47th Annual Conference Award Winners
AM Talks
Session 1: Ecology and Evolution: I: T5. BEATING THE HEAT: CAN CORAL-BENEFITTING BACTERIA PRESERVE ALGAL SYMBIOSIS IN HEAT-STRESSED ANEMONES? - Navah Eshraghi, University of San Diego
Session 2: Developmental Biology & Neurobiology I: T11. THE SCENT ILLUSION: DISGUISED ODOR DETECTION - Taylor Wilson, Julia Chamness, and Jeremiah Henderson, Victor Valley College *Best Talk
Session 3: Cell and Molecular Biology I: T20. INVESTIGATING THE MODULATION OF METASTASIS BY DAX-1 IN ADRENOCORTICAL CARCINOMA CELLS - Aarya Mishra, University of San Francisco
Session 4: Cell and Molecular Biology I: T28. AWARD WINNER: TIE: POSITIONING OF HOMOLOGOUS CHROMOSOME 15 IN BLOOM'S SYNDROME - Christian Quintero, Sonoma State University
Session 4: Cell and Molecular Biology II: T29. AWARD WINNER TIE: INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF RAD3 IN HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION AFTER DNA DOUBLE STRAND BREAKS - Emma Grigorian, Pomona College
Session 5: Microbiology and Immunology: T38. DEPLETION OF GUT MICROBIOTA DURING DEVELOPMENT IMPAIRS ADULT COURTSHIP BEHAVIORS IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER - Belle Glaesman, CSU Sacramento
Session 6: Biochemistry: T41. AWARD WINNER: SUPPORTED LIPID BILAYERS AS BIOPHYSICAL DRUG SCREENING ASSAY - Ethan Fong, Pomona College
PM Talks
Session 7: Ecology and Evolution II: T48. ROOT MYCOBIOME VARIES WITH SOIL AND PERMAFROST DYNAMICS IN A TUNDRA ECOSYSTEM - Taylor Cavallaro, University of Arizona
Session 8: Developmental Biology & Neurobiology II: T56. BISPHENOL F AND BISPHENOL S DISRUPT NEURODEVELOPMENTAL GENE EXPRESSION AND BEHAVIOR IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER - Carson Marsh, California State University, Sacramento
Session 9: Cell and Molecular Biology III: T66. PROTEOLYSIS IMPROVES BLOODHOUND ODORTYPE TRAILING - Jessica Carter, Victor Valley College
Session 10: Cell and Molecular Biology IV: T71. THE PROLIFERATIVE AND ANTI-SENESCENCE EFFECTS OF THE HPV-DERIVED ONCOGENIC E7 PROTEIN INFECTED CELLS - Ava Maeyama, Point Loma Nazarene University
Session 11: Immunology: T80. DEVELOPING GENE EDITING IN NAIVE CD4+ CELLS FOR UNDERSTANDING EARLY REGULATORS OF DIFFERENTIATION - Reese Charmae Guitche, Gladstone Institute, UCSF
Session 12: Public Health and Antimicrobial Resistance: T82. ANALYZING DYNAMICS AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE OF UTI PATHOGENS IN COLLEGE WOMEN - Anika Evans and Anna Miller, Santa Clara University
Posters
Gabriella Cox*, Kilian Mazaleyrat, Matthew Romero, Emily Skuratovsky, Peggie Chien, and April Pyle
University of California, Los Angeles/California State University, Northridge
P5. SPATIOTEMPORAL EXPRESSION OF SEROTONIN (5-HT) RECEPTORS 5-HT1A/B AND 5-HT2A/B FROM GASTRULATION TO NEURULATION
Gwyneth Garramone, Brian Wells, Sophia Shoham*, and Max Ezin
Loyola Marymount University
P13. RESVERATROL AND ITS METABOLITES ELICIT NEUROPROTECTION VIA HIGH-AFFINITY BINDING TO THE LAMININ RECEPTOR AT LOW NANOMOLAR CONCENTRATIONS
Rayudu Gopalakrishna, Jennifer Aguilar, Andrew Oh, Emily Lee, Lucas Hou, Tammy Lee*, Eric Xu, James Nguyen, Dylan Pham, and William J. Mack
University of Southern California
Maya Xu* and Rodolfo Dirzo
Stanford University
P28. THE “FATTENING” PHENOMENON IN MALE SQUIRREL MONKEYS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO MALE-MALE COMPETITION
Jacob R. Carrell*, Jilly T. Kinsley*, and Anita I. Stone
California Lutheran University
P31. USING TRACE DNA SAMPLES TO UNLOCK SF BAY AREA BIRD MYSTERIES AND ANSWER FUNDAMENTAL ECOLOGICAL QUESTIONS
Josephine Hernandez Mena*, Catherine Taylor, Avinash Subramanian, Anna Lukomski, Katie LaBarbera, Dan Wenny, Julian Tattoni, and Justen Whittall
Santa Clara University
Carolina Koletic, Venu Lagishetty, Nerea Arias-Jayo, Zhou Yi, Candace Chang, Julianne Yang, Fengting Liang, Anil Chaganti*, Farzaneh Sedighian, Noam Jacob, Stephan Targan, Georgina Xanthou, and Jonathan Jacobs.
University of California, Los Angeles
P47. EVALUATING THE SPECIFICITY AND GENERALIZABILITY OF LSD1 INHIBITION ON CD4+ AND CD8+ T CELL POPULATIONS
Jihoon Lee, Yapeng Su, Emily Chen, and Taylor Hu*
University of Washington
P48. DYNAMICS OF THE SARS-COV-2 MAIN PROTEASE BINDING SITE
Advaith Harith*, Sacha Mallalieu, Amelia A. Fuller, and Michelle E. McCully
Santa Clara University
Sophia Arons *, Joel Quispe, Kelli Hvorecny, and Justin Kollman
University of Washington
P65. PROMOTER OF RAD51AP1 INDUCES A 20-FOLD INCREASE IN GENE EXPRESSION
Melissa Mailhot* and Cindy Malone
California State University, Northridge
P66. USING CRISPR TO EXPLORE THE EFFECTS OF PHOSPHORYLATION ON C. ELEGANS VULVAL MORPHOGENESIS
Arnav Khatri*, Aaron Ge, and Leilani Miller
Santa Clara University
Shivani Kottantharayil*, Murial Ross, and Cole DeForest
University of Washington
P73. EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF ASEF ON BREAST CANCER EPITHELIAL CELL PROLIFERATION AND MIGRATION IN RESPONSE TO EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR
Natalie Alaniz* and Khameeka Kitt-Hopper
Saint Mary's College of California
P80. CHARACTERIZING THE PROMOTER REGION OF USP47
Dain Dayo*, Lesslie Jocol-Perez, and Cindy S. Malone
California State University, Northridge
Eisinger Plant Awards
T48. ROOT MYCOBIOME VARIES WITH SOIL AND PERMAFROST DYNAMICS IN A TUNDRA ECOSYSTEM
Taylor Cavallaro*, Brooke Sykes, Emmett Bauer, József Geml, Shannon Skarha, Jolanta Miadlikowska, François Lutzoni, and A. Elizabeth Arnold
University of Arizona
T50. STEM-LEAF ALLOMETRY MODEL: DIMINISHING RETURNS ON INVESTMENT IN GRASS GROWTH
Addison Lewis*, Robert Griffin, and Brody Sandel
Santa Clara University
P24. GREEN SYNTHESIS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES USING MAGNOLIA ALBA LEAF EXTRACTS; EVALUATION OF ANTIOXIDANT, PHOTOCATALYTIC, AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES
Shaveen De Mel*, David Fernando*, Shaina Job, Natalia Soto, and Ross Anderson
The Master's University
P29. THE BIOCHEMISTRY OF ATTRACTION RED FLOWERS AND THEIR HUMMINGBIRD POLLINATORS IN CALIFORNIA
Victor Rossi*, Katie Conrad*, Joey Hernandez Mena, Melissa Leon-Osper, Eduardo Narbona, Amelia Fuller, and Justen Whittall
Santa Clara University, Pablo de Olavide University
P30. USE OF BIOPOLYMERS AND BACTERIAL ISOLATES TO IMPROVE PRIMROSE GROWTH UNDER DROUGHT STRESS
Atrina Bonihe*, Isabelle Bermudez*, and Michelle Lum
Loyola Marymount University
P31. USING TRACE DNA SAMPLES TO UNLOCK SF BAY AREA BIRD MYSTERIES AND ANSWER FUNDAMENTAL ECOLOGICAL QUESTIONS
Josephine Hernandez Mena*, Catherine Taylor, Avinash Subramanian, Anna Lukomski, Katie LaBarbera, Dan Wenny, Julian Tattoni, and Justen Whittall
Santa Clara University