The PAS Undergraduate and Graduate Research Grants Program has awarded grants to 27 students from 12 different Pennsylvania colleges and universities.

Grants were awarded to (bold font denotes student authors):

Eric Snider, Sydney Thompson, and Mahita Kadmiel; Allegheny College: “Measuring the Effects of Glucocorticoids and Mineralocorticoids on Human Corneal Epithelial Integrity in the Presence or Knockdown of the Glucocorticoid Receptor”

Ngwe Leku and Mahita Kadmiel; Allegheny College: “Glucocorticoid-Mediated DNA Repair Mechanisms in Human Corneal and Retinal Epithelial Cells”

Colleen Braica and Matthew Kieber-Emmons; Cedar Crest College: “Geometric Fidelity and Measurement Error of 3D Cranial Scanning Modalities for Sex Estimation”

Karlee Kelly and André Walther; Cedar Crest College: “The role of RPA phosphorylation in regulating DNA Damage Repair in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Jessica Shults and André Walther; Cedar Crest College: “Investigating the cellular response to unrepairable DNA damage in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Avery Peluszak, Helisa Nunez, and Lara Goudsouzian; DeSales University: “Investigation of the Role of yggW in RpoS-Mediated Stress Response in Escherichia coli

Douaa Abdeljebbar and Lara Goudsouzian; DeSales University: “Investigating the Role of MEC1 in the DNA Repair of Acrylamide and Glycidamide-Induced Mutagenicity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Linda Cardaci and Shiqi Zhang; East Stroudsburg University: “Investigation of the expression levels of three high-affinity potassium transporters during arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis”

Millena Galatioto and Shiqi Zhang; East Stroudsburg University: “How Microplastics and Mycorrhizal Fungi Shape Plant–Soil Interactions”

Samantha Speakman-Viggiano, Emily Davis, and Stephen Mason; Immaculata University: “Fire Effects on Tannin Concentrations in Heath (Ericaceae) Leaves from the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve”

Gennavieve Miller, Makayla Rasmus, and Rajinikanth Mohan; Mercyhurst University: “Plastic Degrading Potential in Marine Bacteria”

Sydney Wiegand, Tristan Chang, and Rajinikanth Mohan; Mercyhurst University: “Cold & Salt Tolerance in Marine Bacteria”

Ava Turnow and Isis Rivera-Walsh; Messiah University: “CRISPR-mediated knockout of MAST3 in THP-1 cells”

Christina Rasa and Angela Asirvatham; Misericordia University: “Cell-free Expression of a Fluorescent ATP Sensor”

Sophie Tomov, Stephanie Yacoub, and Giancarlo Cuadra; Muhlenberg College: “Actin Polymerization in Human Derived M1 Macrophages Under E-liquid Treatment”

Dominic DePaul and Logan Johnson; University of Pittsburgh Greensburg: “Targeting of the JAZF1/SUZ12 fusion gene and its nuclear receptors in vivo”

Mackenzie Linsenbigler and Sarah Swerdlow; University of Pittsburgh Greensburg: “Bacteriophage ZoeJ and Its Role in Advancing Mycobacteriophage Research through SEA-GENES”

Alyvia Henneman and Amber Marble; Wilson College: “Evaluating the Synergistic Impacts of HER2 Kinase and HDAC Inhibition in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Cells”

Kylie Gardiner and Amber Marble; Wilson College: “A Comparison of BRCA1 Expression Levels in Mammalian Breast Cancer Cells Under Oxidative Stress”

Sophia Kissner, Millie Nakielny, and David Singleton; York College: “Genomic Sequencing of Host Pseudomonas sp. and Partner Bacteriophage”

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