Presentations 1:30-3:00pm

36 

The role of the 5-HT2C receptor on breathing and mortality following an induced seizure in amygdala kindled animals
Nicole Boodhoo, University of Iowa Science Alliance (UI)
Mentor: Gordon Buchanan, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Neurology

38 

MALDI And Cystic Fibrosis
Hannah McCumber, University of Iowa Science Alliance (UI)
Mentor: John Engelhardt, PhD, Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology

60

Perceived stress of the Latinx community during the COVID-19 pandemic 
Meghan Cantu, University of Iowa Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (UI LSAMP)
Mentor: Emily Kroska, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

62

Measuring and Characterizing Bacterial Responses to Drug Delivery throughout the Lungs 
DJ Guillory, University of Iowa College of Engineering Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (UI LSAMP)
Mentor: Jennifer Fiegel, PhD, Associate Professor, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

64

The localization and assembly of the molecular chaperone complex formed by RuvBL proteins in Xenopus laevis
Quinn Mattison, University of Iowa Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (UI LSAMP)
Mentor: Daniel Weeks, PhD, Professor, Biochemistry

66 

Understanding Embryo Development in Potamopyrgus antipodarum
Ruby Sanchez, University of Iowa Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (UI LSAMP)
Mentor: Maurine Neiman, PhD, Professor, Biology

Presentations 3:00-4:30pm

69

Endopolyploidy in Potamopyrgus antipodarum
Josie Bliss, Liberal arts and sciences Iowa Biosciences Academy (IBA)
Mentor: Maurine Neiman, PhD, Professor, Biology

71 

Differences in Barred Owl (Strix varia) observations with land cover along an urban-rural gradient
Amanda Caraballo, University of Iowa Iowa Biosciences Academy (IBA)
Mentor: Heather Sander, PhD, Associate Professor, Geographical and Sustainability Sciences

73

Utility of a Diverse Array of Covid-19 Diagnostic Tests as Tools for Combating SARS-CoV2
Floyd Evans, Jr., University of Iowa Iowa Biosciences Academy (IBA)
Mentor: Jeff Murray, MD, Professor, Pediatrics

75

Zebra fish as a developmental model for heart and eye conditions in Bardet-Biedl syndrome
Camila Sofia Gomez, College of liberal arts Iowa Biosciences Academy (IBA)
Mentor: Diane Slusarski, PhD, Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology

77

Reduction of paraproteinemia caused kidney damage in murine models
Bryan Guevara, The University of Iowa Iowa Biosciences Academy (IBA)
Mentor: Dao-Fu Dai, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pathology

79

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Overview
Felipe Herrmann, Psychology Brain and Sciences Iowa Biosciences Academy (IBA)
Mentor: Emily Kroska, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

81

Dysfunctions of Pathogenic Mutants of the Essential Calcium Sensor Calmodulin
Emily Herum, University of Iowa Iowa Biosciences Academy (IBA)
Mentor: Madeline Shea, PhD, Professor, Biochemistry

83

Beat by Beat: Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Echocardiograms by Humans and Pigeons
Odysseus Orr, University of Iowa Iowa Biosciences Academy (IBA)
Mentor: Edward Wasserman, PhD, Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences

85

Calmodulin Binds Conserved Motifs in Fibroblast Growth Factor Homologous Factor
Cade Rahlf, University of Iowa Iowa Biosciences Academy (IBA)
Mentor: Madeline Shea, PhD, Professor, Biochemistry

86

Mice with DRP1 Depletion in Skeletal Muscle are Resistant to Age-related Weight Gain
Joshua Peterson, The University of Iowa Iowa Biosciences Academy (IBA)
Mentor: Marcelo Correia, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine

87

Mice with DRP1 Depletion in Skeletal Muscle are Resistant to Age-related Weight Gain
Cally Tucker, University of Iowa, Iowa Biosciences Academy Iowa Biosciences Academy (IBA)
Mentor: Marcelo Correia, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine

89 

Focal vascular and neuronal response to radiation in normal retinal tissue: A pilot study
Anthony Vitale, University of Iowa Iowa Biosciences Academy (IBA)
Mentor: Isabella Grumbach, MD, PhD, Professor, Internal Medicine