Biology

Computational Approaches to Detection of Mosaic Variants in Patients

Krisha Patel '21, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Effect of Ayurvedic herbs on U118 Glioblastoma multiforme cell line

Monika Narain, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Prarthana Prashanth, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Protein Engineering to Increase the Thermal Tolerance of Rubisco activase in Miscanthus giganteus and Glycine max

Elizaveta Kuzmina, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Grace Wulffraaat, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

SEA-PHAGES

Riley Brutto

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Study of Muscle and Vascular Regeneration in a Rat Bladder Augmentation Model

Milica Barac '20, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Sonia Edassery, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

The Effects of Deltamethrin, Propiconazole, and Glyphosphate on Chlorella Vulgaris and Daphnia Magna

Gnandeep Chintala, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Namit Padgaonkar '20, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

The Effects of Pepstatin A on Cathepsin D using GBM Cell Lines

Jayavignesh Ganesan, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Find Phage Using Microbacterium Testaceum

Zoe Kurzweil, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Philip Paulson, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

8:50 AM - 9:05 AM

Glioblastoma - Effects of Natural Compounds

Alana Rock, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Maahum Hamayat, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

8:50 AM - 9:05 AM

Identifying Dopamine Receptor Genes and Transcription Marbled

Saisu Talasu, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

8:50 AM - 9:05 AM

Investigating Differences in Oral Microbiomes in Varying Dietary Choices

Elizabeth Murphy '20, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

8:50 AM - 9:05 AM

Looking at GD3 as an immunotherapeutic target to treat benign TSC Tumors

Nikhilesh Gupta, Illinois Math and Science Academy

8:50 AM - 9:05 AM

MR Image analysis in Python

Vibhav Adivi, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

8:50 AM - 9:05 AM

Peri-Implant Osteolysis Effects on Local and Remote Tissues

Meghana Karan, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

8:50 AM - 9:05 AM

The Effects of the Endothelial Glycocalyx on Blood Flow

Pratibha Bhalla '20, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

8:50 AM - 9:05 AM

DNA Analysis and Sequencing of Seized Rhino Horns and Toenails

Shae Burnham, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

9:10 AM - 9:25 AM

Does the Phospho-state of AZI1’s Proline-Rich Region Affect Its Localization to Chloroplasts?

Ishan Nikam '20, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

9:10 AM - 9:25 AM

iPSCs: The Future of Modeling and Validation

Ishaar Ganesan, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Bala Ramaraju, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

9:10 AM - 9:25 AM

The Effect of Upregulation of the Canonical Wnt Signaling Pathway on Intramembranous Bone Regeneration

Sabrina Meng, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

9:10 AM - 9:25 AM

Using MALDI TOF-MS and IDBac pipeline to develop a “smart” Vietnamese microbial library for drug discovery

Angela Wang, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

9:10 AM - 9:25 AM

Utilizing fluorescent gene reporter SORE6 to read OCT4 and SOX2 gene expression in cancer cells

Delicia Chen, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

9:10 AM - 9:25 AM

Cell death due to excess GTP and phage activation in B. subtilis

Mark Ying, Illinois Math and Science Academy

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Effect of a loss of WRC formation on autistic behavior modulation

Akul Prakash, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Screening Compounds to Identify an Inhibitor of the Dengue NS5 Protein

Jumobi Arowolo, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Brenna Christoffel, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Quadri Durojaiye, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

An ePIC Assessment of Quadriceps Motor Unit Firing Patterns During Isometric Knee Extension: A High-Density Surface Electromyography Study

Saicharan Voora, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

10:05 AM - 10:20 AM

Phage Discovery

Sydney Despe, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Brennan Shapiro '20, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

10:05 AM - 10:20 AM

Exploring the Potential of Cucurbiturils as Host Compounds in Host-Guest Complexes

Shrutika Gupta, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Shambhavi Punjala, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Carolina Seoane, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

10:25 AM - 10:40 AM

Investigation of Bacterial Carbonic Anhydrase Stability

Yatri Sutaria, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

10:25 AM - 10:40 AM

The Effects of Probiotics through Maternal Administration in the Gut Development of Pups

Nikhilesh Gupta, Illinois Math and Science Academy

10:25 AM - 10:40 AM

The Influence of Various Drug States on the Responses to External Stimuli through Simulation in a Rodent Model

Hiteshi Patel, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

10:25 AM - 10:40 AM

The role of Amyloid-beta oligomers in the developing CNS

Ashley Koca, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Shreya Pattisapu, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

10:25 AM - 10:40 AM

The Thermal Stabilization of Rubisco Activase in Maize

Ethan Haque, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Nathan Joseph, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

10:25 AM - 10:40 AM

Using Thermal Shift Assays to Identify Inhibitors of the Isocitrate Lyase-1 Protein in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

Shikha Adhikari, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Pourav Banerjee, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

10:25 AM - 10:40 AM

The Effect of Genetic and Pharmacologic Loss of Notch4 on Angiogenesis

Krishna Thakkar '20, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

11:30 AM - 11:55 AM