2022 Undergraduate Student Symposium

A Mathematical and Ergonomic Analysis of Fundamental Laparoscopic Surgery Tools and Techniques

Joshua Bennett
Anneleissa Lugay
Daniel Celestino
Paula Veras

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

A Novel TCR Clustering Method for SARS-COV-2 Epitopes

Naziba Akther Nuha

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

A Preliminary Survey of Dog-in-Prison Programs Across the US

Isabella DeFilippis
Janan Abushaban
Mariya Baig
Ariel Cherry
Naziha Mustafa
Trini Somasundaram
Ashesh Soni

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

An Episodic Study of Hospital Charges for Hospital Admissions and Readmissions in 2017 in the United States for Degenerative Nerve Systems Disorders (DRG = 056)

Esha Sultana

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Analysis of Errors in ECGs Data Captured by Patients Using At-Home Device Compared to Qualified Healthcare Professionals

Colin Pulickathadam

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Benefits of STEM Mentorship: Introducing Microbiology Research to High School Students

Tassnime Sebaei
Katrina Maktaz
Varsha Chigurupati

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Bilinguals Demonstrate Stronger Inhibitory Response Bias in Tasks of Executive Function

Samruddhi Ayachit
Erika Cabrera Ranaldi

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Bioremediation of Algae-based Water Treatment: Analysis of Algae Adsorption of Heavy Metals Based on Ion Size and Covalent Indices

Samir Sakaria
Rebecca Mathew
Amelia Figueroa

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Can Statins Mitigate Adverse Effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy in Women?

Adhm Farid

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Caribbean Reef-Building Coral-Symbiodiniaceae Network: Identifying Symbioses Critical for System Stability in a Changing Climate

Mackenzie Magyar
Brady Estrada
Timothy Swain Ph.D.

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Comparative Study of Homocoupling Reactions to Create 2,2'-bipyridine Adducts

Ethan DePry
Hoa Le

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Pregnant Women from Marginalized Communities

Leona Markose

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Deficits in Gait Biomechanics in Runners on a University Team: Implications for Preventative Sport Healthcare

W. Zachary Dean

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Determinants of Hospital Charges for Hospital Admissions and Readmissions in 2017 in the United States for Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications and Comorbidities (DRG = 202)

Japjot Singh

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Effect of Gamma Irradiation on Vitamin D Stability in Salmon

Varun Natarajan

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Effect of Periodontitis on Inducing Late Onset Alzheimer's Disease (LOAD) Pathology in Mice

Neha Gupta
Courtney Mai
Miguel Cuello

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Effect of β-lactamase expression and varying metabolism on the Inoculum Effect

Kielan Singh
Vijay Patel

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Effects of Water Hyacinth Management on Fish Populations

Sara Schutt
Mary Hill
Melanie Vasquez

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Elucidating the Function of 3L1W, a Functionally Unknown Enzyme from Enterococcus faecalis V583

Michael Egozi
Ethan DePry

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Emotional Resilience of the Covid-19 Pandemic on a College Campus

Jenna Binaco

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Endoparasite Community of Common Wood-Warblers (Family Parulidae) in Southeast Florida

Skylar Olsen

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Evaluation of MDM2 Regulation on AURKB Expression in Lung Cancer

Karen Kameo
Alexandra Carbone

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Examining the Impact of Mind Wandering on Task Performance: Does Task Difficulty Matter?

Kortne Bajor
Jozef Cruz
Amulya Chowd Koritala
Gargee Pandya

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Exploring the Prevalence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) Symptoms in College Students

Kyrah Maduro

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Firearm-related Injuries Rates from 2014 to 2017 Among Floridian Children

Joel Marlapudi

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Gadra's Allegory

Bianca Vucetich

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Great Plains Midcontinental Loess Deposits Following Prehistoric Megadroughts and Climate-Change Related Ecosystem Collapse in the Badlands

Melanie Vasquez
Drew Tozer
Catherine Acosta

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

HA HA HA... Good One!... Not you Hmongs. Laughter, White Privilege, and "Othering" in Medical Cultures

Sarah Soliman

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Heavy Metal Contaminants in the Sciaenids from Lake Sabine

Katerina Sawickij

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

How Non-profit Organizations Can Create a Hybrid Social Media Strategy Using Paid and Organic Posts

Samantha Carl Selorio

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

How the Molecular Vibrations of Water May Prevent Skin Cancer

Ramson Munoz Morales
Jenna Handal

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Human mtDNA Copy Number Quantification

Leonardo Lacayo
Luzcarime Saco-Vertiz

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

I Can Hear You, I Just Can't Remember You: Deconstructing the Sensory and Cognitive Components of Hearing Loss

Pranay Narang
Hana Amireh

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Implications of COVID-19 for Education and Research in Healthcare and STEM: Analysis of Global Case Studies

Yumna Indorewala

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Induction of Necroptosis in MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells Through Caspase-Independent Mechanisms Following SAHA Treatment

Grace Waldron

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Inter-limb Kinetic Asymmetries Differ Between Concentric and Eccentric Phases of the Vertical Jump

Vanessa Alexandre

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Investigating Polymer Metal Chelation via Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy

Meha Pandya
Agustin Olivares

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Investigating the Bouba-Kiki Phenomenon in Impression Formation

Pritika Shah

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Investigating the Specific Phosphorylation Sites of the Human Mineralocorticoid Receptor Using Phospho-mapping

Valentina Guidi

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Measuring the Effect of Methionine Deprivation in Genome Methylation of CCP Genes within the Prolaris Molecular Score Along Prostate Cancer Cell Lines

Yatin Srinivash Ramesh Babu
Trevor Fuhriman OMS 2
Andy Aleman Espino OMS 2

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Metanalysis of Genome Editing Using Crispr/Cas9 Technology Towards HIV-1 Treatment

Nitya Alaparthy

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Minimal k-Blockers of 123-Avoiding Permutation Matrices

Megan Bennett

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Molecular Biomarkers of PTSD: A Case for Measuring Psychotherapy Efficacy and mtDNA CN Involvement

Ariana Ali
Aidan Kunju

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Phage Hunters: The Discovery of Two Novel Bacteriophages That Infect Gordonia rubripertincta

Sarah Ballarin
Neel G. Balusa
Melissa Bell
Samia Caballero
Joshua Chan
Maria P. Farez
Ashley Guillen-Tapia
Nashrah Pierre-Louis
Victoria Polishuk
Bhavya Soni

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Physiological Mechanisms of Pregnancy: How the Kidneys and the Renin-Angiotensin System Protect the Fetus

Raghavi Vuppala
Crystal West, Appalachian State University

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Raising Awareness about Recognizing Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Associated with Down Syndrome: Developing a Health Education Program

Mahima Dave

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Re-discovery of Microatolls in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Amber Orr

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Skill Football Players Outperform and "Outforce" Big-Skill and Big Players in the Vertical Jump

Jeffrey Marin
Erica Vazquez

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Skill Position Football Players Have Greater Vertical Jump Kinetic Asymmetry But Better Performance Than Big Skill and Big Position Players

Ashley McDonough
Ayoub Ziani

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Social Vulnerability and Adult Obesity in the State of Florida

Shreeya Patel

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Structural Identification of Secondary Metabolites from Bacteria

Vijay Patel
Mark Sourial
Alana Bertrand

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Substantiation and Validation of the Benefits of CUREs in STEM Using a Combination of Self-Reported Gains and Alignment with Learning Objectives

Monica Aguiar

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Survival and Development of Zebra Longwing, Heliconius charithonia, on Native and Non-native Passion Vines, Passiflora sp., in South Florida

Cassidy Loucks
Celina Nelson-Jordan

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Synthesis of Chelating Polymers via RAFT for Metal Extraction

Agustin Olivares
Blake Naar

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Effect of Fluorinated Substitution of Meso Phenyl Porphyrins on Porphyrin Basicity

Harsh Chheda
Rushi Patel

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Effects of Herbal Products in Cartilage Healing and Reducing the Progression of Osteoarthritis

Mariya Baig

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Halls of Power

Janay Joseph
Graciel Quezada
Bianca Vucetich

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Impact of Post-Traumatic Stress on Symptom Presentation of Women with Gulf War Illness

Nandan Shastry
Esha Sultana

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Teacher

Amari Russell

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Universal Mass Function and its Applicability to Organic Molecules

Gabrielle Biltgen-Morrissette

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Touch Sensitivity in College-Aged Adults

Hannah Laufenberg
Isabel de Angelis

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Tree Canopy Biodiversity in an Urban Forestry Setting on Nova Southeastern University's Main Campus

Katja Kramers
Mackenzie Soligon
Amber Orr
James Puentes

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Understanding the Origin of Mutations using Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics

Supratik Pasupuleti
Anthony Bianco

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Understanding the Tradeoff Between ATP Metabolism and Growth in E. coli

Naziba Nuha
Julia Gumirov
Ariane Kalifa

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Using Social Media to Educate and Increase Awareness About the Harmful Effects of Tobacco and its Relationship with Covid-19

Rylee Azia Gardner
Tina Takla

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Who Stressed the Dogs Out: A Case for Studying Mitochondrial DNA as a Novel Biomarker for Stress in Canines

Aidan Kunju
Ariana Ali
Ritika Kothur
Olivia Singleton

Alvin Sherman Library

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM