Undergraduates In The News
Genomic integrity is essential to a healthy central nervous system (CNS). While DNA damage, in the form of double-stranded DNA breaks (dsDNA), is common within the CNS as a result of normal neuronal activity and neuronal dieback during development, evidence has shown that the accumulation of DNA damage within the CNS contributes to neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders.
Throughout life, the ears of birds, fish, and amphibians can regenerate sensory hair cells and recover after deafening, yet the ears of humans and other mammals lose the capacity for regeneration during embryogenesis or soon thereafter. The development of therapies to restore hearing and balance function will depend on understanding the mechanisms that underlie such repair.
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).
Under Professor Scott Doney, I am part of a group of undergraduate and graduate students in the Environmental Sciences Department who meet weekly with a group from the Statistics Department to analyze published research papers that combine the two subjects.
Every year, approximately 200,000 people tear their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Of that population, half go on to reconstructive surgery (ACLR). However, statistics have proven that once an ACL is torn, a second tear is more likely to occur in either knee, given the same activity level is sustained.
Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ECPR) is a life-saving therapy for patients with cardiac arrest, particularly infants with congenital heart disease. However, there are many potential complications of ECPR including acute kidney injury (AKI). Currently, there are no clinical therapies to mitigate AKI.
General Schedule (Newcomb Hall)
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM – Oral Presentations
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Oral Session 1: 10:00 AM to 10:50 AM
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Oral Session 2: 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM