ECSC:Eastern Colleges Science Conference
2016 Eastern Colleges Science Conference
The 70th annual Eastern Colleges Science Conference (ECSC) was held at Western New England University on 2 April 2016 in Springfield, MA.
Awards
AWARDS FOR MANUSCRIPTS
Title: Bending Stress Characteristics of Terminal Tree Branches
First Author: Domenick Avanzi
School: Manhattan College
Title: Rates of Bark Formation on Surfaces of Saguaro Cactus Plants
First Author: Lauren Barton
School: Manhattan College
Title: Impact of Pharmaceuticals in the Hudson River
on the Histopathology and Behavior of the Crayfish Orconectes immunis
First Author: Julia Czarnecki
School: Marist College
Title: Characterization of Eccentric Growth in Stems of Artemisia tridentata Nutt. ssp. wyomingensis Beetle & Young
First Author: Tiffany A. Kharran
School: Manhattan College
Title: Emerging Anthropogenic Chemicals in the Hudson River:
The Potential Histopathological and Chemical Effect on Aquatic Vegetation
First Author: Alec Lee
School: Marist College
Title: Investigation of Hematological Responses to Diacetylmorphine and Methadone Exposure Using Avian Model
First Author: Beckley Miller
School: Marist College
Title: Lack of Deleterious Side Effects in Naltrexone-Treated Rats
First Author: Jacob Musiol
School: John Carroll University
Title: Effects of Perched Culverts on Upstream and Downstream Eel Populations in Hudson River Streams
First Author: Marissa J. Porter
School: Marist College
Title: Xylem Characteristics and Xylem Conductivity in Stems of North American Cactus Species
First Author: Kristen Skonieczny
School: Manhattan College
Title: Chromatographic Analysis of Bee Propolis from Different Parts of the World
First Author: Kevin Symczak
School: Pace University
Title: Evidence of Cryptosporidium spp. in Three Bivalve Species Collected from Orchard Beach, New York
First Author: Freda Fafah Ami Tei
School: Manhattan College
AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING
PLATFORM PRESENTATIONS
RATES OF BARK FORMATION ON SURFACES OF SAGUARO CACTUS PLANTS
Lauren Barton
Manhattan College
METABOLISM AS A BIOASSAY OF ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS:
HEMIGRAPSUS SANGUINEUS AS A MODEL ORGANISM
Zachary Scheid
Manhattan College
FILAMENTATION PROTECTS CANDIDA ALBICANS FROM AMPHOTERICIN B-INDUCED
PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH VIA A MECHANISM INVOLVING THE YEAST METACASPASE, MCA1
Melissa Brown
Providence College
FINE MAPPING OF THE ROUGH FUR (RUF) MUTATION IN MICE
Mohammed Rabah
Central Connecticut State University
INTEGRATION OF HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY ELECTROSPRAY
IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY FOR IDENTIFICATION OF HYDROLYSABLE TANNINS IN LEAF EXTRACTS
Joseph Francisco
United States Naval Academy
DETERMINATION OF POLYELECTROLYTE PKA VALUES USING SURFACE-TO-AIR
TENSION MEASUREMENTS
Brittany Dickhaus
Western New England University College of Pharmacy
PRESENCE OF HUMAN INTESTINAL PARASITES IN OYSTERS (CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA):
TEMPORAL TREND IN PREVALENCE AND GENOTYPE
Steven Kowalyk
Manhattan College
A NOVEL ROLE FOR IL-10 IN MEDIATION OF MAST CELL RESPONSES AND THE
DEVELOPMENT OF IgE-DEPENDENT FOOD ALLERGY
Jeffrey Rovatti
Western New England University College of Pharmacy
(Won Excellence in Innovative Research)
FORMULATION, EVALUATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE IN VITRO
RELEASE KINETICS OF COMPOUNDED SLOW-RELEASE CAPSULES OF LIOTHYRONINE
SODIUM (T3)
Clayton Cassone
Western New England University College of Pharmacy
CRIMINAL MINDS AND LOONEY TOONS: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF MENTAL ILLNESS
ON TELEVISION
Ryan Leary
Ithaca College
AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
THE USE OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AS A GREENER ALTERNATIVE TO
CONTROLLING PLANT-PARASITIC NEMATODES
Julie Sargent
Elms College
THE EFFECTS OF MYCORRHIZAE ON EARLY AND LATE SEASON DAMAGE OF
PHASELOUS VULGARIS
Erica H. Van Ness
Elms College
INFLUENCE OF HABITAT ON ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION:
DO JUVENILE HORSESHOE CRABS GIVE A CRAB?
Erin DiPietro
Sacred Heart University
ANALYSIS OF HFQ AND RPOS FUNCTIONS IN STATIONARY PHASE SURVIVAL IN THE
METAL-REDUCING BACTERIUM SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS
Matthew Cupelo
Providence College
DIFFERENTIATION OF SCCmec TYPES IN STAPHYLOCOCCUS SPP.
IN NON-CLINICAL ISOLATES
Sonja Opper
Niagara University
IDENTIFICATION OF GENETIC INTERACTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PRP5 USING S. CEREVISIAE
AS A MODEL
Jackie Copeland
Mount St. Mary College
THE EFFECTS OF CARBARYL ON C6 ASTROCYTES
Keri Jung
Westfield State University
MODULATION OF IMMUNE CELL FUNCTION BY DIET-INDUCED EPIGENETIC MODIFICATIONS
Edwin Kaczenski
Western New England University College of Pharmacy
INVESTIGATION OF HEMATOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO DIACETYLMORPHINE
AND METHADONE EXPOSURE USING AVIAN MODEL
Beckley Miller
Marist College
THE ROLE OF DREBRIN IN HEROIN RELAPSE IN RATS
Samantha Stein
John Carroll University
RIBBED MUSSELS USE HSP70 AS PART OF MOLECULAR ADAPTATION TO SALT STRESS
Josh Stirba
Central Connecticut State University
ISCHEMIA IMPAIRS MITOCHONDRIAL VELOCITY IN WHITE MATTER OF THE BRAIN
IN AN AGE-DEPENDENT MANNER
Stephen Politano
John Carroll University
DETERMINATION OF pKa VALUES OF POLYELECTROLYTES UTILIZING SPRAY
DRYER AND PARTICLE SIZE ANALYZER
Mary Machado
Western New England University College of Pharmacy
EFFECT OF RHODIOLA ROSEA TREATMENT ON OVARIAN CANCER CELLS
Caitlyn Leavitt
Springfield College
STRESS-INDUCED REINSTATEMENT OF MORPHINE-CPP IS ATTENUATED BY NOR-
BNI IN FEMALE BUT NOT MALE RATS
Nicole J. Lessard
Western New England University
SEX IS NOT JUST IN THE CITY: HISTORICAL CHANGES IN SEXUAL CONTENT IN SITCOMS
(1995 - 2015)
Zoe Ettelman
Ithaca College
RECOGNITION MEMORY DIFFERENCES ON RESPONSE BIAS ARE INFLUENCES BY AROUSAL AND CONTENT CONTROL
Ella E. Kaiser
Ithaca College