Undergraduate Research Program
UW Summer STEM Undergraduate Research Poster Session
The UW Summer STEM Undergraduate Research Poster Session highlights the work of approximately 100 summer scholars from the UW and across the country who conduct research in a range of STEM fields.
Event Details
August 17, 2022, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
UW Campus, Seattle – Mary Gates Hall Commons
PRESENTER SCHEDULE:
9:00 am to 10:30 am – Poster Session 1 (Last names A – I)
10:30 am to 12:00 pm – Poster Session 2 (Last names J – Z)
2022 Presenters
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Session 1
Clean Energy Bridge to Research REU
Easel | Name | Project Title | Mentor(s) |
1 | Christina Becraft | Edge Passivation of Black Phosphorus via Reactive Disulfides and Peroxides | Andrei Draguiceviz, Chemistry; Alexandra Velian, Chemistry |
2 | Cade Boggan | Optimization of 3D Printed Current Collectors for Lithium-ion Batteries | Emilee Armstrong, Mechanical Enginnering; Vinh Nguyen, Mechanical Enginnering; Michelle Katz, Mechanical Enginnering; Corie L. Cobb, Mechanical Enginnering |
3 | Vanessa Cho | Synthesis and Conductivity of Nitrogen-Based Metal-Organic Macrocycles | Phuong Le, Chemistry; Dianne Xiao, Chemistry |
4 | Zelia Egan | Optimizing the Microwave Synthesis of N-N-dimethyl- and N-N-dibutylaniline-based Squaraine Dyes | Anton Taraskin, Chemistry ; Cecily Rosenbaum, Chemistry; Alexis M Glaudin, Chemistry; Tomasso Vannelli, Chemistry ; Cody Schlenker, Chemistry & UW Clean Energy Institute |
5 | Isabel Friedrichs | 3D Hyperspectral Imaging of Perovskite Microstructures to Evaluate Microscale Heterogeneities | Kathryn N. Guye, Chemistry; David S. Ginger, Chemistry |
6 | Cassandra Gerard | Determining Feature Importance in Silver Nanoparticle Synthesis | Huat Chiang, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science and Engineering; Lilo Pozzo, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science and Engineering |
7 | Isabel Hardy | The Effects of Monomer Functionalization on Polymer Properties | Mercie Hodges, Chemistry; Matt Elardo, Chemistry; Matthew Golder, Chemistry |
CoMotion Mary Gates Innovation Scholars Program
Easel | Name | Project Title | Mentor(s) |
8 | Jasmine Armad | Effects of Maternal PBDE Exposure on hPXR Offspring Over Time |
Sarah Kim, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences; Julia Yue Cui, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
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Genome Sciences REU
Easel | Name | Project Title | Mentor(s) |
26 | Dylan Clark | Deep Mutational Scanning Data Reveals Widespread Site-Specific Fitness Valleys which may Constrain HIV Evolution | Alison Feder, Genome Sciences |
27 | Fatima Gbla | Investigating the Impact of Enhancers on Reporter Activity in iPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes | Lea Starita, Genome Sciences; Shawn Fayer, Genome Sciences |
28 | Amber Herrod | Determining the Contribution of the Proteasome in Dealing with Mistranslation | Judit Villen, Genome Sciences; Mario Leutert, Genome Sciences |
Center for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand REU
Easel | Name | Project Title | Mentor(s) |
9 | Lucy Clayton | The Effect of Purification Solvents on CsPbBr3 and CsPbl3 Quantum Dots | Gillian Shen, Chemistry; David S. Ginger, Chemistry |
10 | Claire Ely | Synthesis and Surface Functionalization of Yb3+:CsPbCl3 for Integrated Photonics | Stephen Gibbs, Chemistry; Daniel Gamelin, Chemistry |
11 | Enrique Garcia | Verifying Single Photon Emission in Nitrogen Vacancy Centers | Kai-Mei Fu, Physics; Christian Pederson, Physic |
12 | Zachery Hoang | Colloidal Materials Coupled with a Gain/Loss System |
David Sharp, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Arka Majumdar, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Institute for Protein Design Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship
Easel | Name | Project Title | Mentor(s) |
13 | Abby Burtner | De novo Design of Mouse TLR3 Binders for Vaccine Development | Chloe Adams, Biochemistry; Neil King, Biochemistry |
14 | Jasper Butcher | Functional de novo Protein Design by Adaptive Deep Network Hallucination | David Juergens, Biochemistry; Daivd Baker, Biochemistry |
15 | Ching Wen Chiu | De novo Design of Protein Binder Against KIT Protein |
Nathaniel Bennett, Biochemistry; Buwei Huang, Molecular Engineering and Sciences; David Baker, Biochemistry
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16 | Rishabh Chowhan | The de novo Design of Protein Binders to Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor Type-I |
Xinru Wang, Biochemistry; David Lee, Genome Sciences & Biochemistry; David Baker, Biochemistry
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17 | Carson Gido | Computational Design of Self-Assembling Nanoparticles from Plasmodium Antigens |
Mark D. Langowski, Molecular and Cellular Biology & Biochemistry; Neil P. King, Biochemistry
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18 | Nathan Greenwood | Designing and Testing Binders for Chaperones (Hsp70) and Signaling Proteins (Ras) |
Jason Zhang, Biochemistry; Preetham Venkatesh, Biochemistry ; Amir Motmaen, Biochemistry; David Baker, Biochemistry
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19 | Hannah Han | Designing Binders to Neurotoxic Peptides | Danny Sahtoe, Biochemistry; David Baker, Biochemistry |
20 | Davian Ho | Redesigning Ipilimumab to Cross-React with Homologous Mouse CTLA-4 Antigen |
Jue Wang, Biochemistry; Jake Gershon, Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institude; DeJenae See, Biochemistry ; David Baker, Biochemistry
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21 | Wenlin Huang | Protein Binder-based Sensor for Detecting Endogenous Opoid Peptides Release | Xiao Zhang, Biochemistry ; Liangcai Gu, Biochemistry |
Molecular Engineering Materials Center REU
Easel | Name | Project Title | Mentor(s) |
29 | Cheyenne Begay | Effects of Optic Cavity Layered with Bilayer MoS2 on Photon Emission |
Arka Majumdar, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Arnab Manna, Physics; Hannah Rarick, Physics
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30 | Kamal Harrison | Synthesis and Characterization of Kagome Materials |
Jonathan M. DeStefano, Physics; Yuzhou Zhao, Physics; Xiaodong Xu, Physics; Jiun-Haw Chu, Physics
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31 | Kevin Hoang | Automated Data Processing and Visualization to Simplify Computational Chemistry | Xiaosong Li, Chemistry & MSE; Lauren Koulias, Chemistry |
32 | Janae Hume | The Mystery of Spinel Nanocrystal Formation for Copper Selenide |
Samantha Harvey, Chemistry; Micaela Homer, Chemsitry; Brandi Cossairt, Chemistry
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MSEP Clean Energy Institute ALVA
Easel | Name | Project Title | Mentor(s) |
33 | Vyvyan Dao | Morphology Control Synthesis of Amorphous Antimony Sulfide Nanostructures as Anode Materials in Sodium-Ion Batteries |
Soohyung Lee, Chemical Engineering; Zach Wylie, Chemical Engineering; Kevin Lee, Chemical Engineering; Vincent Holmberg, Chemical Engineering
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Scan Design Foundation Innovations in Pain Research Summer Program
Easel | Name | Project Title | Mentor(s) | |
22 | Prabhat Aluri | Characterizing Brain-Wide Neural Activity Across Multiple Pain Models in Mice |
Brandy A. Briones, Neuroscience; Jason R. Siputro; Mark Gradwell, Rutgers University; Rhiana C. Simon, Neuroscience ; Victoria Abraira, Rutgers University; Garret D. Stuber, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Center for Neurobiology of Addiction, Pain, and Emotion, & Pharmacology
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23 | Ben Anger | The LC-NE System’s Effect on Pain Perception During Brain State Chnages |
Jingyi Chen, Anesthesiology and Pharmacology; Michael R. Bruchas, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pharmacology, Biomedical Engineering & Center in Neurobiology of Addiction, Pain and Emotion
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24 | Ingrid Fosberg | Prevalence and Impact of COVID-19 among Older Adults with and without Activity-Limiting Pain in the United States | Kushang V. Patel, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine | |
25 | Shannon Hong | Evaluating Engagement with a Digital Health Psychological Intervention for Youth with Chronic Pain |
Tonya Palermo, Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Seattle Children’s Research Institute; Kristen Daniels, Seattle Children’s Research Institute
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Stipends for Training Aspiring Researchers (STAR) Program
Easel | Name | Project Title | Mentor(s) |
34 | Alec Corn | 8-Oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine and 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2′-deoxyguanosine as markers of age-related oxidative stress | Edward Kelly, Pharmaceutics; Kendan Jones-Isaac, Pharmaceutics |
36 | Jessica Gonzaga | The Study of A157V Mutation in Cardiac Troponin I and its Interaction with Cardiac Troponin C |
Wendy Thomas, Bioengineering; An-Yue Tu, Bioengineering; Jude Tunyi, M3 MD/PhD, The Ohio State University; Ruby Padgett, B.S. Global Health-Public Health
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35 | Serenity Greene | Association between Public Self-Consciousness and Vicarious Extinction Learning among Socially Anxious Individuals |
Angela Fang, Psychology Adult Clinical Area; Jennifer Mosley, Psychology
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37 | Aarun Hendrickson and Monique Samodien | Impact of R145G mutation on Cardiac Troponin I on its interactions with Cardiac Troponin C |
Wendy Thomas, Bioengineering; An-Yue Tu, Bioengineering; Jude Tunyi, M3 MD/PhD, The Ohio State Univeristy; Ruby Padgett, B.S. Global Health-Public Health
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38 | Derek Macatangay | The Effects of the K206Q Mutation on Cardiac Troponin I and Its interaction with Cardiac Troponin C |
Wendy Thomas, Bioengineering; An-Yue Tu, Bioengineering; Jude Tunyi, M3 MD/PhD, The Ohio State Univeristy; Ruby Padgett, B.S. Global Health-Public Health
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Summer Enrichment VISIT Program
Easel | Name | Project Title | Mentor(s) | |
39 | Kenana Abualsaud | Monitoring Nutrient Removal in a Poplar Vegitation System |
Heidi Gough, Environmental and Forest Sciences; Abigail Kargol, Environmental and Forest Sciences
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40 | Raed Albogami | Monitoring Soil Moisture in a Poplar System |
Heidi Gough, Environmental and Forest Sciences; Abigail Kargol, Environmental and Forest Sciences
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41 | Abdullah Aldossary | Analyzing The Effects of Screen Time on Students |
Anind Dey, Information School; Han Zhang, Computer Science and Engineering
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42 | Abdulrahman AlKhalifa | Assessing Complications in Left-Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Patients by Biomarkers Investigation |
Jing-Fei Dong, UW Medicine & Bloodworks NW; Katie Houck, Bloodworks NW
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43 | Abdulelah Allahyani | Visualizing the behavioral trends of higher and lower academic performers |
Anind Dey, Information School; Han Zhang, Computer Science and Engineering
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44 | Abdulrahman Almanea | Using machine learning to accelerate modeling of biological cellular processes |
Herbert M Sauro, Bioengineering; Chase Armer, Bioengineering; Bart Jardine, Bioengineering
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45 | Manal Alshamrani | Longitudinal Study of Hemopexin Plasma Concentrations in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices |
Jing-Fei Dong, UW Medicine & Bloodworks NW; Katie Houck, Bloodworks NW
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46 | Faisal Azoony | FEM Analysis of Tourniquet Applications on a human leg | Ashley Emery, Mechanical Engineering | |
47 | Ali Bo Khamseen | Optical Vector Matrix Multiplication |
Arka Majumdar, Electrical and Computer Engineering & Physics; Saswata Mukherjee, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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48 | Ali Bohliga | Finite Element Method Analysis of tourniquets | Ashley Emery, Mechanical Engineering | |
49 | Ahmed Nahas | Using machine learning to build an adaptive and personalized behavior and mental-health recommendation engine |
Anind Dey, Information School; Han Zhang, Computer Science and Engineering
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UW Bothell Mathematics REU
Easel | Name | Project Title | Mentor(s) |
50 | Harper Hults | A Markov Partition for the Penrose Shift | Casey Mann, Mathematics |
Session 2
Clean Energy Bridge to Research REU
Easel | Name | Project Title | Mentor(s) |
1 | Julisa Juárez | Optimization of Thiosquarine in Copolymer Matrices for Triplet-Triplet Annihilation Upconversion in a Solid State | Cecily Rosenbaum, Chemistry; Cody W. Schlenker, Chemistry |
2 | Thuy Kim | Determining Effect of Dipole Modification of Silicon on Lithium-Ion Batteries |
Tyson Carr, Clean Energy Institute; Emma A. Cave, Clean Energy Institute; Cody W. Schlenker, Chemistry
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3 | Christopher Kleeves and Christopher Le | Decreaseing Energy Consumption of Manufacturers |
Zian Wan, Sensors, Energy, and Automation Laboratory; Alexander Mamishev, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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4 | Elizabeth Speck | Liquid Crystalline Phase Polycondensation of Semiconducting Ladder Polymer BBL-P |
Sarah M. West, Clean Energy Institute & Chemistry ; Samson A. Jenekhe, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
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CoMotion Mary Gates Innovation Scholars Program
Easel | Name | Project Title | Mentor(s) |
13 | Yuying (Jade) Liang | The Marketing Approach of the DeepTracerᵗᵐ Tool. | Dong Si, Computing and Software Systems & Data Analysis and Intelligent Systems |
14 | Abraham Pasillas-Flores | Continuous Sonochemical Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes in Aqueous Solutions for Production of Liquid Sensing Paper |
Anthony Dichiara, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences ; Dylan Edmonds
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16 | Victoria Shinkawa | Utilizing CandyCollect Device for Oral Bacteria Sampling | Ashleigh Theberge, Chemistry ; Sanitta Thongpang, Chemistry |
17 | AuDuyen Trinh | Exploring TB Drug Metabolite Test Issues Through Image Analysis |
Kyle Goodwin, Software Engineering; Bayla Forman, Biology; Jamie Wang, Bioengineering; Sarah Iribarren, Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics
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18 | Jonathan Wang | Commercial & Bioavailability Assessment of de novo Designed Oral Macrocycle Drugs for Non Addictive Pain Management. |
David Baker, Biochemistry ; Patrick J. Salveson, Biochemistry ; Lance Stewart, Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute
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19 | Jihai (Jason) Zhou | Sensor System Upgrade of QUIVER Dental Implant Stability Analyzer |
Weiwei Xu, Mechanical Engineering; Steve Shen, Mechanical Engineering
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Excellence & Equity in the Pharmacological Sciences (UW-EEPS)
Easel | Name | Project Title | Mentor(s) |
20 | Lydia Tarekegn | Fragment-Based Discovery of a Molecular Glue for the β-TrCP-Neo-Degron Interaction | Ning Zheng, Pharmacology |
21 | Emily Verran | 2U1 or 2D6: Screening CNS-Active Drugs for Cytochrome P450 Inhibition in the Brain | Libin Xu, Medicinal Chemistry |
Genome Sciences REU
Easel | Name | Project Title | Mentor(s) |
40 | Valerie Lynch | Using Mass Spectrometry to study Interactions between the Human Proteome and Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors | Devin Schweppe, Genome Sciences |
Center for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand REU
Easel | Name | Project Title | Mentor(s) |
41 | Tianfei Zhang | Lifetime Measurement of CdSe Quantum Dots Doped with Individual Manganese Ion |
Tommy Nguyen, Physics; Srivatsa Charkravarthi, Electrical Engineering; Shivangi Shree, ; Kai-Mei Fu, Physics
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Institute for Protein Design Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship
Easel | Name | Project Title | Mentor(s) |
43 | Julian Marsh | De novo Protein Design of CD19 Binders for Immuno-oncological Therapeutics | Jungho Chun, Biochemistry; Neil King, Biochemistry |
44 | Jacob (Jake) Shapiro | Design of FGFR Agonists Using Deep Learnin | Doug Tischer, David Bakerab |
45 | Anna Steele | Designing de novo Proteins to Bind to a Specific Mitochondrial DNA sequence | C. Glasscock, R. Pecoraro, R. McHugh, D. Baker |
46 | Shiori Tabe | Antibody Nanocage Optimization for Improved in vivo Efficacy |
Brent Herdlicka, Biochemistry; George Ueda, Biochemistry; James Lazarovits, Biochemistry; Minh T. Pham
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47 | Muna Yase | Computational Design of Cytokine Receptor Agonists |
Joseph Harman, Chemistry ; Marc Expòsit, Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute; Mohamad Abedi, Biochemistry; David Baker, Biochemistry
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Molecular Engineering Materials Center REU
Easel | Name | Project Title | Mentor(s) |
26 | Alana Sendlakowski | Lifetime of Bound Exciton in ZnO Bulk Crystal |
Xingyi Wang, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Vasileios Niaouris, Physics; Srivatsa Chakravarthi, Electrical Engineering; Ethan Hansen, Physics; Kai-Mei Fu, Physics
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27 | Waseem Shindy | Mechanoredox Controlled Radical Polymerization Based on Redox-Active Esters | Progyateg Chakma, Chemistry; Matthew Golder, Chemistry |
28 | Luis Tomar | Surface Engineering of Zinc Oxide Nanostructures Through Atomic Layer Deposition |
Jacob Baillie, Chemistry; Matthew Chang, Chemistry; Daniel Gamelin; Chemistry
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29 | Shelby Mitchell | Theoretical Investigation of Cerium Hexachloride M5,4-edge: a TDDFT Study |
Tian Wang, Chemistry; Ryan A Beck, Chemistry; Xiaosong Li, Chemistry
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30 | Tracee Nguyen | Solution Synthesis of Crystalline Transition Metal Borides | Ricardo Rivera, Chemistry; Brandi Cossairt, Chemistry |
31 | Debora Mugisha | Compact Wavelength Division Multiplexer Using Inverse Design Method |
Changming Wu, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Mo Li, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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32 | Gerardo Salgado Pagoaga | Developing Software for the Chronus Quantum Program to Visualize Molecular Orbitals | Chad E. Hoyer, Chemistry ; Xiaosong Li, Chemistry |
33 | Alexander Sanchez | Fabrication and Characterization of Twisted Trilayer Graphene Devices | Matthew Yankowitz, Physics, MSE; Manish Kumar, Physics |
34 | Julie Schwartz | Towards the Doping of Colloidally-Stable Cs2ZrF6 Nanocrystals with Mn(IV) and Re(IV) to Induce Luminscent Properties | Daniel Gamelin, Chemistry; Eden Tzanetopoulous, Chemistry |
35 | Meghna Shankar | Piezoelectric Domains in Thin Layer Transition Metal Dichalcogenides |
Xiaodong Xu, Physics, Materials Science and Engineering; Xi Wang, Physics
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36 | Emily Toph | Exploring Low-Dimensional Materials with a Novel Sample Rotation Scheme | David Cobden, Physics; Eric Lester, Physics |
37 | Harvey Yang | Strain Programmable Van Der Waals Magnetic Tunnel Junction | Xiaodong Xu, Physics, MSE; John Cenker, Physics |
MSEP Clean Energy Institute ALVA
Easel | Name | Project Title | Mentor(s) |
39 | Ella Ramos-O’Neill | High Accuracy Measurement of X-ray Fluorescence Branch Ratios of Ions in Aqueous Solution |
Diwash Dhakal, Materials Science and Engineering; Helen Chen, Physics; Gerald Seidler, Materials Science and Engineering & Physics
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Scan Design Foundation Innovations in Pain Research Summer Program
Easel | Name | Project Title | Mentor(s) |
22 | Kyra Ann Shelton | A Novel Pharmacological Method of Altering the Emotional Valence of Inflammatory Pain States |
Arthur Brandao, Biological Structure; Ajay Dhaka, Biological Structure & Neuroscience
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23 | Fleur Uittenbogaard | CBD and Terpenoids as New Treatment for Chronic Pain |
Kaylin Ellioff, Pharmacology; Keming Qiu, Pharmacology; Benjamin Land, Pharmacology
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24 | Vienna Wang | Prevalence & Risk Factors of Pediatric Chronic Postsurgical Pain |
Grace Gordon, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine; Brittany Rosenbloom, Child Health Evaluative Sciences; Simona Frederikson, Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute; Jennifer Rabbitts, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
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Stipends for Training Aspiring Researchers (STAR) Program
Easel | Name | Project Title | Mentor(s) |
5 | Alina Johnson | Development of a high-throughput method for antibody glycan analysis from clinical multiple myeloma specimens |
Susan Fink,Laboratory Medicine & Pathology; Rebecca Treger, Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
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6 | Jeniffer Kyule | The Importance of Task shifting in Kenya and Tanzania | Shannon Dorsey, Psychology; Clare Johnson, Clinical Psychology |
7 | Vincent Livingston | modulation of malarial treatment for the reduction of blood toxicity | Patrick Stayton, Bioengineering; Ayumi Pottenger, Bioengineering |
8 | JT Rimorin | Nucleus accumbens neuronal activity during social behavior | Larry Zweifel, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences ; Chris Tschumi, Pharmacology ; Mi-Seon Kong, Psychology; , |
9 | Tuan Vu | Investigating how alveolar macrophages sense and respond to lung-phase helminths | Jakob von Moltke, Immunology; Margaret McDaniel, Immunology |
UW Bothell Mathematics REU
Easel | Name | Project Title | Mentor(s) |
42 | Kenneth Wu | Spectral Conjugate Methods for Nonsmooth Optimzation | Milagos Loreto, Mathematics |