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Degeneration of the Intervertebral Disc Relies on Common Metabolic Pathways Despite Differing Models
Presenter: Evan Polsky
Faculty Research Mentor:
Matthew Goodwin
Do you plan to hold a Zoom Q&A Session?:
No
Zoom Q&A Link:
NA
Acknowledgments:
Dr. Matthew L. Goodwin, Dr. Mulati Mieradili, Kya Vaughn, Shambhavi Bhagwat, Dr. Matthew Silva
Many common spinal pathologies stem from some form of disc de...
UNTANGLING THE EFFECTS OF LIGHT CONDITIONS AND THE LUNAR CYCLE ON THE ACTIVITY OF WOLF SPIDERS
Presenter: Rachel Rhee
Faculty Research Mentor:
Anthony Dell
Do you plan to hold a Zoom Q&A Session?:
Yes
Zoom Q&A Date & Time:
April 22, 2-2:30pm
Zoom Q&A Link:
https://wustl.zoom.us/j/91818741809?pwd=UmJhQlBRalVUWXF4Rkp6R0lrVlF5UT09
WashU Research Program:
OUR Conference Presentation Award
Acknowledgments:
I would like to thank Dr. Anthony Dell and Dr. Brett Seymoure for their mentoring and support throughout my research. I extend gratitude to Living Earth Collaborative, Washington University in St. Louis, National Great Rivers Research and Education Center for providing necessary funding, equipment, and lab space. Lastly, I would like to thank Joost de Foolter for creating BioImage Operation and his unwavering guidance throughout utilizing the program.
Organisms entrain their circadian rhythms through light exposure (i.e. sunrise and sunset) and this entrained circadian rhythm ...
The Problem with Intellectual Property Rights: Reevaluating Intellectual Creation
Presenter: Derek Voigt
Faculty Research Mentor:
Clarissa Rile Hayward
Do you plan to hold a Zoom Q&A Session?:
No
Zoom Q&A Link:
N/A
Acknowledgments:
I would like to thank my thesis advisor, Professor Clarissa Rile Hayward, for her invaluable guidance on this project, including everything from providing novel ideas for potential arguments to offering a plethora of suggestions on how to strengthen my critiques. I would also like thank Kevin Wang and an anonymous second reader for their many insightful contributions, which I, in the spirit of this project, formally recognize throughout this essay. Finally, I am beyond appreciative for my partner who kindly tolerated my endless rants and verbal musings about the downsides of intellectual property rights over the last eight months.
Most contemporary theorizing on intellectual property rights (IPR) focuses on the particular claims included in such rights, ra...
Preschoolers’ Playmate Choices:Preferences for Children With or Without Hearing Loss
Presenter: Nathalie Hart
Faculty Research Mentor:
Casey Reimer
Do you plan to hold a Zoom Q&A Session?:
No
Zoom Q&A Link:
n/a
Acknowledgments:
Dr. Mitch Sommers (co-advisor)
Determining Key Receptor Contact Sites on Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus Important for Infection and Pathogenesis
Presenter: Jaclyn Liu
Faculty Research Mentor:
Michael S. Diamond
Do you plan to hold a Zoom Q&A Session?:
Yes
Zoom Q&A Date & Time:
April 21, 6-6:30 PM CST
Zoom Q&A Link:
https://wustl.zoom.us/j/92732479928
WashU Research Program:
BioSURF Program
Acknowledgments:
I would like to sincerely thank Dr. Michael Diamond for his generous advice and scientific direction, and for welcoming me warmly into his lab. I also would like to thank the members of the Diamond lab for their kind support, encouragement, and welcome over the past three years. My special thanks to Dr. Katherine Basore of the Fremont Lab for direction on key receptor interaction residues, Dr. Hongming Ma for protocol direction and materials, as well as Dr. Emily Madden and Dr. Ofer Zimmerman for experimental procedure discussions. Importantly, I could not have carried out this project without the scientific discussions, generous teaching spirit, good humor, and ever-patient guidance of Natasha Kafai. Not only has she taught me how to approach experimental design and thinking, performing experiments, and analyzing results, but her unfailing positivity and diligence have been a continuous source of inspiration for me. I feel extremely fortunate to have the gift of her mentorship. I would also like to thank Dr. Michael Diamond and the Washington University Office of Undergraduate Research for supporting my research during the summer of 2021. I thank Natasha Kafai and Dr. Michael Diamond for their review of this thesis. Finally, I extend my heartfelt thanks to my friends and family for their constant support and encouragement over the past few years.
Venezuelan equine encephalitis v...
Alimentary Politics and Algorithms: The Spread of Information about "Healthy" Eating and Diet on TikTok
Presenter: Sara Pierce
Faculty Research Mentor:
Dr. Anna Jacobsen
Do you plan to hold a Zoom Q&A Session?:
No
Zoom Q&A Link:
n/a
WashU Research Program:
OUR Summer Undergraduate Research Award (SURA)
Acknowledgments:
I would like to thank the Office of Undergraduate Research and the W.H.R. Rivers Program for supporting my research. I would also like to thank Dr. Anna Jacobsen for all of her assistance and mentorship throughout this process.
Social media has been identified as an important venue for the spread of diet trends, esp...