Abdullah Rauf, “A New Assay to Monitor the Ability of a Tuberculosis Enzyme to Convert a Stress Signal to Energy” Mentor: David Frick, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #125 Tuberculosis is one of the most ancient and dreaded infectious diseases. According…… Read More
Kimberly Osborn, Angela McGinnis, and Daniel Janssen “Characterization of the Crystal Structure of Sterol Carrier Protein-2 (SCP-2)” Mentor: Nicholas Silvaggi, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #118 Abstract withheld due to intellectual property issues.
Sean Ruttenberg, “Chemistry Study Hacks? Exploring Student Experience with an Innovative Chemistry Support Course” Mentor: Anja Blecking, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #139 This research project investigates the student perspective on strategies and assignments in the Chemistry Reading Group, Currins 112……. Read More
Madeline Rickert, “Evaluating “Eco-Friendly” Solvents for Extracting and Recovering Toxic Dyestuffs From Wastewater” Mentor: Mark Dietz, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #128 Wastes from textile dyeing represent a major source of water pollution in many countries (e.g., China and India), posing…… Read More
Abigail Werry, “Examining Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid and Perfluorooctanoic Acid Levels in Drinking Water and Groundwater in the Milwaukee Area” Mentor: Anna Benko, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #184 Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, are a group of about…… Read More
Preston Burdett, “Exploring Student’s Anxiety in Undergraduate Chemistry: A Qualitative and Quantitative Approach” Mentor: Kristen Murphy, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #27 Participating in undergraduate level chemistry courses can elicit strong anxious feelings in students. Previous research suggests that anxiety varies…… Read More
Ahmad Masoud, “Novel Synthetic Routes for Generating Chiral and Achiral Disubstituted Imidazodiazepines to be Potentially Applied as an Oral and Inhaled Treatment for Asthma” Mentor: Alexander Arnold, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #98 Novel compounds related to the asthma drug candidate…… Read More
Molly Kiley, “Preclinical Evaluations of Drug Candidates Using a Cell Viability Assay and Sensorimotor Evaluation Study” Mentor: Alexander Arnold, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #84 Preclinical evaluation following the synthesis of potential drugs candidates is an important part of drug discovery……. Read More
Alexis Peterson and Jatin Pandey, “Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)-Activated Prodrugs: Phenylboronic Acid Nitrogen Mustards” Mentor: Xiaohua Peng, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #121 Nitrogen mustard containing compounds cause DNA cross-linking that ceases DNA replication and leads to cell death upon metabolism……. Read More
Brenden Chasteen, “Realistic Computational Studies of the Illumination Point Spread Function” Mentor: Jörg Woehl, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #32 The point spread function (PSF) describes the response of a focused optical image to a point object or source. This is…… Read More
Reuben Fortier, “Revisiting Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Landscape with Computational Microscope” Mentor: Arjun Saha, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #57 Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) is an enzyme that plays an important role in the signaling pathways of some immune cells and…… Read More
Sarah Swartwout, “Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel Benzodiazepines for the Potential Oral Treatment of Asthma” Mentor: Alexander Arnold, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #170 MIDD0301 is a novel anti-inflammatory asthma drug candidate that targets gamma amino butyric acid type A…… Read More
Grace Geiger, “Synthesis of Diketopiperazines for the Synthesis of Novel Tryprostatin-Based Microtubule Inhibitors” Mentor: M Mahmun Hossain, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #65 Trypotstatin A (TPS A) is a microtubule inhibitor that exhibits anticancer properties. Microtubules are integral to cell division…… Read More
Angela McGinnis, “Testing the Suitability of Laxative for Protein Crystallization” Mentor: Nicholas Silvaggi, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #102 Polyethylene glycols (PEGs) are popular precipitants in protein crystallization experiments. While their precise mode of action is not known, they effectively alter…… Read More
Dhivyashree Senthil Murugan, “The Effect of Indomethacin on the Cytotoxicity of Phenylboronic Acid Nitrogen Mustards in Triple Negative Breast Cancer” Mentor: Xiaohua Peng, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #157 Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) lacks hormonal receptors such as progesterone, estrogen…… Read More
Mira Beranek, “What Motivates Chemistry Students?: A Statistical and Qualitative Exploration of General Chemistry Students’ Motivation” Mentor: Kristen Murphy, Chemistry & Biochemistry Poster #16 Whether it is an intrinsic interest or a required course for their major, students have motivations…… Read More