The Berea Undergraduate Research Symposium (BURS) is hosted every year by the Chemistry Department and the other departments in Division I (Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Nursing). Participation is open to all Berea College students. In recent years we have structured the symposium with both talks and poster presentations as well as a plenary session. In 2019 we introduced a second oral presentation category for internship presentations that might not fit in the standard research presentation model. Both types of oral presentations are scheduled for 12-15 minutes with 5 minutes for questions/speaker transition. Posters may be submitted from various fields across campus (previous posters from chemistry, biology, physics, psychology, sociology, education, African American Studies, economics, industrial arts, computer science, physical education & health, and mathematics). The format for these will be a 4-foot wide by a 3-foot tall poster that will be hung after poster stands are assembled and in place on Thursday night or Friday morning. All students who pursued substantial research projects over the previous year are encouraged to present their research. For samples of posters from past BURS, follow this link.
Registration for BURS opens normally in September each year with BURS held on the 2nd or 3rd weekend in October. For 2022, the registration deadline will be October 14th. Follow this link for registration details. Many students will also want to register for the Kentucky Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting held in November each year. Another opportunity to present research is the UK Department of Chemistry Regional Undergraduate Poster Competition.
In the tabs below, you can see the various BURS programs from previous years.
22nd annual Berea Undergraduate Research and Internship Symposium (BURIS)
The program for Fall 2022 will take place on Friday, October 21st. Student oral presentations starting at 2:30 PM (MAC 356, 357, 306, and 307) with a concurrent poster session starting at 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM in the MAC atrium (odd-numbered posters from 3-4 and even-numbered posters from 4-5). These sessions will be followed by a 45-minute plenary talk (with 10 minutes for questions after) at 5:10 PM.
Dr. Nicholas Noinaj
Our plenary speaker for this year’s event is Dr. Nicholas Noinaj from Purdue University in Indiana, speaking on the topic of “Targeting Membrane-embedded Molecular Machines to Combat Multi-drug Resistant Pathogens.” Nick was a 2003 Berea College graduate with a major in chemistry and mathematics. He pursued his doctorate in Biochemistry at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.
The program for the 2022 BURS is available as a pdf file.
Oral Research Presentations
| Presenter | Presentation Title | Internship/Research Advisor(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elaine Doyle | Dye Garden Internship | Erin Miller | Berea College Student Craft, Berea College, Kentucky |
| Hannah Jackson | Determining the effect of BBOX1 in ovarian cancer | Abir Mukherjee, PhD | University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Hayle' Mack | Telemedicine Intervention: Hypertension | Dr. Meghan Hoffman; Dr. Panagais Galiatsatos | John Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore MD |
| Moira Halbauer | Socioeconomic Disparities in Health Care | Dr. Yu Shi | Mayo Clinic |
| Alex Meadors | Developing and Testing Methods of Producing Electrodes for Bionics | Loren Rieth | West Virginia University, in Morgantown, WV |
| Stella (Connor) Bublitz | Forestry Internship | Glenn Dandeneau | Berea, KY |
| Carter Luketich | Flow Rate of Granular Materials from Tilted Contatiner | Ryan Kozlowski | Berea College, Berea KY |
| Christopher Anderson | Astronomical Object Counter | Deanna Wilborne | Computer Science Department Berea College, Berea, Kentucky |
| Megan Woolverton and Emiliano Torres-Vera | Radishes in Augmented Reality: Creating Digital Installations for the Winterthur Museum | Daniel Feinberg and Scott Heggen | Berea College |
| Shawn Jamison, Beverly Musompo, and Isaac Rukundo | The New Opportunity School for Women: Evaluating 35 Years of Impact in Appalachia | Dr. Andrea Woodward | Berea, KY |
| Abby Campbell | Cardiac Bypass Graft Surgery and Recovery | Dr. Valari Jones | Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, Lexington, Ky |
| Alexandria Thomas | Pediatrics | Dawn Anderson | Nuby Pediatrics; Denton, TX |
| Erin Sainsbury | Treating Anxiety Without Medication | Dr. Linda Wray | MAHEC, Asheville, NC |
| Leke Bytyqi | Confirmation of miR-210-3p Association with mRNA IGF1 and IGF2 | Karen M Joos | Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| Dongsoo Lee | Therapeutic Potential of Kir4.1/5.1 Channels Based on Its Modulation of Na+/Cl- Cotransporter in the Kidney | Samantha McClenahan | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN |
| Ruth Ikpe | Cytokine activity of tumor treated with PDT +/- Immunotherapy after surgery | Dr. Theresa Busch and Dr. Gwendolyn Cramer | University of Pennsylvania (Department of Radiation Oncology ) |
| Finn Mahoney | A fundamental role of chloride in collagen IV stability enabling animal evolution | Dr. Billy Hudson | Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, TN) |
| Leeroy Mabvuta and Younos Gad | Social media’s influence on E-cigarette use in Adolescents | Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos | John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD |
| Oscar Hanson | Discoidin Domain Receptor 1 phosphorylates adaptor protein p66Shc promoting mitochondrial oxidative stress | Aspirnaut/Rashmi Shrestha | Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| Godwin Emeka-Ibe | Drive to Thrive | Dr. Kimberly Vinson | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN |
| Gabrielle Scott, Lakot Lakang, Tia Bunton | Developing a PCA-Informed Chinese language podcast for true beginners | Jianfen Wang | Berea College, Berea, Kentucky |
| Hajar (Grace) Faiz | The Clinical Challenges of: MRSA, Neuropathy, & The Risk for Wound Infection | Dr. Linda Wray | Reno, Nevada |
| Isabel Marquez | Development of High Throughput TIRF Microscope | Troy Messina | UK and Berea College Campus |
| Leopoldo Tapia-Aracayo | Strain Engineering in 2D Materials Using Surface Acoustic Waves | Smitha Rashid, Morteza Kayyalha | Penn State, State College, PA |
| Michael Mecham | Geophysical Analysis of a Small-Scale Root System | Adam Mangel | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington |
| Emily Dillingham | Binary Love Relations of the Inspiral of Heavy Neutron Stars | Jacquelyn Noronha-Hostler | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL |
| Brenda Davila | Geo- inspired Technology | REU research | Georgia Tech |
Oral Internship Presentations
| Presenter | Presentation Title | Internship/Research Advisor(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ximena Sanchez | Summer 2023 internship | Amy Carr | Matthew Free Clinic, Charlotte, NC |
| Savannah Smith | Physician Assistant/Oncology Internship | Julia McIntosh PA-C | Covenant Oncology and Hematology: Frankfort, KY |
| Catherine Harris | Summer 2022 Internship: Orthosports and Associates | Louisa Summers | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Christopher Boils | My internship experience at the YMCA | Nikki Hartley | C.M. Gatton Beaumont YMCA, Beaumont, Lexington KY |
| Attallah Moore | Summer at the Pittsburgh Wildlife Rehabilitation Center | Colleen Dougherty | Humane Animal Rescue Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Laura Erickson | Utilizing Machine Learning to Grade COVID-19 in the Lungs | Ahmed Sharafeldeen | University of Louisville Bioimaging Lab, Louisville, KY |
| Mara Flaherty | King's Eye Care : 2022 Optometry Internship | Dr. Chris Adams | King's Eye Care, Berea, KY |
| Aimee Liesse Ninahaza | Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia | Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos | Medicine for the Greater Good, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland |
| Edie Jo Wakin | American Chestnut Conservation Project 2022 | Christopher Adams | Berea College Forestry, Berea KY |
| Aaron Largen | Wildlife Rehab | Christopher Adams | Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia |
| Gavin Leahy | Building Rapport with Patients | Lindsay Cox | Chandler Hospital - UK Healthcare. Lexington, Kentucky |
| Destiny Hall-Combs | Dental Hygienist Internship | Dr. Kevin Roark | Family Dentistry, Whitesburg, Kentucky |
| Allie Powers | Caring for a ALS Patient in the ICU | Eliza Peters RN | Ballad Health Norton, VA |
| Alyssa Davis | Zoo and Rescue Internship and Chronic Wasting Disease Research Paper | Dr. Scudder-Davis | Little Ponderosa Zoo and Rescue Clinton, Tennessee |
| Nyeisha Watkins | Wildlife Rehabilitation | Gabrielle Coley | Back to the Wild: Castalia, Ohio |
| Hugo Arce-Santamaria | Family Practice Internship | Dr. Anderson | Munfordville, Ky |
| Shaddae Green | Music and Memory: An analysis of music therapy as non-pharmacological treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease | Valari Jones | Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital, 2050 Versailles Rd, Lexington, KY, 40504 |
| Molly Parsons | West Virginia Healthright Internship | Dr. Ron Rosen | Charleston, WV |
Research and Internship Posters
| Presenter | Presentation Title | Internship/Research Advisor(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laritzza Hernandez | Testing growth kinetics and tumor take rate of human prostate cancer cell line PC3 in male SRG rats | Diane Begemann | Hera BioLabs, Lexington, KY |
| Odassey Cavanaugh | Tennessee Avenue Animal Hospital Internship | Jacki Gephart, Dr. Laura Arington | Tennessee Avenue Animal Hospital, Cincinnati, OH |
| Fiza Yousufi & Matthew Trigg | The Algorithmic Structure of Social Media & Its Influence on Social Justice Activism | Jacqueline Boggs | Berea, KY |
| Jakob M Bister | Graceful Tree Conjecture: Rainbow Labelings | Dr. Bouchat and Dr. Barnard | Berea College, Berea, Kentucky |
| Kaimera Greear | Graceful Cacti | Drs. Barnard & Bouchat | Berea College |
| Nelson David Xunic Cuá | Paths And How To Count Them | Drs. Barnard and Bouchat | Berea, KY |
| Orion Musselman | Graceful Label Swaps | Drs. Bouchat and Barnard | Berea College |
| Clark Oliphant | Immersive learning experience in a regeneration biology lab | Dr. Ashley Seifert | University of Kentucky |
| Zoe Moore | Clinical Internship At Copper Ridge Surgical Center | Brian Wisniewski and Marcy Hermann | Copper Ridge Surgery Center, Traverse City, Michigan |
| Gertrude C. Mbewe | COMMUNITY BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING FOR HYPERTENSION CONTROL | Panagis Galiatsatos, M.D., M.H.S. | Baltimore, MD Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Medicine for the greater good program |
| Christopher Anderson | Astronomical Object Counter Algorithm | Deanna Wilborne | Computer Science Department Berea College, Berea, Kentucky |
| Ndizeye Tschesquis, Nancy Landeros, Blade Hicks | Learning Through Replication: Family Altar | Jasmine Jones | Berea College, Berea, Kentucky |
| Liliane Azabe | Interpersonal stressor exposure increases craving for cigarettes | Joanne Levy | University of Pennsylvania(UPenn), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Cora S Wright | Coal Refuse Composition at a Historic Kentucky Coal Processing Plant | Holly Peterson | Berea College |
| Katherin E. Socias Baez | Identifying Key Molecular Interactions between Transmembrane 2-3 Loop and Subunit b of E. coli ATP Synthase | Rashmi Shrestha | Chemistry Department, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky |
| David K. Emeka-Ibe | Functional analyses of a transmembrane 2-3 loop residue of subunit a of E. coli ATP synthase involved in subunit b interaction | Dr. Rashmi Shrestha | Berea College, Berea, Kentucky. |
| Amro Abd | Investigating the role of estrogen receptor β signaling in regulating re-entrainment of activity levels in female mice | Dr. Julie Pendergast | University of Kentucky |
| Jennan Lahamer | Constructing a Fluorescent Plasmid for Tagging Endogenous ITGα5 Locus in Skin Organoid Dermal Papilla Cells | Chann Han, Igor Kogut, Dennis Roop | Cu Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver CO |
| Belen Saavedra | The Effects of Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) on Honey Bee Sleep Behavior | Ashley Kim, Dr. Nieh/Dr. Rosen | University of California San Diego |
| Alicia Rivera | Efficacy of a Carbonate Drain for Neutralization of Acid Rock Drainage and Removal of Metals in Water | Dr. Holly Peterson | Berea College and Estill County Kentucky |
| Oreoluwa Ladele | Investigating the role of Endoglin (ENG) in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) progression | Dr. Xiying Fan and Dr. Dennis Roop | Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO. |
| Tenzin Wangmo | Expression and Function of the Phagocytic Receptor, Jedi-1, in the Meninges | Cierra I. Nelson, Bruce D. Carter | Aspirnaut™, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN |
| Dalton Harris | Analyzing how Age and Perceived Health Rating Impact Meeting ACSM Physical Activity Guidelines | Dr. Louisa Summers | URCCP, Berea, Kentucky |
| Maria Martinez | Global Warming and Trail Usage at Stephenson's Trail | Dr. Lousia Summers | Berea College Berea, KY |
| Mallorie Gayhart | Prediction of Wilm’s Tumor Susceptibility to Preoperative Chemotherapy using Artificial Neural Networks | Ayman El-Baz, Ahmed Alksas, Mohamed Shehata | University of Louisville, Louisville Ky |
| Erika Arvizu, Hira Karim | New Palladium Pincer Complexes. | Dr. Anes Kovacevic | Berea College, Berea, KY |
| Isabel Dalton | Crayfish as Predators (Non-Hosts) of the Digenetic Trematode Cercaria, Proterometra macrostoma, at North Elkhorn Creek, Kentucky | Ron Rosen | Berea College |
| Malloy Collins | Survey of Parasites Found in the Fat Mucket, Lampsilis siliquoidea, at North Elkhorn Creek, Scott County, KY | Ron Rosen | Berea, KY |
| Bineta Doucoure | Photoinduced Crosslinking Patterns of Synthetic and Natural Phenols | Dr. Heather Lucas | Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia |
| Ana Thompson | Binding Site Characterization of MLH1 and c-Abl | Dr. Kathleen O'Connor, Dr. Erin Oakley, Dr. Brittany Rice, Dr. Eva Goellner | University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center |
| Jennifer Diaz Sales | Confocal Microscopy reveals that SORLA Mediates Tau Endocytosis. | Joanna M. Cooper and Dudley K. Strickland | University of Maryland, School of Medicine |
| Mason P. Chandler*, Carlos Andres Antolinez, Monique J. Rivera | Effect of Sex on the Flight Capacity of Spissistilus festinus (Hemiptera: Membracidae) | Dr. Monique J. Rivera, Dr. Carlos Andres Antolinez | Cornell University, Geneva, NY |
| Elijah Oshatz | Flow Granular Materials from Tilted Contatiner | Dr. Ryan Kozlowski | Berea College |
21st annual Berea Undergraduate Research and Internship Symposium (BURIS)
The program for Fall 2021 will take place on Friday, October 15th. Student oral presentations starting at 2:30 PM (MAC 356, 357, 306, and 307) with a concurrent poster session starting at 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM in the MAC atrium (odd-numbered posters from 3-4 and even-numbered posters from 4-5). These sessions will be followed by a 45-minute plenary talk (with 10 minutes for questions after) at 5:10 PM.
Dr. Jessica Sutton of Berry College
Our plenary speaker for this year’s event is Dr. Jessica Price Sutton from Berry College in Georgia, speaking on the topic of “Water: A Renewable and Non-Renewable Resource.” Jessica was a 2009 Berea College graduate with a major in field biology. She pursued her master’s degree at Yale in New Haven, CT in Environmental Science and then earned her doctorate at the University of South Carolina in Geological Sciences. With this diverse background, she started teaching at Berry College in the Environmental Science program in 2017. Jessica Sutton (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Studies at Berry College. She teaches an assortment of courses in environmental science including Methods, Case Studies, and Advanced Methods. Jessica also spends time mentoring her undergraduate students through her research. She is currently focused on utilizing remotely sensed precipitation datasets to better understand precipitation during typhoons in the northwestern pacific. Jessica currently is a Community Science Fellow with the AGU Thriving Earth Exchange. She is happily married with a five-year-old daughter and a 19-month-old son. At home, she loves playing with her kids and enjoying their chickens, ducks, bunnies, dogs, and cats.
The program for the 2021 BURS is available as a pdf file available at this link.
Oral Research Presentations
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilona Perler-Tomboly | Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee | Identification of hepatic PPARα as a regulator of inflammation and liver triglyceride accumulation by 1H NMR in mice | Donald Stec & Paul Voziyan |
| Younos Gad | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Deletion of Cyp2c44 in Mice Induces Insulin Resistance and Promotes Hepatic Lipid Accumulation | Ambra Pozzi |
| Sharon Lee | Aspirnaut, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN | SETD2 Mutations Decrease Methylation of eEF1A and Dysregulate Protein Synthesis in Kidney Cancer | Scott Haake |
| Takudzwa Mabvuta | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Knockout of LRRC8 Volume-Regulated Anion Channels (VRAC) Protects Against Zinc Pyrithione-Induced Apoptotic Cell Death | Jerod Denton |
| Matthew Woodward | University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY | Creating a EDC-crosslinked Alginate-Gelatin Hydrogel with Cell-Adhesion and Modular Viscoelastic Properties | Ramkumar T. Annamalai |
| Tenzin Wangmo | Vanderbilt University | Investigating the Phagocytic Role of Jedi-1 in the Meninges | Sungjong Oh & Bruce Carter |
| Amro Abd | Vanderbilt University | The Impact of Prebiotic Supplementation and Aerobic Exercise on Uremic Toxins in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients | T.A. Ikizler |
| Godwin Emeka-Ibe | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN | Wound implications of barbed sutures in fascial closures of elective cervical spine surgeries | Kimberly Vinson, Amir Abtahi, Scott Zuckermann |
| Maria Alejandra Diaz | Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Regulation of cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors by PTHrP in breast cancer | Rachelle Johnson & Courtney Edwards |
| Yessica Lopez Valdez | Berea College | Analysis of Proline 137 within Subunit a of E.coli ATP Synthase | Rashmi Shrestha |
| Yogesh Budhathoki | Department of Radiation Oncology, Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Perelman School of medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA | Does the Flash Effect Depend on Oxygen Concentration? | Denisa Goia, Costantinos Koumenis |
| Valeria Bellido Campos | Berea College | 17O Natural Abundance Solid-State NMR Signal Enhancement | Jay Baltisberger |
| Cameron Stites-Stevens | Berea College | URCPP Student/ Archaeology | Broughton Anderson |
| Faisal Kimbugwe | The University of Tennessee Oak Ridge Innovation Institute (UT-ORII),Knoxville, Tennessee | Mapping Thermal Signatures From Infrared Data Of Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-Pbf) Using Similarity Analysis | Suresh Babu |
Oral Internship Presentations
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diana Hernandez | Health Brigade, Richmond, VA | Language Barriers in Health Care | Rachel Waller |
| Cyan Marie Almodovar | Zoo Knoxville, Knoxville, TN | Zoo Knoxville | |
| James Johnson | Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland | Medicine For The Greater Good HHT | Panagis Galiatsatos |
| CJ Verbeeck | St. Elizabeth, Edgewood, KY | St. Elizabeth Internship | Erin Pittman |
| Bryan Antonio Gonzalez Ortiz | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN | Envision Cayce | Kimberly Vinson, Kevin Griffith, and Carrie Fry |
| Grayson Collier | Creation Kingdom Zoo in Gate City, Virginia | Animal Care Internship at Creation Kingdom Zoo | Marc Bradley |
| Siara Minton | Cone Health System, Regional Center for Infectious Disease, Greensboro, North Carolina | The Intersection of HIV and the Opioid Epidemic | Jeffrey Hatcher |
| Quinn Cummins-Lune | Berea College | Agriculture and Forest Management | Clint Patterson |
| Stephanie Itumba | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine: Medicine for the Greater Good | Mental Health Initiative In Faith Based Organizations: Completing an Internship with Medicine for the Greater Good | Panagis Galiatsatos |
| Bianca Saucedo | Frazier Rehabilitation Institute, Louisville KY | Physical Therapy Internship | Ricky Seither |
| Catherine Harris | Therapy South Lakeview, Birmingham, Alabama | Therapy South: 2021 Summer Physical Therapy Internship | |
| Abby Camp | Cardinal Hill, Lexington KY | Cardinal Hill Healthcare Presentation | |
| Jocelyn de la Cruz Martinez | Cardinal Hill Hospital, Lexington, KY | What is Gabapentin and What Is It Being Used For? | |
| Isaac Humarang | Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital | Encouraging the use of non-pharmacological interventions in managing pain of patients | |
| Alysa Weaver | Georgetown Hospital, KY | Bed Alarms Compliance at MedStar Georgetown Hospital | |
| Obinna Ilochonwu | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | Barriers to holistic nursing care within the ICU and some proposed remedies | Samuel Clinger |
| Amy Ginter | University of Kentucky Healthcare | UK Healthcare Presentation | |
| Melissa Vega Alvarado | Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Center | Effective Chronic Pain Management | |
| Ozemeyi Egure | Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Center, Lexington, KY | Cardinal Hill Rehab Internship | Valerie Jones |
| Darius Morton | John Deere, Waterloo IA | John Deere Internship Presentation | |
| Ruth Ikpe | Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD | Smoking Cessation and Community engagement through Medicine for the Greater Good | Panagis Galiatsatos |
| Darya Likhacheva | University of Denver, Denver, CO | Social Buffering Within Sibling Relationships | Jenalee R. Doom & Deborah Seok |
Research and Internship Posters
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Faluyi | Berea College Farm | Climate Impact of High-Tunnel Cucumbers: A Life Cycle Assessment on the Berea College Farm | Sean Clark (PI) |
| Hallie Whitehead | Berea College Farm | The environmental impact of high-tunnel tomatoes, Solanum lycopersicum L. (Solanaceae): A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of tomato production on the Berea College Farm | Sean Clark (PI) |
| Zen Dean & Mack Winspare | Berea College | Effects of Feeding Haylage on the Reproductive Performance of 2-Year-old Beef Cattle Raised in a Sustainable Production System at Berea College Farm II | Quinn Baptiste |
| Jacob Bledsoe, Hunter Bellamy, Maddie Hoffman, & Cameron Stites-Stevens | Berea College | Exploring Home: Spicy Baxter & Family | Broughton Anderson |
| Ana Thompson | University of Kentucky | Generating Molecular Tools for Dissecting DNA Mismatch Repair Sub pathways | Eva Goellner (PI), Kathy O'Connor (Program Director) & Erin Oakley (Program Director) |
| Gustavo Mendez Luna | King's Eye Care, Berea, Kentucky | Vision: An Optometry Internship | Shelly Webb |
| Hayle Mack & Jennifer Sales | University of Kentucky | Experiential Learning in a Regeneration Biology Laboratory Working With Recovered from African Spiny mice (Acomy) and Axolotls | Ebenezer Aryee, Joshua Sarli, Robyn Allen, Andre Prins, Katarina Medger, Sandeep Saxena, & Ashley Seifert |
| Jatea Saunders | Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY | Experimental Tests of Food Supplementation Approaches in Biological Pest Control | Susan Bailey |
| Hannah Jackson | University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY | Determining tumor growth kinetics of human ovarian cancer cell line OV81.2-luc in Sprague-Dawley Rag2 null Il2rg null SRGTM rat (OncoRat®) with bioluminescence imaging | Diane Begemann |
| Osman Bin Aamir Abu Nasr & Gage Cousineau | Berea College | Three Years of the Economic Impact of the Pinnacles | Louisa Summers |
| Chipo Kambarami | Berea College | Extended Echo-Train and Other Pulse Sequences in Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy | Jay Baltisberger |
| Blake O Day, Ke'Shay M. Sampson, Evelyn E. Schroeder, and Aimee L. Ninahaza | Berea College | Naphthalenemonoimide based fluorescent chemosensors for detection of copper(II) ion | Erendra Manandhar |
| Kingsley O. Basoah, Lauren R. Braswell, Marlene A. Michel | Berea College | Understanding the role of periplasmic loop residues of E. coli ATP synthase | Rashmi Shrestha |
| Brandon Atu, Gabriella Cime, Benjamin Maynard, Timothy O'Doherty | Berea College | Travelling Artists of the Global South: Using Digital Humanities to Visualize Patterns of Movement and Connectivity | Eileen McKiernan González |
| Jimmy Rajeh | Berea College | Recognition of emotions in a newly created diverse database of facial and vocal emotions | Alison Heck |
| Joshua Ames | Berea College | Oxygen Fugacity of Peridotites from the Vema Fracture Zone | Suzanne Birner |
| Dalton Harris and Immanuel Darling | Berea College | A Comparison of the Electromyographic properties of the Hex bar Deadlift and the Conventional Deadlift | AJ Mortara & Kyle Leyshon |
| Immanuel Darling, Dalton Harris | Berea College | Comparison of Force, Velocity, and Power across Straight Bar, Hex Bar, and Inverted Hex Bar Deadlift Variations | AJ Mortara & Kyle Leyshon |
| Maribel Vergara & Zoe Moore | Berea College | Examining psychological factors with academic performance among undergraduate students at a liberal arts college in Appalachia in phasing out of COVID-19 | Ram Lakhan |
| Cletus Bijalam Mbalida | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Modeling Amino Acid Stereoselectivity By Use of A Type-1 Polyketide Synthase Ketoreductase | Constance Bailey |
| Brady Bateman | University of Missouri, Colombia, Missouri | Area-Selective Growth of Metal Oxides on Graphene Flakes | Matthias Young & Matthew Maschmann |
| Adrienne Beggs | University of Washington Bothell, Bothell, Washington | Future of Heat Waves in Seattle, Washington Based on the Weather Research Forecast Model | Eric Salathé |
| Leopoldo Tapia-Aracayo | ECM Biosciences, Versailles KY | Antibody-Based Tumor Cell Capture | Mark Wilson |
| Emily Dillingham | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Final State of Neutron Star-Mirror Neutron Star Mergers | Jacquelyn Noronha-Hostler |
| Victor Peñaloza | Berea College | Southern Grassroots Immigrant Justice Organizing in Times of "Crisis" | Gwendolyn Ferreti |
| Joana Medina Vega | Berea College | Emotion perception and expression based on biological sex: Validation data from the Berea Emotional Faces and Voice Database | Alison Heck |
| Kate Lovins | Berea College | Evaluating the dimensional model of affect in a newly created diverse, dynamic emotion database | Alison Heck |
There was no BURIS in 2020 due to COVID-19 cancelling most college activities including summer 2020 research.
20th annual Berea Undergraduate Research and Internship Symposium (BURIS)
The program for Fall 2019 will take place on Friday, October 18th. Student oral presentations starting at 2:30 PM (MAC 356, 357, 306, and 307) with a concurrent poster session starting at 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM in the MAC atrium (odd-numbered posters from 3-4 and even-numbered posters from 4-5). These sessions will be followed by a 45-minute plenary talk (with 10 minutes for questions after) at 5:10 PM by Dr. Jessie Dotson. Jessie received her BA at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her Ph.D. at the University of Chicago in astronomy and astrophysics. Dr. Dotson is currently the K2 Project Scientist at the Ames Research Center of NASA.
NASA’s First Exoplanet Finding mission – Kepler/K2
2019 plenary speaker, Dr. Jessie Dotson, K2 Project Scientist, Ames Research Center, NASA Follow Dr. Dotson on twitter (@jessiedotson)
Abstract – The first planet orbiting a star other than our sun was confirmed in 1989. For the next 20 years, the majority of exoplanets we discovered were large planets orbiting very close to their stars. In 2009, NASA launched the Kepler space telescope for the primary purpose of finding planets around other stars. For 4 years it observed one part of the sky nearly continuously. After the failure of two reaction wheels, the spacecraft was no longer able to observe the same part of the sky, but spacecraft engineers developed a novel operation mode that allowed the spacecraft to observe an additional 20 regions along the ecliptic plane for 80 days at a time (aka the K2 mission). During its 9.5 years of operation, the Kepler spacecraft produced an unprecedented data set of high-precision, uninterrupted brightness measurements of over 500,000 stars. This transformational dataset has established that planets are ubiquitous in our galaxy and revealed the diversity of planetary systems. In addition, Kepler data has illuminated the interior workings of stars and the earliest moments of a supernova. I will provide a review of Kepler’s top results, a tour through recent results, and discuss emerging results and future directions.
Oral Research Presentations
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aloyce Riziki | Vanderbilt University | Collagen IV 7s Provides novel insights of LOXL2 Kinetic Parameters. | Roberto Vanacore | biology |
| Yacine Choutri | University of Colorado Anschtuz Medical Campus | Targeting endogenous genes in human induced pluripotent stem cells using CRISPR/Cas9 (DNMT3B, KRT5, and KRT18) | Dr. Megan Hoffman | biology |
| Marranne Conge | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine | Inclusion of Alkyl-amino Side-chains Improves Potency of Poly(beta-amino ester) Nanoparticle Delivery of Nucleic Acids | David R. Wilson, Jordan J. Green | biology |
| Jharna Katwal | Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells into endoderm, mesoderm and ectoderm using a trilineage differentiation kit | Dr. Nicole Diette | biology |
| Clara Reasoner | Vanderbilt University | Characterizing preferential RNA-binding targets of ELAVL1 during an immune challenge | Dr. Manuel Ascano | chemistry |
| Yeongha Oh | Vanderbilt University | Early Detection of HPV-driven OPC using E6 seromarker | Dr. Krystle Kuhs | chemistry |
| Amber Earlywine | University of Kentucky | Investigating HMPV Phosphoprotein Function | Dr. Trevor Creamer | chemistry |
| Nyasha E. Gombami | Vanderbilt University | Mechanism of quinolone resistance in type II topoisomerases | Dr. Neil Osheroff | chemistry |
| Micaela Berry, Evie Eastham | Berea College | Developing an Animal Affinity or Philozoa Scale | Neil Mecham | child and family studies |
| Alana Pass , Bethany Bigler | Berea College | Pine Mountain Settlement Archival Research Project | Jason Cohen | other |
| Cienna-Paige Alexandria Slattery | Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute | Identifying the function of VSIG4 as seen in the tumor microenvironment of glioblastoma | Nicole Lieberman, PhD | other |
| Eli Prater | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Fitting Neural Networks to Thermal Equations of State for use in FLASH models | Tracy Hodge | physics |
| Valeria Rosa Rocha | Berea College | Searching for Magnetic High Entropy Alloy Treasure | Troy Messina | physics |
| Ricardo Santos | Oak Ridge National Lab | Testing Silicon Photomultipliers for use in the nEDM Experiment | Dr. Troy Messina | physics |
| Anahi Favela | University of Oklahoma | Metallicity Gradients of Simulated Dwarf Galaxies | Dr. Tracy Hodge | physics |
Oral Internship Presentations
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliyah Hocker | Partners for Youth | Partners for Youth Internship | Briana Persley | African American studies |
| Jennifer Bentz | Health Brigade | Determinants of Health in Underserved Communities | Dr. Wendy Klein | biology |
| Morgan Cottrill | Butterfly Ridge Conservation Center | Basic Butterfly Gardening | Dr. G. Neil Douglas | biology |
| Caitlyn Rickman | PAWS Wildlife Center | Wildlife Rehabilitation at PAWS | Dr. Ronald Rosen | biology |
| Maddy Richmond | University of Tennessee | Integrated Pest Management and Outreach Activities | Dr. Ron Rosen | biology |
| Jose Diaz | Kanuga Animal Clinic | Veterinary Internship | Dr. Dawn Anderson | biology |
| Luis Salazar Guzman | Berea College | Climate Change in Alaska | Dr. Sarah Hall, Dr. Andrea Woodward | chemistry |
| Glendy Pineda | PIVOT Physical Therapy | Physical Therapy Internship | Dr. Louisa Summers | child and family studies |
| Tiana J Moorer | Tennessee Department of Health | Dementia Friendly Communities | Sally Pitt and Chelsea Ridley | mathematics |
| Hamilton Craig | Saratoga Springs History Museum | Never to Come Again: Encounters with the Market in the Diary of Mary Brainard | Joshua Guthman | other |
| Megan Voorhees | University of Kentucky's Center on Trauma and Children | Center on Trauma and Children Internship | Dr.Hoffman | other |
| Justin Vankirk | Community Lifestyle Support | Making Space for Assistive Technology | Tracy Hodge | physics |
Research and Internship Posters
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison M Harper | Vanderbilt University | Examining the Ex Vivo and In Vivo Efficacy of FDA-Approved Drugs Repurposed for Tocolytic Use, 2019 abstract | Dr. Jennifer L. Herington | biology |
| Sharon Lee | Vanderbilt University | The cytoplasmic tail of integrin β1 is required for TGFβ-induced cell proliferation in adenocarcinoma abstract | Scott M. Haake | biology |
| Esther Olabisi-Adeniyi, Celine Skrivanek, Sarah Whitaker | Berea College | Correlation of Nutritional Management and Fertility of Second Year Cows at the Berea College Farm | Quinn Baptiste | biology |
| Izabella Walker | Kindred Spirit Elephant Sanctuary | Foraging Behavior of Indian Elephants | Megan Hoffman | biology |
| Rodrigo Alcaraz Bogado | California Institute of Technology | Plasticity of the Mesencephalic Neural Crest to Differentiate into Cardiac Neural Crest abstract | Dr. Maxellende Ezin | biology |
| Maria Alejandra H. Diaz | Vanderbilt University | One-Carbon Metabolism Biomarkers and Risk of Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma abstract | Dr. Martha Shrubsole | biology |
| Depika Subedi | The Ohio State University | Expression of miR-146a downregulated due to its promoter hypermethylation. abstract | Dr. Erica Bell | biology |
| Austin Harris Applegate | University of Kentucky Pathology | Immunological research on NK & CD8T cell hypo-responsiveness in lowering glucose and glutamine levels. abstract | Dr. Steve Presnell | biology |
| Sarah Staat & Melanie Andrews | Berea College | Survival and Development of the Cercaria of the Digenetic Trematode, Proterometra macrostoma, within its Snail Intermediate Host, Pleurocera semicarinata, Under Winter Temperature Conditions abstract | Ron Rosen | biology |
| Bernadette Kwisera & Joseph Mecham | Berea College | Possible Predators (Non–Hosts) of the Digenetic Trematode Cercaria, Proterometra macrostoma, at North Elkhorn Creek, Kentucky abstract | Ron Rosen | biology |
| Yogesh Budhathoki & Hannah Jackson | Berea College | A Comparison of Cercarial Swimming Longevity and Distome Emergence from the Cercarial Tail Chamber in the Digenetic Trematodes, Proterometra macrostoma and Leuceruthrus micropteri. abstract | Ron Rosen | biology |
| Sangyal Dorjee | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Disruption of the R789-D708 Salt Bridge in Discoidin Domain Receptor 1 To Test Its Effect on the Kinase Activity of the Full-Length Receptor abstract | Dr. Corina Borza | biology |
| Pedro Herrera Castro | Berea College | Naphthalenemonoimide based fluorescent chemosensors for detection of metal ions and anions abstract | Erendra Manandhar | chemistry |
| Jordan Pollard, Jacob Downs | Berea College | Synthesis of Thermoelectric Materials abstract | Mary Robert Garrett | chemistry |
| Weber, Austin | Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History | Using titanite to determine magmatic thermal histories of granites abstract | Dr. Michael R. Ackerson | chemistry |
| Sarah Shaikh | University of Kentucky | Cobalt protoporphyrin stimulation induces heme oxygenase-1 expression in mouse peritoneal macrophages abstract | Dr. Lisa Cassis | chemistry |
| Edgar Ortiz, Kinyua Adam, Garett Combs | Berea College | The Synthesis of Peptide aldehyde for the study of Penicillin Binding Protein 2 | Matthew Saderholm | chemistry |
| Kamila Nurmakova | Vanderbilt University | Investigation of amyloid precursor protein and small molecules interactions in bicelles abstract | Manuel A. Castro | chemistry |
| Hayes Clark, Wilkensley Thervil, Jeremiah M. Radosevich | Berea College | How to Build a Solar Car Hub | Dr. Wei Wu | chemistry |
| Areli Medina Hernandez | Berea College | Synthesis of Thermoelectric Materials with an Electron-Donating Group abstract | Dr. Mary Robert Garrett | chemistry |
| Stephanie Itumba, Chipo Kambarami | Berea College | extracting and analysis of soil available phosphurus abstract | Dr. Paul Smithson | chemistry |
| Zackary Boothe & Cletus Mbalida | Berea College | New Experiments using the JEOL ECZR500 NMR Spectrometer abstract | Jay Baltisberger | chemistry |
| Imaru Agholor, Megan Grey | Berea College | Synthesis of Thermoelectric Materials with a Parent Compound abstract | Mary Robert Garrett | chemistry |
| Emely Alfaro Zavala | Kashmir World Foundation | The Use of MVC Architecture (Model-View-Controller Pattern) for Android Mobile Applications abstract | Aliyah Pandolfi, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Jamal Aw Yonis | Dell Inc. | Creating Plugin-Servers that stream telemetry data via GRPC transport protocol in GPB wire format abstract | Gavin Cato, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Hailey Barnett | Runestone Interactive, LLC | Berea College Software Developers abstract | Brad Miller, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Alex Bryant | Berea College | COMPARING THE MODEL-VIEW-CONTROLLER ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PATTERN abstract | Dr. Scott Heggen, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Aaron Christson | University of Illinois | Predicting Generalization in Neural Networks abstract | Sanmi Koyejo, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Nmasichi Chukwuemeka | Suran Systems | Web Development Intern abstract | Alex Clay, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Guillermo Cruz | Berea College | Data Management abstract | Dr. Scott Heggen, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Selemawit Gebremedhin | Berea College | Elasticsearch abstract | Daniel Adams, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Elaheh Jamali | Berea College | The Performance Comparison of MySQL and SQLite abstract | Dr. Scott Heggen, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| May Jue | Berea College | Software Development abstract | Dr. Scott Heggen, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Samriddha KC | Morgan Stanley | Application Design and Development abstract | Stephanie Mondo, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Aleksandr Krasnov | Palo Alto Networks | DevSecOps: InfoSec + DevOps + SOC abstract | Satwant Jakher, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Giorgi Lomia | Kashmir World Foundation | Advantages of detection architecture combined with classifiacation in camouflage circumstances abstract | Aliyah Pandolfi, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Hila Manalai | Berea College | Web Application Design and Software Development abstract | Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Gerardo Soto, Jesse Walker, John Martin, Rusty Dotson, Rebekah Whitford | Runestone Interactive, LLC | Interactive Learning from a Near-Peer Perspective abstract | Bradley Miller, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Raymond Okyere-Forson | Morgan Stanley | Design and Implementation of a Single-Page Web Application abstract | Stephanie Mondo, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Anne Otieno | Global Technician Specialist abstract | Nuriel Garrett, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science | |
| Luis Riera | Berea College | SSDT 2019 Intership abstract | Dr. Scott Heggen, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Sherzodjon Sanginov | Morgan Stanley | Software Development Experience abstract | Stephanie Mondo, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Roberto Santos-Hernandez | Berea College | Software Programming abstract | Dr. Scott Heggen, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Natasha Stallsmith | Vanderbilt University | Quantifying Visual Complexity in Movie Trailers abstract | Dr. Maithilee Kunda, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Tirtha Subedi | UPS Information Technology | Network Planning Tools (NPT) abstract | Dan Chambers, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Donstonbek Toirov | Red Hat | Open Source Software Development in Agile Environment abstract | Jennifer Albertson, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Elyor Tukhtasinov | PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services LCC | Robotic and Intelligent Process Automation abstract | Katie Kleiboeker, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Ahad Zai | Indiana University School Of Dentistry | Utilizing Electronic Dental Record Data to Automatically Assign Periodontal Diagnosis abstract | Dr. Thankam Thyvalikakath, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Oluwatobi Adejumo | Jaylim Studio | Wedding photography Internship abstract | Jay Lim, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Rabina Phuyel | University of South Carolina | Transformation as a Defense to Adversarial Attacks against Deep Neural Network abstract | Ying Meng, Dr. Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Tradd Schmidt, Bethanie Williams | Berea College | An Approach to Increase Availability of Cultural Archives: Pine Mountain Settlement School abstract | Dr. Mario Nakazawa | computer science |
| Juan Chavez Casiano, Austin Glasgow | Berea College Child Development Lab | Physical activity and the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test on preschool-aged children abstract | Michelle Thornton | physical education & health |
| Abby M. Nash, John-Paul E. Cesare | Berea College | Magnetic High Entropy Alloys abstract | Troy Messina | physics |
| Jose Zapata Meza | LDA Engineering | Summer Internship With Civil Engineering Firm abstract | Dr. Martin Veillette | physics |
| Nicholas Straub-Deck | Berea College | Modeling of H2 Radiation Emissions from Nebula IC133. abstract | Dr. Tracy Hodge | physics |
| Axel Quintanar | Berea College | Light pollution and its effects on Berea College abstract | Dr. Tracy Hodge | physics |
| James Henderson | Berea College | Berea College's New Telescope abstract | Dr. Tracy Hodge | physics |
| Jasmine Roman, Alex Wilson | Berea College | Spontaneous numerical cognition in chickens (Gallus Gallus Domesticus) abstract | Dr. Sarah Jones | psychology |
19th annual Berea Undergraduate Research and Internship Symposium (BURIS)
The 19th annual Berea Undergraduate Research Symposium (BURS) was held the same weekend as the Berea College Trustees visit campus and this year it coincides with the official opening of the new Cargill Science Building on Saturday, October 20th, 2018. This has been organized by the science programs in the past but participation is open to all members of the college community. In recent years we have structured the symposium with both talks and poster presentations as well as a plenary session.
The program for Fall 2018 will be held on Friday, October 19th, and Saturday, October 20th. The 2018 BURS will begin with an opening plenary talk by Jacqulyn Noronha-Hostler on “The Quest for Nature’s First and Most Perfect Liquid” in the Yahng Center (MAC 455). After a short break, we will have student oral presentations starting at 2PM (MAC 356, 357, 551, 506) and a plenary talk entitled “Breathing the Earth” at 4PM by Elizabeth Cottrell of the Smithsonian Institution . BURS will continue with student poster presentations and other departmental activities the following morning (Saturday) and the official opening ceremony for the new Cargill Science Building at 2:00 pm and followed by a convocation delivered by Dr. Mae Jemison, first African American woman to travel to space on the Shuttle Endeavor at 3:00 pm.
Cottrell Plenary Title: Breathing the Earth
Abstract – When you hear the word “volcano” what comes to your mind? Volcanoes are windows to Earth’s deep interior, revealing to us what lies beyond depths accessible to human exploration. Volcanoes shape the landscape, the hydrosphere, and human civilization. From natural disasters to climate change and from diamonds to Dr. Evil, we will explore volcano mysteries together.
On Friday (10/19) we will start at 2:00 PM with oral presentation sessions (15 minutes each) in the Cargill Science building planetarium room. Following the oral session we will have a plenary talk by Elizabeth Cottrell at 4:00 for 45 minutes with 10 minutes after for questions. The next day (Saturday, 10/20) we will have building tours from 9AM – 1PM, an additional oral session as well as a poster session in the morning at 9:30-11:00 am. There will also be planetarium shows at 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm. With posters from various fields (previous posters from chemistry, biology, physics, psychology, sociology, education, African American Studies, economics, industrial arts, computer science, physical education & health, and mathematics). All students who pursued substantial research projects over the previous year are encouraged to present their research. All participants are expected to be at oral sessions on Friday (less than 3 hours) as well as poster/oral sessions on Saturday (another couple hours). We do not require you to attend the convocation but certainly would recommend this opportunity.
Oral Presentations
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Follin | Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center | Multidisciplinary Views of Medicine - Completing an Internship with Medicine for the Greater Good | Panagis Galiatsatos, MD, MHS | biology |
| Temvelo Matsebula | Berea College | Effect of sleep quality and quantity on deviant behaviors in teenagers | Dr. Hoffman | biology |
| Yacine Choutri | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Identifying Fecal and Urinary Biomarkers of Obesity in Mouse Model Using Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Metabolomics and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography | Paul Voziyan, Ph.D. & Donald F. Stec, Ph.D. | biology |
| Emma Reasoner | Cheetah Conservation Fund | Impact of season, game fencing, moon phase, and vegetation on activity overlap of ungulate species in the Greater Waterberg Landscape, Namibia | Dr. Laurie Marker | biology |
| Zellarose Walden | Illinois Natural History Survey | Developing a prototype platform for efficient mass digitization for pinned Lepidoptera specimens | Dr. Thomas McElrath | biology |
| Brittany Ortiz-Perez | Best Friends Animal Society | Save Them All- Best Friends, Kitten Nursery | Ron Rosen | biology |
| Michael James | Berea College | Synthesizing Cleavable Antibody Drug Conjugates via Solid Phase Organic Synthesis | Dr. Thomas | chemistry |
| Clara Reasoner | Vanderbilt University | Mapping the Binding Sites of FATTY ACID SYNTHASE on Chikungunya Viral RNA | Dr. Manuel Ascano | chemistry |
| Issac Domenech | Stanford University School of Medicine | Characterizing the Molecular Diversity of Pulmonary Sensory Neurons | Dr. Mark Krasnow | chemistry |
| Chann Makara Han | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Targeted integration of fluorescent reporters into iPSCs using CRISPR/Cas9 | Megan Hoffman | chemistry |
| Yeongha Oh | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Epidemiology of HPV-Associated Cancers: Changing Trends and Future Burden | Dr. Krystle Kuhs | chemistry |
| Sergio Axel Perez Cruz | The University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Avidin functionalized coverslips for model membrane imaging | Dr. Tessa Calhoun | chemistry |
| Daisy Sullivan | Clemson University | Using the Liquid Sampling-Atmospheric Pressure Glow Discharge with Capillary Channeled Polymer Fibers for Analysis of Protein Mixtures | Dr. R. Kenneth Marcus | chemistry |
| Priscila Garcia | Anschutz Medical Campus | Comparison of differentiation capacity between cell lines using the trilineage differentiation assay | Dr. Hoffman | chemistry |
| Lyric Jones, Michelle Zarco | Haciendas of Nasca Archaeological Project | Historical Archaeology of Slavery in Peru | Brendan Weaver | other |
| Ricardo Santos | University of Tennessee | Creating Analysis of Jet Measurements in Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions | Dr. Christine Nattrass | physics |
| Kemo BS Jammeh | University of Notre Dame | Dependence of Helium Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet (APPJ)-Induced DNA Damage on Voltage Pulse Frequency and Irradiation Time | Prof Sylwia Ptasinska, Dr. Troy C. Messina | physics |
| Daniela Olivera Velarde | Los Alamos National Lab | Improving Accuracy of Parity Violation Measurements for NOPTREX Experiment at LANL | Christopher Crawford | physics |
| Talha Rehman | Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences | Self-Assembly of Spheres on a Cone Surface | Nabila Tanjeem, Vinothan N. Manoharan | physics |
| Delaney Anderson & Tori Lowrance | Berea College | Faculty Experiences with Student Mental Health | Amanda Wyrick | psychology |
Research and Internship Posters
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Favour Akabogu | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | RECOMBINANT EXPRESSION OF COLLAGEN IV FROM MINISTERIA VIBRANS: THE ANCESTRAL COLLAGEN OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM | Dr. Aaron Fidler | biology |
| Jennifer Bentz | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) controls kidney fibrosis by regulating nuclear localization of Fused in Sarcoma (FUS) | Dr. Manuel Chiusa, Dr. Ambra Pozzi | biology |
| Aubrey Melton | University of Kentucky | Altered Immune Cell Profile Contributes to Increase Risk of Heart Disease in Aging Mice | Ahmed Abdul-Latif | biology |
| Yohannes Amsalu, Matalynn Shealy, Esther Abiara | Berea College | Wild bacterial strains and Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 differ in resistance to allyl-isothiocyanate defense of Arabidopsis thaliana | Dr. Brian Traw | biology |
| Sara Holly | Kindred Spirit Elephant Sanctuary | The Ethical Practices of Kindred Spirit Elephant Sanctuary in Thailand's Growing Tourism Industry | Megan Hoffman | biology |
| Imelda Saintilma | Uniformed Services University | Disruption of cell adhesion and loss of Arp2/3 complex function in macrophages are not sufficient to induce NF-kB activity | Dr Jeremy Rotty | biology |
| Alli Harper | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Placental Transfer and Metabolism of FDA-approved Drugs Repuposed for Novel Tocolytic Use | Shajila Siricilla, Raymond Johnson, Jennifer L. Herington | biology |
| Depika Subedi | The Ohio State University | Regulation of miR-146a expression in Glioblastoma | Dr. Tiantian Cui | biology |
| Sharman N Sugumaran | Vanderbilt University | CYSTEINE THIOL DIRECTED CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF A KCNE1 PROTEIN N-TERMINUS | Dr. Keenan Taylor | biology |
| Nishimwe P Montessorie | University of Kentucky Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences | The impact of nuclear factor erythroid related factor 2 genotype on the hepatic gene expression of juvenile mice exposed to polychlorinated biphenyl 126 | Dr. Kevin J. Pearson | biology |
| Caitlyn Roberts | North Carolina State University | Endosperm-based Hybrid Inviability in Mimulus plants | Dr. Robert Franks, Dr. Miguel Flores-Vergara | biology |
| Ben Turner | University of Kentucky | Defining how Lafora disease patient mutations impact glycogen dephosphorylation | Matthew Gentry & Craig W. Vander Kool | chemistry |
| Kateryna Nabukhotna | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | INTEGRIN B1 PROMOTES KRAS-MUTATED LUNG CANCER PROLIFERATION VIA MAPK-INDEPENDENT MECHANISM | Dr. Scott Haake, Dr. Roy Zent | chemistry |
| Abigail Whitaker | University of Kentucky Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry | Disruption of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) by congenital mutations: Screening potential therapeutic leads | David W. Rodgers | chemistry |
| Areli Medina Hernandez | Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri | Role of Shear Stress on Endothelial Insulin Sensitivity | Dr. Luis A. Martinez-Lemus | chemistry |
| Kamila Nurmakova | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN | Clostridium isolate growth in a zinc-limited environment | Christopher A Lopez | chemistry |
| Adam M. Kinyua | University of Kentucky | Synthesis of Leuco Dyes | chemistry | |
| Levi Blevins, Ominica Crockett | Berea College | Solid Phase Organic Synthesis of an Antibody Conjugate Linker | Dr. Elizabeth Thomas | chemistry |
| Nyasha E. Gombami | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Mechanism of quinolone resistance in Escherichia coli type II topoisomerases | Neil Osheroff, Ph.D | chemistry |
| Muntathar Jamal Alshimary | University of Chicago | A functional module for a response to low nutrients in Arabidopsis | Dr. Jean Greenberg | chemistry |
| Valéria Rosa Rocha | University of Kentucky | Procedure improvement for FAPbI3 perovskite solar cells | Dr. Kenneth Graham | chemistry |
| Helina Asrat | US Department of Veterans Affairs, Seattle, Washington | Dose-dependent induction of circulating Serum Amyloid A, and markers of pulmonary inflammation following ozone exposure: implications for Alzheimer's disease | Michelle Erickson | chemistry |
| Courtany Brown and Adan Martinez | Berea College | Trash to Shine | Dr. Elizabeth Thomas | chemistry |
| Emily Brown | Northern Kentucky University | The synthesis of Annulene-Oxacalixarene Hybrids | KC Russell | chemistry |
| Destiny Strange-Banks, Sienna Burgess, Katie Bledsoe-Houston | Berea College Child Development Laboratory | Reggio Emilia Inspired Practice at the Child Development Laboratory | Cindy McGaha | child and family studies |
| E. Dove DeNigris, Miranda E. Goens, Jenna D. Hughes, Abdirahman O. Mohamed | Berea College | Simulations of Belief Propagation through Social Networks | Jan Pearce | computer science |
| Jacob Uzzle | Berea College | Combinatorial Game Theory and Graphs | Prof. Kristen Barnard | mathematics |
| Jessie Whitaker | Berea College | Combinatorics game theory | Dr. Kristin Barnard | mathematics |
| Sahet Dovranov | Berea College | Playing "Double Take" on a Graph | Kristen Barnard | mathematics |
| Ciara Felty, Clint Chaffins | Berea College | Analyzing Appalachian Media for Purposeful Usage | Dr. Maggie Robillard | other |
| Enrique Escobar, Josh Wilson | Muir Valley | Physical Activity Intensity Levels in Outdoor Rock Climbing | Michelle Thornton, AJ Mortara | physical education & health |
| Glendy Pineda | Berea College | The Economic Impact of the Pinnacle Trails in Berea Kentucky | Louisa Summers | physical education & health |
| Jaden J Johnson | Berea College | Physical Activity and Health Patterns of Users in a Kentucky Trail Town | Louisa Summers | physical education & health |
| Sierra Turner, Sangyal Dorjee | Berea College | Application of Multi-theory model in predicting small portion size consumption in rural Appalachia | Ram Lakhan, DrPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Health and Human Performance | physical education & health |
| Eli Prater, Brian Leist, Mo Thi | Berea College | Experiments with single photons: Demonstration of Existence and Interference | Martin Veillette | physics |
| Heather Thompson | University of Chicago | Investigating the Efficacy of Histotripsy on Drug Delivery | Dr. Kenneth Bader | physics |
18th annual Berea Undergraduate Research and Internship Symposium
The 18th annual Berea Undergraduate Research Symposium (BURS) was the same weekend as the Berea College Trustees (of which Rocky Tuan is a member) visit campus. This has been organized by the science programs in the past but participation is open to all members of the college community. In recent years we have structured the symposium with both talks and poster presentations as well as a plenary session.
The program for Fall 2017 will be held on Friday, October 20th. The 2017 BURS will start in the afternoon with student oral presentations, continue with student poster presentations, and end with a plenary talk by Dr. Rocky Tuan, Berea College Alumnus, and Professor at the University of Pittsburgh.
Application of 3D Microtissue Chip Technology to Study Composite Skeletal Tissue Physiology: Microgravity-Induced Pathologies and Drug Screening
2017 plenary speaker, Dr. Rocky S. Tuan, Director of the Cellular and Molecular Engineering Lab, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. also Professor and the Executive Vice Chairman for Orthopaedic Research
Abstract – Skeletal disorders, including osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, present a significant disease burden for the general population, and are specifically associated with space flight, such as accelerated bone loss. We have recently developed a 3D microphysiological system (MPS), utilizing adult stem cells, biomimetic materials, and 3D printing technologies, that mimics osteochondral tissues. The microfluidically perfused MPS bioreactor can accommodate both stem cell-engineered tissues and primary osteochondral tissues, and is amenable to high-throughput screening and testing of potential therapeutics for bone and cartilage health. The MPS is particularly suitable as an on-board experimental model to study the accelerated skeletal pathologies observed during space flight, as well as a high utility system applicable for predictive toxicology and drug development for skeletal tissues, both on the ground and in space.
We will start at 2:30 PM with two simultaneous oral presentation sessions (15 minutes each) in rooms 101 and 106 of the Science Building. The sessions are grouped by theme as much as possible. The poster session starts at 3:00 and is held in the lobby of the science building with posters from various fields (previous posters from chemistry, biology, physics, psychology, sociology, education, African American Studies, economics, industrial arts, computer science, physical education & health, and mathematics). All students who pursued substantial research projects over the previous year are encouraged to present their research.
Oral Presentations
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi Peng | Berea College | Biology of the Cercaria of Leuceruthrus micropteri (Trematoda: Azygiidae) Recovered from the Snail, Pleurocera semicarin | Ron Rosen | biology |
| Jazmin Escamilla | Liver Disease Branch, NIDDK- National Institute of Health | Hepatitis C virus entry inhibitor Aryloxazole modulates Autophagy | Dr. Jake Liang, Dr. Zongyi Hu | biology |
| Hannah Elliot, Muntathar Alshimary, Rebecca Klem, Jeremy Wilde | Berea College | Factors Affecting the Diversity of Stream Salamanders in Two Watershed Systems in Central Kentucky | Roy Scudder-Davis | biology |
| Emma Reasoner | Indianapolis Zoo | Pinniped Husbandry, Training, and Conservation at the Indianapolis Zoo | Dr. Ronald Rosen | biology |
| Claire Thelen | Alaska Sealife Center | Immunoglobulin Y Levels in Spectacled and Steller’s Eider Sea Ducks As Indicators of Disease and Population Decline | Katrina Counihan | biology |
| Hannah Carter | Eastern Kentucky University | Influence of reclaimed surface mine landscape on bees and plant-pollinator networks in southeastern Kentucky | Valerie Peters | biology |
| Sunaina Sherchan | Vanderbilt Eye Institute | Antioxidant Treatment for Closed Globe Ocular Blast Trauma | Tonia Rex | biology |
| Seth Reasoner | Vanderbilt University School of Medicine | Characterization of Host-Pathogen Interactions during Early Stage Chikungunya Virus Infection | Manuel Ascano, Jr., Ph.D. | chemistry |
| Issac Domenech | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Identification of Selective DDR1 Kinase Inhibitors Using Structure Activity Relationship | Dr. Ambra Pozzi and Dr. Corina Borza | chemistry |
| Marco Santos, Halima Ibrahim | Vanderbilt Medical Center | INVESTIGATING A ROLE FOR LOXL2 IN TGF-1 MEDIATED TUBULAR EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRASITION IN KIDNEY FIBROSIS | Rafi Mohamed, Alberto J. Lopez-Jimenez, Roberto Vanacore | chemistry |
| Emma Batson, Gracie Casciola | Berea College | Appalachian Nature Education Study | Neil Mecham | child and family studies |
| Logan Paisley | Summit Engineering | A Summer at Summit: Applied skills in the world of Civil Engineering | Derek Motsch | other |
| Annie He, Samantha Sise, Alicia Crocker, and Bianca Godden | Berea College | A Study of George White through Flight and Light | Broughton Anderson and Matt Jadud | other |
| Bhavesh Ramkorun | Vanderbilt University | Imaging of the Spinal Cord in Pediatric Patients | Dr Seth Smith | physics |
| Talha Rehman | Duke University Hospital | Designing Computer Based Interface Between X-Ray Generator, and Stages For Coded Aperture Coherent Scatter Spectral Imaging (CACSSI)x000B | Anuj J. Kapadia | physics |
| Khawla Nasser Al Deen | Lebanese American University in Beirut and NAHNOO Organization | Mashrou3 Insan (the Human Project): A Participatory Action Research Project on Displaced Youth's Mental Health and Well-Being | Dr. Samar Zebian | psychology |
Research Posters
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Favour Akabogu | Aspirnaut Program, Vanderbilt University | Triops Cancriformis: A Potential Non-mammalian Animal Model for Studying the Mechanisms of Kidney Ultrafiltration. | Dr. Kendra Oliver | biology |
| Amber Follin | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | Identifying genetic modifiers in a Drosophila model of Inclusion Body Myopathy | Kyla Britson, Thomas Lloyd, M.D., PhD. | biology |
| James Bryson McCarthey | Vanderbilt University | THE IMPACT OF LYSINE ACETYLAYION ON GLYXOALASE II ACTIVITY | Jim Galligan | biology |
| Marah Zeidan | Vanderbilt School of Medicine | Improving Long Term Outcomes in Retinoblastoma survivors. | Dr. Debra Friedman | biology |
| Allison Harper | Vanderbilt University | Measurement of Influenza Severity in Tennessee Hospitalized Patients, 2016-2017 | Dr. H. Keipp Talbot | biology |
| Matalynn Shealy | Foundation for Surgical Innovation and Education in Portland, Oregon | A Gastroparesis Study on the Reinstitution of Oral Nutrition from J-tube Placements | Christy Dunst | biology |
| Sydney Short | Berea College | Hybrid ECMO Using Double Lumen Cannula Ensures Adequate Heart/Brain Oxygen Supply | Sarah Blank | biology |
| Sara Garner, Tomas Flores, Shay Steele | Berea College | Measurement of Chemical Shift Tensors and J-Coupling in Sodium/Lead Mixed Pyrophosphate Glasses | Jay Baltisberger | chemistry |
| Sarah Tabor, Michael James | Berea College | Synthesizing Cleavable Acetal Antibody Drug Conjugates | Elizabeth Thomas | chemistry |
| Isaac Mendoza, Luis Guzman Salazar | Berea College | Synthesis of Cleavable Acetal Antibody Drug Conjugate | Elizabeth Thomas | chemistry |
| Kateryna Nabukhotna | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Integrin β-1 Promotes KRAS-Mutated Lung Cancer Viability via FAK Activation | Dr. Scott Zent, Dr. Roy Zent | chemistry |
| Clara Reasoner | Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis | GC-MS Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds in Metastatic and Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer Cells | Dr. Mangilal Agarwal | chemistry |
| Luis Gonzalez Anguiar | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Selective C=O bond reductions in carbohydrate derivatives using boron based reagents | Michel Gagné | chemistry |
| Amber Earlywine | University of Kentucky College of Medicine | Targeting Proteolytic Activity Using Protease Inhibitors as Natural Therapeutics for Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) | Dr. Rebecca Dutch | chemistry |
| Mario Chavarria, Cheyenne Haynes | Berea College | N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes | Dr. Anes Kovacevic | chemistry |
| Beau Schweitzer | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Synthesis of Poly(4-hydroxystyrene) by Living Anionic Polymerization for Block Copolymer Lithography | Koei Azuma, Padma Gopalan | chemistry |
| Aubree Zimmer | University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy | Determination of actinomycin Y1 aryl amine reactivity in the production of Y5 | Dr. Steven Van Lanen | chemistry |
| Dusty Cole, Vincent Davis, Michael Moorer | Berea College | DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A WEB-BASED SIMULATION | Martin Veillette | computer science |
| Lakshiya Indreswaran | Berea College | Optimal Strategy for Partisan Combinatorial Games: The case of a Little Bit of Aggression | Mario Nakazawa | computer science |
| Miguel Valdes | BEREA COLLEGE | The POGIL Approach Used in NonStem Disciplines | Megan Hoffman | education |
| Sara Ullom, Cherokee Griffiths, Rebecca O'Connor | Berea College | Analyzing Trade Books and Other Print Media for Classroom Use | Maggie Robillard | education |
| Alexandra Yuhas, Aric Parker, Gyanu Karki, Samriddha KC | Berea College | Combinatorial Game Theory: A Game of Aggression | Dr. Kristen Barnard & Dr. Beth Kelly. | mathematics |
| Anna Joines | University of Kentucky | Marginal fracture of amalgam restorations and amalgam's resistance to low frequency biaxial fatigue | Richard Mitchell | other |
| Lauren S. Heller | Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine in Denver, Colorado | Advancing a stem cell-based therapy for epidermolysis bullosa simplex through the utilization of the CRISPR/Cas9 system to knockout the mutant K14 gene | Sean McGrath, Bilousova Lab | other |
| Daniela Olivera Velarde | University of Kentucky | Data analysis of JPARC run to test Current-Mode Detector for Use in NOPTREX Time Reversal Experiment | Dr. Troy Messina (Berea) /Dr. Christopher Crawford (University of Kentucky) | physics |
| Dustin Watts | University of Florida | Distinguishing Important Differences between the Sample Forms of LiGaCr4O8 | Yasu Takano | physics |
| Kemo Jammeh, Mo Thi | Berea College | Variable Star Astronomy: Observing The Pattern of Change in Select Variable Stars | Tracy Hodge | physics |
| Dzhoana Ivanova | Berea College | Modeling the mid Infrared emission from NGC 595 | Tracy Hodge | physics |
| Alicia Bedolla, Evelyne Rivera, Joey Barger, Jasmine Roman | Berea College | Betta fish (Betta splendens) spontaneously use the combination of numerosity and surface area during discrimination learning | Sarah Jones | psychology |
| Jennifer Bentz, Jessica Cox, Bethany Howard, and Aldrin Vinton | Berea College | Psychology and Social Class: Examining Our History, Beliefs, and Outcomes | Wendy Williams | psychology |
| Constantine Botimer, Chance Davis, Jedidiah Radosevich, Chris True | Technology and Applied Design - Berea College | Biomass Stove Design Project: Automated Fuel Feeder System | Dr. Mark P. Mahoney | technology & industrial arts |
| Jaden J Johnson | Berea College | Physical Activity and Health Patterns of Users in a Kentucky Trail Town | Louisa Summers | physical education & health |
| Sierra Turner, Sangyal Dorjee | Berea College | Application of Multi-theory model in predicting small portion size consumption in rural Appalachia | Ram Lakhan, DrPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Health and Human Performance | physical education & health |
| Eli Prater, Brian Leist, Mo Thi | Berea College | Experiments with single photons: Demonstration of Existence and Interference | Martin Veillette | physics |
| Heather Thompson | University of Chicago | Investigating the Efficacy of Histotripsy on Drug Delivery | Dr. Kenneth Bader | physics |
2016 Berea College Research Symposium (17th Annual)
The Berea Undergraduate Research Symposium (BURS), held this fall the weekend before the Berea College Trustees visit campus. This has been organized by the science programs in the past but participation is open to all members of the college community. In recent years we have structured the symposium with both talks and poster presentations as well as a plenary session.
The program for Fall 2016 will be held on Friday, October 7th. The 2016 BURS will start in the afternoon with student oral presentations, continue with student poster presentations, and end with a plenary talk by Dr. Karl Dawson, Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer at Alltech. Karl Dawson has many responsibilities at Alltech, including handling the scientific research programs for the company. He also has an appointment at the University of Kentucky in the department of animal sciences. Some of his own personal research has focused on altering microbial activities and digestive processes in the gastrointestinal tract of animals for improved health and performance.
Using science to drive a global revolution in production agriculture: Defining the tools for the future
2016 plenary speaker, Dr. Karl Dawson, Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Alltech (retired June 2018)
Abstract – The challenge of building an agricultural system that will allow the world to sustainably support a population of more than 9 billion will require some staggering technological changes. Fortunately, our understanding of the basic biological mechanisms that control agricultural production are continuing to provide new tools that will allow for more efficient food production systems with less overall waste and environmental impact. However, the challenge will be to reconstruct our agricultural base and technical tool box in a way that the most beneficial technological advances can be rapidly adopted. This presentation will describe some recent scientific advances that promise to change the way we view agricultural production and describe the pathways and barriers to their implementation.
We will start at 2:30 PM with two simultaneous oral presentation sessions (15 minutes each) in rooms 101 and 106 of the Science Building. The sessions are grouped by theme as much as possible. The poster session starts at 3:30 and is held in the lobby of the science building with posters from various fields (previous posters from chemistry, biology, physics, psychology, sociology, education, African American Studies, economics, industrial arts, computer science, physical education & health, and mathematics). All students who pursued substantial research projects over the previous year are encouraged to present their research.
Oral Presentations
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma, Reasoner | Alaska Sealife Center | Wildlife Response-Alaska Sealife Center | Dr. Ronald Rosen | biology |
| Jacquie Zimmerman | University of Denver Anchutz Medical Campus | The Expression of PD-L1 in the Hair Follicle | Dr. Dennis Roop | biology |
| Jillian Kendall and Robin Hauschner | Berea College | Examination of species richness and diversity of mosquitoes on the campus of Berea College | Sarah Blank | biology |
| Zachary Setters | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | The role of TAp63 in epidermal wound healing | Dr. Dennis Roop | biology |
| Casey Tetidrick, Aubrey Melton, Chioma Amaechi, Willie Gosnell, Gladys Kamau, Yunpeng Xia | Berea College | A Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) Model that Increases Student Success in Anatomy and Physiology | Sarah Blank | biology |
| Sean Nilan | Berea College | Seed Germination Ecology of the Endangered Yellow Gentian (Gentiana flavida): A Population in Peril? | Christopher A. Adams | biology |
| Aaron Morgan | Berea College | Seed Dormancy in Calycanthus floridus (Carolina allspice): Does Time of Dispersal Affect Dormancy Break and Germination? | Christopher A. Adams | biology |
| Sunaina Sherchan | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Clinical and Research Experience at Bill Wilkerson Center for Speech Pathology and Audiology | Dr. Ann Marie Tharpe | biology |
| Seth Reasoner | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Characterization of a novel delivery system of cyclic dinucleotides for efficient innate immune activation | Manny Ascano, PhD | chemistry |
| Kyaw Hpone Myint | The Ohio State University | Encapsulation of Nanoparticles during Polymer Micelle Formation: A Dissipative Particle Dynamics Study | Dr. Barbara Wyslouzil & Dr. Lisa Hall | chemistry |
| Tatiana Mikhailova | Harvard Medical School | Developing selective inhibitors of USP7 deubiquitinating enzyme | Ilaria Lamberto, Xiaoxi Liu, Sara Buhrlage | chemistry |
| Albert, Artiles | Berea College | Counting Trees | Dr. Beth Kelly, Dr. James Blackburn-Lynch | mathematics |
Research Posters
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haylie Prottsman, Kaitlynn Rothwell | Berea College | Nutritional Management and Reproductive Performance of Replacement Heifers Raised in Sustainable Production Systems at Berea College and Community Producer Operations | Quinn Baptiste | agriculture and natural resource |
| Nina Meneses, Olivia Slater, Favour Akabogu, Robin Hauschner, Aubrey Melton, Casey Tetidrick, Jillian Kendall | Berea College | Climate Change and the Effect of Temperature on the Release of Proterometra macrostoma (Trematoda: Digenea) Cercariae from their Snail Intermediate Host, Pleurocera semicarinata (Gastropoda: Pleuroceridae) | Ron Rosen & Sarah Blank | biology |
| Favour Akabogu, Robin Hauschner, Nina Meneses, Olivia Slater, Kaitlyn Reasoner, Hsuan Peng, Lin Peng, Chi Peng | Berea College | Seasonal Changes in Maturation of Adult Cotylaspis insignis (Trematoda: Aspidogastridae) Recovered from the Fat Mucket, Lampsilis radiata luteola (Bivalvia: Unionidae) | Ron Rosen | biology |
| Meghan Kramer | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Development of therapeutics for sleep apnea targeting Kir2.4 potassium channels | Dr. Jerod S. Denton | biology |
| Amber Follin, Ambra Pozzi | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN | Expression of DDR-2 Flag in Human Embryonic Kidney Cells | Corina Borza | biology |
| Hanna Abe | Mayo Clinic | Analysis of neuromasts in pkd2 mutant zebrafish | Caroline Sussman, PhD | biology |
| James Bryson McCarthey | Vanderbilt university | The application of Glyoxalase one crispr cas-9 knockout cells for the study of neuropathy | Jim Galligan | biology |
| Hsuan Peng | Mayo Clinic | Intraepithelial cells in an NOD IL10-/- ABo DQ8 mouse model of celiac disease | Dr. Eric Marietta and Dr. Joseph Murray | biology |
| Aubrey Melton | Berea College | Determining the effectiveness of a PAL (Peer-Assisted Learning) program in Anatomy and Physiology II | Sarah Blank | biology |
| Marah Zeidan | Vanderbilt University | Improving Long-Term Outcomes in Retinoblastoma Survivors | Dr. Debra Friedman | biology |
| Wesley Saintilnord, Rafael Mendoza | Berea College | The stability of environmental temperatures influences thermal plasticity in the Eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) | Patrick Mineo | biology |
| Rebekah Ponder | University of Kentucky | Visualizing spatiotemporal gene expression of the Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) gene during axoltl limb development and regeneration | Dr. Ashley Seifert | biology |
| Tyller Culver, Jeremy Wilde | Berea College | Isolation and Characterization of Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococcus in the Berea College Community- a pilot study | Dr. Dawn J. Anderson | biology |
| Monica Moran | Vanderbilt University | Effect of Ziram and methylmercury on ubiquitin activating enzyme E1 and microtubules in human neurons and mouse neuro2A cells | Dr. Diana Neely | biology |
| Monica Powell & Hope Thoms | Berea College | Isolation and Characterization of Plasmid DNA from Non-Pathogenic Commensal Escherichia coli | Dawn Anderson | biology |
| Brenna MacMillan & Million Beshah | Berea College | Design and Synthesis of Novel Neurotensin Analogs | Matthew Saderholm | chemistry |
| Job Limo | University of Kentucky, College of Pharmacy | Investigating the Role of Magnesium Stearate in Tablet Formulations | Dr. Eric Munson | chemistry |
| Selena Ledesma Alonso | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Synthesis and Characterization of the ZorO Protein | Shawn Campagna | chemistry |
| Christinia Patel | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Functional role of the cytoplasmic tail of α subunit of α3β1 integrin in migration and adhesion to LM-511 | Olga Viquez, PhD | chemistry |
| Boubacar Cherif | University of Miami | The Bioluminescent Detection of HIV Persistency | Emre Dikici | chemistry |
| Samuel A. Effoe | University of Pittsburgh | Teratogen Toxicity in Organotypic Culture Models | Peter Alexander & Rocky Tuon | chemistry |
| Jonah Rector | The Scripps Research Institute | Activity of Small Molecule Endoplasmic Reticulum Proteostasis Regulators | R. Luke Wiseman | chemistry |
| Marco Santos | Vanderbilt University | IMPACT OF SRCR DOMAINS IN THE FUNCTIONALITY & LOCALIZATION OF LYSYL OXIDASE LIKE 2 IN DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY. | Dr. Alberto Lopez-Jimenez | chemistry |
| Tomas Flores & Chris James | Berea College | Laboratory Study of Glyphosate Degradation in Berea Forest Soils | Paul Smithson | chemistry |
| Carlos Andres Berejnoi Bejarano & Chann Makara Han | Berea College | Degradation of Glyphosate in Berea College Forest Soils | Dr. Paul C. Smithson | chemistry |
| Aubree Zimmer | University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy | Probing actinomycin Y5 biosynthesis by investigating Z-family homologs | Dr. Steven Van Lanen | chemistry |
| Priscila Elizabeth Garcia Garcia & Savannah Osborne | Berea College | Land Use History, Soil Characterization and Invasive Species in the Berea College Forest | Dr. Paul C. Smithson | chemistry |
| Helina Asrat | Berea College | Managing pests in stored wheat: Do organic methods work? | Sean Clark | chemistry |
| Sean Gillette | University of Kentucky, College of Pharmacy | Impact of Polymer and Surfactant on Absorption of Poorly Water-Soluble Drug, Griseofulvin | Patrick Marsac | chemistry |
| Michael James & Kateryna Nabukhotna | Berea College | Engineering Novel Substrates for the Neuropeptidase Neurolysin | Matthew Saderholm | chemistry |
| Bhavesh Ramkorun | Berea College | Comparing two unrooted phylogenetic X-trees | James Blackburn-Lynch and Beth Kelly | mathematics |
| Malachi Holden | Berea College | Adjoints and Hierarchies | James Blackburn-Lynch and Beth Kelly | mathematics |
| Susan Bonta & Constantine Botimer | Berea College Art Collection | Spreading Knowledge of the Berea College Art Collection to the Larger Community | Meghan Doherty | other |
| Rashad Hayden & Bethany Turner | Berea College | Diversity and Community Policing | Kennaria Brown | other |
| Eddie Henderson & Charity Ryan | Berea College | A Metaphorical Staircase | Daniel Feinberg | other |
| Ashley Aiken & Victoria Slaughter | Berea College | Implementation of Digital Fabrication Technologies in Ceramic Practice | Raymond Gonzalez | other |
| Talha Rehman | Jefferson Lab | The CLAS12 Forward Tagger Detector at Jefferson Lab | Troy Messina/Dr. Marco Battaglieri | physics |
| Dustin Watts | University of Louisville | Fabrication of MEMS Microrobots | Dr. Dan Popa | physics |
| Nathanael Bodine | Berea College | Developing High Entropy Alloys and the Impact of Annealing on the Crystalline Structures | Troy Messina | physics |
| Mackenzie Ridley | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | Optimizing a Processing Parameter of Direct Metal Laser Deposition for Porosity Reduction of Thin Film TiB2+AlMgB14 on High Carbon Steel Tracks | Dr. William Cross | physics |
| Tanner Thompson | Berea College | Thermo-Magnetic Properties of High Entropy Alloys | Troy Messina | physics |
| Robert Barnes | Berea College | Thermo-Magnetic Properties of High-Entropy Alloys | Troy Messina | physics |
| Abdul Ali Eissar | Bard College | (2+1)-dimensional Causal Dynamical Triangulations | Joshua Cooperman | physics |
| Denzell Barnett & Guillermo Ramos-Macias | Berea College | Development of Open Source Computer Simulation for STEM fields | Martin Veillette | physics |
| Kyree Hobson & Simeon Huff | Berea College, Grow Appalachia, and the Berea Summer Food Service Program | Evaluation of the Berea Summer Food Service Program | Andrea Woodward | sociology |
2015 Berea College Research Symposium (16th Annual)
The Berea Undergraduate Research Symposium (BURS), held this fall the weekend after the Berea College Trustees visit campus. This has been organized by the science programs in the past but participation is open to all members of the college community. In recent years we have structured the symposium with both talks and poster presentations as well as a plenary session.
The program for Fall 2015 will be held on Friday, October 23rd. The 2015 BURS will start in the afternoon with student oral presentations, continue with student poster presentations, and end with a plenary talk by Professor Roy Zent, MD, PhD from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Professor Zent works in the Nephrology and Hypertension Division of the School of Medicine and his research works on the basic role of integrins in epithelial cell biology. He also collaborates with Dr. Charles Sanders performing structural functions on integrins using NMR spectroscopy.
2015 plenary speaker, Professor Roy Zent
We will start at 2:30 PM with two simultaneous oral presentation sessions (15 minutes each) in rooms 101 and 106 of the Science Building. The sessions are grouped by theme as much as possible. The poster session starts at 3:30 and is held in the lobby of the science building with posters from various fields (previous posters from chemistry, biology, physics, psychology, sociology, education, African American Studies, economics, industrial arts, computer science, physical education & health, and mathematics). All students who pursued substantial research projects over the previous year are encouraged to present their research.
Oral Presentations
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaitlyn Reasoner | Vanderbilt University | pH induced compaction of the N-terminal domain of lipidated caveolin-3. | Dr. Charles Sanders | biology |
| Kevin Montgomery, Moondil Jahan, Olamide Adejumo | Berea College | Physiological Dormancy and Germination Patterns in Seeds of the Rare Yellow Gentian (Gentiana flavida Muhl.) | Christopher A. Adams | biology |
| Olamide Adejumo, Moondil Jahan, and Kevin Montgomery | Berea College | Dormancy-Breaking and Germination Patterns in Seeds of Calycanthus floridus L. (eastern sweetshrub) | Christopher A. Adams | biology |
| Moondil Jahan, Kevin Montgomery, and Olamide Adejumo | Berea College | Comparison of Dormancy States and Germination Patterns in Seeds of Calycanthus floridus L. (eastern sweetshrub) | Christopher A. Adams | biology |
| Gabrielle Christian | Berea College; Grow Appalachia | Evaluating the Impact of Community Gardens in the Appalachia Region | Dr. Lisa Turner | biology |
| Hsuan Peng | University of Pittsburgh | The Bioactivity of Pericellular Matrix from Adult Stem Cells | YANGZI JIANG, ROCKY S. TUAN | biology |
| Chi Peng | Charles C. Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology, University of Colorado Denver | The Dynamics of Immunoediting in Skin Carcinogenesis | Dennis Roop | biology |
| Zachary Spicer, Jeremy Wilde, Morgan Stacy | Berea College | Diversity of Stream Salamanders in Relation to Human Disturbance and Watershed Affiliation in Central Kentucky | Roy Scudder-Davis | biology |
| Kyaw Hpone Myint | The Ohio State University | Dissipative Particle Dynamics (DPD) Simulations of Hard Nanoparticle-encapsulated Polymeric Micelle Formation | Dr. Barbara Wyslouzil | chemistry |
| Seth Reasoner | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Type 1 Interferon Expression Following Small Molecule Inhibition of Cyclic GMP-AMP Synthase | Manuel Ascano | chemistry |
| Dorothy Coe & Katie Bragdon | Berea College | A Simple Mechanochemical Aryl Bromination Procedure | Nicholas Marshall | chemistry |
| Jonah Rector | Pepperdine University | The Effects of Heat Shock Preconditioning on Protein Induction and Cell Survival after Nanoparticle Exposure | Dr. Jay Brewster | chemistry |
| Tatiana Mikhailova | Vanderbilt University | IDENTIFICATION OF FACTORS STABILIZING THE 3D STRUCTURE OF THE GOODPASTURE AUTOANTIGEN OF GLOMERULAR BASEMENT MEMBRANE | Dr. Vadim Pedchenko, Dr. Billy Hudson | chemistry |
| Lydia Bauler, M. Ethan Johnson, and Joseph Carrick | Berea College & Chicago, IL | Understanding Maps as Argument: Decoding Spacial Constructs | Jason Cohen | English |
Research Posters
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillian Setters, Amanda Burns | Berea College | Soil Quality at Berea College Farm | Dr. Mary Parr | agriculture and natural resource |
| Jane Hostomsky | Berea College | Effects of protein supplementation on the parasite susceptibility and growth performance of lactating does and continuously suckled kids raised in a sustainable production system at Berea College Farm | Dr. Quinn Baptiste | agriculture and natural resource |
| Maria Anastasiadou | University of Colorado Denver | Engineering stress-resistant mouse Embryonic Stem (ES) cells | Wallace Chick | biology |
| Meghan Kramer | Chicago Botanic Garden | Broadening definitions of plant biodiversity in restored tallgrass prairies | Evelyn Williams, Rebecca Barak, Dan Larkin | biology |
| Geri Mitchell, Jessica Vinson, Sean Nilan | Berea College | Comparisons between Prey Species in Barn Owl (Tyto alba) Pellets Collected in 1988, 1996, and 1997 from a Silo Roost in Harrogate, Tennessee | G. Neil Douglas | biology |
| Jazmin Escamilla | Vanderbilt Medical Center Division of Nephrology | Lysyl Oxidase Homolog Extracellular Processing | Roberto Vanacore, Alberto J. López-Jiménez | biology |
| Sophia Toe | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Integrin subunits α3 and α6 mediate FGF10-dependent signaling events in collecting duct cells bound to LM511 | Eugenia Yazlovitskaya, Roy Zent | biology |
| Sarah W. Tabor, Sam C. Moody | Berea College | Does membrane composition affect whole-animal performance and thermal tolerance in the eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)? | Patrick M. Mineo | biology |
| Sunaina Sherchan, Sarah Tabor | Berea College | Thermal tolerance differs between terrestrial and aquatic life history stages in the eastern newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) | Dr. Patrick Mineo | biology |
| Morgan Stacy, Jeremy Wilde, Zachary Spicer | Berea College | A Preliminary Species Identification for an Isolated Population of Salamanders of the Plethodon glutinosus complex | Roy Scudder-Davis | biology |
| Hanna Abe | Vanderbilt University | Identification of Lead Compounds That Differentially Target Integrin α1β1 and α2β1 I-Domains for The Treatment of Kidney Fibrosis | Billy Hudson & Kyle Brown | biology |
| Kodey Blankenship | Berea College | Solid-state NMR Study of Crystalline Pyrophosphate Salts | Jay Baltisberger | chemistry |
| Boubacar Cherif | The Ohio State University | CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL RESISTANCE OF GUAYULE AND NITRILE BLEND RUBBER GLOVES | Katrina Cornish | chemistry |
| Kidist Ashami | Vanderbilt University | Expression and Purification of Transforming Growth Factor Receptor β-ii Cytoplasmic Tail from Ecoli. | Ambra Pozzi | chemistry |
| Alaina Fox | Louisiana Tech University | Effect of FeRu Core-shell Catalysts Size on Fischer-Tropsch Reactions | Dr. Daniela Mainardi | chemistry |
| Tyler Hutsell, Marco Santos | Berea College | Mechanochemical chlorination and iodination of electron-rich aromatics | Nicholas Marshall | chemistry |
| Bruce Plowshay Jr. | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | TRIM24 Induces Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in MCF10A Cells | Dr. Michelle Barton, Ph.D | chemistry |
| Samuel A. Effoe, Benjamin R. Quesada, Maria S. Ledesma-Alonso, Lyndsey J. Barker | Berea College | New Methods to Synthesize Nickel N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes | Anes Kovacevic | chemistry |
| Lyndsey J. Barker, Maria S. Ledesma-Alonso, Samuel A. Effoe, Benjamin R. Quesada | Berea College | Abnormal N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes | Anes Kovacevic | chemistry |
| Tatiana Mikhailova, Brennan Taylor | Berea College | Rapid, electroless surface modification through surface-directed azo coupling | Dr. Nicholas Marshall | chemistry |
| John Attelah, Gracia El Ayle | Georgetown University | Synthesis of Amine-Functionalized Cyclotribenzylenes (CTBs) | K. Travis Holman | chemistry |
| Job Limo | University of Nairobi, Kenya | Phytochemical Investigation of Albizia Shimperiana and Bridelia Micrantha for Cytotoxic Principles Against Drug Sensitive and Multidrug Resistant Cancer Cell Lines | Leonidah Kerubo | chemistry |
| Andrew Norris, Sean Harvey, Andreas Riegger | University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany | Functionalization Work on Dopamine Nanoparticles with the Incorporation of Human Serum Albumin (HSA) and Unnatural Amino Acid Synthesis | Tanja Weil & David Yuen Wah Ng | chemistry |
| Ebony Adams | IT Support within the Corporate Environment Today | Scott Heegan | computer science | |
| Carlos, Andres, Berejnoi, Bejarano | Berea College | Developing an Affordable Traffic Counting System Using Computer Vision | Matt Jadud | computer science |
| Bria Williams, Kristian Toole | Berea College Computer Science Program | Design and Development of a Bio-Inspired Robotic Quadruped Using Programmable Central Pattern Generators | Prof. Scott Heggen; Prof. Matthew Jadud | computer science |
| Amber Tolleson, Ashley Aiken | Berea College | The Detection of Gas in Fracking Contaminated Water | Matt Jadud | computer science |
| Noah Broomfield, Lindsey Harper, Felicia Flesch | Berea College | A Student Built Wood Kiln: Exploring Sustainable Practices in the Ceramics Studio | Philip Wiggs | other |
| Madelaine Collett, David Battoe | Berea College | Lawn Care | Daniel Feinberg | other |
| Joseph Carrick | Berea College | Network Analysis in Colonial State Papers | Jason Cohen | other |
| David Orr, Colin Weckman | Berea College | A comparison of optical versus electrical heart rate monitoring across various exercise intensities and modalities | AJ Mortara Ed.D. CSCS | physical education & health |
| Dadbeh Shaddel | UK | Image reduction for MaAGA | Renbin Yan | physics |
| Nicholas Hubbard | United States Air Force Research Laboratory | Millimeter Wave Propagation Through the Atmosphere | Dr. Steven Lane | physics |
| Denzell Barnett | Kennesaw State University | Differential Thermal Analysis of Bioactive Glass Material for Bone Tissue Regeneration | Tracy Hodge | physics |
2014 Berea College Research Symposium (15th annual)
The Berea Undergraduate Research Symposium (BURS), held each fall the same weekend that the Berea College Trustees visit campus, is an opportunity for the students and faculty to share research work with each other as well as these important campus visitors. This has been organized by the science programs in the past but participation is open to all members of the college community. In recent years we have structured the symposium with both talks and poster presentations as well as a plenary session.
The program for Fall 2014 will be held on Friday, October 17th. The 2014 BURS will start in the afternoon with student oral presentations, continue with student poster presentations, and end with a plenary talk by Kathryn Uhrich, Professor of Chemistry at Rutgers University where she has served as Associate Chair as well as Dean of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. She will be speaking about her research on biologically active polymer drugs and related topics. She will be arriving in Berea before the symposium and anyone interested in talking to her about graduate school or her research in general should contact Jay Baltisberger.
2014 plenary speaker, Professor Kathryn Uhrich
We generally start at 2:30 PM with two simultaneous oral presentation sessions (15 minutes each) in rooms 101 and 106 of the Science Building. The sessions are grouped by theme as much as possible. The poster session starts at 3:30 and is held in the lobby of the science building with posters from various fields (previous posters from chemistry, biology, physics, psychology, sociology, education, African American Studies, economics, industrial arts, computer science, physical education & health, and mathematics). All students who pursued substantial research projects over the previous year are encouraged to present their research.
Oral Presentations
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hsuan Peng | University of Pittsburgh | Investigating the multipotency potential of chondrogenic progenitor cells | YANGZI JIANG, ROCKY S. TUAN | biology |
| Lin Peng | University of Colorado - Denver | Understanding the Role of Myc In Squamous Cell Carcinoma | Dr. Enrique Torchia | biology |
| Ray Isinga Mirembo | Vanderbilt University | Proximal NPxY motif of integrin beta1 is important for the regulation of growth factor dependent cell signaling | Dr. Roy Zent | biology |
| Michon Martin, Taylor Fagin, Brenna Goldberg, Sean Nilan, Leif Van Laar | Berea College | Isolation, Disturbance, and Watershed Affiliation as Factors in the Diversity and Abundance of Stream Salamanders in Central Kentucky | Roy Scudder-Davis | biology |
| Amber Crabtree | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Effect of Glucose on LOX Expression in Renal Cells | Dr. Roberto Vanacore | biology |
| Amanda Burns*, Helen L. Holmlund and Victoria M. Lekson | Pepperdine University | Seedling survival after novel drought-induced germination in Ceanothus megacarpus | Stephen Davis | biology |
| Moondil Jahan, Rhea P. Sharma, G. Neil Douglas, Ralph L. Thompson | Berea College | Comparison of Barn Owl (Tylo alba L.) Prey from a Silo Roost in Claiborne Co., TN | G. Neil Douglas | biology |
| Chi Peng | Vanderbilt University | SCN Prevents HOBr-mediated Formation of Sulfilimine Crosslinks in Collagen IV Scaffolds | Christopher F. Cummings | biology |
| Lauren Ballou*, Hanna Abe, Kidist Ashami, Olamide Adejumo, Kevin Montgomery and Sophia Toe | Berea College | Prevalence and Mean Intensity of Cotylaspis insignis (Trematoda: Aspidogastridae) Infections in the Fat Mucket, Lampsilas siliquoidea (Bivalvia: Unionidae) at North Elkhorn Creek, and Location of its Egg Development | Ron Rosen | biology |
| Caleb M. Krebs, Jacob P. McClain, and Jonathon D. Terrell | Berea College | Dormancy-Breaking and Germination Requirements for Seeds of the Kentucky Endangered Yellow Gentian Gentiana flavida A. Gray (Gentianaceae) | Christopher A. Adams | biology |
| Michael McCann | The Johns Hopkins University | Photocatalyzed Benzylic Fluorination: An Alternative Approach through Radical Cations | Dr. Thomas Lectka | chemistry |
| Michael Oxendine | Berea College | Leaded paint as a source of soil lead in Berea, Kentucky | Paul C. Smithson | chemistry |
| Mikiyas Kurabachew Assefa | University of Georgia | Infrared Photodissociation Spectroscopy of Metal Carbonyls | Michael Duncan | chemistry |
| Pyae Phyo | Berea College & The Ohio State University | Simulations of magic-angle flipping experiments on alkali and alkaline earth silicate glasses | Jay Baltisberger & Philp Grandinetti | chemistry |
| Yunpeng Xia*, Chioma Amaechi, Willie Gosnell, Judith Weckman, Sarah Blank | Berea College | Helping Students Succeed in Anatomy and Physiology II: A Study of a Peer Assisted Learning Program | Sarah Blank | other |
| Chioma Amaechi*, Willie Gosnell, Yunpeng Xia, Judith Weckman, Sarah Blank | Berea College | Helping Students Succeed in Anatomy and Physiology I: A Study of a Peer Assisted Learning Program | Sarah Blank | other |
| Haley Boothe | Berea College | Spreading Knowledge of a Recent Gift to a Larger Community | Meghan Doherty | other |
Research Posters
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Marshall, Cydney Hill | Berea College | The growth performance and parasite susceptibility of goat kids and postpartum performance of does managed in continuous suckling systems at sustainable production operations of Berea College and Community Producer Farms | Quinn Baptiste | agriculture and natural resource |
| Kaitlyn Reasoner | Berea College | A novel and interactive method for teaching DNA replication | Megan Hoffman | biology |
| Michon Martin, Taylor Fagin, Brenna Goldberg, Sean Nilan, Leif Van Laar | Berea College | Water Level and Feeding Regimen as Factors Promoting Metamorphosis in Laboratory-Reared Southern Two-Lined Salamanders, Eurycea cirrigera | Roy Scudder-Davis | biology |
| Jenna Rufer | Vanderbilt University | Towards inhibition of tumor angiogenesis through disruption of collagen IV scaffold assembly by anti-NC1 antibodies | Vadim Pedchenko, Ph.D. | biology |
| Lauren Ballou*, Hanna Abe, Kidist Ashami, Olamide Adejumo, Kevin Montgomery and Sophia Toe | Berea College | Prevalence and Mean Intensity of Cotylaspis insignis (Trematoda: Aspidogastridae) Infections in the Fat Mucket, Lampsilas siliquoidea (Bivalvia: Unionidae) at North Elkhorn Creek, and Location of its Egg Development | Ron Rosen | biology |
| Bailey Wiggins, Maria Anastasiadou | Berea College | Isolation and characterization of plasmids from normal flora E. coli | Dawn Anderson | biology |
| Sheniqua Austin | St. George's University of London | Counteracting antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas through antibiotic combination | Yangmin Hu | biology |
| Jordan Butts | Mayo Graduate School | Potential benefit of the T-cell migration inhibitor FTY720 in Toxic Shock Syndrome | Chella David | biology |
| Lin Peng*, Kaitlyn Reasoner* and Ericka Berg | Berea College | In Vitro Egg Development in the Trematode, Cotylaspis insignis (Subclass Aspidogastrea) | Ron Rosen | biology |
| Hanna Abe*, Kidist Ashami*, Lauren Ballou, Olamide Adejumo, Kevin Montgomery and Sophia Toe | Berea College | Cotylaspis insignis (Trematoda: Aspidogastridae): Effect of Osmolality on Adult Worm Survival, Egg Production and Rate of Development | Ron Rosen | biology |
| Olamide Adejumo*, Kevin Montgomery*, Sophia Toe*, Hanna Abe, Kidist Ashami and Lauren Ballou | Berea College | Proterometra macrostoma (Trematoda: Azygiidae): Effect of Serotonin on Redial Movement and Emergence of Cercariae from Rediae and Snails, Elimia semicarinata (Gastropoda: Pleuroceridae) | Ron Rosen | biology |
| Seth Reasoner | Eli Lilly and Company | Synthesis, Purification, and Structural Characterization of Organic Processing Impurities | Michael Kobierski, Ryan Memmer, and Andrea Frederick, PhD | chemistry |
| Anthony Boateng | University of Louisville | Synthesis of Fluorinated Homoallylic Compounds via Ring-Opening Nucleophilic Fluorination of Methylene Cyclopropanes (MCP) | Dr. Gerald B. Hammond | chemistry |
| Andrew Norris | Berea College | The Solid-Phase Organic Synthesis of a Fluorescence-Quenching Analog of Lysine | Matthew Saderholm | chemistry |
| De’Angela Brooks-Townsend, Tyller Culver, Jonah Rector | Berea College | Synthesis of Fluorogenic Peptide Substrates for the Peptidase Neurolysin | Matthew Saderholm | chemistry |
| Kyaw Hpone Myint*, Solomon Tesfamichael, Pyae Phyo, Brennan Walder | Berea College | Combining an extended Czjzek model with spinning sideband simulations of magic-angle turning (MAT) experiments on phosphate glasses | Jay Baltisberger & Philip Grandinetti | chemistry |
| Solomon Tesfamichael, Kyaw Hpone Myint | Berea College | Phase-incremented Echo Train Acquisition (PIETA) experiments to measure J-coupling in new phosphate glasses | Jay Baltisberger | chemistry |
| Kathryn Dunn, Moondil Jahan, Justin Dean Burton, Sean Riley, Robert Horn II | Berea College Art History Department | Establishing the Past Lives of Appalachia in the Berea College Forest | Dr. Broughton Anderson | other |
| Willie Gosnell*, Chioma Amaechi, Yunpeng Xia, Kristen Lynch, Sarah Blank | Berea College | Creation of interactive manipulatives and educational games, and determination of their effectiveness in improving students' understanding of Anatomy and Physiology | Sarah Blank | other |
| Barbara Hollstein | Berea College | Gathering the Stories of Appalachian Foodways: An Oral History Research Project | Dr. Margaret Dotson | other |
| Laura Abelquist | NASA | Boron Nitride Nanotube Composite Aerogels | Sang-Hyon Chu | other |
| Cassie Bodenste, Tyler Huff | Berea College | A Comparison of the Metabolic Costs of Elliptical Training Versus Treadmill Running | AJ Mortara | physical education & health |
| Brandon Schurter | Ohio Wesleyan University REU program | How Hub Cells Hijack Neuronal Networks | Chris Fink | physics |
| Aylssa Hubbard | Mayo Graduate School | Role of IFNγ in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis | Chella David | psychology |
| Sydney Henderson, Tiffany Estep | Berea College | Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids?: Results from an Elementary School Lunch Program Evaluation | Andrea Woodward | sociology |
2013 Berea College Research Symposium (14th Annual)
The Berea Undergraduate Research Symposium (BURS), held each fall the same weekend that the Berea College Trustees visit campus, is an opportunity for the students and faculty to share research work with each other as well as these important campus visitors. This has been organized by the science programs in the past but participation is open to all members of the college community. In recent years we have structured the symposium with both talks and poster presentations as well as a plenary session.
2013 plenary speaker, Dr. Paula K. Shear
The program for Fall 2013 will be held on Friday, October 18th. The 2013 BURS will start in the afternoon with student oral presentations, continue with student poster presentations, and end with a plenary talk by Dr. Paula K. Shear, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Cincinnat entitled “Neuropsychology of Epilepsy”. She will be arriving in Berea before the symposium and anyone interested in talking to her about graduate school or her research in general should contact Jay Baltisberger. Jay Baltisberger
We generally start at 2:30 PM with two simultaneous oral presentation sessions (15 minutes each) in rooms 101 and 106 of the Science Building. The sessions are grouped by theme as much as possible. The poster session starts at 3:30 and is held in the lobby of the science building with posters from various fields (previous posters from chemistry, biology, physics, psychology, sociology, education, African American Studies, economics, industrial arts, computer science, physical education & health, and mathematics). All students who pursued substantial research projects over the previous year are encouraged to present their research.
Oral Presentations
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leif Van Laar, Michon Martin, Christina Benedict, Alyssa Hubbard, Rebecca Jeong | Berea College | Variation in Diversity and Abundance of Salamanders in Relation to Human Development in Six Selected Stream Habitats in Central Kentucky | Roy Scudder-Davis | biology |
| John F. Darling, Sophia Al-Maamary, Lauren A. Ballou, and Alanna M. Wentworth | Berea College | Seed germination ecology and seedling survivorship of the endangered cream gentian Gentiana flavida. A. Gray (Gentianaceae) | Chris Adams | biology |
| Zachary Mullins | Hazard Ortho Clinic | An Orthodontic Internship | Derek Watts | biology |
| Pyae Phyo | Berea College & The Ohio State University | Using Phase Incremented Echo Train Acquisition (PIETA) Experiment to Measure Homonuclear 31P J-Couplings in Phosphate Glasses | Jay Baltisberger | chemistry |
| Michael McCann | Berea College | Asymmetric Catalytic Synthesis of β-Ketoesters through Ketene Intermediation | Mary Robert Garrett | chemistry |
| Kenny Madden | Berea College & Eastern Kentucky University | Berea Community Food System Assessment | Andrea Woodward & Stephanie McSpirit | child and family studies |
| Kyle Godbey | Berea College | Synthesis and exploration of Half-Metallic Heusler Alloys | Amer Lahamer | physics |
| Danielle Schaper | University of Colorado, Boulder | Analyzing Topological Defects in Disordered Charge Density Waves in Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides | Kyle McElroy | physics |
Research Posters
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Wedding, Melanie Keil | Berea College | POGIL in General Biology: Introduction and Analysis of Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning | Megan Hoffman | biology |
| Melanie Keil, Joshua Wedding | Berea College | An Innovative Approach to Teaching Cellular Respiration in Introductory Biology | Megan Hoffman | biology |
| Reena Martin, Yoshua Reece | Berea College | Soil microbial analysis of differing spoil types from Bent Mountain surface mine in Pike Co. | Sarah Hall | biology |
| Phillip Palumbo | Berea College | A Putative Antimicrobial Defense Mechanism in Basement Membranes | Ron Rosen | biology |
| Kaitlyn Reasoner | Vanderbilt University | The role of residue K752 in β1 integrin homodimerization | Roy Zent & Charles Sanders | biology |
| Josh Avance | Vanderbilt University | Pyirdoxamine protects collagen-4 from damage by hypochlorous acid | Billy Hudson | biology |
| Amber Boothe | Cincinnati Children's Hospital | Inverted Formin 2(INF2), A Fetal Risk Gene for Preterm Birth, is Highly Expressed in Mouse and Human Placentas | Louis Muglia | biology |
| Hsuan Peng | University of Wisconsin | Dietary Immunomodulation: Examining the Effect of Conjugated Linoleic Acid Treatment on Dendritic Cell Cytokine Production | Xue Oun Xu & Jenny Gumperz | biology |
| Ericka Berg | Vanderbilt University | Proprotein Convertase Processing of Peroxidasin | Gautam Bhave | biology |
| Jenna Rufer | University of Colorado, Denver | Toward defining the oncogenic activities in Aurora Kinase A that transform pre-malignant keratinocytes | Enrique Torchia & Dennis Roop | biology |
| Amber Crabtree | Vanderbilt University | Expression and modulation of Lysyl Oxidase Like-2 in PFHR9 mouse endodermal cell line | Roberto Vanacore | biology |
| Lin Peng | Dental Schook, University of Kentucky | Porosity change after aging high-copper dental amalgams for 19 years | Richard Mitchell | biology |
| Shanequa Roscoe | Mayo Clinic | Host HLA Haplotype May Predict the Effect of Cigarette Smoke in Arthritis | David Luckey, Michele Smart, Chella David, & Veena Taneja | biology |
| William Assan | Vanderbilt University | Cordon-Bleu and IRTKS protein interaction in microvillar brush border formation | Matthew Tyska | biology |
| Kaamilah Wilson | Morehouse School of Medicine | Obesity Induced Leptin Mediated Notch Signaling in Breast Cancer | Ruben R. Gonzalez-Perez | chemistry |
| Daniel Pardue | University of Kentucky | Characterization of Magnesium Stearate | Eric Munson | chemistry |
| Travis Clay & Chyna Johnson | Berea College | Synthesis of Beta-ketoesters via ketene intermediate | Mary Robert Garrett | chemistry |
| Mikiyas Assefa | Berea College & The Ohio State University | Spinning Sideband Analysis of Phosphate Glasses using scaled and unscaled correlation experiments | Jay Baltisberger & Philp Grandinetti | chemistry |
| Anna Tribble | Berea College | Coherence Pathways for CPMG and PIETA NMR Experiments | Jay Baltisberger | chemistry |
| Christina Kolsto, Phyo Phyo Zin | Berea College | Lead analysis in soils attributed to roadside gasoline deposition and pesticide usage | Paul Smithson | chemistry |
| Phyo Phyo Zin, Christina Kolsto | Berea College | Leaded paint analysis in soil around the buildings in Berea campus | Paul Smithson | chemistry |
| Garrett Cairo, Andrew Norris & Corey Payton | Berea College | Optimization of Synthesis of Internally-Quenched Fluorescent Peptides | Matthew Saderholm | chemistry |
| Dipendra Sharma Chapagain | Alta Bates Summit Medical Hospital, Oakland CA | Comparative analysis of different types of colorectal cancer surgeries | Giovanni Begossi & Ajaya Upadhya | chemistry |
| Karla Sophia Robinson | Raven Rocks, Virginia | Raven Rocks Visitors Center Construction Internship | Martin Veillette | physics |
| Brandon Schurter | University of Toledo & Nevada Terawatt Facility | Equivalent Dosage from Neutron Radiation Produced by Deuterium-Palladium Plasma in the NTF Zebra Chamber | Tom Kvale, Rick Irving, Erick McKee & Tim Darling | physics |
| Mackenzie Endres | Berea College | Boron Fullerenes: Laser Ablation of Boron crystals mixed with Carbon | Amer Lahamer | physics |
| Namukaba Hichilo, Hatinawedu Mupiwa & Logan Ray | Berea College | Home Health Sensing and Automation | Matt Jadud & Mark Mahoney | technology & industrial arts |
| Fidel Tewolde | University of Louisville | Bistable pneumatic actuators for soft robotics | Cindy Harnette | technology & industrial arts |
| Denzell Barnett | Southern Polytechnic State University | Development of Low Cost, Efficient CZTS Thin Films and Solar Cells | Diedra Hodges | technology & industrial arts |
2012 Berea College Research Symposium (13th Annual)
The Berea Undergraduate Research Symposium (BURS), held each fall the same weekend that the Berea College Trustees visit campus, is an opportunity for the students and faculty to share research work with each other as well as these important campus visitors. This has been organized by the science programs in the past but participation is open to all members of the college community. In recent years we have structured the symposium with both talks and poster presentations as well as a plenary session.
The program for Fall 2012 will be held on Friday, October 5th. The 2012 BURS will start in the afternoon with student oral presentations, continue with student poster presentations, and and with a plenary talk by Paul Brown, a former scientist at the National Institutes of Health.
Oral Presentations
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Joenborg | Sanibel Island, Florida | CROW Clinic for the Rehabilitation Of Wildlife | Roy Scudder-Davis | biology |
| Nadia Karkenny | Berea College | Variation in Diversity of Salamander Species in Four Selected Stream Habitats in Central Kentucky | Roy Scudder-Davis | biology |
| Helena Pett | Mayo Clinic | HLA Class II Molecules Influence Susceptibility versus Protection in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Programming the Cytokine Profile | Marshall Behrens, Veena Taneja, & Chella David | biology |
| Hsuan Peng | Barnard College | Cross-campus phenotypic analysis of knockout Arabidopsis thaliana from SALK library | Hilary Callahan | chemistry |
| Dipendra Sharma Chapagain | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | To clone erkf gene from E.coli K12 in Pet32a+ expression vector and perform functional assay | Gyanu Lamichhane | chemistry |
| Horton Li | Harvard School of Dental Medicine | Salivary diagnostics | Winston P Kuo | chemistry |
| Ivan Titaley | State University of New York at New Paltz | Characterization of disinfection byproduct (DBP) formation potential within the Ashokan watershed: Effects of filtered and unfiltered chlorinated water samples | Megan Ferguson | chemistry |
| Chelsea Bicknell | Berea College | Gathering Stories of Appalachian Foodways: An Oral History Project | Margaret Dotson | child and family studies |
| Son T. Nghiem | Central Michigan University | Factor Posets and Dual Frames | Sivaram Narayan | mathematics |
| Gilbert Bangha | Berea College | Incorporating an Academic Electronic Health Record Into a Small Liberal Arts College Medical Surgical Nursing Curriculum | Teresa Villaran | other |
| Tommy Boykin | Vanderbilt University | Purification of Membrane Scaffold Proteins and Binding of Lipids by the C99 Domain of the Amyloid Precursor Protein | Charles Sanders | physics |
| Eva Griffin | Berea College | Connecting Effort and Attainment: Climate Change Knowledge and Environmental Engagement among Berea Students | Jill Bouma | sociology |
Research Posters
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleigh Hire, Joshua Best | Berea College | Assessment of black walnut (Juglans nigra L.) growth and survival on reclaimed surface-mined land | Sarah Hall | agriculture and natural resource |
| Joshua Best | Berea College | Microbial analysis of three spoil types from a surface mine site in Pike Co., Kentucky | Sarah Hall | agriculture and natural resource |
| Karen Reynolds | Vanderbilt University | The effect of TGF-B on renal interstitial cells and the progression of tubulointerstitial fibrosis | Leslie Gewin | biology |
| Aung Soe Lin | Vanderbilt University | Investigating the Role of Protocadherin 24 in Bacterial Attachment to Microvilli | David Shifrin | biology |
| Gregory W. Cox | University of Louisville | Compositional Changes in Human Tear Lipids with Meibomian Gland Dysfunction | Douglas Borchman | biology |
| Ashley Curtis | Berea College | Variation in Abundance of Salamanders in Four Selected Stream Habitats in Central Kentucky | Roy Scudder-Davis | biology |
| Mirline Duphresne | Meharry Medical School | In Vitro Assay Of The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Hiv) Production And Infection | Roy Scudder-Davis | biology |
| Chido Matara | University of Louisville | The role of RNA Polymerase in the development of the Dendritic tree | Michael Hetman | biology |
| Rachele Johnson & Kaila Noland | Berea College | Characterization of the Sensory Systems in the Cercaria of the Trematode, Proterometra macrostoma | Marc Rowley | biology |
| William Assan | University of Kentucky | Methyl farnesoate as a regulating hormone in the metamorphosis of Drosophila melanogaster Larvae: a general dipteran model | Grace Jones & Davy Jones | biology |
| Pyae Phyo | Berea College & The Ohio State University | Applications of Si-29 Magic-Angle Flipping NMR Experiments to Silicate Glasses | Jay Baltisberger & Philp Grandinetti | chemistry |
| Anna Tribble, Marceline Aengwanama | Berea College | New Method of B-Keto Ester Synthesis | Mary Robert Garrett | chemistry |
| Georgia Dahlquist & Sarah Elrod | Berea College | Buffer capacity and pH trends in Berea College's aquaculture and aquaponics facilities | Paul Smithson | chemistry |
| Russell Hammond, Leif Van Laar, Alexandria Smith, & Christa Cherry | Berea College | New Synthetic Pathways to Triazolium Carbene Complexes | Anes Kovacevic | chemistry |
| Titay Ayano | University of Louisville | Electrochemical and Optical Properties of Chemically-Synthesized Au Nanoparticles Ranging from Below 4 nm to 30 nm in Diameter | Frank Zamborini | chemistry |
| Michael McCann & Kathryn Risk | Berea College | Synthesis of B-Ketoesters through Ketene Intermediates | Mary Robert Garrett | chemistry |
| Ivan L. Suarez-Diaz | Clemson University | Introduction of Hydrogen Bonds to Poly N-substituted Glycines | Modi Wetzler | chemistry |
| Elijah Whitaker, Garrett Cairo, & Courtney Howard | Berea College | Synthesis of Internally-Quenched Fluorescent Peptide Substrates for the Peptidase Neurolysin | Matthew Saderholm | chemistry |
| Sarah Elrod & Georgia Dahlquist | Berea College | Soil phosphorus content in watersheds affected by waste lagoon overflows at Berea College Farm | Paul Smithson | chemistry |
| Brittany Schroeder | Berea College | Routine water quality monitoring at the Berea College aquaponics facility and aquaculture ponds | Paul Smithson | chemistry |
| Daniel Pardue | University of Louisville | Multiple Quantum Transitions of 17O | Richard Wittebort | chemistry |
| Gilbert Bangha, Alison York, & Mikheil Matcharadze | Berea College | Incorporating an Academic Electronic Health Record Into a Small Liberal Arts College Medical Surgical Nursing Curriculum | Teresa Villaran | other |
| Rohan Isaac | Argonne National Laboratory | Evaluation of a compact CCD-based high-resolution autocollimator for use as a slope sensor | Lahsen Assoufid | physics |
| Marissa Brown | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Theoretical Study of Diproton Emission | Witold Nazarewicz | physics |
| Mackenzie Endres | University of Toledo Medical Center | Radiation Brachytherapy: SAVI (Strut Adjusted Volumetric Implant) Dose Distribution Simulation | David Pearson | physics |
| Jianwen Xu, Grace Par, Socheta ly & Jie Song | University of Massachusetts Medical School | Synthesis of Hydrophilic Polymers Containing a Reactive Thiol Group by RAFT and Aminolysis | Jianwen Xu | technology & industrial arts |
| Eva Griffin, Cory Shenk, Kelly Kusumoto, & David Scrivener | Berea College | Putting Down Roots in Shifting Sands: Design Adventures in Utila, Honduras | Jason Coomes & Gary Mahoney | technology & industrial arts |
2011 Berea College Research Symposium (12th Annual)
The Berea Undergraduate Research Symposium (BURS), held each fall the same weekend that the Berea College Trustees visit campus, is an opportunity for the students and faculty to share research work with each other as well as these important campus visitors. This has been organized by the science departments in the past but participation is open to all members of the college community. In recent years we have structured the symposium with both talks and poster presentations as well as a plenary session.
The program for Fall 2011 will be held on Friday, October 21st. The 2011 BURS will start in the afternoon with student oral presentations, continue with student poster presentations, and and with a plenary talk by Dr. Doug Stickle. Dr. Stickle is Professor and Director of Chemistry & Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) at Jefferson University Hospitals in Philadelphia. Dr. Stickle’s talk is titled, “Clinical Chemistry, and Clinical Applications of Mass Spectrometry”
Oral Presentations
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ericka Berge, Bailey King, Michon Martin, Juliana Dolan, & Franceska Mehmeti | Berea College | Proterometra macrostoma (Trematoda: Azygiidae): Location of the Redia and Emergence Path from the Snail Intermediate Host, Elimia semicarinata (Gastropoda: Pleuorceridae) | Ron Rosen | biology |
| Imelda Hot | Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey PA | Blood Plasma Coagulation Induced by Poly(ethylene glycol) Materials | Christopher A. Siedlecki | chemistry |
| Marceline G. Aengwanama | Vanderbilt University | Runx1 Interacts with Delta Np63alpha to Regulate Target Genes | Christopher E Barton & Jennifer A Pietenpol | chemistry |
| Kelly Mouapi | Mayo Clinic | Epitope Mapping of Vimentin in Arthritis-susceptible HLA-DRB1* 0401 and resistant *0402 mice | Veena Taneja & Chella David | chemistry |
| Premila Samuel | Mayo Clinic | The mechanism of action of Prevotella histocola in the immunomodulation of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) | Ashutosh Mangalam | chemistry |
| Chido Hambira & Michael Bertucci | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Combinatorial synthesis of a thiourea library for the aminolysis of N-acyl homoserine lactones | Michel Gagné | chemistry |
| Lydia Joiner | Berea College | Berea College Gardeing Project | Neil Mecham | child and family studies |
| Tommy O. Boykin | Berea College | Synthesis of Copper-Based Superconductors | Amer Lahamer | physics |
| Rohan Isaac, Tommy Boykin, Marissa Brown, & Mackenzie Endres | Berea College | Synthesis and characterization of Half-Metallic Heusler Alloys | Amer Lahamer | physics |
| Rachel Krebs | Berea College | The effects of gender and writing assignments on implicit attitudes of gender roles | Dave Porter | psychology |
| Raven Weaver | Berea College | Perception of Aging: The Power of Knowledge & Action | Dave Porter | psychology |
Research Posters
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juliana Dolan, Franceska Mehmeti, Ericka Berg, Bailey King, & MIchon Martin | Berea College | Proterometra macrostoma (Trematoda: Azygiidae): Effect of Serotonin and Melatonin on Redial Movement and Emergence of the Cercaria from the Redia and the Snail, Elimia semicarinata (Gastropoda: Pleuorceridae) | Ron Rosen | biology |
| Karen Reynolds | University of Kentucky | Understanding SERF function: Creation and behavioral analysis of dSERF deletion mutants | Dr. Raymond & Dr. Harrison | biology |
| Katherine Webb | Berea College | Detection and mapping of invasive plant species and hiking trails at Indian Fort Mountain in Berea, KY | Dr. Hanna | biology |
| Cecilia Albers | Vanderbilt University | The Role of Activated Leukocyte Cell Adhesion Molecule in Triple Negative Breast Cancer | Bojana Jovanovic | biology |
| Charli Bobbitt | Vanderbilt University | The Role of Bone Morphogentic Proteins in Mammary Gland Differentiation | Phil Owens | biology |
| Horton Li | Vanderbilt University | LKB1 effect on MicroRNA expression in lung adenocarcinoma | Jacob M. Kaufman, Joseph M. Amann, & David P. Carbone | chemistry |
| Dallas Cook, Russell Hammond, & Horton Lin | Berea College | Synthesis of Fluorescent Derivatives of Lysine and Glutamic Acid | Matthew Saderholm | chemistry |
| Trena Payton & Amanuel Tefamichael | Berea College | Synthesis of Enantioenriched β-Ketoesters via a Quinine-Catalyzed Ketene-Claisen Condensation | Mary Robert Garrett | chemistry |
| Chelsey Lloyd & Michelle Bloom | Berea College | Synthesis of Enantioenriched β-Ketoesters via an Azaferrocene-Catalyzed Ketene-Claisen Condensation | Mary Robert Garrett | chemistry |
| Amanuel Tesfamichael & Trena Payton | Berea College | Synthesis of Enantioenriched β-Ketoesters via a Ketene-Claisen Condensation | Mary Robert Garrett | chemistry |
| Diego Moya, Elijah Whitaker, Melanie Burt, & Julianna Dolan | Berea College | Characterization of Internally-Quenched Fluorescent Peptide Substrates for the Peptidase Neurolysin | Matthew Saderholm | chemistry |
| Chyna Johnson | Miami University | Design and Synthesis of STAT3 Inhibitor | Hong Wang | chemistry |
| Marceline G. Aengwanama | Vanderbilt University | Runx1 Interacts With DeltaNp63alpha to Regulate Target Genes | Christopher E Barton & Jennifer A Pietenpol | chemistry |
| Dipendra Sharma Chapagain | Marshall University | Influence of Boundary Conditions on Metastable Lifetimes for The Ising Model on the Hyperbolic Plane | Howard Richards | chemistry |
| Kristina Carter, Sara Dean, Valerie Frost, & Alena Gordienko | Berea College | From Anecdote to Assessment: the Robust Beauty of Using Multiple Regression and Path Analysis to Explore Retention, Graduation, and Academic Performance at a Small Liberal Arts College | Dave Porter | chemistry |
| Stacey Roberts & Brittany Stowers | Berea College | African American Families and their Heritage in Garrard County Kentucky--Phases I and II | Janice Blythe | child and family studies |
| Aaron Meadows | Berea College | Taiji Improves Kinetic Link Coordination | Jeff McClung | other |
| Marissa Brown, Mackenzie Endres, Rohan Isaac, & Tommy Boykin | Berea College | Laser Ablation of Boron Fullerenes | Amer Lahamer | physics |
| James Perrugia & Fidel Tewolde | Berea College | Ground State Energies and Isomer Configurations of Nanoclusters | Martin Veillette | physics |
| Christopher B. Yaluma | University of Kentucky | The Identification of Few Layer Graphene and the Growth of Nanoribbons on Silicon Nitride Substrates | Douglas Strachan | physics |
| Andrew Miller | Vanderbilt University | Structural Analysis of integrin Beta 1 | Roy Zent | physics |
| Joshua Callahan, Yuta Katsumi, Chido Matara, & Shelby Williams | Berea College | Neurophysiological Indices of Cognitive Style | Rob Smith | psychology |
| Brian Easterday, Tierah Ellard, Matthew Jenkins, & Jordan Monger | Berea College | Design of a flexible research vehicle for future studies at Berea College | Mark Mahoney | technology & industrial arts |
| Sam Hawes | Berea College | The History, the Music and the Construction of the Kentucky Dulcimer | Alan Mills | technology & industrial arts |
2010 Berea College Research Symposium (11th Annual)
Dr. Fan of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology
The Berea Undergraduate Research Symposium (BURS), held each fall the same weekend that the Berea College Trustees visit the campus, is an opportunity for the students and faculty to share research work with each other as well as these important campus visitors. This has been organized by the science departments in the past but participation is open to all members of the college community. In recent years we have structured the symposium with both talks and poster presentations as well as a plenary session.
The program for Fall 2010 will be held on Friday, October 22rd starting after lunch and concluding with a plenary talk “Metabolism: Old or Gold” by Dr. Teresa Whei-Mei Fan who works at the University of Kentucky in the Department of Chemistry. Teresa uses NMR spectroscopy to study biological systems.
Oral Presentations
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayla G. Kinker | Vanderbilt University | Immune Response to Vimentin Peptides and the Role of Smoking in an HLA Transgenic Mouse Model of Rheumatoid Arthritis | biology | |
| Alisha Holmberg | Vanderbilt University | The E3 ubiquitin ligase NEDD4L interacts with and polyubiquitinates Np63 following genotoxic stress | biology | |
| Theint Theint | Iowa State University | 2H NMR Studies of Dynamics in Protein Sidechains | Mei Hong | chemistry |
| Ramesh Adhikari | Argonne National Laboratory | Quench Localization in Superconducting Radio-frequency Cavities | chemistry | |
| Katherine Simonson | Unknown | The Impact of Gardening on College Students' Eating Behaviors | child and family studies | |
| Tyler Vanover | Berea College | Pulsed Laser Ablation of Solids in Liquid Environment | Amer Lahamer | physics |
| Christopher B. Yaluma | The Optical Reflectivity of Graphene | physics | ||
| Tommy Boykin | Berea College | Copper-Based Superconductors | Amer Lahamer | physics |
| Rohan Isaac | Berea College | Synthesis of FeGe | Amer Lahamer | physics |
Research Posters
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Tonello | Glucose Clamping in the Conscious Mouse | biology | ||
| Jalicia Sturdivant & Charli Bobit | Nitric Oxide Synthase Isoform Expression in Regenerating Axolotl Salamander Retina | biology | ||
| Kathryn Massana & Abigail Wier | Berea College | Localization and characterization of photoreceptors in the cercariae of the trematode, Proterometra macrostoma | Ron Rosen | biology |
| Premila Samuel | Constructing an Inducible System for the Study of Rod Cell Degeneration and Regeneration | chemistry | ||
| Jose Victoria & Dhadon Dhadon | Berea College | Reactions of imidazolium and triazolium salts with [Ir(H)2(PPh3)2(OCMe2)2]BF4 | Anes Kovacevic | chemistry |
| Kelly Njine Mouapi | Monoclonal antibody 1A5 abrogates TGF-beta induced tumor cell migration | chemistry | ||
| Dominic Suma & Parker Shuler | Berea College | Synthesis of Enantioenriched β-Ketoesters via a Ketene-Claisen Condensation | Mary Robert Garrett | chemistry |
| Horton Li, James McCarty, & Ivan Titaley | Berea College | Struvite precipitation in anaerobic swine lagoon liquid at Berea College Farm: effect of pH and Mg:P ratio | Paul Smithson | chemistry |
| Violet R.Katiyo, Casey Gray, Alexcia Moore, & Grace Par | Berea College | Nutrient and waste management at Berea College Farm: Analysis of soil samples for the availability of phosphorus | Paul Smithson | chemistry |
| Imelda Hot | Histidine-Functionalized Water-Soluble Nanoparticle as Mimics of Hydrolytic Enzymes | chemistry | ||
| James Brian Hamblin & Zelalem Demissie Mekonnen | Berea College | Chemical and phosphorus-31 NMR characterization of phosphorus in a swine facility waste stream | Paul Smithson | chemistry |
| Chido Hambira | Development of an HPLC assay for the analysis of adducted DNA-protein cross-links | chemistry | ||
| Justin McGlothlin | Establishing Density Profile of Ultra-Cooled Gas in a Harmonic Potential | physics | ||
| William Norris | Berea College | BEC to BCS crossover in a rotating Fermionic Gas | Martin Veillette | physics |
| Hodari-Sadiki James | The Importance of Glia in Chemosensory Modulation of Respiration | physics | ||
| Zachary Danneman & Tara Shumate | Pedagogy of Place: The Development of an Invisible Curriculum | psychology | ||
| Yuta Katsumi, Victoria Fulton, Jordan Harrison, & Ali Hassan | Berea College | EEG Spectral Analysis of Neurocognitive Style in Relation to a Remote Associations Task | Rob Smith | psychology |
| Jessica Barnes, Jenipher Dennis, & Rachel Krebs | The Effects of Scenes Presented on Cognitive Tasks | psychology | ||
| Rita Yalda & Damika Jones | Berea College | Infrared Reduction Analysis and Photometry | technology & industrial arts |
2009 Berea College Research Symposium (10th Annual)
Dr. Kim Nixon of the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
The research symposium held each fall the same weekend that the Berea College Trustees visit campus is an opportunity for the students and faculty to share research work with each other as well as these important campus visitors. This has been organized by the science departments in the past but participation is open to all members of the college community. In recent years we have structured the symposium with both talks and poster presentations as well as a plenary session.
The program for Fall 2009 has not yet been set, but the event will be held on Friday, October 23rd starting after lunch and concluding with a plenary talk titled “Alcohol and Neural Stem Cells: Roles in Neurodegeneration and Recovery from Alcoholism” by Dr. Kimbery Nixon who works at the University of Kentucky in the college of pharmacy. Kim studies how alcohol interacts with neural stem cells.
We will start at 2:30 PM with a poster session in the lobby of the science building with posters from various fields (in the past this included chemistry, biology, physics, psychology, industrial arts, computer science, physical education & health, and mathematics.) We then move into dual lecture sessions at 4 PM while continuing the posters in the lobby. Generally, one seminar section is devoted to biological sciences and the other to physical sciences. Other disciplines are also welcome to give a talk and are placed in one section or the other based on the research topic.
Oral Presentations
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dikshya Bastakoty | Mayo Clinic, Rochester | Role of myelin-specific antibodies in PLP 91-110 induced EAE in HLA transgenic mice | Dr. Ashutosh Mangalam, Dr. Chella David | biology |
| Miluka Gunaratna | Mayo Clinic, Rochester | Differential responses of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells to superantigen stimulation | Dr. Govind Rajagopalan | biology |
| Crystal Thomas | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | The Role of YlaJ on the Function and Localization of SleB in Bacillus anthracis | Dr. David L. Popham | biology |
| Theint Theint | Iowa State University | Study of the Influenza A M2 Transmembrane Peptide and C-terminal Chain by Solid-State NMR | Mei Hong (Iowa State University) | chemistry |
| Kabindra Kafle | Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN | Identification of Breast Tumorigenic Cells in a Three Dimensional Bone Colonization Assay In Vitro | Dr. Julia Kirshner | chemistry |
| Tichaona Chiwandamira, Sara Evans | Berea College | Mathematical problems in super-resolution image reconstruction | Dr. Larry Gratton | mathematics |
| Jeta Rudi | Berea College | Appalachia has got talent, but why does it flow away? A study on the determinants of brain drain among Appalachian students | Dr. Caryn Vazzana | other |
| Oliver Munyaradzi | University of California, Davis | A system for quantifying MutYh-mediated repair activity in mammalian cells using luminescence assays | Sheila S. David | other |
| Ramesh Adhikari | University of Kentucky | Magnetic Shielding for Neutron EDM Experiments | Dr. Brad Plaster | physics |
| Mohammed Yusuf | Montana State University | Measuring Coronal Magnetic Twist Injected by Photospheric Rotation | Anna Malanushenko, Dana Longcope | physics |
| William Norris | Berea | The Transitions between the Normal, Superfluid, and FFLO states in a Fermi gas | Dr. Veillette | physics |
| Emily Worinkeng | Berea College | A re-examination of mid-infrared ISOCAM images of HII regions in M33 | Dr. Tracey Hodge | physics |
| Jimmy Rop | University of Kentucky | Etching of single Layer Graphene | Dr. Douglas Strachan | physics |
| Christine Morris | Berea College | The Effects of Personality and Preparedness on Group Work | Dave Porter | psychology |
| Kayla Kinker | Vanderbilt University | Characterizing the Anti-tumorigenic Properties of Novel KRAS Peptide Based Inhibitors | Dr. Alla Ivanova | biology |
Research Posters
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Meador, Kelly Mouapi, Krystina Sandefur, Lee Ware, Cecilia Albers, and Adam Chambers | Berea College | In-Vitro Retraction Of The Distome Body Of Proterometra macrostoma Into Its Cercarial Tail: Effect Of Selected Ions, Light, And Subsequent Cercarial Swimming | Ronald B. Rosen | biology |
| Cecilia Albers, Adam Chambers, Adam Meador, Kelly Mouapi, Krystina Sandefur, and Lee Ware | Berea College | Effect Of Praziquantel On Natural Infections Of The Snail, Elimia semicarinata(Gastropoda: Pleurocerida) With The Trematode Proterometra macrostoma (Digenea: Azygiidae) | Ronald B. Rosen | biology |
| Alisha Holmberg | University of Louisville | Analysis of the Defect in B-catenin in Dendritic Cells from NOD Mice | Dr. Pascale Alard | biology |
| James Brian Hamblin | Vanderbilt University | Analysis of TGF-β mediated expression of ALCAM in human prostate cancer cell lines | Dr. Andries Zijlstra | biology |
| Matthew Meter | Berea College | Synthesis of Proline-containing Peptides | Matthew Saderholm | chemistry |
| Justin Baldwin, Clarin Ellard, Samuel Rosolina | Berea College | Normal and Abnormal Binding in Carbene Complexes in Reactions of Imidazolium Salts With [Ir(H)2(PPh3)2(acetone)2]BF4 | Anes Kovacevic | chemistry |
| Lauren Lane | Berea College | Analysis of Alpha Galactosidase, the Active Ingredient in Beano | Matthew Saderholm | chemistry |
| Amanda Rood | Wake Forest University School of Medicine | Steroid-induced Fetal Programming Increases Reactive Oxygen Species to Angiotensin II within the Cell Nucleus | Mark Chappell and TanYa Gwathmey-Williams | chemistry |
| Jessica Carnes, Amy Jones, Chris Yaluma | Berea College | The Development of a Nature of Science Curriculum for Teachers | Dr. Jon Saderholm | other |
| Brandon Brown | Berea College | A Study of Ultra-Cold Atoms in the Strongly Interacting Regime | Martin Veillette | physics |
| Hodari-Sadiki James | Berea College | Mid-infrared observations of IC133 | Dr. Tracey Hodge | physics |
| Bozhidar Bashkov | Berea College | The Effects of Physical Attractiveness, Gender, and Job-type on Personnel Selection | Dave Porter | psychology |
| Megan Rodgers | Berea College | Read'n, 'Rite'n, and Residue: Using the Cloze Procedure to Explore the Persistence of Memory | Dave Porter | psychology |
| Alyssa Seibers, Rob Smith, Debra Blaacker, Hope Reuschel | Berea College/TRIO Programs | Thinking Creatively in Education: The Role of Thinking Styles and Creative Self-Efficacy | Rob Smith | psychology |
| Caleb Wetmore | Berea College | Exploration of Digital Infrared and Black & White Photography | Alan Mills | technology & industrial arts |
2008 Berea College Research Symposium (9th Annual)
Dr. Mark Lovell, Jack and Linda Gill Professor of Chemistry Department Chair, Berea College Alum
The research symposium held each fall the same weekend that the Berea College Trustees visit campus is an opportunity for the students and faculty to share research work with each other as well as these important campus visitors. This has been organized by the science departments in the past but participation is open to all members of the college community. In recent years we have structured the symposium with both talks and poster presentations as well as a plenary session.
The symposium for Fall 2008 was held on Friday, October 17th starting after lunch and concluding with a plenary talk titled “Search for Novel Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease” by Dr. Mark Lovell who works at the University of Kentucky. Mark is also a Berea College graduate so it was exciting to bring him back to campus to share his work.
Oral Presentations
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dikshya Bastakoty | Vanderbilt University | p63 defines an epithelial phenotype and represses mesenchymal-specific gene, COL5A1 | Christopher E Barton & Jennifer A Pietenpol | biology |
| Jessica R. Price | Conservation and Research for Endangered Species | Behavioral Ecology and Translocation of the Endangered Stephens' Kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stenphensi) | Conservation and Research for Endangered Species | biology |
| Jessica R. Price | Tropical Ecology and Conservation | Influence of Elevation, Host Species, and Host Size on the Density of Mistletoe, Phoradendron robustissimum (Viscaceae) in Costa Rica | Monteverde, Costa Rica | biology |
| Megan Jackson | Mayo Clinic | Effect of commensal bacterium, Prevotella nanceiensis, on experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, an animal model for Multiple Sclerosis | C. David | biology |
| Miluka Gunaratna | Vanderbilt University | The loss of stromal TGF-β leads to increased expression of STATIP1 | Veronica Placencio, Xiaohong Li, Ali-Reza Sharif-Afshar, Magaly Martinez-Ferr, & Neil Bhowmick | biology |
| Anthony Reynolds | University of Utah | Liquid-liquid phase transition of nanoscaled supercooled silicon | SURP | chemistry |
| Justin Cornelison, Enchanta Jackson | Berea College | Restoring the Oliver Street Community School: History and Preservation | Dwayne Mack | other |
| Ehidiamhen Akhetuamhen, Arlett Franco | Berea College | Living in Hope in Louisville: An Assessment of the Hope VI Redevelopment Project | Michelle Tooley | other |
| David Gilmour, William Dean Norris | Berea College | Laser Ablation of Diamond | Amer Lahamer | physics |
| Bradley Steele, Brandon Brown | Berea College | Numerical Simulations of Disorder in Classical Spin Models | Martin Veillette | physics |
| Jimmy Rop, Ramesh Adhikari, Chase Cole | Berea College | Variable Star Observations at the Berea College Observatory | Tracy Hodge | physics |
Research Posters
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaina Faust, Alisha Holmberg, Elizabeth Fleming | Berea College | Proterometra macrostoma (Digenea: Azygiidae): The effect of osmolality on the retraction of the distome body into its cercarial tail | Ron Rosen | biology |
| Oliver Pogue | Berea College | Effects of human disturbance on ground beetle diversity | Sean Clark | biology |
| Patricia Stephens, Yili Gan, Jordan Harrison | Berea College | The Perception of Phagostimulants Is Context Dependent in Larval Manduca Sexta | Marc Rowley | biology |
| Tsering Dolma | University of Utah | Kinetic Imaging of Single Molecule Interaction (KISMI): SNARE Proteins and UNC-18 Interactions | Chris Hopkins, Wayne Davis, & Erik Jorgensen | biology |
| Kayla G. Kinker | University of Kentucky | Analysis of the Telomere Position Effect and the Role of RecQ Helicases in the Genomic Integrity of Model Organism Aspergillus Nidulans | KBRIN | biology |
| Kabindra Kafle, Efua Wilmot | Berea College | Design and synthesis of Proline Containing Cationic antimicrobial peptides ( PCAMPS) | Matthew Saderholm | chemistry |
| Donia Arthur | Berea College | Chelation and N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes | Anes Kovacevic | chemistry |
| Josh Schmeling, Theint Theint | Berea College | Pyridylidene N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes | Anes Kovacevic | chemistry |
| Etagegn Bekele | University of Kentucky | SOLUBILITY DETERMINATION OF SILATECAN 7-t-BUTYLDIMETHYLSILYL-10-HYDROXYCAMPTOTHECIN (DB-67) IN VITAMIN-E TPGS IN THE PRESENCE AND ABSENCE OF A SECONDARY EXCIPIENT | Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy | chemistry |
| Oliver Munyaradzi | Vanderbilt University | HER2-overexpressing, PIK3CA mutated breast cancer cells rely on HER3 for their survival | Anindita Chakrabarty & Carlos Artegag | chemistry |
| Andrea Paezold | Berea College | Dancing: Dance and Choreography Intelligent Nondeterministic Generator | Mario Nakazawa | computer science |
| Jessica Carnes, Amy Jones | Berea College | Scientific Inquiry: Factors that influence evolution of scientific skills and disposition | Jon C. Saderholm | other |
| Shannon Baldon, Amber Stanton | Berea College | In Search of Us: Black Women Identifying 'Right' Representation in Contemporary Films | Kennaria C. Brown | other |
| Ashley Crockett | Berea College | Self-Selected Walking Pace as a Predictor of Maximal Oxygen Consumption | Jeff McClung | physical education & health |
| Matthew Bailey | University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Astrophysics | Investigating Blue Straggler Production without Cluster Dynamics: A Binary-Evolution-Only Approach | Robert Mathieu & Aaron Geller | physics |
| Danielle Pelenkahu | Berea College | Sometimes you can't win for losing; The effect of stereotype threat on Sudoku performance | Dave Porter | psychology |
| Samantha Buchanan | Berea College | The Effects of Physical Appearance and Subjective Description on Rated Likability | Dave Porter | psychology |
| Lacey Owens | Berea College | The Effects of Gender and Condition on Fifth Graders' Block Stacking Performance | Dave Porter | psychology |
| John Damron | Berea College | To Tell the Truth: The Effects of Viewer and Presenter Personal Political Preferences on Perceptions of Sincerity | Dave Porter | psychology |
| Brian Owens | Berea College | Robbers Cave Revisted: The Effects of Race and Instructions on Implicit and Explicit measures of Racial Prejudice | Dave Porter | psychology |
| Julia Price | Berea College | The Effects of Object Familiarity and time on Incidental Recall | Dave Porter | psychology |
| Kaleigh McCoy, Megan Rodgers, Bozhidar Bashkov, Angela Sutton | Berea College | Predicting Academic Success in the Third Semester | Dave Porter | psychology |
| Debra Bulluck, Kim-Dung Nguyen | Berea College | Kentucky African American Encyclopedia: Black Life and Culture in the Commonwealth | Jackie Burnside, Andrew Baskin | sociology |
| Christopher Dueker, George Shea, Noah McGraw | Berea College | Development of Ultralight Personal Electric Vehicles | Brad Christensen | technology & industrial arts |
2007 Berea College Research Symposium (8th Annual)
Dr. Shela David of UC Davis
The research symposium held each fall the same weekend that the Berea College Trustees visit campus is an opportunity for the students and faculty to share research work with each other as well as these important campus visitors. This has been organized by the science departments in the past but participation is open to all members of the college community. In recent years we have structured the symposium with both talks and poster presentations as well as a plenary session.
The symposium for Fall 2007 was held on Friday, October 19th starting after lunch and concluding with a plenary talk titled “Dare to Repair: from Cancer to Chemistry,” by Shiela David who is a biochemist doing DNA repair work at the University of California, Davis. It is a pleasure to have Shiela here for the plenary talk because she and her father (who is a Berea College trustee) have been so generous to Berea over the years with support. The complete listing of seminars and posters is given below.
Oral Presentations
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Cooks, Jessica Price | Argonne National Laboratory | Design and Development of Palladium-Iron Bimetallic Electrocatalysts for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells | Mark Cunningham | biology |
| Enrique Garcia | Vanderbilt University | Defining the mechanism of EP4-mediated metastasis | David Carbone | biology |
| Elizabeth Fleming | Miami University | Source and Photodegredation of Dissolved Organic Matter as Factors of Fluoranthene Phototoxicity to Daphina magna | Jim Oris & Craig Williamson | biology |
| Amanda Hensley | Berea College | Inositol Increases Feeding on Deterrent Mixtures in Larval Manduca sexta | Marc Rowley | biology |
| Rebecca Linville | Berea College | Identifying Genes that Interact with CRMP During Neurogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster | John Rawls | biology |
| Joshua Sparks | Mayo Clinic | Of Mice and Men - Do Arthritis Resistant Mice Provide Clues to Protection from Rheumatoid Arthritis? | Veena Taneja | biology |
| Rachel Saunders | Mayo Clinic | Role of MHC Class II on Mouse Regulatory T Cells | Chella David | biology |
| Megan Jackson | Vanderbilt University | Abrogation of TGF-B signaling in mammary carcinomas recruits myeloid immune suppressor cells through CXCL5/CXCR2 chemokine axis | Hal Moses | biology |
| Gloria Fritz | University of Louisville | Psychophysiological Study of Response Conflict and Error Processing Deficits in Patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder | Tato Sokhadze | biology |
| Din Obadele Mandley | Berea College | Chemical and NMR Analysis of Soil Phosphorus Affected by Waste Overflow | Paul Smithson | chemistry |
| Anthony Reynolds | SUNY Stony Brook | The Synthesis of Aluminum Magnesium Layered Double Hydroxides (LDH) and Characterization of Phosphate Ion Exchange Experiments | Clare Grey, Center for Environmental Molecular Science | chemistry |
| Diana Gudkova | Georgia State University | CLASSICAL Be STARS | Center for High Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) | mathematics |
Research Posters
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarissa Harris | University of Kentucky | Dopamine Transporter Expression in a "Two Hit" Rat Model of Parkinsonian Syndrome | Jim Pauly | biology |
| Kate Johnson | Berea College | Inositol Increases Feeding on Deterrent Mixtures in Larval Manduca sexta | Marc Rowley | biology |
| Jacob Gunnell, Jessica Lanfair, Jenna Ott | Berea College | Metagenomic Characterization of Mirobial Communities of the Berea College Living Machine | Dawn Anderson | biology |
| Brittni Ross, Christopher Barton, Kimberly Johnson, & Deborah Mays | Vanderbilt University | Identification of Genes Regulated by p63 in Human Epithelia | Jennifer Pietenpol | biology |
| Meiping Sun | University of Kentucky | Nick-directed Loop Mismatch DNA Excision in Human Cells | Guo-Min Li | biology |
| Dikshya Bastakoty, Aaron Fidler, Miluka Gunaratna | Berea College | Proterometra macrostoma (Trematoda: Azygiidae): Further Studies on the Strain Question at North Elkhorn Creek, Scott County, KY | Ron Rosen | biology |
| Tsering Dolma, Robert Twiggs, Brea Viragh | Berea College | Factors Affecting the Emergence, Infectivity and Subsequent Development of the Proterometra macrostoma (Trematoda: Azygiidae) Cercaria | Ron Rosen | biology |
| Spencer Gravitt, Oliver Pogue | Berea College | Population Dynamics of Varroa Mite (Acari: Varroidae) on Different Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Stocks | Sean Clark | biology |
| Laxman Gurung | University of Southern California | Synthesis of Vinyl Fluorides from Alkyl Halides and Alcohols | G.K. Surya Prakash | chemistry |
| Thabiso Musapelo | Berea College | Homonuclear Decoupling and INADEQUATE NMR | Jay Baltisberger | chemistry |
| Marek Counts, Kayla Meadows | Berea College | Normal and Abnormal N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes | Anes Kovacevic | chemistry |
| Kaleigh McCoy | Berea College | Where Have All the Students Gone? Factors Influencing the Retention and Academic Success of Students Who Entered Berea College in the Fall of 2006 | Dave Porter | other |
| Genesis Song | University of Kentucky | Kinetics of the Degradation of Aspirin | Tonglei Li | other |
| Kannatassen Appavoo, Robert Shelby, Simone Raoux, & Delia Milliron | Berea College & IBM Almaden Research Center | Effect of doping novel thin film Sb2Te phase-change material on its optical and switching time property | Amer Lahamer | physics |
| David Gilmour, Brad Steele | Berea College | Producing Fullerenes Using Laser Ablation | Amer Lahamer | physics |
| Shiblee Ratan Barua | University of Arkansas | Prospects for LISA to detect the Christodoulou memory of gravitational waves | Daniel Kennefick | physics |
| Mohammed Humed Yusuf & Bryan Gover | Berea College | Photometry of Summer Variable Stars | Tracy Hodge | physics |
| James Rittmann | Berea College | Exercise and Memory: the Immediate Effects of Exercise on Memory | Dave Porter | psychology |
| Charla Ruble | Berea College | The Effects of Student's Alcohol Use and Death Self-Reflection on their Perception of Risk Taking Behavior | Dave Porter | psychology |
| Tian Wei | Berea College | The effect of gender, condition and comparative ignorance on investment and confidence | Dave Porter | psychology |
2006 Berea College Research Symposium (7th Annual)
In memory of Professor Tom Beebe to honor his work in helping to make the laboratory part of the classroom at Berea. At this time, we only did poster presentations and had no plenary talk accompanying the event. The symposium for Fall 2006 was held on Friday, October 24th from 3:00 to 5:00 PM in the old Hall Science Building lobby.
Oral Presentations
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Research Posters
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2005 Berea College Research Symposium (6th Annual)
In memory of Professor Tom Beebe to honor his work in helping to make the laboratory part of the classroom at Berea. At this time, we only did poster presentations and had no plenary talk accompanying the event. The symposium for Fall 2005 was held on Friday, October 24th from 3:00 to 5:00 PM in the old Hall Science Building lobby.
Oral Presentations
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Research Posters
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2004 Berea College Research Symposium (5th Annual)
In memory of Professor Tom Beebe to honor his work in helping to make the laboratory part of the classroom at Berea. At this time, we only did poster presentations and had no plenary talk accompanying the event. The symposium for Fall 2004 was held on Friday, October 24th from 3:00 to 5:00 PM in the old Hall Science Building lobby.
Oral Presentations
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Research Posters
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2003 Berea College Research Symposium (4th Annual)
In memory of Professor Tom Beebe to honor his work in helping to make the laboratory part of the classroom at Berea. At this time, we only did poster presentations and had no plenary talk accompanying the event. The symposium for Fall 2003 was held on Friday, October 24th from 3:00 to 5:00 PM in the old Hall Science Building lobby.
Oral Presentations
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Rotty | Vanderbilt University | A mechanism and timeframe for cytoplasmic translocation of p27. | Incheol Shin (mentor) & Carlos Arteaga | Biology |
| Elizabeth Anderson-Hoagland | Vanderbilt University | The Role of ErbB2 and TGF-beta in Tumor Cell Motility and Metastasis. | Harold Moses | Biology |
| Ravin Raleigh | Marshall University | The Bioloigcal Function of the Propepide Apolipoprotein A1. | Leslie Frost | Chemistry |
| Chris Barton | Vanderbilt University | RNAi-Mediated Knockdown of p110b: DNp63 is a Downstream Target of the PI3-Kinase. | Jennifer Pietenpol | Biology |
| Wayne Centers, Katie Panciera, and Erich Hess | Berea College | Comparing Dispersion Algorithms for Teams of Robots. | James Blackburn-Lynch & Jan Pearce | Mathematics, Mathematics, & Asian Studies |
Research Posters
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie Shrestha | University of Louisville | Two Weeks Nicotine Treatment does not Decrease Bone Blood Flow | J. T. Fleming | Biology |
| Mee Yang | Vanderbilt University | Aberrant DNA Methylation Occurs During the Progression of Barretts Esophagus to Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. | William Grady | Biology |
| Joseph Kimeu | Berea College | Application of the variational R-matrix method to one-dimensional quantum tunneling problems. | Kingshuk Majumdar | Physics |
| Rui Gao | University of Kentucky | Isolation of Cell Cycle Mutants in Aspergillus nidulans. | Pete Mirabito | Biology/Chemistry |
| Royce Dansby-Sparks | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Oxidation-Reduction Reactions influencing the transport of Chromium in Hanford and Ringold Formation Sediments. | Melanie Mayes | Chemistry |
| Mohammed Aiyegbo | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Co-infection of Primary, Differentiated Human Adenoid Cells With Influenza A/Beijing or Respiratory Syncytial Virus and S. pneumonia in vitro. | Peter Wright | Biology |
| Lorina Bustle | Berea College | Performance of Developmental Mathematics Students in Subsequent College Mathematics Courses. | Dollena Hawkins | Middle Grades Education |
| Ravi KC | Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Follow-Up Linkage Study of Chromosome 12 Markers D12S373 and D12S1042 to Alzheimer’s Disease. | Jonathan L Haines | Chemistry & Biology |
| Tshewang Choden Dorji | University of Louisville, Birth Defect Center | Role of Endothelin-1 in the Migration of Chick Neural Crest Cells. | David E. Clouthier | Biology |
| Michael Olaopa | University of Louisville | Nitric Oxide-Mediated Glutathiolation on Cos-7 Cells. | Aruni Bhatnagar | Biology |
| Anjan Pandey | Berea College | Variable-temperature one- and two-dimensional solid-state 13C CP/MAS NMR studies of the chemical exchange of 1,4-cyclohexanedione. | Jay Baltisberger | Chemistry |
| Thaminda Ramanayke | University of Rochester | A Role of His-539 in Ribonuclease H Activity and Strand Transfer of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase. | Baek Kim | Biology |
| Luke Stillwell and Rebekah Hall | Berea College | Compartmentalization of the Chicken Pectoralis. | Megan Hoffman | Biology |
| Wayne Centers, Katie Panciera, & Erich Hess | Berea College | Comparing Dispersion Algorithms for Teams of Robots. | James Blackburn-Lynch & Jan Pearce | Mathematics, Mathematics, & Asian Studies |
2002 Berea College Research Symposium (3rd Annual)
In memory of Professor Tom Beebe to honor his work in helping to make the laboratory part of the classroom at Berea. At this time, we only did poster presentations and had no plenary talk accompanying the event. The symposium for Fall 2002 was held on Friday, October 25th from 3:00 to 5:00 PM in the old Hall Science Building lobby.
Research Posters
| Name | Host | Title | Mentor | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Ranck, Amanda Richie, and Jason Hughes | Berea College | Cover crop roll-down for weed suppression in no-till corn | Clark | Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| Wendell Garnett | Berea College, University of Kentucky, and Kentucky State University | Evaluation of an egg parasitoid (Trichogramma ostriniae) for control of European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) in sweet pepper | Clark & Friley | Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| Mary White and Pa Jatta | Berea College | Nitrate Measurement in Berea College Gardens and Greenhouse Soils | Clark & Roecker | Agriculture and Natural Resources & Chemistry |
| Elizabeth Anderson-Hoagland, Chris Barton, Bobbie Berry, Jonathan Hardy, Tenzin Wangmo | Berea College | Natural and Experimental Infections of Centrarchid Fish With The Digenetic Trematode, Proterometra macrostoma: Host Susceptibility, Histopathology and Parasite Recruitment | Rosen | Biology |
| Michael Olaopa | Berea College | Preparation of Cobalt(III) Complexes Coordinated by Long-Chain Alkyl Ligands | Roecker | Biology |
| Mohammed Aiyegbo | Berea College | Separation of Isomers of Thiourea Ligands Coordinated to Cobalt(III) | Roecker | Biology |
| Patricia Feeney | Berea College | Compton Ecological Design Internship: Methane Utilization from Biological Waste | Dontje | Biology |
| Robert West | University of Louisville School of Medicine/KY Spinal Cord Injury Research Center | Axonal Growth within Peripheral Nerve Grafted at the Injured Adult Rat Cervical Spinal Cord | Onifer | Biology |
| Eusebia Mwasare | University of Louisville, Department of Medicine/Pharmacology/Toxicology | Monocarboxylate Transporters 1 & 2 and Their Effect in Hypoxic Preconditioning | Wang | Biology |
| Anisa Lefta | University of Louisville | Non-genomic Activities of Estradiol and Resveratrol in MAPK Signaling in Bovine Aortic Endothelial Cells | Klinge | Biology & Chemistry |
| Dana Tucker and Rosemary Ndolo | Berea College | Rates of Substitution Reactions of Cobalt(III) Complexes Coordinated by CF3SO3- and CH3SCH3 | Roecker | Chemistry |
| Jason Hurst | Berea College | Coordination Isomers of Phenyl SubstitutedThiourea Ligands | Roecker | Chemistry |
| Mehreteab Helebo | Berea College | Synthesis & Characterization of Cobalt(III) Surfactants | Roecker | Chemistry |
| Fred Boggs | Berea College | Homology Modeling of Geranylgeranyl Transferase Using Fanesyltransferase Protein | Saderholm | Chemistry |
| Hooi Ling Kee | University of Georgia | Purification and characterization of K48R – Mutation of 2Fe-SOR | Kurtz | Chemistry |
| Miranda Gibson | University of Kentucky | Synthesis and Target Validation of IM862: An Angiogenesis Inhibitor | Kim | Chemistry |
| Kekeli Ekoue | University of Kentucky, Department of Chemistry | The Synthesis and Characterization of the 1,3-benzenediamidoethanethiol Ligand | Atwood | Chemistry |
| Ramesh Sharma | University of Minnesota, Department of Chemistry | Electric Field Alignment of Nanostructured Block Copolymer Thin Films | Lodge | Chemistry |
| Nicholas Noinaj | University of Kentucky, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry | Constructs of Thimet Oligopeptides for Crystallization | Rodgers | Chemistry & Mathematics |
| Huy Nguyen | IBM | IBM Internship on Printer Quality Enhancement | Stanich | Mathematics |
| Jack Reynolds & Aladdin Al-Haddad | Berea College | Calculations & Comparison of Error Bars for Eigenvalues of the Schrodinger Equation | Marmorino | Physics & Chemistry |
2001 Berea College Research Symposium (2nd Annual)
In memory of Professor Tom Beebe to honor his work in helping to make the laboratory part of the classroom at Berea. At this time, we only did poster presentations and had no plenary talk accompanying the event. The symposium for Fall 2001 was held on Friday, October 24th from 3:00 to 5:00 PM in the old Hall Science Building lobby.
Oral Presentations
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Research Posters
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2000 Berea College Research Symposium (Inaugural Event)
This was the first event of this kind held at Berea College, in memory of Professor Tom Beebe to honor his work in helping to make the laboratory part of the classroom at Berea. At this time, we only did poster presentations and had no plenary talk accompanying the event. The symposium for Fall 2000 was held on Friday, October 24th from 3:00 to 5:00 PM in the old Hall Science Building lobby.
Oral Presentations
No data is currently available, if you have this data, please email Professor Baltisberger.
Research Posters
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