Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships
Fall Research Expo 2024

Our undergraduate researchers are eager to share their findings 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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September 16 2024 - 5:00 PM - September 16 2024 - 6:30 PM
Ann Vernon-Grey
Angela Zhu
Characterizing maternal mutant phenotypes in cathepsin B zebrafish mutant lines
Jean Jin
Investigating non-catalytic activity of Ten-eleven translocation enzyme 1 in the mammalian germline
Rithika Ramkumar
Sourcing critical elements from mine tailings: analyzing the impact of magnetic separation on critical element extraction
Emily Y Zhang
Surface-based TEE-CT image registration for bicuspid aortic valve repair
Oscar Alexis Mendez
Structural Elucidation: Understanding MEK and ERK interactions in the MAPK pathway
Grace Matwijec
Resolving Uncertainty in the Mechanism of Disease for NOTCH2 Variants in Alagille Syndrome
Youbin Park
Modeling Macrophage-Fibroblast Interactions in Lung Regeneration
Kyle Grgecic
"Pride is here!!! Want a FREE month of Coaching?": Health-Focused LGBTQ+ Influencers' Rhetorical and Authenticity Strategies
Athena Scarlett Krikorian
The Impact of New Pennsylvania Laws and Behavioral Nudges on Breast MRI Utilization
Corey Brooks
Sharing Is NOT Caring: How Harm Reduction Strategies Promote HIV Health
Amina Khasanova
Exploring Nuclear Organization Around Speckles
Anna Yao Carroll
  • Nathan Wu
  • Kevin Shen
Development of a Pipeline for Accurate Cell Segmentation
Rohan Kurup
Efficacy of Accelerated-Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation in Treating Symptoms of Bipolar Depression
Marbella Aguilar
Bone Health in Pediatric Patients: A Multicenter Study of Bisphosphonate Utilization
Clara Xi Wang
Dysregulation of dorsal raphe serotonergic and inhibitory neurons in a mouse model of Dravet Syndrome
Endy Huynh
Investigating the Reversibility of Rett Syndrome Pathology by Altering MeCP2 Condensate with C-mods
Devin Matthew Casano
Community Engagement on Clean Energy Siting
Anthony Senouillet
Effects of Aggregate Morphology on Ion Transport in Solvent-Swollen Sulfonated Polystyrene Copolymers
Madeline Scott
The Ethics of Research: How Penn Professors Support Student Researchers Navigating Work on Potentially Traumatic Topics
Cypress Kaulbach
The Impact of Stabilized Soil Organic Matter on Microbial Activity in African Dark Earths
Erin Choi
Developing ddPCR Assays for the Detection of Glioblastoma tumor DNA in CSF
Leo M Biehl
Community Land Trusts: A Comparative Analysis of Organizing Efforts
Henessis Belen Umacata
Survey of Low-Income Women's Treatment Preferences for Depression
Shambhabi Gautam
Understanding the Role of Interneurons in CDD
Title Sort descending First & Last Name Co-Presenter(s) School Advisors Project Funding Source
Analyzing mtDNA in Plasma-Derived Extracellular Vesicles from Pregnant Black Women to Predict Adverse Outcomes Iman Dorman College of Arts & Sciences
  • Rebecca Simmons
  • Kobe Abney
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Characterization of Matrix Metalloproteinase 16 (MMP16) as a Potential Target for CAR T-Cell Therapy in Pediatric Brain Tumors Natalie Mamaril College of Arts & Sciences
  • Jessica Foster, MD
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
"Pride is here!!! Want a FREE month of Coaching?": Health-Focused LGBTQ+ Influencers' Rhetorical and Authenticity Strategies Kyle Grgecic College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Andy Tan
  • Ms. Elaine Hanby
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
1-to-N Wireless Charging for Swarm Robots Odysseas Kotzampasis Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Lei Gu
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
A Genetic Solution to Marfan Syndrome Naseebullah Andar College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Kiran Musunuru
University Scholars
A Simple Model of Infant Word Finding Using Computational Phonetics Embeddings Taiwo Adeaga
Ziana Sundrani
College of Arts & Sciences
  • Daniel Swingley
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
A Systematic Study on the Translation of N-Functionalities in Pyrolytically Synthesized Nitrogenated Carbons Lauren Van Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Dohyung Kim
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
African and European Cybrids Display Unique Basal Transcriptional and Energetic Profiles Ian Chen
  • Douglas C. Wallace
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
AI-Driven Image Analysis for Improved Cancer Classification from Clinical Pathology Images Angela Ge College of Arts & Sciences
  • Derek Oldridge
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Analysis of CT imaging-derived phenotypes to determine risk factors associated with sarcopenia Richard Zhuang College of Arts & Sciences
  • Hersh Sagreiya
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Analysis of High and Low-risk HPV E7 Proteins on PTPN14 Activity in Human Cell Types Kevin Xu College of Arts & Sciences
  • Elizabeth White
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Analysis of Kernel Density Estimation Accuracy using Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods Aiwen Li Wharton
  • Fred Hickernell
  • Yuhan Ding
NSF-REU
Analyzing Various Machine Learning Models for Use in the Large Hadron Collider ATLAS Detector Antonio Lobaccaro College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dylan Rankin
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Antipsychotic And Iron-Reducer Targeting Drug-Induced Psychosis​ Jonah Gordon College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Amit Lotan
Other
Are Adverse Childhood Experiences Related to Emotion Recognition in 3 - 4 Year Old Children? Miranda Cochran College of Arts & Sciences
  • Rebecca Waller
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant
Ascl1 Drives Müller Glia Dedifferentiation to Retinal Progenitor-like Cells Linna Zhu College of Arts & Sciences
  • Katherine Uyhazi
  • Steven Chomistek
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Assessing Demographic Disparities and Institutional Performance in Inpatient Geriatric Consultations: A Retrospective Study of Timing, Follow-Up, and Sex Bias Raquel Russek College of Arts & Sciences
  • Colbey Freeman
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Assessing the Impact of NOTCH Signaling on RAS Cell Progenitor Function: Implications for Pathophysiology Ayman Alwaqzah College of Arts & Sciences
  • Maria Basil
College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant, Other
Assessment of Aesthetic Participation (AAP) Raphael Englander College of Arts & Sciences
  • Anjan Chatterjee
  • Eileen Cardillo
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Associations between attention problems and intensity of movement in adolescence Tanvi Garneni College of Arts & Sciences
  • Dr. Allyson Mackey
  • Andrew Koepp
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Atmospheric Implications of Modern Day Refrigerants​ Ethan Dong Nursing
  • Marsha I. Lester
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Automation of mRNA-Transcript Measurement Algorithms for Embryonic Biomedical Imaging Arush Arora Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Bomyi Lim
  • Emilia A. Leyes Porello
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Bedside Evaluation of Conductive Hearing Loss with the Hum Test Garv Mehdiratta
Yoojin Jo
College of Arts & Sciences
  • Tiffany Hwa
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program
Benchmarking Ticketing in Vectorized Cuckoo Hash Table for Database Systems Shruthi Kunjur
Katherine Yue
Engineering & Applied Sciences
  • Ryan Marcus
PURM - Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program