Undergraduate Participants

“Alcohol-mediated changes in mitochondrial dynamics proteins in skeletal muscle of SIV-infected female rhesus macaques”

Mayrimar Marcano Santana, University of Puerto Rico, Cayey, PR

10:00 AM

“Alcohol-mediated Gut Dysbiosis Leads to Reduce Nitric Oxide Bioavailability and Vascular Dysfunction”

Nikhilesh V. Alahari, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

10:00 AM

“Antisense oligonucleotides treatment rescues elevated Prominin-1 and reduced Annexin A1 in Usher mice retina”

Sara L. Saak, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

10:00 AM

“Association between Physical Activity and Alcohol Use in People Living with HIV”

Angelle L. Brown, Howard University, Washington, D.C.

10:00 AM

“Cblb-Notch1 regulation as a new target for cancer immunotherapy”

Jermaine E. Austin, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

10:00 AM

“Concurrent Evaluation of theAntinociceptive and Behaviorally-Disruptive Effects of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in Rats”

Madison E. Priestley, New York University, New York, NY

10:00 AM

“Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Hepatitis C Virus Patients”

Aaliyah J. Robinson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

10:00 AM

“Elucidation of the Genomic Landscape of Ovarian Cancer and COVID-19”

Michael L. Stewart, Xavier University of Lousiana, New Orleans, LA

10:00 AM

“Evaluating Management of National Cancer Institute Designated Cancer Centers.”

Sarah D. Brady, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

10:00 AM

“Examining Differences in Reasons Why Former vs. Current Teenage E-Cigarette Users Smoked"

Naija S. Nelson, Villanova University, Villanova, PA

10:00 AM

“Examining the Blood-Brain Barrier Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury”

Elizabeth Odynocki, Loyola University New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

10:00 AM

Expanding on Characterization of the “Forgotten Muscle” during Knee Osteoarthritis

Mary Cadence Gatterer, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

10:00 AM

“Exploring the Effects of TBI and Alcohol in Inducing Proteinopathy in the Lumbar Spinal Cords of Rodents: Potential Role of ISGylation”

Corrine M. Hutchinson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

10:00 AM

"Factors that Impact Black Students' Decision to Attend an HBCU vs Traditional College"

Camden T. Hyde, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA

10:00 AM

“Genetic Evaluation of Methotrexate Treatment in Pediatric Cancer Patients”

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

10:00 AM

“Health Disparities in High-Risk Lung Cancer Families and Their Association with Smoking, Environmental Exposures, and Other Etiological Factors”

Grace L. Brandhurst, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

10:00 AM

“Health disparities of mammography use for breast cancer screening in US women”

Camila S. Calzada, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras,, PR

10:00 AM

“Identification of biomarkers and effective treatments against Herceptin-resistant breast cancer”

Calli T. Nguyen, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

10:00 AM

“Impact of Excess Lipids on CD4 T Cell Activation and Differentiation”

Isabella Welsh, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

10:00 AM

“In silico allosteric network predicts variation in response for drugs against human kinesin-5: are all anticancer therapies created equal?”

Rachel Ramos, Loyola University New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

10:00 AM

“Intracellular killing of Mycobacterium avium by activated murine macrophages: The role of nitric oxide ”

Derrick S. Pugh II, Xavier University of Lousiana, New Orleans, LA

10:00 AM

“Investigating microRNAs as a Biomarker for Analyzing Racial and Gender Disparities in B-cell ALL Patients”

Lynn-Chi H. Nguyen, Rice University, Houston, TX

10:00 AM

“Investigating the Role of LtuA during the Developmental Cycle of Chlamydia trachomatis”

Amanda Waelde, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

10:00 AM

“Lipid Mediators and the Activation of Microglia in Models of Parkinson's Disease”

Alexandra N. Minnard, Howard University, Washington, D.C.

10:00 AM

“Multilevel Analysis of Clinical, Physician, and Patient Barriers to Enrollment in the Gulf South Clinical Trial Network (CTN)”

Janusz J. Wojcik, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

10:00 AM

“Negative Affect and BNST Cellular Activation during Withdrawal from Adolescent Alcohol Exposure”

Sydney L. Rein, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

10:00 AM

“PCR-cloning of a Trypanosoma cruzi scaffold protein-biotin ligase gene-fusion”

Caegan W. Jackson, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

10:00 AM

“Regulation of Hippocampal Glucocorticoid Signaling by Mifepristone in the Context of Alcohol Dependence”

Julia E. Kapusta, Boston University, Boston, MA

10:00 AM

“Run Faster, Jump Higher: The influence of limb symmetry on anole locomotion”

Alexandra Magee, Xavier University of Lousiana, New Orleans, LA

10:00 AM

“Skull Shape Divergence Across Three Species of Louisiana Bats”

Erin Sheehy, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

10:00 AM

“Social determinants of clinical trial enrollment in the Gulf South Clinical Trials Network”

Jordyn S. Simpson, Fisk University, Nashville, TN

10:00 AM

“The Association Between Breastfeeding and Insulin Resistance in Prepubertal Children”

Parker A. Wilson, Auburn University, Auburn, AL

10:00 AM

“The Effect of Methotrexate Treatment on Neuroinflammation Gene Expression in Pediatric Cancer Patients”

Gabrielle M. Sheets, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

10:00 AM

“The effect of moderate TBI on neuronal degradation in the spinal cord”

Shannon O. Sullivan, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

10:00 AM

“The Pathology of Extended Initial COVID-19 Infection vs. Post-acute Sequelae of COVID-19: A Comparison of Autopsy Findings”

Cameron R. Gabriel, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

10:00 AM

"Therapy Resistant Breast Cancer Thrives: Notch 4 and Expression of Estrogen Responsive Genes"

Emily C. Miller, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

10:00 AM

“Utilizing Google Street View in a Geospatial Analysis of the Social Determinants of Ovarian Cancer in African American Women”

Marcelle A. Ellis, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

10:00 AM