Best in Show

Manci Li, Biomedical Sciences: Longitudinal detection of chronic wasting disease prion in captive deer feces by real-time quaking-induced conversion
Mentors: Joanne Tennant, Davin Henderson, Ed Hoover

2nd Place Service Learning

Amelia Chew, Neuroscience: Model of the Meningeal Layers and Intracranial Bleeds
Mentor: Tod Clapp

2nd Place Oral Presentation

Kody Armann, Biomedical Sciences: The Impact of Vitamin A Deficiency on Tuberculosis Disease and Outcome (tie with College of Liberal Arts)
Mentor: Brendan Podell

3rd Place Oral Presentation

Benjamin Fixman, Neuroscience, Zack Fleishhacker and Issac Babcock: Modified Roller Tube Method for Precisely Localized and Repetitive Intermittent Imaging During Long-term Culture of Brain Slices in an Enclosed System
Mentors: James Bamburg, Laurie Minamide, Alsiah Shaw

Highest Honors

Maxwell Drummond, Microbiology: A Model for Determining if NOD2 Expression in CD11c+ Antigen Presenting Cells is Essential for an Immune Response Against an Oral Lactobacillus acidophilous Vaccine
Mentors: Gregg Dean, Allison Vilander

Damian Garno, Neuroscience: X-Ray Crystallography of Adapter Protein Num1cc
Mentors: Steven Markus, Lindsey Lammers

Denis Iavornic, Microbiology: Modification of Host and Pathogen Macromolecules Through in Vitro Glycation
Mentors: Randy Basaraba, Forsset Ackart

Rachel Washam, Microbiology: Proteomic Characterization of three Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Sub-strains: Pasteur, Connaught and Tice’
Mentors: Carolin Mehaffy, Karen Dobos, Nicole Kruh-Garcia

High Honors

Taylor Clarkson, Microbiology: Generating and defining anti-Anopheles gambiae immunity in vertebrates by focusing on critical neuronal antigens
Mentors: Brian Foy, Terza Magalhaes

Sarah Cooper, Microbiology: Detection of CWD Prions in Eyelids of Deer and Elk
Mentors: Ed Hoover, Clare Hoover

Alaura Hoag, Neuroscience: Fungiform papillae density and electrotactile sensitivity between the sexes: a comparative analysis
Mentors: Leslie Stone-Roy, Joel Moritz

Victoria Hoelscher, Neuroscience: Measuring Attention Allocation with EEG in Healthy Adolescents and Young Adults for Future Comparison to Athletes with Concussion
Mentors: Patty Davies, William Gavin, Jaclyn Stephens, Mei-Heng Lin

Coral Isaacs, Environmental Health: Air-Liquid Interface Culture for Assessing Bioaerosol-Induced Airway Inflammation
Mentors: Linda Izzo, Stephen Reynolds, Joshua Schaeffer

Ciara Suggs, Microbiology: Reduction of fecal debris in pinniped flotation procedures
Mentors: Ashley McGrew, Molly Carpenter

Elijah Ullman, Neuroscience: Subunit-Selective NMDA Receptor Modulation by a Non-Psychoactive Cannabinoid Analog Dexanabinol (HU-211)
Mentor: Gregory Amberg

Garin Wilson, Microbiology: Combination use of a Janus kinase inhibitor and a recombinant myxoma virus to treat rhabdomyosarcoma in mice
Mentor: Amy MacNeill

College Honors

Jessica Gaevert, Microbiology: Investigating Immunogenicity Differences Between Native and Recombinant Protein X* Through Identification of Post Translational Modifications
Mentor: Karen Dobos

Joseph Gallegos, Microbiology: Generation & Characterization of Cell Lines Resistant to Prion Infection
Mentors: Jifeng Bian, Julie Moreno, Glenn Telling

Luis Gomez Wulschner, Neuroscience: Comparing Neurological Measures in Multilingual and Monolingual Individuals during a Picture Naming Task
Mentors: Patty Davies, William Gavin

Joshua Kaplan, Neuroscience: Hydrophobic Amino Acids Promote Prion Formation and Degradation in a Context-Dependent Manner
Mentors: Eric Ross, Sean Cascarina

Michelle Near, Neuroscience: Feasibility of Fitbit in Research Involving People with Cognitive Impairments
Mentors: Marielle Darwin, Deana Davalos, Jennifer Cross

Alexis Robison, Microbiology: Dynamics of replication and transmission of CHIKV in Ae. aegypti mosquitoes
Mentor: Claudia Ruekert

Natasha Snyder: GluA2-lacking glutamate AMPA receptors in dopamine D2 receptor-expressed neurons influences multiple behaviors in mice
Mentor: Seonil Kim