SAMURS

Welcome to the Sciences and Mathematics Undergraduate Research Symposium!

The University of Washington Tacoma Environmental Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Environmental Sustainability, and Mathematics majors host an Environmental Research Symposium, Sciences and Mathematics Undergraduate Research Symposium (SAMURS). This event showcases the capstone research projects of our undergraduate students. The presentations by our undergraduate students, cover a broad range of questions and projects related to the environment, mathematics, sustainability and much more. Projects are conducted in the lab, in the trees, in the mud, in the classroom, at an aquarium, on the water, underwater and on land. Some are original research with a faculty mentor, pushing the boundaries of what is known in their fields. Others participate in internships, where they help community partners further their missions through service. What all these diverse students have in common is the determination and dedication to complete an independent study as part of their undergraduate education. We hope you are inspired and educated by what they have accomplished.

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SAMURS Agenda

Abstracts & Posters

Student Name	Student Faculty Mentor	Title (click on title for poster)	Abstract (click on photo for abstract)
TBD	John Finke	Using Programming Methods to Simulate and Visualize Protein Folding
Alkadban, Zaineb	Sarah Alaei	Outer Membrane Vesicle Production of Pseudomonas fluorescens when co-cultured with Rhodococcus
Bond, Cat	Alison Gardell	Arsenate exposure and hemoglobin gene expression in D. magna
Brock, Julisia	Sarah Alaei	Outer Membrane Vesicle Production of Pseudomonas fluorescens when co-cultured with Rhodococcus
Cruz, Kobey	Jack Vincent	Genetic Annotation and Evolutionary Rate of CHICO in D. rhopaloa and D. miranda
Dela Cruz, Marjorie	Jack Vincent	Evolution rate of insulin component Pten gene in Drosophila species
Deller, Joy	Alison Gardell	Effect of sodium perchlorate on lipid accumulation and growth enhancer of Daphnia magna
Espinoza, Crystal	Sarah Alaei	Quantification of Outer Membrane Vesicle Production in Janthinobacterium with Arsenic as an Environmental Stressor
Free, Katie	Jack Vincent	The Complexity of eIF4E1, Its Impact on Ortholog Identification, and Improvements for Student Success with Gene Annotation
Givens, Lindsay	Alison Gardell	Effects of Arsenite (As III) on Caspase 3/7 Activity within Daphnia magna
Harting, Elizabeth	Heinz, Morgan	The Double Burden of Malnutrition in El Alto, Bolivia
Heath, Alexis	Jack Vincent	Gene Annotation and Evolution of the PolyQ Regions in Fmr1 in Drosophila Species
Huang, Chloe	John Finke	Virtual Box: Simulation of Protein Folding Dynamics in a Molecular Level
Knight, Alexa	Sarah Alaei	Investigating the roles of LPS modifications in outer membrane vesicle biogenesis in Porphyromonas gingivalis
Koppisch, Devyn	Alison Gardell	Cardiovascular and Respiratory Effect of 6PPD in Daphnia magna
Koroma, Arianna	Alaei, Sarah	The Effect of Temperature Stressors on Pseudomonas fragi OMV Production
Livingston Jr, Gary	Julie Masura	Alexandrium Catenella Cyst Identification Within Elliot Bay
Manuel, Zoe	Julie Masura	Alexandrium Catenella Cyst Identification Within Elliot Bay
Moos, Meaghan	Alison Gardell	Effects of Arsenite on Caspase 3/7 Activity in Daphnia magna
Nguyen, Michelle	Sarah Alaei	The Effect of Temperature Stressors on Pseudomonas fragi OMV Production
Nizar, Maleeha	Alison Gardell	Effects of Arsenite on Caspase 3/7 Activity in Daphnia magna
Pandey, Prasis	Bonnie Becker	Monitoring Dungeness Crab Larvae in the Salish Sea: The Pacific Northwest Crab Research Group
Parks, Ashton	John Finke	Using Simulations to explore the folding properties of 2CI2 protein
Perry, Allison	Jeremy Davis	The ecology and origins of Diplolepis rosae in Washington
Renshaw, Christina	Jack Vincent	Evolution of the Foxo Gene in the Drosophila Genus
Rios, Alexandria	Alison Gardell	Analyzing Effects of Perchlorate and Hypoxia on Molecular and Physiological Responses in Daphnia Magna
Sayasane, Imagine	Sarah Alaei	Effects ofArsenic on Janthinobacterium sp. Isolate #19
Shaikoski, Rebecca	Sarah Alaei	Outer Membrane Vesicle Production of Pseudomonas fluorescens when co-cultured with Rhodococcus
Stovall, Janessa	Sarah Alaei	Quantification of Outer Membrane Vesicle Production in Janthinobacterium with Arsenic as an Environmental Stressor
Swetz, Jenna	Morgan Heinz	Impact of COVID-19 on Pre-existing Sanitation Inequalities in India
Valdovinos, Mariana	Jack Vincent	Identification of possible phosphorylation sites in Okp1 in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
Weaver, Dionne	Jack Vincent	The hunt in FMR-1
Wright, Cris	Morgan Heinz	Children's Nutritional Health in Bolivia
Yefimchuk, Venessa	John Finke	Exploring Protein Folding Variables Using Gromacs Simulation Software