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College of Science Undergraduate Students Present Research on Capitol Hill


Research on Capitol Hill Undergraduate Student Event group photo

College of Science Undergraduate Students Present Research on Capitol Hill 


Each year undergraduate students have an opportunity to submit their research for a showcase in front of the state’s legislature at Research on Capitol Hill. Students present their research to a member of the Utah Senate and the Utah House of Representatives, as well as others in attendance. 

Congratulations to the students who presented this year!

Pramod Karthikeyan (Biology): Determining Cell Movements During the Development of the Iris Stroma  

Faculty Mentor: Kristen Kwan, School of Medicine

Colton Lawson (Biology): From Utah Students to Utah Communities: Rural Health Outreach and the Future of Equitable Care  

Faculty Mentor: Jeffrey Statler, Chemistry

Sofia Leveratto (Biology): PPARy Expression is Altered in a Sex-Divergent Manner in Human Placenta Supporting SGA and LGA Infants  

Faculty Mentor: Lisa Joss-Moore, School of Medicine 

Kaylee Meyers (Biochemistry): Mammals on the Move: Spatiotemporal Response of Common Mammals to Extreme Weather Events  

Faculty Mentor: Austin Green, Biology

Daniel Nguyen (Biology): Decreasing Harmful UVR Exposure Through SHINE-Sun-Safe Habits Intervention and Education  

Faculty Mentor: Naina Phadnis, Biology 

Madilyn Palmer (Biochemistry): Effect of Circadian Intervention on Sleep and Metabolic Health in Adults with Habitual Short Sleep Duration  

Faculty Mentor: Christopher Depner, College of Health 

Isabella Scalise (Biology): Overcoming Resistance to Targeted Therapies for Pancreatic Cancer  

Faculty Mentor: Conan Kinsey, School of Medicine 

Jessica Venegas (Biology): Investigating How Odor-Guided Behavior Shapes Ecological Interactions in Drosophila Melanogaster  

Faculty Mentor: Sophie Caron, Biology

Aspen Warden (Bio Informatics and Philosophy of Science) Arbor Dendritica: Topological Approaches to Understanding Neuroplasticity for Treating Neuropsychiatric Disorders  

Faculty Mentor: Robyn Brooks, Postdoc, Science 

Samuel Young (Biology): From Utah Students to Utah Communities: Rural Health Outreach and the Future of Equitable Care  

Faculty Mentor: Jeffrey Statler, Chemistry 

 

Read more about students in the College of Science who participated in Research on Capitol Hill. 

Learn more about Research on Capitol Hill.