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HBLL 2023 College of Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition: Virtual Poster Gallery

Competition Award Winners

Congratulations to this year's competition award winners!

Poster Design Winners

1st Place - Salty Genes: Rapid Discovery of Salt Tolerance Genes in the Bacteria Kushneria
2nd Place - Has Coral Abundance in Hawaii Changed Since 2007?
3rd Place - Investigation of the Utility of Various Detergents to Disrupt Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms

Open House Presentation Winners

Video Presentation Winners

Poster and Presentation Links (1-34)

1. Phage-Host Interactions in FhuA Dependent Bacteriophages

2. The Role of a Mutated Receptor, CCRL2 and its Correlation With a Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s Disease

3. Indoor/Outdoor Ozone in Evaporative Coolers vs Central Air Homes in Utah County

5. Recreation or Regression: Assessing the Effect of Human Activities on Desert Carbon Sequestration in Bears Ears National Monument

6. COVID-19 Multicultural Family Resilience

7. Flipped Versus Online Instruction: A Comparative Analysis of Student Performance

8. Exploration of the Mechanisms Underlying Cortical Spreading Depolarizations Associated With Familial Hemiplegic Migraines

9. Horizontal Gene Transfer of Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms

10. Polymer Coated Urea: Microplastics in the Urban Landscapes

12. The Long-Term Effects of Grazing on Desert Soils in the Great Basin

13. THC on the Brain: Adult vs. Adolescent Changes

14. Air Quality: Comparison of PM2.5 Levels in Evaporative vs Central Air Homes in Utah County Using Filter-Based Sampling

16. Isolating Highly Specific Antibodies Against Cancer Target HPRT

17. Is There a Link Between Male Gonopodium Size and Mating Strategies Amongst Fish in the Family Poeciliidae?

18. Investigation of the Utility of Various Detergents to Disrupt Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms

20. Mystifying Mimics: The Influence of Distribution on Mimicry

22. Custom Compression Algorithm Shows Potential to Reduce Tabular Data by a Magnitude of 17 Using Huffman Coding and N-Grams

23. Plantar Taping: Starting off on the Right Foot

25. Neuroimmune-Mediated Alteration of Acute Alcohol Exposure in the Mesolimbic Dopamine System

26. Physician's Perceptions on the Role of the Family in Alleviating the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

27. Detecting and Characterizing Multisensory Integrating Optic Tectum Neurons in Zebrafish

28. Characterization of Potent Antibiotic Compounds Produced by Bacteria Found in the Soil Around BYU Campus

29. Quantifying the Effects of Involvement in Aesthetic Sports on the Development of Eating Disorders in Pre-Teens

30. A Transcriptomic Analysis of Triple Negative Breast Cancer Revealing Alternative Drug Therapeutics

31. Figures in Biological Journal Articles Are Often Unfriendly to People With Color Vision Deficiencies

32. Identifying Deep Brain Photoreceptors in the Larval Zebrafish Optic Tectum

33. Engineering and Characterization of Antibodies Against Cancer Biomarker Thymidine Kinase 1

34. Employing Echogenicity as a Tool to Predict Injury to Achilles Tendon

Poster and Presentation Links (35-69)

36. Detecting Multiple Paternity in Mule Deer: Variations Among Populations and the Ecological Significance

38. Staphylococcus aureus Readily Shares Antibiotic Resistance Genes via Transformation in Co-Cultured Biofilms

39. Do Cross Sectional Area and Muscle Stiffness of the Gastrocnemius Muscle of Senior Athletes Correlate with Each Other?

40. The Effect of Menstruation Duration on the Achilles Tendon Cross-Sectional Area in Female Ballet Dancers

41. The Making of a Dichotomous Key: Challenges and Opportunities

42. Is God a Magician or Scientist?

44. A Comparison of Ground and Remote Sensing Methods for Estimating Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) Cover

45. Valproic Acid Affects Neuronal Specification and Differentiation During Early Optic Tectum Development of Zebrafish

46. New Species Discovery in Eriastrum (Polemoniaceae) in the Californian Red Mountains

47. Characterization of E. coli Specific, FhuA Dependent Bacteriophage

51. Comorbid Mental Illness in Adults Correspond With Certain Demographics and Higher Rates of Injuries and Poisoning

52. Rates of Injury According to a Single or Comorbid Mental Illness Identified in a Large Employee Database

53. Sleep Disorders Related to Index and Comorbid Mental Health Conditions and Medication

54. Habitat Suitability Models for Endangered Hawaiian Flora

55. Do Regional DNA Barcode Databases Lead to More Efficient Specimen Identification?

56. Examining Microglial Motility With Double Barrel Oblique Backscatter Interferometry and Multiphoton Fluorescence Microscopy

57. Effects of Post-Translational Histone Modifications on Transcription Rate

58. Urban Ecology of Birds in Mexico City

59. Heart Breaking: Rapid Discovery of Novel Heart Development Genes in Zebrafish

60. Has Coral Abundance in Hawaii Changed Since 2007?

61. Genetic Stop Signs: Nontraditional Sequences that Terminate RNA Production

62. Higher Incidence of Parasitic Copepods in Female Host Rockfish Species Call for Improved Restoration and Commercial Management Strategies

63. Salty Genes: Rapid Discovery of Salt Tolerance Genes in the Bacteria Kushneria

64. The Effects of a High Carbohydrate vs. High Fat Pre-Fast Meal on Incretin Hormone Secretion: A Randomized Crossover Study

65. The Effects of Initiating a 24-Hour Fast With a Low Versus a High Carbohydrate Shake on Pancreatic Hormones in the Elderly: A Randomized Crossover Study

66. The Effects of Initiating a Fast With a High Fat or a High Carbohydrate Shake on MCP-1, TNFa and IL-6 Levels

67. Developing Improved Water Catchment Systems to Benefit Rangeland Restoration

68. Sperm DNA Damage Shown to Correlate With DNA Alterations

69. Dyslexia is Caused by Visual Problems that Extend Beyond Language