Poster Session B:
9:45 - 10:45 am
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Chemistry; and Chemical Engineering (34 posters).
Note: This session features presentations by members of the American Chemical Society Student Affiliates Chapter at OSU.
Note: Presentations are grouped by the student’s area of research (based on the faculty mentor’s academic department), not the student’s academic major.
Presentations:
B-01 Maison Cook and Emma Kempton
Research Collaborators: Stephen Kotey, Pei Jia Ng, Sean Gile
Research Presentation Title: Cloning of Anti-tumor Human Gene SMARCB1/INI1 for the Treatment of Rhabdoid Tumors
Faculty Research Mentor: Yong Cheng, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
B-02 Avery Ethridge
Research Presentation Title: Application of the Next Generation DNA Sequencing Technique in COVID-19 Vaccine Development
Faculty Research Mentor: Yong Cheng, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
B-03 Charlcie Gatewood
Research Collaborators: Stephen Kotey, Xuejuan Tan
Research Presentation Title: Mycobacterial Killing Assay in Macrophages
Faculty Research Mentor: Yong Cheng, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
B-04 Carlyn Guthrie
Research Collaborators: Xuejuan Tan, Lin Liu
Research Presentation Title: Developing a Bacteria-based Covid-19 Vaccine
Faculty Research Mentor: Yong Cheng, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
B-05 Giselle Johnson and Tatum Norwood
Research Collaborators: Pei Jia Ng, Stephen Kotey, Sean Gile, Sushim Gupta, John Gustafson
Research Presentation Title: The Application of Next-Generation DNA Sequencing Technique in Identifying Antibiotic-Resistant Genes in Bacteria Isolates
Faculty Research Mentor: Yong Cheng, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
B-06 Ashton Self
Research Collaborators: Carlyn Guthrie, Xuejuan Tan
Research Presentation Title: Understanding the Mechanism of Anti-mycobacterial Responses in Host Cells
Faculty Research Mentor: Yong Cheng, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
B-07 Maicel Sims
Research Collaborators: Stephen Kotey, Xuejuan Tan, Yong Cheng
Research Presentation Title: DNA Transformation in Mycobacterium abscessus
Faculty Research Mentor: Yong Cheng, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
B-08 Lydia Stinson
Research Collaborators: Charlie Vermiere, Xuejuan Tan, Yong Cheng
Research Presentation Title: Understanding the Interaction between Nontuberculous Mycobacteria and the Host in Cystic Fibrosis
Faculty Research Mentor: Yong Cheng, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
B-09 Charlie Vermeire
Research Collaborators: Xuejuan Tan, Stephen Kotey, Yurong Liang, Lin Liu, Yong Cheng
Research Presentation Title: The Role of Mycobacterium abscessus-Infected-Macrophage-Released Exosomes on Host Immune Responses
Faculty Research Mentor: Yong Cheng, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
B-10 Brinkli Abbitt
Research Collaborators: Jindal Shah
Research Presentation Title: Discovering Environmentally Friendly Corrosion Inhibitors Using Quantum Chemical Calculations
Faculty Research Mentor: Jindal Shah, Chemical Engineering
B-11 Connor Allen
Research Collaborators: Allan Katende, Robert Krumm, Xiong Fengyang, Cody Massion, Dustin Crandall
Research Presentation Title: Subsurface Engineering of Conductive Fractures in Caney Shale, Southern Oklahoma: A Step Towards Energy Transition
Faculty Research Mentor: Mileva Radonjic, Chemical Engineering
B-12 Mejalaa Mega Jayaseelan
Research Collaborators: Heather Fahlenkamp, Taylor Conley
Research Presentation Title: Testing the Infectivity of Respiratory Syncytial Virus on Small Airway Epithelial Cells
Faculty Research Mentor: Heather Fahlenkamp, Chemical Engineering
B-13 Alexander Roubik
Research Collaborators: Mileva Radonjic, Barry Dean
Research Presentation Title: Impact of Well Completions Parameters on Oil & Natural Gas Returns in the Caney Shale of Oklahoma
Faculty Research Mentor: Mileva Radonjic, Chemical Engineering
B-14 Karley White
Research Collaborators: Taylor Do, Gibran Ali, Heather Fahlenkamp
Research Presentation Title: Determining the Effect of Respiratory Syncytial Virus on the Barrier Integrity of Cell Layers in a Three-Dimensional Human Tissue Lung Model
Faculty Research Mentor: Heather Fahlenkamp, Chemical Engineering
B-15 Catrina Aguirre
Research Presentation Title: Optimization of the Synthesis of Substituted 1,2,4-Triazoles
Faculty Research Mentor: Jeanne Bolliger, Chemistry
B-16 Kaitlin Ashcraft
Research Collaborators: Spencer Pitre, Kayla Beagles
Research Presentation Title: Hantzsch Amides for the Selective Reduction of Michael Acceptors
Faculty Research Mentor: Spencer Pitre, Chemistry
B-17 Alex Bias
Research Collaborators: Christopher Fennell
Research Presentation Title: Single-Point Modeling of Water Using Spherical Harmonics
Faculty Research Mentor: Christopher Fennell, Chemistry
B-18 David Bruce
Research Collaborators: Christopher Fennell
Research Presentation Title: Characterization of Driving Forces for Protein Folding in Model Systems
Faculty Research Mentor: Christopher Fennell, Chemistry
B-19 Elevia Bruce
Research Collaborators: Katrina Betz, Colton Calvert, Elijah Schnitzler
Research Presentation Title: Separations of Biomass Burning Organic Aerosol by Polarity using Water and 1-Octanol
Faculty Research Mentor: Elijah Schnitzler, Chemistry
B-20 Keaton Cissell
Research Collaborators: Roshini Hanumanthu
Research Presentation Title: Contextualizing Lutidine Salts in Photocatalytic, Substitution Reactions
Faculty Research Mentor: Jimmie Weaver, Chemistry
B-21 Rachel Crittell
Research Collaborators: Jeanne Bolliger, Rehema Nakiwala, Scott Hutchinson
Research Presentation Title: Syntheses of Nitrogenous Heterocycles
Faculty Research Mentor: Jeanne Bolliger, Chemistry
B-22 Rachel Dolan
Research Collaborators: Michael Harris, James Bryce
Research Presentation Title: Using Lipid Nanodiscs for the in vitro Glycosylation of Membrane Proteins
Faculty Research Mentor: Gabriel Cook, Chemistry
B-23 Megan E Hays
Research Collaborators: Santosh Adhikari
Research Presentation Title: Fabrication, Characterization and Optimization of Electrically Conductive Fibers
Faculty Research Mentor: Toby Nelson, Chemistry
B-24 Emily Forster
Research Collaborators: Gabriel Cook, Austin Anderson, Michael Harris
Research Presentation Title: Optimization of TEV protease efficiency for improved use in membrane protein expression and purification
Faculty Research Mentor: Gabriel Cook, Chemistry
B-25 Luke Henke
Research Presentation Title: Molecule Construction for Modeling Packing in Amorphous Solids
Faculty Research Mentor: Christopher Fennell, Chemistry
B-26 Sunghee Jin
Research Collaborators: Jeanne L. Bolliger
Research Presentation Title: New synthesis of sulfur heterocycles for bioconjugation
Faculty Research Mentor: Jeanne Bolliger, Chemistry
B-27 Troye Jirka
Research Collaborators: Katrina Betz
Research Presentation Title: Photoreaction of Biomass Burning Brown Carbon
Faculty Research Mentor: Elijah Schnitzler, Chemistry
B-28 Muhammad Khan
Research Collaborators: Sulthana Shoukath, Jimmie Weaver
Research Presentation Title: Self Assembly of Molecules (SAMs) on gold surfaces
Faculty Research Mentor: Yolanda Vasquez, Chemistry
B-29 Crest Koemel
Research Collaborators: Tyler Fleske, Erik Lantz
Research Presentation Title: Formation of Quaternary Carbon Centers Via Photocatalysis
Faculty Research Mentor: Jimmie Weaver, Chemistry
B-30 Adam McBride
Research Presentation Title: Effect of Diversity in Molecular Simulations of Liquids
Faculty Research Mentor: Christopher Fennell, Chemistry
B-31 Mary McKee
Research Collaborators: Spencer Pitre
Research Presentation Title: 4-Alkyl-1,4-Dihyropyridines: Secondary radical formation using Visible Light Irradiation
Faculty Research Mentor: Spencer Pitre, Chemistry
B-32 Wyatt Xavier Miller
Research Collaborators: Nima Noei
Research Presentation Title: Synthesis and characterization of tridentate NCO ligands
Faculty Research Mentor: Laleh Tahsini, Chemistry
B-33 Abigail Page
Research Collaborators: Dewan Russel Rahman
Research Presentation Title: Route to Novel Non-Toxic Inorganic Pigments
Faculty Research Mentor: Allen Apblett, Chemistry
B-34 Bailey Robertson
Research Collaborators: Spencer Pitre, Tarannum Tasnim
Research Presentation Title: Hydroquinones as Halogen-Bonding Catalyst for Activating Alkyl Halides
Faculty Research Mentor: Spencer Pitre, Chemistry