Junior Andrew Ressler presents his chemistry research at the Landmark Conference Summer Research Symposium.Twenty-three students and 12 faculty from 体育买球官网 University presented research at the 10^th annual Landmark Conference Summer Research Symposium, held recently at Juniata College.

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• Andrew Ressler, junior, of Selinsgrove, Pa., Synthesis and cupric ion reducing capacity of a mercapto-1,3,4-oxadiazole derivative of thymol. Mentors: William Dougherty, assistant professor of chemistry, and Geneive Henry, professor and head of the Department of Chemistry.
• Matthew Marshall, sophomore, of Scranton, Pa., Two Models for Bee Migration to New Hives. Mentor: Jeffrey Graham, associate professor of mathematics and computer science.
• Haley Miller, senior, of Oxford, Pa., Impacts of Riparian Buffers: A Look into Pre and Post-Restoration. Mentor: Dan Ressler, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences.
• Amy Green, sophomore, of Bridgeville, Del.; Holly Jones, sophomore, of Turbotville, Pa.; Sean O’Brien, senior, of Sellersville, Pa.; and Ashley Gehris, junior, of East Stroudsburg, Pa., What is the role of yes-associated protein (YAP) in the developing sea urchin embryo? Mentor: Margaret Peeler, professor of biology.
• Larry Herrold Jr., senior, of Sunbury, Pa., Driving into Disaster: 1920s & 30s Auto Accidents on Trial. Mentor: Edward Slavishak, associate professor of history.
• Jason Bonner, senior, of Winfield, Pa.; Connor Pelletier, senior, of Turbotville, Pa., Comparing the Effects of Multiple Adipogenic Differentiation Compounds on 3T3-L1 Preadipocytes. Mentor: Thomas Peeler, associate professor of biology.
• Kaitlyn Gardineer, sophomore, of Walnutport, Pa., Collecting and Applying Tree Data to Forest Management Plan. Mentor: Dan Ressler, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences.
• Samantha Schwarz, sophomore, of Bel Air, Md., An eye-tracker exploration of endpoint familiarity in the number placement task. Mentor: Jennifer Asmuth, associate professor of psychology.
• Taylor Nattress, sophomore, of Blandon, Pa., Interrogating the Functions of the Histone H2A Repression Domain in Yeast. Mentor: Michael Parra, assistant professor of chemistry.
• Brianna Watson, junior, of Plainsboro, N.J.; Nicole Grace, sophomore, of North Wales, Pa., Collaborative Translation of a French WWI Soldier’s Journal. Mentor: Lynn Palermo, associate professor of French.
• Devon Sabo, senior, of Great Meadows, N.J., Synthesis and Characterization of N-diphenylphosphino amino acid ester Derivatives. Mentor: William Dougherty, assistant professor of chemistry.
• Olivia Geesaman, senior, of Gettysburg, Pa., Identification of Functionally Important Residues in Histone H2A.Z. Mentor: Michael Parra, assistant professor of chemistry.
• Sam Keller, senior, of Turbotville, Pa., Comparison of Embryonic Malformations After Fertilization with Thalidomide-Treated Sperm or Thalidomide Treatment in Culture. Mentor: Jan Reichard-Brown, associate professor of biology.
• Rachel Daku, senior, of Selinsgrove, Pa.; Christina Rudderow, sophomore, of Blandon, Pa., Variability of Diatom Biofilm Communities in Green Gap, a Small Head Water Stream During the Summers of 2015-2018. Mentor: Jack Holt, professor of biology.
• Kara Pytko, senior, of Minersville, Pa., Synthesis and characterization of non-aggregating water-soluble porphyrins to detect quadruplex DNA. Mentor: Swarna Basu, professor of chemistry.
• Anna Mykytyn, junior, of Ellicott City, Md.; Matthew Dickson, junior, of Hanover, Pa., Investigating the pro-apoptotic effects of thujone and its ester derivatives on HeLa cells. Mentor: Pavithra Vivekanand, assistant professor of biology.