ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Population in Lane County- A Project with United Way of Lane County
Presenters : Man Nguyen, Eric Wittkop, Emily White Mentor : William Harbaugh Major : Economics Poster 5 Many US households earn an income greater than that specified by the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), a measure of poverty that does not vary across the 48 contiguous...
Deciduous Teeth Show Close Relationships Between Oreodont Genera (Eucrotaphus, Merycochoerus and Promerycochoerus)
Presenter : Kendra Walters Mentor : Edward Davis Major : Biology Poster 27 Oreodonts lived during the Cenozoic Era, particularly from the Eocene to Miocene Epochs. They were abundant in the past but have no modern descendants. Classifying oreodonts is a difficult task...
Do Distinct Types of Progenitors Contribute to Enteric Nervous System Development?
Presenter : Charlotte Taylor Major : Biology Mentor : Judith Elsen Poster 10 The enteric nervous system (ENS), the largest component of the peripheral nervous system, provides intrinsic innervation of the intestinal tract and modulates gut function. The ENS forms a...
Bullying, Victim, and Aggressor: Past Experience versus Current Behavior
Presenter : Fushu Tan Mentor : Holly Arrow Major : Psychology Poster 38 Bullying is the most common type of violence in American schools, and the consequences can persist into adulthood, affecting school achievement, prosocial skills, and psychological well-being for...
An Electronic Art Installation
Presenter : Athan Spathas Major : Sociology Poster 44 This is an electronic art installation: using the Arduino (an open-source microprocessor), an accelerometer (which measures tilt and acceleration), an electronic drum-pad (midi-controller), and the computer program...
Senior Honors Thesis on Attitudes Toward Gay Marriage
Presenter : Daniel Schwartz Mentor : Patricia Gwartney Major : Sociology Poster 41 A majority of Americans have been opposed to same-sex marriage since public opinion polls first began asking about it in 1988. However, beginning in 2010, attitudes in support of...
Electron Diffraction in a Scanning Electron Microscope
Presenter : Alexander Schachtner Mentor : Benjamin McMorran Major : Physics Poster 4 We use focused ion beam nanofabrication to manufacture forked diffraction gratings capable of producing electron beams with helical wavefronts and orbital angular momentum (OAM). A...
The Role of the BAF Chromatin Remodeling Complex during Heart Valve Development
Presenter : Maithri Sarangam Mentor : Kryn Stankunas Major : Biology Poster 56 Human heart valves are remarkable structures that open and close billions of time during a lifetime. Like any structure under constant mechanical strain, their shape and molecular...
Altered Lung Development in Growth Restricted Offspring from Hypertensive Pregnant Rats
Presenter : Alice Rear Mentor : Jeffrey Gilbert Major : Biology and Human Physiology Poster 37 Recent studies suggest that angiogenic dysregulation in utero impairs fetal pulmonary vascular development and arrests normal alveolarization, potentially contributing to...
Stopping Heat: A Study of Repurposed Cork Insulation
Presenter : Sebastian Oviedo, Maria Burbano Mentor : Alison Kwok Major : Architecture Poster 40 Over the last few decades, the construction industry has been increasingly concerned with its impacts on the environment. This relates both to the production and the...
Variation Through Tooth Wear Obscures the Differential Diagnoses of the Fossil Beavers Dipoides stirtoni and Dipoides smithi
Presenter : Savannah Olroyd Mentor : Sam Hopkins Major : Biology Poster 30 Diagnostic features that show variation can be problematic when their variation interferes with clear distinction between species. Fossil identification can be further confounded when highly...
Evaluating 2D and 3D Methods of Measuring Fluctuating Asymmetry of Primate Skulls
Presenters : Colin Oliveira, Lauren Moore Mentor : Frances White Major : Anthropology Poster 36 Morphological fluctuating asymmetry (FA), particularly cranial FA, can be used as an indicator of past developmental instability or environmental stress. Primate FA has...
Synthesis of a Water-Soluble Macrocyclic Iron-Phosphine Complex
Presenter : Aditya Nathan Mentor : Bryan Nell Major : Biochemistry Poster 7 Although society is progressing towards increased dependency on alternative sources of energy, natural gas remains as the one of the most relied upon sources of energy. A major contaminant of...
Examination of Executive Function Measurements in Healthy Adolescents and Young Adults
Presenter : Madison Murray Mentor : Li-Shan Major : Biology Poster 42 Executive function has been defined as the ability to utilize external stimuli in order to plan purposeful action. It is thought to be im- portant for tasks like problem solving and decision-making....
Investigating the Effect of Heat Shock on Lifespan and Gene Expression in C. remanei
Presenter : Sarah Mete Mentor : Patrick Philips Major : Human Physiology Poster 3 Low doses of various stressors have been shown to slow the process of aging and increase tolerance to future stress in numerous organ- isms, a phenomenon known as hormesis. Previous...
Reoccurring Goal Monitoring Display Design: Effects on Completion Rates, Motivation, and Emo- tional Affect
Presenter : Molly Martini Mentor : Sara Hodges Major : Psychology Poster 24 Reoccurring goals, such as exercising every other day, are important for health and work-life balance, yet seem to be quickly disre- garded as soon as other deadlines and daily stressors enter...
What’s in my Dust? Communicating Research Findings to Agricultural Families
Presenter : Rossmary Marquez Major : Human Physiology Poster 29 The collection of environmental samples represents a responsibility to return study findings to participants. However, developing appropriate and understandable messages can be challenging due to language...
Molecular Evolution of Indian Hedgehog Following the Teleost Genome Duplication
Presenter : Ryan Loker Mentor : Ingo Braasch Major : Biology Poster 26 Indian Hedgehog(IHH) is a signaling molecule that acts in several important developmental processes in vertebrates including gut, vascular, and skeletal development. Duplicated(paralogous) copies...
Tour de Fans: An Exercise in Comfort
Presenters : Erik Larson, Kyle Stuart-Willis, Robert Nicholls Mentor : Alison Kwok Major : Architecture Poster 23 We are architecture students at the University of Oregon investigating into the Environmental Control Systems of an architectural space and the level of...
Alkaline Synthesis of Amidines – A New Approach to Preparing Medicinally Relevant Small Molecules
Presenter : Muhammad Khalifa Mentor : Michael Haley Major : Biochemistry Poster 16 Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is the most common adult form of muscular dystrophy. Recently, the small molecule pentamidine has been shown to relieve symptoms of DM in cell models; however,...
Ducks Quacking – UO Network Characterization with NetFlows
Presenter : Ricky Kerndt Major : Computer Science Poster 35 “Intra/Inter-network traffic has become an important part of our daily lives. Its become a primary means of communication through email, messaging, and social networks (e.g. Facebook, Twitter). The University...
Biomechanical Changes in Obstacle Crossing During Walking Following Concussion in High School Athletes
Presenter : Michael Kado Mentor : Li-Shan Chou Major : Human Physiology Poster 20 Approximately 136,000 sports related concussions are diagnosed within the high school athletic population annually with little known about the longitudinal impairments that follow. The...
Tracing the Endocardial Cell Lineage of Developing Heart Valves Using MADMMatter Pools?
Presenter : Amy Jones Mentor : Kryn Stankunas Major : Biology, Human Physiology Poster 15 Heart valve development is a complex, multi-step process. During development, endocardial cushions form at specific locations in the early heart tube. These cushions are...
AICAR Administration Promotes a Cytoprotective and Pro-Angiogenic Stimulation in an Ex Vivo Model of Placental Ischemia
Presenter : Sarah Johnson Mentor : Jeffrey Gilbert Major : Biology/Human Physiology Poster 28 The pregnancy-specific hypertension known as preeclampsia (PE) is widely observed worldwide and is recognized as a leading contributor to sickness and death of a mother and...
Carbon and Nitrogen Mineralization in a Manipulated Northern Hardwood Forest Soil: Do Plants’ Allocation Strategies Help Set the Size and Responsiveness of Soil Organic Matter Pools?
Presenter : Geoffrey Johnson Mentor : Scott Bridgham Major : Environmental Science Poster 31 Plant litter from aboveground and belowground production constitutes a major carbon (C) and nutrient input to forest soils worldwide. Uncertainty in the relative effects of...
Spatiotemporal Patterns of Inversion Allele Frequencies in Threespine Stickleback
Presenter :Erika Jackson Mentor : William Cresko Major : Biology Poster 21 Chromosomal inversions have been linked to complex traits that facilitate adaptation in new environments in a small number of stud- ies. However, the generality of this pattern is still...
A Comparison of Hip Joint Extension, Thigh Segment Extension, and Pelvic Tilt Between Individu- als Who Exhibit Poor Hip Extension and Individuals With Good Hip Extension
Presenter : Richard Howey Mentor : Li-Shan Chou Major : Human Physiology Poster 11 Full 3D kinematic analysis is often used for biomechanical assessment of running mechanics and corresponding injury risk. However, conclusions drawn from these analyses are highly...
River Stories: Preserving and Sharing Oral Histories and Traditions of the McKenzie River Valley Using Video and Audio Media
Presenters : Starr Hathway, Adrian Robins, Jacob Sembler Mentor : Kathryn Lynch Major : Environmental Studies, Cinema Studies Poster 39 The McKenzie River Valley sustains a unique heritage that is in danger of being lost. The purpose of River Stories is to preserve...
Determining the Effects of Essential Amino Acid Supplementation for Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients
Presenter : Caitlin Gibson Mentor : Hans Dreyer Major : Human Physiology Poster 18 Osteoarthritis affects 60% of the US population over 65 years of age. Total Knee Arthroscopy (TKA), used to mitigate osteoarthritis knee pain, is the leading cause of hospitalization...
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Presenter : Michaeli Francisco Poster 9 Tetraethylammonium (TEA) abolishes a large portion of the vasodilation observed with both cutaneous thermal and reactive hyper- emia by blocking calcium-sensitive potassium (KCa) channels. Some studies have shown effects of TEA...
Domain-Specific Heaven and Hell: A Matching Theory Method for Generating Permutations of a Popular Joke
Presenter : Noah Cooper Mentor : Michael Hennessy Major : Computer & Information Science Poster 13 Heaven is where the police are English, the cooks are French, the mechanics are German, the lovers are Italian, and it’s all organized by the Swiss. Hell is where...
Testing Different Models for Cutaneous Thermal Hyperemia
Presenter : Patricia Choi Mentor : Christopher Minson Major : Human Physiology Poster 2 Currently, the assessment of cutaneous thermal hyperemia is done by locally heating the forearm skin from a baseline of 33 to 42 oC at a rate of 0.1oC/1s. The purpose of this study...
Effects of Pentamidine Derivatives on Myotonic Dystrophy
Presenter : Jessica Choi Mentor : Andy Berglund Major : Biochemistry Poster 8 Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is a genetic disorder caused by an expansion of the trinucleotide (CTG) repeats in myotonic dystrophy protein kinase (DMPK) gene. This disease is characterized by...
Biomechanics of Jellyfish in Turbulence
Presenter : Susan Brush Mentor : Kelly Sutherland Major : Marine Biology Poster 25 Hydromedusan jellyfish are planktonic organisms and, as such, are exposed to ocean water motion that directly impacts how they eat, disperse and eventually spawn. To understand the...
Motionese: Subject to Preference?
Presenter : Natalie Brezack Mentor : Dare Baldwin Major :Psychology Poster 12 Research by Kuhl, Coffey-Corina, Padden, and Dawson, 2005, demonstrated that typically developing infants prefer “motherese” speech to a non-speech analog. In contrast, children with autism...
Predicted SH3 Binding Motif in Drosophila aPKC is Required for Proper Localization of aPKC During Asymmetric Cell Division of Neuroblasts
Presenter : Ryan Boileau Mentor : Ken Prehoda Major : Biochemistry, Human Physiology, Human Biology Poster 22 Asymmetric cell division of Drosophila neural stem cells, neuroblasts, require the proper localization of factors that influence the orientation of cell...
The Indigenous Siberian Health and Adaptation Project: Seasonal Variation in Autoimmune Thyroid Disorders among the Yakut (Sakha) of Siberia
Presenter : Vimal Balu Mentor : Josh Snodgrass Major : Biology, Anthropology Northern populations physiologically adapt to extreme cold by upregularing basal metabolic rate. The thyroid appears central to this adaptation. Thyroid hormones regulate metabolic responses...