Our general field of research is Microbial Ecology, and we sought to answer the question of how Antarctic microbial communities grow and change under oxidative stress. Antarctica is a perfect resource for studying microorganisms, as the ice-covered lakes are one of the few places where there is an entirely microbial food web. This simplified food […]
B16-P: Transposon Mediated Integration and Cas9 Assisted Promoter Optimization of Psilocybin Biosynthetic Pathway for in vivo Production in E. coli
Psychedelics have shown promise for the treatment of several mental disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, treatment resistant depression, and addiction. These small biomolecules are difficult to mass produce through chemical means or through extraction from the original organism. Recently, psilocybin has been produced on a gram per liter scale in E. coli using […]
A46-P: The Development of the Miami University-Middletown Tree Loop Over the Last 20 Years
The research done has been conducted and completed at the Miami University-Middletown campus in the field of Botany. This research was performed on the campus’ “Trail Loop,” that consist of roughly 105 trees that are tagged with numbers. Throughout the time spent on the Trail Loop, the database for the tagged tress on this loop […]
A01-P: Different Barriers in Different Countries: A Global Health Case Study Investigating Vaccination Barriers in Countries of Varying Socioeconomic Status
The benefits of vaccination are demonstrated through the eradication and significant decrease in vaccine-preventable disease incidence, although the coverage of highly recommended vaccines is often below the threshold. This threshold is the minimum coverage required to eliminate the circulation of the virus and development in susceptible subjects. By not achieving the minimum coverage, cases will […]
2021 URF Submission Form: Form submissions detected
Form Notifications (a Google Forms add-on) has detected that the form titled 2021 URF Submission Form has received 164 responses so far. Responses Summary of form responses You are receiving this email because an editor of this form configured Form Notifications to alert you every time this form receives 1 responses. To change this setting, […]
2021 URF Submission Form: Form submissions detected
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2021 URF Submission Form: Form submissions detected
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A09-P: Understanding the Developmental Barriers to Retina Regeneration Using the Embryonic Chick
Visual impairments are widespread in the population due to common retinal ailments such as macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and visual decline with age. Unfortunately, humans lack the ability to regenerate damaged retina tissue and therefore, research exploring gene regulation in regenerative animals can provide important insight to combat retinal diseases. At day four of embryonic […]
B48-P: The Interplay of Music and Alcohol in Regulating College Students’ Mood
Alcohol is a public health concern across university campuses and is known to regulate individuals’ mood. It has been evidenced that alcohol’s impact on mood yields negative consequences such as impaired judgment and an increase in drinking to cope. Drinking to cope is very common among college students and has been shown to increase one’s […]
C43-P: The Joys and Pains of Popular Science Writing
Efficient communication to a non-scientific audience requires unique skills, as the author must ‘translate’ complex scientific findings in an understandable fashion for the public. This skillset is captured in popular science writing, a writing subdiscipline where scientifically literate authors attempt to communicate scientific principles and discoveries to the general public. The Microbiology Club undertook a […]