CONWAY, Ark. (August 4, 2016) – Sixteen Hendrix College students presented their undergraduate research done during the summer 2016 period, at the fifth annual Central Arkansas Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at the University of Arkansas for
Medical Sciences in Little Rock.
The symposium was organized and sponsored by the UAMS Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, along with the UAMS Graduate School and the Arkansas INBRE program. The program was supported by a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.
Students
and their research presentations include:
- John Anderson ’17 presented a research poster titled “Docosahexaenoic acid induces mitochondrial biogenesis in HepG2 cells that overexpress cytochrome P450 2E1,” where he described research done at Hendrix with his mentor, Hendrix chemistry professor Dr. Andres Caro.
- Braxton Anderson ’18 presented a research poster titled “Growth conditions tunneling nanotube production in thyroid cancer cell lines,” where he described research done at UAMS with his mentor, Dr. Aime Franco.
- Mara Campbell ’19 presented a research poster titled “Molecular characterization of β-lactam resistant Escherichia coli isolated from imported shrimp,” where she described research done at the National Center for Toxicological Research with her mentor, Dr. Mohamed Nawaz.
- Miracline Ebijoyeldhas ’18 presented a research poster titled “Uncovering an unusual histone H2A variant in bdelloid rotifers,” where she described research done at Hendrix with her mentor, Hendrix biology professor Dr. Andrew Schurko.
- Christa Huber ’18 presented a research poster titled “Transcriptome analysis reveals a message during DNA repair in bdelloid rotifers,” where she described research done at Hendrix with her mentor, Hendrix biology professor Dr. Andrew Schurko.
- Michelle Huynh ’17 presented a research poster titled “Charged residues located on a small region on the side of the nucleosome contribute to proper interactions between the transcription elongation factor Spt16 and transcribed genes in S. cerevisiae,”
where she described research done at Hendrix with her mentor, Hendrix biology professor Dr. Andrea Duina.
- Tahiya Islam ’18 presented a research poster titled “The investigation of serotonin/catecholamine on endothelial permeability using FITC-dextran leakage assay,” where she described research done at UAMS with her mentor, Dr. Fusun Kilic.
- Alexander Jones ’17 presented a research poster titled “Uncovering the histone code during DNA repair in bdelloid rotifers,” where he described research done at Hendrix with his mentor, Hendrix biology professor Dr. Andrew Schurko.
- Jeanita McReynolds ’17 presented a research poster titled “Bdelloid rotifers and meiotic proteins: the untold story of an ancient asexual,” where she described research done at Hendrix with her mentor, Hendrix biology professor Dr. Andrew Schurko.
- Ian McVinney ’17 presented a research poster titled “Comparison of venom proteins between three venomous snake species native to Arkansas,” where he described research done at Hendrix with his mentor, Hendrix chemistry professor Dr. Randall Kopper.
- Rebecca Seal ’17 presented a research poster titled “Development of the mouse vomeronasal organ in the absence of Dlk-1 gene function,” where she described research done at Hendrix with fellow students Dylan Gilbreath ’18 and Alan Umfress ’17 and her mentor, Hendrix biology
professor Dr. Richard Murray.
- Ryan Tumminello ‘18 presented a research poster titled “Modeling water adsorption on goethite,” where he described research done at Hendrix College together with his mentor, Hendrix chemistry professor Dr. Courtney Hatch.
- Claire Turkal ’18 presented a research poster titled “Strategies for assessing possible contributions of DNA sequences and RNA polymerase II termination in regulating disengagement of the transcription elongation factor Spt16 from chromatin at the end of transcription,” where she
described research done at Hendrix with her mentor, Hendrix biology professor Dr. Andrea Duina.
- Melissa Sorsby ’17 won second prize for an oral presentation she delivered titled “The role of histone H2B ubiquitination in meiotic recombination,” where she described research done at UAMS with her mentor, Dr. Wayne Wahls.
Hendrix chemistry professor Dr. Thomas Goodwin delivered the symposium’s closing talk titled “Undergraduate research IS Teaching” and was presented the first annual “Mentor Award” in recognition of outstanding mentoring of undergraduate researchers by Hendrix alumnus Dr. Kevin Raney ’86, chair of the UAMS Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
About
Hendrix College
Hendrix College is a private liberal arts college in Conway, Arkansas. Founded in 1876 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884, Hendrix is featured in Colleges
That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think about Colleges and is nationally recognized in numerous college guides, lists, and rankings for academic quality, community, innovation, and value. For more information, visit
www.hendrix.edu.