The 2019 AAAS Student E-poster Competition took place at the AAAS Annual Meeting in Washington, DC on February 16-17. The competition recognizes the individual efforts of students who are actively working toward an undergraduate, graduate or doctoral-level degree. The winners’ presentations displayed originality and understanding that set them apart from their peers.
Brian and Behavior
Winner: Gladys A. Shaw, Virginia Commonwealth University
Predatory Stress Increases Ethanol Consumption in Male C57bl/6j Mice
Honorable Mention: Justin Buck, University of Maryland, College Park
Mapping the Mouse Brain: An Investigation of Dopamine Circuitry
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Winner: Erin Choi, The University of Texas at Austin
Developing Model Substrates to Characterize Substrate Selection by the 26s Proteasome
Honorable Mention: Sanaz Momben Abolfath, The Catholic University of America
Cyclodextrin-Based Anthrax Toxin Channel Inhibitors
Developmental Biology, Physiology and Immunology
Winner: Katherine Blackmore, George Washington University
A Forebrain-Hypothalamic Circuit Mediates Hepatic Steatosis
Honorable Mention: Meilin Zhu, Arizona State University
Stress and Sleep Hormone Detection in Eccrine Sweat
Education
Winner: Aeowynn J. Coakley, San Jose State University
Rubric Development: Characterizing Introductory Physics for Life Sciences Curricula
Honorable Mention: Hernán “Náni” Gallegos, Tufts University
Exploring Social Networks for Underrepresented Minorities in Learning Assistant Supported Classrooms
Environment and Ecology
Winner: Jacy L. Hyde, University of Florida
Transmission Lines are an Under-Acknowledged Threat to the Brazilian Amazon
Honorable Mention: Mandar Bokare, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Air-Water and Sediment-Water Transfer of PCBs in an Urban River
Medicine and Public Health
Winner: Luis M. Cantu, University of California, Irvine
How are Antibiotic Resistant Genes Distributed Among Bacteria Species?
Honorable Mention: Ada Vernet Crua, Northeastern University
Green Synthesis of Metallic Synergetic Nanostructures for Biomedical Applications
Physical Sciences
Winner: Khayra Alabrash, Morgan State University
The Synthesis of Organorhenium Complexes as Breast Cancer Drugs
Honorable Mention: Rachael Knoblauch, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Heavy Carbon Nanodots: A Potential Light-Activated Antimicrobial
Science and Society
Winner: Victor L. Rodriguez, University of Central Florida
Planting the Seed of Community Resilience: Federal, State, and Private Strategies
Honorable Mention: Kate Bredbenner, Rockefeller University
How Scientists Should Summarize Their Research: An Analysis of Research Summaries
Social Sciences
Winner: Emily Santora, Arizona State University
Social and Cultural Ideas of Endometriosis in Low and Middle-Income Countries
Honorable Mention: Luis Alexis Rodríguez-Cruz, University of Vermont
The Psychological Distance of Climate Change Adaptation for Puerto Rican Farmers
Technology, Engineering and Math
Winner: Jennifer G. DiStefano, Northwestern University
Utilizing 2D Materials in Core-Shell Nanocomposites
Honorable Mention: Tehreem A. Raza, Cal Poly Pomona
Constitutive Model of PLG 10-90 for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction