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Mapping Cbl-b Binding Site on NRG1 Activated ErbB4 Kinase
Megan Wynalda IUUR STEM Summer Research Program Major: Neuroscience and Kinesiology Mentor: Cary Lai The goal of this study was to gain an improved understanding of NRG1 signaling through its receptor, ErbB4. The genes encoding NRG1 and ErbB4 have been identified as risk factors for the neuropsychiatric disorder, schizophrenia. This study focused on the… Read more »
Targeting Folate Receptor Beta By SDM
Michael Whippo IUUR STEM Summer Research Program Major: Chemistry Mentors: Charles Dann III, Morgan Nyman, Martha Oakley, and Melissa Blunck Designing anticancer treatments that target specific receptors could lead to less toxic and more effective therapeutics. Folate receptor beta (FRβ) is known to be overexpressed in tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and can serve as a… Read more »
Genetic Screen for Suppressors of ICL Sensitivity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Chloe Wells Advanced Summer Research Scholar Majors: Neuroscience and Microbiology Mentor: Matthew Bochman
The Analysis of Flagellar Regulation in FlrA E96K and E98K Mutants in Vibrio campbellii
Romesha Washington IUUR STEM Summer Research Program Major: Neuroscience Mentors: Blake Peterson and Julia van Kessel Vibrio campbellii is a bacterial pathogen in aquatic marine animals, impacting fish and shellfish. Although the bacteria is not harmful to humans, the bacterium greatly impacts the regulation of flagellar genes. During host colonization, when the structure of… Read more »
How Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol Affects the Lipidome and Transcriptome in Adolescent Brains
Kayla Washington IUUR STEM Summer Research Program Major: Biology Mentor: Heather Bradshaw Exposing the adolescent brain to abuse of drugs is associated with increased risk for adult-onset psychopathologies. Cannabis use peaks during adolescence, and still the effects on the developing brain are largely unknown. Cannabis’ major psychoactive component, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) alters neuronal, astrocytic, and… Read more »
HSF1 Downregulation of CCL5 Reduces CD8 + T Cell Trafficking in Breast Cancer
Jalynn Waites LSAMP Scholar Major: Biology Mentor: Richard Carpenter Breast Cancer is very deadly and can evolve to become invasive over time. In the United States, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer related deaths in women. The role of HSF1 contributes to the upregulation of tumorigenesis and metastasis in breast cancer…. Read more »
Effects of ADAR 2 and 3 on Translation and Expression of Genes
Andrew Umana IUUR STEM Summer Research Program Major: Biology Mentors: Heather Hundley, Priyanka Mukherjee, and Ananya Mahapatra In recent years there has been an increase in focus on RNA editing and its effects on various diseases. Through several research projects it has been uncovered that irregular levels of RNA editing have a strong correlation… Read more »
Identification and metabolic analysis of microbes cultivated from dung beetle (Onthophagus taurus)
Damien Sparks Groups STEM Summer Research Program Major: Biology Mentor: Joshua Jones The utilization of acquired resources is of major importance to an organism’s development and research has shown that organisms can be heavily dependent on microbes for breaking down and supplementing tough to digest, nutrient poor resources. Onthophagus dung beetles have been shown… Read more »
Resources in the Rockies? Economic Geology: An Analysis of PGE Ore Deposits from the New Rambler Mine, Medicine Bow Mountains, Wyoming
Katie Snodgrass IUUR STEM Summer Research Program Major: Earth Science Mentor: Shelby Rader Platinum group elements (PGE) are important for a wide variety of uses including industrial, medical, electronic, as well as jewelry production, making them an important prospect for materials such as catalytic converters, phones, laptops, rubber, and nylon to name a few. An… Read more »