Found 28 projects

Oral Presentation 1

12:30 PM to 2:15 PM

Add to my favorites Targeting Protein Synthesis Control in Cancer  
Presenter
  • Jessie Lynne (Jessie) Horn, Senior, Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental)
Mentors
  • Andrew Hsieh, Pathology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
  • Li-Jie Wang, Human Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Session

Add to my favorites Targeting Mutation Load in Colorectal Cancer by Therapeutic Mutagenesis
Presenter
  • Christine Katherine (Christine) Ma, Senior, Biochemistry Mary Gates Scholar, NASA Space Grant Scholar, UW Honors Program
Mentors
  • Lawrence Loeb, Pathology
  • Edward Fox, Pathology
Session

Add to my favorites A Genome-Wide Screen for Suppressors of the S. cerevisiae FMO1 Deletion
Presenter
  • Nicholas Dobroslaw (Nicholas) Rintala, Senior, Microbiology Mary Gates Scholar, UW Honors Program
Mentors
  • Matt Kaeberlein, Pathology
  • Ryan Rossner, Pathology
Session

Oral Presentation 2

3:30 PM to 5:15 PM

Add to my favorites Nutrient Parameters are Associated with Metabolomic Profiles across 11 Species of Drosophila
Presenter
  • Ariana Melissa (Ariana) Samuelson, Senior, Biochemistry CoMotion Mary Gates Innovation Scholar, Mary Gates Scholar, NASA Space Grant Scholar, UW Honors Program, Undergraduate Research Conference Travel Awardee
Mentors
  • Daniel Promislow, Biology, Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine
  • Jeasica Hoffman, Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Session

Add to my favorites Functional Phenotyping of Genetic Variation in the Human Fanconi Anemia Gene Family
Presenter
  • Nickolas James (Nick) Gylling, Senior, Biology (Physiology)
Mentors
  • Ray Monnat, Pathology
  • Alessio Ligabue, Pathology
Session

Add to my favorites Investigating the Roles of the Pentose Phosphate Pathway and Mitochondria in Aging
Presenter
  • Christine Lai (Christine) Chen, Senior, Biology (General) Mary Gates Scholar
Mentors
  • Matt Kaeberlein, Pathology
  • Christopher Bennett, Molecular & Cellular Biology, Pathology
Session

Add to my favorites Metabolic Regulators of the Pentose Phosphate Pathway
Presenter
  • Kathlyn Acosta, Senior, Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental)
Mentors
  • Matt Kaeberlein, Pathology
  • Christopher Bennett, Molecular & Cellular Biology, Pathology
Session

Poster Presentation 3

2:30 PM to 4:00 PM

Add to my favorites Varying Frequencies of a Transient Rapamycin Treatment Effects Longevity
Presenter
  • Tuyet Son T (Tuyet) Nguyen, Senior, Biology (Physiology)
Mentor
  • Takashi Ito, Pathology
Session

Add to my favorites Utilizing ND2 Mutation in Drosophila as a Model for Leigh Syndrome  
Presenters
  • Emmanuel Gregory (Emmanuel) Cuevas, Senior, Biology (Physiology) UW Honors Program
  • Natalie Elise (Natalie) Pearlman, Sophomore, Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental) UW Honors Program
Mentors
  • Daniel Promislow, Biology, Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine
  • Adrienne Wang, Pathology
Session

Add to my favorites Examining Differences in Neuron Manganese Sensitivity when Co-Cultured with Regional Astrocytes
Presenter
  • Joanna Liao, Senior, Biochemistry Mary Gates Scholar, UW Honors Program
Mentors
  • Jing Zhang, Pathology
  • Tessandra Stewart, Pathology, Pathology
Session

Add to my favorites The Role of Rapamycin-Induced Changes to the Gut Microbiome on Longevity and Health
Presenter
  • Yenna Lee, Senior, Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental)
Mentors
  • Matt Kaeberlein, Pathology
  • Victor Pineda, Pathology
Session

Add to my favorites Comparing RNA Extraction Methods: Does Use of a Focused-Ultrasonicator Improve RNA Yield or Quality?
Presenter
  • Thanh Thanh Trinh (Sarah) Dinh, Sophomore, Pre-Sciences
Mentor
  • Cecilia Yeung, Pathology, UW/FH
Session

Add to my favorites Interaction Between Astroglial Mortalin and α-Synuclein: A Potential Interaction Involved in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease and Manganese-Induced Parkinsonism
Presenter
  • Dakota Lynn (Dakota) Hammrich, Senior, Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental)
Mentors
  • Jing Zhang, Pathology
  • Tessandra Stewart, Pathology, Pathology
Session

Add to my favorites Phosphoproteomics Analysis of Rapamycin Treated Ndufs4 Gene Knockout Mice
Presenter
  • Heather Zhong Huang, Senior, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering Mary Gates Scholar
Mentors
  • Matt Kaeberlein, Pathology
  • Takashi Ito, Biochemistry
Session

Add to my favorites Role of CTCF Insulator in Higher Car5b Expression in Females due to Escape from X Inactivation
Presenter
  • Ana Ruth Tronco, Senior, Extended Pre-Major
Mentors
  • Christine Disteche, Pathology
  • Xinxian Deng, Pathology
Session

Add to my favorites Developing Caenorhabditis Elegans as a Model Sytem for Investigating the Physiology of Extracellular Vesicle Signaling
Presenter
  • Shree Devendra (Shree) Mehta, Junior, Pre-Sciences
Mentor
  • Josh Russell, Pathology
Session

Add to my favorites Characterization of Flavin Containing Monooxygenases in Caenorhabditis elegans
Presenter
  • Daniela Alejandra (Daniela) Ayon Moreno, Junior, Microbiology
Mentors
  • Matt Kaeberlein, Pathology
  • Ryan Rossner, Pathology
Session

Add to my favorites Screen for Supplemental Drugs that Inhibit the mTOR Pathway
Presenters
  • Deborah Bora (Deborah) Kim, Senior, Biology (Physiology)
  • Socheata Thon, Senior, Biology (Physiology)
  • Yan Ting (Blair) Zhao, Senior, Biochemistry McNair Scholar
Mentor
  • Matt Kaeberlein, Pathology
Session

Add to my favorites Development of an In Vitro Tissue Engineering Approach for Modeling Cardiac Ischemia
Presenter
  • Daniel Robert (Danny) Burnham, Senior, Neurobiology, Bioengineering
Mentors
  • Charles Murry, Bioengineering, Medicine, Pathology
  • Kaytlyn Gerbin, Bioengineering
Session

Add to my favorites Gene Therapy in Reversing the Effects of Aging-Related Diastolic Dysfunction
Presenter
  • Julie Pham, Senior, Biology (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental)
Mentors
  • Peter Rabinovitch, Pathology
  • Ellen Quarles, Pathology
Session

Add to my favorites Mitochondrial Protective Peptide SS-31 Reverses Cardiac Aging in Mice
Presenter
  • Fendi Y (Fendi) Jan, Senior, Biochemistry
Mentors
  • Ying Ann Chiao, Pathology
  • Peter Rabinovitch, Pathology
Session

Add to my favorites Determining Replicative Life Span in S. cerevisiae
Presenters
  • Vesal Mobasher, Junior, Biochemistry
  • June Shin Lee, Senior, Microbiology
Mentors
  • Matt Kaeberlein, Pathology
  • Daniel Carr, Pathology
Session

Add to my favorites Alteration of Cellular pH Control Mechanisms Results in Disrupted Iron Homeostasis  
Presenters
  • Luz Amparo (Luz) Valdez, Senior, Integrated Sciences
  • Edward Yang, Senior, Biochemistry
Mentors
  • Matt Kaeberlein, Pathology
  • Brian Wasko, Pathology
Session

Add to my favorites Effects of Age in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mother Cells on Daughter Lifespan
Presenters
  • Blaise John (Blaise) Pascual, Senior, Microbiology
  • Katherine Brower, Junior, Microbiology
Mentors
  • Matt Kaeberlein, Pathology
  • Kenneth Chen, Genome Sciences
Session

Add to my favorites Evaluating the Effect of a High-Fat Diet on the Survival Rate of Dopamine-Depleted Mice
Presenter
  • Jonathan Yan (Jonathan) Lam, Senior, Neurobiology
Mentor
  • Martin Darvas, Pathology
Session

Add to my favorites Temperature and Oxygen Dependent Effects on C. elegans Development
Presenter
  • Rohan Bhat, Senior, Biology (Physiology)
Mentors
  • Matt Kaeberlein, Pathology
  • Jason Pitt, Pathology
Session

Add to my favorites Identifying Genes that Can Compensate for Chronically Lowered Cellular Energy Production
Presenter
  • Kevin La, Junior, Pre Engineering
Mentor
  • Josh Russell, Pathology
Session

Add to my favorites Does S6K1 Gene Deletion Suppress Mitochondrial Disease in Ndufs4 Knockout Mice?
Presenters
  • Chenhao Lu, Senior, Biochemistry
  • Samy Khessib, Senior, Public Health-Global Health
Mentors
  • Matt Kaeberlein, Pathology
  • Takashi Ito, Pathology
Session