Escherichia coli (E. coli) has been used as a biosensor for detection of a wide range of analytes such as TNT, insecticides or lead. Glyphosate is a widely-used herbicide in US agriculture that can pose harms to marine life, mammals and endangered species. Due to the structural similarities between glycine, an amino acid that has […]
C38: The Effect of the Network Properties on a Dissociative Dynamic Covalent Bond System
For our project, we are making polymers using thiol adduct. Crosslinked polymers were made using post polymerization modification process with thiol monomers with different chain lengths and different crosslinking densities to find out the activation energy of each system. And in our project, we used GPC and rheometer to analyze our material to make sure […]
C36: Virus hopping between animal and human: Structural characterization of equine G14P[12] rotavirus via X-ray crystallography
Rotavirus is a virus that infects both humans and animals. Group A Rotaviruses are comprised of five genogroups P[1] through P[V], which are further organized into 37 genotypes P[1] through P[37]. These categorizations are based on sequence comparisons of spike proteins VP4 and VP7. As a general rule, P[I] RV’s infect animals, and P[II] infect […]
C35: The Effects of Sex and Early Life Stress on Conditioned Inhibition of Fear in Rodents
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating condition that occurs in a subset of individuals who experience one or more traumatic events. It is marked by recurrent memories of the traumatic event, heightened anxiety states, altered mood, and avoidance behaviors. Importantly, adverse early childhood experiences yield increased vulnerability to the development of PTSD later in […]
C33: Engineering Auto-catalytic CRISPR-Cas Sensors for Ultra-sensitive Lead Detection
Lead is an industrially useful element, but too much exposure is known to be extremely dangerous to human health. Toxicity and poisoning can result with symptoms such as anemia, kidney and brain damage, and death. A particular concern is lead toxicity in children due to the irreversible neurological damage and developmental defects that can occur. […]
C32: Revamp, Review, Renew: Developing Codes for YouTube Content Using Updated Mayer’s Multimedia Principles
Chemistry courses are often referred to as “weed out classes” due to the complexity of the subject. While chemistry can be daunting to comprehend, there are ways to aid students in reaching comprehension. Through multimedia such as YouTube, students are able to take in words and visuals simultaneously to enhance learning. Mayer’s research for multimedia […]
C31: Bringing the Heat: Characterizing YouTube videos about Enthalpy using Mayer’s Multimedia Principles
Many students look to YouTube videos for help with general chemistry concepts, but how well do these videos adhere to the guidelines set in place by literature that aims to increase cognitive processing without overloading it? In our study, we create a codebook based on Richard Mayer’s Multimedia Principles that we systematically apply to a […]
C40: Nanoparticle Infection of Virus Infectivity
My research area is biochemistry about cancer cell. Elevated levels of HMGA1 in cancer cells cause mis-regulation of gene expression and are associated with increased cancer cell proliferation and increased chemotherapy resistance. We used engineered viruses to deliver a decoy hyper binding site (HBS) for HMGA1 to the nucleus of cancer cells. The purpose of […]
C39: Thermophobic Adjuvants for Varying Immune Response with Temperature
Modern vaccines, including some SARS-CoV-2, make use of immune-response eliciting agents called adjuvants. While these compounds are effective at stimulating immune responses, they can have varying effects on individuals who receive the vaccine. One instance of these reactions is a high fever or pyrexia leading to safety concerns and in some cases hospitalization. Here we […]