Spring 2021 Capstone Symposium

Biological Sciences

June 11, 2021

Click here to join the Zoom room for the live Biological Sciences presentations.

The last 5 minutes of every presentation is open for Q&A to the presenter(s).

9:10 AM - 9:15 AM

Welcome & Introductions

Dr. Alaron Lewis

Division Chair of Biological Sciences

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Boom & Bloom: Multi-year Comparison of Species Composition Due to Abies Procera Influence on Mt. St. Helen's Pumice Plains

Ada de la Cruz

Biology (B.S.)

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Cynthia Chang

9:30 AM - 9:55 AM

Investigating the Prevalence of Campylobacter Jejuni in Wetland Water at the University of Washington Bothell and its Potential Health Impact on the surrounding community by sequence typing water isolates

Abi Bittle
Dajana Hysa
Marco Lizarraga

Biology
Biology (B.S.) / Chemistry Minor
Biology (B.S.) / Chemistry Minor

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Keya Sen

9:55 AM - 10:10 AM

Fate and Function of Lake Truly

Brandon Keyes

Earth Science Systems (B.S.)

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Avery Shinneman

10:10 AM - 10:35 AM

Sequence Typing and Source Tracking of Crow (Corvidae) Campylobacter Isolates from Washington Wetlands and Kolkata, India: Is there a difference in their origins?

Elena Nguyen
Megavarsha Subramani Henry Van Vuitton

Biology (B.S.)
Biology (B.S.) / Diversity Minor
Biology (B.S.)

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Keya Sen

10:35 AM - 10:50 AM

BAFF-R Targeted CAR-T Cell Immunotherapy: New Hope for Patients with B-Cell Malignancies

Kayla Underbrink

Biology (B.S.)
Chemistry Minor

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Michael Jensen M.D.

10:50 AM - 11:00 AM
10 Minute Break

11:00 AM - 11:25 AM

The Study of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Campylobacter Species Obtained from UW Bothell Wetlands Using Whole Genome Analysis

Lauren Nguyen
Michelene Nguyen
Tien Le
William Ho

Biology (B.S.) / Chemistry Minor
Biology (B.S.) / Health Studies (B.S)
Biology (B.S.) / Health Studies (B.S)
Biology (B.S.) / Neuroscience Minor

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Keya Sen

11:25 AM - 11:40 AM

Maternal Microchimerism and Anti-Maternal T Cells in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Greta Kanestrom

Biology (B.S.)
Chemistry Minor

Mentor: Dr. Anne Stevens M.D.

11:40 AM - 12:05 PM

Determining the Resistance of Campylobacter Isolates Recovered from Crow Feces with Various Antibiotics

Bessy Bao
Kindra Fuller
Pooneh Hajian

Biology (B.S.)
Biology (B.S.)
Biology (B.S.) / Neuroscience Minor

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Keya Sen

12:05 PM - 12:20 PM

Iron Oxide-Based Nanovector for Tumor Targeted siRNA Delivery in an Orthotopic Hepatocellular Carcinoma Xenograft Mouse Model

Andrew Chang

Biology (B.S.)

Supervisor: Dr. Kui Wang

PI: Dr. Miqin Zhang & Dr. James Park

12:20 PM - 12:45 PM

Using Genomics to Identify Adaptations

Abigail Dy

Michael Chaichana
Andrew Simnhoung
Faduma Abukar

Biology (B.S.) /
Chemistry Minor & Neuroscience Minor Biology (B.S.)
Biology (B.S.) / Chemistry Minor
Biology (B.S.) / Chemistry Minor

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kristina Hillesland

12:45 PM - 1:00 PM
15 Minute Break

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Testing Efficacy of Class-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences

Nolan Takeya

Media & Communication Studies (B.A.)

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Alaron Lewis

1:15 PM - 1:40 PM

Analysis of M. maripaludis and D. vulgaris in Timeshift Experiment

Alan Chan
Catherine Yeh

Biology (B.S.)
Biology (B.S.) / Chemistry Minor

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kristina Hillesland

1:40 PM - 1:55 PM

Epigenetic Regulation of Maize Gene Expression Responses to Environmental Stress

Carlos Salazar

Biology (B.S.)
Chemistry (B.S.): Biochemistry Option

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Thelma Madzima

1:55 PM - 2:20 PM

Local Adaptation

Grace Boieriu
Samuel Frutos Jenny Kim

Biology (B.S.) / Neuroscience Minor
Biology (B.S.) / Neuroscience Minor Biology (B.S.) / Neuroscience Minor

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kristina Hillesland

2:20 PM - 2:35 PM

Ribonucleotide Reductase is Essential in Adult Cardiomyocytes

Djelli Berisha

Biology (B.S.)
Chemistry Minor
Diveristy Minor
CSSE Minor

Mentor: Dr. Farid Moussavi - Harami M.D.
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Bryan White

2:35 PM - 3:00 PM

Determining Relative Abundance of Desulfovibrio Vulgaris and Methanococcus Maripaludis in Timeshift

Hibah Javed
Darrin Waterbury

Biology (B.S.)
Biology (B.S.) / Chemistry Minor

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kristina Hillesland