Platform sessions



Biochemistry - AM session


1] Aimen Khurram, Miriam Duncan, Sarah Wacker PHD. Biochemistry Department
Manhattan College, 4513 Manhattan College Pkwy, Riverdale, New York, 10471
THE ROLES OF TYROSINE KINASES IN BACTERIAL BIOFILMS

2] Franchesca Pepaj, Chemistry and Biochemistry department, Manhattan College,
4513 Manhattan College Pkwy, The Bronx, NY 10471
INVESTIGATING THE DEPENDENCE OF BIOFILM PHENOTYPES ON SPECIFIC GENES

3] Kimberly Heller, Stephanie Roberts, Dr. Bryan Wilkins PhD.,
Department of Biochemistry Manhattan College, 4513 Manhattan College Parkway, Bronx, NY 10471
UNDERSTANDING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN HISTONE DNA AND RPLS IN S. CEREVISIAE

4] Liam Sasser, Ryan Limbocker(PI), Department of Chemistry and Life Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996
ATTENUATION OF CYTOTOXITY CAUSED BY PROTIEIN MISFOLDED OLIGOMERS USING SMALL MOLECULE COUNTERMEASURES

5] Rachel Mojica, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Manhattan College, 4513 Manhattan College Pkwy, The Bronx, NY 10471
PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PROTEIN KIND THAT IS INVOLVED IN BACILLUS SUBTILIS BIOFILM FORMATION

6] Ryan P. Kreiser, 2. Aidan K. Wright, under the supervision of Dr. Ryan Limbocker
Department of Chemistry and Life Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996
QUANTIFYING THE CYTOTOXICITY OF TOXINS AND PROTEIN MISFOLDED OLIGOMERS AS A FUNCTION OF CELL MEMBRANE COMPOSITION



Chemistry - PM session


1] Davi Vanegas, Chemistry, Adelphi University, 1 South Ave, Garden City, NY, 11530
SYNTHESIS OF 2-(2-METHYLPYRIDIN-3-YL)PHENOL DERIVATIVES AS URIDINE NUCLEOSIDE RIBOHYDROLASE INHIBITORS

2] Gaia Fakhoury (1),Dr. Fan Jianwei (2), Dr. Wacker Sarah, Ryan Torres,
Manhattan College Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Riverdale, New york, 10471
CHARACTERIZATION OF BACILLUS SUBTILIS BIOFILMS USING FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY

3] Erum Ajmal, Chemistry, Adelphi University. 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY, 11530
SYNTHESIS OF PHENYL PYRIDINES, PYRIDAZINES AND PYRIMIDINES TO TEST FOR THEIR INHIBITION ON THE ENZYME URIDINE NUCLEOSIDE RIBOHYDROLASE (UNH)

4] Kevin Nelson, Carlos Ventura, Edina Saljanin, Brian Stockman, Melissa VanAlstine-Parris
Department of Chemistry, Adelphi University, 1 South Ave, Garden City, NY 11530
SYNTHESIS OF PHENYL PYRAZOLES FOR THE INHIBITION OF UNH IN TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS



Combined - AM session


1] Maya Carvalho-Evans, Biology, Manhattan College
(4513 Manhattan College Pkwy, The Bronx, NY 10471)
REGENERATION OF CHAPARRAL SPECIES AFTER FIRES

2] Noah Bach, Sydney Scheck, & Jessica Wang. Psychology Department, Ithaca College, 953 Danby Rd, Ithaca, NY, 14850
BAD EDUCATION: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF PORTRAYALS OF TEACHERS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL ON TEEN SHOWS, SITCOMS, AND TV DRAMAS

3] Anil Venkatesh, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Adelphi University, 1 South Ave, Garden City, NY 11530
Viren Sachdev, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Adelphi University, 1 South Ave, Garden City, NY 11530
INTERNAL SYMMETRIES IN MUSICAL 12-TONE ROWS

4] Deirdre Franks Department of Biology, Manhattan College;
4513 Manhattan College Parkway Riverdale, New York 10471
BENDING STRESSES OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY BRANCHES OF TREES

5] Olivia Daddio, Noy Kremer, and Alex Smith, Dept. of Psychology, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, 14850
SNAKE HABITATS VS. GLAMOUR TIPS: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF GENDERED MESSAGES IN CHILDREN’S ACTIVITY BOOKS

6] Sharifa Kelly; Carl Hoegler Ph.D, Natural Sciences (Biology),
Mount Saint Mary College (330 Powell Ave, Newburgh, NY 12550)
THE EFFECTS OF ORTHO GROUND CLEAR (AMMONIUM NONOATE) AND SPECTRACIDE (DIQUAT DIBROMIDE) ON BROWN PLANARIA (GIRARDIA TIGRINA)

7] Sarah Weynand, Department of English,
Tony Kapolka, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766
PREPARATION AND EXPLORATION OF A JESUS NOVEL DATA SET

8] Will Torres and Dr. Carl Giuffre; Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
at Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, 11542
A SIMPLE AGENT-BASED MODEL OF THE EUROPEAN HONEY BEE OVERWINTERING PROCESS



Molecular Biology | Microbiology - PM session


1] Brandon Thrope, Dept. of Chemistry, Manhattan College, 4513 Manhattan College Parkway, Riverdale, NY 10471
IDENTIFICATION OF RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS INTERACTING WITH CHROMATIN IN GENETICALLY MODIFIED YEAST CELLS

2] Christopher Annabi, Biology Department, Iona College, 715 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801
BacM ISOFORMS ARE GENERATED THROUGH ALTERNATIVE START SITE SELECTION

3] Kate Arildsen, Faculty Mentor: Dr. Vijaykumar Veerappan
Department of Biology, Eastern Connecticut State University, 83 Windham St, Willimantic, CT 06226
CHARACTERIZATION OF DEREGULATED ANTHOCYANIN PIGMENTATION (DAP) MUTANT IN THE MODEL LEGUME PLANT MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA

4] Khaitlyn Figueroa, Dr. Sarah Wacker, Chemistry and Biochemistry Dept.,
Manhattan College 4513 Manhattan College Pkwy 10471
THE MECHANISM OF ACTIVATION OF BIOFILM FORMATION

5] Ryan J. Torres, Chemistry & Biochemistry, 4513 Manhattan College Pkwy, The Bronx, NY 10471
GENOTYPE-PHENOTYPE CHARACTERIZATION OF BIOFILMS PRODUCED BY BACILLUS SUBTILIS WILD ISOLATES

6] Sean P. Carrigan, Virginia E. Glazier PhD, Niagara University
REPURPOSED DRUGS WITH ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY AGAINST Cryptococcus neoformans HAVE ADDITIONAL EFFECTS ON CAPSULE FORMATION

7] Velu Krishnan, Institute of NeuroImmuno Pharmacology and Department of Biological Sciences, Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ, 07079)
NETWORK META-ANALYSIS ON NICOTINE'S MODULATION ON HIV-ASSOCIATED DEMENTIA

8] Letícia Guibunda, Biology Department, Ithaca College - 953 Danby Road Ithaca, New York 14850
TARDIGRADE TOUGH TIMES: A GLOBAL COLLECTION ANALYSIS