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I. Dodd Wilson Education Building, Lecture Hall, Room 126 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, Arkansas Wednesday, July 25th 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM

*Pick up registration materials from 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM*

Seventh Annual Central Arkansas

Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium

at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Symposium Program

*All events will take place in the I. Dodd Wilson Education Building in Lecture Hall 126 and the atrium*

7:30 – 8:30 am Pick up registration materials at Registration desk

(Sharon Sipe/Janeelle Whitfield)

Parking validation (Fred Goad)

Arrival and poster set-up

8:30 am Welcome and Opening remarks

Grover P. Miller, Ph.D.

8:45 – 10:15 am Oral Session I / Odd number talks

Session I Chair: Karen L. Abbott, PhD

10:15 – 10:30 am Break

10:30 – 11:30 pm Poster Platform Session I – Odd number posters

11:30 – 12:15 pm Lunch (free for registrants only)

12:15 – 1:15 pm Poster Platform Session II – Even number posters

1:15 – 2:45 pm Oral Session II / Even number talks

Session II Chair: Robert L. Eoff, PhD

2:45 – 3:00 pm Break

3:00 pm Introduction of speaker

Grover P. Miller, PhD

3:05 – 3:30 pm “Bed(side) to the Bench: A journey from patient to Researcher.” Aime Franco, PhD Associate Professor Department of Physiology and Biophysics

3:30 pm Student recognition, Survey drawing, and Closing remarks

Mari Davidson, PhD and Grover P. Miller, PhD _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Poster set-up: Each poster has been assigned a number that corresponds to a specific poster board. Participants should put up posters prior to 8:30 am if possible.

Oral Platform Session I: Each speaker will have 12 minutes followed by 3 minutes for questions.

Poster Platform Session I: Those students who have been assigned a poster board with an ODD number are requested to stand by their posters from 10:30 am to 11:30 am.

Lunch: Lunch will be served in Room 105 A/B (lunch is free for registrants only)

Poster Platform Session II: Those students who have been assigned a poster board with an EVEN number are requested to stand by their posters from 12:15 pm to 1:15 pm.

Oral Platform Session II: Each speaker will have 12 minutes followed by 3 minutes for questions.

Co-organizers: Kevin D. Raney, PhD and Grover P. Miller, PhD Organized and Sponsored by the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Arkansas for Medical

Sciences along with the Graduate School and the Arkansas INBRE program, supported by grant funding from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) (P20 GM103429)

Special thanks to Departmental staff, who have made this meeting possible: Kahla Robinson, Sharon Sipe, Fred Goad, and Janeelle Whitfield

We also thank Joseph Utecht in the Dept. of Biomedical Informatics for helping put together this program.

Oral Session I / odd number talks8:45 am – 10:15 am

T1 Chelsey Vermillion

Chelsey Vermillion1

“An bio cs Effec veness in K. pneumoniae: A Model for An bio c Resistant Bacteria”

Ouachita Bap st University1

T3 Marinela Elane

Marinela Elane1, Kim, Sung Guk2

“Molecular Characteriza on and Compara ve Genomics of Aerotolerant An microbial Resistant Campylobacter Iso-lates in a Rhesus Monkey Colony”

NCTR1

Na onal Center for Toxicological Research2

T5 Riley Sinno

Riley Sinno 1

“Novel Reduc ve Pathways for Elimina ng Hydroxywarfarins”

Tulane University1

T7 Journey Eubank

Journey Eubank1, Aaron Kemp2, Linda Larson-Prior2

“A Comparison of Dynamic and Func onal Connec vity of Res ng-State fMRIs in Parkinson’s Disease Pa ents andHealthy Controls”

Hendrix College1

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences2

T9 Grace Ru er

Grace Ru er1

“DOPE-FISH: U lizing Bacterial Labeling to Spa ally VisualizeMicrobial Communi es Associated with Spa al and Sea-sonal Turnover of Cyanobacteria”

Arkansas State University1

T11 Anna Claire Goodroe

Anna Claire Goodroe1, Kaycee Patrick1

“Effects of a Nutri on/Physical Ac vity Interven on in Improving Children’s BMI-for-Age Percen les”


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Post Session I / odd number posters10:30 am – 11:30 am

P1 Yadiel Aleman

Yadiel Aleman1, Annie Lumen2

“Evalua on of In vitro to In vivo Extrapola on using HTTK-PBTK modeling”

Universidad Metropolitana1


P3 Kenneth Appell

Kenneth Apell1

“Sex Differences in Response to Immune Challenge by P. yoelii”

Harding University1

P5 Nancy Bao

Nancy Bao1, Jing Han1, Steven L. Foley1

“Impact of An microbial Exposure on Conjuga on Efficiency among Salmonella enterica Isolates and Poten al Under-lying Gene c Mechanisms”


P7 Chas ty Boyane

Chas ty Boyane1

“Polariza on of Murine and Primary Human Alveolar Macrophages During Staphylococcus aureus Infec on”


P9 Emma Brannon

Emma Brannon1, Goutam Palui and Anil Patri1, Tariq Fahmi1

“In vitro evalua on of gold nanopar cles as radia on enhancers”


P11 Ashlyn Carlton

Ashlyn M. Carlton1, Steven L. Foley1, Jing Han1

“Iden fica on of Factors that Impact the Efficiency of Plasmid Transfer among Enteric Bacteria such Salmonella en-terica and Escherichia coli”


P13 LeKivia Cobb

LeKivia Cobb1, Karl W. Boehme2

“Expression and Purifica on of Reovirus Protein σ1s”

University of Arkansas - Pine Bluff1


P15 Christa Corley

Christa Corley1

“Genera on of Mgat3 Dele on in LN18 Glioblastoma Cell Line via CRISPR/CAS9”

Jackson State University1

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P17 Lindsey DeSoto

Lindsey DeSoto1

“An bio c Suscep bility of Staphylococcus aureus”


P19 Chelbi Gilmore

Chelbi A. Gilmore1, Andrew Schurko1

“Exploring the func on of an unusual DNA ligase in the bdelloid ro fer, Adineta vaga”

Hendrix College1

P21 Connor Griffin

Connor Griffin1, Gunnar Boysen2

“Comparison of CB839 Cytotoxicity in Tumor Lung Cells and Non-Tumor Kidney Cells”

Hendrix College1


P23 Travis Hankins

Travis Hankins1, Joe Bradshaw1

“Synthesis of a Novel Water-Soluble Porphyrin Deriva ve for use as a Poten al Phototherapeu c Cancer Treatment”


P25 Anfernee Hawkins

Anfernee Hawkins1, Fatemeh Nouri Emamzadeh2, Beverly Word2

“Modula on of HDAC Ac vity in subtypes of triple nega ve breast cancer: The effects of vorinostat on HDAC 7 expres-sion and cancer stem cells progression”



P27 Malcolm Jackson

Malcolm Jackson1, Mohamed H. Lahiani2, Carl E. Cerniglia2

“The impact of Triclosan on commensal Bacteria and its link to an bio c resistance”



P29 Josiah Johnson

Josiah Johnson1, Anna Wilson1, Tori Dunlap1

“Exploring Efficient Methods For Protein Produc on In An Undergraduate Lab Se ng�”

University of Central Arkansas1

P31 Pranav Kolluru

Pranav Kolluru1, Dr. Kuppan Gokulan1, Sangeeta Khare1

“Effect of aloin on intes nal bacterial community structure and the produc on of short chain fa y acids”


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P33 Kai Li lejohn

Kai A. Li lejohn1, Julian Leakey2

“Evalua on of Hemoly c Assays for the Analysis of Complement Ac va on in Nano-Based Products”

Tuskegee University1


P35 Ka e Ma hews

Ka e Ma hews1, Sco Woolbright1

“Popula on gene c survey of a founda on prairie plant, big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) following a prairie sodtransplant in Northwest Arkansas.”

University of Arkansas - Li le Rock1

P37 Mallory Mayfield

Mallory Mayfield1

“Determina on of BPA in Infant Oral Hygiene Products Using Fluorescence Spectrophotometry”


P39 Sheldon McCown

Sheldon McCown1

“Evalua ng the Effect of Mutant EGFR, EGFRvIII, on GPIT Subunit Expression in Glioblastoma Mul forme”


P41 Amber Melcher

Amber Melcher1

“The Effects of Collagen on Drug Resistance and Mo lity in Braf-derived Thyroid Cancer Cells”

Hendrix College1

P43 Dylan Mitchell

Dylan Mitchell1, Julie Gunderson1

“Design and Implementa on of 3D-Printable Optomechanical Components”

Hendrix College1

P45 Kelsey O’Brien

Kelsey O’Brien1, Alyson Cole, Nick Kowalkowski, Mary Beth Jones, Kaitlyn Thomas1

“Examining the Expression Profile of PD-1/PD-L1 in EGFRvIII-Posi ve Glioblastoma Mul forme”


P47 Ozioma Okeke

Ozioma Okeke1, Binsheng Gong1, Joshua Xu1

“A Bioinforma cs workflow for elimina ng sequencing error with UMI applied NGS data”


P49 Kaycee Patrick

Kaycee Patrick1, Anna Claire Goodroe1

“Assessment of Nutri on Status of Adults Using the Nutri on Focused Physical Examina on”


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P51 Anirudh Pidugu

Anirudh Pidugu1, Dustyn Barne e1, Dr. Grover Miller1

“Iden fying N-Dealkyla on Pathways for Desmethyl-Terbinafine”


P53 Jonathan Rankin

Jonathan Rankin1, Madison Morrison1

“Effects of Light Intensity on Culture Development of Arthrospira Platensis”


P55 Danielle Schaal

Danielle Schaal1

“Bioinforma c analysis of exosome mediated gene expression in human mesenchymal stem cells”


P57 Catherine Shirley

Catehrine Shirley1, Joe Bradshaw1

“Developing a NewWater-Soluble Porphyrin as a Poten al Photodynamic Cancer Therapy Agent”


P59 Colleen Steward

Colleen Steward1, Volodymyr Tryndyak1

“Role of epigene cally dysregulated glycine N-methyltransferase in diet-induced non-alcoholic fa y liver disease”


P61 Mallory Tabler

Mallory Tabler1

“Measuring the Effects of Natural An bio cs on Candida albicans”


P63 Terri Tran

Terri Tran1

“Purifica on of glycosylated O-fucose and N-linked glycans on epidermal growth factor-like repeats from Notch inovarian cancer cells”

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)1

P65 Nancy Velazquez

Nancy Velazquez1, Julie Gunderson1

“Design and Op miza on of the Fluorino: A Low-Cost, Arduino-Controlled Fluorometer”

Hendrix College1

P67 Huddoy Walters

Huddoy Walters1

“The purifica on and isola on of C1q to study binding of it’s triple helical domain”

University of Arkansas - Faye eville1

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P69 April Xie

April Xie1, Joshua Xu1, Zhichao Liu1

“A Survey of Pharmacogenomics Biomarkers in Minority Groups”


P71 Sara Yousef

Sara Yousef1, Adam Corken2, Jerry Ware2

“Platelet Glycoprotein VI as a Regulator of Systemic Inflamma on”

Hendrix College1


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Poster Session II / even number posters12:15 pm – 1:15 pm

P2 Winter Allen

Winter Allen1, Tyler C. Alexander1, An no R. Allen and Analiz Rodriguez, M.D., Ph.D.1

“Photobiomodula on of Neuronal Mitochondria for Radia on Induced Cogni ve Dysfunc on”


P4 Emilie Asbeck

Emilie Asbeck1

“The Influence of PR1 on Aphid Resistance in Arabidopsis Thaliana”


P6 Adam Benne

A.R. Benne 1, Y. Ahn1

“Evalua on of Poten al Tetracycline Inac va on in the Human Gastrointes nal Microbiota”


P8 Hannah Brandon

Hannah Brandon1, Emory Gregory1

“Designing a Passive Tracking Solar Panel System with Shape Memory Alloys and Solar Oven Technology to Power aCampus Charging Sta on”


P10 Cameron Brownlee

Cameron Brownlee1, Karen Abbo 2

“Characterizing GPI Anchored Proteins as Poten al Biomarkers and Targets for Therapeu cs in Glioblastoma”



P12 Steven Chambers

Steven Chambers1, Chris na Okolo1, Jedidiah Whi 1

“Synthesis and an -Melanoma Studies of novel Thiazole-Androstenone Deriva ves”


P14 Jessica Cook

Jessica Cook1

“Co nine and Its Effect on Algae in Wastewater”


P16 Sydnee Curry

Sydnee Curry1, Alexis Baker1, Hueseng Xiong1

“Iden fica on of genes involved in the development of nocicep ve neurons in the mouse dorsal root ganglion”

Hendrix College1

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P18 Tyrone Gamble

Tyrone Gamble1, Yunmeng Liu2, Xiang- ng Wang2

“Associa on of kidney-infiltrated T cells and the development of salt-sensi ve hypertension”

Hendrix College1


P20 Jus n Gooseberry

Jus n Gooseberry1, Jonathan Askins1, Dr. Kevin Cornelius1

“Watermelon ripeness detec on based on the emi ed vibra onal spectrum”


P22 Kayla Haberman

Kayla Haberman1, Nathan Reyna1

“Inves ga ng Carbon Nano-Onion as an Extracellular Growth Matrix for Nurite Differenta on”


P24 Sadiq Haruna

Sadiq Haruna1, Kevin W. Sexton1, Judy Benne 1

“Is nonopera ve management of small bowel obstruc on a viable strategy?”


P26 Vincent Hoang

Vincent Voang1

“The Effect of High Fat Diet on MC4R Neurons”

University of Dallas1

P28 Alesha Jex

Alesha Jex1

“Connec vity and Spectral Analysis of Pre- and Post-Ictal Periods using Intracranial EEG”

University of Montana1

P30 Kailee Jones

Kailee Jones1

“An bio c Responsiveness in Mycobacterium smegma s”


P32 Harold Laws Jr

Harold Laws Jr1, Jedidiah Whi 1

“Design, Synthesis, An microbial, and Cytotoxicity Studies of Fluoro-subs tuted Pyrazole-derived Hydrazones”


P34 Sykes Mar n

A. Sykes Mar n1, Lance C. Bridges2, Jason A. Hoggard3

“”The Walking Dead”: Bestowing Cataly c Ac vity to an Inac ve ADAM Protease.”


Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine2

University of Houston3

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P36 Tyler Maxwell

Tyler Maxwell1

“De novo Biosynthesis of Resveratrol in Metabolically-Engineered Synechocys s sp. PCC6803”

University of Arkansas - Li le Rock1

P38 Hannah McCall

Hannah McCall1, Diana Escalona-Vargas2, Linda Larson-Prior2

“An Inves ga on of Sleep Architecture Features Affected by Seizures”

Clemson University1


P40 Jus n McGee

Jus n C. McGee1

“Timing of Exosome Produc on Controls Neuron Differen a on in PC12 Cells”


P42 Corey Miles

Corey Miles1, Wenming Xiao1, Gokhan Yavas1

“Inves ga on of key components affec ng the accuracy of muta on detec on in cancer with the next genera onsequencing technology”


P44 Madison Morrison

Madison Morrison1, Jonathan Rankin1, Dr. Jim Taylor1

“Effects of Gravity and Varying Wavelengths of Light on Phototaxis in Dictyostelium discoideum”


P46 Kyle O’Connor

Kyle O’Connor1, Julie Gunderson1, William Gunderson1

“Quan ta ve Binding Analysis of Manganese to DNA Hairpin Loops”

Hendrix College1

P48 Connor Onitsuka

Connor Y. Onitsuka1, Andrew M. Schurko1

“Inves ga ng the func on of a novel DNA damage response protein in bdelloid ro fers”

Hendrix College1

P50 Thomas Pencarinha

Thomas Pencarinha1, Steven Barger1

“Inhibi on of IKKβ and its Effect on Serine Phosphoryla on of IRS-1 in Alzheimer’s Disease”


P52 Alexander Podguzov

Alexander Podguzov1, Timothy Hayes1

“Where, How and How Much: Novel Porphyrins for Photodynamic Therapy of Triple Nega ve Breast Cancer”


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P54 Harrison Russell

Harrison Russell1, Julie Gunderson1, William Gunderson1

“Quan ta ve Binding of Divalent Metal Ions to DNA Hairpin Loops”

Hendrix College1

P56 Humam Shahare

Humam Shahare1, Pavitra Murali1, Karen Abbo 1

“The Impact of TMEM165 in N-linked Glycosyla on with respect to Breast Cancer”


P58 Emerson Smith

Emerson Smith1, Irosha Nawarathne1

“U liza on of Click Chemistry to Modify Hydroxynaphthoquinone Scaffolds to Develop Efficacious Drug Leads”

Lyon College1

P60 Ana Swearingen

Ana Swearingen1, Thidathip Wongsurawat2, Intawat Nookaew2

“High Molecular Weight DNA Extrac on for Oxford Nanopore Sequencing”

Harding University1


P62 Victoria Tang

Victoria Tang1

“Ileal Gene Expression of Piglets Fed with Neonatal Diets”

Hendrix College1

P64 Sanidhya Tripathi

Sanidhya Tripathi1, Diana Escalona-Vargas2, Hari Eswaran2

“Measuring Fetal Heart Signals using OPM sensors”



P66 Callie Walls

Callie Walls1, Ishan Basu Ray1, Sumit Sarkar1

“Evalua on of role of pericytes in cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) model of Alzheimer’s disease (AD)”


P68 Kamille Willis

Kamille G. Willis1, Jia-Long Fang PhD2, Yangshun Tang PhD2

“Development of a flow cytometry assay to analyze specific an bodies against polyethylene glycol”



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P70 Noah Yoskowitz

Noah Yoskowitz1, Steven L. Foley1, Bijay K. Khajanchi1

“Evalua on of plasmid encoded factors in virulence poten al of Salmonella Schwarzengrund isolates from differentfood sources”


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Oral Session II / even number talks1:15 pm – 2:45 pm

T2 Thomas Raney

Thomas Raney1

“DNA G-quadruplexes as a New Treatment Strategy for ABC Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma”


T4 Sarah Gilmour

Sarah Gilmour1, Jun Gao2, Kevin Raney2

“Exploring the Role of G-Quadruplex Structures in the Mitochondria”

Hendrix College1


T6 Anna Pinson

Anna Pinson1

“Iden fica on of Oxida ve Enzymes in the Metabolism of Synthe c Cannabinoid 5F-AKB-48”


T8 Robert Shackelford

Robert Shackelford1, Dr. Leena Maddukuri2, Megan R. Reed2

“Comba ng Glioblastoma Resistance to Temozolomide Using Inhibitor of Human DNA Polymerase κ”

Lyon College1


T10 Sam Eddington

Sam Eddington1, Noah Bowman1, Blake Johnson, Ph.D.1

“Examining the biological significance of hepsin expression in the molecular pathogenesis of neuroendocrine prostatecancer”


T12 Leann Tengowski

Leann Tengowski1, Jennifer Gess1, Jennifer Kleiner1

“A Task of Visual Integra on Can Help Lateralize Seizure Loca on in Pre-Surgical Epilepsy Candidates”


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Name (First) Name (Last) Undergraduate Ins tu on Undergraduate ResearchProgram

Administrator/Mentor/Oral/Poster

1. Clement Agyemang University of Arkansas -Pine Bluff

INBRE Non-Presenter

2. Yadiel Aleman University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

NCTR Summer StudentResearch Program

P1, Poster

3. Winter Allen University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

INBRE P2, Poster

4. Kenneth Appell University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

INBRE P3, Poster

5. Emilie Asbeck University of Arkansas -Faye eville

INBRE P4, Poster

6. Jonathan Askins Ouachita Bap stUniversity

OBU Summer ResearchProgram

Non-Presenter

7. Alexis Baker Hendrix College BCMB Research (HendrixCollege)

Non-Presenter

8. Nancy Bao Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)


P5, Poster

9. Melanie Beehler University of Arkansas -Faye eville

INBRE Non-Presenter

10. Adam Benne Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)


P6, Poster

11. Chas ty Boyane University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

SURP (UAMS) P7, Poster

12. Hannah Brandon Ouachita Bap stUniversity


P8, Poster

13. Emma Brannon Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)


P9, Poster

14. Cameron Brownlee University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

INBRE P10, Poster

15. Ashlyn Carlton Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)


P11, Poster

16. Steven Chambers Arkansas State University INBRE P12, Poster17. LeKivia Cobb University of Arkansas -

Pine BluffSURP (UAMS) P13, Poster

18. Jessica Cook Ouachita Bap stUniversity


P14, Poster

19. Christa Corley Jackson State University SURP (UAMS) P15, Poster20. Sydnee Curry Hendrix College BCMB Research (Hendrix

College)P16, Poster

21. Lindsey DeSoto Ouachita Bap stUniversity


P17, Poster

22. Sam Eddington Ouachita Bap stUniversity

INBRE T10, Oral

23. Marinela Elane San Diego State University NCTR Summer StudentResearch Program

T3, Oral

24. Journey Eubank Hendrix College INBRE T7, Oral25. Kris na Fenner University of Arkansas for

Medical Sciences (UAMS)NCTR Summer StudentResearch Program

Non-Presenter

26. Tyrone Gamble University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)


27. Chelbi Gilmore Hendrix College Hendrix Odyssey Program P19, Poster28. Sarah Gilmour Hendrix College INBRE T4, Oral29. Anna Claire Goodroe Ouachita Bap st

UniversityOBU Summer ResearchProgram

T11, Oral

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30. Jus n Gooseberry Ouachita Bap stUniversity


P20, Poster

31. Emory Gregory Ouachita Bap stUniversity


Non-Presenter

32. DeAndre Gridley University of Arkansas -Pine Bluff

SURF (Biochemistry andMolecular Biology, UAMS)

Non-Presenter

33. Connor Griffin University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

INBRE P21, Poster

34. Kayla Haberman Ouachita Bap stUniversity

P22, Poster

35. Darcy Hagood Vassar College SURF (UAMS) Non-Presenter36. Travis Hankins Ouachita Bap st


P23, Poster

37. Sadiq Haruna University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

INBRE P24, Poster

38. Anfernee Hawkins University of Arkansas -Pine Bluff


P25, Poster

39. Vincent Hoang University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)


40. Zachary Hodge Lyon College INBRE Non-Presenter41. Malcolm Jackson Na onal Center for

Toxicological Research(NCTR)


P27, Poster

42. Alesha Jex University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

EPSOCoR P28, Poster

43. Josiah Johnson University of CentralArkansas

INBRE P29, Poster

44. Shon ara Johnson University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Summer UndergraduateResearch Program (SURP)

Non-Presenter

45. Kailee Jones Ouachita Bap stUniversity


P30, Poster

46. Tim Knight Ouachita Bap stUniversity

Administrator for OuachitaSummer ResearchProgram

Non-Presenter

47. Pranav Kolluru Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)


P31, Poster

48. Mohamed H. Lahiani Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)


Non-Presenter

49. Harold Laws Jr Arkansas State University P32, Poster50. Kai Li lejohn Na onal Center for



P33, Poster

51. Sykes Mar n Ouachita Bap stUniversity

Undergraduate research atARCOM

P34, Poster

52. Ka e Ma hews University of Arkansas -Li le Rock

P35, Poster

53. Tyler Maxwell University of Arkansas -Li le Rock

P36, Poster

54. Mallory Mayfield Ouachita Bap stUniversity


P37, Poster

55. Hannah McCall University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

EPSCOR P38, Poster

56. Sheldon McCown Ouachita Bap stUniversity


P39, Poster

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57. Jus n McGee Ouachita Bap stUniversity


P40, Poster

58. Amber Melcher University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

INBRE P41, Poster

59. Corey Miles Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)


P42, Poster

60. Dylan Mitchell Hendrix College Arkansas Space GrantConsor um

P43, Poster

61. Madison Morrison Ouachita Bap stUniversity


P44, Poster

62. Kelsey O’Brien Ouachita Bap stUniversity


P45, Poster

63. Kyle O’Connor Hendrix College INBRE P46, Poster64. Ozioma Okeke Na onal Center for



P47, Poster

65. Connor Onitsuka Hendrix College Hendrix Odyssey Program P48, Poster66. Kaycee Patrick Ouachita Bap st


P49, Poster

67. Kamai Pa erson University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)


Non-Presenter

68. Thomas Pencarinha University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

INBRE P50, Poster

69. Anirudh Pidugu University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)


P51, Poster

70. Anna Pinson University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

T6, Oral

71. Alexander Podguzov Ouachita Bap stUniversity


P52, Poster

72. Thomas Raney University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)


T2, Oral

73. Jonathan Rankin Ouachita Bap stUniversity


P53, Poster

74. Harrison Russell Hendrix College INBRE P54, Poster75. Grace Ru er University of Arkansas -

Li le RockUA Li le Rock Departmentof Biology

T9, Oral

76. Danielle Schaal Ouachita Bap stUniversity


P55, Poster

77. Robert Shackelford University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

INBRE T8, Oral

78. Humam Shahare University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)


P56, Poster

79. Catherine Shirley Ouachita Bap stUniversity


P57, Poster

80. Riley Sinno University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)


T5, Oral

81. Emerson Smith Lyon College INBRE P58, Poster82. Colleen Steward Na onal Center for



P59, Poster

83. Ana Swearingen Harding University SURF (Biochemistry andMolecular Biology, UAMS)

P60, Poster

84. Katelyn Swiderski University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)


Non-Presenter

85. Mallory Tabler Ouachita Bap stUniversity


P61, Poster

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86. Victoria Tang University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

INBRE P62, Poster

87. Leann Tengowski University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

EPSCoR T12, Oral

88. Serena Tolani Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)


Non-Presenter

89. Terri Tran University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)


P63, Poster

90. Sanidhya Tripathi University of Arkansas -Faye eville

P64, Poster

91. Nancy Velazquez Hendrix College Hendrix Odyssey Program P65, Poster92. Chelsey Vermillion Ouachita Bap st


T1, Oral

93. Callie Walls Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)


P66, Poster

94. Huddoy Walters University of Arkansas -Faye eville

INBRE P67, Poster

95. Kintress Watson University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)


Non-Presenter

96. Kintress Watson University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

SURP (UAMS) Non-Presenter

97. Jedidiah Whi Arkansas State University Non-Presenter98. Kamille Willis University of Arkansas for

Medical Sciences (UAMS)NCTR Summer StudentResearch Program

P68, Poster

99. April Xie Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)


P69, Poster

100. Hueseng Xiong Hendrix College BCMB Research (HendrixCollege)

Non-Presenter

101. Noah Yoskowitz Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)


P70, Poster

102. Sara Yousef Hendrix College Summer UndergraduateResearch Program (SURP)

P71, Poster

103. Karen Abbo University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Faculty Mentor

104. Youngbeom Ahn Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)

Faculty Mentor

105. Mohammad Alam Arkansas State University Faculty Mentor/Judge106. Allen An no University of Arkansas for

Medical Sciences (UAMS)Faculty Mentor

107. Giulia Baldini University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences

Faculty Mentor

108. Steve Barger Ouachita Bap stUniversity

Faculty Mentor

109. Dustyne Barne e University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Judge

110. Jon Blevins University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Faculty Mentor

111. Karl Boehme University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Faculty Mentor/Judge

112. John Bowyer University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences

Faculty Mentor

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113. Gunnar Boysen University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences

Faculty Mentor

114. Joe Bradshaw Ouachita Bap stUniversity

Faculty Mentor

115. Detri Brech Ouachita Bap stUniversity

Faculty Mentor

116. Lance Bridges Arkansas College ofOsteopathic Medicine

Faculty Mentor

117. Marie Burdine University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Administrator/Judge

118. Andres Caro Hendrix College Faculty Mentor/Judge119. Timothy Chambers University of Arkansas for

Medical Sciences (UAMS)Faculty Mentor/Judge

120. Tung-Chin Chiang University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)


121. Kevin Cornelius Ouachita Bap stUniversity

Faculty Mentor

122. Larry Corne University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Administrator

123. Lauren Davis University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Judge

124. Mary Davis University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Judge

125. Magda Delgado University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Judge

126. Alan Diekman University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)


127. Angela Douglass Ouachita Bap stUniversity

Faculty Mentor

128. Tori Dunlap University of CentralArkansas


129. Andrea Edwards University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Judge

130. Robert Eoff University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)

Faculty Mentor

131. Diana Escalona-Vargas University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences

Faculty Mentor

132. Tariq Fahmi Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)


133. Jia-Long Fang Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)

Faculty Mentor

134. Charles Field University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Administrator/Judge

135. Steven Foley Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)

Faculty Mentor

136. Aime Franco University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences

Faculty Mentor

137. Ryiochi Fujiwara University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)


138. Jun Gao University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)


139. Jennifer Gess Ouachita Bap stUniversity

Faculty Mentor

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140. Fred Goad University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Administrator

141. Fiona Goggin University of Arkansas -Faye eville

Faculty Mentor

142. Kuppan Gokulan Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)

Faculty Mentor

143. Julie Gunderson Hendrix College Administrator/Judge144. William Gunderson Hendrix College Administrator/Judge145. Jing Han Na onal Center for


Faculty Mentor

146. Timothy Hayes Ouachita Bap stUniversity

Administrator/Judge

147. Qingfang He University of Arkansas -Li le Rock

Faculty Mentor

148. Sara Hubbard Ouachita Bap stUniversity


149. Joe Jeffers Ouachita Bap stUniversity

Administrator

150. Blake Johnson Ouachita Bap stUniversity

Faculty Mentor

151. Oleg Karaduta University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)


152. Aaron Kemp Arkansas State University Faculty Mentor153. Samantha Kendrick University of Arkansas for


154. Amit Ketkar University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)


155. Bijay Khajanchi Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)

Faculty Mentor

156. Sangeeta Khare Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)


157. Fusun Kilic University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences

Faculty Mentor

158. Sung Guk Kim Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)

Faculty Mentor

159. Roger Koeppe University of Arkansas -Faye eville

Administrator

160. Nathan Koonce Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)

Faculty Mentor

161. Brian Koss University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Judge

162. Linda Larson-Prior University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences

Faculty Mentor

163. Julia Liu University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Faculty Mentor

164. Zhichao Liu Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)

Faculty Mentor

165. Annie Lumen Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)

Faculty Mentor

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166. Vladimir Lupashin University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences

Faculty Mentor

167. Beverly Lyn-Cook Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)

Faculty Mentor

168. Leena Maddukuri University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)


169. John Marecki University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Administrator/Judge

170. Taylor McElroy University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Judge

171. Diane McKinstry University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Administrator

172. Tiffany Miles University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Judge

173. G. Paul Miller University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Administrator

174. Caroline Miller Robinson University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Administrator

175. Shengyu Mu University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences

Faculty Mentor

176. Richard Murray Hendrix College Faculty Mentor/Judge177. Irosha Nawarathne Lyon College Faculty Mentor/Judge178. Sarah Orr Na onal Center for


Faculty Mentor

179. Amy Pa erson Ouachita Bap stUniversity

Faculty Mentor

180. Beth Pa erson Ouachita Bap stUniversity

Faculty Mentor

181. David Paul U of A Faye eville Faculty Mentor182. Ruth Plymale Ouachita Bap st

UniversityFaculty Mentor/Judge

183. Dakota Pouncey University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)

Judge

184. Isabelle Racine-Miousse University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)


185. Anna Radominska-Pandya University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences

Faculty Mentor

186. Kevin Raney University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences

Faculty Mentor

187. Nathan Reyna Hendrix College Faculty Mentor188. Kahla Robinson University of Arkansas for

Medical Sciences (UAMS)Administrator

189. Analiz Rodriquez University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences

Faculty Mentor

190. Joshua Sakon University of Arkansas -Faye eville

Faculty Mentor

191. Yasser Sanad University of Arkansas -Pine Bluff


192. Sumit Sarkar Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)


193. Laura Schnackenberg Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)

Administrator/Judge

194. Andrew Schurko Hendrix College Faculty Mentor/Judge

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195. Kevin Sexton University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences

Faculty Mentor

196. Dhaval Shah University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Judge

197. Sharon Sipe University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Administrator

198. Jason Stumhofer University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences

Faculty Mentor

199. Jinchun Sun Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)

Administrator/Judge

200. Jim Tarrant Harding University Administrator/Judge201. Jim Taylor Ouachita Bap st

UniversityFaculty Mentor/Judge

202. Volodymyr Tryndyak Lyon College Faculty Mentor203. Alicja Urbaniak University of Arkansas for


204. Daniel Voth University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Faculty Mentor

205. Daoyuan Wang University of Arkansas -Pine Bluff

Faculty Mentor

206. Jerry Ware University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)


207. Janeelle Whi ield University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS)

Administrator

208. Thidathip Wongsurawat Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)

Faculty Mentor

209. Sco Woolbright University of Arkansas -Li le Rock


210. Wenming Xiao Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)

Faculty Mentor

211. Joshua Xu Na onal Center forToxicological Research(NCTR)

Faculty Mentor

212. Laxmi Yeruva University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences

Faculty Mentor

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RECYCLING

Please help us keep Arkansas green! Your lunch box and many of its contents, are recyclable. Please put food waste in a trash can, and then collapse your cardboard lunch box and put it in the appropriate recycle bin. There are also labeled recycling bins for plastics and cans. All recycle bins are located in the lobby, near the restrooms.

SURVEYS

Please help us make next year’s Symposium even better! To provide feedback, complete the appropriate evaluation found at the links listed below. The survey is designed to measure your satisfaction with this year’s Symposium and provide us with information for improvement.

Show the survey completion screen to an organizer at the registration desk to obtain a ticket for the random drawing prize.

Faculty/Administrators/Judges: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CAUSR_Faculty

Student: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CAUSR_Student

JUDGING SHEETS

Being able to effectively share the results of one’s research is an important skill to learn. We thank the many scientists who gave of their time and skills to provide feedback to today’s undergraduate researchers. Students who would like copies of their written judging sheets may email Dr. Davidson at [email protected].

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