2023 AAAS Student E-poster Competition Winners
The AAAS Student E-poster 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.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Graduate Student First Place: Roxanne Evande, University of Delaware
A Quantitative Analysis of HPV E2 Protein-DNA Interaction in HPV
Graduate Student Honorable Mention: Desarey Morales Vasquez, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Broad-Spectrum Antivirals Against ZIKV
Undergraduate First Place: Monisha Gupta, Drexel University
Optimization of cPTs to Improve Affinity and Potency to Target HIV-1 gp120 Trimer
Undergraduate Honorable Mention: Briana Morales, University of California, Irvine
Characterizing the Role of T Cells in the Immune Response Against Alzheimer's Disease
Brain and Behavior
Graduate Student First Place: Pratusha Reddy, Drexel University
Improve Ability of Brain Hemodynamic Measures in Assessing Cerebrovascular Reactivity
Graduate Student Honorable Mention: Deepa Reddy, Drexel University
Postoperative Pain Attenuation by Macrophage Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles
Undergraduate First Place: Abhishek Jeyapratap, Drexel University
A Structural Connectivity-Driven Neuroimaging Biomarker for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Undergraduate Honorable Mention: Nawal A. Syed, Drexel University
Sex-Related Differences in PACAP Expression in The PVT of Rats
Cell Biology
Graduate Student First Place: Matthew Cowan, Drexel University
Glioma Cells Use Low Pressure and Require Myosin Contractility to Invade 3D Collagen
Graduate Student Honorable Mention: Kenji Sugita, Iwate University
Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms of Sub-Zero Acclimation of Plant
Undergraduate First Place: Cierra Ord, University of Irvine, California
Environmental Escherichia Coli Harbors Atypical Class 1 Integron Encoding dfrA5 Gene
Developmental Biology Genetics and Immunology
Graduate Student First Place: Shreya Soni, Drexel University
Injectable Hydrogels Enable Small Molecule Drug Delivery for Local Immunotherapy
Graduate Student Honorable Mention: Joselyn Landazuri Vinueza, University of Washington
Understanding the Interaction Between δ-Catenin and Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Small T Antigen
Undergraduate First Place: Daniel Freeman, Drexel University
History of Genome Reduction in Cephalotes Gut Symbionts
Undergraduate Honorable Mention: Sophia Aredas, University of California, Irvine
First Us Report of Environmental Escherichia Coli Carrying tetM
Environment and Ecology
Graduate Student First Place: Kayla Burgher, Arizona State University
Assessing Net Illumination Using Four Light Types on a Diverse Array of Fish Species
Graduate Student Honorable Mention: Selena Hinojos, George Washington University
Social and Environmental Vulnerability to Floods Investigating Cross-Scale Hypotheses
Undergraduate First Place: Isabel Vargas, University of California, Irvine
IS26 Within Environmental Citrobacter Freundii Plasmid Mobilizes Multidrug Resistance
Undergraduate Honorable Mention: Rahul Inaganti, Drexel University
Wolbachia-Mediated Protection Fails Against the Fungal Pathogen, Beauvaria Bassiana
Medicine and Public Health
Graduate Student First Place: Matthew Kent, Drexel University
Out-Of-Hospital Video Laryngoscopy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Graduate Student Honorable Mention: Ariel Silverman, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
Associations Between Social Determinants of Health and Total Healthcare Cost
Undergraduate First Place: Isabel Suarez, University of California, Irvine
Novel Multidrug Resistance Region in E. Coli Formed by Multiple Transposable Elements
Undergraduate Honorable Mention: Aayush Mehta, Drexel University
Is There a Difference in Ankle Fracture Treatment Depending on Patient Gender?
Physical Sciences
Graduate Student First Place: John-Paul Marrazzo, Drexel University
Dearomatization of Benzonitriles with Lithiated Nucleophiles
Graduate Student Honorable Mention: Shreyasi Sengupta, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Synthesis, Surface Modification and Environmental Impact of InSe Nanomaterials
Undergraduate First Place: Sarai Rankin, Morgan State University
Correlating Stellar & Protoplanetary Disk Masses in the Cep OB3b Star-Forming Region
Undergraduate Honorable Mention: Yan Burets, Drexel University
Parametric Study of Mxene Current Collectors for Lithium-Metal-Based Batteries
Science in Society
Graduate Student First Place: Sarah Troise, Carnegie Mellon University
Public Attitudes Towards Electricity Decarbonization and Meeting 2035 Goals
Graduate Student Honorable Mention: Emily Schafer, Northwestern University
Podcasting as a Tool for Science Communication Training for Early-Career Researchers
Undergraduate First Place: Soumya Somani, Rice University
An Analysis of The Evolution of White House Bioscience Policy Through Pcast Reports
Undergraduate Honorable Mention: Yufei Qi, Rice University
White House Science & Technology Policy - An Analysis of Clinton White House
Social Sciences
Graduate Student First Place: Ji Eun Kim, Arizona State University
Resolving the Greening Dilemma: Pathways to Greening With and Without Gentrification
Graduate Student Honorable Mention: Carly Busch, Arizona State University
Women Drive Efforts to Highlight Concealable Stigmatized Identities in Science
Undergraduate First Place: Abryana Kevelier-Williams, Drexel University
A Typology of America's Most Lethal Mass Shooters, 1991-2022
Undergraduate Honorable Mention: Riley Hicks, Morehead State University
Are Gender/Social Disparities Associated with Stem Persistence in Kentucky Colleges?
Technology, Engineering and Math
Graduate Student First Place: Yang Xu, Drexel University
Bayesian Modeling for Assessing Racialized Economic Segregation and Mortality in US
Graduate Student Honorable Mention: Phuong Bui, Drexel University
Phase Tranformation Under Mechanical Stresses During Tablet Compaction
Undergraduate First Place: Michaela Krawczyk, Indiana University
Abortion Storytelling in Online Communities
Undergraduate Honorable Mention: Jeffrey Busa, Drexel University