Major: Microbiology
Mentor: Karin Crowhurst, Ph.D.
Research Project: TBD
CURRENT U-RISE COHORT
Angelique Bayardo
Diana Bernal
Major: Biology
Mentor: Ray Hong, Ph.D.
Research Project: Observing nictation behavior in Pristionchus Pacificus, attempting to determine neurotransmitters/neurons involved in this behavior.
Katrina Bortfeld
Major: Kinesiology – Exercise Science
Mentor: Stefanie Drew, Ph.D.
Research Project: Virtual reality physical rehabilitation, visual and motion tracking of object sorting tasks
Donnie Ca
Major: Biology
Mentor: Thomas Minehan, Ph.D.
Research Project: DNA groove selectivity by Crystal Violet derived synthetic compounds
Kayla Cortez
Major: Cell and Molecular Biology
Mentor: Eric Kelson, Ph.D.
Research Project: Testing compounds in the synthesis lab that could potentially become toxic to three breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7, 468, 231).
Carlos Couzin
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Stefanie Drew, Ph.D.
Research Project: An Examination of Social Presence in Virtual Reality
Jane Cox
Major: Biology
Mentor: Jonathan Kelber, Ph.D.
Research Project: The Role of Lipocalin-2 in Mediating Breast Cancer Progression
Mariah Duran
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Stefanie Drew, Ph.D.
Research Project: TBD
Melika Fahimi Pour
Major: Biology
Mentor: Thomas Minehan, Ph.D.
Research Project: The total synthesis of dehyrdrorablomycin glycosides to explore its anti-tumor activities. Dehyrdrorablomycin glycosides have a potent tumor effect, stronger than the clinical standard.
Erick Gonzalez
Major: Biotechnology
Mentor: Sean Murray, Ph.D.
Research Project: Production of Polyhydroxybutyrate by Caulobacter Crescentus under conditions of fatty acid starvation.
Galilea Guzman
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Sun-Mee Kang, Ph.D.
Research Project: Exploring the Impact of Auditory Feedback on Cognitive Performance: An Error-Related Negativity Study
Kevin Landaverde
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Yolanda Vasquez-Salgado, Ph.D.
Research Project: Multi-Site Transition to College. Understanding the relationship between first-generation college students and their transition to college.
Angel Morales
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Yolanda Vasquez-Salgado, Ph.D.
Research Project: Multi-Site Transition to College. Understanding the relationship between first-generation college students and their transition to college.
Mikaela Patterson
Major: Biotechnology
Mentor: Thomas Minehan, Ph.D.
Research Project: Determining the binding profiles of small synthetic ligands to major and minor groove of DNA. We want to determine what might indicate a major groove binding ligand in its structure.
Cindy Quintanilla
Major: Biotechnology
Mentor: Anna Bezryadina, Ph.D.
Research Project: Optically trapping biofilm in hopes to make biodegradable equipment.
Karina Rosales
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Claudia Toledo-Corral, Ph.D.
Research Project: Mental health outcomes of adverse childhood experiences, environmental burdens, discriminatory experiences and health disparities in minority populations.
Jordan Schindler
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Sun-Mee Kang, Ph.D.
Research Project: Utilizing the EEG to investigate the Impact of Major Depressive Symptoms on the Negativity Bias.
Hovnan Simonyan
Major: Chemistry
Mentor: Joseph Teprovich, Ph.D.
Research Project: Conductivity of Halogenated Closo-borate Electrolytes
Alyssa Vidal
Major: Biotechnology
Mentor: Mariano Loza Coll, Ph.D.
Research Project: The effects of cannabinoids in Drosophila.
Penylopi Zabzdyr
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Stefanie Drew, Ph.D.
Research Project: Investigating the connection between learning and oculomotor behavior in ADHD within virtual reality