URGO Summer Research Presentations (NSMSCS)

submitted by tengwalm@augsburg.edu

On Monday, July 27, through Wednesday, July 29, from 10:00am to 2:00pm, Augsburg URGO Researchers from Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Sciences will present their summer research projects. All are welcome to attend!

This is a virtual event; click the link to join!
https://augsburg.zoom.us/my/mwentzel

Tuesday’s Schedule
10:00 – 11:15
Ethan Poppen: Preparing Polymer Education Tools for the Future
Madeline Rasche: When Life gives you Lemons, make Biginelli’s Lemonade
Barbara Sabino Pina: Fate of Peroxy Radicals
Sean Litwin: To be announced
Justin Holewa: Genome-Wide Identification and Analysis of Chitinases in Barley

11:30 – 1:00 BREAK

1:00 – 2:00
Ted Strombeck: Predicting Personality Types with Machine Learning
David Robshaw: Redistricting in R
Anh Huynh: Gamma band activity is decreased in an animal model of schizophrenia
Jacob Klinger: Adapted for life without walls

Wednesday’s Schedule
10:00 – 11:15
Jason Llapa: Discovery of Actin Rings in Daphnia Basal Bead
Pa Chia Moua: Multiple genes alignment on target genes involved in HPE in Daphnia magna
Reginald Oblitey: How to Make Mutant Human Neuroblastoma cell Line Using CRISPR
Hope Kannare & Andyr Warrington: Assessing the suitability of the medial dorsal thalamus nuclei as a potential target for schizophrenia treatment

11:30 – 1:00 BREAK

1:00 – 2:00
Natalee Lessert: Knee Kinematics in Division III Soccer Players Before and After a Fatigue Protocol
Claudia Radilla: Dog Facial Morphology Genetics
Nicholas Rogge: Exploration of SLC39a14 Gene and the Effects of Manganese Overexposure