Interdisciplinary – Page 4 – UROP Spring Symposium 2023

Interdisciplinary

BATF3-dependent conventional DC1 promote TH1-type anti-cryptococcal T cell responses and fungal clearance during Cryptococcus neoformans infection

Chloe Kazaglis Pronouns: she/her Research Mentor(s): Michal Olszewski Research Mentor School/College/Department: Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine / Medicine Program: UROP Session: Session 5 (2:40pm – 3:30pm) Authors: Michal Olszewski, Chloe Kazaglis , Jintao Xu Abstract Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungus found in the environment and causes lung infections, meningoencephalitis in individuals of […]

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Gay Straight Alliances: Establishing SafeBraveSpace for LGBTQ+ Adolescents in School

Ciaran Conlin Pronouns: they, them preferred Research Mentor(s): Tay Brown Research Mentor School/College/Department: LGBT Detroit / NonUM Program: UROP Session: Session 7 (4:40pm – 5:30pm) Authors: Ciaran Conlin, Tay Brown Abstract What are Gender-Sexuality Alliances (GSAs)? What do they look like, and why do they only tend to succeed in certain contexts? Through collaboration with

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How do children think about bullies?

Cecilia Snyder Pronouns: she/her Research Mentor(s): Valerie Umscheid Research Mentor School/College/Department: Psychology / LSA Program: UROP Session: Session 5 (2:40pm – 3:30pm) Authors: Cecilia Snyder, Valerie Umscheid Abstract Previous research has shown that children evaluate the true selves of villains to have more potential for inner goodness than heroes do for inner badness (Umscheid, 2023).

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Interrupting Prolonged Sitting with ACTivity in the Lab (InPACT in the Lab) for Energy Expenditure in Children

Hailey Choi Pronouns: she/her Research Mentor(s): Penelope Friday Research Mentor School/College/Department: / Program: UROPF Session: Session 3 (11:00am – 11:50am) Authors: Anna Choi, Alexander Bevier , Blake Ebright, Kai Cortina Abstract Employers expect applicants to have critical thinking skills after college and colleges promise to develop critical thinking skills in their students. To measure the

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Human Trafficking in Africa, Europe and the Middle East

Charlotte Corey Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Research Mentor(s): Adam Simon Research Mentor School/College/Department: Earth and Environmental Sciences / LSA Program: UROPF Session: Session 6 (3:40pm – 4:30pm) Authors: Abstract Despite the prevalence of human trafficking in the world, there is little information about what actually occurs. There are many common misconceptions that alter people’s opinions and perspectives

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The Role of Endoplasmic Reticulum-Associated Degradation in Quality Control of Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter 2 in Kidney Proximal Tubules

Brady Braund Pronouns: he/him Research Mentor(s): You Lu Research Mentor School/College/Department: Molecular and Integrative Physiology / Medicine Program: UROP Session: Session 7 (4:40pm – 5:30pm) Authors: You Lu, Brady Braund Abstract Kidney proximal tubules play an important role in the overall function of the kidney and its ability to properly filtrate substances and reabsorb nutrients.

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Investigating protein outputs of 5’UTR isoforms of YHR020W

Audrey Hoelscher Pronouns: she/her Research Mentor(s): Rachel Niederer Research Mentor School/College/Department: Biological Chemistry / Medicine Program: UROPF Session: Session 5 (2:40pm – 3:30pm) Authors: Audrey Hoelscher, Rachel Niederer Abstract It is known that mRNA translation plays an important role in gene expression and the amount of protein produced by a given cell, which influences cellular

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Information Overload!: Lab Experiment about the Effects of Too Many Facts

Averyl Cobb Pronouns: she/her Research Mentor(s): Terri Conley Research Mentor School/College/Department: Psychology / LSA Program: UROP Session: Session 7 (4:40pm – 5:30pm) Authors: Averyl Cobb Abstract With the increasing prevalence of fake news and distrust of science, critical media consumption is more important than ever. With this oversaturation of scientific information and conflicting sources it

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Risks and Benefits of Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Disclosure

Alexandra Sweitzer Pronouns: she/her Research Mentor(s): Mary Lesniak Research Mentor School/College/Department: Psychiatry – Neuropsychology Division / Medicine Program: UROP Session: Session 6 (3:40pm – 4:30pm) Authors: Alexandra Sweitzer, Mary Lesniak, Annalise Rahman-Filipiak Abstract Minimal research has been done surrounding disclosure of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) biomarker results and whether individuals want to know their risk for

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Global Benchmarking for Emergency Response Systems

Armando Salazar Pronouns: He/Him Research Mentor(s): Ravi Anupindi Research Mentor School/College/Department: Operations and Management Science / Business Program: UROPF Session: Session 1 (9:00am – 9:50am) Authors: Abstract Despite the extensive extant research on the medical systems, the literature on design of pre-hospital care emergency response systems (ERS), including efficient placement of ambulances in a sector,

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