Oleocanthal-rich olive oils responsible for the inhibition of growth and proliferation of PC3 and MDA-MB-231 cancer cells
​By Lucie Pascarosa ('18)

Robotic modeling of larval phototaxis in Drosophila melanogaster 
By Nigel Jaffe ('18)
Oleocanthal, a phenolic compound found in extra virgin olive oil, has been previously indicated to carry cancer- inhibiting properties in cell culture studies. While it is known that oleocanthal has the potential to reduce the viability of certain cancers, it is unclear whether extra virgin olive oil would have the same effect...
Complex relationships between sensory input and motor output are central to the decision-making process in simple organisms. As such, the ability to characterize those relationships is immensely important to understanding how the brain responds to its environment...

Use of an Impedance Tube to Determine the Effect of Falx Cerebri on MRE Readings
By Luca Conneta ('19)

The brain is one of the most important and delicate organs of the human anatomical system. It is these characteristics that lead scientists to devise newer and improved ways of detecting and fixing problems within the brain. The downsides with traditional methods of detecting anomalies within the human body is that when they are applied to the brain, they can have an extremely detrimental effects...

High Fiber Diet in Graft Versus Host Disease 
​By Itamar Greenfield ('19)

One possible way to treat blood cancers and other blood disorders is with a bone marrow transplant, which replaces the blood system of a host with that of a donor.  A possible consequence of this treatment is Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD), a disease that occurs when the immune cells of the donor attack the body of the host...

Social effects on anxiety-related behavior in female African cichlid fish, Astatotilapia burtoni
By Audrey Aberg ('18) 

African cichlid males are a model species for studying social status due to their elaborate social organization, where they reversibly switch between a dominant and subordinate phenotype. It has been previously demonstrated in an open field test that subordinate males exhibit less locomotor activity and anxiety-related behavior than dominant males.​​..

Designing and Testing the Structural Integrity of Four Rhombohedral Structures with Different Edge Lengths and Numbers of Nucleotide Pairs per Turn
By Caroline Arena ('19) 

One of the major goals of DNA nanotechnology is to create a self-assembling 3-dimensional crystal array that can be used to organize molecular components in specific molecular shapes. The intention is that such a 3D crystal array can be employed as a scaffold for the delivery of chemicals on the nanometer scale...

Effects of choline supplementation on expression of genes involved in choline synthesis and metabolism
By Kali Blain ('18)

An increase in choline intake has been shown to have preventative and mitigating effects on certain diseases. This study observed the effects of choline on the gene expression of PEMT, BHmT, and CTα, with possible implications of treating or preventing gestational diabetes...