Jasmine Anderson
Research Project: Using The CRISPR-Cas9 System to Create the First Single
Gene Knock-Out in the Drosophila Gene Outsiders
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Clark Coffman, Genetics, Developmental, and Cell Biology
Nathalie Fuentes
Research Project: Bioenergetics of Chemoautotrophic and Methanotrophic Bacteria
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Alan Dispirito, Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
Amber Elese Haritos
Research Project: The Effects of Viruses on Honey Bee Behavior
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Amy Toth, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology
Deborah Lincow
Research Project: Development of an In Vitro System to Study Neural Regeneration Using Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Donald Sakaguchi, Department of Genetics
Ariana Mora
Research Project: Speech Recognition Application for Pronunciation Training
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Horabail Venkatagiri, Department of Psychology
Sebastian Niles
Research Project: False Confessions and Suggestibility
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Max Guyll, Department of Psychology
Danielle Pohl
Research Project: The Role of Maternally Supplied Cell Death Components in
Primordial Germ Cell Development of Drosophila Melanogaster
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Clark Coffman, Genetics, Developmental, and Cell Biology
Kevin Quinteros
Research Project: The Phylogenetic Patterns of Key Innovations Associated with Shell Structure and
Function and the Independent Origins of Shell-Closing System or Shell Kinesis
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Fred Janzen, Department of Animal Ecology
Elliott White
Research Project: Effects of Habitat Loss in Southeastern Louisiana on Migratory Birds from Central Iowa
Fauclty Mentor: Dr. William Crumpton, Department of Biology and Animal Ecology
Cimone Wright
Research Project: Capturing Cognitive Fingerprints for Active Authentication
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Morris Chang, Computer and Electrical Engineering