Congratulations to the following undergraduate students and their advisors for presenting their research in the fields of chemistry and biochemistry at the 11th Annual Fall Undergraduate Research Forum on September 14, 2017:

Richa Agrawal
Biochemistry
Regulation of Cancer Biomarker Plastin 2 Activity by Phosphorylation
Advisor: Dmitri Kudryashov

Julian Lee
Biochemistry
Investigating the Calcium-Sensitive Nature of the EF-domain of T-Plastin
Advisor: Dmitri Kudryashov

Nicholas Lipari
Biochemistry
Search for the Acetylenic Receptor
Advisor: Noel Paul

Seth Lyon
Biochemistry
A mutant T7 RNA polymerase enhances percent incorporation of 5’-modified guanosine analogs in RNA
Advisor: Venkat Gopalan

Nathalie Milbrandt
Chemistry
Synthesis, Crystal Structures, and Magnetic Properties of Iridate Double Perovskites
Advisor: Patrick Woodward

Ian Pelfrey
Biochemistry
Computational Simulations of Re-alkylation Reactions of Aged-Acetylcholinesterase with Quinone Methide Precursors
Advisor: Ryan Yoder

Shannon Phillips
Biochemistry
Incentive-Based HIV Interventions – Iringa, Tanzania
Advisor: Jesse Kwiek

Anastasia Soulas
Biochemistry
Role of ProNGF-p75 signaling in loss of bladder function after spinal cord injury
Advisor: Sung Ok Yoon

Maggie Wingo
Biochemistry
Examining Protein Interaction Differences and Phosphorylation in DNA Repair Deficient BRCA1
Advisor: Jeffrey Parvin

Brian Daniels
Chemistry
Utilizing Self-Assembled Nanotubes as Scaffold for Enzymes
Advisor: Jonathan Parquette

Daniel Dyszlewski
Biochemistry
Comparative biochemical studies of kinases and deglycases that convert Amadori products to common metabolites
Advisor: Venkat Gopalan

Xin Gu
Chemistry
Polarity-reversal strategy for a radical, three components Minisci reaction
Advisor: David Nagib

Ravali Kode
Biology, Chemistry
Synthesis of Heterocyclic Quinone Methide Precursors for the Re-alkylation of Aged Acetylcholinesterase
Advisor: Christopher Callam

Nathan Yoshino
Chemistry
Computational Studies of 5-Member Ring Derivatives for the Realkylation of Aged Acetylcholinesterase
Advisor: Ryan Yoder

Elizabeth Aukley
Chemistry, History of Art
Understanding the Role of Dre2 in Cellular Iron-Sulfer Cluster Trafficking
Advisor: James Cowan

Julia Berry
Biochemistry
Functionalized ortho-Carborane as a Metal Ion Chelator
Advisor: Noel Paul

Kristen Dammeyer
Chemistry
Cytoglobin Expression Is Induced in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Through Endothelial Cell- Derived Nothc Signaling: Implications of A Protective Role in Blood Vessel Function
Advisor: Brenda Lilly

Guneet Janda
Biochemistry
Sequence, Structure, and Stability in Pheromone Er-23: a Disulfide Rice Protein
Advisor: Thomas Magliery

Cody Justice
Biochemistry
The Impact of Pazopanib on the Cardiovascular System
Advisor: Sakima Smith

Annabel Pinkney
Chemistry
A Study in the Effectiveness of Expressing Geometric Theory Based Illustration Media
Advisor: Karl Whittington

Abubakarr Rogers
Biochemistry
Investigating the antimalarial properties of purified compounds from the Madagascan plant, Cinnamosma fragnans
Advisor: Mark Drew

Sydney Sillart
Chemistry
Synthesis of Quinone Methide Precursors as Acetylcholinesterase Reactivators
Advisor: Christopher Callam

Madison Smith
Chemistry
Kinetic Investigation of the Bypass and Extension of a Bulky Lesion by Human DNA Polymerase Kappa
Advisor: Zucai Suo

Alison Walker
Biochemistry, French
Elucidating the Role of Long Non-Coding RNA DANCR in Leukemic Stem Cells (LSC)
Advisor: Adrienne Dorrance

Skyler Ware
Chemistry
Improved stability of a C-C bond coupling catalyst for CO2 reduction using O2 as a sacrificial electron receptor
Advisor: Robert Baker