USS | Honors Archive

First Place – Caleb Siguenza and Tatum Hedrick | “Exploring alternative binding locations of 5-HT antagonist Ketanserin in microtubules; implications for future research”
Second Place – Palak Bhargav and Rehan Contractor | “The Impact of Delivery Style of a Down Syndrome Diagnosis on Familial Attitudes”
Third Place – Michelle Tiji | “Influence of Variables on Vaping Behaviors Among College Students”
Honorable Mentions –
- Genesis Aguilar, Bianca A. Gonzalez, Sarah Moya, Jose C. Padron, and Dani Sheil | “Determining the Optimal Infection Temperature and Burst Size of Gordonia rubripertincta Bacteriophage”
- Roberto Fileni, Amanda Lee, and Medha Mageswaran | “Developing a better animal model of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)”
- Amrutha Venkat | “Impaired Mitochondrial Ultrastructure in Peripheral Neurons under Cholinergic Receptor Muscarinic 1 (CHRM1) Loss: Implications for Alzheimer’s Disease and Sensory Neurodegeneration”
- Emalynn Tobias, Jenna Handal, Paul Lup, and Michael Egozi | “Conserved Domains in Promoters of Differentially Expressed Genes Under High Night Temperature Stress in Rice: How to Find Them and What Can They Tell Us?”
- Shanay Patel | “Impacts of pre- and pro- biotic supplements on microbial composition related to colorectal cancers”

First Place – Sophia Wehle | “A Comparison of the Impact of Colonial Heritage on the Development of Former Western and Soviet Union Colonies”
Second Place – Courtney White | “Quantification of persistent organic pollutants in northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) vibrassae: A novel approach”
Third Place – Shriya Selvakumar and Priya Vontikommu | “Changes in the NSE and S100B Levels in Plasma Following Treatment with Peripheral Neuropathy-Inducing Chemo Drugs”

First Place – Aria Tan | “Fish Market”
Second Place – Aruhi Kodeboyina | “Effective Use for Design”
Third Place – Smrithi Mukund, Isabella Fiore, and Laasya Buddharaju | “Modeling the Binding of Tetrodotoxin and Saxitoxin to the Nav1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel”

First Place – Charlotte Opris | “The New Global Wave of Authoritarianism: An Inevitable Economic Downfall?”
Second Place – Zamil Abid | “The Impact of Mass Media Coverage and Mass Shooting Copycats”
Third Place – Anvita Dogiparthy and Sreekari Samudrala | “Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring: An Innovative Intervention for Managing High Risk of Cardiac Diseases for Pregnant Women to Prevent poor Maternal Outcomes”

First Place – Melanie Mendonca | “Fluoride-mediated Gene Expression Regulated Epigenetically via H3ac Modification in Ameloblast-lineage Cells”
Second Place – Diana Dancea | “Linguistics and Math? The Beauty Behind Using Math to Understand the Relationship between Languages”
Third Place – Courtney White | “Quantification of persistent organic pollutants in northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) vibrissae: A novel approach”

AAUW Award

Chana Vogel, Aditi Gorthy, Ariana Hernandez, and Natalia Noto | “Reproductive Experience Protects Against Cognitive Decline in a Mouse Model of Dementia”