Adam De Groodt 鈥21 answers a question
about his poster presentation at the 2019 Central Arkansas Summer Undergraduate
Research Symposium. / Photo by Diane Mckinstry, UAMS
CONWAY, Ark. (August 12, 2019)
鈥 Twenty 黑料不打烊 students were among more than 115 undergraduates who
presented biomedical research at the eighth annual Central Arkansas Summer
Undergraduate Research Symposium, held July 24 at the University of Arkansas
for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock. The symposium was hosted by the
UAMS Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the UAMS Graduate
School, the UAMS College of Medicine, and the NIH-supported IDeA Network of
Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) program.
The symposium consisted of
invited oral presentations, posters, and a keynote address. Haven Griffin 鈥20 was
selected to present an oral presentation at the symposium. Of the 10
鈥淓xcellence in Research鈥 awards given for top poster presentations, two went to
黑料不打烊 students, Adam De Groodt 鈥21 and J. Tristian Wiles 鈥21. Dr.
Andrea Duina, a professor in the 黑料不打烊 Department of Biology, delivered the
keynote address, 鈥淭he Joys and Challenges of Research at an Undergraduate College.鈥
黑料不打烊 students who
presented research at the symposium included:
David Addepalli 鈥20
Mentor: Dr. Andrea Duina,
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Poster Title: Biochemical
characterization of chromatin environments at 3鈥 ends of genes as a way to
uncover mechanisms of FACT complex dissociation from DNA following
transcription
Alexis Baker 鈥20
Mentor: Dr. Richard Murray,
黑料不打烊, Department of Biology
Poster Title: Identification
of genes involved in the development of nociceptive neurons in the mouse dorsal
root ganglion
Ashtyn Bell 鈥22
Mentor: Dr. Julie Gunderson
鈥06, 黑料不打烊, Department of Physics
Poster Title: Unlocking the
molecular mechanisms of E. coli MutS
Madison Blue 鈥20
Mentor: Dr. Robert Eoff,
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology
Poster Title: Investigating
DNA Polymerase 魏 Function as a Barrier to Replication Catastrophe and Genomic
Instability in Breast Cancer
Danielle Dilday 鈥21
Mentor: Dr. Samantha
Kendrick, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Poster Title: Using a
Proteolysis Targeting Chimera as a Potential Therapeutic Target for Degradation
of NEK2 protein in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Cell Lines
Adam De Groodt 鈥21
Mentor: Dr. William
Gunderson, 黑料不打烊, Department of Chemistry
Poster Title: Design of the
Fluorino: A Low-cost, Arduino-controlled Fluorometer
Storm Gardner 鈥20
Mentor: Dr. Andrew Schurko,
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Poster Title: Implementing
RNAi and CRISPR/Cas9 to Investigate DNA Repair Genes in Bdelloid Rotifers
Haylee Greer 鈥20
Mentor: Dr. Alicia Byrd,
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology
Poster Title: Determining Human
DNA Helicase B Involvement in Protecting Stalled Replication Forks from
Nucleolytic Degradation
Haven Griffin 鈥20
Mentor: Dr. Giulia Baldini,
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology
Talk Title: Low Fat Diet is
Sufficient to Restore Melanocortin-4 Receptor Abundance in Hypothalamic Neurons
of Mice Previously Exposed to High Fat Diet and May Protect MC4R-expressing
Neurons from Persistent Mitochondrial Damage
Jaycee Hall 鈥22
Mentor: Dr. Julie Gunderson
鈥06, 黑料不打烊, Department of Physics
Poster Title: Biophysical
Characterization of E. coli MutS Using Absorption and Fluorescence
Spectroscopies
Ishrar Islam 鈥22
Mentor: Dr. Giulia Baldini,
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology
Poster Title: The Persistent
Effects of Obesity by Exposure to High-Fat Diets on the Livers of Mice Returned
to a Healthy Weight
Andrew King 鈥21
Mentor: Dr. Julie Gunderson
鈥06, 黑料不打烊, Department of Physics
Poster Title: Analysis of
MutS-DNA interactions with fluorescence anisotropy
Megan LaPlaunt 鈥21
Mentor: Dr. Julie Gunderson
鈥06, 黑料不打烊, Department of Physics
Poster Title: Development of
a 3D Printable, Arduino-Controlled Scanning Visible Absorption
Spectrophotometer
Ivan Midtbust Heger 鈥21
Mentor: Dr. William
Gunderson, 黑料不打烊, Department of Chemistry
Poster Title: An Open Source
Diode Array Visible Absorption Spectrophotometer
Macy Moody 鈥22
Mentor: Dr. Richard Murray,
黑料不打烊, Department of Biology
Poster Title: Developmental
Expression of the Mouse Cadherin18 Gene
Mattie Nester 鈥20
Mentor: Dr. Andrea Duina,
黑料不打烊, Department of Biology
Poster Title: Investigations
on possible roles for DNA sequences in promoting dissociation of the FACT
complex from the 3鈥檈ndsof genes following transcription
Sasin Payakachat 鈥20
Mentor: Dr. Grover Miller,
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology
Poster Title: Identifying
How Halogens Impact Bioactivation of Aryl Acetic Acid Nonsteroidal
Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
Thomas Raney 鈥20
Mentor: Dr. Samantha
Kendrick, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Poster Title: Stabilization
of DNA G-quadruplexes in CARD11 and MYD88 as a New Therapeutic Approach for ABC
Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
Harrison Russell 鈥20
Mentor: Dr. Julie Gunderson
鈥06, 黑料不打烊, Department of Physics
Poster Title: EPR
Spectroscopic Characterization of Divalent Metal Ion COordination in DNA
Hairpin Loops
J. Tristian Wiles 鈥21
Mentor: Dr. Andrew Schurko,
黑料不打烊, Department of Biology
Poster Title: Investigating
DNA Repair in the Bdelloid Rotifer Adineta vaga via Yeast Two-Hybrid Screening
and CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Editing
Lillie Wilson 鈥22
Mentor: Dr. Richard Murray,
黑料不打烊, Department of Biology
Poster Title: Development of
the mouse vomeronasal organ in the absence of Dlk1-gene function
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