Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships
Fall Research Expo 2023

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 18 2023 - 5:00 PM
End Time: September 18 2023 - 8:00 PM
Ann Vernon-Grey
Charissa Howard
The Social Experience and Science of Interracial Marriage in Chicago
Shreya Sripada
Improving the Generalizability of Natural Language Processing Algorithms in Medicine
Sofia Wissert
Investigating Condensate Formation and RAS/ERK Signaling of 20 Fusion Oncoproteins
Daniel Markman
Assessing the antidepressant activity of molecularly distinct psychedelic agents in a novel mouse model of chronic stress
Logan Fleming
Consonant Clarity in Infant-Directed Speech
Bassel Shawareb
Haploinsufficiency of CSF1R in Microglia Alters the Cortical Astrocyte Reactive Response to Demyelination
Teia M Hudson
  • Miraya Gesheva
Netflix in Mexico: A 10-Year Assessment
Ahmad Hammo
Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Psilocybin in a Mouse Model of Neuropathic Pain with Comorbid Depression-like State
Eva Gonzalez-Whitehouse
Automated 3D Segmentation of Lumbar Spines and Femurs for Augmented Reality
Sunnie Qing Li
Using optogenetics to explore RTKs’ role in persistence of EML4-ALK cancer cells
Natalie Chang
Effect of PPP1R3B Deletion on Circadian Gene Expression in Microglia and Neurons
Josh Leshinskie
Achieving Near-Atmospheric Levitation of Micron-Thick Materials
Caroline Dannacher
Effects of Prenatal Hypoxia on Neuronal Migration
Caroline Bach
Baseline Land and Conservation Evaluation of the Amazon Rainforest in Colombia
Stephanie Hanchak
Reciprocal Relation Between Social Anxiety and Social Functioning in Autistic Adults
Jane Yang
Cellular Distribution of E-Cadherin upon the Deletion of RhoA in Keratinocytes
Brian Jacob Herman
TRF2 Function in Cardiomyocytes During Embryonic Heart Development
Hannah Kim
Induction of Cre-Recombinase Activity In Vivo in Mice
Olivia Kim
Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics: Engagement with Artwork
Andrew Ng
Report Generation for X-Ray Scans
Sagar Gupta
Structural principles of peptide-centric Chimeric Antigen Receptor recognition guide therapeutic expansion
Jackson Powell
The mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo’s role in the growth cone
Lisel Ndrecka
A Case Study on the Federal Reserve & Silicon Valley Bank
Lily Goldstein
Varying Connectedness Affects Perceived Numerosity in an Inconsistent Manner
Title Sort descending First & Last Name Co-Presenter(s) School Advisors Project Funding Source
Tiger Widows in the Sundarbans: Gender, Conservation, and Culture Mia McElhatton College of Arts & Sciences
  • Kok-chor Tan
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
TikTok, What's on the Clock? Sam Jung College of Arts & Sciences
  • Danaë Metaxa
Other, PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Towards Automated Epilepsy Diagnosis Saurabh Mallela Liberal & Professional Studies
  • Erin Conrad
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Towards Transformation: A Call for the Reimagination of the Film Canon Crystal Marshall College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Perry Johnson
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Traditional Chinese Exercise for Older Adults’ Health: Pilot Studies Yi (Ella) Yang College of Arts & Sciences
  • Jianghong Liu
University Scholars
Transition between Primary and Secondary Education in Trinidad and Tobago: The Concordat and The Privilege Problem Luke Gooding College of Arts & Sciences
  • Eric Grimes
Benjamin Franklin Scholars Summer Grant, Paul and Kathleen Barthmaier Award
Trends Between Medial Arterial Calcification and Hypercholesterolemia Ololade Adebayo College of Arts & Sciences
  • Adeyinka Dayo
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
TRF2 Function in Cardiomyocytes During Embryonic Heart Development Brian Herman College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Foteini Mourkioti
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Understanding Determinants of Child Maltreatment by Parents in Mexico Patrick Zhang
  • Petra Todd
  • Jere Behrman
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Understanding how Fibro-Adipogenic Progenitor Cells React to Obesity/Injury and its Effects on Muscle Health Cindy Lu College of Arts & Sciences
  • David Merrick
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Understanding the Metabolic Pathway of Malaria Through HAD 3 Madison Shelton College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Audrey John
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Uplifting Historically Marginalized Adults under G3's Financial Aid Program Sam Salcedo Martinez College of Arts & Sciences
  • Sade Bonilla
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Usability of a Remote App-Based Assessment of Cognition ​ to Analyze the Effects of Parkinson's Medication ​ ​ Defne Tim College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dawn Mechanic-Hamilton
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Usability Testing for the Adolescent Health Questionnaire: Exploring Confidentiality and Health Behavior Disclosure Aisha Uwamwezi
Willa Xun
Nursing
  • Brian Jenssen
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Using Deviance Residuals to Improve the FIBERS algorithm Aryan Roy
  • Ryan Urbanowicz
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Using Drosophila to Study Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) From Human GWAS Rokibat Bamidele College of Arts & Sciences
  • Matthew Kayser
Other
Using optogenetics to explore RTKs’ role in persistence of EML4-ALK cancer cells Sunnie Li Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Lukasz Bugaj
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Using Rest Frame Discriminants to Identify Z Boson Jets Shand Seiffert College of Arts & Sciences
  • Elliot Lipeles
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Using Self-Assembling Surfactants to Form Water Filtration Membranes Tammy Nguyen Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Chinedum Osuji
Class of 1971 Robert J. Holtz Fund, Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Utilizing AI-based 2D Segmentation for 3D Medical Imaging Analysis Lilian Li College of Arts & Sciences
  • Chamith Rajapakse
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Utilizing Correlational Analysis to Identify Traits of Successful Forecasters Hannah Liu College of Arts & Sciences
  • Philip Tetlock
  • Cory Clark
  • Igor Grossmann
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Utilizing Lyso-IP for Lipidomics in an in vitro Model of Krabbe Disease Gavin Lee College of Arts & Sciences
  • Frederick Christian Bennett
  • Sai Chaluvadi
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Utilizing stable isotopes to develop a quantitative mitochondrial translation assay Christine Kong College of Arts & Sciences
  • Rebecca Ganetzky
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Validating CRISPR’d PMM deficient neurons for modeling PMM2-CDG Stephen Thomas
Stephen Thomas
  • Andrew Edmondson
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program