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
Victor Simwa Kogo
Alternate Choice & Social Integration at Work
Jason Chen
Analysis of Two Neurons Underlying Sickness Sleep Behavior in C. Elegans
Tin Nam Katrina Liu
  • Alexander Budko
GPT-4 Prompt Engineering For Automated Patient Response Generation
Rohana Sree Gullapalli
The Hippocampal Aging Clock
Ann Stettler
Exploring Topological Materials via Mechanical and Electro-Optical Methods
Isabelle Gu
Investigating Youth's Understanding of ML/AI Using Cultural Probes
Yerahm Hong
Investigating Pattern Separation Ability in an Epileptic Mouse Model of Dravet Syndrome
Jasjeev Singh
Galactic Assembly in Different Dark Matter Models
Henry Sims
Developing a Ribose Binding Protein FRET Sensor
Yijia Li
Machine Learning Guided Rhodopsin Engineering for Voltage Imaging
Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford
Kashaya Language Resources
Sphia Sadek
Developing Machine Learning Algorithm to Improve Kidney Transplantation Matching
Samantha Ouyang
Multifunctional Modular Pneumatic Gripper
Monica Cho
Effect of Clock Gene Knockout on the Differentiation and Maturation of Human Stem Cells into Pancreatic Islets
Phillip Gao
Exploring Youth’s Everyday Perception of Chat GPT
Liwa Sun
Existentialism versus Essentialism: Jia Zheng’s Character in Hong Lou Meng
Amelia Becerra
  • Zion Abebe
The Potential Uses of the Area Deprivation Index
Hannah Lee
Theory and Research in Positive Psychology
Joshua George
Chargino Pair RPV Decay to Higgs Boson and Leptonic Tau
Lily Brenner
Developing a Simulation for Re-Programmable Magnetically Self-Folding Origami Structures
Crystal Marshall
Towards Transformation: A Call for the Reimagination of the Film Canon
Hertha Torre Gallego
Realities of Abortion Reform in Argentina
Talyah Pierce
Beyond the Clean-Up: An analysis of the relationship between litter and gun violence in Philadelphia
Peilin Ye
Mass Asymmetry on Chargino Decay to ττHH with Missing Transverse Energy
Title Sort descending First & Last Name Co-Presenter(s) School Advisors Project Funding Source
Effect of Inhibiting Octopamine in Early and Mid L3 Drosophila Larvae Skyler Nova
  • Matthew Kayser
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Effect of PPP1R3B Deletion on Circadian Gene Expression in Microglia and Neurons Natalie Chang College of Arts & Sciences
  • Kate Townsend Creasy
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Effect of Traumatic Brain Injury on Visual Detection Behavior Nitin Seshadri College of Arts & Sciences
  • H. Isaac Chen, M.D.
Other
Effects of Anesthetics on Mitochondrial Delocalization in Zebrafish Neurons Roshni Datta College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Victoria Bedell
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Effects of Chronic Sleep Disruption on Hippocampal Tau and Locus Coeruleus Projections Jinny Chung College of Arts & Sciences
  • Sigrid Veasey
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Effects of Concurrent ADHD and Anxiety on Self and Informant Report Discrepancies in Autistic Adults Daniella Kohn
  • Dr. Edward S. Brodkin
  • Dr. James A. Rankin
  • Rose Rasty
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Effects of parasites on plant-microbe mutualism differs between microbial strains Alison Chen College of Arts & Sciences
  • Corlett Wood
Other
Effects of PPP1R3B on Hepatocytic Circadian Gene Expression Parth Dedhiya College of Arts & Sciences, Wharton
  • Kate Townsend Creasy
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Effects of Prenatal Hypoxia on Neuronal Migration Caroline Dannacher College of Arts & Sciences
  • Ana Cristancho, MD, PhD
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Elucidating the role of hyaluronic acid in adipocyte progenitor cell and macrophage behavior Zhikai (Oscar) Wang College of Arts & Sciences
  • David Merrick
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Enrichment of Chiral Vibrational Modes in Chiral Structures Ethan Abraham College of Arts & Sciences
  • Abraham Nitzan
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Annie Wang
  • David Hsu
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Epigenetic and Physiological Outcomes in a Mouse Model of Assisted Reproductive Technologies Alexandra Savage College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Marisa Bartolomei
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Evaluating AED Access Across Pennsylvania School Districts: Senate Bill 375 Economic and Cost Analysis Madeline Hatola College of Arts & Sciences
  • Victoria Vetter
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Evaluating the reliability of Brn3a and RBPMS as retinal ganglion cells markers with age and ocular hypertension-induced disease Miranda Meng
  • Ahmara G. Ross
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Examination of the Emetogenic Properties of Tirzepatide and the Therapeutic Potential of GIPR/GLP-1R Co-Agonism​ Angela Chow Nursing
  • Tito Borner
Jumpstart for Juniors
Examining the Role of Enhancers in Regulating Nuclear-Content-to-Cytoplasm Ratio-Dependent Genes in Drosophila Embryos Anthony Senouillet
Anthony Senouillet
Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Bomyi Lim
  • Shufan Lin
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Existentialism versus Essentialism: Jia Zheng’s Character in Hong Lou Meng Liwa Sun College of Arts & Sciences
  • Jean-Michel Rabate
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Exploration of Feature Selection Strategies in DNA Methylome-based Cancer Classification Jenny Li College of Arts & Sciences
  • Wanding Zhou
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Psilocybin in a Mouse Model of Neuropathic Pain with Comorbid Depression-like State Ahmad Hammo Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Joseph Cichon
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Exploring Topological Materials via Mechanical and Electro-Optical Methods Ann Stettler College of Arts & Sciences
  • Liang Wu
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Exploring Youth’s Everyday Perception of Chat GPT Phillip Gao Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Yasmin B. Kafai
  • Luis Morales-Navarro
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Factors Predicting Length of Stay in Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Isabella Velez College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Erin Conrad
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Fecundity and Population as Measures of Fitness in D. melanogaster Pierce Bruner College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Paul Schmidt
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program