12th Annual VINSE Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium

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The Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering will host the Summer Research Poster Session on Thursday, August 3 from 1:30pm-3:30pm in the Engineering and Science Building lobby. Please join us to recognize our undergraduate students’ work as they share the results of their 10-week summer projects. All members of the Vanderbilt community are encouraged to attend.

  1. Macrophage targeted Polymer-Drug Conjugates for STING Pathway Activation to Improve Cancer ImmunotherapyJacqueline Anatot, University of Florida (Wilson)
  2. Generality-Driven Catalyst Development: Enantioselective Nitroalkene Reductions for the Selective Synthesis of Diverse α- and β-Chiral PeptidomimeticsRakel Ang, Pepperdine University (Johnston)
  3. Inducible Gene Expression to Increase Brush Border Differentiation in In Vitro Renal Tubule CellsTaylor Baugher, Georgia Institute of Technology (Fissell & Love)
  4. Methylation of Selenium and Tellurium S-Adenosyl-Homocysteine Analogs Using Halomethyl TransferasesAodhan Windler Beattie, Cornell University (Bachmann)
  5. Wirelessly Actuated Soft Robots with Integrated Microfluidic Channels for Drug DeliveryEmily Buckner, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Dong)
  6. Creating More Efficient Solar Cells: A Study on Vanadium Oxide Thin FilmsErin Burgard, Arizona State University (Haglund)
  7. Identifying Optimal Deposition Processes by Application for Thin-Film MaterialsEliam Chang, Vanderbilt University (VINSE Tech Crew)
  8. Site selective sugar functionalization via pradimicin based xanthone catalystKathy Rossy Colin, University of Richmond (Kim)
  9. Design and Characterization Techniques to Advance Integrated Photonics for Space MissionsAndres Miguel Cotto, University of South Florida (Weiss)
  10. Enhancing Material Identification and Precise Temperature Measurements through Multispectral Thermal Imaging and Machine LearningFeven Mekete Desta, Vanderbilt University (Walker)
  11. Precision Control of Fluid Flow for Microfluidic DevicesElla Dzialowski, Vanderbilt University (VINSE Tech Crew)
  12. Exploring Alternative Metalation Approaches for Iridium-Catalyzed BorylationAnna Ermoian, Scripps College (Schley)
  13. Optimizing Surface Preparation and Reactive Ion Etching Techniques for Fabrication ProcessesWilliam Ford, Vanderbilt University (VINSE Tech Crew)
  14. Heat Transfer Across Metal/Metal Oxide InterfacesAnya Kennedy Frazer, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Walker)
  15. Electron Beam Lithography: Mixed Aperture PatterningPenelope Fries, Vanderbilt University (VINSE Tech Crew)
  16. Scaling Sweet: optimizing the synthetic pathway of bacterial sugar 2-acetamido-4-amino-2,4,5-trideoxy-D-galactopyranose (AAT)Jana Gaskin, Scripps College (Townsend)
  17. Stimulating Collateral Arterial Growth Using Acellular, Growth-Factor Free Hydrogels for the Treatment of Critical Limb IschemiaRaey Hunde, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Lippmann)
  18. Standardizing Sample Preparation to Analyze Postmortem Brain Tissue in Alzheimer’s DiseaseAlysha Johnson, University of Virginia ( Rena Robinson)
  19. Irradiated Extracellular Matrix Effects on Breast Cancer Cell InvasionShereena Johnson, Rice University (Rafat)
  20. Characterizing Effects of Coronavirus nsp2 on Lysosomal AcidificationDelyar Khosroabadi, California State University Channel Islands (Plate)
  21. The Development of both an Electrochemical Sensor for IL-1B and a Fetal Membrane on a ChipJackie Martin, Lebanon Valley College (Cliffel)
  22. Rediscovering lost rock art painting techniquesDeborah Oke, Northeastern University (Macdonald)
  23. Nanoparticle Development For siRNA Delivery To Treat Osteoarthritis (OA)Ellie Okonak, Bucknell University (Duvall)
  24. Crystallization of XPA DBD with a DNA SubstrateMegan Pierce, The University of Alabama (Chazin)
  25. Controlling Infrared Light Propagation at the Nanoscale Using α-MoO3 GeometryEthan Ray, Georgia Institute of Technology (Caldwell)
  26. Microtubule-Mediated Behavior of Vinculin Knockout Breast Cancer Cells in Confined Migration.Jonathan Gonzalez Rodriguez, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (Reinhart-King)
  27. Neutrophil-Mediated Transendothelial Delivery of E-selectin Liposomes for Targeting Inflammatory SitesLaura Weinstein, University of Delaware (King & Zhang)
  28. Engineering adenylation domain specificity through machine learning methods.Lindsey Weissman, Binghamton University (Walker)
  29. RT-PCR detection of fragmented tuberculosis DNA in urineCharlotte Williams, University of Georgia (Haselton)