Name: Abbasian, Romina
Research Mentor: Dr. Maria Gallegos
Project Title: Observing MEC-17 Mutants in C. Elegans Worms
Name: Andino, Johany
Research Mentor: Dr. Jenny Hazlehurst
Project Title: Anna's Hummingbirds' Microhabitat Usage
Name: Aquino, Kayla
Research Mentor: Dr. Claudia Uhde-Stone
Project Title: Using CRISPR/Cas to study phosphate deficiency in White Lupin
Name: Bachiller, Jo (Mazel)
Research Mentor: Dr. Christoph Baysdorfer
Project Title: TBD
Name: Benn, Alana
Research Mentor: Dr. Christoph Baysdorfer
Project Title: Establishing a Bioinformatic Pipeline: The Identification of Repetitive Elements from Unassembled Reads of the Large Genome Family Liliaceae Plants
Name: Cauwels, Austin
Research Mentor: Dr. Ana Almeida
Project Title: Trancriptome profiling of somatic embryogenesis in Kalanchoe
Name: Chavira, Brandon
Research Mentor: Dr. Pascale Guiton
Project Title: How do developmentally regulated enzymes contribute to stage conversion during Toxoplasma gondii pathogenesis?
Name: Chen, Katherine
Research Mentor: TBD
Project Title: TBD
Name: Cimmiyotti, Dorrien
Research Mentor: Dr. Claudia Uhde-Stone
Project Title: Exosome transport mir399
Name: Cohenour, Emry
Research Mentor: Dr. Pascale Guiton
Project Title: Investigating putative rhoptry effector proteins involved in the host/pathogen interactions of Toxoplasma gondii
Name: Cruz, Trinidad
Research Mentor: Dr. Erica Wildy
Project Title: An attempt at researching growth rates in the tadpole shrimp (Triops longicaudatus)
Name: Dang, Thomas
Research Mentor: Dr. Kenneth Curr
Project Title: Gene Expression of Toll-like Receptors 3, 4, and 5 of Tritonia tetraquetra
Name: Delgado, Daniel
Research Mentor: Dr. Michael Schmeltz
Project Title: Climate Change Preparedness
Name: Duong, Andy
Research Mentor: Dr. Maria Gallegos
Project Title: The Genetic Control of Neuron Morphology in C. elegans
Name: Epstein, Savannah
Research Mentor: Dr. Kenneth Curr
Project Title: Annotation of Genomic DNA by the Marine Nudibranch Armina californica
Name: Esguerra, Alexis
Research Mentor: Dr. Claudia Uhde-Stone
Project Title: Functional Analysis of Kinase in White Lupin using CRISPR/CAS
Name: Gee, Michelle
Research Mentor: TBD
Project Title: TBD
Name: Gosiengfiao, Malia
Research Mentor: Dr. Claudia Uhde-Stone
Project Title: Functional Analysis of Kinase in White Lupin using CRISPR/CAS
Name: Grunder, Nikolaus
Research Mentor: Dr. Ana Almeida
Project Title: Genomic Consequences of Hybridization in Neotropical Costus
Name: Heidarian, Mohammad
Research Mentor: Dr. Aleksey Kocherzhenko
Project Title: Computational modeling of solvent effect on electron transfer in donor-acceptor molecules for organic photovoltaic cells
Name: Jalala, Hamed
Research Mentor: Dr. James Murray
Project Title: Investigation into magnetic orientation and turning neurons in the sea slug Tritonia tetraquetra
Name: Kaur, Sumandeep
Research Mentor: Dr. Steven Cleveland
Project Title: Sharing Martin Luther King Jr's Hawaiian Story: The Truth About the Truth
Name: Lazarova, Iva
Research Mentor: Dr. Kenneth Curr
Project Title: NF-kB orthologue in Tritonua teyraquetra
Name: Looper, Jordan
Research Mentor: Dr. Kenneth Curr
Project Title: Isolation of Marine Bacteriophage Specific for Vibrio Species
Name: Mchenry, Jody
Research Mentor: Dr. Nazzy Pakpour
Project Title: Can we suppress Drosophila suzukii appetite?
Name: Moline, Ariel
Research Mentor: Dr. Pascale Guiton
Project Title: How does the developmentally regulated enzyme, glucose-6-phosphate isomerase, contribute to stage conversion during Toxoplasma pathogenesis?
Name: Moreno, Alejandra
Research Mentor: Dr. Ana Almeida
Project Title: Plant Learning by Association
Name: Ouyang, Lisa
Research Mentor: Dr. Ram Kandasamy
Project Title: Peripherally-restricted opioids restore normal activity without disruptive side effects in rats with chronic inflammatory pain
Name: Parada, Karen
Research Mentor: Dr. Nazzy Pakpour
Project Title: Diabetes, Malaria, & The Gut Microbiome
Name: Parihar, Bharti
Research Mentor: Dr. Ana Almeida
Project Title: Comparative Morphology of Axillary Meristem Within the Genus Kalanchoe
Name: Prasad, Natisha
Research Mentor: Dr. Claudia Uhde-Stone
Project Title: Functional Analysis of Kinase in White Lupin using CRISPR/CAS
Name: Quach, Austin
Research Mentor: Dr. Ana Almeida
Project Title: Are Carex albida L.H Bailey and Carex lemmonii W.Boot ‘Genomic Synonyms?’ Genomic Comparisons within Carex lemmonii for Conservation Purposes
Name: Quach, Emily
Research Mentor: Dr. Pascale Guiton
Project Title: How do developmentally regulated metabolic enzymes contribute to stage conversion during Toxoplasma pathogenesis?
Name: Quintana, Taylor
Research Mentor: Dr. Ram Kandasamy
Project Title: Behavioral analysis of novel analgesics to treat chronic inflammatory pain
Name: Redic, Kanoa
Research Mentor: Dr. Kenneth Curr
Project Title: Identification of Microbial Species Through Molecular Genetic and Microbiological Techniques Within the Intestinal Tract of the Nudibranch Tritonia Tetraquetra
Name: Richardson, Kevin
Research Mentor: Dr. Maria Gallegos
Project Title: Tissue-specific Protein Degradation Methods in C. Elegans: A comparison
Name: Richardson, Jennifer
Research Mentor: Dr. Nazzy Pakpour
Project Title: The impact of T2D and malaria co-morbidity on gametocyte sequestration
Name: Roy, Proyasha
Research Mentor: Dr. Pascale Guiton
Project Title: Identification and Functional Characterization of a Bradyzoite-Specific Micronemal Protein in Toxoplasma gondii
Name: Schoellenbach, Amelia
Research Mentor: Dr. Kenneth Curr
Project Title: Biosorption of Lead by Spirulina
Name: Tariq, Fiza
Research Mentor: TBD
Project Title: TBD
Name: Tibbot, Janessa
Research Mentor: Dr. Maria Gallegos
Project Title: Microtubule Acetylation in Neuron Morphology of C. elegans
Name: Ventura, Bianca
Research Mentor: TBD
Project Title: TBD
Name: Wang, Amy
Research Mentor: Dr. Ana Almeida
Project Title: Plant Learning by Association
Name: Williams, Cassidy
Research Mentor: Dr. Kenneth Curr
Project Title: Identification of Microbial Species Through Molecular Genetic and Microbiological Techniques Within the Intestinal Tract of the Nudibranch Tritonia Tetraquetra
Name: Zaragoza, Jasmin
Research Mentor: Dr. Natalie Ingraham
Project Title: Can Empathy be Taught or Learned? Or Is It Something You are Born With?