Virtual Agenda – Spring 2022

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10:15 – 10:35am: Information Session

  • Admissions Information Session
    Interested in applying to Rutgers–Camden? Join the Admissions office for a live information session. A Q&A chat with Admissions will be available throughout the event.
  • Biology and MARC Program Information Session
    Our Biology Faculty will go over the basics of the Undergraduate Biology program and also go over the MARC U*STAR program, which provides training, support, and mentorship for undergraduates from underrepresented backgrounds interested in pursuing a PhD in the biomedical sciences with the ultimate goal of enhancing diversity in the biomedical sciences.

10:35 – 10:45am: Welcome to Virtual Biology Day!

Benedetto Piccoli, Vice Chancellor for Research Rutgers University–Camden

10:45 – 11:00am: Rapid Fire Presentations

11:00 – 11:45am: Session A Presentations

Student Authors and
Breakout Room #		 Title of Presentation
(Click on a project title to enter each virtual booth)
Kiyoshi Woods
Room 1		 Observing DNA methylation changes associated with Opioid Use Disorder
Sienna Casciato
Room 2		 Characterizing Genetic Mechanisms for Measuring Day-Length in Neurospora crassa
Anthony R. Monte Carlo III
Room 3		 Inactivation Kinetics of G-quadruplex/Hemin Complex and Optimization for More Stable Catalysis
Malaika Mahmood
Room 4		 Using 3D Pose Analysis of Naturalistic Behavior in Spinal Cord Injured Mice for Enhanced and Reliable Assessment of Functional Recovery
D’Erica Boskie
Room 5		 Exploring the role of serine peptidase, SBT, on stomatal development in Arabidopsis thaliana
Teresa Osorio
Room 6		 A Quantitative Approach to Examine Levels of Inorganic Polyphosphate in Annelida
John M. Crespo
Room 7		 Pilot Study Reveals Reduced Sleep Increases Sensitivity to Noxious Chemical Stimuli in Drosophila melanogaster
Sashoya Dougan
Room 8		 Phylogenetic Analysis of the Origin of Novel Reptile-infecting Adenoviruses
Christina Suoto
Room 9		 Characterizing Seizure Susceptibility in a Drosophila melanogaster Model of Familial Hemiplegic Migraine
Andrew Carpen
Room 10

Predator trophic niches are larger at lower latitudes and warmer temperatures

11:45am – 12:30pm: Session B Presentations

Student Authors and
Breakout Room #		 Title of Presentation
(Click on a project title to enter each virtual booth)
Taqdees Gohar
Room 1		 Sex and Strain Differences in Working Memory in Rats
Julianna Jimenez
Room 2		 The Use of Barr Bodies to Determine Sex in Samples of Forensic Significance
Samuel Hsiao
Room 3		 Investigating properties of agarose-based biomimetic material for synthetic skin
Sophie Cherfane, Nafisa Hasna, Waliya Rahman, Alexis Ramirez Lopez, Syed Shamsi, and Christina Suoto
Room 4		 The Role of Magnesium Supplementation on Functional Recovery Following a Nerve Crush Injury
Isabella Baduini, Samantha Tiedman, and Marina Zarsky
Room 5		 Caffeine Impacts Lifespan on an E. coli Infected Drosophila melanogaster 
Sarah Jenne and Smidjika Etienne
Room 6		 Inflammation Caused by Diet Leading to Asthma Symptoms in Drosophila
Blessing Awogbamila
Room 7		 The Role of Kinase and Phosphatase on Photoperiodism in Neurospora crassa
Esma Duka and Tali Reiner-Brodetzki
Room 8		 Designing a Molecular Tool to Identify Genetic Population Variation of Winter Ants
Jannat Fareen
Room 9		 Determining the best method for assessing Fine Woody Debris across the NJ Pinelands Preserve: A Pilot Study
Kinjal Mody and Kiyoshi Woods
Room 10		 Development of a Protocol for Using the RGS at a Sub-Second Timescale

12:30 – 1:30: Keynote

Andrew Matamoros, Ph.D., Analytical Development Scientist, Bioassay at Passage Bio, will discuss his background and his decisions transitioning from academia to industry in a talk entitled, “The What’s, Why’s and How’s of becoming a Scientist”. 

1:30 – 1:45: Closing remarks and Introduction of new MARC cohort