Twice yearly the Office of Undergraduate Research sponsors the Undergraduate Research Symposium. Students in all academic departments, programs and schools are encouraged to present their original research. In addition to poster sessions, the symposium program includes a keynote address, selected student talks, performances and demonstrations of projects.
Undergraduate Research Symposium Posters contains research posters and abstracts from current and past symposiums.
Posters/Abstracts from 2019
Negative Parenting Predicts Observed Shame in Preschoolers, Alli Hollender, Ara Nazmiyal, and Sabrina Genoveese, Psychology
Norepinephrine Induces Macrophage Polarization Critical to Eliciting Renal Fibrogenesis, Hannah Manoj, OTHER (include in Notes to Administrator)
Symbiotic bacteria can colonize closely-related, but not distantly-related species of its host Dictyostelium discoideum, Rory Vu Mather, Biology
Authoritarian Parenting Predicts Callous-Unemotional Behaviors in Preschoolers, Ara Nazmiyal and Alli Hollender, Psychology
Posters/Abstracts from 2018
Tortuosity calculations, blood flow simulations, and mechanical testing of mouse aortae, Shawn Pavey and Jessica Wagenseil, Mechanical Engineering
The Effects of Chitosan on Resveratrol-loaded Zein Nanoparticles, Brian Sohn, Chemistry
Can prescribed fire reduce tick parasitism of birds?, Leslie A. Sterling, Kim Medley, Katie Westby, and Solný Adalsteinsson, Environmental Studies
Posters/Abstracts from 2017
Antifungal genome mining and genetics in filamentous actinomycete bacteria isolated from local soils, Jacob Alex, Kevin Lou, and Bilal Makhdoom, Biology
Pupillometric Response to Implicit Social Exclusion, Jared Balbona, Grace Hwang, and Lori Markson, Psychology
Who is Morally Responsible for Microfiber Pollution?, Luka Cai, Philosophy
Design and Activation of Frequency Tunable 200GHz Gyrotron, Natalie Golota, Faith Scott, Edward Saliba, Brice Albert, and Alexander Barnes, Chemistry
Treasures in the Salt Flats: Bolivian Perspectives on Lithium Extraction, Gillian Greenberg, International and Area Studies
Isolation and Comparative Genomic Analysis of Final Third of Satis Genome, Kelly Hartigan, Nicole Curnutt, and Matthew McDermut, Biology
Characterizing the Role of CpsA in Mycobacterial Pathogenesis, Amir Hassan, Biology
DOX Inducible IDH2 R140Q Expression in Stem Cells Results in Cell Death, Opposite of Cancerous Overgrowth, Reuben Hogan, Biology
A nonlocal application of the dispersive optical model to 208Pb, Michael Keim, Physics
Investigating Localization and Activity-Dependent Translation of Astrocyte mRNA, Rohan Khazanchi, Biology
Assessing dPrestin & NaDC1 (Indy) Interaction on Calcium Oxalate Crystal Formation in a Drosophila Model of Kidney Stones, Jessica Lin, Biomedical Engineering
The Localization and Function of Novel Tetrahymena thermophila Cytoskeletal Genes BBC29 and BBC39, Emily K. Moore and Nicole C. Zanolli, Biology
Significance of the Feminization of Male Eating Disorders, Rachel Rothman, Writing
Origen For or Against Plato? An Analysis of Origen of Alexandria’s Engagement with Non-Christian Philosophy, Natalie Runkle, Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities
Examining the Intergenerational Stake Hypothesis: Relationships and Closeness in Grandparent-Grandchild Dyads, Rachael Spalding, Psychology
Investigating the relationship between cell size and biosynthetic capacity in Bacillus Subtilis, Zhizhou Yang, Biology
Posters/Abstracts from 2016
The Role of Notch Signaling on Heart Rate and Atrial Conduction, Somya Bhatnagar, Biology
Mu Opioid Receptor Desensitization in Inflammatory Pain, Matthew Bredder, Biology
Trumpeting American Exceptionalism: The 2015 Revision to the AP U.S. History Course and Exam, Sophie Elliott, Linguistics
X-ray Flux/Spectral Variability of the Gravitationally Lensed Blazar PKS 1830-211, Christian Fogerty, Fabian Kislat, and Henric Krawczynski, Physics
Effects of S1P Mutation on ER Stress and Cholesterol Synthesis Markers in Human Epithelial Cells, Connie Gan, George G. Schweitzer, Rita T. Brookheart, Robert C. Bucelli, and Brian N. Finck, Biology
Robotic Arm Pile Sorting, Jonathan D. Gross, Systems Science and Engineering
Topological Transitions in a Superconducting Qubit, Arman Guerra, Physics
Application of the Dispersive Optical Model to 208Pb, Michael Keim, Physics
Investigating activity-dependent regulation of astrocyte local translation, Rohan Khazanchi, Biology
Calculating the Observable Properties of Mass Accreting Black Holes, Heather Lee, Physics
Organelle-Organelle Communication in Plant Growth and Development, Josephine S. Lee, Margaret E. Wilson, and Elizabeth S. Haswell, Biology
What Types of Flashcards Improve Science Test Performance?, Chelsea Lin, Toshiya Miyatsu, and Mark A. McDaniel, Psychology
Synaptic Dependent Amyloid-β Generation in vivo in Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Model, Derrick Ogola, Biology
Patterns of fecal progestagens, estrogens, and androgens associated with reproduction in blue-throated piping guans (Pipile cumanensis), Leslie Ann Sterling, Helen Clawitter, Corinne P. Kozlowski, Michael Macek, and Anne Tieber, Environmental Studies
The Next Generation of Wireless Cyber-Physical Simulator, Xinghan Wang and Kevin Xu, Computer Science
Geometric algorithms for modeling protein structures, Dan Zeng, Computer Science
Posters/Abstracts from 2015
Las Madres de Plaza de Mayo, Then and Now: A Comparative Analysis of its Fractured Factions and Lasting Sybolism in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sondra Anton, International and Area Studies
Colorism: More Than Just Color, Diane-Jo Bart-Plange
The Global Wars on Terror, Margaret Bavlsik
Effects of Early Life Stress on Resting-State Functional Connectivity in HIV-Positive Individuals, Jee Yoon Chang
Canada’s Stratford: Disentangling and Reimagining Imperial Inherence, David Davison, English
Influences of Instructor Beliefs, Biases, and Language While Teaching Undergraduate Physics, Marie Draper
Understanding Malagasy Women's Preferences for Reproductive Health Care, Mackenzie Findlay
A novel GABAergic projection links central amygdala to frontal cortex and facilitates reward-like behavior, Samuel C. Funderburk
The C-terminal Linker of FtsZ Acts as an Intrinsically Disordered Peptide during Cell Division in Bacillus subtilis, Steven Grigsby
Patterning Arrays of Colloidal Metal Nanoparticles, Avi Grinberg, Chemistry
Barriers to Health Insurance Enrollment for Black Missourians, Rachel S. Hoffman, <--Please Select Department-->