Biology Poster Session

Authors

Location

Henry Hogan Campus Center, Ballroom

Start Date

23-4-2025 3:30 PM

End Date

23-4-2025 5:30 PM

First Advisor

Geoff Findlay

Second Advisor

Kelly Wolfe-Bellin

Third Advisor

Karen Ann Ober

Fourth Advisor

Justin McAlister

Department

Biology

Description

Assessing the functional consequences of the rapid evolution of an essential DNA binding protein
Faculty Mentor: Geoff Findlay
Michele Oldrati '25
Sarah Obrycki '26
Ashley Zilora '26

Role of the 3' untranslated region in the post-transcriptional regulation of a newly evolved spermatogenesis gene
Faculty Mentor: Geoff Findlay
Junyi Wu '26
Rosalyn Pantoja-Ramirez '27
Emma Murphy '26
Biounce Casildo Ramirez '27

The Lingering Effects of the Asian Longhorned Beetle: Impact on the Changing Composition of a New England Campus Arboretum
Faculty Mentor: Kelly Wolfe-Bellin
Elizabeth Silver '26
Russell Cleary '26

Discovery of unknown larval stage of Pseudanophthalmus cave beetles using DNA barcoding
Faculty Mentor: Karen Ann Ober
Juliette Peel '26

Determining the impacts of resource acquisition mode on wound recovery in Astrangia poculata
Faculty Mentor: Justin McAlister
Emma Min '25
Jane Doyle '25

Acute temporal exposure to tire particle leachate in larvae of the sea urchin, Arbacia punctulata
Faculty Mentor: Justin McAlister
Luke Cuypers '25
Emma Service '26

Investigating the Interplay Between Glycogen Storage, Apoptosis, & Fertility Decline in C. elegans on a High-Glucose Diet
Faculty Mentor: Michelle Mondoux
Khushi Patel '25

Identifying proteins that regulate apoptosis and are required to decrease fertility in C. elegans on a high-glucose diet
Faculty Mentor: Michelle Mondoux
Ava Navarro '25

Regulation of the Decrease in Fertility and Increase in Apoptosis in C. elegans Fed a High-Glucose Diet
Faculty Mentor: Michelle Mondoux
Matthew DeLucia '25

Investigating the Effects of Grape Juice on Protein Aggregation and Mobility in a C. elegans Model of Huntington's Disease
Faculty Mentor: Michelle Mondoux
Amelia Kratzer '25
Stephen McGovern '26
Nachelle Duque '25
Dana Ansah '27
Alexa Rodriguez Villatoro '28

An Uninvited Guest: An Analysis of Late-Summer Cyanobacteria Dynamics in Owasco Lake, New York
Faculty Mentor: William Sobczak
Fiona McCarthy '25

Drought and Cold Stress on Eastern Hemlock Stands in Worcester County with Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Infestation
Faculty Mentor: William Sobczak
Mattison Albano '25

Balancing recreation and restoration: Adaptive management plan for stocking “Nutrient Bomb” trout in the Quinapoxet River during dam removal and drought in Fall 2024
Faculty Mentor: William Sobczak
Carter Titus '25
Arion Kennedy '25

Urban stream hyporheic zones provide macroinvetebrate refugia during a severe drought (Fall 2024)
Faculty Mentor: William Sobczak
Jackson Harris '25
Leonardo Cruz '25

Optimizing Cocoa Fermentation: The Impact of Yeast Starter Cultures on Microbial Diversity and Flavor Development
Faculty Mentor: William Sobczak
Jackson Harris '25

Breathing Through the Ages: Investigating Wnt10A and a-SMA Expression in Lung-Resident Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Faculty Mentor: Julia Paxson
Eric Carlson '25
Emily Bubonovich '25

Young Again? Examining the Effects of Substrate Stiffness On Aging Lung-Resident Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Faculty Mentor: Julia Paxson
Heather Paglia '25
Gianna Garifo-McPartland '25

Transcriptomic Analysis of Differentially Regulated Genes in Canine Lung Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Insights into Functional Differences
Faculty Mentor: Julia Paxson
Amanda Grace Wambui '25
Latoya Okundaye '25

Exploring the Role of Stromal Fibroblasts in Mammary Tumor Development Using a Disease-on-a-Chip Device
Faculty Mentor: Rob Bellin
Carolyn Calegari '25
Ashley Giorgio '26
Abbey Brown '27
Alina Doolan '28

Investigating the functional evolution of combinatorial p53 post-translational modifications
Faculty Mentor: Dan Lu
Brianna Fountain '25

Investigating a Hypercatalytic Variant of the anti-HIV protein, APOBEC3G (A3G)
Faculty Mentor: Ann Sheehy
Adam Zivny '25
Henry Argueta '26

Concordance between assays examining the catalytic activity of APOBEC3G, an anti-HIV protein
Faculty Mentor: Ann Sheehy
Iris Diaz-Achilla '25
Michael Clarke '25

Impact of APOBEC3G, an anti-HIV protein, on Cellular Proliferation
Faculty Mentor: Ann Sheehy
Kim Nguyen '25
Josel Perez '26

Examination of the enhanced anti-HIV activity of F119F a clinically-important variant of APOBEC3G
Faculty Mentor: Ann Sheehy
Aarya Rumde '25
Katherine Laraia '26

Investigation of the HIV suppression of APOBEC3G F119F, a clinically-important variant
Faculty Mentor: Ann Sheehy
Derek Desrosiers

How does tooth arrangement affect crushing ability?
Faculty Mentor: Stephanie Crofts
Ahana Nagarkatti '25

How does defensive armor coverage vary with environment in Gasterosteus aculeatus?
Faculty Mentor: Stephanie Crofts
Kyra Khrsigara '25

Glial knockdown of the Drosophila ion transporter Ncc69 during development modulates adult seizure susceptibility
Faculty Mentor: Alexis Hill
Marcus Williams '25
EJ Murphy '26

Using Fluorescence Microscopy to Measure Germline Apoptosis in C. elegans
Faculty Mentor: Michelle Mondoux
Mathew MacDonald '27

Comments

Additional Faculty Mentors: Michelle Mondoux, William Sobczak, Julia Paxson, Rob Bellin, Ann Sheehy, Stephanie Crofts, Alexis Hill, Dan Lu