| 57 | Aitchison, Leah (Health and Human Physiology) Mentor(s): Lucas Carr (Health Sport & Human Phys) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Patient and Provider's Perceived Acceptability of an Exercise is Medicine Protocol |
| 14 | Baggot, Connor (Computer Science/Pre-Med) Mentor(s): Karin Hoth (Psychiatry) | Chooza Moon (Nursing) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Dim Light Melatonin Onset and Functional Connectivity in Later Life Adults |
| 121 | Barlow, Nathan (Biomedical Science) Mentor(s): Gary Pierce (Health Sport & Human Phys) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Smoking Contributes to the Structural Component of Higher Aortic Stiffness Independent of COPD Status Among Older Adults |
| 117 | Beem, Noah (Environmental Bioscience and Geoscience) Mentor(s): Benjamin Swanson (Earth, Envir, Sustainblty) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Avian Abundance and Diversity in Ashton Prairie |
| 100 | Blake, Ryley (Biology) Mentor(s): Jan Fassler (Biology) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Impact of Heat on Physical and Physiological Characteristics of Candida albicans Biofilms |
| 9 | Blissenbach, Lucy (Education Studies and Human Relations) Mentor(s): Duhita Mahatmya (Psych & Quant Foundations) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Investigating the Association between Parent Work Stress and Child Academic Outcomes: A Scoping Review |
| 118 | Bock, Alex (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology BS) Mentor(s): Sheila Baker (Biochem & Molecular Bio) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Quantification of photoreceptor loss in mouse models of KCNV2 retinopathy |
| 124 | Bowen, Jacob (Psychology) Mentor(s): Ed Wasserman (Psychological Brain Sci) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Pigeons’ behavior in contingent and non-contingent reinforcement schedules: Do they understand the difference? |
| 5 | Boyle, Josie (English (Publishing) and Communication Studies) Mentor(s): Adam Hooks (English) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Shakespeare in Iowa: Reading and Teaching in the Humanities |
| 101 | Broghammer, Madeline (Microbiology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) Mentor(s): Hillel Haim (Microbiology & Immunology) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Deep mutational scanning of the HIV-1 capsid protein |
| 60 | Brunkan, Calla (History and Social Studies Secondary Education) Mentor(s): Colin Gordon (History) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Letters from the Heart and Mind: The Vietnam War Correspondence Between Dick and Linda Kerber |
| 48 | Buman, Samuel (Political Science) Mentor(s): Brian Lai (Political Science) | 3:30-4:15pm UCC-2520D | Are Terrorists Using Generative AI to Spread Propaganda? |
| 27 | Burkart, Hana (Computer Science and Engineering) Mentor(s): Joe Reinhardt (Biomedical Engineering) | Seyed Soheil Hosseini (Radiology) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Investigating Variational Autoencoders (VAEs) in Learning One-Dimensional Manifolds Embedded in Two-Dimensional Space |
| 25 | Carne, Braden (Physics, Astronomy, Math) Mentor(s): Jasper Halekas (Physics & Astronomy) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Electron Behavior Across the Alfvén Surface: Recent Findings from Parker Solar Probe |
| 129 | Castellano, Adriana (Marketing, Pre-Law) Mentor(s): Maurine Neiman (Biology) | 5:10-5:55pm UCC-2520D | "Tentacle Tales: How Genome Architecture and Nutrient Availability Shape Tissue Regeneration in a Freshwater Snail” |
| 108 | Castellano, Seren (Biology and Anthropology) Mentor(s): Maurine Neiman (Biology) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Unraveling Ribbon Worm Diversity: Biodiversity and Systematics of Antarctic Nemertea |
| 103 | Challa, Vamsi (Biomedical Sciences and Physics) Mentor(s): Renata Pereira (Internal Medicine) | Ayushi Sood (Internal Medicine) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | GDF15 Signaling Through GFRAL Mediates Metabolic Improvements in Response to Mitochondrial Stress |
| 74 | Chawla, Disha (Biology) Mentor(s): Hanna Stevens (Psychiatry) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | 16p11.2 Deletion in Male Mice leads to Impaired Placentation Detrimental to Fetal Growth |
| 119 | Clarkson, Na'lLa (Therapeutic Recreation and African American Studies) Mentor(s): Cory Young (History) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Returns and Registrations: An Analysis of Gradual Abolition ? Paperwork in Cumberland County? |
| 34 | Cole, Brandon (Biomedical Sciences) Mentor(s): Erin Talbert (Health Sport & Human Phys) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | TGF-beta Suppresses Expression of CoA Synthesis Enzymes |
| 41 | Coleman, Audrey (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology) Mentor(s): Ronald Weigel (Surgery) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | The Role of TFAP2c in Tumorigenesis and Progression in HER2+ Breast Cancer |
| 129 | Collins, Alexis (Neuroscience) Mentor(s): Maurine Neiman (Biology) | 5:10-5:55pm UCC-2520D | "Tentacle Tales: How Genome Architecture and Nutrient Availability Shape Tissue Regeneration in a Freshwater Snail” |
| 132 | Correia, Julia (3D Design) Mentor(s): Monica Correia (Art, Art History & Design) | 5:10-5:55pm UCC-2520D | Indigenous Brazilian Weaving: Colors and Materials |
| 39 | Cory, Nicholas (Human Physiology) Mentor(s): Jared Mclendon (Pharm Sci & Exper Therap) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Identify and prioritize candidate cytoskeletal adapter proteins for heart therapy. |
| 2 | Craine, Ava (International Relations and Journalism and Mass Communication) Mentor(s): Brian Lai (Political Science) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Competing Tides: Samoa in the Shifting Dynamics of Global Policy |
| 44 | Czeschin, Calvin (Screenwriting Arts) Mentor(s): Kaia Olsen (Cinematic Arts) | 3:30-4:15pm UCC-2520D | Using 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) for Cultural Access at the Stanley Museum |
| 72 | Danos, Michael (History, Philosophy, Ethics and Public Policy) Mentor(s): Ashley Howard (History) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Oh Kinsmen!: Federal Surveillance and the Search for Black Radical Unity, 1918-1924 |
| 4 | DeGroote, Connor (Political Science, Philosophy) Mentor(s): Brian Lai (Political Science) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Journey to the East: Nauruan Foreign Policy amidst U.S. - China Competition |
| 20 | Demuth, Emma (Neuroscience) Mentor(s): Moonley Tung (Pediatrics) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Clinical utility of long-read nanopore-based whole genome sequencing |
| 134 | Dockery-Jackson, Sarah (Accounting, Entrepreneurship, 3D Design) Mentor(s): Monica Correia (Art, Art History & Design) | 5:10-5:55pm UCC-2520D | Hand Woven Textiles for Home Decor |
| 35 | Downing, Savannah (Music Therapy and Psychology) Mentor(s): Abbey Dvorak (Music) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Music-Assisted Relaxation for Stress Management in Pediatric Oncology |
| 111 | Draayer, Tyler (Biology (Genetics and Biotechnology), Pre-Medicine) Mentor(s): Karen Cyndari (Emergency Med) | Mitchell Coleman (Orthopedics and Rehab) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Does Oxidative Stress Cause Immune Cell Degranulation in Osteoarthritic Synovium |
| 93 | Du, Heidi (Biomedical Sciences) Mentor(s): Grazyna Kochanska (Psychological Brain Sci) | HaleyHerbert (Psychological Brain Sci) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Parents’ Trait Anger and Mental Health Symptoms Predict Hostile Representations of Their Children |
| 36 | Dunn, Ryan (Physics, Astronomy, Mathematics) Mentor(s): Jane Nachtman (Physics & Astronomy) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Study of Hybrid Neutrino Detector Deployment for Weapons Test Verification |
| 79 | Dusanek, Chiara (Music Therapy) Mentor(s): Abbey Dvorak (Music) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Legacy Project Songwriting for Families Grieving Loss from Substance Use Disorder |
| 97 | Edwards, Abigail (Biomedical Engineering) Mentor(s): Geb Thomas (Industrial Engineering) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Assessing Skill from Behaviors Analyzed in Videos of Knee Arthroscopy Authors: Abigail Edwards, Geb Thomas, Evan Williams, Steven Long, Richard VanTienderen, Donald D. Anderson |
| 53 | Ellis, Annika (Nursing) Mentor(s): Chi Nai Ching (Nursing) | Kyuri Lee(Nursing) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Profiling verbal interactions between persons with nursing home staff and persons with dementia |
| 75 | Emmad, Minou (Physics, CS, Math) Mentor(s): Michael Schnieders (Biomedical Engineering) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Protonation Coupling in Zinc Finger–DNA Recognition Explored by Polarizable CpHMD |
| 105 | Etringer, Blake (Economics, Political Science) Mentor(s): Sara Mitchell (Political Science) | Elise Pizzi (Political Science) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Disasters, Migration, and Violence Lab: Disaster Response in Asian Nations |
| 17 | Fassett, Nathan (Neuroscience) Mentor(s): Adele Stewart (Neurosci & Pharmacology) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Investigating sex differences in the dopamine-insulin system |
| 67 | Felderman, Ellie (History and Ancient Civilizations) Mentor(s): Nick Yablon (History) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Politics and the City: The New Yorker’s Editorial Response to the Rise of Political Consciousness Among Audiences. |
| 18 | Flint, Rebecca (Biomedical Engineering) Mentor(s): Edward Sander (Biomedical Engineering) | James Ankrum (Biomedical Engineering) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Influence of Media Composition and Fibroblast Co-Culture on Morphological and Adipogenic features in Heterotypic Adipose Spheroids |
| 80 | Formella, Emily (Biomedical Engineering) Mentor(s): Kristan Worthington (Biomedical Engineering) | RichardCliver (Biomedical Engineering) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | The role of mechanotransduction pathways in chorioretinal cell response to simulated microgravity |
| 30 | Freeman, Landen (Physics, Math) Mentor(s): Matheus Hostert (Physics & Astronomy) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Neutrino Oscillation and the Mass Ordering Problem at JUNO |
| 122 | Friton, Sophia (German, Global Health) Mentor(s): Daniel Liebzeit (Nursing) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Exploring Transportation for Older Adults in Johnson County through the JCLC 2024 Survey |
| 10 | Goettel, Ava (Exercise Science) Mentor(s): Chooza Moon (Nursing) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Rest activity rhythms and metabolic outcomes of midlife women before and after menopause in Midlife in the United States Study |
| 45 | Gomez, Mayra (Political Science) Mentor(s): Nicole Novak (CommunityBehavioralHealth) | Julianna Pacheco (Political Science) | 3:30-4:15pm UCC-2520D | The Iowa Vital Voices Project: Participatory action research to promote Latino civic engagement, political voice, and community health |
| 16 | Grueter, Madelyn (Neuroscience) Mentor(s): Hanna Stevens (Psychiatry) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Comparison of Striatal Neuron Density Across Different Routes of CHPG Administration |
| 6 | Guilfoyle, Sarah (Political Science) Mentor(s): Brian Lai (Political Science) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | The Impact of Regime Type on the Effect of Sanctions on Income Inequality |
| 63 | Gutierrez, Alexandra (Public Health) Mentor(s): Hans Joachim-Lehmler (Occup & Environ Health) | LauraDean (Occup & Environ Health) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Counting Astrocytes: A Flow Cytometry Screen for Culture Purity |
| 96 | Gutzman, Grace (Microbiology) Mentor(s): Mary Wilson (Internal Medicine) | Natalie Jarvis (Microbiology & Immunology) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Dietary intake is a determinant of the course of disease and the inflammatory response in a murine model of visceral leishmaniasis |
| 105 | Hartman, Josie (Environmental Policy and Planning) Mentor(s): Sara Mitchell (Political Science) | Elise Pizzi (Political Science) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Disasters, Migration, and Violence Lab: Disaster Response in Asian Nations |
| 62 | Heim, Sophia (Environmental Science) Mentor(s): Hans Joachim-Lehmler (Occup & Environ Health) | NicoleBreese (Graduate College-Admin) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Voluntary Oral Dosing of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Mice: A Refinement of Traditional Gavage Techniques |
| 90 | Heitman, Augustin (Physics, Astronomy, Math) Mentor(s): Jane Nachtman (Physics & Astronomy) | Yasar Onel (Physics & Astronomy) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | A Comparative Analysis of Timing Data from a Hybrid Neutrino Detector Between Two Media |
| 126 | Heller, Olivia (Biochemistry) Mentor(s): Jessica Tucker (Microbiology & Immunology) | Sheila Gonzalez (Microbiology & Immunology) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Roles of tRNA splicing enzymes in Infection |
| 112 | Herman, Elleri (Human Physiology) Mentor(s): Gordon Buchanan (Neurology) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Time-of-Day Influences on Seizure Severity and Mortality in Bmal1 Knockout Mice |
| 68 | Holmes, Fiona (Astronomy, Applied physics) Mentor(s): Valerie Payre (Earth, Envir, Sustainblty) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Effects of Grain Size On Visible/Near Infrared Signals In Feldspar-Bearing Terrains On Mars. |
| 106 | Holmes, Fiona (Physics) Mentor(s): David Nataf (Physics & Astronomy) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Revisiting Stellar Populations of Low-Extinction Fields in the Galactic Bulge |
| 42 | Holtze, Isabella (Cinema) Mentor(s): Stephanie Miracle (Dance) | Daniel Fine () | 3:30-4:15pm UCC-2520D | FAKERS CLUB: Fanny and Calvin |
| 26 | Hunt, Ava (Neuroscience) Mentor(s): Michelle Voss (Psychological Brain Sci) | Jessica Frame (Psychological Brain Sci) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Exploring the Associations Between White Matter Hyperintensities and Spatial Navigation Performance in Non-Demented Older Adults |
| 52 | Ibrahim, Noura (public health) Mentor(s): Nichole Nidey (Epidemiology) | Jonathan Platt (Epidemiology) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Maternal Health in Migrant Communities (public health related) |
| 19 | Janik, Katia (Neuroscience) Mentor(s): Hans Joachim-Lehmler (Occup & Environ Health) | LauraDean (Occup & Environ Health) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Analysis of 2,2',5,5'-Tetrachlorobiphenyl-4-ol (4-OH-PCB52) in Liver Tissue of Female Adolescent Rats Exposed via Polymeric Implants |
| 133 | Joiner, Tara (3D Design) Mentor(s): Monica Correia (Art, Art History & Design) | 5:10-5:55pm UCC-2520D | Exploring Geometric Forms through Weaving |
| 21 | Khan, Arissa (Physics, Chemistry) Mentor(s): Connor Feltman (Physics & Astronomy) | Allison Jaynes (Physics & Astronomy) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | OCHRE Rocket: Langmuir Probe to Analyze Plasma in the Magnetosphere |
| 91 | Klassen, Kelsey (Speech and Hearing Science) Mentor(s): Elizabeth Walker (Communic Sci & Disorders) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Reading Motivation and Reading Comprehension in Adolescents with Hearing Loss and Typical Hearing |
| 56 | Lawrence, Taylor (Microbiology) Mentor(s): Thomas Kehl Fie (Microbiology & Immunology) | Riley McFarlane (Microbiology & Immunology) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Identifying regulators of the S. aureus superoxide dismutases |
| 88 | Liebrecht, Paige (Environmental Science) Mentor(s): Matthew Dannenberg (Earth, Envir, Sustainblty) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 and temperature on photosynthetic capacity in bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) |
| 58 | Lindgren, Samuel (Neuroscience) Mentor(s): Ryan Lalumiere (Psychological Brain Sci) | AspenHolm (Psychological Brain Sci) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | The role of basolateral amygdala-medial entorhinal cortex pathway in memory strength and precision |
| 106 | Little, Brendyn (Astronomy and Physics) Mentor(s): David Nataf (Physics & Astronomy) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Revisiting Stellar Populations of Low-Extinction Fields in the Galactic Bulge |
| 38 | Majewski, Marissa (Chemistry) Mentor(s): Florence Williams (Chemistry) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Tuning Florescence with Boron |
| 40 | Manickam, Neil (Psychology) Mentor(s): Aislinn Williams (Psychiatry) | Isaias Herring (Psychiatry) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | 16p11.2dp/+: A Microduplication with Macro Implications |
| 4 | Mayer, Thomas (Political Science) Mentor(s): Brian Lai (Political Science) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Journey to the East: Nauruan Foreign Policy amidst U.S. - China Competition |
| 81 | Mayes, Matieis (Double major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Human Physiology) Mentor(s): Aparna Pathmanathan (Anatomy & Cell Biology) | AmyRyan (Anatomy & Cell Biology) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Generation of a novel iPSC tool to understand the club-cell specific role of CFTR in the airway epithelium |
| 93 | McCann, Carolyn (Psychology) Mentor(s): Grazyna Kochanska (Psychological Brain Sci) | HaleyHerbert (Psychological Brain Sci) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Parents’ Trait Anger and Mental Health Symptoms Predict Hostile Representations of Their Children |
| 92 | McElderry, Seighin (Biology) Mentor(s): Abbey Dvorak (Music) | Livia Umeda(Music) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Music and Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Scoping Review |
| 89 | McLeod, Abby (Neuroscience) Mentor(s): Anna Dabrowski (Pediatrics) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Effects of viral and genetic strategies on synaptic microcircuitry |
| 49 | Messenger, Mya (Human Physiology) Mentor(s): Shujie Yang (Pathology) | 3:30-4:15pm UCC-2520D | Developing Novel Endometrial Cancer Drug Treatments using Patient-Derived Xenograft Models In-Vivo and In-Vitro |
| 22 | Miskovic, Megan (Neuroscience) Mentor(s): Ryan Lalumiere (Psychological Brain Sci) | AlexaCohill-Milanick (Psychological Brain Sci) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Investigating Rodent Sex Differences in the Self-administration of Cocaine |
| 130 | Mohammad, Bahaaaldin (Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering) Mentor(s): Sajangoud Lingala (Biomedical Engineering) | 5:10-5:55pm UCC-2520D | A Computational Pipeline for Reconstructing and Visualizing Advanced MRI Data Using BART |
| 29 | Moran, Landon (Mathematics) Mentor(s): Jane Nachtman (Physics & Astronomy) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Developing Technical and Engineering Skills for DUNE |
| 47 | Morrow, Erin (Health Studies) Mentor(s): Juliana Souzatalarico (Nursing) | 3:30-4:15pm UCC-2520D | Engaging Rural Communities to Understand Psychosocial Stress Impacting Brain Health in Latino Middle-Aged and Older Adults |
| 87 | Nahra, Nancy (Computer Science, Mathematics) Mentor(s): Joe Reinhardt (Biomedical Engineering) | Seyed Soheil Hosseini (Radiology) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Investigating Diffusion Models in Learning and Reconstructing Two-Dimensional Probability Distributions |
| 123 | Narsian, Saina (Neuroscience) Mentor(s): Gordon Buchanan (Neurology) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Impact of Seizures on the Arousal Response to CO2 |
| 1 | Nasr, Lojain (International Relations) Mentor(s): Brian Lai (Political Science) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | More Than Water: A Case Study Countering Chinese Influence in Fiji |
| 135 | Natarajan, Shreyas (Biomedical Sciences) Mentor(s): Isaac Samuel (Surgery) | 5:10-5:55pm UCC-2520D | AI Image Analysis of Intraoperative Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery |
| 136 | Naveen, Preethika (Biomedical Engineering) Mentor(s): Karen Cyndari (Emergency Med) | 5:10-5:55pm UCC-2nd Floor Hall | The Interaction Between Serotonin, Dopamine, Histamine, and Norepinephrine-related Drug Classes on Osteoarthritis Diagnosis |
| 78 | Newberry, Bailey (Health Promotion) Mentor(s): Serena Gumusoglu (Obstetrics/Gynecology) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Maternal Brain and Behavior in a Model of Chronic Gestational IL-17 |
| 45 | Newton, Eric (Computer Science, Music) Mentor(s): Nicole Novak (CommunityBehavioralHealth) | Julianna Pacheco (Political Science) | 3:30-4:15pm UCC-2520D | The Iowa Vital Voices Project: Participatory action research to promote Latino civic engagement, political voice, and community health |
| 37 | Nicks, Parker (Chemistry, Math) Mentor(s): Tori Forbes (Chemistry) | Nicholas Dahlen (Chemistry) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Isolation of a Thorium Peroxide Complex to Model High Activity Speciation |
| 11 | Nissen, Keegan (Speech and Hearing Science) Mentor(s): Elizabeth Walker (Communic Sci & Disorders) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Impact of Hearing Profiles on Developmental Outcomes: Comparing Children with Unilateral or Bilateral Hearing Loss and Normal Hearing |
| 129 | Nitsche, Peter (Biology) Mentor(s): Maurine Neiman (Biology) | 5:10-5:55pm UCC-2520D | "Tentacle Tales: How Genome Architecture and Nutrient Availability Shape Tissue Regeneration in a Freshwater Snail” |
| 76 | Noeller, Caden (Mechanical Engineering & Mathematics) Mentor(s): Shaoping Xiao (Mechanical Engineering) | Jiefeng Jiang (Psychological Brain Sci) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Evolution of Human Trust in Artificial Intelligence |
| 51 | Noll, Katie (Music Therapy) Mentor(s): Jonathan Allen (Music) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | The Role of the Pelvic Floor in Respiration: Considerations for Brass Pedagogy |
| 59 | Nollen, Ava (Japanese, History) Mentor(s): Cory Young (History) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Beyond Banh Mi: Vietnamese Entrepreneurship in New Orleans from the Fall of Saigon through Hurricane Katrina, 1975-2011 |
| 24 | Norman, Avery (Geoscience) Mentor(s): Joseph Honings (IIHR Hydroscience Eng) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Geologic Hydrogen Potential of the Midcontinent Rift System in Iowa, USA: Background and Preliminary Research Efforts Using Legacy Data |
| 113 | Norris, Josephine (Psychology) Mentor(s): Teresa Treat (Psychological Brain Sci) | Solange Bolger (Psychological Brain Sci) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | College Students Underperceive Same-Sex Peers’ Use of Cannabis-Related Protective Behavioral Strategies |
| 83 | Nyberg, Liberty (Microbiology, pre-pharmacy) Mentor(s): Jessica Tucker (Microbiology & Immunology) | Kyle Rapchak (Microbiology & Immunology) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Knockdown of Brf1 dependent RNA polymerase III activity causes differential expression of transcripts during MHV68 infection |
| 77 | Odubasa, Vivian (Microbiology and Global Health) Mentor(s): Mark Santillan (Obstetrics/Gynecology) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | The role of PFAS exposure in male partners in pregnancy outcomes. |
| 55 | Olson, Jack (Environmental Science (Hydrology)) Mentor(s): Benjamin Swanson (Earth, Envir, Sustainblty) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Bank Erosion Evaluation of Camp Cardinal Creek |
| 82 | Osborne, Nina (Geographical and Sustainability Science; Environmental Policy and Planning) Mentor(s): Susan Meerdink (Earth, Envir, Sustainblty) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Effects of Elevated Atmospheric CO2 and Temperature on Leaf Spectral Reflectance in Quercus macrocarpa |
| 23 | O'Toole, Isaac (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) Mentor(s): Colin Kenny (Surgery) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Defining the Role of PAX Paralogs in Uveal Melanoma |
| 109 | Ott, Jacqueline (Health and Human Physiology) Mentor(s): Erin Talbert (Health Sport & Human Phys) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Understanding the mechanistic pathway in which TGF-b drives metabolic dysfunction |
| 120 | Patel, Jiya (Neuroscience) Mentor(s): Julie Gudenkauf (Neurology) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | ABO Blood Types and Patterns in Acute Stroke Population: Preliminary Analyses |
| 46 | Patel, Kathit (Biomedical Sciences) Mentor(s): Jon Resch (Neurosci & Pharmacology) | Trevor Butler (Biology) | 3:30-4:15pm UCC-2520D | Investigating Lateral Hypothalamic Area and Periventricular Hypothalamus Mediated Thirst. |
| 135 | Patel, Kathit (Biomedical Sciences) Mentor(s): Isaac Samuel (Surgery) | 5:10-5:55pm UCC-2520D | AI Image Analysis of Intraoperative Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery |
| 128 | Patel, Khushi (Public Health) Mentor(s): Bengi Baran (Psychological Brain Sci) | Hazal Arpaci Atmacaoglu (Psychological Brain Sci) | 5:10-5:55pm UCC-2520D | Sleep Dependent Consolidation of Visuospatial memory |
| 7 | Paxton, Grace (Physics, Astronomy) Mentor(s): Jane Nachtman (Physics & Astronomy) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Simulating Nuclear Sources in Lunar Environments using Eos and RATPAC |
| 131 | Phillips, Kylen (Theatre Arts, Screenwriting Arts) Mentor(s): Caroline Clay (Theatre Arts) | 5:10-5:55pm UCC-2520D | Duality, a short film by Kylen Phillips |
| 28 | Pickett, Emma (Biology) Mentor(s): Donna Santillan (Obstetrics/Gynecology) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Maternal and Fetal Liver Gene Expression Responses to Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) Exposure in Mice. |
| 12 | Postacchini, Gabriel (Computer Science and Mathematics) Mentor(s): Laurent Jay (Mathematics) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | A New Error Prediction Algorithm for Fully Implicit Runge–Kutta Solvers |
| 125 | Powers, Caleb (Psychology) Mentor(s): Leyre Castroruiz (Psychological Brain Sci) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | The role of action-outcome contingency in pigeons’ understanding of agency |
| 129 | Presswood, Tae Shaun (Exercise Science) Mentor(s): Maurine Neiman (Biology) | 5:10-5:55pm UCC-2520D | "Tentacle Tales: How Genome Architecture and Nutrient Availability Shape Tissue Regeneration in a Freshwater Snail” |
| 94 | Preves, Rachel (Psychology) Mentor(s): Grazyna Kochanska (Psychological Brain Sci) | HaleyHerbert (Psychological Brain Sci) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Early Parental Affect, Child Responsiveness, and Toddler Internalization |
| 129 | Prichard, Katherine (Biology) Mentor(s): Maurine Neiman (Biology) | 5:10-5:55pm UCC-2520D | "Tentacle Tales: How Genome Architecture and Nutrient Availability Shape Tissue Regeneration in a Freshwater Snail” |
| 32 | Quraishi, Abdul (Chemistry BA) Mentor(s): Darrin Thompson (Ctr Hlth Effect Of Enviro) | David Cwiertny (Civil-Environmental Engin) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Assessing Fluoride Concentrations in Iowa's Groundwater and Drinking Water: Implications for Public Health and Water Management |
| 110 | Quraishi, Abdul (Chemistry BA) Mentor(s): Renee Cole (Chemistry) | Vinay Bapu Ramesh (Chemistry) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Exploring How Undergraduate Chemistry Labs Foster Science Practice Competencies |
| 135 | Ramesh, Rohan (Computer Science) Mentor(s): Isaac Samuel (Surgery) | 5:10-5:55pm UCC-2520D | AI Image Analysis of Intraoperative Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery |
| 94 | Ramirez, Arely (Psychology) Mentor(s): Grazyna Kochanska (Psychological Brain Sci) | HaleyHerbert (Psychological Brain Sci) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Early Parental Affect, Child Responsiveness, and Toddler Internalization |
| 54 | Renshaw, Kynan (Human Physiology) Mentor(s): Charles Jennissen (Emergency Med) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Infant Safe Sleep Practices of Rural Iowa Adolescents |
| 84 | Roberts, Emily (Microbiology and Music performance) Mentor(s): Jeremiah Johnson (Microbiology & Immunology) | Lincoln Lewerke (Microbiology & Immunology) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | The Role of Calprotectin in Nutritional Immunity: Inflammatory Dynamics During Campylobacter Infection |
| 100 | Roberts, Madeline (Neuroscience) Mentor(s): Jan Fassler (Biology) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Impact of Heat on Physical and Physiological Characteristics of Candida albicans Biofilms |
| 42 | Rodriguez, Marisa (Theatre Arts) Mentor(s): Stephanie Miracle (Dance) | Daniel Fine (Theatre Arts) | 3:30-4:15pm UCC-2520D | FAKERS CLUB: Fanny and Calvin |
| 49 | Rosenmeyer, Riley (Neuroscience) Mentor(s): Shujie Yang (Pathology) | 3:30-4:15pm UCC-2520D | Developing Novel Endometrial Cancer Drug Treatments using Patient-Derived Xenograft Models In-Vivo and In-Vitro |
| 31 | Ruiz, Vincent (Neuroscience) Mentor(s): Serena Gumusoglu (Obstetrics/Gynecology) | RobertTaylor (Psychiatry) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Prenatal Exposure to PFOS Alters Behavior, Vasculature and Myelination in Mouse Offspring |
| 2 | Sanchez, Dayanara (International Relations) Mentor(s): Brian Lai (Political Science) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Competing Tides: Samoa in the Shifting Dynamics of Global Policy |
| 64 | Sandage, Piper (History) Mentor(s): Shane Bobrycki (History) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | John Paston and His Sons: Knighthood |
| 33 | Sassman, Olivia (Neuroscience) Mentor(s): John Wemmie (Psychiatry) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Role of acid-sensing ion channel 1A (ASIC1A) in stress-induced mechanisms of opioid tolerance |
| 116 | Saxena, Amya (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Pre-Med track)) Mentor(s): Lori Wallrath (Biochem & Molecular Bio) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Treating a Fruit Fly Model of Muscular Dystrophy with TGFbeta Pathway Inhibitors |
| 114 | Schlueter, Ella (Chemistry, Sociology) Mentor(s): Donna Santillan (Obstetrics/Gynecology) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Decreased Fetal Movement Association with Adverse Maternal and Child Outcomes |
| 135 | Senthil Kumar, Rohith (Data Science) Mentor(s): Isaac Samuel (Surgery) | 5:10-5:55pm UCC-2520D | AI Image Analysis of Intraoperative Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery |
| 18 | Sheth, Maanit (Biomedical Engineering) Mentor(s): Edward Sander (Biomedical Engineering) | James Ankrum (Biomedical Engineering) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Influence of Media Composition and Fibroblast Co-Culture on Morphological and Adipogenic features in Heterotypic Adipose Spheroids |
| 3 | Shetler, Caden (Political Science) Mentor(s): Brian Lai (Political Science) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Between the Eagle and the Dragon: Palau at the Crossroads of Global Diplomacy |
| 115 | Shumaker, Maxwell (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology BS, Chemistry BA) Mentor(s): Lori Wallrath (Biochem & Molecular Bio) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Identification of mis-regulated genes in a fruit fly model of the vision disorder Retinitis Pigmentosa |
| 50 | Sigafus, Kassandra (Biology) Mentor(s): Bryan Phillips (Biology) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Is ABCF-1 the Missing Link in the RNA Processing Body Assembly Pathway in C. elegans? |
| 3 | Silver, Charles (Political Science, Finance, and Economics) Mentor(s): Brian Lai (Political Science) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Between the Eagle and the Dragon: Palau at the Crossroads of Global Diplomacy |
| 15 | Singh, Eva (Computer Science and Engineering) Mentor(s): Joe Reinhardt (Biomedical Engineering) | Seyed Soheil Hosseini (Radiology) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Investigating Wasserstein Generative Adversarial Networks (W-GANs) in Learning 2D Probability Distributions |
| 107 | Smith, Lauren (Neuroscience, Anthropology) Mentor(s): Gordon Buchanan (Neurology) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Lack of Central Serotonin Neurons Alters Respiratory Responses to CO? in a Mouse Model of Epilepsy |
| 61 | Sondgeroth, Delaney (Biomedical Engineering) Mentor(s): Sarah Gerard (Biomedical Engineering) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Automated Analysis of Kidney Structure using Scanning Electron Microscopy and Deep Learning |
| 43 | Sprengelmeyer, William (Biology) Mentor(s): Tiffany Adrain (Earth, Envir, Sustainblty) | John Doershuk (State Archaeologist) | 3:30-4:15pm UCC-2520D | 3D Scanning and Publishing Paleontological Collections: Dolly the Mastodon |
| 13 | Steig, Tate (Interdepartmental Studies) Mentor(s): Katheryn Rothenberg (Biology) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Understanding the Signs, epithelial cancer cell metastasis tags and migration processes |
| 104 | Stolte, Allison (Microbiology) Mentor(s): Wendy Maury (Microbiology & Immunology) | Paige Richards (Microbiology & Immunology) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Investigating Novel Entry Inhibitor Efficacy During Filovirus Glycoprotein-mediated Infection |
| 99 | Stone, Jamison (History) Mentor(s): Robert Rouphail (History) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | The Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak 1965 and the Critical Turning Point in Disaster Legislation. |
| 95 | Strand, Sean (Biology) Mentor(s): Tina Tootle (Biology) | Ashley Goll (Anatomy & Cell Biology) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Implications of Fascin During Drosophila Oogenesis |
| 69 | Stringer, Leah (History, Religious Studies) Mentor(s): Elizabeth Yale (History) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | "A perfect pattern of Christianity": Good, Christian Wives and Women in Late Medieval and Early Modern Britain |
| 66 | Tesene, Grace (Biomedical Engineering) Mentor(s): Steven Offer (Pathology) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Partial alternative splicing of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase in carriers of rs75017182 explains modest association between the variant and severe toxicity to 5-FU relative to other biomarkers |
| 86 | Timmerman, Darren (Applied Physics) Mentor(s): Ravitej Uppu (Physics & Astronomy) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Large-Scale Multi-Emitter Tracking for Temperature-Dependent Photoluminescence |
| 44 | To, Kristin (Computer Science) Mentor(s): Kaia Olsen (Cinematic Arts) | 3:30-4:15pm UCC-2520D | Using 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) for Cultural Access at the Stanley Museum |
| 1 | Vaassen, Katelyn (Political Science and International Relations) Mentor(s): Brian Lai (Political Science) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | More Than Water: A Case Study Countering Chinese Influence in Fiji |
| 127 | Vergara, Bailey (Journalism and Mass Communication) Mentor(s): Bingbing Zhang (Journalism & Mass Communi) | Yasar Onel (Physics & Astronomy) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Generative AI Usage in Newsrooms Among College Journalism Students |
| 85 | Vinovich, Nikolas (Physics, Statistics, Mathematics) Mentor(s): Jane Nachtman (Physics & Astronomy) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Timing Calibration in the Eos Hybrid Neutrino Detector |
| 73 | Wasick, Brett (Physics) Mentor(s): Ravitej Uppu (Physics & Astronomy) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Erbium Doped PbWO4 Thin Films for Applications in Quantum Repeaters |
| 65 | Weber, Justin (History) Mentor(s): Elizabeth Yale (History) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Virgin Troops, Maiden Cities, Monstrous Men: Gender, Siege Conduct & Rhetoric During the English Civil Wars |
| 71 | Wood, Tobias (History / Secondary Education) Mentor(s): Robert Rouphail (History) | 4:20-5:05pm Hallway | Lost in Translation: The Peace Corps and Postcolonial Language Politics in Indonesia |
| 102 | Zdionica, Mia (Human Physiology) Mentor(s): Martine Dunnwald (Anatomy & Cell Biology) | LindseyRhea (Anatomy & Cell Biology) | 5:10-5:55pm Hallway | Interferon Regulatory Factor 6 Influences Epidermal Differentiation |
| 8 | Zimmerman, Abigail (Biology) Mentor(s): Stefan Strack (Neurosci & Pharmacology) | 3:30-4:15pm Hallway | Investigating Neurodegeneration in Mouse Models of a Rare Neurodevelopmental Syndrome |