Undergraduate Lightning Talks

Session Chair(s)

• 

  Simona Plesselova, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Postdoctoral Fellow
  Sanford Research
  Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
• 

  Pilar de la Puente, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Associate Scientist
  Sanford Research / University of South Dakota School of Medicine
  Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Presentations:

• 12:30 PM – 12:35 PM EST

  Toward the Prevention of Patient Burns During Electrosurgery Procedures: Development of a Test System to Characterize Grounding Pad Adhesive Contact
  

  Presenting Author: Hannah Gerlach – Clemson University

  Presenting Author: Savannah Patterson (she/her/hers) – Clemson University

  Co-Author: Leena Syed – Clemson University

  Co-Author: Adam Baker – Clemson University

  Co-Author: Diego Nigoa (he/him/his) – Clemson University

  Co-Author: Jeremiah W. Carpenter (he/him/his) – Clemson University

  Co-Author: Delphine Dean, PhD (she/her/hers) – Clemson University

  Primary Investigator: Melinda Harman (she/her/hers) – Clemson University
• 12:30 PM – 12:45 PM EST

  Anti-Inflammatory Biologic Production from Encapsulated Engineered Cells for the Treatment of Endometriosis
  

  Presenting Author: Cecelia Curtis – Rice University

  Co-Author: Samantha Fleury – Rice University

  Last Author: Samira Aghlara-Fotovat – Rice University

  Primary Investigator: Omid Veiseh – Rice University
• 12:35 PM – 12:40 PM EST

  Thermal Optimization of NeoWarm, an Insulated Infant Carrier to Augment Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) and Combat Neonatal Hypothermia
  

  Presenting Author: Bailey Schumacher – University of Cincinnati

  Co-Author: Faith Ogolla (she/her/hers) – University of Cincinnati

  Co-Author: Ashwath Kumaravel, MS (he/him/his) – University of Chicago

  Co-Author: Jacob Albaugh – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Mohammad Rezqalla – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Elena Lehner – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Nicholas Bluhm – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Grant Tomlin – Indiana University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Benjamin Walters – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Alyson Pickering – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Kevin Alessandro Bautista – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Samanta Paul (she/her/hers) – University of Cincinnati

  Co-Author: Jacqueline C. Linnes, PhD (she/her/hers) – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Sherri Bucher, PhD, MA (she/her/hers) – Indiana University-Indianapolis

  Primary Investigator: Orlando S. Hoilett, PhD – University of Cincinnati
• 12:40 PM – 12:45 PM EST

  Enzyme-like graphene networks for continuous, in vivo hormone monitoring
  

  Presenting Author: Andrea Sedano (she/her/hers) – Stanford University

  Primary Investigator: Zhenan Bao – Stanford University

  Co-Author: Alam Mahmud, PhD (he/him/his) – Stanford University
• 12:45 PM – 12:50 PM EST

  Securing Access, Accountability and Sustainability of Medical Oxygen Production in The Gambia: A Failure Modes Analysis of PSA Oxygen Supply Systems Serving the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital.
  

  Presenting Author: Ryan T. Alezz – Johns Hopkins University

  Primary Investigator: Samson Jarso, PhD – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Kim Hwang Yeo – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Dawda Cham, BSc Biomedical Engineering (he/him/his) – Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital

  Co-Author: Michael Rosen, PhD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Ifeoma Ekwere, MD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Selam Degu, MD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Alga Hope, Jr. – Global Alliance of Perioperative Professionals

  Last Author: John B. Sampson, MD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
• 12:45 PM – 1:00 PM EST

  Effects of Gelatin Solution Concentration on Electrospun Nanofibers Diameters for Preterm Premature Rupture of Membrane Treatments (PPROM)
  

  Presenting Author: Abir Hamdaoui, B.A. and B.S. (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St.Louis

  Primary Investigator: Michelle L. Oyen, PhD (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis

  Co-Author: Samantha G. Zambuto, ScM, PhD, MPHS (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St.Louis

  Co-Author: Samyuktha Kolluru – Washington University in St.Louis
• 12:50 PM – 12:55 PM EST

  Developing Paper Based Assay for Direct to LAMP Detection of Lyme Disease from Ticks
  

  Presenting Author: Kendal R. Phinney (she/her/hers) – Erickson Lab

  Co-Author: Brooke Filanoski (she/her/hers) – Cornell University

  Primary Investigator: David Erickson – Cornell University
• 12:55 PM – 1:00 PM EST

  Augmentation of Breast Fine Needle Aspiration: Enhancing Sample Yield Through Mechanical Agitation
  

  Presenting Author: Neha Chellu (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University

  Presenting Author: Moonhyung Lee (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University

  Presenting Author: Ishir Sharma (he/him/his) – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Youran Li – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Sangmita Singh – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Derek Minn – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Hassan M. Farah – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Shreya Tiwari – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Aditi Sriram – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Teja Sathi, MSE – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Kim Hwang Yeo – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Youseph Yazdi, PhD, MBA – Johns Hopkins Center for Bioengineering Innovation & Design

  Co-Author: Emily Ambinder – Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Radiology and Radiological Science

  Primary Investigator: Elizabeth Logsdon – Johns Hopkins University
• 1:00 PM – 1:05 PM EST

  A video selfie for vital sign monitoring: Comparison of techniques and region of interest on the performance of imaging-based heart rate assessment
  

  Presenting Author: Ava Dorow – Florida Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Careesa Chang Liu, PhD (she/her/hers) – Florida Institute of Technology

  Last Author: Sujoy Ghosh Hajra, PhD, PEng – Florida Institute of Technology
• 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM EST

  Engineering an In Vitro System to Study the Effects of Mechanical Stretch on Human MyometrialTissue Contractility
  

  Presenting Author: Aava Abedinpour (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California

  Co-Author: Alisa Peshina (she/her/hers) – University of Southern California

  Co-Author: Antonina Maxey – University of Southern California

  Primary Investigator: Megan McCain – Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
• 1:05 PM – 1:10 PM EST

  Characterization of the color accuracy of a low-cost laparoscope designed for use in low-and middle-income countries
  

  Presenting Author: Wilhelm Smith (he/him/his) – University of Maryland, MARC Scholars

  Primary Investigator: Jenna Mueller, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Anne C. Barnes, BS (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Surabhi Singh – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Tamara Fitzgerald, MD PhD – Duke University Medical Center
• 1:10 PM – 1:15 PM EST

  UVC Disinfection of a Low-Cost Bubble CPAP
  

  Presenting Author: Kathryn Gurski (she/her/hers) – Saint Louis University

  Last Author: Dirk Albrecht – Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  Co-Author: Solomon Mensah – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• 1:15 PM – 1:20 PM EST

  Automated Depth of Field Analysis to Characterize a Low-Cost Laparoscope Designed for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
  

  Presenting Author: Surabhi Singh – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Anne C. Barnes, BS (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Michele Kaluzienski – University of Maryland Bioengineering

  Co-Author: Wilhelm Smith (he/him/his) – University of Maryland, MARC Scholars

  Primary Investigator: Jenna Mueller, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Tamara Fitzgerald, MD PhD – Duke University Medical Center
• 1:20 PM – 1:25 PM EST

  Simple Headspace Paper-Based Analytical Device for Ammonia Quantification in Human Biological Samples
  

  Presenting Author: Darrien K. Johnsen, Student at Tufts University School of Engineering (he/him/his) – Tufts University

  Co-Author: Kawin Khachornsakkul, PhD (he/him/his) – Tufts University

  Primary Investigator: Sameer Sonkusale, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States, 2003; MS, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States, 1999; BE (Honors), Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, 1996 – Tufts University
• 1:25 PM – 1:30 PM EST

  Pathogenic Microorganism and Antibiotic Resistance Gene Profiles from Sediment Analysis from East African Rivers Using Nanopore Minion Sequencing
  

  Presenting Author: Himanshu Kuchekar – Michigan State University

  Primary Investigator: Brett Etchebarne, Dr – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Zenggang Li, MD – Michigan State University

  Co-Author: Elodie Robert – Univeriste de Nantes. National Centre for Scientific Research.

  Co-Author: Moussa Aboubakar – Univeriste de Nantes. National Centre for Scientific Research.
• 1:30 PM – 1:35 PM EST

  SicklED: Affordable, Point-of-Care, Sickle Cell Anemia Lateral Flow Screening Device
  

  Presenting Author: Nancy D. Carcamo-Paiz (she/her/hers) – Lehigh University

  Co-Author: Jake Feuerstein – Lehigh University
• 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM EST

  Concentration Dependent Architecture and Biocompatibility of Vaginal Extracellular Matrix Hydrogels for Biomimetic Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair
  

  Presenting Author: Zachary A. Miller (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh

  Co-Author: Morgan L. Egnot, MS (they/them/theirs) – University of Pittsburgh

  Co-Author: Marrisa Therriault – University of Pittsburgh

  Primary Investigator: Pamela Moalli, MD PhD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
• 1:35 PM – 1:40 PM EST

  Therapeutic Delivery of Antibodies Across the Blood-Brain Barrier for Neurologic Rabies
  

  Presenting Author: Pablo Lozano – Clemson University

  Primary Investigator: Jessica Larsen, PhD – Clemson University Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• 1:40 PM – 1:45 PM EST

  Low-Cost Template for Rapid and Accurate Meshing of Autograft Skin in Surgical Burn Care
  

  Presenting Author: Christine Wang – Johns Hopkins University, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Presenting Author: Ashley K. Cluff (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University

  Presenting Author: Paree Sharma – Johns Hopkins University

  Presenting Author: Thoya Raman – Johns Hopkins University

  Presenting Author: Aarushi Pant (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University

  Presenting Author: Aditya Shrinivasan – Johns Hopkins University

  Presenting Author: Dalhart Dobbs – Johns Hopkins University

  Presenting Author: Ojas Chahal – Johns Hopkins University

  Primary Investigator: Mark Fisher

  Last Author: Pedro Santos

  Last Author: Nicholas Durr

  Last Author: Arushi Biswas
• 1:45 PM – 1:50 PM EST

  Low-Cost CT Scanner for Education and Research
  

  Presenting Author: Dennis M. Herschbach – Vanderbilt University

  Last Author: Will Johns – Vanderbilt University
• 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM EST

  Age-Related Sex Differences in Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow and Brain Structural Changes
  

  Presenting Author: Alejandra Hernandez Moyers, Undergraduate Researcher – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Primary Investigator: Laura D. Lewis – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Stephanie D. williams – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Sydney Bailes – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Hannah Yun (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• 1:50 PM – 1:55 PM EST

  Optimization of an Anti-TOP2A Antibody-gold Nanoparticle Conjugation System for Point-of-Care Cervical Cancer Screening
  

  Presenting Author: Francesca C. Hamacher (she/her/hers) – Purdue University

  Co-Author: Sayeh Jalali Dowlatshahi, M.S. (she/her/hers) – Purdue University

  Primary Investigator: Jacqueline C. Linnes, PhD (she/her/hers) – Purdue University
• 1:55 PM – 2:00 PM EST

  A Molecular Thermodynamic Model for Improving Point-of-Care Diagnostics Incorporating the Lateral-Flow Immunoassay and Aqueous Two-Phase Systems
  

  Presenting Author: Lillian Gong, N/A (she/her/hers) – UCLA

  Co-Author: Rohan Chawla – University of California, Los Angeles

  Co-Author: Elaine Zheng – UCLA

  Co-Author: Emika G. Saito – University of California, Los Angeles

  Co-Author: Amy Lou – UCLA

  Co-Author: Mai Dang – University of California, Los Angeles

  Co-Author: Jiakun Lu – UCLA

  Co-Author: Matthew Prasetyo – University of California, Los Angeles

  Primary Investigator: Daniel T. Kamei, PhD – UCLA