna Chen
College of Arts & Sciences
  • Kelly Allison
  • Namni Goel
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The MOVE Activist Archive Naima Small
Safaya Smallwood
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Taryn Flaherty
College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Krystal Strong
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Monster and The Cyborg: Unfurling Interiorities in Lee Bul's Early Work Cloe Cho College of Arts & Sciences
  • Jonathan D. Katz
Other
The Molecular Basis of Feline Xanthinuria Maya Kreger College of Arts & Sciences
  • Margret Casal
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Mechanical Role of Kinetochore Fibers in Metaphase Megan Chung College of Arts & Sciences
  • Michael Lampson
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
The Life and Work of Charles Edward Stowe, the Son of Harriet Beecher Stowe Emma DeMonte College of Arts & Sciences
  • Sarah Gronningsater
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
The Impact of Culturally Concordant Care on African Immigrants: A Community Health Needs Assessment of African Immigrants in West and Southwest Philadelphia Cristle Ike College of Arts & Sciences
  • Kent Bream, MD
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant, Hassenfeld Foundation Grant
The Genetic Tradeoff Between Rhizobia and Root-knot Nematodes in Medicago Truncatula Alison Chen
Adya Gupta
College of Arts & Sciences
  • Corlett Wood
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Feasibility of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vs. Bright Light Therapy to Treat Insomnia and Fatigue: an RCT Kristel Rambaud Nursing
  • Lea Ann Matura
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Evolution of the Federal Reserve during the Mid-Twentieth Century Christina Salas College of Arts & Sciences
  • Peter Conti-Brown
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The enzyme G6PC2 regulates glucagon secretion from pancreatic α-cells Nicholas Manuto Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Klaus Kaestner
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
The Effect of PTSD on Reward-Based Effort Kendall Owens College of Arts & Sciences
  • Elaine Boland, PhD
Other
The Effect of Maternal and Child Health Education Intervention on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice in Jinja, Uganda Seungwon Lee College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Lisa Levine
Gelfman International Summer Fund, Mazzatenta Award, Paul and Kathleen Barthmaier Award
Testing the Power of Forecasting Tournaments to Foster Judgmental Accuracy, Intellectual Humility, Open-Mindedness, and Depolarization in Debates Over Human Progress Kevin Chen College of Arts & Sciences, Wharton
  • Cory Clark
  • Philip Tetlock
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research