On November 19, 2025, eight students associated with the Iowa Sciences Academy presented their research at the Fall Undergraduate Research Festival (FURF). Congrats to all eight students for a great job!
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| Braden Carne | Latham Fellow | Physics, Astronomy, Math | Electron Behavior Across the Alfvén Surface: Recent Findings from Parker Solar Probe Mentor(s): Jasper Halekas (Physics & Astronomy) |
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| Seren Castellano | Science Alliance | Biology and Anthropology | Unraveling Ribbon Worm Diversity: Biodiversity and Systematics of Antarctic Nemertea Mentor(s): Maurine Neiman (Biology) |
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| Vamsi Challa | Science Alliance | Biomedical Sciences and Physics | GDF15 Signaling Through GFRAL Mediates Metabolic Improvements in Response to Mitochondrial Stress Mentor(s): Renata Pereira (Internal Medicine) | Ayushi Sood (Internal Medicine) |
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| Emily Formella | Science Alliance | Biomedical Engineering | The role of mechanotransduction pathways in chorioretinal cell response to simulated microgravity Mentor(s): Kristan Worthington (Biomedical Engineering) | Richard Cliver (Biomedical Engineering) |
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| Keegan Nissen | Science Alliance | Speech and Hearing Science | Impact of Hearing Profiles on Developmental Outcomes: Comparing Children with Unilateral or Bilateral Hearing Loss and Normal Hearing Mentor(s): Elizabeth Walker (Communication Science & Disorders) |
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Tae'Shaun Presswood Peter Nitsche (both on left side of photo) | LSAMP (Presswood) Latham Fellow (Nitsche) | Exercise Science (Presswood) Biology (Nitsche) | Tentacle Tales: How Genome Architecture and Nutrient Availability Shape Tissue Regeneration in a Freshwater Snail Mentor(s): Maurine Neiman (Biology) |
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| Kassandra Sigafus | Science Alliance | Biology | Is ABCF-1 the Missing Link in the RNA Processing Body Assembly Pathway in C. elegans? Mentor(s): Bryan Phillips (Biology) |
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