Poster Session A

Timothy Broederdorf
Brian Brennan, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

A Novel Peptide Inhibitor of the Polymerization of Deoxygenated Sickle Cell Hemoglobin

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Jennifer Chlebek
David Bollivar, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

Expression and Isolation of the BchE Encoded Protein of Rhodobacter capsulatus in Rhodobacter capsulatus

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Chris Crown
Manori Perera Faculty Advisor
Given Harper Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

Detection and Quantification of Lead and Copper in Firearm Harvested Ground Venison Intended for Human Consumption

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Zhenghao Ding
Lunjun Liu
Gabriel C. Spalding, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

Demonstration of Ion Trap Principles

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Michelle Dominguez
Abigail Kerr, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

Aerobic Exercise as a Rehabilitative Strategy Following Inschemic Stroke in Aged C57BL/6 Mice

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Jordan Eldridge
Ian Taylor
Caitlin Cadwalder
Spencer Eidsmoe
Ross Hettinger
Megan Mink
Randi Wilson
Sarah Gooding
Richard Alvey, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Bacteriophage from a Local Stream

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Atul Eppurath
Loni Walker, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

Characterization of Rhodobacter Capsulatus, Bacteriophages Using Transmission Electron Microscopy

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Ethan Fischer
Samuel Aronson
Natalie Weimer
Jessica Omark
Jeffrey Toraason
Ellen Furlong, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan Universtiy

Do Dogs Experience Cognitive Dissonance?

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Meghan E. Gradle
Rebecca A. Roesner, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

Multi-Step Synthesis of a Supramolecular Host Molecule for Polyoxometalate Guests

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Casie Henrikson
Brad Sheese, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Impact of Dexamethasone on Behavioral Development in Larval Zebrafish (Danio Rerio)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Olive Kemi Adeleye
Marina Balina, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan Universtiy

The Ramifications of Colonial Past: Challenges to Sustainable Development in Contemporary Africa

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Nitesh Kumar
Joseph Williams Faculty Advisor
David Cedeno Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Sciences

Ex Vivo Comparision of Lesions Created with Cooled Radiofrequency and Protruding Electrode Radiofrequency Probes

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Toan H. Le
Joseph Richards
George W. Alex
Gabriel Spalding, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan Universtiy

Designing Optical Traps from the Bottom Up

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Niccole A. Nelson
Annmarie Gast
Tanya Gupta
Mignon Montpetit, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

Daily Generative Concern and Well-Being: The Role of Dispositional Generativity and Purpose in Life

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Jennifer Prochotsky
Manori Perera Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

Quantification and Scavenging Ability of Antioxidants in Bottled Tea

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Lydia Rudd
Manori Perera Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

Design of Ion Optics for a New Instrument to Study Astrochemical Reactions

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Samantha Sorenson
William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

Ingestion of Fluorescently Labeled Viruses by Brachionus Plicatilis (Rotifera)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Jessica White
Jason Themanson, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

Neural Effects of Varying Levels of Social Re-Inclusion After Varying Periods of Social Exclusion

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Jinze Zheng
Daniel Roberts, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

Group-Antimagic Labeling of a Class of Graphs

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Zachary Zimmer
William Jaeckle, Faculty Advisor

Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University

The Drinking of Microparticles (< 0.5 µm) by Brochionus Plicatilus

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM