April 24-28, 2023

Schedule of Events


McNair Scholars Program Poster Session


Student Abstracts

Student(s):
Vanessa Avalos

Faculty Mentor:
Jennifer Adair

Gene Editing in Blood Stem and Progenitor Cells via Targeted Nanoformulations

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Student(s):
Christian Bustillos

Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Chad Barber

The Identification and Analysis of Immune Cells Present in Canine Carcinomas

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Student(s):
Patricia Del Rio

Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Paloma Vargas

The Role of Type 2 Secretion System Protein LegP on Legionella pneumophila Temperature-Dependent Growth

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Student(s):
Cortez Espinoza

Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Travis Peterson

The Influence of Golf Shaft Stiffness on Measures of Golf Swing Generation

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Student(s):
Stephanie Figueroa

Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Aaron Heresco

Viewers Perceptions of Homosexuality in Television

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Student(s):
Emily Johnson

Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Katherine Hoffmann

The Effect of Temperature on the Rate of Anaerobic Metabolism in Mytilus galloprovincialis  

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Student(s):
Manuel Lira

Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Jose Marichal

Universal Health Care Framing in the Media

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Student(s):
Sienna Magdaleno

Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Lorenzo Ramirez

Conflict Behavior of Captive Tufted Capuchin (Sapajus) Troop in Food & Non-food Conditions

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Student(s):
Kaitlyn Marquez

Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Grady Hanrahan

Separation and Characterization of Drug Metabolites and Associated Biotransformation Pathways

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Student(s):
Alia Martinez

Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Sharla Berry

How Undergraduate Students Create and Perceive Community In Online Courses

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Student(s):
Jade Moore

Faculty Mentor:
Dr. ElBassiony

Impact of a Defendants Race and Gender on a Jurors Willingness to Discard a Recanted Confession

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Student(s):
Joanna Portillo, McKenzie Kelly, Lauren McAllister

Faculty Mentor:
Dr. David Marcey

Molecular Mapping of P-Transposable Element Insertions in the Genomes of Drosophila melanogaster Strains

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Student(s):
Andrea Sanchez

Faculty Mentor:
Melissa Donovick

Examining Barriers to Mental Health Services Among Latino Immigrants, Age and Belongingness

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Student(s):
Sana Shah

Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Grady Hanrahan

Chemical Characterization of Pesticides and Associated Urinary Metabolites in Relation to Toxicity Assessement 

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Student(s):
Brianna Zaragoza

Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Scott Chiu

Integrating Culturally Inclusive Writing Pedagogies 

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