65 undergraduates in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's College of Arts and Sciences are among 148 participating in research or creative activity projects with a faculty mentor this summer.
The Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience (UCARE) Program supports undergraduates to work with faculty mentors in research or creative activities. Students receive stipends of $2,400 to engage in intensive research or creative activity for 20 hours per week.
UCARE students will join those in the Nebraska Summer Research Program to present posters at a campus research symposium Aug. 3.
- Linda Acho, senior, biochemistry, "Investigating the Correlation Between Oral and Cervical Cancers Caused by Human Papilloma Virus and the Role Of HIV/AIDs in Such Cases."
- Meklit Aga, junior, psychology, "Sense of Belonging and Its Relationship With Student Success."
- Sukaina Al-Hamedi, senior, biochemistry, "Assessing Microbiome-Dependent Effects on Eosinophil-Predominant Phenotypes in a Mouse Model of Inflammatory Bowel Disease."
- Gia Alicea, sophomore, biological sciences, "Supporting Student Engagement With Homework Assignments to Promote Success in Entry-Level Biology Courses."
- Ellie Arauza, junior, biochemistry, "Cataloging of Matrix Effects on Metabolite NMR Chemical Shifts of 2D 1H-13C HSQC."
- Lauren Behnk, senior, psychology, "Sense of Belonging and Its Relationship With Student Success."
- Malia Bloemker, senior, psychology, "Parent-Child Conflict Resolution: The Role of Parents' Conflict Styles and Self-Regulation Skills."
- Molli Brooks, senior, history, "Petitioning for Freedom: Habeas Corpus in the American West."
- Addyson Calfee, junior, chemistry, "Peroxide-Substituted Peptides as a New Class of Protease Inhibitors."
- Ethan Clinchard, junior, political science, "Nebraska Holocaust Survivor and WWII Veteran Network and Educational Portal."
- Caden Connealy, junior, biochemistry, "Impacts and Implications of the One-to-Stop Codon Preference in Certain Flaviviruses."
- Allison Conzemius, junior, geology, "Developing a Set of Geophysical Maps to Track the Yellowstone Hotspot."
- Andrew Cook, junior, mathematics, "Computational Models of Acoustic Microswimmers."
- Jenica David, senior, biochemistry, "Mitochondrial Transformation in Arabidopsis."
- Rudra Dixit, senior, biological sciences, "Microbiome Role in Susceptibility to Disease in Copathogen System."
- Darian Draft, senior, psychology, "Sexual Abuse History, Internalizing Problems and Social Problems in Youth."
- Ethan Dunn, senior, political science, "Petitioning for Freedom: Habeas Corpus in the American West."
- Himanshu Gandhi, junior, microbiology, "Utilizing Binary Growth Cultures and Genome Annotations to Explore Bacterial Diversity."
- Aleksandra Glowik, senior, political science, "Ideology and Its Impact on the Moral Differences Between Males and Females."
- Sri Govindarajan, senior, biological sciences, "Investigating the Change in Survival of Different Mito-nuclear Genotype Flies When Exposed to Different Kinds of Environment and Pathogen."
- Amber Gryga, senior, psychology, "The Role of Parental Motivation for Parenting Behaviors Across Different Tasks."
- Noah Hadley, senior, English, "Anticolonialism in World Empires."
- Logan Hake, senior, microbiology, "Susceptibility of PRRSV With Various CD-163 Orthologs."
- Chelsea Hanway, junior, anthropology, "Wakara's America: Mapping the Untold Story of the Indian Founding Father of the American West."
- Kaitlyn Hart, senior, biological sciences, "Elucidation of Transmission Pathways of SARS-CoV-2 Between Human and Non-human Animal Populations and Impacts of Non-human Viral Reservoirs."
- Ryan Herman, sophomore, biological sciences, "Mechanism of Regulation of Amyloid Accumulation From a Viral Peptide."
- Bryce Herrington, senior, physics, "Magnetic Properties of Ta/Cox(FeB)1-x/Pt Films and Fe-Ge Nanostructures."
- Arabella Hodges, senior, biochemistry, "Evaluation of Rapid Next-Generation Sequencing Methods to Detect and Assemble the Genomes of Elusive Viral Pathogens."
- Serena Jentz, senior, chemistry, "A Chemoenzymatic Approach to Synthesize New Anti-MRSA Drugs Using Enzymes to Cyclize Linear Lipopeptide Precursors Into Antibiotics."
- Anisha Kadubandi, senior, biological sciences, "Differentially Expressed Genes Associated With Preeclampsia."
- Laura Kirshenbaum, junior, biochemistry, "Increasing Dynamic Range in Methanogens Through Recombinant Expression of the T7 Promoter System."
- Jacob Larsen, senior, chemistry, "Non-Invasive Early Detection of Lung Cancer Through Quantification of Nitric Oxide in Exhaled Breath."
- Khanh Le, sophomore, mathematics, "Capacitive Sensors for Measurement of Nanoscale Distances."
- Khoa Anh Le, senior, computer science, "Engineering an Integrated Gene Visualization Tool for Complex Genomic Contents."
- Carsyn Loncke, sophomore, global studies, "History of Refugee Resettlement in Nebraska."
- Bharath Kumar Manchikanti, senior, mathematics, "Developing an Automated Tool for Testing SAT-Solvers."
- Luke McDermott, sophomore, political science, "REU Site: Digital Legal Research Lab."
- Marissa Mendez-Santiago, sophomore, biochemistry, "Effect of Unsaturated Fatty Acids in the Production of Reactive Oxygen Species in Saccharomyces cerevisiae."
- Bhoomi Falgun Modi, sophomore, biochemistry, "Investigation of Natural Variation in Non-photochemical quenching in soybean."
- Wyatt Morse, senior, microbiology, "Identifying a Quorum-Sensing Molecule and Its Effects on the Microalga Chlorella sorokiniana."
- Paige Myers, junior, chemistry, "Examining Current and Generational Bumblebee Foraging and Reproductive Success Across Different Habitats With High (Agricultural), Medium (Urban) and Low (Prairie) Pesticide Exposure Risk."
- Andy Nguyen, junior, biological sciences, "Effect of Sex on the Susceptibility to Infection in Daphnia magna."
- Hannah Nguyen, senior, biochemistry, "Develop and Implement Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences for an Upper-Level Biochemistry Laboratory Course."
- Jennie Nguyen, senior, chemistry, "RMB7 Solubility and Interactions With ZCCHC8 Protein In Vitro and Vivo."
- Kylie Nguyen, senior, biochemistry, "Develop and Implement Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences for an Upper-Level Biochemistry Laboratory Course."
- Luke Olson, senior, computer science, "Long-Read Sequencing and Comparative Genomics Analysis of a Beneficial Microbial Genus in the Massilia Family."
- Grace Parolek, senior, psychology, "Parent-Child Conflict Resolution: The Role of Parents' Conflict Styles and Self-Regulation Skills."
- Lars Pedersen, junior, physics, "Photo-Detachment of Positronium Negative Ion by Time-Delayed Circularly Polarized Pulses."
- Jake Rance, sophomore, psychology, "Enhancing Conceptual Learning in CS and STEM Classrooms Through a Web Tool for Student-Generated Analogy Development."
- Madisyn Reichert, senior, biological sciences, "Understanding Drive Elements Through the Investigation of Disorder on X Genes."
- Jo Sayer, junior, history, "Historical Animation Production for Summer."
- Grant Schneider, senior, biological sciences, "SARS-CoV-2 Non-human Hosts Genome Project."
- Mel Schwensen, sophomore, philosophy, "Petitioning for Freedom: Habeas Corpus in the American West."
- Isabel Sigmon, senior, psychology, "Does Bipolar Type 1 Affect the Way Ambiguity is Interpreted and Response Time?"
- Sophia Smyth, senior, psychology, "Associative Conditioning of the Ketamine Drug Stimulus."
- Joe Staab, sophomore, biochemistry, "Stable GFP Labeling of the Stabilins."
- Tatiana Startseva, senior, physics, "Simultaneous Calibration of Antenna Locations and n(z) for the Radio Neutrino Observatory in Greenland."
- Rachel Summers, senior, environmental studies, "Nebraska Holocaust Survivor and WWII Veteran Network and Educational Portal."
- Natasja Swanson, sophomore, history, "Anticolonials: A World History."
- Thao Tu, senior, computer science, "An Exploration for Mixed SQL and NoSQL Databases With Biological Genomic Data."
- John Vacek, senior, chemistry, "Student Attachment Styles as Predictors of Student Success in Chemistry Courses."
- Arya Valkr, senior, sociology, "Nebraska Holocaust Survivor and WWII Veteran Network and Educational Portal."
- Kelly VandenBos, junior, biological sciences, "Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Social Interactions Between Parents and their Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder."
- Maggie Wallace, senior, anthropology, "Foundations: Finding the Pre-Roman Settlement of Antiochia ad Cragum."
- Chanasei Ziemann, senior, biological sciences, "Knockout of PS-IRF9 Gene."
