Spring 2023 Capstone & Symposium

Biology

June 9, 2023

Oral Presentations: Discovery Hall 252 | 8:50 AM - 1:30 PM

Poster Sessions: Mobius Hall (CC3) | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | View Posters Here

Zoom Room

8:50 AM - 9:00 AM

Welcome & Introductions

Dr. Alaron Lewis, Division Chair Biology

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Impact of Ndufs4 KO on GABAergic Interneuron morphology in a Mouse Model of Leigh Syndrome

Hithem Ghadamsi

Biology
Minor: Neuroscience

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Frank Kalume and Dr. Alaron Lewis

9:15 AM - 9:40 AM

Exploring the role of lost genes in D. vulgaris, M. maripaludis Symbiosis

Mariya Oliferovskaya
Iriz Quiroz Diaz
Lynda Trang-Dai Phung
David Phung

Biology
Biology
Biology
Biology

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kristina Hillesland

9:50 AM - 10:15 AM

Local Adaptation in Microbial Coevolution After 5000 Generations

Maahera Bulsari
Vanessa Kutsenko

Sarah Lester
Thomas Petruzzo

Biology
Biology
Minor: Science, Technology,
and Society
Biology
Biology
Minor: Neuroscience

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kristina Hillesland

10:15 AM - 10:40 AM

Coevolution in Mutualism

Swati Puru

Emily Taylor
Myra Rahman
Madison Woods

Biology
Minor: Computing & Software
Systems: Infor Tech
Biology
Biology
Biology

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kristina Hillesland

10:45 AM - 10:55 AM

Exploring the genetics basis of adaptation to mutualism Desulfovibrio vulgaris

Gayatri Verma

Biology

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kristina Hillesland

12:15 AM - 12:40 AM

Environmental Forensics: Source Tracking Fecal Contamination in King County Streams using Bacteroides

Muna Almtowaq

Viktoria Ivanchuck
Mandy King

Biology
Minor: Neuroscience
Biology
Biology

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Keya Sen

12:40 AM - 1:05 AM

Environmental Forensis: Source Tracking Human Fecal Contamination Using Novel E. coli Primer Set

Brandon Phengsavanh

Indy Rice-Narusch
Charisse Bas

Mehdi Ayat

Biology
Minor: Health Sciences
Biology
Biology
Minor: Neuroscience
Biology

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Keya Sen

1:05 AM - 1:30 AM

Environmental Forensis: Can E. coli be Used to Trace Human Fecal Contamination?

Kayla Phan
Jotham Mei
Himmat Singh

Biology
Biology
Biology

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Keya San