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HBLL 2020 College of Life Sciences Poster Competition: Virtual Open House

Online Awards Ceremony

Competition Awards Ceremony Recording

Poster and Presentation Links (1-18)

1. Invasives and the Native Great Basin Desert Plant Community: Competition Response Under Changing Precipitation and Fire Regimes

Poster 1

2. Does the Morphologically Constrained Species Alfaro cultratus Display Sexual Dimorphism?

Poster 2

3.Understanding the Changes in Gene Expression Between Stages of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Poster 3

4. CUBAP: An Interactive Web Portal for Analyzing Codon Usage Bias Across Populations

Poster 4

5. Sunflower Seedlings Fail to Remove Uranium in the Navajo Nation

Poster 5

6. Preclinical Evaluation of Anti-TK1 Antibodies for the Treatment of Colorectal Malignancies
Video Presentation 3rd Place Award Winner!
7. Understanding Drug Addiction Through Optogenetics

Poster 7

8. Zika and Dengue Virus Live Vaccines: Experiments to Improve the Thermostability of a Vaccine Candidate Through Lyophilization

Poster 8

9. Do Gender and Age Affect How College Students Address Their STEM Instructors?

Poster 9

10. Why Longer Exams Are Better for Learning: Extended Exams Increase Information Retention by Creating Stronger Connections in the Brain
Poster 1st Place Award Winner!

Poster 10

11. Macrophage Toll-Like Receptor Chimeric Antigen Receptor: MOTO-CAR™ Shows Potent Activation and Killing of Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells

Poster 11

12. The Owlet Pregnancy Band: Is It Accurate?

Poster 12

13. The Influence of Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm-Associated Gene Mutations on Biofilm Composition
Video Presentation 2nd Place Award Winner!

Poster 13

14. Optimal Chemotherapeutic Combination of 9 Natural Compounds in Treating PC-3 Prostate Cancer Cells

Poster 14

16. Cognitive Decline in Older Adults After Incident Coronary Heart Disease or After First Receipt of CABG Surgery or PCI

Poster 16

17. STEMFI Changes Classrooms

Poster 17

18. Why Parents Say No to Having Their Children Vaccinated Against Measles: A Systematic Review of the Social Determinants of Parental Perceptions and Family Approaches to Addressing MMR Vaccine Hesitancy

Poster 18

Poster and Presentation Links (19-35)

19. Anthropogenic Changes to Color Expression in the Mud Fiddler Crab Uca pugnax

Poster 19

20. Floral Traits Underlying Evolution in Gilia yorkii

Poster 20

21. Measuring Alcohol-Induced Secondary Structure Changes of SNAP-25A

Poster 21

22. Utah Lake's Cyanobacteria Proliferation and Toxin Production in Response to Nitrogen and Phosphorous Additions

Poster 22

23. Method for Finding the Flexural Rigidity of Individual Internodal Regions of Maize Stalks
24. Does Negative Frequency-Dependent Selection Maintain Gonopodial Asymmetry in Xenophallus umbratilis?

Poster 24

25. Foot Muscle Activation in Resting, Barefoot, and Shod Walking Conditions - A Pilot Study
Video Presentation 1st Place Award Winner!
Poster 3rd Place Award Winner!

Poster 25

26. Comparative Study of Humectants Used to Preserve Epithelial Tissue
Video Presentation People's Choice Award Winner!

Poster 26

27. Hold Your Horses: Tracking Spatial Patterns of Feral Horse Movement Across Seasons and Months in Northwestern Nevada

Poster 27

28. Enhanced Efficiency Phosphorus Fertilizers

Poster 28

29. Ramp Sequences Change Across Tissues: How Ramps Correlate with Differing Tissue-Specific Expression Levels
Poster People's Choice Award Winner!

Poster 29

30. Comparing Intrinsic Foot Muscle Strength and Dynamic Balance in Older Active Males

Poster 30

31. Chemokine Receptor CCRL2-V180M and Its Role in Inflammation and Alzheimer's Disease

Poster 31

32. New Evidence for Alternative Mating Strategies in Alfaro cultratus
Poster 2nd Place Award Winner!

Poster 32

33. Galectin-1: A Potential Protein Therapy for Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy 2B

Poster 33

34. Introduction and Evaluation of 10 Hybrid Quinoa X Pitseed Goosefoot Lines in Central Malawi

Poster 34

35. Enhanced Efficiency Nitrogen Fertilizer: Coated Urea

Poster 35