CARD 2024

BEST ORAL PRESENTATION: SESSION 1A

• Sydney Tweedley, Evan Gonzalez, Elizabeth Chan, Dominic Tehin, and Dr. Brian Dowd-Uribe “Who is Closing Curtains on San Francisco’s Music Venues?”

BEST ORAL PRESENTATION: SESSION 1B

• Andrew Love, and Dr. James Sikes. “Defining Aspects of Disease State Microglia in Neurodegenerative Models”.

BEST ORAL PRESENTATION IN SESSION 2A

• NargizNicole Ashumova, and Dr. Akshay Pattabi. “Characterization of magnetically-actuated stretch devices with traction force microscopy readout for mechanobiology studies”.

BEST ORAL PRESENTATION IN SESSION 2B

• Bailey Steadman, and Dr. Brandi Lawless, “I felt weird about having a sexual body”: Understanding How Parental Communication About Sex Shapes Adolescents' Perceptions of Sexual and Romantic Relationships”.

• Nadine Saliba, and Dr. Brian Dowd-Uribe, “Strategic Risks and Rewards: Introducing Diplomatic Cheap-Talk and Negotiation to AI”.

OUTSTANDING POSTERS

• Nyanah Haliburton-Gatto, Miabella Doerr, and Dr. Genna Smith, “Kira Cole”.

• Clifford Leung, Dr. William Karney, and Dr. Herman Nikolayevskiy,  “Development and Mechanistic Analysis of a Hydroxy 𝛾-Pyrone Covalent Inhibitor Against Cysteine Proteases”.

• Nikaella Mariano, and Dr. Cynthia Schultes, “Beyond the Nursing Brain Drain”.

• Tiffany Nguyen, and Dr. Michael J. Stevenson, “Quantifying the Metal Binding Affinity of Cu(II) to Antimicrobial Peptide Holothuroidin-2”.

• Joshua Balbach, and Dr. Jennifer Tripp, “Using Spectroscopy to Probe the Structures for Different Molecules in Strawberries and Strawberry Flavored Kool-Aid”.

• Ryan Bernstein, and Dr. Cody Carroll, “Chat GDE: Can we tune an LLM to accurately evaluate Sustainability Plans for Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems?”

• Karina Bhavsar, and Dr. Herman Nikolayevskiy, “Cleave the Way: Self-Immolative DNA Alkylators and their Selective Action”.

• Christine Albrecht, and Dr. Herman Nikolayevskiy, “Developing a targeted, self-immolating DNA alkylator with a tunable "off-switch".

HONORABLE MENTIONS POSTERS

• Rebecca Dubin, and Dr. Sevan Suni, “How Phenology and Climate Affect Cuticular Hydrocarbon Profiles and Heat Tolerance of Wild Bees in California”.

• Dylan Mitchley, and Dr. Lou Sassoubre, “Mushroom Furniture : Mycelium and its Potential in Furniture Construction”.

• Kevin Sarmiento, and Prof. Hana Mori, “Corporate to Comfortable: Converting Cubicles to Condos”.

• Ambra Jacobson, and Dr. Paul Nesbit, “Mapping Spruce Beetle Kill in Colorado’s Weminuche Wilderness Using High-Resolution Remotely Sensed Data”. 

• Nadia Gonzalez, and Dr. Amrita Bhattacharyya, “Effects of Wildfires on Soil Morphology and Soil Organic Carbon as a Function of Lithology in the California Chaparral Ecosystem”.

• Sheila Ta, and Dr. Cynthia Schultes, Voices of Resistance: Challenging gentrification through cultural activism in Seoul, South Korea

• Rose Hoch, Alyssa Guavera, Josh Condry, Sidney Tran, Nenna Kalumbu, and Dr. Edward Munnich. “Possible Hindsight Bias in Considering Research Results: A Qualitative Analysis”.

• Keana Davis, Tiffany Nguyen, and Dr. Michael J. Stevenson, “Quantifying metal interactions with the antimicrobial peptide Holothuroidin-2 and elucidating their structural effects”.

SESSION 1A - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

SESSION 1B - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

SESSION 2A - 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

SESSION 2B - 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

ASIA BRIDGE JUNIOR FELLOWSHIP, CENTER FOR ASIA PACIFIC STUDIES

• Sheila Ta, Dr. Cynthia Schultes, Voices of Resistance: Challenging gentrification through cultural activism in Seoul, South Korea
• Trisha Polakala, Dr. Cynthia Schultes, Investigating the Rise in Tuberculosis Cases in India
• James Burrell, Dr. Cynthia Schultes, The Dangers of Free Reign: India’s Approach to AI Ethics and Regulation
• Nikaella Mariano, Dr. Cynthia Schultes, Beyond the Nursing Brain Drain

ASIA PACIFIC STUDIES

• Alesha Byrne, Dr. Genevieve Leung, More Than Masculine- Gender Minorities in Martial Arts

BIOLOGY

• Ayden Aloia, Sunaina Nayak, Dr. Christina Tzagarakis-Foster, DAX-1: CREATING A MODEL SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY PROTEIN PARTNERS IN ADRENAL CARCINOMA CELLS
• Sunaina Nayak, Ayden Aloia, Dr. Christina Tzagarakis-Foster, Creating a Model System to Identify Protein Partners for DAX-1 in Adrenal Carcinoma Cells
• Rebecca Dubin, Dr. Sevan Suni, How Phenology and Climate Affect Cuticular Hydrocarbon Profiles and Heat Tolerance of Wild Bees in California
• Adelaide Ergastolo, Dr. Sevan Suni, Drivers of floral fidelity in wild pollinator populations
• Nicholas DeVito, Dr. Christina Tzagarakis-Foster, Downregulation of DAX-1 Expression by microRNA Overexpression as a Mechanism to Potentiate Breast Cancer
• Frances LaMountain, Dr. John Paul, A Multifaceted Approach Investigating the Effects of Different Environmental Conditions on Plant Structure and Genetic Structure of Collinsia sparsiflora
• Dasha Hohlova, Dr. Sangman Michael Kim, The Impact of Toll-like Receptor 2 Mutations in Host-Pathogen Interactions
• Uyen Nguyen, Owen Swanson, Paavani Lella, Sophie Goubert, Dr. John R. Paul, Population Structure and Cryptic Diversity in the Hawaiian Endemic Plant Species, Psychotria mariniana (Rubiaceae)
• Aarya Mishra, Dr. Christina Tzagarakis-Foster, Investigating the Modulation of Metastasis by DAX-1 in Adrenocortical Carcinoma Cells
• Tanusri Gudavalli, Dr. Sevan Suni, Intraspecific variation in bumble bee size across habitat types in an urban area
• Madeline Gregor, Dr. Sevan Suni, Morphological and life-history drivers of plant reward to pollinators under drought
• Ingrid McEachen, Dr. James Sikes, Utilizing Fluorescently-conjugated Lectins to Identify Novel Cell Types in Convolutriloba longifissura
• Karina Bhavsar, Dr. Herman Nikolayevskiy, Cleave the Way: Self-Immolative DNA Alkylators and their Selective Action
• Nicole Colligan, Dr. Michael Stevenson, Effects of Post-Translational Modifications on Cu+2 Binding and Antimicrobial Activity of Pseudophryne Guentheri Kassin-1
• Adam Alamodin, Reese Guitche, Dr. Sangman Kim, Successful plasmid construction of uric acid binding fragments NAIP 201 and 204 in preparation for NAIP superexpression
• Sara Tagol, Dr. James Sikes, The Role of BMP Signaling During Regeneration and Asexual Fission in a Basal Bilaterian
• Alexandra Ibrahim, Elsa Tippy, Dr. John Paul, The influence of varying precipitation on the genetic evolution of the serpentine tolerater, Antirrhinum vexillocalyculatum
• Shayla Caoile, Sadaf Dabiri, Dr. Christina Tzagarakis-Foster, Chipping Away at Breast Cancer Progression: Investigating DAX-1 and Cyclin D1 Promoter Interactions

CHEMISTRY

• Sammi Chee, Dr. Jennifer Tripp, Antibacterial Effect of Copper Nanoparticles in Paint Coatings
• Yilan Chen, Dr. Giovanni Meloni, Estimate of the C-Cl photoionization cross section and absolute photoionization cross sections of chlorinated organic compounds
• Hermes Ruiz, Kathryn Farber, Dr. Amalia Kokkinaki, Dr. Amrita Bhattacharya, Deciphering the role of anaerobic microsites for hot spot/hot moment dynamics of metal redox chemistry and methane emissions within riverine floodplains
• Christine Albrecht, Dr. Herman Nikolayevskiy, Developing a targeted, self-immolating DNA alkylator with a tunable "off-switch"
• Clifford Leung, Dr. William Karney, Dr. Herman Nikolayevskiy, Development and Mechanistic Analysis of a Hydroxy 𝛾-Pyrone Covalent Inhibitor Against Cysteine Proteases
• Ryan Luu, Dr. Amrita Bhattacharyya, Effect of Pyrolysis Temperature on Biochar Chemistry and Metal Sorption Capability
• Keana Davis, Tiffany Nguyen, Dr. Michael J. Stevenson, Quantifying metal interactions with the antimicrobial peptide Holothuroidin-2 and elucidating their structural effects
• Christian Alexander Necoechea, Dr. Natalia Powers-Riggs, The Spectroscopic Analysis of Direct Axial Coordination between Zinc Tetraphenylporphyrin and Oxygen Functional Groups
• Matthew Barnett, Dr. Michael Stevenson, Quantifying Metal Interactions of the Antimicrobial Peptide Calcitermin
• Edward Buck, Dr. Giovanni Meloni, The Radical Oxidation of Hydroxyacetone: An Insight into the Reaction Mechanism and Potential Tetraoxide Intermediates
• Maria Aviles-Sandoval, Dr. Michael J. Stevenson, Quantifying Metal Interactions with the Antimicrobial Peptide Calcitermin
• Aidan Batchelor, Dr. Michael Stevenson, Investigation of The Effect of Post-Translational Modifications on Cu2+ binding to Antimicrobial Peptide PG-KI
• Jacquelyn Whorton, Dr. Jennifer Tripp, Early Detection of Corrosion Using Fluorescence Quenching
• Justin Samford, Dr. Herman Nikolayevskiy, Decarboxylative Cross Coupling of Kojic Acid
• Haley Roach, Dr. Herman Nikolayevskiy, Synthetic Studies Towards the Development of an Off-Switchable DNA Intercalator
• Tiffany Nguyen, Dr. Michael J. Stevenson, Quantifying the Metal Binding Affinity of Cu(II) to Antimicrobial Peptide Holothuroidin-2
• Alexander Olson, Dr. Natalia Powers-Riggs, Axial Coordination of Pyridine Derivatives to Zinc Tetraphenylporphyrin
• Benjamin Quinn, Dr. William Karney, Estimated Tunneling Contributions for Electrocyclic Ring Closure in the Biosynthesis of 9,10-Deoxytridachione​
• Amanda Nilsen, Dr. William Karney, Computational Study of Heavy-Atom Tunneling in Biosynthesis: Model Systems for the Cope Rearrangement
• Joshua Balbach, Dr. Jennifer Tripp, Using Spectroscopy to Probe the Structures for Different Molecules in Strawberries and Strawberry Flavored Kool-Aid
• Corrina Smith, Dr. Jennifer Tripp,  A Spectrometric Approach to Evaluating the Efficacy of Brita Filters in Heavy Metal Contamination
• Isaiah Otico, Dr. Jennifer Tripp, Synthesis of Various Azo Dye Analogs and the Effects on Spectral Properties
• Nadia Gonzalez, Dr. Amrita Bhattacharyya, Effects of Wildfires on Soil Morphology and Soil Organic Carbon as a Function of Lithology in the California Chaparral Ecosystem
• Marvin Ochoa-Cifuentes, Dr. Herman Nikolayevskiy, Progress Towards the Synthesis of a Simple Flavonoid Compound via Aryne Functionalization of Kojic Acid
• Kat McIntyre, Dr. Herman Nikolayevskiy, Synthetic Studies Towards the Development of an Off-Switchable DNA Intercalator
• George Nicholson, Anabel Esquivel, George Nicholson, Dr. Jennifer Tripp, Determining the contents of the expired analgesics in the O Chem labs qualitatively and quantitatively
• Leo Sosa, Dr. Herman Nikolayevskiy, Synthesis and UV analysis of a drug transport system using 6-aminoquinoline. Kinetic control study for further application in understanding Kojic acid drug relevance.

DATA SCIENCE

• Ryan Bernstein, Dr. Cody Carroll, Chat GDE: Can we tune an LLM to accurately evaluate Sustainability Plans for Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems?
• Rithvik Krishna Donnipadu, Maxim Sivolella, Dr. Cody Carroll, Predicting Glaucoma Visual Field Progression Using Functional Principal Component Analysis
• Jeffrey Chen, Abhi Erra, Dr. Cody Carroll, Automated Auditory Brainstem Response Analysis

ECONOMICS

• Anshveer Bedi, James Burrell, Alexander Flores, Dr. Arman Khachiyan, Climate Effects on Punjab's Agriculture

EDUCATION

• Anamaris Rojas, Dr. Amy Berk, Planting the Seeds of Change

ENGINEERING

• Beatrice Johnson-Drysdale, Prof. Hana Mori, A.R.T. (Atlanta Rapid Transit)
• Marino Matthews, Dr. Lou Sassoubre, Preventing Moisture Related Landslides in the Bay Area
• Steven La, Dr. Akshay Pattabi, Breathe Easy - Air quality sensor project
• Kathryn Farber, Dr. Amalia Kokkinaki, Numerical Modeling of Methane Production by Anoxic Microsites in Natural Soils and Sediments
• Alexander Khong, Prof. Hana Mori, Addressing the Shortage of Public Hygiene Facilities in San Francisco
• Rowin Azariah Galvez, Dr. Akshay Pattabi,  Home Style Smart Grid
• Kevin Sarmiento, Dr. Hana Mori, Corporate to Comfortable: Converting Cubicles to Condos
• Tahj Maheswaran, Nolan Ward, Dr. Genna Smith, Algaexander the Great
• Nyanah Haliburton-Gatto, Miabella Doerr, Dr. Genna Smith, Kira Cole
• Amilia Echivarre-Morelli, Dr. Lou Sassoubre, Grey 2 Green
• Joel Rivera, Kathryn Farber, Dr. Lauren Sassoubre, HydroBattery
• Ayobami Olu-Bamisaye, Prof. Hana Mori, REAN
• Kristal Franco, Prof. Hana Mori, The Blueprint to a Brighter Future
• Dylan Mitchley, Dr. Lou Sassoubre, Mushroom Furniture : Mycelium and its Potential in Furniture Construction
• Sahij Sandhu, Dr. Genna Smith, Considering Culverts
• Mahal Tran, Dr. Hana Mori, Curing Concrete Water Waste

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

• Gabriella Chao, Fernanda Lopez, Dr. April Randle, Dr. Amalia Kokkinaki, The Association Between Agroforestry and Biodiversity and Soil Health in the Atlantic Rainforest: A meta-analysis
• Theo Cartales, Dr. Amalia Kokkinaki, Impact of biochar amendments on sorption of PFOA on agricultural soils
• Rayyane Matonding, Dr. Amalia Kokkinaki, Dr. Osasere Evbuomwan, Impact of Soil Organic Carbon Content on Sorption of PFOA on Agricultural Soils
• Andrew Saah, Tracy Benning, Dr. John Battles, Leveraging Terrestrial Laser Scanning systems for Hemispherical Photography in Forest Canopy Analysis
• Giancarlo Laguna, Dr. Calla Schmidt, Investigating Eutrophication Dynamics in Rodeo Lagoon: Insights from Phytoplankton Enumeration and Long Term Data
• Jasper Magruder, Makena Gichuru, Dr. Allison Luengen, Standardizing methods for analyzing mercury in coyote fur
• Andrew Saah, Dr. Calla Schmidt, Dr. Paul Nesbit, Developing a repeatable workflow for monitoring sub-meter landscape change in Muir Woods National Monument: New strategies for Ecosystem Management Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning
• Ambra Jacobson, Dr. Paul Nesbit, Mapping Spruce Beetle Kill in Colorado’s Weminuche Wilderness Using High-Resolution Remotely Sensed Data

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

• Lily McDonald, Dr. Melinda Stone, Community Garden Redesign
• Elle Teague, Dr. Melinda Stone, Sprouting Hope

KINESIOLOGY

• Amber Lyle, Hillary Nguyen, Kevin Tran, Dominic Espinosa, Dr. Gerwyn Hughes, The Effects of Secondary Cognitive Tasks on Landing Biomechanics
• Ferdaus Ghafury, Dr. Christian Thompson, The Feasibility of High-Intensity-Interval Training on Individuals with Post-Stroke Aphasia

MARTIN BARÓ SCHOLARS PROGRAM

• Aarav Gupta, Dr. David M Holler, Unearthing Injustice: The Plight of California's Farm Workers
• Aastha Mirchandani, Dr. David Holler, Unpacking the complexities of abortion rights: The voices of advocacy and opposition
• Margarita San Juan, Dr. David Holler, American Interventionism: The Violent Struggle to Keep Unipolar Power in a Multipolar World
• Markayla Baquiran, Dr. David M Holler, Understanding The Foster Care System
• Georgia Engle, Dr. David Holler, Actions Speak Louder Than Words: LandBack Now!
• Alexa Quizon, Dr. David Holler, Debating The Separation of Church and State: Analyzing The Influence of Religion in the Philippine Government
• Yara Lievanos, Dr. David Holler, Food Insecurity: Enhancing the Role of Food Stamps
• Erika Dunagan, Dr. David Holler, Bayview Hunters Point and Treasure Island: Navigating San Francisco’s Pollution Problem with Sustainable Solutions
• Kiara Concepcion Moreno, Dr. David Holler, Addressing Injustice Behind Bars: An Examination of Flawed Conviction Policies

MATHEMATICS

• Rebekah Mayne, Quinn Shapiro, Dr. Cornelia Van Cott, A Classification of Kaprekar 2-cycles

PERFORMING ARTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

• Mikiko Inayama, Dr. Megan Nicely, Growing Radical Love in Higher Education between Professors and Students

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

• Jose Carlos Inchausti Reyes, Dr. Xiaosheng Huang, Spectroscopic Analysis of Strong Gravitational Lensing Candidates with Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Data
• Alejandra Meza, Dr. Aparna Venkatesan, Widespread, and Likely Underestimated, Impacts of Rapidly Rising Light Pollution on Health, Ecologies, and Astronomy
• Jose Carlos Inchausti Reyes, José Mucía Batz Lem, Isabel Hawkins, Dr. Aparna Venkatesan, Nik: The Maya Zero - The Mathematics, Culture, and Philosophy of Maya Numerals
• Dhruvika Randad, R. Torsten Clay, Dr. Aparna Venkatesan, Madelung Potential and Charge Transfer Energy for Electron and Hole-Doped High-Tc Cuprate Superconductors

PSYCHOLOGY

• Alexis Chin, Dr. Indre Viskontas, The Effects of Intergenerational Trauma on Family Functioning and Parent-Child Relationships: An Examination of Second-Generation Americans
• Kei Chan, Dr. Indre Viskontas, Swipe Right: Pervasiveness of Transphobia in Dating
• Karolyn Ann Muncada, Persia Zoufonoun, Rebecca Steele, Christian Shammami, Joshua Condry, William Durrill, Karolyn Ann Muncada, Mya Lopez, Dr. Zachary Reese, Smash for Science
• Rose Hoch, Elli Ho, Katie Inthavong, Dr. Marisa Knight, Impact of Implicit Theory of Emotion and Disclosure of Defendant's Clinical Mental Health Diagnosis on Juror Decision-Making
• William Durrill, Dr. Indre Viskontas, The Effects of Ritualistic and Freeform Prayer on Jewish Individuals
• Alexis Hall, Stefan Mimski, Angelica Zatarian, Dr. Lijing Ma, The Correlation of Openness and Honesty-Humility on Ghosting Rates
• Hayley Blonstein, Natalie Gonzalez, Ethan Wong, Dr. Zachary Reese, Dr. Lijing Ma, Exploring Attachment Styles, Self-disclosure, and Partner Responsiveness in Diverse Romantic Relationships
• Suniska Patel, Alexis A. Chin, Courtney R. Muchow, Aiah B. Talledo, Dr. Lisa S. Wagner, Difficulties Measuring Perceptions of Gender
• Rachel Chan, Dr. Indre Viskontas, What happens when we fail? Examining gender differences in emotional experiences after academic failure.
• Stefan Mimski, Dr. Indre Viskontas, The Impact of Diversity on Imposter Syndrome Symptoms Within a College Setting
• Ryan Tam, Dr. Indre Viskontas, Beyond Popularity: A Comparison of Lofi and EDM’s Impact on the Attentional Networks of the Brain
• Kira Alberti, Renee Thomas, Nathan Sampath, Noah Ayers, William Durrill, Dr.Zachary Reese, Sibling Hope
• Francelle Deray, Alexis Chin, Cate Chan, Francelle Deray, Dr. Lijing Ma, Shades of Love: Understanding Interracial Relationship Preferences Among People of Color
• Rose Hoch, Rose Hoch, Alyssa Guavera, Josh Condry, Sidney Tran, Nenna Kalumbu, Edward Munnich, Possible Hindsight Bias in Considering Research Results: A Qualitative Analysis
• Jaclyn Krewinkel, Janvi Amin, Mot Dhanaprasidhikul, Devika Kumar, Alieza Chua, Ajene Mohr, Dr. Aline Hitti, Children and Adolescents’ Perceptions of Accented Peers
• Ellie Ho, Katie Inthavong, Rose Hoch, Dr. Marisa Knight, Impact of Implicit Theory of Emotion and Disclosure of Defendant's Clinical Mental Health Diagnosis on Juror Decision-Making

THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES

• Paavani Lella, Dr. John Perez, Investigating Racial Identities, Religious Motivation, and Affect among Undergraduate Students of Color