| Twelve students had the opportunity to present their summer research on July 29th. Great work students! We are honored to have you represent the Iowa Science Academy! | |||||
| Name | Program | Major | Poster Title | Mentor | |
| Owen Ashbrook | Science Alliance | Environmental Science (Bioscience Track) | Molecular Approaches Clarify Food Webs of Insects Associated with North American Oak Galls | Andrew Forbes |
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| Aaron Boston | UI-IINSPIRE | Microbiology | Asexual P. antipodarum's Generation Time Considering rDNA Genomic Repeats | Maurine Neiman |
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| Stephanie Carr | Science Alliance | Biology | A Therapeutic Strategy for Enhancing Target Gene Expression Through Blockade of MicroRNA Binding Sites | Ryan Bondreau |
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| Luke Hawkins | Science Alliance | Neuroscience | Faculty and Staff Burnout and Wellness: A Preliminary Study of the Effectiveness of an Interpersonal Gratitude Group Intervention | Martin Kivlighan |
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| Jenny Huynh | Latham Fellow | Biology | Association Between Circle of Willis Status and Symptomatic Chronic Carotid Occlusion | Santy Ortega Guitierrez |
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| Renee Lin | Latham Fellow | Biology | HER2+ Breast Cancer Cells Downregulate HER2 Expression in Response to Trastuzumab Deruxtecan | Mark Burkard |
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| Arib Mahmud | Science Alliance | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | The Artificial Hepatic Pseudocapsule: Enzyme-responsive Peptide Hydrogels for Liver Tumor Encapsulation | James Byrne |
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| Matieis Mayes | Science Alliance | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | A Computational Framework for Quantifying Collective Airway Epithelial Dynamics | Amy Ryan |
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| Shelley Mishra | Science Alliance | Neuroscience | Salience Network-Default Mode Network Connectivity and Anhedonia Severity: A Proposed EEG Approach | Bruce Barholow |
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| Peter Nitsche | Latham Fellow | Biology, Creative Writing & English | Tentacle Tales: How Genome Architecture and Food Availability Shapes Tissue Regeneration | Maurine Neiman |
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| Lauren Schultz | UI-IINSPIRE | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Macrophage-Mediated JC Polyomavirus Trafficking: Implications for Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy | Sabrina Tan |
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| Isabelle DeWitt | Science Alliance | Neuroscience | Distinguishing Mild Cognitive Impairment from Normal Aging: Domain Specific Cognitive Differences | Natalie Denburg |
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Thursday, September 17, 2026