Blood lactate, a biological analyte, shows a positive correlation with physical exertion and overall fatigue. Blood collection is invasive by nature, therefore we investigated saliva as an alternative biofluid. Studies have shown that salivary lactate levels have a positive correlation with blood lactate levels after exercise. An electrochemical enzymatic biosensor was constructed to quantify lactate […]
A70: Shoulder Fatigue Prediction for a Simulated Occupational Task Using Wearable Sensor Data
The purpose of this research project is to determine whether it is possible for a person’s future fatigue to be predicted given their previous rate of fatigue, within one session of working. To answer this question, we collected data from subjects performing a task in a simulated working environment. This task is intended to simulate […]
B01: Hidden Hunger: Confronting Stigma and Solving Food Insecurity
Over winter break, I looked into food insecurity by volunteering at TOPSS food pantry in Oxford. Over the course of break, I helped fill bags for individuals, helped with curbside shopping, and other duties such as stocking and maintaining shelves in the pantry. While doing this experience, I became very interested in understanding how stigma […]
B02: Starvation of Ammonia Oxidizers
B03: Optimizing Growth Conditions of Chlamydomonas Strains, Chlamydomonas malina and Chlamydomonas klinobasis
Understanding the growth characteristics and adaptive responses of psychrophilic organisms to varying environmental conditions is crucial for clarifying their ecological niche and potential applications in biotechnology. Psychrophilic organisms exhibit a preference for growth at 4ºC. Chlamydomonas malina originates from the Beaufort Sea and Chlamydomonas klinobasis originates from Svalbard, Norway. C. malina is a marine alga […]
B04: Reorganization of axons and glia within Drosophila abdominal nerves during metamorphosis
The Drosophila life cycle has 3 distinct phases: larva, pupa, and adult, each with unique motor functions. Metamorphosis, the transition from larva to adult, is when the most significant reorganization of the nervous system occurs, to accommodate a shift in locomotor function to the thorax, and gain of reproductive functions in the abdomen. Over the […]
B05: Mathematical Analysis of Disease Propagation in an Epidemiological Model
In the field of Dynamical Systems, the study of infectious disease spread serves a crucial role in understanding and mitigating epidemics. This project focuses on investigating the dynamics of disease propagation using the SIS (Susceptible-Infected-Susceptible) model. We enhance the SIS model by incorporating diffusion to explore how simple diseases spread spatially. Applied dynamical system methods, […]
B06: Testing Hybridization Potential for Three Novel Crosses of Papaya Wild Relatives
McKenna Oyer, Richard Moore, Ph.D., Department of Biology
B07: Understanding Novelty Through Intraspecific and Intrageneric Transcriptomic Comparisons Within Mimulus
William Payton, Deannah Neupert, Richard Moore, Ph.D., Department of Biology
B08: Thermal Preference and Tolerance of the Wolf Spider Tigrosa helluo
This study is an assessment of the thermal biology of the wolf spider, Tigrosa helluo in order to gain a better understanding of its behavior and physiology. In order to determine the preferred temperature of adults and immatures, we introduced individuals into an arena with an established temperature gradient. Each individual was introduced to three […]