Evan Morris, Biomedical Engineering Major at Washington University in St. Louis
Mentor: Nathaniel Huebsch
Sorina Munteanu, Bioengineering Major at the University of California – Merced
Mentor: Guy Genin
Lily Murchison, Engineering Magor at Scripps College
Mentor: Ram Dixit
David Reynolds, Mechanical Engineering Major at Iowa State University
Mentor: Amit Pathak
Sabrina Shafi, Biomedical Engineering Major at City College of New York
Mentor: Amit Pathak
End of Summer REU Symposium
At the end of the summer, REU participants presented their research.
Friday, July 24, 2020, 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm (Central Standard Time)
Virtual: Zoom Link
PRESENTATIONS:
Sorina Munteanu, UC Merced
Guy Genin Lab
Strain Mapping to Identify the Mechanisms by which Ultrasound Activates Ion Channels
Abstract
Evan Morris, Washington University in St. Louis
Nathaniel Huebsch Lab
Assessing Nucleus Pulposus Phenotype Expression and Extracellular Matrix (ECM) Interaction via Mimetic Peptides in relation to Intervertebral Disc (IVD) Degeneration
Lilly Murchison, Scripps College
Ram Dixit Lab
The Role of the Microtubule Cytoskeleton in Helical Growth in Plant Roots
Abstract
David Reynolds, Iowa State University
Sabrina Shafi, City College of New York
Amit Pathak Lab
Modeling fibroblast-led collective invasion of carcinoma cells with differing mechanically mediated factors
Abstract