This research study is part of a First Year Research Experience [FYRE] class project to examine how research opportunities have been impacted by the pandemic, and how to best leverage the online environment. Our specific study examined disciplinary perspectives of faculty and graduate students focusing on how they share their research outcomes beyond their research […]
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 […]
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 […]
B50-P: The Relationship Between Feelings of Discrimination, Binge Drinking, and Suicidal Ideation Among Minority College Students
Previous research has found a relationship between discrimination and negative health outcomes, particularly pertaining to mental health, among sexual minorities. It has been found that sexual minorities have higher rates of suicidal ideation than non-minority college students. Suicidal ideation refers to an individual’s thoughts, plans, or considerations of taking one’s life. Heavy drinking also continues […]
A45: How can participation in student organizations enable the academic success of Bridges scholars?
Our general research area is supporting students academically and student success. The research question asked was what ways does the membership in a student organization affect the academic and social success of Bridges Scholars? This is relevant for our field because we want to make sure that the students involved are succeeding at Miami University […]
B02: Infected Snails in a Contaminated World: Investigating the Effects of Pesticides on Parasite-Infected Snails
Humans have caused major changes to our environment, one example being pesticide pollution. Over 1 billion pounds of pesticides are used annually in the United States. Pesticides do not remain isolated in the terrestrial environment but accumulate in freshwater systems. Globally, parasite-induced diseases are on the rise and pesticide pollution may be a contributing factor. […]
A11: Identification and association of maize imprinted genes with transposable elements in maize endosperm
Genomic imprinting is believed to be an inherently epigenetic phenomenon in which differential allele expression occurs in a parent-of-origin dependent manner. In plants, imprinting is mainly observed in the endosperm, an organ specialized to supply nutrients to the developing angiosperm embryo. The major causes of genomic imprinting are changes to gene accessibility resulting from DNA […]
B03: Genetic Manipulation of Nerve Ensheathment in fruit flies: Impacts on Motor Behaviors
The fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, is a well-known genetic model organism, with over 100 years of research. Over a 10-day life cycle, an embryo hatches to give rise to a larva, which grows in size and, after a four day period of metamorphosis, a fly emerges. Each stage has distinct behaviors, which are associated with […]
BRIV-05: Induction of Retina Regeneration by Interleukin-6
Millions of people throughout the world suffer from visual impairment due to retinal degenerative diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. These afflictions can lead to severe retinal damage which does not heal spontaneously. The embryonic chick has been used as a model organism to study retina regeneration in the hopes to find […]
B06: Harnessing CRISPR-Cas9 to Reprogram Cell Fate
Destruction of the neural retina in mammals currently leads to irreversible blindness. Unlike humans, newts possess the ability to regenerate a functional neural retina from their retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE), a cell type that lies behind the neural retina. We will develop a method to individually regulate genes by activating and repressing specifically targeted genes. […]
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