{"id":10365,"date":"2021-04-08T14:45:51","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T21:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/?p=10365"},"modified":"2021-04-12T10:45:40","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T17:45:40","slug":"student-research-day-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/2021\/04\/08\/student-research-day-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Research Day 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Faculty of Science was well represented at UFV’s Annual Student Research Day<\/strong>. The 2021 virtual event opened on April 8 where over 50+ posters, including 27 from the Faculty of Science, were entered for the chance to win scholarships and cash prizes. The award results will be announced April 12-16.<\/p>\n

Best of luck to all of the participants!<\/h3>\n

Below are links to our science student projects. To view the full list of projects<\/span>, please visit https:\/\/ufv.ca\/research\/students\/student-research-day\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Fields and streams: Historic farm use in relation to wetlands on the Sumas prairie<\/strong>
\nAuthor<\/strong>: Debora Soutar
\nUFV faculty supervisors<\/strong>: Dr. Mariano Mapili, Dr. Carin Bondar, Dr. Renee Prasad
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Annotation of protein-coding genes in\u00a0Drosophila ananassae\u00a0by comparative genomics<\/strong>
\nAuthor<\/strong>:\u00a0Samim Azami
\nUFV faculty supervisor<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. James Bedard
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Microplastic abundance in Fraser River sediment<\/strong>
\nAuthor<\/strong>:\u00a0Kristina Brunner and Dr. Sharon Gillies
\nUFV faculty supervisor<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. Sharon Gillies
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Using comparative genomics to sequence the protein-coding genes of\u00a0Drosophila ananassae<\/strong>
\nAuthor<\/strong>:\u00a0Kelsey Challman
\nUFV faculty supervisor:\u00a0<\/strong>Dr. James Bedard
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Optimizing culture conditions for growing Pandalidae shrimp cells in vitro<\/strong>
\nCo-authors<\/strong>:\u00a0SungJae Cho and Dr. Lucy Lee
\nUFV faculty supervisors<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. Lucy Lee
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

The effects of Haskap Berry (Lonicera caerulea) extract on the insulin\/IGF-1 pathway and polyQ aggregates in\u00a0Caenorhabditis elegans<\/strong>
\nAuthor<\/strong>:\u00a0Chandanee Dancey
\nUFV faculty supervisor:\u00a0<\/strong>Dr. Nathan Bialas
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Characterization of bacteria isolated based on their ability to bind to and metabolize hydrocarbons from motor oil<\/strong>
\nCo-authors:\u00a0<\/strong>Alison Derksen, Rohin Makkar, and Dr. Stephen Thomas
\nUFV faculty supervisor:\u00a0<\/strong>Dr. Stephen Thomas
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Antibacterial activity of an extract from\u00a0Azadirachta indica\u00a0(Neem tree) and its secondary metabolite Azadirachtin: A potential treatment for\u00a0Helicobacter pylori<\/strong>
\nAuthor<\/strong>:\u00a0Ranjot Kaur
\nUFV faculty supervisor<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. Carlos Leon Guevara
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Use of rainbow trout fish cell lines to study cellular uptake of fluorescently DiI-labeled lipid nanoparticles encapsulating siRNA\u00a0in vitro<\/strong>
\nCo-authors<\/strong>:\u00a0Heather Kelly, Sam Chen, Yuen Yi C Tam, Lucy EJ Lee, Justin B Lee
\nUFV faculty supervisors<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. Lucy Lee, Dr. Justin Lee
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Biosurfactant production of bacterial isolates capable of oil metabolism<\/strong>
\nCo-authors:\u00a0<\/strong>Rohin Makkar, Alison Derksen, and Dr. Stephen Thomas
\nUFV faculty supervisor<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. Stephen Thomas
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Does the presence of female sex pheromone impact the ability of\u00a0Agriotes obscurus\u00a0pairs to mate?<\/strong>
\nCo-authors:\u00a0<\/strong>Sukhanjote Mann, Dr. Alida Janmaat, and Van Herk of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
\nUFV faculty supervisor<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. Alida Janmaat
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Gene hunting: Locating and annotating protein-coding genes in\u00a0Drosophila ananassae<\/strong>
\nAuthor<\/strong>:\u00a0Kat Marusiak
\nUFV faculty supervisor<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. James Bedard
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

The effects of Haskap Berry (Lonicera caerulea) extract on oxidative stress resistance and its intergenerational inheritance in\u00a0Caenorhabditis elegans<\/strong>
\nCo-authors:\u00a0<\/strong>Kabeer Poonia and Dr. Nathan Bialas
\nUFV faculty supervisor<\/strong>: Dr. Nathan Bialas
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

The use of automated recording units in detecting Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias fannini) disturbances<\/strong>
\nAuthor<\/strong>:\u00a0Dilan Praat
\nUFV faculty supervisor<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. Gregory Schmaltz
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Comparing pathogen prevalence in bumble bees from farms to natural areas<\/strong>
\nAuthor<\/strong>:\u00a0Shon Pratap
\nUFV faculty supervisor<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. Sandra Gillespie
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Annotation and analysis of protein-coding genes in\u00a0Drosophila bipectinata\u00a0through comparative genomics<\/strong>
\nAuthor<\/strong>:\u00a0Kyung Joo Son
\nUFV faculty supervisor<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. James Bedard
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Time-dependent modelling of epidermal cell kinetics during radiation therapy<\/strong>
\nCo-authors<\/strong>:\u00a0Isabelle St-Martin, Dr. Cheryl Duzenli, Dr. James Bedard
\nUFV faculty supervisor<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. James Bedard
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

The use of new technology in teaching local historical biology<\/strong>
\nAuthor<\/strong>:\u00a0Katherine Townsley
\nUFV faculty supervisors<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. Sharon Gillies, Dr. Mariano Mapili
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Pathogen prevalence in wild bumblebees (Bombus spp.) across the Fraser Valley<\/strong>
\nCo-authors<\/strong>:\u00a0Kennedy Zwarych and Dr. Sandra Gillespie
\nUFV faculty supervisor<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. Sandra Gillespie
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Peptide mapping utilizing the endopeptidase pepsin: A novel immobilization method optimized via capillary electrophoresis and mass spectrometric analysis<\/strong>
\nCo-authors<\/strong>:\u00a0Connor Frey and Dr. Golfam Ghafourifar
\nUFV faculty supervisor<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. Golfam Ghafourifar
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Development and optimization of the in-situ fabrication of microfluidic immobilized enzyme reactors (\u00b5IMERs) employing chymotrypsin and Triethoxysilylbutyraldehyde<\/strong>
\nAuthor<\/strong>:\u00a0Kenneth Ku
\nUFV faculty supervisor<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. Golfam Ghafourifar
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Efficacy of molecular clutch systems for large scale molecular machines<\/strong>
\nCo-authors<\/strong>:\u00a0Kevin Gajsek, Brianna Whatley, Gavyn Lastoria, Dr. Jacob Spooner, and Dr. Noham Weinberg
\nUFV faculty supervisors<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. Jacob Spooner, Dr. Noham Weinberg
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Electronic structure and electrochemistry investigation of a bimetallic nickel compound towards CO2 reduction<\/strong>
\nCo-authors<\/strong>:\u00a0Amna Hadzovic and Dr. Linus Chiang
\nUFV faculty supervisor<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. Linus Chiang
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Assessment of lipophilicity using computational chemistry: Ruthenium complexes as potential anticancer treatments<\/strong>
\nCo-authors<\/strong>:\u00a0Khuong Ho, Dr. Noham Weinberg, and Dr. Jacob Spooner
\nUFV faculty supervisors<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. Noham Weinberg, Dr. Jacob Spooner
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Effects of phenols in the secondary coordination sphere of Cu-salen complexes<\/strong>
\nCo-authors<\/strong>:\u00a0Kenneth Mejia, Anmol Sharma, and Dr. Linus Chiang
\nUFV faculty supervisor<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. Linus Chiang
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Comparison of Ni-salen & Co-salen complexes with and without pendant phenol groups in the secondary coordination sphere<\/strong>
\nAuthor<\/strong>:\u00a0Alyssa Molina
\nUFV faculty supervisor<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. Linus Chiang
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Effects of pendant phenol functional groups in the secondary coordination sphere on the electronic structure of heme-like Fe-salen complexes<\/strong>
\nCo-authors<\/strong>:\u00a0Ryan Rivett and Dr. Linus Chiang
\nUFV faculty supervisor<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. Linus Chiang
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

Electronic structure investigation of electron rich and deficient Cu-salen complexes<\/strong>
\nCo-authors<\/strong>:\u00a0Anmol Sharma and Dr. Linus Chiang
\nUFV faculty supervisor<\/strong>:\u00a0Dr. Linus Chiang
\nView poster<\/a><\/p>\n

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