Neuroscience Poster Session
Location
Henry Hogan Campus Center, Ballroom
Start Date
23-4-2025 12:00 PM
End Date
23-4-2025 1:30 PM
First Advisor
Ryan Mruczek
Second Advisor
Alexis Hill
Third Advisor
Robert Paul Malchow
Fourth Advisor
Alo Basu
Department
Neuroscience
Description
Mariam Ayad '25, MJ Lesofsky '25, and Brendan Robinson '26 (Faculty Mentor: Ryan Mruczek ) Unfamiliar distractors disrupt visual search through a combination of forward and backward masking
Botamina Girgis '25 and Emma Stowell '25 (Faculty Mentor: Ryan Mruczek ) Contour interaction, spatial extent, and size contrast in a visual size illusion
MJ Lesofsky '25 (Faculty Mentor: Ryan Mruczek ) Pilot studies using electroencephalography (EEG) to compare neural responses to familiar and unfamiliar images
Mar Hinestroza '25 (Faculty Mentor: Alexis Hill ) Volumetric brain analysis to assess glial knockdown of seizure susceptibility genes in Drosophila melanogaster
Sarah Iannone '25 and Kayla Bortlik '27 (Faculty Mentor: Alexis Hill ) Neuropile ensheathing glia modulate behavioral responses to environmental stress in Drosophila melanogaster
Michael Clarke '25 (Faculty Mentor: Robert Paul Malchow ) Circuit-specific control of the medial entorhinal inputs to the dentate gyrus by atypical presynaptic NMDARs activated by astrocytes
Mariam Ayad '25 (Faculty Mentor: Robert Paul Malchow ) Effects of Fasudil on Glial Cell Activation Induced by Tooth Movement
Marcus Williams '25 (Faculty Mentor: Robert Paul Malchow ) Dysfunction of NG2 glial cells affects neuronal plasticity and behavior
Emilie Fortunato '25 (Faculty Mentor: Robert Paul Malchow ) Two-photon live imaging of a direct glia-to-neuron conversion in the mouse cortex
Kiara Wynder '25 (Faculty Mentor: Robert Paul Malchow ) Neuronal Repair After Spinal Cord Injury via Astrocyte Reprogramming with NeuroD1 and Neurogenin-2
Caroline Carlson '25 (Faculty Mentor: Robert Paul Malchow ) Human iPSC-derived astrocytes generated from donors with globoid cell leukodystrophy display phenotypes associated with disease
Nicholas DiMarco '25 (Faculty Mentor: Robert Paul Malchow ) Cell-to-cell tunnels rescue neurons from degeneration
Rachel Derocco '25 (Faculty Mentor: Robert Paul Malchow ) Astrocyte implications on treatment resistance for Glioblastoma
Samuelle Lavallee '26 (Faculty Mentor: Robert Paul Malchow ) Microglial Involvement in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
Elizabeth Rourke '27 (Faculty Mentor: Robert Paul Malchow ) Reprogramming Human Astroglial Cells into Functional Neurons
Bryce Costa '27, Emily Smith '26, and Jordan Twomey '27 (Faculty Mentor: Alexis Hill ) Glial expression of the Drosophila kinase Fray affects seizure susceptibility
Yoma Avbovbo '25 (Faculty Mentor: Alo Basu ) Effects of corticosterone administration on conditioned place preference
Deborah Adekunle '25 (Faculty Mentor: Alo Basu ) Circuit design challenges raise interdisciplinary awareness in an integrative introductory neuroscience course
Brianna Polanco Concepcion '26, Rian Millership '25, and Deborah Adekunle '25 (Faculty Mentor: Alexis Hill ) Glial knockdown of the Drosophila kinase Fray affects seizure susceptibility
Neuroscience Poster Session
Henry Hogan Campus Center, Ballroom
Mariam Ayad '25, MJ Lesofsky '25, and Brendan Robinson '26 (Faculty Mentor: Ryan Mruczek ) Unfamiliar distractors disrupt visual search through a combination of forward and backward masking
Botamina Girgis '25 and Emma Stowell '25 (Faculty Mentor: Ryan Mruczek ) Contour interaction, spatial extent, and size contrast in a visual size illusion
MJ Lesofsky '25 (Faculty Mentor: Ryan Mruczek ) Pilot studies using electroencephalography (EEG) to compare neural responses to familiar and unfamiliar images
Mar Hinestroza '25 (Faculty Mentor: Alexis Hill ) Volumetric brain analysis to assess glial knockdown of seizure susceptibility genes in Drosophila melanogaster
Sarah Iannone '25 and Kayla Bortlik '27 (Faculty Mentor: Alexis Hill ) Neuropile ensheathing glia modulate behavioral responses to environmental stress in Drosophila melanogaster
Michael Clarke '25 (Faculty Mentor: Robert Paul Malchow ) Circuit-specific control of the medial entorhinal inputs to the dentate gyrus by atypical presynaptic NMDARs activated by astrocytes
Mariam Ayad '25 (Faculty Mentor: Robert Paul Malchow ) Effects of Fasudil on Glial Cell Activation Induced by Tooth Movement
Marcus Williams '25 (Faculty Mentor: Robert Paul Malchow ) Dysfunction of NG2 glial cells affects neuronal plasticity and behavior
Emilie Fortunato '25 (Faculty Mentor: Robert Paul Malchow ) Two-photon live imaging of a direct glia-to-neuron conversion in the mouse cortex
Kiara Wynder '25 (Faculty Mentor: Robert Paul Malchow ) Neuronal Repair After Spinal Cord Injury via Astrocyte Reprogramming with NeuroD1 and Neurogenin-2
Caroline Carlson '25 (Faculty Mentor: Robert Paul Malchow ) Human iPSC-derived astrocytes generated from donors with globoid cell leukodystrophy display phenotypes associated with disease
Nicholas DiMarco '25 (Faculty Mentor: Robert Paul Malchow ) Cell-to-cell tunnels rescue neurons from degeneration
Rachel Derocco '25 (Faculty Mentor: Robert Paul Malchow ) Astrocyte implications on treatment resistance for Glioblastoma
Samuelle Lavallee '26 (Faculty Mentor: Robert Paul Malchow ) Microglial Involvement in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
Elizabeth Rourke '27 (Faculty Mentor: Robert Paul Malchow ) Reprogramming Human Astroglial Cells into Functional Neurons
Bryce Costa '27, Emily Smith '26, and Jordan Twomey '27 (Faculty Mentor: Alexis Hill ) Glial expression of the Drosophila kinase Fray affects seizure susceptibility
Yoma Avbovbo '25 (Faculty Mentor: Alo Basu ) Effects of corticosterone administration on conditioned place preference
Deborah Adekunle '25 (Faculty Mentor: Alo Basu ) Circuit design challenges raise interdisciplinary awareness in an integrative introductory neuroscience course
Brianna Polanco Concepcion '26, Rian Millership '25, and Deborah Adekunle '25 (Faculty Mentor: Alexis Hill ) Glial knockdown of the Drosophila kinase Fray affects seizure susceptibility