Students in CSB497, CSB498, and CSB499 presented posters describing their 2024-2025 research projects at the end-of-year CSB Undergraduate Poster Session. Posters were assessed by judges from the Department and eight students earned the F Michael Barrett Award for their excellent presentations. The winners were presented with their awards by Undergraduate Chair Prof Dinesh Christendat.
Students studying model animal systems studied the role of growth factors in stem cells, the effect of radiotherapy on tissue, and made discoveries in gene regulation at the level of both DNA and proteins.
Cindy Yu Fei Lei (Gilbert Lab) won for “In Vitro Characterization of FGF2 as a Muscle Stem Cell Niche Occupancy Modulator”
Caitlin Hui Xarn Tan (Yip lab) presented her results on “Exploring the Role of Tet2 Chip Mutation in the Development of Radiation-Induced Fibrosis”
Yaqing Zhao (Mitchell lab) revealed her insights into “Using Synthetic Transcription Factor Libraries to Decipher the Enhancer Code”
Grace Huang-Zhan (Saltzman lab) was recognized for her “Characterization of the Developmental Delay in C. elegans Polycomb Repressive Complex 1 Mutants”
Undergraduate plant scientists revealed their insights into plant immune responses at the transcriptional and organismal level, as well as probing biochemical regulation of stress responses.
Wan Ni Chow (Yoshioka lab) determined the “Temperature Dependence of Direct Antifungal Effects in ISR-Inducing Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria”
Reid William James (Yoshioka lab) detailed their work “Investigating the Transcriptional Network within the Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channels (CNGCs) in Arabidopsis thaliana”
Vy-nhan Chanh Nguyen (Nambara lab) was recognized for “Unravelling the Regulatory Mechanism of ABA Catabolism Under High Humidity in Arabidopsis Thaliana”
Nicholas Garcia (Guttman lab) presented his work on
Congratulations to these winners, and to all poster presenters for their hard work! Thank you to Melissa Casco and Genna Zunde for their hard work organizing the poster session.