Undergraduate Research Competition: Winners at SCAS Meeting: March 2005
Awards for Outstanding Student Research
SC Academy of Science Annual Meeting
April 16, 2016
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
SCAS/SIGMA XI
AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
Cell Biology Oral Session
1st place
Lauren GreenWinthrop University
(Dr. Matthew Stern)Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor RG2833 Reduces the Viability of Human Melanoma Cell Lines in Vitro
2nd place
Madelyn WasdenUniversity of South Carolina Aiken
(Dr. April DeLaurier)Opimizing In Vitro Fertilization Procedures in Zebrafish
Cell Biology Poster Session
1st place
Meghan StickleCoastal Carolina University
(Dr. Daniel Williams)Pharmacological Analysis of ROS-mediated Neurodegeneration in C. elegans
2nd place
Bibiana LozaConverse College
(Dr. Randal Gregg)Differential Impact of Ebola Glycoprotein upon Immunosurveillance of Natural Killer Cells
Field Biology Combined Session
1st place
Kyle BrownUniversity of South Carolina Upstate
(Dr. Melissa Pilgrim)Assessing Peak Calling Activity of Hylidae Species in Spartanburg, South Carolina: The Effect of Survey Date on Calling Activity
Molecular Biology Oral Session
1st place
Camerun WashingtonWinthrop University
(Dr. Kathryn Kohl)Investigating X-chromosome Non-disjunction in Su(var)3-9 Drosophila melanogaster Mutants
2nd place
Erin McLaughlinUniversity of South Carollina Aiken
(Dr. William Jackson)Bicistronic Expression from a HIV-1 Dependent Lentiviral Vector
Molecular Biology Poster Session I
1st place
Lisette PayeroUniversity of South Carolina Aiken
(Dr. C. Nathan Hancock)The role of Ping’s ORF1 Repetitive Sequence on mPing Transposition
2nd place
Alec Jones and University of South Carollina Aiken
Tina ChandlermPing as a Tool for Transposon Mutagenesis in D.
(Dr. April DeLaurier)rerio
Molecular Biology Poster Session II
1st place
Zakariya AliClaflin University
(Dr. Randall Harris)Identification of Quorum Sensing Genes in Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf5
2nd place
Kasey Kreutz University of South Carollina Aiken
(Dr. April DeLaurier)Using CRISPR/Cas9 to Study the Role of ZMYM2 and ZMYM3 in Zebrafis Craniofacial Development
Chemistry/Biochemistry Oral Session
1st place
Spencer TinkeyUniversity of South Carolina Aiken
(Dr. Chad Leverette)Development of Optically Flat SERS Substrates for Uranyl Microparticle Detection
Chemistry/Biochemistry Poster Session
1st place
Victoria ShoresUniversity of South Carolina Aiken
(Dr. Kenneth Roberts)Optimization of the Expression and Purification of 2,4’-Dihydroxyacetophenone Dioxygenase (DAD)
Mathematics/Computer Science/Physics/Astronomy Combined Session
1st place
David MelnickCollege of Charleston
(Dr. Michael Larsen)Developing Algorithms to Improve Spitzer’s Thermal Imaging of Extrasolar Planets
Medicine/Pharmacology/Pharmacy/Public Health Combined Session
1st place
Christina ThomasUniversity of South Carolina Aiken
(Dr. Michelle Vieyra)The Effect of Monosaccharides and Artificial Sweeteners on Bone Density in Sprague-Dawley rats
BEST PRESENTATION OVERALL
OUTSTANDING MALE AND FEMALE UNDERGRADUATE SCIENTISTS
Lauren GreenWinthrop University
(Dr. Matthew Stern)Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor RG2833 Reduces the Viability of Human Melanoma Cell Lines in Vitro
Zakariya AliClaflin University
(Dr. Randall Harris)Identification of Quorum Sensing Genes in Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf5
THE DWIGHT CAMPER OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AWARD
In Recognition of Excellence in Research
1st place
David GilbertUniversity of South Carolina Aiken
(Dr. C. Nathan Hancock)Characterizing the Replicative Transposition Mechanism of the MITE mPing
2nd Place
Alexander AbareClemson University
(Dr. Dil Thavarajah)Carolina-grown Strawberries and Raspberries as a Prebiotic Carbohydrate-rich Whole Food Source to Reduce Obesity