The 2019 Summer Research Internship Program - Undergraduate Participants Session included 36 presentations.

Please note abstract text can be found in the "Description" field of each entry and abstract PDFs can be found in the Abstract Book.
Poster images and video presentations are not included in this collection.

Schedule
2019
Friday, July 26th
9:00 AM

A heterogeneous population of ventral tegmental area neurons project to the central amygdala

Michael J. Constans, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Addressing the Complexity of Orphan Drug Pricing

Hanna Almoaswes, Xavier University, New Orleans, LA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Application of Machine Learning to Biomarker Discovery and Outcome Prediction in Colon Cancer using Genomic Data

Ethan J. Nicklow, Duke University, Durham, NC

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Arginine-170 is Important in Stabilizing the Active Parkin Oligomer

Kariza N. Hossain, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

CHARACTERIZATION OF HUMAN AMNIOTIC FLUID STEM CELLS (hAFSCs)

Ann M. Byerly, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Characterizing Drug Resistant Virus in SIV-Infected Rhesus Macaques Treated with ART

Emma R. Freeman, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Construction of a short-lived fluorescent protein transcriptional reporter

Hassan A. Hassan, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Differences in patient-provider communication between smokers and nonsmokers

Brian Washington Jr., University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Direct evidence IF1 preserves mitochondrial ATP during hypoxia

Dean John Hendrix T. Dante, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Electrophysiological Techniques to Study Activity in Rat Hippocampus

Samantha D. Morin, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Estrogenic Regulation of Lysyl Oxidase in Cardiac Fibroblasts

Tierra A. Foley, Baylor University, Waco, TX

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Ethanol dysregulates chondrocyte differentiation via different sources of reactive oxygen species in chondrocyte ATDC5 cells

Jonathan Lewis, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Evaluation of Makeshift Tourniquet Efficacy on a Simulated Model of an Exsanguinating Limb

Sara I. Beaulieu, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Various types of Tourniquets Utilizing an Exsanguinating Limb Simulator Model

Rimi R. Mandal, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Expression of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Pulmonary Artery Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells

Riley T. Nguyen, University of Louisiana-Lafayette, LA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM): Clinical presentation, experimental animal models and novel treatments

Julian D. Summers, McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Human Papilloma Virus, Herpes Simplex Virus, Syphilis, Gonorrhea and Chlamydia infections among HIV-positive Patients at the Emergency Department [ED] of University Medical Center New Orleans

Kelsey A. Lain, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Identification of Isoform-Specific Intersectin Mutants in Human Pathogenic Fungus Cryptococcus neoformans

Haley L. Hill, Loyola University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Immune profiles of colorectal cancer in African American and Caucasian individuals

Joussette I. Alvarado, Loyola University New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Low Clinic Attendance Rates for Hepatitis C Appointments at UMCNO

Chizoba C. Ogbuefi, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Neuroadaptations in Estrogen Signaling in an Animal Model of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome & Alcoholic Neuropathy

Amy P. Urbina Lopez, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Norepinephrine causes a change in REST expression and subcellular localization in cerebellar interneurons

Jordyn T. Fong, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Pharmacokinetics of ASO therapy in a mouse model of Usher syndrome

Mark Fisher, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

PLA2G6 and α-synuclein interaction in human RPE cells

Catherine E. Rockwell, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Purification and Functional Analysis of Monoclonal Antibodies Protection Against C. auris Invasive Infection

Claudia E. Rodriguez, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Retinal Sensitivity of Hormonally Modulated Hyla cinerea Using Electrophysiological Techniques

Ashley Santana, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Role of 4E-BP1 and the Unfolded Protein Response in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cell Survival

Caroline F. Bickerton, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Sulindac Sulfide’s Apoptotic and Anti-proliferative Effects on Human Colon Cancer Cells

Samuel D. Martin, Hendrix College, Conway, AR

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Suppression of Dendritic Cell Maturation by Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Exosomes

Jordan N. Wilson-Smith, Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, Baton Rouge, LA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

T. cruzi-induced Changes in Cardiac Endothelial Cells

Rebecca B. Hinojosa, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Effects of Adolescent Alcohol Exposure on Stress Circuitry and Behaviors

Taylor K. Collins, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Effects of Traumatic Stress on Reactivity to Acoustic Stimuli in Rats with a History of Alcohol Consumption

Tivon M. Eugene, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Protein S LG1+2 domain Contributes Significantly to Inhibition of Factor Ixa

Amber E. Sylvain, Spelman College, Atlanta, GA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

The Role of HPV & EBV in the Detection of Biopsy-Proven Cervical Dysplasia in HIV+ Patients

Phalyn A. LaBranche, Spelman College, Atlanta, GA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Voluntary Ethanol Consumption and Alterations in Reward Circuitry in Ethanol Exposed Adolescent Male Mice

Benjamin A. Litchfield, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Workplace Wellness and Cancer Screening

Alina S. Mohiuddin, Loyola University, New Orleans, LA

LSU Health Medical Education Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM