Research Day 2023: Presenters and Titles

Josh Nicholson is co-founder and CEO of scite.ai, a deep learning platform that evaluates the reliability of scientific claims by citation analysis. Previously, he was the founder and CEO of the Winnower (acquired 2016) and CEO of Authorea (acquired 2018 by Atypon), two companies aimed at improving how scientists publish and collaborate. He holds a PhD in cell biology from Virginia Tech, where his research in Daniela Cimini's lab focused on the effects of aneuploidy on chromosome segregation in cancer.
Korin Jones: "Priority effects in a tadpole microbiome"
Tiffany Roach: "Maintaining commitment to cargo trafficking in the face of bacterial infection"
Ben Unruh: "Making and breaking RNA circadian rhythms"
- Whitney Woelmer: "Improving near-term forecasts of water quality through uncertainty quantification and communication"
Session 1
Alumni Assembly Hall |
Latham Ballroom B |
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1:05 - 1:15pm |
Ozowara, Xavier (Whitehead) |
Esteves, Nathaniel (Scharf) |
1:15 - 1:25pm |
Langager, Marissa (Hawley) |
Franklin, Hollyn (Hsu) |
1:25 - 1:35pm |
Laggan, Nichole (Hoyt) |
Janoski, Jesse (Finkielstein) |
1:35 - 1:45pm |
Longcamp, Alex (Draghi) |
Sedovy, Meghan (Johnstone) |
1:45 – 1:55pm |
Grimado, Alex (Langwig) |
Bloomfield , Mathew (Cimini) |
1:55 – 2:05pm |
Kailing, Macy (Langwig) |
Hasan, Mahmudul (Capelluto) |
2:05 – 2:10pm |
Wiggle room for technical glitches, delay etc. |
Session 2
Alumni Assembly Hall |
Latham Ballroom B |
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2:25 - 2:35pm |
Silknetter, Sam (Mims) |
Wheeler, Mason (Pfleger) |
2:35 - 2:45pm |
Alfonso, Camilo (Moore) |
Wheeler, Christina (Lamouille) |
2:45 - 2:55pm |
Gregory, Casey (Belden) |
Young II, Kenneth (Lamouille + Smyth) |
2:55 - 3:05pm |
Risteca, Paul (Barrett) |
Rebholz, Zarley (Tholl) |
3:05 – 3:15pm |
Karki, Sangita (Alyward) |
Kaur, Sukhmanpreet (Tholl) |
3:15 – 3:25pm |
Erazo, Paula (Alyward) |
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3:25 – 3:30pm |
Wiggle room for technical glitches, delay etc. |
PRESENTER |
TITLE |
Ozowara, Xavier (Whitehead) |
Environmental Drivers of Apple Fruit Chemistry |
Langager, Marissa (Hawley) | Sociality shifts foraging behaviors and may offset fitness costs in house finches infected with Mycoplasma gallisepticum |
Laggan, Nichole (Hoyt) | Comparing virulence across spatial and temporal scales of a wildlife fungal pathogen |
Longcamp, Alex (Draghi) |
Evolutionary rescue via niche construction |
Grimaudo, Alex (Langwig) |
Host population response to white-nose syndrome varies across population size and environmental condition in the endangered Indiana bat |
Kailing, Macy (Langwig) |
Asynchronous sex-based phenology in bats affected by a virulent fungal pathogen |
PRESENTER |
TITLE |
Esteves, Nathaniel (Scharf) |
Determination of essential flagellin domains mediating interactions between bacteriophage Chi and Salmonella flagella |
Franklin, Hollyn (Hsu) |
Characterizing bacteriophage influence in the mammalian microbiome |
Janoski, Jesse (Finkielstein) |
Mutation in p53 drives circadian clock disruption via the transcription factor Period2 |
Sedovy, Meghan (Johnstone) |
The role of endothelial connexins in vascular wound repair |
Bloomfield, Mathew (Cimini) |
Altering centromere stiffness causes a mitotic delay and slower metaphase chromosome oscillations |
Hasan, Mahmudul (Capelluto) |
Molecular understanding of Phafin2/AKT-mediated membrane remodeling in autophagy |
PRESENTER |
TITLE |
Silknetter, Sam (Mims) |
Patterns and Scales of Genetic Structure in Freshwater Invertebrates |
Alfonso, Camilo (Moore) |
Annual survival and reproductive hormones in birds |
Gregory, Casey (Belden) |
Effects of Early Life Antibiotic Exposure on the Honey Bee Gut Microbiome |
Risteca, Paul (Barrett) |
Spatial variation in geochemistry influences distribution and diversity of microbial mats, but microbial mats determine structure and function of sediment microbial communities |
Karki, Sangita (Alyward) |
Gene Exchange of Giant Viruses with Eukaryotes |
Erazo, Paula (Aylward) |
Induction of and endogenous giant virus in the model unicellular alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii |
PRESENTER |
TITLE |
Wheeler, Mason (Pfleger) |
A Novel Role for REDD1 in Cardiac Insulin Sensitivity and Resistance |
Wheeler, Christina (Lamouille) |
Connexin43 interaction with microtubules promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition and breast cancer metastasis |
Young II, Kenneth (Lamouille + Smyth) |
Regulation of Connexin43 Gap Junction Formation by Alternative Translation in Metastatic Disease |
Rebholz, Zarley (Tholl) |
The molecular evolution of chemical communication in the invasive lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis |
Kaur, Sukhmanpreet (Tholl) |
Uncovering carrot resistance against the parasitic plant dodder |
Poster # |
Last Name |
First Name |
Title of poster |
1 |
Agyei |
Foster |
Interactions of the Sinorhizobium meliloti McpU chemoreceptor with dipeptides |
2 |
Ruether |
Brian |
Assessing the effects of volatile repellents on the spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (White), through vineyard studies |
3 |
Makhlouf |
Rita |
Role of Virulent Phage in Ameliorating Murine Colitis |
4 |
Shams Eddin |
Marcel |
Characterization of membrane associated proteolytic cleavages during spore germination in Bacillus subtilis and possible interacting regions between SleB and YpeB |
5 |
Howard |
Dexter |
The effect of variable winter dynamics on metabolism rates in a eutrophic reservoir over six years |
6 |
Zhang |
Yunqian |
The role of cancer cell surface proteins promoting metastasis |
7 |
Farzad |
Roxanna |
Diversity and genomics of giant viruses in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre |
8 |
Tury |
Charlotte |
Assessing Spatial and Temporal Activity of Native and Invasive Arizona Amphibians through Bioacoustic Remote Sensing Technology |
9 |
Miao |
Lin |
Deciphering the transcriptional regulatory mechanism of a rhythmic long non-coding RNA, Per2AS |
10 |
Wander |
Heather |
Importance of space vs time driving variability in zooplankton community structure in a eutrophic reservoir |
11 |
Jivaji |
Abdeali |
Novel model systems for giant virus research |
12 |
Gelambi |
Mariana |
Untargeted metabolomics reveals the effects of secondary metabolites on the digestive physiology of fruit bats |
13 |
O'Malley |
Grace |
Temporal dynamics of water chemistry in Southeastern Arizona |
14 |
Chethan |
Samir |
Uncovering the post-transcriptional regulation of cyclin B in S pombe |
15 |
Pérez Rivera |
Katherine |
Oxygen and temperature patterns along Stroubles Creek |
16 |
Wu |
Yajun |
Generation of exhausted monocytes memory and underlying mechanisms |
17 |
Farthing |
Wilson |
Discovering the role of Leucine-responsive Regulatory Protein (Lrp) during Pantoea stewartii xylem infection |
18 |
Plont |
Stephen |
Tributary junction, what's your function? Stream confluences alter carbon and nutrient cycling in freshwater networks |
19 |
Cannon Shah |
Hannah Parita |
Molecular Basis of Phosphoinositide-Dependent Macropinocytosis |
20 |
Littleton |
Evan |
Regulation of Circadian Amplitude by RORs |
21 |
Eaton |
Xinyan |
Targeting the gap junction protein connexin 43 disrupts neointimal formation in human vascular tissues |
22 |
Miller |
Caitlin |
The impact of range expansion on the relationship between grain size and evolution of plastic generalism |
23 |
Jordan |
Isaiah |
Dormancy in bacteria can generate phenotypic seedbanks |
24 |
Keen |
Nicholas |
Using mathematical modeling to understand the evolution of tetraploid cancer cells |
25 |
Bretz |
Kristen |
How does stream intermittency affect carbon emissions and export? |
26 |
Layton |
Anna |
Impact of brewing industry byproducts used as feed additives on aquaculture-raised rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) |
27 |
Flynn |
Nathan |
Holin-dependent secretion of a large clostridial toxin by Clostridium perfringens |
28 |
Lam |
Hanh |
Research in the Lam Lab: Host susceptibility mechanism & drug development |
29 |
Malek |
Arya |
Protecting the endothelium in saphenous vein grafts during surgery |
30 |
Baker |
Zachary |
Development of engineered lytic phage to sustainably produce biologics in the mammalian gut |
31 |
Burt |
Melissa |
The effects of a warming climate on chemically-mediated ant seed dispersal mutualisms |
32 |
Lewis |
Abigail |
Declining oxygen concentrations are associated with increased phosphorus and increased air temperature across 504 lakes |
33 |
Bataglioli |
Rogerio |
Live microbial sentinels for the eradication of diarrheal pathogens |
34 |
Richards |
Sara |
Colder temperatures augment contact rates and pathogen transmission in house finches |
35 |
Salar |
Safoura |
Structural characterization of the Sinorhizobium meliloti CHEA-P2/CHES complex to determine the function of CHES in phosphoryl group transfer |
36 |
Datsomor |
Eugenia afi |
Design of Disabled-2 peptide as a sulfatide binding probe |
37 |
Sweet |
Megan |
Understanding the link between oxidative stress and centrosome amplification in colorectal cancer cells |
38 |
Conley |
Dane |
Estimating the impact of snake fungal disease across a Southeastern geographic gradient |
39 |
Hernandez |
Juan |
A single-negative feedback loop between Period2 and Per2AS confers robustness to the oscillatory system |
40 |
McNeill |
Noah |
Why Do Birds Join Mixed Species Flocks? |
41 |
Jelinsky Abisamra |
Andrew |
Lipidomic Analysis of Giant Virus (PBCV-1) |