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Vol. 97 No. 2 (2025): 99th Annual Meeting Abstracts
Vol. 97 No. 2 (2025): 99th Annual Meeting Abstracts
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.55632/pwvas.v97i2
Published:
2025-04-08
Meeting Abstracts-Oral
Automating Postmortem Interval Estimation with Computational Forensic Tools.
Josh George, Kristy Henson, Kyler Saunders, Chloe Mitchell, Chad Tiffner
Research and Development of Kinesi: A Multifaceted Platform to Improve Patient Adherence to Home Exercise Programs
Weidong Liao
The Impact of Different Environments on DNA degradation in Decomposing Mammalian Specimens
McKenzie Lamm, Kristy Henson
Breaking Barriers: Fostering STEM Belonging and Success through Early Student-Faculty Interactions
April Townsend, Joshua Revels, Abby Chapman, Debra Hemler
Analysis of microbial activity in aquatic decomposition environments
Kendra Beachy
Evaluating the most effective antimicrobial extraction method and the variation amongst members of the basil (Ocimum basilicum) family
Bailey Yoho
Evaluating Lead Levels in Multivitamins: An Analytical Approach
Jessica Lilly
Extraction, amplification, and analysis of human DNA recovered from carrion insects of various postmortem intervals
Katie Long, Kristy Henson
Building Connections, Building Workforce; a Discussion of an ARC POWER Grant
Sara Sawyer, Dr. Silva, Logan Harrison, Lloyd Ford, Cliffton Jackson
Exploring ChatGPT’s Role in Solving Physics Problems and Enhancing Education
Ganga Sharma, April Townsend, Shantanu Chakraborty , Bilas Paul
Utilizing PDSA Cycles in Event Planning for Stu-dent Success: An Analysis of Marshall Universi-ty's Donuts with the Deans Events.
Ashlea Krasnansky, Rimsha Kingson
Development of Online Video Labs for Intro Level Chemistry Classes
Jacquelyn Cole, Jillian Allen
Development of a STEM student centric space
Sytil Murphy, Jacquelyn Cole
Testing recreational waters for bacterial contamination in selected streams in Jefferson County WV
Braeden Bayne, Peter Vila
Integration of Energy Conservation Principles Across Mechanical Engineering Curriculum: Updates on A Work-in-Progress Project
Yogendra M Panta, William Church, Maya Panta
NSF S-STEM Program - Supporting Undergraduate Cohorts of Career-Ready Engineering and Science Scholars (SUCCESS) Project at WVU Tech – Year 4 updates
Yogendra Panta, Kenan Hatipoglu, Tamara Floyd-Smith
Iterative feature selection for classification of platinum-resistant ovarian neoplasms
E. Joseph Nolan IV, Hossein Hosseiny, Jeffrey Toole, William Laframboise, John Nakayama, Louis Gil
Contained Decomposition: How Closed Containers of Different Materials Affect the Taphonomic Process
Jayleigh Payne
Supplementing STEM Career Mentoring Through Biweekly Opportunity Emails
Ty Landis, Michelle Richards-Babb, Michelle Paden
Heat Exchanger Design and Optimization
Maya Panta, Yogendra Panta
Increasing STEM Belonging and Building Social Capital for Faculty and Student Success
Ella Moats, Marjorie Darrah, Roxanne Humbert
An eDNA Assessment of the Diamond Darter (Crystallaria cincotta) in its Current and Historic Distribution Range
Cameron Layne
A molecular biology approach to identify Francisella tularensis proteins that interact with Band 3 of human erythrocytes.
Rori Schreiber, Luke D'Cunha, Joseph Horzempa
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FTL_1199, a gene required for erythrocyte invasion by Francisella tularensis, is not necessary for zinc or iron acquisition
Elio Delatore III, Joseph Horzempa
Bacillus aerius inhibits Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Reagan Gray
Ethanolic extract of Clusia guttifera is bactericidal against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Morgan Lesnansky, Dr. Joseph Horzempa
The atypical peptidoglycan of Francisella tularensis
Hayden Hess, Melanie Sal, Stuart Cantlay, Joseph Horzempa
Two Novel Resazurin Derivatives, R-mor and R-MeAll, Exhibit Robust Antimicrobial Activity Against Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Mackenzie Hall, Kh. Tanvir Ahmed, Jada Berg, Emily Young, Gregory Dudley, Deanna Schmitt
The Impact of Different Environments on DNA Degradation in Decomposing Mammalian Specimens
McKenzie Lamm, Kristy Henson
Range expansion of the non-native Rainbow Darter in the New and Potomac River drainages, West Virginia.
Stuart Welsh, Daniel Cincotta, Nathaniel Owens
Meeting Abstracts-Poster
Effects of AgNP Exposure on F-actin Organization and Tau Protein Localization Using Caenorhabditis Elegans
Kaylee Babbitt, Darby McGinnis, Nadja Spitzer
Creation of STEM-based lab kits for middle and high school students.
Sage Holzinger, Jacquelyn Cole, Sytil Murphy
Taking Google Forms to the Next Level
Automating Improvement Science for First2 Network
Emily Helton, Mary Ellen Sullivan, Erica Harvey, Sue Ann Heatherly
A Comparative Survey of Generative AI Models and Implementations
Weidong Liao
The effects of temperature change on the growth and development of pea plants (Pisum sativum)
Donaven Donaven
Examining the role of T helper17 cells in a beta-2 adrenergic receptor knockout stress mouse model during Chlamydia muridarum genital infection.
Stephanie Manu, Tesfaye Belay
Observed Synostoses in an Avian and Murine Crania following in utero Thyroxine Exposure
Lauren Baylor, Dr. Holly Racine, Madison Stratton, Tyler Hill
Using Artificial Neural Network and Machine Learning to predict magnetic alloys behavior.
Tracy Nyamnjoh
Impact analysis of climate change on localized earthworm populations
Elizabeth Burkey, Jason Ake, Madeline Cecil, Jeremiah Dann, Alison Wyer, Loyd Butcher
Effects of Red and Blue Light on Lettuce Development
Ruby Anderson, Dr. Peter Vila
Antibiotic Susceptibility of biofilm-producing microorganisms
Patrick Fubio, Jamie Miller
Generation of an FtsW-EMGFP recombinant fusion protein in F. tularensis LVS
Maggie Gunter, Dr. Stuart Cantlay
Silver nanoparticle-induced disruption of the tripartite synapse in rat brain.
Elli Williams, Rianna Smith, Asha Bora, Nadja Spitzer
The threat of tick-borne disease in vulnerable West Virginia
Elizabeth Kittle, Curtis Litton, M. Christine Scronce, Abbey Hannan, Kim Bjorgo, Melanie Sal
An Update of Year 4 Results of the NSF S-STEM Scholarship Program at Shepherd University
Qing Wang, Robert Monahan, AMY DEWITT, HANNAH WILLIAMS-MCNAMEE, WEIDONG LIAO, Osman Guzide
Investigating Anaplasma and Borrelia Rates in North Central West Virginia Ticks
M. Christine Scronce, Abbey Hannan, Cadie Kittle, Curtis Litton, Melanie Sal, Kim Bjorgo
Building Connections, Building Workforce; work-based learning opportunities and ways to connect
Sara Sawyer, Shal Silva, Logann Harrison, Lloyd Ford, Cliffton Jackson
Controlling stress circuitry to enhance post-stroke recovery: targeting HPA Axis activation
Laurel Stone, Morgan Bridi
Comparison of different photosynthetic pathways as tools for agriculture improvement in aquaponics.
Courtney Campany
F. Tularensis: The Significance of FtsA
Tyler Orbin, Stuart Cantley
Differential Expression of Signaling Molecules in Cranial Sutures Following Thyroxine Exposure
Tyler Hill, Holly Racine
Analysis of Enterococci populations in Town Run
Ava Biafore, Dr. Reynolds
Evaluating the antimicrobial properties of American Burnweed against ESKAPE pathogens
Maximus Lewis, Dr. Shalika Silva
Assessment of Common Nutrient Levels and Water Quality in Town Run Tributary of the Potomac River
Michaela Daniels, Dr. Sara Reynolds, Devon Umstead
A Mixed-method exploration of students' perception in organic and general chemistry lab
Oluwaseun Agunbiade
Evaluation of antimicrobial properties of Coscinium fenestratum methanol fraction on Enterococcus raffinosus.
Hayley Keefer, Shalika Silva
Natural sounds produce higher EEG hemispheric coherences than artificial sounds.
Tadashi Kato, Dr. Hossain, Audra, McKenzie, Emma, Ellie, Sara
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The function of Cxcl12b in habenular axon projection in zebrafish
Sara Roberson, Ty
Nucleobindin-1: A Structural Analysis
Naresh Ramesh, Velsi Patel, Logan Hatfield
Habenular Axons in cxcl12a mutant Zebrafish
Sara Roberson, Alexis Agnew
The Role of cxc Ligand 12a, (cxcl12a) in Projection of Axons from the Habenula in Zebrafish
Sara Roberson, Cat
A Numerical Approximation of the Median of the Gamma Distribution using Newton’s Method
Isaac Klennert, Bishnu Sedai
A Comparison of Limestone Hardness on Weathered and Fresh Surfaces
Jack W. Baxter, Zachary Musselman
Hardness Testing of Strike and Dip Surfaces In the Conococheague Formation
Sydney Martin-Gonciarz, Zachary Musselman
Ground Penetrating Radar Investigation of a Possible Sinkhole in Jefferson County, West Virginia
Isabella Alonso-Genova, Zachary Musselman
Detecting Parking Space with Generative AI and Large Multimodal Models
Weidong Liao
An investigation of the role of FTL_1711 in erythrocyte invasion by Francisella tularensis.
Audrey Blust, Dr. Joseph Horzempa
Evaluating the aviation infrastructure in West Virginia as part of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Infrastructure Report Card.
Eliza McCallister
The Deleterious Influence of Adolescent Alcohol Misuse on the Structural Cohesion of the Tripartite Synapse
Isabell Roop, Olivia Coulter, Hannah Sexton, Louise Risher
Effects of oral silver nanoparticle exposure on synapse morphology in the rat brain.
Asha Bora, Rianna Smith, Elli Williams, Nadja Spitzer
Investigating the antimicrobial effect of methanol extract of Coscinium fenestratum on Acinetobacter baylyi
Doris Agyemang, Shalika Silva
The Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1244 pilin glycan enhances twitching motility and pathogenesis in vitro.
Shania Davis, Joseph Horzempa
Norepinephrine modulates the gene expression of iron-acquiring genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates.
Emily Shupe, Tesfaye Belay
Neural Activation in Rhagoletis Flies: Using Immunohistochemistry to Identify Glomerular Responses to Odor Stimuli.
Anastasia Seville, Jessi Lin, Cheyenne Tait
Determining the role of Regulatory T Cells in a β2-Adrenergic Receptor Knockout Mouse Model during Chlamydia muridarum Infection.
William Matthews, Tesfaye Belay
From synapses, to neurons, to behavior in a nudibranch sea slug
Kia Booth, Peter Abdelmasih, Sandra Gerges, Cheyenne Tait
Associations Between Body Composition Measures and Quadriceps Electromyography Amplitude
Lance Scott, Kristy Henson, Derek Dewig
Do Silver Nanoparticles Induce p-Tau Aggregate Formation in Rat Brain?
Rianna Smith, Nadja Spitzer
Analysis of Environmental Humidity on DNA Degredation
Dariana Adkins, Dr. Mark R. Flood
Stress in space: Investigating stress-evoked neuronal activity in the rodent hindlimb unloading model of microgravity
Lindsey Morais, Dr. Morgan Bridi
Investigating the effects of nutrient-induced developmental delay of Drosophila neural stem cells
Erika Voges, Michal Murphy, Weston Reeves, Conor Sipe
Localization of the divisome protein FtsL in Francisella tularensis LVS.
Abigale Riggle, Stuart Cantlay
Dietary nutrient-induced quiescence delays neural stem cell proliferation in the Drosophila central brain
Mary Buktaw, Samuel Lake, Conor Sipe
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