RSS 2.02020 Autumn Undergraduate Research Festival
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Hyperoxia-induced lung engraftment of human cord blood monocytes in a humanized mouse model of bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Reddy, Priya ( 2020-11 )Background: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is most often characterized by chronic lung injury secondary to high levels of oxygen during the neonatal period. Properties of the preterm infant during the perinatal period, ... -
Development of Proteolysis Targeting Chimeras as a Target for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Rozenberg, Galina; Tokarski, Bo; Coss, Christopher ( 2020-11 )Proteasomes are novel targets for cancer treatments and can be used for targeted protein degradation. Proteolysis-Targeting Chimeras, or PROTACs, contain a region that binds to a target protein linked to a hydrophobic tag ... -
Cre-lox mediated conditional removal of myeloid cell-derived Mif in a mouse model of oral cancer.
Siddiqui, Arham ( 2020-11 )Oral cancer affects people globally with an estimated 657,000 new cases and 330,000 deaths yearly. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (Mif) is a gene that encodes for a cytokine involved in regulating cell-mediated ... -
Optimization of Palladium Promoted Transition Metal Catalysts for Lean Methane Oxidation
Wynne, Brian ( 2020-11 )The substantial increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has been linked to global warming. Although carbon dioxide (CO2) has the largest contribution to the increase in the Earth's temperature, methane (CH4) has a ... -
Garifuna Women in the Belizean Women's Movement
Brunot, Rachel ( 2020-11 )In this study, I examine the efforts of women in Belize's Garifuna indigenous group to negotiate and transform cultural politics in relation to race, class, and gender as organizers and participants in the Belizean women's ...