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
Ololade Adebayo
Trends Between Medial Arterial Calcification and Hypercholesterolemia
Aleena Alex
Investigating PHF6-ePHD2 missense mutations in THP1 leukemia cell line
Brian Kim
Investigation of Novel Cell Death Mechanism for Periodontal Inflammation in Humans
Marcella Soewignjo
Distinct Functions of the Anterior and Posterior Regions of the Dorsomedial Striatum in Decision-Making Behavior
Aylin Ergin
Mutations in ceh-17 and its Effect on Sickness Induced Sleep in C. elegans
Shivek Narang
Correlating the Effect of the Size and Location of TBI Induced Lesions on the Likelihood of Developing Epilepsy Through Functional Connectivity Mapping
Anya Draves
Search Into Dark Matter by Investigating Jets Produced in Proton Collisions
Edward Lopez Velazquez
Characterizing The Accretion Behavior Of AB Aurigae, A Potential Young Planet Host Star
Ella Sohn
AI in the Administrative State
Christine Kong
Utilizing stable isotopes to develop a quantitative mitochondrial translation assay
Suraj Neelamagam
Activation of endogenous CeA -> NAc projections attenuates cocaine reinstatement
Adam Thomson
Inflation and Hyperinflation in Brazil During the 1980s and 1990s
Luke Gooding
Transition between Primary and Secondary Education in Trinidad and Tobago: The Concordat and The Privilege Problem
Sarah OKonski
Synthesis of a Novel Chelating Hemicryptophane for Stabilization of Cu(I)
Ronit Patel
Development of a 3-D microtissue model to study neuroinflammatory responses
Emily Y Zhang
Improving cell infiltration and visualization of synthetic scaffolds for osteochondral defect repair
Jasleen Gill
Interrogating mechanism to design efficient CRISPR-Cas12a genome editors
Cheryl Lim
Polaritonic Photovoltaics: Strong Light-Matter Coupling for Enhanced Charge Collection in TMDC Films
Sophia Klessel
An in vitro study of scaffolds for cartilage repair
Defne Tim
Usability of a Remote App-Based Assessment of Cognition ​ to Analyze the Effects of Parkinson's Medication ​ ​
Alan Han
Mapping Brain Circuitry For Pain’s Affective Component: Projection from Basolateral Amygdala to Nucleus Accumbens
Lauren Howie
MAO-A inhibitor clorgyline administered in chronically sleep deprived mice fails to protect neuronal health and slow Alzheimer's pathology progression​
Akshatha Manjunatha
Studying the Role of Lamellipodin in Suppressing Endophilin’s Curvature Generation
Vishal Krishnaiah
  • Moira Connell
International State-Building in Post-WWII Japan
Title Sort descending First & Last Name Co-Presenter(s) School Advisors Project Funding Source
Investigating University Spinoffs and Startup Success Through Patent Reassignments Shruti Ramkumar Wharton
  • David Hsu
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Investigating Youth's Understanding of ML/AI Using Cultural Probes Isabelle Gu Wharton
  • Dr. Yasmin Kafai
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Investigation of Novel Cell Death Mechanism for Periodontal Inflammation in Humans Brian Kim College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Kang I. Ko
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Investigation of p300 Catalytic Activity through Core Domain Variation Rajat Ramesh College of Arts & Sciences
  • George Burslem
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Iron-Organic Contrast Agent for Xenon Biosensing Heejoon Shin College of Arts & Sciences
  • Ivan J. Dmochowski
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Justice James Wilson Biography Eric Ryu
Felipe Flores Cruz
College of Arts & Sciences
  • William Ewald
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Kashaya Language Resources Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford
  • Eugene Buckley
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Kashaya Language Resources Nina Wang
Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford
College of Arts & Sciences
  • Eugene Buckley
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Large Language Model-Based Neurosurgical Evaluation Matrix: A Novel Scoring Criteria to Assess the Efficacy of ChatGPT as an Educational Tool in Neurosurgical Education Kevin Bryan College of Arts & Sciences
  • Jang W. Yoon
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Law and Large Language Models Noah Budnitz
Rishabh Mandayam
Wharton
  • David Abrams
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Left Sided Decompression in Pediatric Patients on Venoarterial Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation Danielle Peck College of Arts & Sciences
  • Jonathan Edelson, MD
  • Joseph Rossano, MD
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Léon Bloy: A 19th Century Polemicist in Paris Miriam Shah College of Arts & Sciences
  • Warren Breckman
Gelfman International Summer Fund
Lipid Accumulation Leads to Reactive Macrophage Pathology in settings of GALC dysfunction Vidhur Polam College of Arts & Sciences
  • Frederick Chris Bennett
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Local Courts - Appeals, Wealth, and Density Leo Solga College of Arts & Sciences
  • Jen Ciaccio
College House Research Fellowship
Machine Learning Analyzations of Infant Limb Motion Using the PANDA Gym Jordyn Harris Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Michelle Johnson
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Machine Learning Approach for Enhancing Cancer Cell Classification in Breast Tissue IHC Slides Pranav Palleti Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Elizabeth Mcdonald
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Machine Learning Guided Rhodopsin Engineering for Voltage Imaging Yijia Li College of Arts & Sciences
  • Lu Lu
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Magnetic Structure of the Antiferromagnetic Semimetal Co1/3TaS2 And the Zero Area Loop Sagnac Interferometer Tycho von Rosenvinge College of Arts & Sciences
  • Liang Wu
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
MAO-A inhibitor clorgyline administered in chronically sleep deprived mice fails to protect neuronal health and slow Alzheimer's pathology progression​ Lauren Howie College of Arts & Sciences
  • Sigrid Veasey
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Mapping Brain Circuitry For Pain’s Affective Component: Projection from Basolateral Amygdala to Nucleus Accumbens Alan Han College of Arts & Sciences
  • Gregory Corder
  • Jessica Wojick
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Mapping Early Modern India Meheer Commuri College of Arts & Sciences
  • Ramya Sreenivasan
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Mapping TRI Releases in Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Census Tracts Madison Kang College of Arts & Sciences
  • Blanca Himes
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Mass Asymmetry on Chargino Decay to ττHH with Missing Transverse Energy Peilin Ye College of Arts & Sciences, Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Evelyn Thomson
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Matching for Evaluating Dynamic Treatment Regimes Terrance Ji
  • Dylan Small
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program