Friday April 25, 2025, 12:00-1:00pm, Hurley Convergence Center

Posters 1-33 in the Digital Auditorium

1. The Disappearance of Shark Tooth Island. Kate Stoneman
2. Applying Inoculation Theory to Climate Education. Kennedy Brooks, Nicole Dollins, Lia Fowler, Reagan Makfinsky
3. The Influence of Anthocyanin Extracts on Lactobacillus plantarum Growth: Assessing Prebiotic Potential. Bridget Zagrobelny, Andrew Eigenfeld
4. How Much Wood Would a Scene Painter Paint if a Scene Painter Could Paint Wood? : Wood Grain Paint Techniques. Rebecca Yee
5. Athletic Attendance Research. Emily Mousso
6. Spatial Analysis of Heavy Metal Enrichment in a Historic Appalachian Mining Stream. Eric Torres
7. Role of Semaglutide in the Pro-Cognitive Effects of Environmental Enrichment. Christopher Anderson, Alexis Miller
8. The Relationship Between Sleepiness, Dopamine, and Food Impulsivity. Rae Mears
9. Effect of Sodium Benzoate on Pancreatic Function in Zebrafish. Josiah Arnold
10. Effect of Proton Pump Inhibitors on Growth of Jurkat T Lympocytes. Caroline Sampson, Emma Jones
11. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Northern Virginia Waterways in Relation to Urbanization. David Nichols
12. Generational Perceptions on Workplace Arrangements. Margarita Korsakava
13. A novel Social Stress Choice Model to Explore the Neurobiology of Stress. Caroline Turner, Gabby Valle
14. Theological Rituals of Death: An Archaeological Case Study of a Thirteenth Century Christian Burial Site. Makayla Bowman
15. Spatio-Temporal and bioaccumulation analysis of trace metal concentrations within sediment and dagger blade grass shrimp in Chincoteague Bay, USA. Katie Burbridge
16. Determining the Concentration of Trace Metals in Caffeinated Beverages by ICP-AES. Lily Gruss, James O’Donoghue, Maya Schram
17. Determining the Concentration of B Vitamins in Nutritional Yeast by UV-VIS. Kiara Clark, Cameron Hyatt, Kaylee Knox
18. Quantification of the Concentrations of Iron and Copper in Local Indoor Pools using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy. Ned Gable, Clara LaMoy, Sophia Redmond, Franco Trujillo
19. The Moderating Effect of Self-Blame on the Relationship Between ​Social Reactions and Depression in Female Stalking Survivors. Isabella Wilson
20. Restricting Methionine Decreases Cancer Cell Proliferation, In Part Due to Its Role in DNA Methylation and Tumor Suppressor Gene Expression. Loren N. Delgadillo Llano, Carolina Brooks, Ella Schmidt
21. 3D Printed Solar Still. Emilee Leaman
22. Effects of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 (DM1) in Vascular Degeneration. Jessica Bronski, Madison Bauserman
23. Inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation does not induce pro-inflammatory macrophage function. Max De La Cruz Morrobel, Katriana Meiman
24. Excess Fructose in High-Fructose Corn Syrup Reduces Cell Viability & Promotes Nitric Oxide Release in RAW 264.7 Macrophages. Renzo Galarza, Edward Villegas
25. Discovering Gene Function in Phage Zapner. Lucca Muta, Emily Wills
26. Analysis of Mapped Breccias in Oasis Valley, Nevada. Carter Bussey
27. Artemisinin and Artesunate Decrease Inflammatory Effects in LPS-Stimulated RAW 264.7 Macrophages. Sierra Williams, Amara Zavala
28. The Effects of PFOS Exposure on Zebrafish Dopaminergic Neurodevelopment. Allison Fletcher
29. Observing HSPG Subtype Interactions with Tau Fibril. Samantha Mitzel, Gracie F
30. Beyond Langmuir and Freundlich: Quantifying Adsorbate-Adsorbate and Adsorbate-Substrate Interactions Using the ABC Isotherm. Grayson Camp
31. Iditarod’s effect on DM1 disease progression in a Drosophila melanogaster model. Carleigh Wood
32. From Worms to Wonders: Improving Phenotype Recognition in C. elegans for Genetics Students. Stephanie Bailey
33. Serotonin has anti-inflammatory effects in macrophages. Ryan Scheiderer, Saud Abdul Aziz

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Posters 34-61 on 3rd floor gallery

34. Graph Theory for AI. Kaylie Curran
35. Expression, Characterization, and Comparative Analysis of Bacteriophage Endolysins. Stephen Zdgiebloski
36. Effect of Genetic Modulation of Activin β Expression Levels on Skeletal Muscle Function and Structure. Ashlyn Rauch
37. Barcoding the Unknown: Primer Development for Diverse Nematode Strains. Alegria Bautista
38. Expression of Plasmodesmal Regulatory Genes in Response to Brassinosteroids. Max De La Cruz Morrobel
39. The Role of Methionine Restriction in Breast Cancer Immunogenic Cell Death. Mallory Thompson
40. The Volatile Effect of River Conditions on the feeding of Great Blue Heron Young During the Spring Breeding Season. Andrew Green
41. INVESTIGATING PHAGE-ANTIBIOTIC SYNERGY IN THE TREATMENT OF TWO STRAINS OF BACILLUS CEREUS. Marco Estrella, Natalie Fox
42. Optimization of Reaction Conditions for Synthesizing KasA-Targeting Drug Candidates for Tuberculosis Treatment. Megan Baxter
43. Monitoring the dissolution of large skeletal architecture fossil corals in the tropical Pacific. Ainsley Lord
44. Effect of Isolated Conjugated Bonds on the Ultra-Violet Visible Spectrum of a Molecule. Sean McGavin, Alex Bindon
45. Impacts of Water pH and Hardness on Potomac River and Mattawoman Creek Sediment-Water Metal Partitioning. Summer Orledge
46. Analysis of Metal Concentrations, Soil Health, and Socioeconomic Factors in a Fredericksburg, Virginia, Environmental Justice Soil Survey. Audrey Turner, Natalie Anderson, Lily Hoffman
47. Changes in Small Area Flow Accumulation and Watershed Creation in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Jacob Lohr
48. Deconstructing the AfD: An analysis of the German right-wing populist political party, the Alternative for Germany. Elizabeth Breckenridge
49. Sex Differences in Parasitism and Morphology in the Freshwater Snail Elimia virginica. Kate Green
50. THE IMPACT OF NOREPINEPHRINE EXPOSURE ON MICROGLIA IL-1B PRODUCTION. Mikyas Telahun, Meah Katz, Kristy Bagley
51. Exercise and Its Possible Effects on Neurodegenerative Diseases. Lordina Agyekum
52. The effect of voluntary exercise on circadian rhythms of mice. Molly Daw
53. The Effects of Myoglianin Knockdown on Drosophila melanogaster with Myotonic Dystrophy Type One. Eleni Kepler
54. Bi- and Tridentate Ligand Complexes of Iron and Nickel as Catalysts in Ammonia Borane Dehydrogenation. Ksenia Mangino, Jillian Pabalan
55. The Effect of Methionine Restriction on the Autophagy of Breast Cancer Cells. Brooke Martin
56. Interpretations of Stellar Cluster Age. Marcelo A. Aguilera
57. Asymmetric Synthesis of the Stereoisomers of Myclobutanil and its Metabolites. Nelson Bonilla
58. Comparing parasitism and resistance to flow in two populations of Elimia virginica. Morgan Hicok
59. The Correlation between Endemic Poverty and Climate Change Impacts: How low income communities are affected by climate change. Samantha Vaughan
60. Exploring Viscoelastic Properties with Rheometry. William Burkey
61. The Effect of Atomic Radii on UV-Vis and IR Spectroscopy of Hydrogen Halides Using Computational Chemistry Methods. Amina Walcott, Emma Najdzionek, Taylor Munger
62. Neurotoxic Effects of Monoethyl Phthalate in CD-1 Mice. Sasha Murphy
63. Data Analysis of Emergency Phones Across the UMW Campus. Connor Kimener
64. The Human Cost of Artificial Intelligence: The Effect of AI on the US Job Market. Spencer Van Gils