John A. Burns School of Medicine
Undergraduate Research Symposium

012 TREATING COMORBID MAJOR DEPRESSION AND SUBSTANCE USE WITH PERSONALIZED RTMS
Moxam, Cody BA - Psychiatry, UH Manoa

017 THE ROLE OF PHOSPHOGLUCOMUTASE 5 IN EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT
Fernando-Alonzo, Christian BS Biology & BS Psychology - Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine

041 PREDICTORS OF THE UTILIZATION OF HAWAII'S LARGEST PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT DURING NON-BUSINESS HOURS
Cape, Micaiah - The Department of Psychiatry, University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, UH Manoa

047 TIME TO TREATMENT INITIATION FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS ON THE NEIGHBOR ISLANDS OF HAWAI`I
Andrade, Dannia - Population Sciences In The Pacific , UH Cancer Center

055 TESTING DIVALENT HIV-1 GP120 IMMUNOGEN DESIGNS WITH SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE
Kahoekapu, Kalista - Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology & Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine

067 IDENTIFICATION OF BIOMARKERS FOR COLORECTAL CANCER
Kane, Cade - Quantitative Health Sciences, UH Manoa

073 ANALYSIS OF A MYSTERIOUS PINK POND AT BARBER'S POINT BEACH PARK, OAHU
Wiley , Timothy - Leeward Microbiology Department , Leeward Community College

080 RAMAN-ENHANCED SPECTROSCOPY CHARACTERIZATION OF PEDIATRIC NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA THROUGH TISSUES AND CELL LINES
Damian, Melanie - Department of Tropical Medicine- JABSOM , UH Manoa

086 GENETIC IDENTIFICATIONS OF POND-RAISED TILAPIA USING FIN CLIPPINGS AND MICROSATELLITE DNA GENOTYPING
Nguyen, Alexander - Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, UH Manoa

117 INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF KETONE BODIES IN BREAST CANCER ADAPTATION TO LOW-CARBOHYDRATE DIETS
Skaggs, Tia - Department of Biology, School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Chaminade University

118 HARNESSING PHYTOMEDICINAL ANALYTICS TO IDENTIFY ANTI-MICROBIAL AGENTS FOR ORAL HEALTH.
Martinez, Alexis - Biology, Chaminade University

125 ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF MICROPLASTICS ON CELL HEALTH AND VIABILITY
Ramirez, Guadalupe - Biology, Chaminade University

005 NITRATE DETERMINATION BY NITRATE REDUCTION TO NITRITE FOLLOWED BY AZO DYE FORMATION
Kadarusman, Caeden - Chemistry, UH Hilo

008 MULTIPLEXED SCREENING AND NEUTRALIZATION PREDICTION STRATEGIES FOR SARS-COV-2 SPECIFIC MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES
Caranchini, Amber BS - Microbiology, UH Manoa

013 CYTOKINE/CHEMOKINE EXPRESSION AND KINETICS OF HUMAN CORONAVIRUS ANTIBODY RESPONSE FOLLOWING COVID-19 VACCINATION AND/OR SARS-COV-2 BREAKTHROUGH INFECTION
Kim, Mary-Magdalene - Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology and Pacific Center For Emerging Infectious Diseases Research, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i At Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, United States, UH Manoa

018 MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF LIMU AT KAʻALAWAI
Gamiao, Kyle-Jacob - Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Chaminade University

019 EXPLORING THE MICROBIOME OF T. GRATILLA IN REGARDS TO METAMORPHIC CUES
Tsukano, Elli BS - Natural Science and Math, Chaminade University

021 EFFECT OF STRESS INDUCED BY EASTERN-BOUND TIME ZONE CHANGES ON WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL ATHLETES' FAT DISTRIBUTION
Wetter, Daniel BA Kinesiology and Exercise Science - Kinesiology and Exercise Science, UH Hilo

022 DEVELOPING A QUICK AND SIMPLE ANALYTICAL METHOD FOR GLYPHOSATE DETERMINATION
Baker, Allegra - Chemistry, UH Hilo

023 ENDEMIC HAWAIIAN PLANTS AS UNDERSTUDIED SOURCES OF NOVEL THERAPEUTICS: PERSPECTIVES, PROTOCOLS & POSSIBILITIES
Shea, Tyler - Pharmaceutical Sciences, UH Hilo

025 ADVANCING MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY SEQUENCING: A NANOPORE TECHNOLOGY APPROACH
Choy, Claudia - Microbiology and Biotechnology, UH Manoa

026 CLAUDIN 2 FUNCTION IN THE TNF-ALPHA SIGNALING IN INTESTINAL EPITHELIAL CELLS
Beauregard, Raymond - Natural Sciences, Hawaii Pacific University

028 VISUALIZING β-ACTIN AND α-TUBULIN WITH GFP-TAGGED FUSION PLASMIDS
Stokley, Denicia - Microbiology , Leeward Community College

029 USING OKINAWAN PURPLE SWEET POTATO AS A NATURAL, SUSTAINABLE PH INDICATOR
Lee, Britlynn - Chemistry, UH Hilo

030 ARSENIC ANALYSIS OF SEAWEEDS, SEDIMENTS, AND TURTLE GUTS IN HILO BAY, HI
Ruiz, Mario - Marine Science Department, UH Hilo

031 NEW ANTI-CANCER TARGETS FOR REGULATORY T CELLS SPECIFIC TO INTEGRIN SIGNALING
Watumull, Caitlin - Cancer Biology Program, UH Cancer Center

032 EFFECTS OF GENKI BALLS ON KAWAINUI WATER QUALITY
Konyu, Lanya BS - The Department of Natural Science, Hawaii Pacific University

033 ELUCIDATING THE MECHANISM OF ROUNDUP DEGRADATION USING STRUCUTRAL DERIVATIVES AND ISOTOPICALLY LABELED ANALOGUES OF GLYPHOSATE
Davidson, Benedict - Department of Chemistry, UH Hilo

034 A COST-EFFECTIVE METHOD TO REDUCE MUSHROOM CONTAMINATION FOR HOME MYCOLOGY
Petersen, Christopher - Biology, UH Manoa

035 THE ROLE OF CLC-1 IN WORM DEVELOPMENT AND OXIDATIVE STRESS.
Pascua, Princess - CNCS, Hawaii Pacific University

037 EXPLORING NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER YOUTHS' E-CIGARETTE RESISTANCE STRATEGIES: IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION
Song, Sarah BA - Population Sciences In The Pacific Program (Cancer Prevention In The Pacific), NOTE: This is UHM University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center

039 CHARACTERIZATION OF A PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA BACTERIOPHAGE RH1 ISOLATE
Hara, Ryan - Natural Science, Windward Community College

042 IDENTIFYING PHYTOPLANKTON USING METABARCODING
Beach, Riley - Microbiology, Leeward Community College

043 THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTIPLEX IMMUNOASSAY FOR THE DETECTION OF HIV GP120
Park, Sae - Math and Sciences Department , Kapiolani Community College

046 CHROMATIN READER, PRKCBP1, REGULATES HYPOXIC SIGNALING FOLLOWING MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Kuraoka, Kiralee - Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine

048 SELENOI IN B CELL IMMUNITY: A TRANSCRIPTOMIC ANALYSIS USING NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING
Grill, Michelle BS - Department of Tropical Medicine , UH Manoa

050 GENKI BALLS, A FORM OF BIOREMEDIATION: A CONTROLLED LABORATORY EXPERIMENT
Andrist , Emily - Natural and Computational Sciences, Hawaii Pacific University

051 EXPLORING MITOCHONDRIAL DNA DIVERSITY IN HAWAIIAN CATTLE TO TRACE CROSSBREEDING HISTORY
Mitchell, Jacey - UHM Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, UH Manoa

052 META-ANAYLSIS ON THE EPIGENETTC FINDINGS IN AQUACULUTRE FARMING UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII MANOA ANGELA CAMINO, MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Camino, Angela BS - Nutritional Sciences , John A. Burns School of Medicine

053 SYNTHETICALLY PRODUCING ANALOGUES OF METHYL EUGENOL TO MODULATE GABA RECEPTORS
Kimble, Kenneth - Natural Science, Hawaii Pacific University

054 INVESTIGATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BACTERIAL SOFT ROT CAUSED BY PECTOBACTERIUM
Tamayo, Eiren Phoebe - Microbiology, Leeward Community College

056 ANALYSIS OF SECONDARY METABOLITES FROM THE INVASIVE ALGAL SPECIES CHONDRIA TUMULOSA
Runnels, Lauren - Chemistry Department, University of Hawaii At Hilo, UH Hilo

057 STUDYING CELLULAR AND PROTEIN DYNAMICS OF CULTURED CELL LINES EXPOSED TO TUBULIN DISRUPTORS, BISPHENOL-A AND TAXOL
El-Orm, Bashir BAS - Mathematics, Natural and Health Sciences, UH West Oahu

058 PATHOGENIC BACTERIA AS INDICATORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AFTER THE 2023 LĀHAINĀ WILDFIRES
Zamani, Tara - STEM, University of Hawaii Maui College

060 STABILIZING KAVALACTONE DISPERSIONS UTILIZING COMMON EMULSIFIERS
Williams, Stryder BS - Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, UH Manoa

062 EXPLORING THE SENSITIVITY OF HAWAIIAN PLANT EXTRACTS FOR ANTIBACTERIAL TREATMENT
Gamboa, Natalie BAS - Division of Math, Natural and Health Science, UH West Oahu

063 CELL SURFACE EXPRESSION OF TM2 S6'F NACHRS
George, Patricia - Hawaii Pacific University Lab, Hawaii Pacific University

064 PRODUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF PRE-FUSION EBOLA VIRUS GP2 EXPRESSED IN DROSOPHILA S2 CELLS FOR ANALYSIS OF VACCINE-INDUCED IMMUNE RESPONSES
Ding, Yuewen BS - Tropical Medicine Department, John A. Burns School of Medicine

065 EFFECTS OF LONG-TERM CREATINE SUPPLEMENTATION IN GERIATRIC PATIENTS WITHOUT SUBSEQUENT RESISTANCE TRAINING
Arce, Odessa - Kinesiology and Exercise Science , UH Hilo

066 EXPRESSING THE DIVERSITY OF NITROGEN FIXING GENES IN CULTIVATED AND WILD ROOT NODULES ON 'OAHU
Oleary, Emma AA - Biology, Leeward Community College

069 GAINING RESEARCH EXPERIENCE OF PROTEIN PRODUCTION
Duncan, Caitlin Biology - N/A, Hawaii Pacific University

070 BIODIVERSITY OF THE PELAGIC SURFACE SLICK MICRO-GASTROPODS FROM HAWAII
Nims, Allison - College of Natural and Computational Science, Hawaii Pacific University

071 THE EXPRESSION OF MITOTIC PROTEINS WITH AN EUKARYOTIC CELL SYSTEM
Maurus, Harrison - Biology, UH Hilo

072 BRIDGING ANCIENT PAST WITH MODERN IMMUNITY: EXPLORING THE EVOLUTION OF ANTIBODY DIVERSITY
Ha, Jacob BS - Kapiolani Community College, Department of Tropical Medicine, Kapiolani Community College

075 LC/MS^2 ANALYSIS OF MAMAKI (PIPTURUS ALBIDUS) USING FEATURE BASED MOLECULAR NETWORKING
Rajagopal Switzer, Kieran - Chemistry, UH Hilo

076 CREATION OF AN IMMUNE COMPLEX WITH GP120 COVALENTLY ATTACHED FOR HIV RESEARCH
Manninen, Gabriel BA - Biology , Leeward Community College

077 MECHANISM OF ACTION OF SULFITE INHIBITION IN HUMAN RECOMBINANT LYSOZYME USING FLUORESCENT ASSAYS
Maalea, Aliyah - Biology, NOTE: This goes under UHMC University of Hawai'i Maui College

078 DEVELOPMENT OF NATURAL PRODUCT LIBRARY FROM TERRESTRIAL PLANT COLLECTIONS IN HAWAII
Dick, Leigha - Chemistry, Hawaii Pacific University

079 USE OF MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES SUCH AS EDNA IN CONSERVATION EFFORTS
Faanunu, Keleni BS - Biology, UH Hilo

082 LINEAGE TRACING TCF21 VISCERAL SMOOTH MUSCLE ACROSS THE ALIMENTARY AND FEMALE GENITOURINARY SYSTEMS
Grigat, Lauren - Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Medicine, Center For Cardiovascular Research, UH Manoa

083 AN SCFV-FC PLATFORM FOR RAPID SCREENING OF ANTIBODY SEQUENCES
Muraoka, Teagan - Math and Sciences , Kapiolani Community College

084 EVALUATING IMPACTS OF TRANSPORTATION STRESSORS ON CATTLE THROUGH CFDNA METHYLATION
Ku, Casey - Human Nutrition, Food & Animal Sciences, UH Manoa

085 DEVELOPMENT OF A LATERAL FLOW ASSAY FOR MARBURG VIRUS DETECTION
Iwatani, April BS - Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology, and Pharmacology, UH Manoa

110 CHARACTERIZING THE VENOM OF THE HAWAIIAN CONUS PENNACEUS
Wong, Justin BS - MBBE, UH Manoa

112 FUNGICULTURE WITH A SMART BIOTECHNOLOGICAL GROWTH CHAMBER
Lin, Kenneth - MBBE, UH Manoa

114 VALIDATING AI DERIVED CRANIOFACIAL MODELS FOR USE IN VIRTUAL REALITY NEURONAVIGATION
Slane, Kylah - Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry and Physiology, UH Manoa