Final Poster Schedule 2024
MDS 2024 Schedule
The Summit’s three general poster sessions are held in Perry Atrium, Pettengill Hall.
| Summit Session | Time | Jump to Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Session 1 | 1:45 – 3 PM | Jump to Session 1 |
| Session 2 | 3:15 – 4: 30 PM | Jump to Session 2 |
| Session 3 | 4:45 – 6 PM | Jump to Session 3 |
Complete Schedule
The complete schedule below allows for searching of names and keywords as well as filtering Summit session.
| Session | Session Time | Wall # | Student Name | Title | Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 1 | Anntonia Taylor ’24 | Studying the Kinematics of Molecular and Ionized Gas in Compact Starburst Galaxies with the James Webb Space Telescope | Aleks Diamond Stanic, Physics and Astronomy |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 2 | Enisa Shoshi ’24 | Deciphering Genetic Switch Mechanisms of OspA in Borrelia burgdorferi: Toward New Therapeutic Strategies for Lyme Disease | Paula Schlax, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 3 | Diana Rodriguez ’24 | Does Prolonged Exposure to Extreme Food Scarcity, as Illustrated by Historical Events such as the Chinese Famine, Ukrainian Famine, and Dutch Famine, during Pregnancy, Correlate with Altered Metabolism such as Methylation Levels of the IGF2 gene, and Contribute to Long-term Health Outcomes in Offspring? | Colleen O’Loughlin, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 4 | Thomas Graham ’24 | Prospect of Human Vaccines for Lyme disease | Paula Schlax, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 5 | Olivia Dekker ’24 | Utilizing Pharmacogenetics to Predict Addictive Behavior | Geneva Laurita, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 6 | Lauren Salazar ’24 | Morphological Changes in the Bacteria that Causes Lyme Disease | Paula Schlax, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 7 | Connor Montgomery ’24 | Using Infrared Thermography to Study Bacterial Behavior | Colleen O’Loughlin, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 8 | Nick Gajarski ’24 | Traditional Chinese Medicine as a Treatment for COVID-19 but Not Racism | Colleen O’Loughlin, Chemistry and Biochemistry Yun Garrison, American Studies and Psychology |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 9 | Ed Zuis ’24 | Synthesis and Biochemical Evaluation of Caffeoyl-Based Phenylpropanoid Glycosides | Colleen O’Loughlin, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 10 | Nina Greeley ’24 | Investigating Antimicrobial Activity of Caffeoyl-based Phenylpropanoid Glycosides | Colleen O’Loughlin, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 11 | Eli Kushner ’24 | Growth conditions of Staphylococcus epidermidis Influence the Transcription of Biofilm-related Genes | Colleen O’Loughlin, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 12 | Mfon Diduff ’24 | Triphenyl Phosphate Impacts Zebrafish Cardiac Development and Nppa and Nppb Gene Expression | Larissa Williams, Biology |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 13 | Marisol Cortez ’24 | Hordenine, a Potential Therapeutic for Ulcerative Colitis and Parkinson’s Disease | Paula Schlax, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 14 | Jamie Bell ’24 | Investigating the Epigenetic Regulation of NR3C1 | Geneva Laurita, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 15 | Daniel Rodriguez ’24 | Understanding Translation of Borrelia burgdorferi through the Localization of Gene OspA | Paula Schlax, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 16 | Dargan Harris ’24 | Pyrazinones and Their Role in Biofilm Production | Jennifer Koviach–Côté Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 17 | Colin Thoman ’24 | Evolution of Ribozymes to Perform the Conversion of Alpha-ketoglutarate to Succinyl-CoA | Lydia Pazienza, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 17 | Josie Levey ’24 | Evolution of Ribozymes to Perform the Conversion of Alpha-ketoglutarate to Succinyl-CoA | Lydia Pazienza, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 18 | Aurora Beaumond ’24 | The Influence of BosR on Translational Efficiency of rpoS in Borrelia burgdorferi | Paula Schlax, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 19 | Maria Francisca Pereira Pinto Costeira da Rocha ’24 | Characterizing Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilm Morphology Using SEM | Colleen Loughlin, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 20 | Rawson Welch ’24 | Structure-Based Drug Design (SBDD): Predicting the Efficacy of Novobiocin as a Pan-Flavivirus Antiviral and Inhibitor of the Conserved NS2B/NS3 Protease | Paula Schlax, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 21 | Oli Seline ’24 | Gene Regulation in Borrelia burgdorferi: A structural analysis of the RpoS/BosR series | Paula Schlax, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 22 | Harriet Akyen-Odoom ’24 | Nuclear Radiation: Lessons From Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Long-Term Health Consequences | Larissa Williams, Biology |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 23 | Grace Wenger ’24 | Analysis of RpoS/BosR RNA in Borrelia burgdorferi | Paula Schlax, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 24 | Sydney Childs ’24 | Localizing Sigma Factor RpoS in Borrelia burgdorferi Using Fluorescent in Situ Hybridization | Paula Schlax, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 25 | Rosie McKerley ’25 | Lung Imaging for the Diagnosis of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia | Michael Sommer, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 26 | Livi Kozick ’24 | Growth Responses of Inland vs. Coastal Populations of Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) to Climate Change and Implications for Forest Ecology in the Northeastern United States | Brett Huggett, Biology |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 26 | Mingzheng Wang ’24 | Growth Responses of Inland vs. Coastal Populations of Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) to Climate Change and Implications for Forest Ecology in the Northeastern United States | Brett Huggett, Biology |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 27 | Logan Strauss ’24 | Bisphenol F Toxicity in Freshwater Sponges (Ephydatia muelleri) | April Horton, Biology |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 28 | Ned Friedman ’24 | The Effect of Corporate Action on Policy Diffusion of Environmental Policies in the Context of North American Ski Resorts and Local Mountain Communities | Pavel Bacovsky, Politics |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 29 | Phoebe Stern ’24 | Eco-Kashrut: A New Look At Jewish Eating | Cynthia Baker, Religious Studies |
| 1 | 1:45 PM- 3:00 PM | 30 | Ron Mezile ’25 | Low Cost Video Tracking System for Recording Caenorhabditis Elegans Behavior | Glen Ernstrom, Biology and Neuroscience |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 1 | Nayeli Cortes-Tzompantzi ’24 | Synthesizing Luteoside A and B | Jennifer Koviach–Côté, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 2 | Lucy Medd ’24 | The Effect of Wing Length on Collision-induced Wing Wear in Bombus impatiens Bumblebees | Andrew Mountcastle, Biology |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 3 | Ben Morse ’24 | Expression Analysis of CRISPR-Mediated Ablation of IRBIT in HEK293 cells | Martin Kruse, Biology and Neuroscience |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 3 | Nick Gonzalez ’24 | Expression Analysis of CRISPR-Mediated Ablation of IRBIT in HEK293 cells | Martin Kruse, Biology and Neuroscience |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 3 | Sydney Rastkhane ’24 | Expression Analysis of CRISPR-Mediated Ablation of IRBIT in HEK293 cells | Martin Kruse, Biology and Neuroscience |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 4 | Katherine Buetens ’24 | Brown Norway vs Sprague Dawley Rats: Identifying Strain Differences in the Biphasic Hypoxic Ventilatory Response throughout Neonatal Development | Ryan Bavis, Biology |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 5 | Joaquin Torres ’25 | Physiologically-relevant Computational Model of Rotavirus Non-Structural Protein 4 (NSP4) | Carrie Diaz Eaton, Digital and Computational Studies |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 6 | Jaclyn Laplante ’24 | Prader-Willi Syndrome: An Overall Review | Bruno Perea-Salazar, Biology |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 7 | Charlotte Jones ’24 | Cannabis Use Beliefs and Interventions among Youth and Adults in Maine | Susan Langdon, Psychology |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 8 | Vic Kering ’24 | Synthesis of Linderofructicoside | Jennifer Koviach–Côté, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 9 | Vangjel Xhollo ’24 | Exploring Sustainable Solutions: A Search for Reduced-Toxicity Materials for Pyrochlore Synthesis | Geneva Laurita, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 10 | Carter Fay ’24 | Synthesis and Characterization of Ho2-xBixSn2O7 and Y2-xBixSn2O7 for Potential Electronic Applications | Geneva Laurita, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 11 | Elaine Sun ’25 | Investigate the Properties of Bi2Sn2-xTixO7 | Geneva Laurita, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 12 | Hope Stamp ’24 | Observing and Controlling the Inner Sphere Effects of Cerium | Ida Piedmonte, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 13 | Miryam Keller ’25 | Coarse Grained Sediments in African Deep Marine Basins along the K-Pg Boundary | Zachary Murguia Burton, Earth and Climate Sciences |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 13 | Margo Danahy ’25 | Coarse Grained Sediments in African Deep Marine Basins along the K-Pg Boundary | Zachary Murguia Burton, Earth and Climate Sciences |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 14 | Mac Gaither ’24 | Science Fictional Lifemaking: A Reproductive Framework for Hope in Dystopia | Tyler Harper, Environmental Studies |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 15 | Adya Agarwal ’24 | Neuromuscular role of the Caenorhabditis elegans V-ATPase Proton Pump Probed by the Anthelmintic Levamisole | Glen Ernstrom, Biology and Neuroscience |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 16 | Levi Mindlin ’24 | The Impact of Multitasking on Cerebellar Reach Adaptation | Olivia Kim, Neuroscience |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 17 | Maddy Ewell ’24 | Adaptation of Immunopanning Protocols: OmpF as an External Marker for Extraction of Regenerated Retinal Neurons | Mollie Woodworth, Neuroscience |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 18 | Natalie Young ’24 | Pharmacogenetic Analysis of the Neuromuscular Function of the Caenorhabditis elegans V-ATPase Proton Pump | Glen Ernstrom, Biology and Neuroscience |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 19 | Luca Costea ’25 | Regenerating Murine Retina Using Progenitor-Reactivating Transcription Factors | Mollie Woodworth, Neuroscience |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 20 | Claudia Mabley ’24 | The Study of Rabi Oscillations Using Bose-Einstein Condensate | Nathan Lundblad, Physics and Astronomy |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 21 | Maeve Parmelee ’24 | The Success and Culmination of the Conservative Legal Movement as Represented by President Trump’s Supreme Court Appointees | Steve Engel, Politics |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 22 | Star Yang ’24 | Understanding and Supporting Well-being among Teaching Faculties in Lewiston | Susan Langdon, Psychology |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 23 | Paul Detre ’24 | Strength-based Approach to Substance Use Education For High School Students | Susan Langdon, Psychology |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 24 | Abigail Harkness ’24 | The Effects of Post-Identification Feedback on Witness and Photospread Administrator Behavior | Amy Douglass, Psychology |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 25 | Jerry Xinyu Jiang ’24 | Navigating Parental Financial Support and Emotional Adjustment in Liberal Arts Education | Todd Kahan, Psychology |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 26 | Giancarlo Carlucci ’24 | Alerting-Congruency Interaction: Expanding the Arrow-Flanker Task with Distracting Alerting Cues | Todd Kahan, Psychology |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 27 | Simon McCormick ’24 | Goal-directed and Habitual Control Amongst Sports Bettors | Todd Kahan, Psychology |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 28 | Morgan Kennedy ’24 | Navigating Sports Rehabilitation: Exploring the Impact of Class Years on Psychological Challenges and Social Support in Collegiate Athletes Recovering from Sports Injuries | Todd Kahan, Psychology |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 29 | Pia Schultz ’24 | ‘Natural,’ ‘Normal,’ and ‘Healthy’ Sexuality; History, Legacy, and Influence in Father-Child Sexual Communication | Susan Langdon, Psychology |
| 2 | 3:15 PM- 4:30 PM | 30 | Abby Cramer ’24 | Race, Religiosity, and Perceptions of Assisted Suicide for Prisoners and Non-Prisoners | Todd Kahan, Psychology |
| 3 | 4:45 PM- 6:00 PM | 1 | Jeremy Schrieber ’24 | Prebiotic Non-Enzymatic RNA Extension Using A Citric Acid Linked Proflavine | Lydia Pazienza, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 3 | 4:45 PM- 6:00 PM | 2 | Quinn Simmons ’24 | The Rise of a New Endosymbiont: How E. muelleri is Responding to Climate Change | April Horton, Biology |
| 3 | 4:45 PM- 6:00 PM | 2 | Jen Coseno ’24 | The Rise of a New Endosymbiont: How E. muelleri is Responding to Climate Change | April Horton, Biology |
| 3 | 4:45 PM- 6:00 PM | 3 | Mary Shine ’24 | Investigation into the Crystal Structure of Pyrochlores and Perovskites | Geneva Laurita, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 3 | 4:45 PM- 6:00 PM | 4 | Teddie Nelson ’24 | Synthesis and Growth of Metal Nanoparticles | Geneva Laurita, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 3 | 4:45 PM- 6:00 PM | 5 | Margie McLeod ’24 | Key Bond Formations in the Synthesis of Linderofruticoside A | Jennifer Koviach-Côté, Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 3 | 4:45 PM- 6:00 PM | 6 | Jamie Hollander ’24 | Carbon Dynamics Upstream and Downstream of a Tidal Restriction at Drakes Island Salt Marsh, Maine | Bev Johnson, Earth and Climate Sciences |
| 3 | 4:45 PM- 6:00 PM | 7 | Drew Cochran ’24 | A Paleoseismic Investigation of the Marquesado Fault, San Juan, Argentina | Shreya Arora, Earth and Climate Sciences |
| 3 | 4:45 PM- 6:00 PM | 8 | Amelia Wallis ’24 | Tributary Influence on Water Quality of Lake Auburn | Holly Ewing, Environmental Studies |
| 3 | 4:45 PM- 6:00 PM | 9 | Mohammad Zayd ’27 | Experimental Acoustics, Psychoacoustics | John Smedley, Physics and Astronomy |
| 3 | 4:45 PM- 6:00 PM | 10 | Jermiah Germain ’24 | Teen Terrain: Assessing the Impact of a Library Teen Center | Susan Langdon, Psychology |
| 3 | 4:45 PM- 6:00 PM | 11 | Sophie Rasol ’26 | Exploring Marijuana User Profiles: Motivations and Attitudes | Susan Langdon, Psychology |
| 3 | 4:45 PM- 6:00 PM | 12 | Alden Zhang ’26 | Exploring Marijuana User Profiles: Motivations and Attitudes | Susan Langdon, Psychology |
| 3 | 4:45 PM- 6:00 PM | 13 | Jackie Samuels ’24 | Once Upon A Time: Using Fairy Tales to Teach Phonemic Awareness during Speech Therapy | Susan Langdon, Psychology |
| 3 | 4:45 PM- 6:00 PM | 14 | Emily Walsh ’24 | Feelings Matter: A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Effects of Pregnancy Planning and Emotional Reaction to Pregnancy on Postpartum Depression Symptoms | Susan Langdon, Psychology |
| 3 | 4:45 PM- 6:00 PM | 15 | Kay Cochran ’24 | Well-being in Youth Sports: Maine Coaches Perceptions on Increasing Positive Experiences and Retention Rates | Susan Langdon, Psychology |
| 3 | 4:45 PM- 6:00 PM | 16 | Carlos Gomez-Rivas ’24 | Could the Relationship between Working Memory Capacity and Selective Attention be Impacted by Social Media Usage? | Todd Kahan, Psychology |
| 3 | 4:45 PM- 6:00 PM | 17 | Lauren Farrell ’24 | How do Valo Retreats Affect the Well-Being of Maine Teens? | Susan Langdon, Psychology |
| 3 | 4:45 PM- 6:00 PM | 18 | Colby Giberson ’24 | Too Abstract or Too Concrete? Examining the Emotional Stroop Effect Under the Lens of Psychological Distance | Todd Kahan, Psychology |
| 3 | 4:45 PM- 6:00 PM | 19 | Tamaki Hashiramoto ’24 | Internalized Model Minority Myth and Psychological Distress among Asian Americans | Yun Garrison, Psychology |
| 3 | 4:45 PM- 6:00 PM | 20 | Caitlin Haggerty ’24 | Race, Legal Status, and the Moral Permissibility of Marijuana Use | Michael Sargent, Psychology |
| 3 | 4:45 PM- 6:00 PM | 21 | Wil Masterson ’24 | Nature Exposure and Well-Being with AI-Generated Imagery | Kathy Mathis, Psychology |
| 3 | 4:45 PM- 6:00 PM | 22 | Gianluca Yornet de Rosas ’24 | Building Trans Visibility in Climate Discourse | Christine Martinez, Environmental Studies |