Summer REU Outcomes

All participants will give a poster presentation and a 10 min talk at the end of the program. Multiple of our participants will also attend and present their work from the REU program at other national or local research conferences. For example, 7 of our 11 students from the 2019 REU class presented at the 2019 Annual Biomedical Research conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in November 2019. Two of them won the Outstanding Presentation Award at the conference. In 2021, three of the 2021 REU class won the Outstanding Presentation Award at the 2021 Annual Biomedical Research conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), One student won the Outstanding Undergraduate Poster in Biochemistry Award at the 2021 American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting (SWRM).

Former MBG-REU participants after graduation continued their education in graduate programs at various universities, which include: Baylor College of Medicine, Cornell University, Johns Hopkins University, Northwestern University, Stanford University, University of California-Irvine, University of Colorado Boulder, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Pennsylvania, University of Texas A&M, University of Washington at St. Louis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Yale University, among others.

Three former REU participants, one in the 2018 REU class, Mikayla Feldbauer, one in the 2021 class, Caitlyn Coleman, and one in the 2022 class, Justin Bromell, all received the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, and credited their major research experiences at Cornell via our REU program. A student in the 2017 REU class and a current graduate student at Cornell, Marissa Baccas, was awarded the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's 2020 Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study.

Student Publications and Presentations

(Bold names indicate REU student participants)

  • DeGroot, M. S., Williams, B., Chang, T. Y., Maas Gamboa, M. L., Larus, I. M., Fromme, J. C. and Liu, J. (2023) SMOC-1 interacts with both BMP and glypican to regulate BMP signaling in C. elegans. PLoS Biol. 2023 Aug 17;21(8):e3002272. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002272 (Pubmed).
  • Lacrampe A, Hu F. (2023) Unveiling TMEM106B: SARS-CoV-2's secret entrance to the cell. Cell. 186(16):3329-3331. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.07.005. (Pubmed)
  • Liu Y, Qu Y, Cheng C, Tsai PY, Edwards K, Xue S, Pandit S, Eguchi S, Sanghera N, Barrow JJ. (2023) Nipsnap1-A regulatory factor required for long-term maintenance of non-shivering thermogenesis. Mol Metab. 2023 Sep;75:101770. doi: 10.1016/j.molmet.2023.101770. Epub 2023 Jul 7. (Pubmed)
  • Gioia M, Payero L, Salim S, Fajith GV, Farnaz AF, Pannafino G, Chen JJ, Ajith VP, Momoh S, Scotland M, Raghavan V, Manhart C, Shinohara A, Nishant KT, Alani E (2023) Exo1 protects DNA nicks from ligation to promote crossover formation during meiosis. PLoS Biol. 2023 Apr 20;21(4):e3002085. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.30020852 (Pubmed)
  • Anmangandla A, Jana S, Peng K, Wallace SD, Bagde SR, Drown BS, Xu J, Hergenrother PJ, Fromme JC, Lin H. (2023) A Fluorescence Polarization Assay for Macrodomains Facilitates the Identification of Potent Inhibitors of the SARS-CoV-2 Macrodomain. ACS Chem Biol. 18(5):1200-1207. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.3c00092. Epub 2023 May 1. (Pubmed)
  • Miller SP, Maio G, Zhang X, Badillo Soto FS, Zhu J, Ramirez SZ, Lin H. (2022) A Proteomic Approach Identifies Isoform-Specific and Nucleotide-Dependent RAS Interactions. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2022 Aug;21(8):100268. doi: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2022.100268. Epub 2022 Jul 14. (Pubmed)
  • Hines KM, Chaudhari V, Edgeworth KN, Owens TG, Hanson MR. (2021) Absence of carbonic anhydrase in chloroplasts affects C 3 plant development but not photosynthesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Aug 17;118(33):e2107425118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2107425118.
  • Immarigeon, C., Frei, Y. Delbare, S.Y., Gligorov, D., Machado Almeida, P., Grey, J., Nagoshi, E., Billeter, J.-C., Wolfner, M.F., Karch, F. and Maeda, R.K. (2021) Identification of a micropeptide and multiple secondary cell genes that modulate Drosophila male reproductive success. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2021 Apr 13;118(15):e2001897118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2001897118.
  • Feng, T., Lacrampe, A., Hu, F. (2021) Physiological and pathological functions of TMEM106B: a gene associated with brain aging and multiple brain disorders. Acta Neuropathol. doi: 10.1007/s00401-020-02246-3.
  • Hu Q, Vélez-Avilés AN and Wolfner MF (2020) Drosophila Plc21C is involved in calcium wave propagation during egg activation. MicroPublication Biology. https://doi.org/10.17912/micropub.biology.000235.
  • Dick RA, Xu C, Morado DR, Kravchuk V, Ricana CL, Lyddon TD, Broad AM, Feathers JR, Johnson MC, Vogt VM, Perilla JR, Briggs JAG, Schur FKM. (2020) Structures of immature EIAV Gag lattices reveal a conserved role for IP6 in lentivirus assembly. PLoS Pathog. 16(1):e1008277. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008277. eCollection 2020 Jan. (Pubmed)
  • Tran, T. N., Martinez, J. and Schimenti, J. C. (2019) A predicted deleterious allele of the essential meiosis gene MND1, present in ~ 3% of East Asians, does not disrupt reproduction in mice. Mol Hum Reprod. doi: 10.1093/molehr/gaz048. Epub 2019 Aug 8. (Pubmed)
  • DeGroot, M. S., Shi, H., Eastman, A., McKillop, A. N. and Liu, J. (2019) The C. elegans SMOC-1 protein acts cell non-autonomously to promote bone morphogenetic protein signaling. Genetics. (211): 683-702. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/416669. Epub 2018 Dec 5. (Pubmed)
  • Liu, Z., Shi, H., Szymczak, L. C., Aydin, T., Yun, S., Constas, K., Schaeffer, A., Ranjan, S., Kubba, S., Alam, E., McMahon, D. E., He, J., Shwartz, N., Tian, C., Plavskin, Y., Lindy, A., Dad, N.A., Sheth, S., Amin, N. M., Zimmerman, S., Liu, D., Schwarz, E. M., Smith, H., Krause, M. W. and Liu, J. (2015) Promotion of bone morphogenetic protein signaling by tetraspanins and glycosphingolipids. PLoS Genetics 11(5): e1005221. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005221. (Pubmed)

John Aguilar, Hsin-Yun (Rachel) Chang, and Sue Sylvia Lee.  Investigating stress granules and translation as potential molecular mechanisms behind hormesis. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2023 (Oral presentation) 

John Aguilar, Hsin-Yun (Rachel) Chang, and Sue Sylvia Lee.  Investigating stress granules and translation as potential molecular mechanisms behind hormesis. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2023 (poster) 

John Aguilar, Hsin-Yun (Rachel) Chang, and Sue Sylvia Lee.  Investigating stress granules and translation as potential molecular mechanisms behind hormesis. 2023 ABRCMS Conference (Poster) 

Elizabeth Bahar, Alexandra Amaro, Laura Harrington, and Mariana Wolfner. Seminal fluid proteins and post-mating responses: exploring protein binding and pathways in Aedes aegypti. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2023 (Oral presentation) 

Elizabeth Bahar, Alexandra Amaro, Laura Harrington, and Mariana Wolfner. Seminal fluid proteins and post-mating responses: exploring protein binding and pathways in Aedes aegypti. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2023 (poster) 

Elizabeth Bahar, Alexandra Amaro, Laura Harrington, and Mariana Wolfner. Seminal fluid proteins and post-mating responses: exploring protein binding and pathways in Aedes aegypti. 2023 Leadership Alliance National Symposium (Oral presentation)

Czara Baker, Sinwoo Hwang, and Martha Fields. The role of mitochondrial DNA leakage in folate deficiency-induced mitochondrial functional impairment. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2023 (Oral presentation) 

Czara Baker, Sinwoo Hwang, and Martha Fields. The role of mitochondrial DNA leakage in folate deficiency-induced mitochondrial functional impairment. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2023 (poster) 

Adam Benmoussa, Bryan Ferlez and J. Brooks Crickard. The expression and purification of human replication factor C from E. Coli. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2023 (Oral presentation) 

Adam Benmoussa, Bryan Ferlez and J. Brooks Crickard. The expression and purification of human replication factor C from E. Coli. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2023 (poster) 

Adam Benmoussa, Bryan Ferlez and J. Brooks Crickard. The expression and purification of human replication factor C from E. Coli. 2023 ABRCMS Conference (Poster) 

Kiersten Buck, Alexander Lacrampe, and Fenghua Hu. Investigating human lysosomal protein TMEM106B in yeast. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2023 (Oral presentation) 

Kiersten Buck, Alexander Lacrampe, and Fenghua Hu. Investigating human lysosomal protein TMEM106B in yeast. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2023 (poster) 

Julio Guaman, Yanru Cui and Ailong Ke. Craspase mediated apoptosis. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2023 (Oral presentation) 

Julio Guaman, Yanru Cui and Ailong Ke. Craspase mediated apoptosis. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2023 (poster) 

John Guanzon, Popo Hong, Byron Williams, and Jun Liu. Investigation of candidate proteases in the bone morphogenetic protein pathway of C. elegans. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2023 (Oral presentation) 

John Guanzon, Popo Hong, Byron Williams, and Jun Liu. Investigation of candidate proteases in the bone morphogenetic protein pathway of C. elegans. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2023 (poster) 

Omar Halim, Isaac Chizhik, and Eric Alani. Identifying compensatory mutations that impact the incompatibility of the MLH1 and PMS1 mismatch repair genes. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2023 (Oral presentation) 

Omar Halim, Isaac Chizhik, and Eric Alani. Identifying compensatory mutations that impact the incompatibility of the MLH1 and PMS1 mismatch repair genes. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2023 (poster) 

Peniella Irakoze, Sabrina Leddy, Smitha Srinivasachar, and Cedric Feschotte. Aberrant expression of transposable elements and their controllers in EBV-associated lymphoma. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2023 (Oral presentation) 

Peniella Irakoze, Sabrina Leddy, Smitha Srinivasachar, and Cedric Feschotte. Aberrant expression of transposable elements and their controllers in EBV-associated lymphoma. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2023 (poster) 

Peniella Irakoze, Sabrina Leddy, Smitha Srinivasachar, and Cedric Feschotte. Aberrant expression of transposable elements and their controllers in EBV-associated lymphoma. 2023 ABRCMS Conference (Poster) 

Victoria Lopez-Scarim, Gerardo Arroyo-Martinez and Robert S. Weiss. Activation of ATR signaling by the 9-1-1 DNA damage response complex. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2023 (Oral presentation) 

Victoria Lopez-Scarim, Gerardo Arroyo-Martinez and Robert S. Weiss. Activation of ATR signaling by the 9-1-1 DNA damage response complex. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2023 (poster) 

Victoria Lopez-Scarim, Gerardo Arroyo-Martinez and Robert S. Weiss. Activation of ATR signaling by the 9-1-1 DNA damage response complex. 2023 ABRCMS Conference (Poster) 

Sophia McNeill, Rezwana Karim, and Hening Lin. Determining the catalytic activity and substrate specificity of human fatty acid transport proteins. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2023 (Oral presentation) 

Sophia McNeill, Rezwana Karim, and Hening Lin. Determining the catalytic activity and substrate specificity of human fatty acid transport proteins. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2023 (poster)

Sophia McNeill, Rezwana Karim, and Hening Lin. Determining the catalytic activity and substrate specificity of human fatty acid transport proteins. 2023 ABRCMS Conference (Poster) 

Bold names indicate REU student participants:

Adriana R. Andrus, Jolie A. Carlisle, Mariana F. Wolfner. Identification of female Drosophila genes contributing to mating plug ejection timing. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2022 (Oral presentation) 

Adriana R. Andrus, Jolie A. Carlisle, Mariana F. Wolfner. Identification of female Drosophila genes contributing to mating plug ejection timing. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2022 (Poster) 

Adriana R. Andrus, Jolie A. Carlisle, Mariana F. Wolfner. Identification of female Drosophila genes contributing to mating plug ejection timing. 2022 ABRCMS Conference (Poster) (Outstanding Presentation Award)

Justin Bromell, James Mullmann, Robert S. Weiss. SIRT5 and the crosstalk between metabolism and stress signaling. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2022 (Oral presentation) 

Justin Bromell, James Mullmann, Robert S. Weiss. SIRT5 and the crosstalk between metabolism and stress signaling. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2022 (Poster) 

Justin Bromell, James Mullmann, Robert S. Weiss. SIRT5 and the crosstalk between metabolism and stress signaling. 2022 ABRCMS Conference (Poster)

Justin Bromell, James Mullmann, Robert S. Weiss. SIRT5 and the crosstalk between metabolism and stress signaling. Morehouse stem research symposium (Poster)

Justin Bromell, James Mullmann, Robert S. Weiss. SIRT5 and the crosstalk between metabolism and stress signaling. 2022 National Symposium for Undergraduate Research (NSUR), St. Jude’s Graduate School (Poster)

Zirong Chen, Yandong Zhang, Hening Lin. Characterization of PCBP2 lysine fatty acylation as a potential HDAC11 substrate. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2022 (Oral presentation) 

Zirong Chen, Yandong Zhang, Hening Lin. Characterization of PCBP2 lysine fatty acylation as a potential HDAC11 substrate. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2022 (Poster) 

Zirong Chen, Yandong Zhang, Hening Lin. Characterization of PCBP2 lysine fatty acylation as a potential HDAC11 substrate. 2022 ABRCMS Conference (Poster)

Zirong Chen, Yandong Zhang, Hening Lin. Characterization of PCBP2 lysine fatty acylation as a potential HDAC11 substrate. 30th Annual UMBC McNair Research Conference  (Oral presentation)

Zirong Chen, Yandong Zhang, Hening Lin. Characterization of PCBP2 lysine fatty acylation as a potential HDAC11 substrate. ACS Northeast Regional Meeting (Poster)

Dominique Doyle, Rui Huang, John Schimenti. Investigating mouse trophoblast stem cell differentiation ability under genomic instability. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2022 (Oral presentation) 

Dominique Doyle, Rui Huang, John Schimenti. Investigating mouse trophoblast stem cell differentiation ability under genomic instability. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2022 (Poster) 

Cyrus Habas, Erik Henze, and Toshi Kawate. Pannexin 1 channel silencing by the DHHC protein acyltransferase. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2022 (Oral presentation) 

Cyrus Habas, Erik Henze, and Toshi Kawate. Pannexin 1 channel silencing by the DHHC protein acyltransferase. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2022 (Poster)

Khoula Jaber, Bokun Xie, and Marcus Smolka. Investigating the non-canonical role of Mec1 in growth control. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2022 (Oral presentation) 

Khoula Jaber, Bokun Xie, and Marcus Smolka. Investigating the non-canonical role of Mec1 in growth control. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2022 (Poster) 

Khoula Jaber, Bokun Xie, and Marcus Smolka. Investigating the non-canonical role of Mec1 in growth control. 2022 Leadership Alliance National Symposium (Oral presentation)

Khoula Jaber, Bokun Xie, and Marcus Smolka. Investigating the non-canonical role of Mec1 in growth control. 2022 ABRCMS Conference (Poster)

Alyssa Moore, Krista M. Angileri, Cedric Feschotte. Transposon activity during zebrafish UV cone regeneration. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2022 (Oral presentation) 

Alyssa Moore, Krista M. Angileri, Cedric Feschotte. Transposon activity during zebrafish UV cone regeneration. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2022 (Poster) 

Brianna Pendergrass, Saket Bagde, Chris Fromme. Understanding the mechanism for Rab11 inactivation by the Gyp2 protein. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2022 (Oral presentation) 

Brianna Pendergrass, Saket Bagde, Chris Fromme. Understanding the mechanism for Rab11 inactivation by the Gyp2 protein. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2022 (Poster) 

Brianna Pendergrass, Saket Bagde, Chris Fromme. Understanding the mechanism for Rab11 inactivation by the Gyp2 protein. 2022 ABRCMS Conference (Poster)

Brianna Pendergrass, Saket Bagde, Chris Fromme. 9th Annual Mayo Clinic Symposium on Immuno-oncology and Tumor Microenvironment Crosstalk 2022 (Oral and poster presentations, Best Poster Presentation Award)

Sydney Salas, Alexander Lacrampe, Fenghua Hu. Investigating myristoylation-dependent binding partners of TMEM106B. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2022 (Oral presentation) 

Sydney Salas, Alexander Lacrampe, Fenghua Hu. Investigating myristoylation-dependent binding partners of TMEM106B. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2022 (Poster) 

Myles Steed, Clifton L. Ricaña, Savannah Brancato, Robert A. Dick. Characterization of the effects of IP6 on Jaagsiekte Sheep Retrovirus (JSRV) assembly. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2022 (Oral presentation) 

Myles Steed, Clifton L. Ricaña, Savannah Brancato, Robert A. Dick. Characterization of the effects of IP6 on Jaagsiekte Sheep Retrovirus (JSRV) assembly. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2022 (Poster) 

Myles Steed, Clifton L. Ricaña, Savannah Brancato, Robert A. Dick. Characterization of the effects of IP6 on Jaagsiekte Sheep Retrovirus (JSRV) assembly. 2022 Leadership Alliance National Symposium (Oral presentation)

Myles Steed, Clifton L. Ricaña, Savannah Brancato, Robert A. Dick. Characterization of the effects of IP6 on Jaagsiekte Sheep Retrovirus (JSRV) assembly. Ohio Board American Society of Microbiology Annual Meeting (Poster) (Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation Award)

Myles Steed, Clifton L. Ricaña, Savannah Brancato, Robert A. Dick. Characterization of the effects of IP6 on Jaagsiekte Sheep Retrovirus (JSRV) assembly. 2022 ABRCMS Conference (Poster) (Outstanding Presentation Award)

(Bold names indicate REU student participants)

  • Caitlyn Coleman, Jonathan N Wells, and Cédric Feschotte. Uncharted Territory: Exploring the Coevolution of Zinc Finger Proteins and Transposable Elements Across Metazoans. 2021 SACNAS Conference (Poster)
  • Caitlyn Coleman, Jonathan N Wells, and Cédric Feschotte. Uncharted Territory: Exploring the Coevolution of Zinc Finger Proteins and Transposable Elements Across Metazoans. 2021 Leadership Alliance National Symposium (Oral presentation)
  • Caitlyn Coleman, Jonathan N Wells, and Cédric Feschotte. Uncharted Territory: Exploring the Coevolution of Zinc Finger Proteins and Transposable Elements Across Metazoans. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2021 (Oral presentation)
  • Caitlyn Coleman, Jonathan N Wells, and Cédric Feschotte. Uncharted Territory: Exploring the Coevolution of Zinc Finger Proteins and Transposable Elements Across Metazoans. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2021 (Poster)
  • Simone Evans, Lisette Payero, and Eric Alani. Role of PCNA in Directing Asymmetrical Cleavage in Meiotic Crossovers. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2021 (Oral presentation)
  • Simone Evans, Lisette Payero, and Eric Alani. Role of PCNA in Directing Asymmetrical Cleavage in Meiotic Crossovers. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2021 (Poster)
  • Ali Farinas, Ethan Sanford, and Marcus Smolka. Phosphorylation-Modulated Protein Structures and the DNA Damage Response. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2021 (Oral presentation)
  • Ali Farinas, Ethan Sanford, and Marcus Smolka. Phosphorylation-Modulated Protein Structures and the DNA Damage Response. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2021 (Poster)
  • Jeremy Juve, Amaresh Chaturbedi, Iris Bernstein, and Siu Sylvia Lee. Investigating the Role of Fat Metabolism in Germline Tumor Development in C. elegans. 2021 ABRCMS Conference (Poster)
  • Jeremy Juve, Amaresh Chaturbedi, Iris Bernstein, and Siu Sylvia Lee. Investigating the Role of Fat Metabolism in Germline Tumor Development in C. elegans. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2021 (Poster)
  • Jeremy Juve, Amaresh Chaturbedi, Iris Bernstein, and Siu Sylvia Lee. Investigating the Role of Fat Metabolism in Germline Tumor Development in C. elegans. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2021 (Poster)
  • Chelsea Karp, Nora Brown, Jonathon Thomalla, and Mariana Wolfner. Identifying Cell Types in a Drosophila Male Reproductive Gland. 2021 Leadership Alliance National Symposium (Oral presentation)
  • Chelsea Karp, Nora Brown, Jonathon Thomalla, and Mariana Wolfner. Identifying Cell Types in a Drosophila Male Reproductive Gland. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2021 (Oral presentation)
  • Chelsea Karp, Nora Brown, Jonathon Thomalla, and Mariana Wolfner. Identifying Cell Types in a Drosophila Male Reproductive Gland. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2021 (Poster)
  • Kian Kelly, Tyler Rozanitis, and Toshi Kawate. Mechanistic Studies of Gibberellic Acid Transporter NPF3 Using Cryo-EM. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2021 (Oral presentation)
  • Kian Kelly, Tyler Rozanitis, and Toshi Kawate. Mechanistic Studies of Gibberellic Acid Transporter NPF3 Using Cryo-EM. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2021 (Poster)
  • Channon Lawrence, Anthony Bui, and Joshua Chappie. Structural and functional characterization of Septu defense system. 2021 ABRCMS Conference (Poster) (Outstanding Presentation Award)
  • Channon Lawrence, Anthony Bui, and Joshua Chappie. Structural and functional characterization of Septu defense system. 2021 SACNAS Conference (Poster)
  • Channon Lawrence, Anthony Bui, and Joshua Chappie. Structural and functional characterization of Septu defense system. 2021 Leadership Alliance National Symposium (Oral presentation)
  • Channon Lawrence, Anthony Bui, and Joshua Chappie. Structural and functional characterization of Septu defense system. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2021 (Oral presentation)
  • Channon Lawrence, Anthony Bui, and Joshua Chappie. Structural and functional characterization of Septu defense system. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2021 (Poster)
  • Maria Luisa Maas, Melisa DeGroot, and Jun Liu. Dissecting the structure-function relationship of SMOC-1 in BMP signaling. 2021 ABRCMS Conference (Poster) (Outstanding Presentation Award)
  • Maria Luisa Maas, Melisa DeGroot, and Jun Liu. Dissecting the structure-function relationship of SMOC-1 in BMP signaling. 2021 SACNAS Conference (Poster)
  • Maria Luisa Maas, Melisa DeGroot, and Jun Liu. Dissecting the structure-function relationship of SMOC-1 in BMP signaling. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2021 (Oral presentation)
  • Maria Luisa Maas, Melisa DeGroot, and Jun Liu. Dissecting the structure-function relationship of SMOC-1 in BMP signaling. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2021 (Poster)
  • Shadler Nguyen, Dan Hou, and Henning Lin. Determining the N-terminal sequence dependence of NMT-catalyzed Lysine myristoylation. 2021 American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting (SWRM) (poster) (Outstanding Undergraduate Poster in Biochemistry Award)
  • Shadler Nguyen, Dan Hou, and Henning Lin. Determining the N-terminal sequence dependence of NMT-catalyzed Lysine myristoylation. 2021 ABRCMS Conference (Poster) (Outstanding Presentation Award)
  • Shadler Nguyen, Dan Hou, and Henning Lin. Determining the N-terminal sequence dependence of NMT-catalyzed Lysine myristoylation. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2021 (Oral presentation)
  • Shadler Nguyen, Dan Hou, and Henning Lin. Determining the N-terminal sequence dependence of NMT-catalyzed Lysine myristoylation. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2021 (Poster)
  • Navneet Sanghera, Yang Liu, and Joeva Barrow. Determining the Localization of Nipsnap1- A Potential Thermogenic Regulator. 2021 ABRCMS Conference (Poster)
  • Navneet Sanghera, Yang Liu, and Joeva Barrow. Determining the Localization of Nipsnap1- A Potential Thermogenic Regulator. 2021 SACNAS Conference (Poster)
  • Navneet Sanghera, Yang Liu, and Joeva Barrow. Determining the Localization of Nipsnap1- A Potential Thermogenic Regulator. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2021 (Oral presentation)
  • Navneet Sanghera, Yang Liu, and Joeva Barrow. Determining the Localization of Nipsnap1- A Potential Thermogenic Regulator. MBG-REU Symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2021 (Poster)

(Bold names indicate REU student participants)

  • Niccole Auld, Tuancheng Feng, and Fenghua Hu. Investigating the Functional Role of TMEM106B in Inflammation. OUB summer symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2019. (Oral presentation)
  • Niccole Auld, Tuancheng Feng, and Fenghua Hu. Investigating the Functional Role of TMEM106B in Inflammation. MBG undergraduate summer poster session. Ithaca, NY, August 2019. (Poster)
  • Niccole Auld, Tuancheng Feng, and Fenghua Hu. Investigating the Functional Role of TMEM106B in Inflammation. 2019 ABRCMS Conference. Anaheim, CA, November 2019. (Poster)
  • Maia Clare, John Frank, Dr. Cedric Feschotte. Investigating the evolutionary relationship between RD retroviruses and their deeply conserved target receptor. 2019 Leadership Alliance National Symposium. Hartford, CT, July 2010. (Oral presentation)
  • Maia Clare, John Frank, Dr. Cedric Feschotte. Investigating the evolutionary relationship between RD retroviruses and their deeply conserved target receptor. OUB summer symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2019. (Oral presentation)
  • Maia Clare, John Frank, Dr. Cedric Feschotte. Investigating the evolutionary relationship between RD retroviruses and their deeply conserved target receptor. MBG undergraduate summer poster session. Ithaca, NY, August 2019. (Poster)
  • Jasmine R. Grey, Sofie Y. N. Delbare, Mariana F. Wolfner. A micropeptide within the Abd-B locus plays a critical role in sperm competition in Drosophila melanogaster. OUB summer symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2019. (Oral presentation)
  • Jasmine R. Grey, Sofie Y. N. Delbare, Mariana F. Wolfner. A micropeptide within the Abd-B locus plays a critical role in sperm competition in Drosophila melanogaster. MBG undergraduate summer poster session. Ithaca, NY, August 2019. (Poster)
  • Lydia Kramer, Akira Karasawa, and Toshi Kawate. Hunting natural ligands and drugs for pannexin channels. OUB summer symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2019. (Oral presentation)
  • Lydia Kramer, Akira Karasawa, and Toshi Kawate. Hunting natural ligands and drugs for pannexin channels. MBG undergraduate summer poster session. Ithaca, NY, August 2019. (Poster)
  • Isabel Larus, Melisa DeGroot, and Jun Liu. Characterizing the expression and localization patterns of secreted modular calcium binding protein (SMOC-1) in bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) pathway mutants. OUB summer symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2019. (Oral presentation)
  • Isabel Larus, Melisa DeGroot, and Jun Liu. Characterizing the expression and localization patterns of secreted modular calcium binding protein (SMOC-1) in bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) pathway mutants. MBG undergraduate summer poster session. Ithaca, NY, August 2019. (Poster)
  • Isabel Larus, Melisa DeGroot, and Jun Liu. Characterizing the expression and localization patterns of secreted modular calcium binding protein (SMOC-1) in bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) pathway mutants. 2019 ABRCMS Conference. Anaheim, CA, November 2019. (Poster) (Outstanding Presentation Award)
  • Connor Loomis, Ciarán Daly, and Andrew Grimson. Understanding 3ʹUTR length-dependent repression using a structural approach. OUB summer symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2019. (Oral presentation)
  • Connor Loomis, Ciarán Daly, and Andrew Grimson. Understanding 3ʹUTR length-dependent repression using a structural approach. MBG undergraduate summer poster session. Ithaca, NY, August 2019. (Poster)
  • Carla P. Reyes-Flores, Michael S. Downey, Catalina Pereira, Howard Lieberman, Debra Wolgemuth, and Robert S. Weiss. Investigating the functions of the mammalian 9-1-1 complex during female meiosis. OUB summer symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2019. (Oral presentation)
  • Carla P. Reyes-Flores, Michael S. Downey, Catalina Pereira, Howard Lieberman, Debra Wolgemuth, and Robert S. Weiss. Investigating the functions of the mammalian 9-1-1 complex during female meiosis. MBG undergraduate summer poster session. Ithaca, NY, August 2019. (Poster)
  • Carla P. Reyes-Flores, Michael S. Downey, Catalina Pereira, Howard Lieberman, Debra Wolgemuth, and Robert S. Weiss. Investigating the functions of the mammalian 9-1-1 complex during female meiosis. 2019 ABRCMS Conference. Anaheim, CA, November 2019. (Poster)
  • Erica M. Rosario and Martha S. Field. The effects of vitaminB12 deficiency on mitochondrial folate- mediated one carbon metabolism and mtDNA integrity. 2019 Leadership Alliance National Symposium. Hartford, CT, July 2019. (Oral presentation)
  • Erica M. Rosario and Martha S. Field. The effects of vitaminB12 deficiency on mitochondrial folate- mediated one carbon metabolism and mtDNA integrity. OUB summer symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2019. (Oral presentation)
  • Erica M. Rosario and Martha S. Field. The effects of vitaminB12 deficiency on mitochondrial folate- mediated one carbon metabolism and mtDNA integrity. MBG undergraduate summer poster session. Ithaca, NY, August 2019. (Poster)
  • Erica M. Rosario and Martha S. Field. The effects of vitaminB12 deficiency on mitochondrial folate- mediated one carbon metabolism and mtDNA integrity. 2019 ABRCMS Conference. Anaheim, CA, November 2019. (Oral presentation) (Outstanding Presentation Award)
  • Agnele S. Sewa, Marquita Winters, John C. Schimenti. Characterizing the role of tumor related genes in the carcinogenesis of primary mammary epithelial cells. OUB summer symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2019. (Oral presentation)
  • Agnele S. Sewa, Marquita Winters, John C. Schimenti. Characterizing the role of tumor related genes in the carcinogenesis of primary mammary epithelial cells. MBG undergraduate summer poster session. Ithaca, NY, August 2019. (Poster)
  • Agnele S. Sewa, Marquita Winters, John C. Schimenti. Characterizing the role of tumor related genes in the carcinogenesis of primary mammary epithelial cells. 2019 ABRCMS Conference. Anaheim, CA, November 2019. (Poster)
  • Shamar Wallace, Carolyn Highland, and Chris Fromme. Investigating the Roles of Phosphatidylinositol 4-Phospahate in Membrane Trafficking at the trans-Golgi Network. OUB summer symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2019. (Oral presentation)
  • Shamar Wallace, Carolyn Highland, and Chris Fromme. Investigating the Roles of Phosphatidylinositol 4-Phospahate in Membrane Trafficking at the trans-Golgi Network. MBG undergraduate summer poster session. Ithaca, NY, August 2019. (Poster)
  • Shamar Wallace, Carolyn Highland, and Chris Fromme. Investigating the Roles of Phosphatidylinositol 4-Phospahate in Membrane Trafficking at the trans-Golgi Network. 2019 ABRCMS Conference. Anaheim, CA, November 2019. (Poster)
  • Lauryn Worley, Qinan Hu, Dr. Mariana Wolfner. Understanding the Role of Zinc in Drosophila Fertility. OUB summer symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2019. (Oral presentation)
  • Lauryn Worley, Qinan Hu, Dr. Mariana Wolfner. Understanding the Role of Zinc in Drosophila Fertility. MBG undergraduate summer poster session. Ithaca, NY, August 2019. (Poster)
  • Lauryn Worley, Qinan Hu, Dr. Mariana Wolfner. Understanding the Role of Zinc in Drosophila Fertility. 2019 ABRCMS Conference. Anaheim, CA, November 2019. (Poster)

(Bold names indicate REU student participants)

  • Felix Badillo, Seth Miller, Hening Lin. Detection of Ras protein heterodimerization using a FRET assay approach. SILS VIII undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2018. (Oral presentation)
  • Felix Badillo, Seth Miller, Hening Lin. Detection of Ras protein heterodimerization using a FRET assay approach. MBG undergraduate summer poster session. Ithaca, NY, August 2018. (Poster)
  • Felix Badillo, Seth Miller, Hening Lin. Detection of Ras protein heterodimerization using a FRET assay approach. 2018 Leadership Alliance National Symposium. Hartford, CT, July 2018. (Poster)
  • Felix Badillo, Seth Miller, Hening Lin. Detection of Ras protein heterodimerization using a FRET assay approach. 2018 ABRCMS Conference. Indianapolis, IN, November 2018. (Poster)
  • John Bechtel, Amaresh Chaturbedi, Siu Sylvia Lee. Sterility as a Modulator of Healthspan and Age Related Pathologies in Caenorhabditis elegans. SILS VIII undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2018. (Oral presentation)
  • John Bechtel, Amaresh Chaturbedi, Siu Sylvia Lee. Sterility as a Modulator of Healthspan and Age Related Pathologies in Caenorhabditis elegans. MBG undergraduate summer poster session. Ithaca, NY, August 2018. (Poster)
  • John Bechtel, Amaresh Chaturbedi, Siu Sylvia Lee. Sterility as a Modulator of Healthspan and Age Related Pathologies in Caenorhabditis elegans. 2018 Leadership Alliance National Symposium. Hartford, CT, July 2018. (Oral presentation)
  • John Bechtel, Amaresh Chaturbedi, Siu Sylvia Lee. Sterility as a Modulator of Healthspan and Age Related Pathologies in Caenorhabditis elegans. 2018 ABRCMS Conference. Indianapolis, IN, November 2018. (Poster) (Outstanding Presentation Award)
  • Arianna Broad, Robert Dick, and Volker Vogt. A Comparison of In Vitro Assembly of HIV and SIV. SILS VIII undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2018. (Oral presentation)
  • Arianna Broad, Robert Dick, and Volker Vogt. A Comparison of In Vitro Assembly of HIV and SIV. MBG undergraduate summer poster session. Ithaca, NY, August 2018. (Poster)
  • Arianna Broad, Robert Dick, and Volker Vogt. A Comparison of In Vitro Assembly of HIV and SIV. 2018 ABRCMS Conference. Indianapolis, IN, November 2018. (Poster)
  • Arianna Broad, Robert Dick, and Volker Vogt. A Comparison of In Vitro Assembly of HIV and SIV. 2019 ACC Meeting of the Minds Undergraduate Research Conference. University of Louisville, March 2019. (Oral presentation)
  • Georgia Brown, Ravi Patel, Jessica West, Elizabeth Fogarty, Katrina Haught, Andrew Grimson. A study in how different miRNAs regulate systems level gene expression. SILS VIII undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2018. (Oral presentation)
  • Georgia Brown, Ravi Patel, Jessica West, Elizabeth Fogarty, Katrina Haught, Andrew Grimson. A study in how different miRNAs regulate systems level gene expression. MBG undergraduate summer poster session. Ithaca, NY, August 2018. (Poster)
  • Kristen N. Edgeworth, Kevin M. Hines, Maureen R. Hanson. Evaluating the Necessity of Carbonic Anhydrase in the Chloroplasts of Nicotiana tabacum. SILS VIII undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2018. (Oral presentation)
  • Kristen N. Edgeworth, Kevin M. Hines, Maureen R. Hanson. Evaluating the Necessity of Carbonic Anhydrase in the Chloroplasts of Nicotiana tabacum. MBG undergraduate summer poster session. Ithaca, NY, August 2018. (Poster)
  • Mikayla Feldbauer, Robert Battaglia, Ailong Ke. Investigating the details of spacer acquisition in type II CRISPR-Cas systems. SILS VIII undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2018. (Oral presentation)
  • Mikayla Feldbauer, Robert Battaglia, Ailong Ke. Investigating the details of spacer acquisition in type II CRISPR-Cas systems. MBG undergraduate summer poster session. Ithaca, NY, August 2018. (Poster)
  • Julianna Martinez, Tina Tran, John Schimenti. Investigating the Genetics of Human Infertility through Phenotypic Analysis of Mnd1-K85M. SILS VIII undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2018. (Oral presentation)
  • Julianna Martinez, Tina Tran, John Schimenti. Investigating the Genetics of Human Infertility through Phenotypic Analysis of Mnd1-K85M. MBG undergraduate summer poster session. Ithaca, NY, August 2018. (Poster)
  • Sheri Momoh, Michelle Scotland, Eric Alani. Elucidating the Mechanism of Cross Over Resolution. SILS VIII undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2018. (Oral presentation)
  • Sheri Momoh, Michelle Scotland, Eric Alani. Elucidating the Mechanism of Cross Over Resolution. MBG undergraduate summer poster session. Ithaca, NY, August 2018. (Poster)
  • Ines Muravin, Anthony Nzessi, Melisa DeGroot, Jun Liu. Dissecting the relationships among four factors that function in the Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) signaling pathway of C. elegans. SILS VIII undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2018. (Oral presentation)
  • Ines Muravin, Anthony Nzessi, Melisa DeGroot, Jun Liu. Dissecting the relationships among four factors that function in the Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) signaling pathway of C. elegans. MBG undergraduate summer poster session. Ithaca, NY, August 2018. (Poster)
  • Anyelis Rosario, Megan Rothstein, Marcos Simoes-Costa. Characterization of The Tfap2a Enhancer in Avian Neural Crest Cells. SILS VIII undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2018. (Oral presentation)
  • Anyelis Rosario, Megan Rothstein, Marcos Simoes-Costa. Characterization of The Tfap2a Enhancer in Avian Neural Crest Cells. MBG undergraduate summer poster session. Ithaca, NY, August 2018. (Poster)
  • Anyelis Rosario, Megan Rothstein, Marcos Simoes-Costa. Characterization of The Tfap2a Enhancer in Avian Neural Crest Cells. 2018 ABRCMS Conference. Indianapolis, IN, November 2018. (Poster) (Outstanding Presentation Award)
  • Adriana N. Vélez, Quinan Hu, Mariana F. Wolfner. Elucidating the role of phospholipase Cs and zinc in Drosophila egg activation. SILS VIII undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2018. (Oral presentation)
  • Adriana N. Vélez, Quinan Hu, Mariana F. Wolfner. Elucidating the role of phospholipase Cs and zinc in Drosophila egg activation. MBG undergraduate summer poster session. Ithaca, NY, August 2018. (Poster)
  • Adriana N. Vélez, Quinan Hu, Mariana F. Wolfner. Elucidating the role of phospholipase Cs and zinc in Drosophila egg activation. 2018 SACNAS Conference. San Antonio, TX, October 2018. (Poster) (Best Poster Award)
  • Adriana N. Vélez, Quinan Hu, Mariana F. Wolfner. Elucidating the role of phospholipase Cs and zinc in Drosophila egg activation. 2018 ABRCMS Conference. Indianapolis, IN, November 2018. (Poster)

(Bold names indicate REU student participants)

  • Marissa Baccas, Ujani Chakraborty and Eric Alani. The Effect of Chromatin Structure on Recombination Between Divergent DNA Sequences. SILS VII undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2017. (Oral presentation)
  • Marissa Baccas, Ujani Chakraborty and Eric Alani. The Effect of Chromatin Structure on Recombination Between Divergent DNA Sequences. PGRP summer symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2017. (Poster)
  • Marissa Baccas, Ujani Chakraborty and Eric Alani. The Effect of Chromatin Structure on Recombination Between Divergent DNA Sequences. SACNAC Conference. Salt Lake City, UT, October 2017. (Poster)
  • Marissa Baccas, Ujani Chakraborty and Eric Alani. The Effect of Chromatin Structure on Recombination Between Divergent DNA Sequences. ABRCMS Conference. Phoenix, AZ, November 2017. (Poster)
  • Hoang Bui, Sofie Delbare and Mariana Wolfner. Effect of Rim, CG32834, btsz on Sperm Competition and CG32277 on Egg Laying in Drosophila Melanogaster. SILS VII undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2017. (Oral presentation)
  • Hoang Bui, Sofie Delbare and Mariana Wolfner. Effect of Rim, CG32834, btsz on Sperm Competition and CG32277 on Egg Laying in Drosophila Melanogaster. PGRP summer symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2017. (Poster)
  • Gabriela Casanova, Jennifer Roscoe and William Brown. Role of Phospholipases in the Structure of Lysosomes. 2017 Leadership Alliance National Symposium. Hartford, CT, July 2017. (Oral presentation)
  • Gabriela Casanova, Jennifer Roscoe and William Brown. Role of Phospholipases in the Localization of Lysosomes. SILS VII undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2017. (Oral presentation)
  • Gabriela Casanova, Jennifer Roscoe and William Brown. Role of Phospholipases in the Localization of Lysosomes. PGRP summer symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2017. (Poster)
  • Alice Eastman, Melisa DeGroot and Jun Liu. Determining the roles of SMOC-1 in transforming growth factor beta (TGFß) signaling in C. elegans. SILS VII undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2017. (Oral presentation)
  • Alice Eastman, Melisa DeGroot and Jun Liu. Determining the roles of SMOC-1 in transforming growth factor beta (TGFß) signaling in C. elegans. PGRP summer symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2017. (Poster)
  • Alexander Girgis, Ravi Patel, Caterina Schweidenback and Andrew Grimson. Empirical Determination of microRNA-target Interactions in the 3’ Untranslated Region. SILS VII undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2017. (Oral presentation)
  • Alexander Girgis, Ravi Patel, Caterina Schweidenback and Andrew Grimson. Empirical Determination of microRNA-target Interactions in the 3’ Untranslated Region. PGRP summer symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2017. (Poster)
  • Alexander Lacrampe, Tuancheng Feng and Fenghua Hu. Investigating the Interaction Between Progranulin and Clusterin, Two Proteins Involved in Neurodegeneration. SILS VII undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2017. (Oral presentation)
  • Alexander Lacrampe, Tuancheng Feng and Fenghua Hu. Investigating the Interaction Between Progranulin and Clusterin, Two Proteins Involved in Neurodegeneration. PGRP summer symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2017. (Poster)
  • Alyssa M. Laffitte, Denise Stover, Martha Field and Patrick Stover. Arsenic Induces Degradation of Dihydrofolate Reductase. 2017 Leadership Alliance National Symposium. Hartford, CT, July 2017. (Oral presentation)
  • Alyssa M. Laffitte, Denise Stover, Martha Field and Patrick Stover. Arsenic Induces Degradation of Dihydrofolate Reductase. SILS VII undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2017. (Oral presentation)
  • Alyssa M. Laffitte, Denise Stover, Martha Field and Patrick Stover. Arsenic Induces Degradation of Dihydrofolate Reductase. PGRP summer symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2017. (Poster)
  • Saeed Roschdi, Laura Thomas and Chris Fromme. Functional Studies of a Family of Novel Late-Golgi Proteins in the Budding Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae. SILS VII undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2017. (Oral presentation)
  • Saeed Roschdi, Laura Thomas and Chris Fromme. Functional Studies of a Family of Novel Late-Golgi Proteins in the Budding Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae. PGRP summer symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2017. (Poster)
  • Oanh Tran, Cheng-Lin Li and Sylvia Lee. The Effect of Longevity Modulating Pathway on Caenorhabditis Models of Huntington Disease. 2017 Leadership Alliance National Symposium. Hartford, CT, July 2017. (Oral presentation)
  • Oanh Tran, Cheng-Lin Li and Sylvia Lee. The Effect of Insulin-Like Pathway on C. elegans Models of Huntington Disease. SILS VII undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2017. (Oral presentation)
  • Oanh Tran, Cheng-Lin Li and Sylvia Lee. The Effect of Insulin-Like Pathway on C. elegans Models of Huntington Disease. PGRP summer symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2017. (Poster)
  • Chris Wilson, Akanksha Singh and Mariana Wolfner. SEMINAL: Evolutionary, Biochemical and Genetic Approaches to Expanding the Sex Peptide Network. SILS VII undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2017. (Oral presentation)
  • Rachel Yerden and Marcos Simoes-Costa. Understanding the Regulation and Function of RXRG in Neural Crest Cells. SILS VII undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2017. (Oral presentation)
  • Rachel Yerden and Marcos Simoes-Costa. Understanding the Regulation and Function of RXRG in Neural Crest Cells. PGRP summer symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2017. (Poster)

(Bold names indicate REU student participants)

  • Faviolla A. B.ez-Cruz, Martha S. Field, Patricia A. Cassano, and Patrick J. Stover. Identification of Possible Erythritol Metabolizing Enzymes. Summer institute for life sciences sixth annual undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2016. (Oral presentation)
  • Faviolla A. B.ez-Cruz, Martha S. Field, Patricia A. Cassano, and Patrick J. Stover. Identification of Possible Erythritol Metabolizing Enzymes. Diversity Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at Cornell, Ithaca, NY, August 2016. (Poster)
  • Carlos G. Declet Nieves, Amaresh Chaturbedi, Siu Sylvia Lee. How Fat Accumulation Relates Fertilization of C. elegans. Summer institute for life sciences sixth annual undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2016. (Oral presentation)
  • Carlos G. Declet Nieves, Amaresh Chaturbedi, Siu Sylvia Lee. How Fat Accumulation Relates Fertilization of C. elegans. Diversity Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at Cornell, Ithaca, NY, August 2016. (Poster)
  • Alaa Farghli, Nathaniel Tippens, John Lis. Elucidating the functions of transcribed and non-transcribed enhancers. Summer institute for life sciences sixth annual undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2016. (Oral presentation)
  • Alaa Farghli, Nathaniel Tippens, John Lis. Elucidating the functions of transcribed and non-transcribed enhancers. Diversity Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at Cornell, Ithaca, NY, August 2016. (Poster)
  • Mauricio Paramo, Rene Geissler, and Andrew Grimson. Investigating the function of cis -regulatory elements in mammalian 3'UTRs. Summer institute for life sciences sixth annual undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2016. (Oral presentation)
  • Mauricio Paramo, Rene Geissler, and Andrew Grimson. Investigating the function of cis -regulatory elements in mammalian 3'UTRs. Diversity Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at Cornell, Ithaca, NY, August 2016. (Poster)
  • Rachel Sandman, Herong Shi, Kelly Liu. Identifying domains in SUP-17 that mediate its interaction with three tetraspanin proteins in the BMP signaling pathway. Summer institute for life sciences sixth annual undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2016. (Oral presentation)
  • Rachel Sandman, Herong Shi, Kelly Liu. Identifying domains in SUP-17 that mediate its interaction with three tetraspanin proteins in the BMP signaling pathway. Diversity Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at Cornell, Ithaca, NY, August 2016. (Poster)

(Bold names indicate REU student participants)

2015

  • Brianna M. Ettestad. Analysis of flippase efficiency via MARCM screening and identification of an unknown gene with effects on dendrite growth in Drosophila melanogaster. Summer institute for life sciences fifth annual undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2015. (Oral presentation)
  • Brianna M. Ettestad. Analysis of flippase efficiency via MARCM screening and identification of an unknown gene with effects on dendrite growth in Drosophila melanogaster. Diversity Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at Cornell, Ithaca, NY, August 2015. (Poster)
  • Alijah O’Connor, Ella Chang, and Sylvia Lee. Effects of Mitochondrial Dysfunction on Neurodegenerative Disorders in C. elegans. Summer institute for life sciences fifth annual undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2015. (Oral presentation)
  • Alijah O’Connor, Ella Chang, and Sylvia Lee. Effects of Mitochondrial Dysfunction on Neurodegenerative Disorders in C. elegans. Diversity Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at Cornell, Ithaca, NY, August 2015. (Poster)
  • Neta Shwartz, Stephen Sammons and Jun Kelly Liu. Determining the roles of Lsm proteins in C. elegans sex muscle fate specification. Summer institute for life sciences fifth annual undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2015. (Oral presentation)
  • Neta Shwartz, Stephen Sammons and Jun Kelly Liu. Determining the roles of Lsm proteins in C. elegans sex muscle fate specification. Diversity Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at Cornell, Ithaca, NY, August 2015. (Poster)
  • Neta Shwartz, Stephen Sammons and Jun Kelly Liu. Determining the roles of Lsm proteins in C. elegans sex muscle fate specification. Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences at UMBC, Baltimore, MD, October 2015. (2nd place poster presenter in group)
  • Lisa M. Vélez-Vélez, Kevin Thorsen, William J. Brown. Inhibition of Trafficking from the Trans‐ Golgi Network to the Plasma Membrane by a Diacylglycerol Kinase Antagonist. Summer institute for life sciences fifth annual undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2015. (Oral presentation)
  • Lisa M. Vélez-Vélez, Kevin Thorsen, William J. Brown. Inhibition of Trafficking from the Trans‐ Golgi Network to the Plasma Membrane by a Diacylglycerol Kinase Antagonist. Diversity Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at Cornell, Ithaca, NY, August 2015. (Poster)
  • Yassmine Zerrad, Yashira Negrón Abril, Jenn Page, Christina Jeon, Mixing Ling, Xia Xu, Joshua Levy, Eva Oxford, Teresa Southard, Katie Kelly, Robert Weiss. The effect of simultaneous disruption of the two main regulatory mechanisms of Ribonucleotide reductase in mice. Summer institute for life sciences fifth annual undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2015. (Oral presentation)
  • Yassmine Zerrad, Yashira Negrón Abril, Jenn Page, Christina Jeon, Mixing Ling, Xia Xu, Joshua Levy, Eva Oxford, Teresa Southard, Katie Kelly, Robert Weiss. The effect of simultaneous disruption of the two main regulatory mechanisms of Ribonucleotide reductase in mice. Diversity Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at Cornell, Ithaca, NY, August 2015. (Poster)

2014

  • Hilary Bright, Martha S. Field, Yashira N. Abril, Patrick Stover and Robert Weiss. Ribonucleotide reductase activity and uracil in DNA. Summer institute for life sciences fourth annual undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2014. (Oral presentation)
  • Hilary Bright, Martha S. Field, Yashira N. Abril, Patrick Stover and Robert Weiss. Ribonucleotide reductase activity and uracil in DNA. Diversity Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at Cornell, Ithaca, NY, August 2014. (Poster)
  • Neta Shwartz, Herong Shi and Jun Kelly Liu. Identifying interaction partners among membrane-associated proteins of the BMP signaling pathway in Caenorhabditis elegans. Summer institute for life sciences fourth annual undergraduate symposium. Ithaca, NY, August 2014. (Oral presentation)
  • Neta Shwartz, Herong Shi and Jun Kelly Liu. Identifying interaction partners among membrane-associated proteins of the BMP signaling pathway in Caenorhabditis elegans. Diversity Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at Cornell, Ithaca, NY, August 2014. (Poster)
  • Neta Shwartz, Herong Shi and Jun Kelly Liu. Identifying interaction partners among membrane-associated proteins of the BMP signaling pathway in Caenorhabditis elegans. Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences at UMBC, Baltimore, MD, October 2014. (2nd place poster presenter in group)
  • Richard Stephen Bovio. Investigating the role of hybrid incompatibility genes in the telomere protection complex. Diversity Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at Cornell, Ithaca, NY, August 2014. (Poster)
  • Zane Haynes. Restoration of cefuroxime resistance to a cyclic-di-AMP deprived strain of Bacillus subtilis. Diversity Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at Cornell, Ithaca, NY, August 2014. (Poster)
  • Theresa White. Investigating the role of Female- expressed candidate genes on sperm competition in Drosophila melanogaster. Diversity Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at Cornell, Ithaca, NY, August 2014. (Poster)

2013

  • Jodecy Colon. RNR activity and localization: links to cancer and neural tube defect risks. Diversity Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at Cornell, Ithaca, NY, August 2013. (Poster)
  • Abigail Dejohn. microRNAs regulate gene repression in adult and neonatal T-cells. Diversity Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at Cornell, Ithaca, NY, August 2013. (Poster)
  • Angel Joel Diaz Martinez. Cloning, expression and purification of recombinant Slx4 from Saccharomyces cerecisiae. Diversity Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at Cornell, Ithaca, NY, August 2013. (Poster)
  • Denise Levy. Charactering the effect of transcription factors CEH-23, HIF-1, CEP-1 on development and reproduction of mitochondria ETC mutants in C. elegans. Diversity Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at Cornell, Ithaca, NY, August 2013. (Poster)
  • Elena Pires. Who killed the defective sperm? The quest to rescue male fertility. Diversity Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at Cornell, Ithaca, NY, August 2013. (Poster)