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Student Presentations

Spring 2025 Poster Session (Celebration of Student Achievement), Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Dr. Heba Abourahma Research Group

  • Medha Gurukiran, The Synthesis and Characterization of 4-Amino-4′-Dimethylaminoazobenzene CocrystalsMichael
  • Rogers, Characterization of Azobenzene Cocrystals with Dipyridyl Coformers
  • Nikki Williams, Crystal Engineering of Photomechanical Hydroxyazobenzene Cocrystals

Dr. Joseph Baker Research Group

  • Rachel Post, Investigating Vibrational Modes of Cereulide Toxin via Raman Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory
  • Melody Lin, Steered Molecular Dynamics and Further Investigation of ExsY Disulfide Bonding
  • Daniela Agne and Sara Kuwar, Shell shocked! Computational modeling and steered molecular dynamics of barnacle bsf protein
  • Priyanka Chakrabarti, Weaving the story of CS20 pilus stability one strand at a time
  • Iknoor Grewal, Investigating the effects of histatin-5 interactions on the biophysical properties of the E. coli CS20 pilus
  • Vani Lorish, Artificial Intelligence Guided Protein Design to Disrupt Uropathogenic E. Coli Adhesion in the Urinary Tract
  • Nicole Rojas, Apple of my eye: Uncovering the core of bacterial pilus resistance to environmental stresses using molecular simulations
  • Karolina Wielowski, Characterizing the Biophysical Properties of Bacterial Endospore Appendage (Ena) Pili Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Dr. Michelle Bunagan Research Group

  • Oliver Li and Ellie LoPresti, Concentration-Dependent Effects of TFE, Pluronic F-127, and SDS on G3LEA Protein Folding and Secondary Structure
  • Emma Route and Cameron McGovern, The Concomitant Effect of Trehalose and TFE on Protein Structure

Dr. Levi Ekanger Research Group

  • Om Balar, Melissa Issac, and Hannah Lee, Disulfide Hetero-Coupling of Thiol Radicals in the Presence of RGS5 Visualized Through LC-MS
  • Justin Martinez, Investigating modeled human cysteamine dioxygenase activity on a native peptide substrate
  • Marianna Medina, Makenna Heslin, and Justin Martinez, Substrate-dependent formation of thiyl radicals in a non-heme Fe(III) model system of cysteamine dioxygenase
  • Sebastian Mesa, Synthesis of a Pentadentate ligand based on 1,4,7-triazacyclononane

Dr. Danielle Guarracino Research Group

  • Nish Shah, Short, helical anti-microbial peptides
  • Breanna Wixted, Characterization & Competitive Binding Assays of  Cyclic Peptides to Inhibit Thrombosis Initiation
  • Ryley David and Vincent Artuso, Analysis of Cyclic Peptide Inhibitors for Thrombosis Initiation: Characterization and Competitive Binding Assays

Dr. Rebecca Hunter Research Group

  • Sydney Crawbuck and Katie Chan, µCURE: A course-based undergraduate research project in paper microfluidics development
  • Kimberly Liu, Optimizing Conductive Polymer Nanofibers for Biological Sensing Applications

Dr. Abby O’Connor Research Group

  • Dylan Gregson, Applications of PNP Sulfonamide Groups for Ru-H-Catalyzed CO2 Hydrogenation
  • Hannah Fuschetto, Progress Towards the Dibromination of Acridine
  • Cristian Herrera Alpizar, Nickel (II) Complexes Bearing Sulfonamide Groups on a ​ Pincer Ligand Scaffold for Molecular CO2 Reduction​
  • Cassandra McDermott, Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Ligands for Re Catalysts
  • Will Yuchmow, Optimizing the Synthesis of [PCP]Nickel Catalysts for CO2 Functionalization
  • Andrew Le, Ligand Synthesis for Mn-Complex Catalysts in CO2 Reduction

Dr. Giovanny Parada Research Group

  • Ashley Rettino, Characterization and Synthesis of Diarylamines for PCET Studies
  • Jack Tinkelenberg and Ashely Rettino, Studying electrochemical reactions of C-centered radicals for sustainable energy
  • Sean Sprague and Joaquin Howard, HAT Equilibrium Studies and DFT Analysis of Ru-acetylide and allenylidene complexes

Dr. Stephanie Sen Research Group

  • Michael Gallo, Robert Young, and Adam Mzili, Design and Synthesis of Transition State Analog Inhibitors for Insect Isoprenoid Substrates
  • Michael Wu and Katelyn Gaulin, Properties of Type 1 & Type 2 Farnesyl Diphosphate Synthase of the Armyworm Moth

Other

  • Karolina Wielowski, Making Structural Biology More Tangible: Using Art as a Tool for Multimodal Exploration of Pili Structure
  • Mubarak Rawe (Celia Liu, advisor), China’s Push for Renewable Energy in Space
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