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2023-2024 LASURI Scholars

Meet the 2023-2024 LASURI Scholars. Select the links to learn about them and their projects. You can also read how they got started in research and their advice for students interested in research activities.

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Admad Bell

Freer On The Inside: Prison Breaks Perpetrated By Lynch Mobs in 1880-1920 American South
Akshay Dalvi

MicroRNA-204 directly regulates BMPR1A to activate lymphangiogenic endothelial program
Angelica Ostiguin

Growing like a weed: researching weed use of resources to discover critical weaknesses for organic herbicides.
Anxhela Talelli

Attrition of English phonology in Japanese returnees
Arthur Bereznyakov

Investigation of the Functional Characterization of Membrane-bound Ubiquitin E3 Ligases
Bhumi Patel

Promoting Bystander CPR and AED Education among Hispanic and Black/African American Families in a Church setting
Carlos Luna

3D Virtual Humans vs Al Deepfakes: Analyzing Credibility From Two Types of Virtual Agents Regarding Mental Health and Well Being
Cedra Jazayerli

Effect of Bone Marrow and Cornea Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Corneal Nerve Regeneration
Chelsea Oommen

Combined Analysis of Epigenetic Biomarkers and Clinical Phenotypes in Neuromyelitis Optica and Multiple Sclerosis
Daniela Ostrov

Presence of benzyl alcohol in urine of premature neonates in first three days of life
Elise Hotchkiss

What People Think They Know: How Media Representations of Diabetes Serve to Perpetuate Harmful Stereotypes
Eliza Apavaloaiei

Protestantism in Early Modern France Through the Letters of Elie Bouhéreau
Hannah Dzielawa

Recognition of apoptotic cells by live kidney epithelial cells (PTEC) induces other live kidney epithelial cells (PTEC) to undergo apoptosis: identification of the responsible lipid mediator
Ilyas Munzir

Using Natural Language Processing to Determine Phenotypes Associated with Multiple Sclerosis
Isha Mehta

Assessing host-microbe interactions via the gut following the exercise.
Jenny Webb

The SOX-2 Transcription Factor’s Effect on Pharyngeal Muscle Cells in C. elegans
Jonathan May

Location and the Queer Experience
Joseph Liu

Investigating the Temporal Dynamics of Alveolar Cell Transition in Murine Lungs
Justin Banks

Nuclear Pore Proteins and Cell Senescence in Endothelial Cells
Jyoti Sundaram

Exploring the role of INSM1 in driving neuroblastoma (NB) differentiation
Kate Spence

How snow line altitude can be used as an indicator of glacial health in the Cordillera Vilcanota to see the impacts of meteorological conditions on glacial melt rates
Katy Amodeo

Effects of SSRI Treatment on Cognitive Flexibility in FMR1 Knockout Mice
Keshav Gandhi

Creating a COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Index: A Scoping Review
Luka Filipac

Chromosomal Reconstructions — Unleashing Multiplexed Fluorescence Microscopy on the NANOG Locus
Madeleine Fine

Epigenomic Changes in Cells of the Oral Mucosa with Oral Disease
Magdalena Czyz

Integration of the Quantum Time Evolution Operator with Semiconductor Effective Mass Theory
Manasvi Thumu

Novel approach to produce monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against the ACE2 binding domain of Sars-CoV2 spike protein
Mariam Hassan

LKB1 Expression in the Mammalian Ovary
Mary Brady

Are Heatwaves in Chicago Impacted by Urban Heat Islands?
Maxim Shcherbakov

Molecular engineering of doublet photoluminecest material for light-emitting-devices
Nandini Kapoor

Which domains of the novel ECM protein SNED1 are necessary for cell adhesion?
Nicole Lysik

LysoPC DHA/EPA, A novel nutraceutical product for the prevention of neurological diseases
Nicolle Sul

Comparative neural architecture in the auditory pathway of echolocating bats
Puranjay Gupta

Novel Eye-Tracking to Examine the Impact of Experience on Surgical Performance
Ricardo Brum

Passive social media use and its implications: How tie strength moderates offline relational maintenance
Rose Flanigan

Modality Preferences in a Large Enrollment Undergraduate Disability Studies Course
Sanjay Ganesh

Predicting Malignant Transformation of Choroidal Nevi Using Machine Learning
Sergena Merisier

Synthesis and Photophysics of pi-Conjugated Dye for Cells Staining
Sttefy Gabriel

The role of NG2/CSPG4 in regulating the post-traumatic cell stress response in the temporomandibular joint
Victoria T. Chen

Exosome in Cornea Nerve Repair
Yael Lenga

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Second Language Acquisition (L2), and Feedback: A Cognitive-Interactional Approach
Yash Patel

The role of the milton gene in transporting mitochondria during germ cell formation in the wasp Nasonia
Zainah Assaf

Hypothesis anxiety and poor oral health is associated with exposure to COVID-19 and other oral viruses