As a future educator and a member of the LGBT community, I wanted to know what kinds of messages children’s literature including LGBT characters were sending. How are LGBT characters being portrayed in these stories? Are they people that children could see themselves knowing, or do they seem distant and foreign? In my study, I […]
CSI-04: Comprehensive Transcriptome and Methylome of the Developing Chick Retina
The embryonic chicken (Gallus gallus) has proved an integral model organism for studying retina development. Furthermore, the embryonic chicken demonstrates the remarkable ability to regenerate retina in response to injury. Despite these important traits, a complete understanding of gene regulation during chick retinal development is lacking. Epigenetic regulation is an important class of gene regulation, […]
B46: Transrational peace: Exploring an emerging philosophical framework to promote integration of international students on U.S. college campuses
Human beings seek social belonging and recognition in community. International students also seek and require these communal goods, which are critical to educational persistence (Tinto, 1998; Zepke et al, 2006). A consistent research finding in U.S., Canadian, and Australian higher education institutions is that most CIS have strong social networks with compatriots, but weak links […]
A50: The impact sense of belonging has on African American students at predominantly white institutions
This study addresses the sense of belonging among culturally diverse students at predominantly white institutions of higher education; and the effect it has on their pursuit of higher education and academic success. The purpose of this research project is to discover whether or not culturally diverse students in the Bridges Scholars program at Miami University […]
C12: The role of lipids in thylakoid protein insertion
Most photosynthetic proteins are synthesized in the cytoplasm of the plant cell but are used in the thylakoid membrane of the chloroplast. The cpTAT pathway is a transport pathway in the thylakoid that helps move photosynthesis-related proteins to their site of function and requires the work of three membrane proteins, Tha4, Hcf106, and cpTatC. Membranes, […]
B79: The Viral Nature of Distraction
Though much research has been done on the topic of distraction, little has done so in the view of a group setting, and moreover, its spread. Jonathan LeNeveu and Dr. Leonard J. Smart of the Department of Psychology wanted to view how the state of being distracted was spread throughout a classroom. The aim of […]
A49: The Characteristics of Effective Mental Wellbeing Initiatives to Aid Teacher Induction in Urban Schools: A Review of the Literature
Teachers in urban school districts report lower states of mental wellbeing and self-efficacy compared to their suburban and rural counterparts. Poor mental wellbeing is notably pervasive among induction year teachers, defined as those in their first two or three years of teaching, which is frequently cited as a driving force behind high turnover in urban […]
B09: Tandem repeat’s role in bone cancer—Osteosarcoma and their detection using a novel software
My research area has been focusing on creating software for analysis of repetitive elements in the human genome and its application in cancer treatment. In particular, I have developed a program called PyMISA that can detect microsatellites from a given DNA sequence. Microsatellites are tandem repeats of length 1 – 6 base pairs (e. g., […]
BRIV-01: Establishing an Ex-Vivo System to Study Newt Retina Regeneration via RPE Reprogramming
The study of retina regeneration in animal models has been of interest due to the implication it has in developing potential treatments for retinal diseases such as macular degeneration. Newts are excellent models to study regeneration because they retain the ability to regenerate their retina into adulthood. The process by which newts regenerate their retina […]
C17: Green Tea Polyphenol and Copper Bioavailability
Understanding the three way interactions between serum albumin, copper, and epigallocatechin gallate can provide insight into how biological systems deal with excess copper, as well as the potential benefit of the major polyphenol in green tea, epigallocatechin gallate. The redox chemistry of copper plays a critical role in biological systems, as it is very useful […]
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