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The Office of Undergraduate Research is delighted to announce the four students selected to receive UConn Co-op Legacy Fellowships to support projects they will complete summer 2018.
Click here to view the full list of Summer 2018 UConn Co-op Legacy Fellowship Recipients.
Born out of the UConn Co-op’s commitment to public engagement, innovative entrepreneurship, social impact, and active mentorship, the UConn Co-op Legacy Fellowship Program provides undergraduates the opportunity to pursue funded summer research projects and/or creative endeavors. Projects pursued through this program represent the legacy of the UConn Co-op’s commitment to public engagement, innovation, and social impact.
Special thanks to the faculty and staff that supported student applications to the UConn Co-op Legacy Fellowship and to those who will be mentoring the award recipients as they complete their projects.
Click here for more information on the UConn Co-op Legacy Fellowship Program.
Guided by HRP mentor Dr. Ephraim Trakhtenberg, postdoctoral fellow Juhwan Kim demonstrates microscope-assisted surgery to master’s student Muhammad Sajid (background), HRP student Kathleen Renna, and M.D.-Ph.D. student Bruce Rheaume. (Photo by Ethan Giorgetti)The Office of Undergraduate Research is pleased to announce the next phase of the Health Research Program (HRP). This program offers a pathway into undergraduate research for students with interests in health and/or the biomedical sciences. By facilitating connections between UConn Health researchers and UConn undergraduates, the program aims to involve more students in research at UConn Health.
For students interested in participating in this program for Summer 2018, here is the key information:
Summer 2018 opportunities are now posted on the HRP website. There are 26 opportunities that range from software development to public health, biomaterials to neuroscience, genetics to bioinformatics. The application deadline for these opportunities is Friday, January 26, 2018.
All of these opportunities are slated to continue into the 2018-19 academic year. Continuation is contingent on satisfactory progress over the course of the summer and both student and faculty mentor interest in continuing the placement.
To be eligible for Summer 2018 HRP opportunities, studentsmust plan to graduate no sooner than May 2019.
Further details and answers to frequently asked questions are available on the Health Research Program website. Students are encouraged to peruse the posted opportunities and begin preparing application materials for any placements of interest. We urge students to take care to consider the time commitment and schedule options involved in a given opportunity to ensure that they can accommodate these demands in their summer and academic year schedule.
Please join us in congratulating the UConn undergraduates named below for their significant research and creative accomplishments in summer and fall 2017. Students: if you have an accomplishment to share, please do so using this online form.
AWARDS
Congratulations to Catherine Cabano ’18 (CAHNR) and Alexander Holmgren ’18 (CLAS), UConn’s two undergraduate representatives at the Universitas 21 Research Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland in June 2017.
PUBLICATIONS
Nicole Gomez ’18 (CLAS) was a co-author on a recent publication from Jessica Rouge’s lab:
Santiana, J. J., Sui, B., Gomez, N., & Rouge, J. L. (2017). Programmable Peptide-Cross-Linked Nucleic Acid Nanocapsules as a Modular Platform for Enzyme Specific Cargo Release. Bioconjugate Chemistry. doi: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00629
Naseem Sardashti ’18 (ENG), an undergraduate in the Health Research Program, was a co-author on a recent publication based on research conducted with Dr. Sangamesh Kumbar at UConn Health:
Manoukian, O. S., Arul, M. R., Sardashti, N., Stedman, T., James, R., Rudraiah, S., & Kumbar, S. G. (2017). Biodegradable polymeric injectable implants for long-term delivery of contraceptive drugs. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 135, 46068. doi: 10.1002/app.46068
Zachary Stempel ’18 (CLAS), a member of William Bailey’s lab, was the second author on two recent publications in Organic Letters and The Journal of Organic Chemistry:
Lambert, K. M., Stempel, Z. D., Wiberg, K. B., & Bailey, W. F. (2017). Experimental Demonstration of a Sizeable Nonclassical CH···G Hydrogen Bond in Cyclohexane Derivatives: Stabilization of an Axial Cyano Group. Organic Letters, 19(23), 6408-6411. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b03287
Lambert, K. M., Stempel, Z. D., Kiendzior, S. M., Bartelson, A. L., & Bailey, W. F. (2017). Enhancement of the Oxidizing Power of an Oxoammonium Salt by Electronic Modification of a Distal Group. The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 82(21), 11440-11446. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b01965
SUMMER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Pierre Fils ’18 (ENG) conducted research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the Climate Change Science Institute. Pierre had the opportunity to work on mid-scale, high performance computing clusters to analyze climate data with the goal of redesigning the ASHRAE Climate Zones.
Chelsea Garcia ’20 (CAHNR)
Chelsea Garcia ’20 (CAHNR) participated in the Bridging the Gap Program funded by the USDA and coordinated by the Department of Nutritional Sciences. Dr. Christopher Blesso served as Chelsea’s research mentor for the summer experience. She presented her research poster, “Effects of Grape Consumption on Postprandial Response to a High Saturated Fat Test Meal,” at the Summer Research Poster Symposium in August.
Mark Garcia ’20 (CLAS) completed a research internship in Dr. Peter Raymond’s Biogeochemistry Laboratory at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.
Djion A. Holness ’19 (CAHNR) spent her summer at the University of Georgia engaged in research through an NSF funded REU program. Djion conducted veterinary diagnostic research exploring patters of co-infection in domestic dogs along the Panama Canal.
Two students spent the summer engaged in research at The Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter, FL. Through an NSF funded REU program, Mirella Fernandez ’19 (CLAS) worked in the Page Laboratory studying the effects of a double mutant gene on three known phenotypes of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Sarah Robbins ’18 (CAHNR, CLAS) conducted her summmer research in immunology under the direction of Dr. Matthew Pipkin. Sarah worked with in vivo models and RNAi silencing systems to identify transcription factors that function in CD8+ T cell development.
Tanya Miller ’20 (CLAS)
Tanya Miller ’20 (CLAS) participated in the Health Disparities Clinical Summer Research Fellowship Program through the UConn Health Department of Health Career Opportunity Programs (HCOP). Over the course of the seven week program, Tanya worked with the North Central Regional Mental Health Board under the direction of Quyen Truong, Outreach and Evaluation Manager, to research young adults’ opinions on health care. She presented her research “Community Conversation Among Young Adults on Health Care” at UConn Health in July.
Andrea Naranajo-Soledad ’19 (ENG) enjoyed the opportunity to work at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), a research-based university in China. Andrea studied photocatalytic, antifouling and humic acid removal properties of a membrane used for ultrafiltration in water.
Brittany Nelson ’19 (ENG) conducted research through the NSF REU program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez. Brittany’s project focused on controlling the behavior of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs).
Kesan Samuel ’20 (CLAS) conducted field research at El Yunque Forest in Puerto Rico. Under the supervision of Dr. Steven Presley, Kesan studied gastropod and phasmid populations, assisting with sampling plots to identify and count various species.
Maya Schlesinger ’18 (CAHNR) completed a summer research fellowship at the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research. Maya studied a newly discovered parvovirus affecting Red Pandas at the San Diego Zoo.
Anthonia Wray ’19(CLAS), an NSF REU recipient, worked under the guidance of Dr. Jessica Plavicki in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Brown University. Anthonia studied the effects of AHR activation in the liver using zebrafish models.
PRESENTATIONS
David Bachoy ’19 (CLAS)
Society for the Study of Human Development Biennial Meeting – October 6-8, 2017 – Providence, RI
David Bachoy ’19 (CLAS) – OUR Travel Award recipient Associations Between Marijuana Use and Time Spent Playing Different Types of Video Games Alone and with Others
Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting – October 11-14, 2017 – Phoenix, AZ
Norah Cowley ’18 (ENG) – OUR Travel Award recipient Analysis of Growth and Stiffness of Cancer Spheroids Using 3D-Printed Microtweezer Device
Norah Cowley ’18 (ENG)Amisha Dave ’18 (ENG)
Amisha Dave ’18 (ENG) – OUR Travel Award recipient mHealth Smartphone Application to Measure Risky Driving Behavior and Predict Crashes
Clinton Global Initiative University Conference (CGI U) – October 13-15, 2017 – Boston, MA
Akshayaa Chittibabu ’19 (CLAS) – Selected as a student presenter
American Physical Society Division of Nuclear Physics Fall Meeting – October 25-28, 2017 – Pittsburgh, PA
Sam Markelon ’20 (CLAS) – OUR Travel Award recipient gemcWeb
Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting – October 27-30, 2017 – Minneapolis, MN
Katherine Saltzgiver ’18 (ENG)
Katherine Saltzgiver ’18 (ENG) – OUR Travel Award recipient Production and Utilization of Biochar from the Slow Pyrolysis of Food Waste
Obesity Week 2017 – October 29-November 2, 2017 – Washington, DC
Christiana Field ’17 (CLAS) – OUR Travel Award recipient Advances in Self-monitoring of Blood Glucose in Type-2 Diabetes: A Study on Patient Experiences
IEEE MIT Undergraduate Research Technology Conference – November 3-5, 2017 – Cambridge, MA
Xinkang Chen ’18 (ENG) & Md Tanvirul Islam ’19 (ENG) – OUR Travel Award recipients Comparison of Chirped and Unchirped Superlattices as Adjustable-Strain Platforms for Metamorphic InGaAs/GaAs Devices
Northeastern Glenn Symposium on Biology of Aging – November 9, 2017 – UConn Health, Farmington, CT
Jacob Macro ’19 (CLAS) & Pooja Patel ’18 (CLAS) – Health Research Program participants Indy Reduction Maintains Fly Health and Homeostasis
Society for Neuroscience (SFN) Annual Meeting – November 11-15, 2017 – Washington, DC
Danni Dong ’18 (CLAS) – OUR Travel Award recipient Observational Learning: Comparing a Foraging and Aversive Motivated Task in Female Rats
Thomas Pietruszewski ’19 (CLAS) – OUR Travel Award recipient Influence of the Social Environment on Female Rats Exploring a Novel Open Field
ASCB/EMBO 2017 Meeting – December 2-6, 2017 – Philadelphia, PA
Alyssa Mathiowetz ’18 (CLAS) – OUR Travel Award recipient Actin Nucleation Factors that Control Autophagy are Important for Zebrafish Organ Development
Xinkang Chen ’18 (ENG) and Md Islam ’19 (ENG)Pooja Patel ’18 (CLAS) and Jacob Macro ’19 (CLAS)Danni Dong ’18 (CLAS)
We are delighted to announce the 13 student-faculty teams selected to receive awards for Spring 2018 and thank the University of Connecticut Humanities Institute for its generous support of two of these student awards. Congratulations to all award recipients!
SHARE Awards support undergraduate research apprenticeships in the social sciences, humanities, and arts, offering students majoring in these fields opportunities to develop inquiry skills and explore research interests early in their college careers.
Project Title: The Impact of an Outsider President on Candidate Emergence in Congressional Elections Student Apprentice: Kyle Adams, Political Science Faculty Mentor: Paul Herrnson, Political Science
Project Title: Justice in the Dark: How Secretively Funded Campaign Advertisements Shape Judicial Campaigns Student Apprentice: Erin Dennehy, Political Science Faculty Mentor: Virginia Hettinger, Political Science
Project Title: Interpersonal Coordination of Goal Directed Actions Student Apprentice: John Farrar, Cognitive Science Faculty Mentor: Adam Sheya, Psychological Sciences
Project Title: The Scholio Project: Designing Online News Comments to Promote Intellectual Humility in Public Discourse Student Apprentice: Brendan Hogan, Political Science & Psychological Sciences Faculty Mentor: Michael Morrell, Political Science
Award Co-Sponsored by the University of Connecticut Humanities Institute
Project Title: Diverse Experiences of and Evaluations about Sexting and SextingVictimization Student Apprentice: Emily Mendoza, Human Development and Family Studies Faculty Mentor: Alaina Brenick, Human Development and Family Studies
Award Co-Sponsored by the University of Connecticut Humanities Institute
Project Title: Executive Approval Analyses in Latin America and Recent Political Developments Student Apprentice: Shankara Narayanan, Political Science & International Relations Faculty Mentor: Matthew Singer, Political Science
Project Title: Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Perspectives of Witnessed Simulated Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Death in an Opioid Addicted Patient Student Apprentice: Justin Pedneault, Nursing Faculty Mentor: Carrie Eaton, Nursing
Project Title: Accountability in Government?: Assessing the Effectiveness of Ethics Commissions in Connecticut Municipalities Student Apprentice: Samuel Rostow, Political Science Faculty Mentor: Kimberly Bergendahl, Political Science
Project Title: A Computer Intervention to Help Reduce Problematic Gambling in College Students Student Apprentice: Skyler Sklenarik, Psychological Sciences Faculty Mentor: Robert Astur, Psychological Sciences
Project Title: Social Policy and the Political Lives of American Teenagers Student Apprentice: Olivia Sykes, Urban and Community Studies & Human Rights Faculty Mentor: Edith Barrett, Urban and Community Studies
Project Title: Hollow Earth Student Apprentice: Isabella Uliasz, Studio Art Faculty Mentor: John O’Donnell, Art and Art History
Project Title: African American Breast Cancer Survivors Student Apprentice: Caira Ward, Human Development and Family Studies, Africana Studies Faculty Mentor: Edna Brown, Human Development and Family Studies
Project Title: Psychosocial Factors Influence Pain and Quality of Life in Young Adults with Irritable Bowel Syndrome Student Apprentice: Tessa Weidig, Nursing Faculty Mentor: Xiaomei Cong, Nursing
Your first research conference will be one of the most exciting experiences of your research career. After spending months working in your lab, this is going to be your first opportunity to meet other researchers in your field outside of your university, catch a glimpse of some of the work being done by peers at other institutions, and maybe even present your own work! However, as with most new experiences, there is always a degree of anxiety that comes with the uncertainty of not knowing what to expect at your first conference. Here, I will offer a few simple pieces of advice that can help you prepare to make the most of this valuable opportunity. Continue reading →
A month ago, I traveled to the New England Immunology Conference in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Despite the rain and the fact that my hair, which I had spent over an hour straightening, had returned to its natural curly and frizzy state, I was excited. This conference would be a time for me to meet other scientists in the field and to make important connections. Further, it was the first time that I could showcase some of my research in front of people who did similar work, which would only help to improve my presentation skills. I had planned the perfect outfit, both stylish (in my opinion) and professional. And that’s what I want to focus this blog post on. The outfit.
Getting involved in research can be pretty scary. I remember my first day I was so overwhelmed with all of the different pieces of expensive equipment I didn’t know how to use. It took me a few months of shadowing to even feel confident enough to do anything by myself. So the question is, how do you know when you’re ready?
One common occurrence in our lab is pouring and loading a PAGE gel for analysis. It was something I’d seen done and done with the help of my grad student so many times by the time it came for me to do this by myself. It was a few weeks into my first semester of doing research and I was tasked with both pouring the gel and loading it completely on my own. It seems silly now how nervous I was seeing as how I’ve done it probably a hundred times since then without fail, but I remember being on the verge of shaking I was so scared to do it alone. But guess what, I did it!
By: Priscilla Grillakis, OUR Peer Research Ambassador
Getting involved in research was something I had always wanted to do, but was unsure of how to do. In December of my sophomore year, one of my friends from Neag School of Education was approached by two of her Neag classmates to join their research project and apply for an IDEA grant. She mentioned to them that she thought I would be an asset to the project because she thought my Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences major and Spanish minor provided me with a skill set that would complement their educational skill set. I gladly agreed to join their team, and we applied for an IDEA grant that following spring.
While being on an interdisciplinary research team can seem intimidating at first, I would highly recommend it. Being on a team can bring about some challenges, so consider these tips!
“Ariane Garrett is a STEM Scholar double majoring in Biomedical Engineering and Spanish. In her freshman year, she was named a Holster Scholar and awarded an IDEA grant for her independent research project, “An Optical System for Analysis of Implantable Medical Devices”. Ariane is continuing her research into this school year focusing on remote monitoring of implantable medical devices using radio frequency powering.”
If you’re interested in getting involved in research or competing for any sort of funding programs (such as IDEA) you’ve probably read some blurbs very similar to this. This short paragraph about my accomplishments thus far sounds pretty fancy. It paints a picture of someone who has everything together, and leaves out all of the ups and downs along the path to the funding and completion of my research project. Every stage of my project (deciding to apply, the application process, and the period after funding) came with it’s own unique set of challenges and worries. The purpose of this blog post is to address overcoming personal doubts at each stage. Continue reading →
By: Divya Ganugapati, OUR Peer Research Ambassador
“Every project is a race between your enthusiasm and your ability to get it done. Go fast. Don’t slow down. A year from now, new things will interest you” – Jill Soloway
One of the first things anyone told me on my first day at the Language and Brain (LAB) Laboratory was to make sure to not constrict the breadth of my research experience and involvement by staying in the same lab for four years. My immediate thought was “Why would anyone want to change?” After being a research assistant in the LAB Lab for close to three years, it has become more and more apparent as to how individuals change during the course of their research experience; at least I know I certainly have.
Being able to properly address when and why a change in research is needed is the most important step in catering to your individualistic curiosities, career plans, and interests. Once those questions are answered, being able to switch labs in a professional manner while maintaining your relationship with faculty mentors and researchers is vital.
Here are some “Do’s” and “Don’ts” when thinking about switching labs. Continue reading →
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The Office of Undergraduate Research is delighted to announce the four students selected to receive UConn Co-op Legacy Fellowships to support projects they will complete summer 2018.
Project Title: The Scholio Project: Designing Online News Comments to Promote Intellectual Humility in Public Discourse
