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
Zhikai (Oscar) Wang
Elucidating the role of hyaluronic acid in adipocyte progenitor cell and macrophage behavior
Alice Andrews
Measuring Stable Isotopes in Giant Clams (Tridacninae) to Reconstruct Past Ocean Conditions in Malakal Harbor, Palau
Xianli Fu
Regulation and Regulatory Processes: Cataloging the use of AI/ML Tools in the Federal Government
Alana Newberger
  • Danju Liu
  • Rahan Siddiqi
The Positive Psychology of Music and Human Flourishing
Angela Chow
Examination of the Emetogenic Properties of Tirzepatide and the Therapeutic Potential of GIPR/GLP-1R Co-Agonism​
Yash Pahwa
The Effect of Chronic Cannabidiol Administration on Anxiety-Like Behavior in Adolescent Mice
William Joonho Lee
The Discovery of Drugs Reducing Stress-Induced-Sleep Using High-Throughput Screening
Aurora Yuan
An independent replicability study of MesoNet for automated segmentation and landmark identification in functional widefield optical imaging in mice
Alexandra J. Savage
Epigenetic and Physiological Outcomes in a Mouse Model of Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Angela C Ye
Impacts of heat priming on development and physiology of sea anemone larvae
Riya Anand
Public Deliberation on Climate Transitions & Well-Being: Climate Action & Social Resilience
Simran Rajpal
"Log Kya Kahenge”: Understanding Perceptions of Risk, Genetic Testing, and Breast Cancer within the South Asian Diaspora
Glynn Boltman
Divisions and Decisions: The Democratic Unionist Party in the Aftermath of the Brexit Referendum
Nayab Khurshaidi
  • Emily Roberts
Climate Risk, Pollution, and Childhood Inequalities in Low- and Middle-income Countries
Austin Pothikamjorn
Characterizing the Efficacy of a GLP-1R Agonist to Reduce Cocaine Seeking in Female Rats
Trenton D. Campos
Polycaprolactone and Hydroxyapatite Bioprinting without Using Solvents and its Applications
Katherine Wei
Analyzing Hospital Ownership Impact on Quality of Care, Financial Performance, and Social Determinants of Health
Sage Leland
A Study of Patient Digital Usage Habits, Access, and Attitudes at an Eye Hospital in Southern India
Jan Magielski
Delineating the Clinical and Genetic Spectrum of Speech Disorders in 52,143 Individuals
Noah S Budnitz
  • Rishabh Mandayam
Law and Large Language Models
Shiny Shen
Analyzing Dirac Shifts in GFETs Functionalized with Viral RNA
Lucie C. Song
  • Klaudia Zalewska
Metabolomic Profiles and Urinary Concentrations of Phenols and Phthalates in Mother-Infant Dyads
Nikhita Pabbaraju
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Pediatric Hypertension Using EHR Data
Shikhar Gupta
Regulation of Lactate and Protein Lactylation by Prenatal Hypoxia​
Title Sort descending First & Last Name Co-Presenter(s) School Advisors Project Funding Source
Maternal psychometrics during pregnancy across three cohorts Khushal Bantu College of Arts & Sciences
  • Jianghong Liu
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Measuring Stable Isotopes in Giant Clams (Tridacninae) to Reconstruct Past Ocean Conditions in Malakal Harbor, Palau Alice Andrews College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Michael E. Mann
Hayden Scholars
Mechanisms of Equalization Between Maternal and Paternal Telomeres in Embryonic Cells Arav Nangia College of Arts & Sciences
  • Michael Lampson
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Medicaid Perinatal Payment Reform Inis Trifka College of Arts & Sciences
  • Emily Gregory
  • Adya Maddox
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Menaces to Freedom: The Evolution of Health as National Security in Cold War America, 1953-1989 Ezra Chan College of Arts & Sciences
  • Andria Johnson
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Mesenchymal Brd4 is required for lung morphogenesis Annabelle Jin College of Arts & Sciences
  • David Frank
Benjamin Franklin Scholars Summer Grant
Metabolomic Profiles and Urinary Concentrations of Phenols and Phthalates in Mother-Infant Dyads Klaudia Zalewska
Lucie Song
Nursing
  • Aimin Chen
  • Jagadeesh Puvvula
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Metabolomic Profiles and Urinary Concentrations of Phenols and Phthalates in Mother-Infant Dyads Lucie Song
Klaudia Zalewska
College of Arts & Sciences
  • Aimin Chen
  • Jagadeesh Puvvula
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Microbiology of metal-reducing isolate Thermaerobacter sp. strain 36 from the Subseafloor Ocean Crust Maya Kreger College of Arts & Sciences
  • Ileana Pérez-Rodríguez
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Military Campaigns in Early Modern South Asia: What Digital Mapping Can Tell Us Jiayi Li College of Arts & Sciences
  • Ramya Sreenivasan
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Modulating Working Memory with Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation: Pilot Study for tACS as a Treatment for Age-Related Cognitive Decline Sofia Perdomo
Sofia Perdomo
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Ashil Srivastava
College of Arts & Sciences
  • Roy H. Hamilton
  • Denise Y. Harvey
Grants for Faculty Mentoring Undergraduate Research
Modulation of the Epigenome of Tumor and Immune Cells to Enhance CAR-T Therapy against Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Siena Nason College of Arts & Sciences
  • Marco Ruella
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Morphological Alterations in Placentas with HIF Activation Jake Brewington College of Arts & Sciences
  • Frank Lee
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Mortuary Archaeology on the Northern Coast of Peru Ashley Ray College of Arts & Sciences
  • Katherine M. Moore
Paul and Kathleen Barthmaier Award
MRI Quantifications in Hepatitis C Patients Makayla Clark College of Arts & Sciences
  • Chamith Rajapakse
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Multifunctional Modular Pneumatic Gripper Samantha Ouyang Wharton, Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Jordan Raney
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Multiplexed Longitudinal Profiling of Living Organoids Phoebe Vallapureddy Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Jina Ko
Vagelos Undergraduate Research Grant
Mutations in ceh-17 and its Effect on Sickness Induced Sleep in C. elegans Aylin Ergin College of Arts & Sciences
  • David Raizen
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Netflix in Mexico: A 10-Year Assessment Teia Hudson
Miraya Gesheva
College of Arts & Sciences
  • Juan Llamas-Rodriguez
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Neurobiology of Stress Resilience Daniella Oyenuga College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Bhatnagar
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Olfactory System Overview: Organization, Processes, Roles, & Disorders David Kedeme College of Arts & Sciences
  • Minghong Ma
  • Janardhan Bhattarai
Other
On the Trail of a Lost Woman Artist: The Case of Mary Josephine Walters Aili Waller College of Arts & Sciences
  • Michael Leja
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Optimal Management of Background Therapy in Patients with Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Initiated on Mavacamten Hiba Jamil College of Arts & Sciences
  • Nosheen Reza
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Optimizing Cytokine Cocktails in Pancreatic Islet Organoids to Investigate Maturation-Related Vulnerability to Demise from Pancreatic Islet-Directed Autoimmunity Beatrice Han College of Arts & Sciences
  • Juan Alvarez
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program