Congratulations to all those who participated in the 2015 AAAS Annual Meeting poster sessions!
Find information on the 2016 poster sessions here.
BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
Winner: Eden Barragan, University of California, Irvine
Effects of Anticonvulsants and Monoamines on Seizures in Mutant Drosophila
Honorable Mention: Walter Guerrero, University of California, Irvine
PTEN/SOCS3 Co-Deletion Accelerates Functional Recovery Following Peripheral Nerve Damage
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Winner: Yasmynn Chowdhury and Setu Kaushal, Arizona State University
A Survey of Lectin Reactivity to Coccidioides in Infected Human Lung Tissue
Honorable Mention: Cole V. M. Helsell, Arizona State University
Comparitive Computational Models of TRPM8 Help Explain Modulation Mechanisms
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND IMMUNOLOGY
Co-Winners: Michael R. Emami, University of California, Irvine
Investigating the Role of Meox2 in Myogenic and Tendon Differentiation
Co-Winners: Sidney Lane, University of Miami
Transcriptomic Analysis of CD8 T cells from HIV+ Patients Using Fluidigm Technology
EDUCATION
Winner: Rachel Salter, North Dakota State University
Level Up: Capturing Upper-Division Student Understanding of Natural Selection
ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY
Winner: Glenda L. Torres, Heritage University
Interactions Among Bactericera Cockerelli, Host Plants, and Liberibacter Solanacearum
Honorable Mention: Hector Felipe Sanchez, University of California, Irvine
Novel ampC Beta-Lactamase Genes from Morganella Morganii
MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Winner: Anthony R. Prosser, Emory University
Discovery and Synthesis of First-Generation Single-Drug “Cocktails” to Combat HIV
Honorable Mention: David Saldana, University of California, Irvine
Inhibition of Polo-like Kinase 4 as Therapy for Glioblastoma Primary Brain Tumors
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Winner: Christopher Luna, Arizona State University
Neural Networks for Predicting Heat Transport in Tokamak Plasmas
SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
Winner: Rachel Gur-Arie, Arizona State University
University Student Knowledge and Perception of Influenza
Honorable Mention: Kristy Henson, Marshall University
Stories in Bone Still Told: Digitization and Replication of Human Remains
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Winner: Michael J. Bernstein, Arizona State University
Science Outside the Lab: Changing Perspective on the Role of Science and Engineering Society
Honorable Mention: Mariana Achirica Acosta, Autonomous University of Baja California
The Science-Policy Interface: Communication Between Academic Research and Governmental Decision-Makers
Honorable Mention: Wing H. Cheung, University of California, Irvine
A Democratic Process Framework for Enhancing Public Engagement in Citizen Science
TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH
Winner: Horacio Estabridis, University of California, Irvine
Elucidating the Stiffness of Extra-Cellular Matrix Fibers with High Speed Microscopy
Honorable Mention: Emily C. Hartman, Anum Azam and Kevin Metcalf, University of California, Berkeley
Antimicrobial Peptide Production using the Type 3 Secretion System in Salmonella
GENERAL POSTER SESSION: ATTENDEES' CHOICE
Winner: Kirsten Olson, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Modern Utilitarian Cermic Interpretation of Traditional Northern Native Designs