The 2022 Research In Science & Engineering Symposium
will be held at the UCR Campus on
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 from 8:00AM- 5:00PM
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2022 RISE ABSTRACT BOOK
Summer RISE Research Presentations
All presentations will be held LIVE on the UCR Campus and the schedule is below. We congratulate the student presenters who have worked very hard on their research during a particularly challenging summer for accomplishing undergraduate research.
2022 RISE Symposium Schedule
8:00AM - 8:45AM Registration & Breakfast @ GENOMICS BUILDING 1st FLOOR LOBBY
8:45AM - 9:00AM Welcome & Opening Remarks @ GENOMICS AUDITORIUM
9:00AM - 10:00AM ORAL SESSION I @ GENOMICS AUDITORIUM
| TIME | PRESENTER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00AM - 9:12AM | Marina Gad El Sayed (Dr. Nicholas DiPatrizio) | PERIPHERAL ENDOCANNABINOIDS AND THE BEHAVIORAL EXPRESSION OF ANXIETY |
| 9:12AM - 9:24AM | Gregory James Mikol (Dr. Monica Carson) | DIFFERENTIAL GENE EXPRESSION WITHIN BRAINSTEM OF A. ALTERNATA EXPOSED MICE |
| 9:24AM - 9:36AM | Joshua Carreon (Dr. Morris Maduro) | Conserved Role for a Cell Specification Gene in Nematodes |
| 9:36AM - 9:48AM | Jacqueline Alba (Dr. Aaron Seitz) | Understanding the intricate relationship between LC-NE system with perceptual and memory systems in young adults |
| 9:48AM - 10:00AM | Ileen Campos & Rafic E (Dr. Jeffrey Bachant & Dr. Connie Nugent) | A Connection Between STN1 and the MCM Complex in Origin Firing |
10:15AM - 11:15AM ORAL SESSION II @ GENOMICS AUDITORIUM
| TIME | PRESENTER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| 10:15AM - 10:27AM | Juana Cecilia Martin Gonzales (Dr. Roya Zandi) | FORMATION OF SPHERICAL VIRAL CAPSIDS USING STATISTICAL MECHANICS |
| 10:27AM - 10:39AM | Cameron Daley (Dr. Samantha Ying) | SOIL REMEDIATION THROUGH METAL EXTRACTIONS : MOVING THE IMMOVABLE |
| 10:39AM - 10:51AM | Alberto Reyes (Dr. Andrey Bekker) | EVIDENCE FOR OXYGEN IN OUR ATMOSPHERE WITHIN MOROCCAN ATLAS RANGES |
| 10:51AM - 11:03AM | Audrey Choi (Dr. Carolyn Rasmussen) | KATANIN is important for orderly cell division in Zea mays |
| 11:03AM - 11:15AM | Ramon Benavides Jr. (Dr. Dawn Nagel) | Evaluating Stress Response in Rice With BBX Gene |
11:30AM - 12:30PM POSTER SESSION I @ GENOMICS BUILDING 1st FLOOR LOBBY
- Alberto Munoz (Dr. Monica Carson) - Brainstem Response to Airborne Exposure of Alternaria alternata allergens
- Alondra Ramirez (Dr. Kate Ostevik) - Analyzing the Effect of Transposable Elements on Rice Plant Health and Traits
- Andrew Garcia (Dr. James Burnette) - ANALYZING GENE EXPRESSION AND ANNOTATIONS WITHIN DIFFERENT STRAINS OF ORYZA SATIVA L. SSP. JAPONICA
- Angela Kang (Dr. Kurt Anderson) - The invasive community and largemouth bass body condition
- Britany Bello (Dr. Seema Tiwari-Woodruff) - PURKINJE CELL PATHOLOGY IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS HUMAN CEREBELLUM
- Christie Montejano Aquino (Dr. Sachiko Haga-Yamanaka) - Defensive Behavior Induced by Fel-d-4 in Mice
- David Grant (Dr. Michael Pirrung) - One Step Carboxylic Acid to Nitrile Conversion
- Derek Chris Chow (Dr. James Burnette) - The Effect of Inverted Regions on Gene Expression in Rice
- Diane Le (Dr. Khaleel Razak) - Behavioral Effects of Administering CTEP Treatment In A Mouse Model of Fragile X Syndrome
- Ethan Mendoza (Dr. James Burnette) - Analyzing Differences in Gene Expression in Polymorphic Regions of Chromosomes 10 and 12 in Three Strains of Rice
- Ezeonyeoma C Nworgu (Dr. Patricia Manosalva) - PHENOTYPIC VARIABILITY OF PHYTOPHTHORA CINNAMOMI CALIFORNIA AVOCADO ISOLATES
- Gerardo Miramontes (Dr. Amir Haghverdi) -
- Hanadi Alsuhaibani (Dr. James Burnette) - DELETIONS IN THE GENOME OF Oryza sativa ssp. japonica EG4
- Isaiah Hernandez (Dr. James Burnette) - The Difference of Gene Expression in Oryza Sativa
- Joseph Ramirez (Dr. Gregor Blaha) - THE INTERACTION BETWEEN RNA POLYMERASE & THE RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN US3
- Kenny Nguyen (Dr. Kate Ostevik) - THE EFFECTS OF ELEVATION ON SEED SIZE
- Lysdie Espinoza (Dr. Huinan Liu) - Antibacterial & Mechanical Properties in Orthopedic Magnesium Based Implants
- Matthew Chow (Dr. James Burnette) - Characterizing HEG4 rice variety and investigating EG4 deletion
- Megan Masso (Dr. Kurt Anderson) - Stomach Content Diversity Impact on Body Condition of Invasive Largemouth Bass (LMB), Santa Ana River
- Melvin Hodanu (Dr. Dawn Nagel) - Understanding the Role of BBX Transcription Factors in Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Arabidopsis
- Nikhil Bharadwaj (Dr. Kurt Anderson) - Do larger area, proximity to lakes, and lower elevation promote greater biodiversity in Colorado alpine ponds?
- Rajeet Patel (Dr. Kieran Samuk) - Developing Genetic Resources for the Identification of Thermal Supergenes in Drosophila
- Rosita J. Martin (Dr. Dawn Nagel) - Understanding the plant's circadian clock control of temperature stress responses
- Russel Angelo Azucena Arevalo (Dr. James Burnette) - THE EFFECT OF DELETIONS IN DIFFERENT STRAINS OF ORYZA SATIVA
- Sanaa Abdulkarim (Dr. Monica Carson) - The Chronic Exposure of Alternaria Alternata impacts within the Brain Stem
- Sehr Shahina Khairi (Dr. Monica Carson) - The Impact of Chronic Inhalation Exposure To Alternaria Alternata On The Brain's Immune Status
- Son Tran (Dr. James Burnette) - GENE EXPRESSION IN DIFFERENT STRAINS OF ORYZA SATIVA
- Taewon Yoo (Dr. James Burnette) - MARKET ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPING TOMATOES RESISTANT TO BACTERIAL CANKER
- Uchenna Onukaegbe (Dr. James Burnette) - Gene expression in Nipponbare Oryza sativa ssp. Japonica
- Valerie Gonzalez (Dr. Andrew Gray) - EMISSION RATES AND IDENTIFYING TIRE AND ROAD WEAR EXPORTED FROM SAN DIEGO CREEK
- Vincent Nguyen (Dr. Kurt Anderson) - Effects of different pH environments on Microorganism Biodiversity
1:30PM - 2:30PM ORAL SESSION III @ GENOMICS AUDITORIUM
| TIME | PRESENTER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| 1:30PM - 1:42PM | Reyna Quinonez (Dr. Kieran Samuk) | Optimizing A Phenol-Chloroform Based High Molecular Weight DNA Extraction Protocol for Drosophila Species |
| 1:42PM - 1:54PM | Jacob Sola (Dr. Adam Godzik) | Understanding the HVEM receptor protein through it's structural clues |
| 1:54PM - 2:06PM | Matthew Duong (Dr. Carolyn Rasmussen) | Defining Dynamic Cell Plate Localization in Zea mays during Mitosis |
| 2:06PM - 2:18PM | Crystal Luna (Dr. Maggie Curras-Collazo) | HYPOTHALAMIC OXYTOCIN AND VASOPRESSIN NEURONS IN A TOXICANT AUTISM MOUSE MODEL |
| 2:18PM - 2:30PM | Afraz Amin & Tung Hoang (Dr. Weifeng Gu) | CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing in C. elegans PIR-1 |
2:45PM - 3:45PM ORAL SESSION IV @ GENOMICS AUDITORIUM
| TIME | PRESENTER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| 2:45PM - 2:57PM | Jair Chavez (Dr. Ann Cheney) | |
| 2:57PM - 3:09PM | Shreya Agarwal (Dr. Carolyn Rasmussen) | Fluorescent Protein Toolkit for Studying Division Plane Orientation |
| 3:09PM - 3:21PM | Gustavo Lemus (Dr. Victor Rodgers) | Experimental Characterization of Inertial Ordering of Flat Plate Non-Neutrally Buoyant Particles in Helical Microchannels |
| 3:21PM - 3:45PM |
Evelyn Martinez Lopez, Jennifer Nguyen, Michell Santiago, Reena Patel & Bella Clement (Dr. Jim Burnette) |
Amplifying the FaNAC2 Gene Found in Strawberries to Increase Drought Resistance |
4:00PM - 5:00PM POSTER SESSION II @ GENOMICS BUILDING 1st FLOOR LOBBY
- Allison Chan (Dr. Kurt Anderson) - Effects Of Increasing Salinity On Freshwater Protist Populations – Blepharisma And Tetrahymena
- Alondra Contreras (Dr. Carolyn Rasmussen) - Using Cell Markers to Understand Dynamic Cell Plate Localization in Zea Mays
- Ashvin Sial (Dr. Meng Chen) - Genetic Screen Of FSD2 To Illuminate Its Role In In Nucleus-To-Plastid Signaling In Arabidopsis
- Bella Clement (Dr. Kieran Samuk) - Progress Towards Adaptation a High Salt Diet in Experimental Populations in Drosophila Melanogaster
- Cesar De La Torre (Dr. Aaron Seitz) - Evaluating Auditory And Perceptual Processing With Ability To Detect Emotions In (ASD)
- Daniel Gonzalez II (Dr. Samantha Ying) - Integrating Bokashi Amendments With Microbe-Mediated Sustainable Agriculture
- Diane Nguyen (Dr. Daniel Koenig) - The Link Between Genetic And Morphological Change In A Long Term Evolutionary Experiment
- Eshal Vadakkan (Dr. Alex Putman) - Race Typing of Fusarium Oxysporum Of Strawberries
- Evelyn Martinez Lopez (Dr. Alexander Putman) - A Fusarium Wilt Survey In Lettuce Plants
- Gabriel Chavez (Dr. Julia Bailey-Serres) - Starch Analyses Reveals Remobilization Of Free Sugars To Confer Resilience To Monsoon Flooding
- Jacob Jauregui (Dr. Paul Nabity) - The Effect of Parasites on Plant Defense Hormones at the Genetic Level
- Jacob Velasquez (Dr. Kevin Freedman) - Biomolecule Sensing Using Solid-State Nanopores Under Conductive Pulses
- Jared Hudnall (Dr. Michael Mulligan) - The Application of Physics to Characterize Artificial Deep Neural Networks
- Jennifer Nguyen (Dr. James Burnette) - Differences in Expression of OS10g0145901 in HEG4 Vs. EG4 and Nipponbare
- Johan Arturo Portillo (Dr. Maggie Curras-Collazo) - Dysregulated Pain Pathways in a Mouse Model of Gulf War Illness
- Jordan A Guillory (Dr. Javier Gonzalez Anaya) - Enumerating the Linearity Regions of Max-Pooling Layers for Convolutional Neural Networks
- Joylyn Tran (Dr. Kurt Anderson) - Comparing Chemical And Biological Controls For Algal Blooms
- KGI Chili Peppers: Andrew Noel Garcia, Nathaniel Boosie, Russel Angelo Arevalo, Ethan Lawrence Mendoza, Gerardo Miramontes, Reyna Quinonez - Commercial And Biological Effects Of Producing Genetically Modified Root-Knot Nematode Resistant Chili Peppers
- KGI Lettuce: Isaiah Hernandez, Derek Chow, Kenny Nguyen, Jair Chavez, Ezeonyeoma Nworgu - Developing Heat Tolerant Lettuce With HSP70
- KGI Rice: Son Tran, Matthew Chow, Sanaa Abdulkarim, Alondra Ramirez - Agribusiness with Drought-Resistance Oryza sativa (rice)
- KGI Tomato: Hanadi Alsuhaibani, Valerie Gonzalez, Christie Montejano, Uchenna Onukaegbe,Taewon Yoo - Market Assessment Of Developing Tomatoes Resistant To Bacterial Canker
- Landley Zeng (Dr. Yadong Yin) - Reversible Plasmonic Tuning By Photo-Manipulation Of Thermoresponsive Charged Gold Nanoparticles
- Lynn Domond (Dr. John Franchak) - Relation Between Restraint and Infant Sitting Acquisition
- Michell Santiago (Dr. David Nelson) - The Biosynthetic Function Of Cyp722A
- Mona Tran (Dr. Kerry Mauck) - The Bindweed Psyllid (Bactericera Maculipennis) Acquires A Novel Haplotype Of A Bacterial Plant Pathogen From A Previously Undescribed Reproductive Host (Solanum Umbelliferum)
- Reena Patel (Dr. James Burnette) - The Effect of Gene expression Based on an Inversion Sequence in Oryza sativa ssp. japonica
- Rian Arcelao (CNAS Scholars) - Can Formica Francoeuri Ants Share Learned Information with Their Nestmates
- Samhitha Yadalla (Dr. Kurt Anderson) - Metabolic Implications of Temperature Fluctuations on Protist Species, Blepharisma
- Xitlalli Zavala (Dr. David Nelson) - How Does Orobanche Cumana Detect Sun Flowers?
- Yongyi Wen (Dr. Daniel Koenig) - Uncovering The Genomic Footprint Of Adaptation In A Century Old Barley Cultivar