Undergraduates In The News
During early neurogenesis, almost half of the cells in the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS) undergo apoptosis, which generates cellular debris. This debris must be cleared to prevent interference with normal development. In adults, debris in the CNS, including the brain and neural tube, is cleared by myeloid-derived microglia.
The central nervous system (CNS) cannot fully repair native tissue in the cases of traumatic brain injury or neurodegenerative disease, which may be remedied by hydrogel systems conducive to neural tissue regeneration.
The main purpose of the research is to understand the ways in which both undergraduates and graduate students can benefit from working with each. Consequently. I have been tasked with reading transcripts of meetings and interviews from laboratories. After doing this, I worked on coding the data and creating categories for relevant themes.
The total ankle arthroplasty procedure, more commonly known as an ankle replacement, is a relatively new procedure used to repair years of wear and tear resulting in end-stage osteoarthritis of the ankle joint. The purpose of this study is to compare ankle joint function and mobility in healthy patients vs. patients who have undergone total ankle arthroplasty.
Fairness is a moral value which people strive to uphold for the purpose of maintaining cooperation following the distribution of resources. We explore the notion that people are so attuned to maintaining fairness that they may see unfairness in outcomes where there is objectively none.
One distinguishing hallmark of cancer cells includes a deregulated cellular metabolism that can be reprogrammed to preferentially exhibit dependence on glycolysis over oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) even in the presence of oxygen (Warburg Effect).
Microporous annealed particle (MAP) gel has been shown to act as an effective scaffold for tissue regeneration by providing a three-dimensional structure in which cells can proliferate and tissue can subsequently regrow.
Little research has currently been done into the various ways in which immersion in virtual reality (VR) increases one’s understanding, empathy, and compassion for others.
Purpose: Utilizing firsthand accounts of student’s biographies as well as second-hand material to construct a better understanding of the student experience and their beliefs. UVA was a center of intellectual activity but also the students here illustrated the pinnacle of mainstream attitudes and behaviors.
The human brain is an incredibly complex machine. Mother nature has evolved to efficiently create such an intricate structure by massively overproducing neurons and synapses during human development. Over time, only half of these original neurons survive. How does the brain achieve this? How does it differentiate between those neurons that survive, and those that die?
Previously completed research in the field of motion magnification is applied to civil engineering concepts in the fields of damage identification. Motion magnification amplifies minute signals in videos to a large scale by modifying pixels based on similarities in color or motion.
The U.S. faces a crisis that is burying cities in tons of landfill waste each day. Most waste management occurs downstream after commingled material has been collected from buildings. Sorting waste at that stage is expensive, slow, and manual.
PURPOSE: Although prior work highlights an exercise dose-response relationship for glucose regulation, no study has assessed the exercise dose needed for reducing arterial stiffness. We tested the hypothesis that increased exercise dose would correlate with reduced arterial stiffness in obese adults with prediabetes.
Kinesin-6 family member, Kif20b, is a microtubule motor with a known role in microtubule bundling and neuron morphogenesis. We have previously reported that the loss of Kif20b causes microcephaly. When neurons from brains of mutant embryos are grown in vitro on poly-L-lysine (PLL) they have decreased neuron polarization.
The past is often mysterious. By analyzing firsthand accounts and primary documents, a fraction of the mystery becomes clearer. The Washington Papers assists this endeavor by collecting, editing and publishing all of George Washington’s documentary record from his colonial days to the week of his death.