View the posters that were presented at the Undergraduate Poster Showcase on March 19, 2024! Students who were unable to present in-person are listed as "virtual" presenters.
| Poster # |
Presenter |
Department/Program |
Poster (click to view) |
| 1 |
Ronit Mohapatra
|
Biochemistry |
 Decreasing Freshwater Metal Pollution with Riparian Plants |
| 2 |
Coco Jie Wang
|
Psychology |
Back to The Future: Linking Early Psychiatric Symptoms to Trans-Diagnostic Cognitive Impairments |
| 3 |
Serena Elzein
|
Computer Science and Biology
|
Reinforcement Learning for Cardiac Interventions: A Machine Learning Model |
| 4 |
Julia Nathanson
|
Psychology |
The Effect of Personal Familiarity on Episodic Memory in Aging |
| 5 |
Linshan (Sunny) Wang
|
Psychology |
The Language Profile of Posterior Cortical Atrophy |
| 6 |
Hyerin Kim
|
Biochemistry |
Engineering Yeast for the Conversion of Cholesterol to Gut Non-Absorbable Derivatives |
| 7 |
Grace Parish
|
Microbiology and Immunology
|
Characterizing Novel Antimicrobial Compounds from Canadian High Arctic Soil Bacteria |
| 8 |
Adrienne Vandenberg
|
Psychology |
Communication Quality in Infant Sleep Resources for Parents: An Environmental Scan |
| 9 |
Kadence Chow
|
Chemistry |
Mistletoe: From Christmastime Cupid to Environmentally Friendly Adhesive |
| 10 |
Madeline Cohen
|
Interdepartmental Honours program in Immunology
|
Characterization of Tertiary Lymphoid Structures in Renal Cell Carcinoma |
| 11 |
Tomas Pepe
|
Interdepartmental Honours program in Immunology
|
NFIL3: A Potential New Player in Macrophage-Mediated Inflammation |
| 12 |
Lucy An
|
Medicine and Health Sciences
|
SHP2 Inhibitor Combination Therapy in BRAF-Mutant Colorectal Cancer |
| 13 |
Nathalie Jack
|
Psychology |
You Got a Friend in Me: Mechanisms of Perceived Support in Emerging Adult Friendships |
| 14 |
Nicole Scher
|
Biochemistry |
Perineuronal Nets in Dorsal Root Ganglia: Implications for Cisplatin-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy and Pain Modulation |
| 15 |
Tanoulu Li
|
Psychology and Statistics
|
Mediation Analysis Using State-Space Modelling in Single-Case Experimental Design |
| 16 |
Joshua Hazan Mea
|
Medicine and Health Sciences
|
Chronic Pain in a Novel Murine Polytrauma Model of Spinal Cord Injury |
| 17 |
Eva Clancy
|
Geology |
Sea Level Change Due to Greenland Ice Loss |
| 18 |
Faith Bendall
|
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
|
DNA-Polymerase-α-Primase Complex Subunit Expression and Cytarabine Sensitivity |
| 19 |
Olivia Locke
|
Physics |
Velocity Dispersion of Infrared-Selected Galaxy Clusters |
| 20 |
Henry Stephenson
|
Bioengineering |
Designing gRNAs for Novel CRISPR System |
| 21 |
Adel Batal
|
Anatomy and Cell Biology
|
Divide and Conquer: Functional Analysis of the Individual Domains of the Type-IX Secretion System’s Response Regulator Protein |
| 22 |
Maya Goss
|
Physics |
Graphene Growth and Characterization |
| 23 |
Lena Hug
|
Psychology |
Investigating the Impact of Child Abuse on Cerebellar Perineuronal Nets in Depressed Suicides: An Experimental Optimization |
| 24 |
Shai Rotbard-Seelig
|
Geography |
Misbe-Haven: Geography of Offshore Tax Evasion in Canada
|
| 25 |
Vivian Li
|
Neuroscience
|
The Influence of Motor Learning on Perineuronal Nets |
| 26 |
Faye Nikolettos
|
Neuroscience |
Sulcal Morphology and Anatomical Relationships in the Human Paracentral Lobule |
| 27 |
Emil Stahle
|
Chemistry |
Exploring Quartet States: The Synthesis of Engineered Organic Molecules |
| 28 |
Lily Li
|
Neuroscience |
Characterizing Human iPSC-derived Midbrain Organoids and Microglia Co-Culture as a Tool for Studying Parkinson’s Disease |
| 29 |
Alice Clauss
|
Sustainability, Science and Society
|
Time "n" Space: The Novel Use of Travel Time to Determine Locality |
| 30 |
Aglaé Lambert
|
Environment |
Fishing Down the Food Web in Lake Albert, Uganda |
| 31 |
Bade Kolcuoglu
|
Psychology |
Associations of Rejection Sensitivity (RS) and Fear of Being Single (FOBS) with People’s Desires for a Partner |
| 32 |
Sonya Liu
|
Physics and English Literature
|
Using QTCAD to Model Ambipolar Silicon Quantum Dot Devices Based on the FinFET Structure |
| 33 |
Christopher Barbarie
|
Physics |
Drone Based Beam Calibration for Radio Telescopes In the High Arctic |
| 34 |
Cleo Cox
|
Anatomy and Cell Biology
|
Effects of Maternal Time-Restricted Feeding on Clock Gene Expression in Rat Pups Exposed to Early Life Stress |
| 35 |
Melina Chen
|
Biochemistry |
Towards the Structural and Functional Characterization of Lugdunin Biosynthesis Pathway |
| 36 |
Sophia Vetrici
|
Biochemistry |
Vitamin D is Needed for Early Development of Human Immunity |
| 37 |
Angela Gao
|
Psychology |
Using a Consider the Opposite Intervention to Reduce Attractiveness Bias on the Judgment Bias Task |
| 38 |
Adam Sanger
|
Cognitive Science
|
The Human in the Machine: Investigating the Psychological Impact of Microwork on Humans and Artificial Intelligence |
| 39 |
Maxime Verreault
|
Biology |
Somatic and Germ Cells Communicate to Preserve Germline Fertility in C. elegans |
| 40 |
Emily (Na Young) Cha
|
Anatomy and Cell Biology
|
Characterization of BAP1 as a Potential Modulator of Alpha Synuclein Fibril Uptake |
| 41 |
Emily (Na Young) Cha
|
Anatomy and Cell Biology
|
The Role of Sidekick-1 in the Prefrontal Cortex as a Promoter of Stress Resilience |
| 42 |
Olivia Ruge
|
Neuroscience |
Variability in the Temporal Organization of Birdsong Modulates the Strength of Vocal Learning |
| 43 |
Farah Aboasali
|
Biochemistry |
CACNA1A Mutations in Essential Tremor Lead to Dysregulation of Exocytosis Machinery |
| 44 |
Matilda Prentice
|
Anatomy and Cell Biology
|
Lessons from the Dead: Thematic Analysis of First-Year Medical Student Reflections Following Traditional vs. Modified Cadaveric Laboratory Exposure |
| 45 |
Christina Ghaleb
|
Psychology |
Exploring the Impact of Trauma on Behavioral Patterns in Youth Predisposed to Bipolar Disorder |
| 46 |
Amanda Fu
|
Biochemistry |
Determining the Role of Partially Methylated Domains in the Placenta |
| 47 |
Michelle Xu
|
Neuroscience
|
Anatomical Characterisation of the Frontal Aslant Tract Using Sulcal-Driven Diffusion Tractography Approach |
| 48 |
Vanessa Krohn
|
Psychology |
Speech Changes Following Temporal Resection |
| 49 |
Victor Chen
|
Physiology |
A Cloud-Based Pipeline for the Automated Classification of Crash Reports |
| 50 |
Cleo Huang
|
Neuroscience |
Predicting Academic Performance in First-Year STEM Courses: How a Peer Collaboration Space Informs Strategies for Student Success |
| 51 |
Evonne Henning
|
Physiology
|
Partial Knee Replacements Versus Total Knee Replacements in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis |
| 52 |
Mikayla Strandberg
|
Psychology |
Gaze Behaviours in Dyadic Interactions: The Role of Face Masks on Prevalence of Recurrent Looks and Mutual Gaze |
| 53 |
Mariella Berberi
|
Psychology |
The Relation Between Catastrophizing and Depression Following Covid-19 Infection |
| 54 |
Dallas Rager
|
Psychology |
The Potential Mediating Effect of Familiarity on Emotional Self-Reports and Skin Conductance Response to Dissonance in Music |
| 55 |
Katalina Couto
|
Microbiology and Immunology
|
Memory-Like Responses of IL-33-Induced Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells |
| 56 |
Clara Nadeau
|
Psychology |
Unveiling Pain Sensitivity and Performance Dynamics of ADHD Students |
| 57 |
Olivier Grégoire
|
Sustainability, Science and Society
|
The Impacts of Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells on Soil Texture, pH and Organic Carbon |
| 58 |
Cate Paterson
|
Environment |
Increasing Accessibility to Waste Sorting Knowledge |
| 59 |
Alex Parent
|
Psychology |
“Food is Fuel” Philosophy Fights Eating Disorders Worldwide |
| 60 |
Laura Vaugeois
|
Biochemistry |
Dissecting the Disease: Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD) |
| 61 |
Tara Quinlan
|
Psychology |
The Impact of Timing on Reducing Bias Based on Physical Attractiveness |
| 62 |
Sabina Boudames
|
Anatomy and Cell Biology
|
Ignorance is Not Bliss: Ignorance Production in Medical Systems |
| 63 |
Madison Cooper
|
Mathematics |
Mathematics and Intuition: Comparing Two Types of Logical Reasoning |
| 64 |
Cara Flynn
|
Biochemistry |
Characterizing Heat Shock Protein Expression in Nitrogen-Fixing Nodules of Tropical Trees |
| 65 |
Andy Bai
|
Physiology |
Effect of h-Caldesmon on the Molecular Mechanics of Smooth Muscle Myosin |
| 66 |
Julia Wright
|
Computer Science and Biology
|
MycoNurseries: Sustainable Mushroom Farming |
| 67 |
Andrew Dayton
|
Microbiology and Immunology
|
Structural Characterization of Potent Antibody Bound to Malaria Transmission-Blocking Vaccine Candidate Informs Next-Generation Vaccine Design |
| 68 |
Lucinda Silverman
|
Sustainability, Science and Society
|
New2Wheels: Bike Tours for New Urban Riders |
| 69 |
Ruiji Ming
|
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
|
Identification of Triple Potentiators Combination for the Activation of the CFTR Gating Mutants |
| 70 |
Xiwei Meng
|
Pharmacology |
Investigation of Structure Function of a New Inhibitor of RAS and ARF6 |
| 71 |
Peipei Zeng
|
Anatomy and Cell Biology
|
Glioma Cells Communicate with Stromal Cells via IL-33 Containing Exosomes |
| 72 |
Shobina Premachandran
|
Anatomy and Cell Biology
|
Characterizing Enteric Neurons in Dopamine Transporter (DAT)-Cre Reporter Mice Reveals Dopaminergic Subtypes with Dual-Transmitter Content |
| 73 |
Evelyn Chan
|
Neuroscience |
Filling in the ______s: Exploring the Use of Artificial Intelligence to Characterize Language Disturbances in Schizophrenia |
| 74 |
Soraya Ghassemlou
|
Computer Science and Biology
|
Kar9 Condensates Prevent Caravan Sway While Towing Nuclear Envelope Cargo |
| 75 |
Madeleine Aucoin
|
Environment |
Investigating Cladoceran Assemblages in Eastern Canadian Lakes over the Past 200 Years |
| 76 |
Claire Dominici-Tiranti
|
Environment |
Millipedes and Centipedes of the Lyman Entomological Museum: New Centipede Records for British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec |
| 77 |
Bryana-Alexa Liberta
|
Psychology |
Musical Timbre and Memory |
| 78 |
Jake Pringle
|
Bioengineering |
Microscale Molecular Gradients on Biological Surfaces |
| 79 |
Emilia Vlahos
|
Physics |
Impacting Atmospheres: Linking Solid Accretion During Formation to Exoplanet Composition |
| 80 |
Yashar Aghazadeh-Habashi
|
Interdepartmental Honours program in Immunology
|
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| 81 |
Jianing Li
|
Physics |
Simulation of a Quantum Dot under an Atomic Force Microscope |
| 82 |
Hadrien Padilla
|
Computer Science
|
Optimization of Array Design for Histotripsy |
| 83 |
Alina Reck
|
Biochemistry |
Investigation of the Structural Basis Behind Zanamivir's Inhibition of Influenza Neuraminidase and Potential Drug Improvements |
| 83 |
Anastasija Piric
|
Biochemistry
|
Investigation of the Structural Basis Behind Zanamivir's Inhibition of Influenza Neuraminidase and Potential Drug Improvements |
| 84 |
Yejin Lee
|
Physiology, Mathematics and Statistics
|
Persistent Homology and Neuroscience |
| 84 |
Parker Sherry
|
Physics, Mathematics and Statistics
|
Persistent Homology and Neuroscience |
| 84 |
Kindness Chen
|
Mathematics and Statistics
|
Persistent Homology and Neuroscience |
| 85 |
Connor Gunn
|
Environment |
Pilot Study on Ticks in Barbados |
| 85 |
Leia Swayze
|
Sustainability, Science and Society
|
Pilot Study on Ticks in Barbados |
| 86 |
Eleanor Greenspan-Ardman
|
Anatomy and Cell Biology
|
Improving mNeonGreen |
| 86 |
Eva Mamane
|
Anatomy and Cell Biology
|
Improving mNeonGreen |
| 87 |
Cassidy Pistun
|
Environment |
Differentiating Foraging and Migrating States in Hawksbill Turtles in Barbados |
| 87 |
Benjamin Chamberland
|
Computer Science
|
Differentiating Foraging and Migrating States in Hawksbill Turtles in Barbados |
| 88 |
Houwen Yao
|
Neuroscience |
Checkmate Pain: Exploring the Links Between Flow Experience and Pain Modulation |
| 88 |
Julie Lê André
|
Psychology |
Checkmate Pain: Exploring the Links Between Flow Experience and Pain Modulation |
| 89 |
Adam Chami-Tondreau
|
Psychology |
Passion and Flow: Unraveling Their Roles in Pain Modulation |
| 89 |
Fatiha Benrahmani
|
Neuroscience |
Passion and Flow: Unraveling Their Roles in Pain Modulation |
| 90 |
Simon Lindsay-Stodart
|
Sustainability, Science and Society
|
Barbados Breakwater Coral |
| 90 |
Saule Zaprauskis
|
International Development Studies
|
Barbados Breakwater Coral |
| 90 |
Jack Kelley
|
Environment |
Barbados Breakwater Coral |
| 91 |
Emma Bergeron Quick
|
Environment |
Testing Management Methods for the Invasive New Guinea Flatworm in Barbados |
| 91 |
Isabella Serrette
|
Environmental Science, The University of the West Indies
|
Testing Management Methods for the Invasive New Guinea Flatworm in Barbados |
| 92 |
Kachantae Kamilah Faith Brathwaite
|
Biology, The University of the West Indies
|
BioTrash to Cash |
| 92 |
Yashua Zoser Holder
|
Environmental Science, The University of the West Indies
|
BioTrash to Cash |
| 93 |
Maxence Lapatrie
|
Computer Engineering
|
Seconds of Brain Activity Differentiate Individuals |
| 94 |
Marta Betlej
|
Physiology |
Can We Engineer Regulation of Gene Expression by Transplanting Transcription Factor Binding Sites? |
| 95 |
Louis-Philippe Bateman
|
Biology |
Using New Virtual Methods to Understand the Ecomorphology of Extinct Vertebrates |
| 96 |
Corina Lazarenco
|
Psychology |
Sociality and Functional Brain Networks Among Older Adults at High Risk of Alzheimer's Disease |
| 97 |
Grace Yu
|
Neuroscience |
The Remarkable Human Brain: Assessing a Human-Specific Gene in Human Brain Development Within a Dish |
| 98 |
Michelle Kowalska
|
Psychology |
Exploring LGBTQ+ Substance Recovery: Qualitative Research Study |
| 99 |
Sophie Karovitch
|
Mathematics and Physiology
|
Mathematical Modelling of Transferrin in Iron Metabolism |
| 100 |
Hannah James
|
Anatomy and Cell Biology
|
Patient Photographs Found on Google Images: Implications for Informed Consent and Patient Privacy |
| 101 |
Addy Chow
|
Physiology |
Measuring and Treating Speech Misperception Through Electrophysiology and Neuromodulation |
| 101 |
Tommy Liu
|
Linguistics and Psychology
|
Measuring and Treating Speech Misperception Through Electrophysiology and Neuromodulation |
| 102 |
Khardjatou Marianne Djigo
|
Anatomy and Cell Biology
|
Parasites on the Placenta: Investigating the Role of Extracellular Vesicles in the Pathogenesis of Placental Malaria |
| 103 |
Anna Walls
|
Psychology |
A Blunted Error-Related Negativity at Entry to University Prospectively Predicts Increases in Alcohol Consumption Across First Year |
| 104 |
Thomas Jogand-Coulomb
|
Physics |
Shaping Light Beams with MicroLens Arrays Can Produce Uniform Electron Bunches
|
| 105 |
Sloane Sirota
|
Physics |
Limits on Fast Radio Burst-like Radio Emission from Short Gamma Ray Bursts |
| 106 |
Sarah Akkad
|
Cognitive Science
|
Reading Accuracy and Error Analysis in Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) |
| 107 |
Milea DiPonzio
|
Microbiology and Immunology
|
Improving NK-cell-based Immunotherapy Through Dual Targeting of PTPN1/PTPN2 to Enhance NK Cell Viability in Combination with Alternative Cancer Therapies |
| 108 |
Mengdi Zhu
|
Cognitive Science
|
fMRI Signal Complexity on the Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia |
| 109 |
Benjamin Lévesque Kinder
|
Neuroscience |
Improving Modelling of Aperiodic Neural Dynamics: Model Selection in SPRiNT |
| 110 |
Laura Meng
|
Medicine |
Comparison of Cortical vs. Spinal Cord Neural Progenitor Cell Transplantation in the Recovery of Rodent Spinal Cord Injury |
| 111 |
Alexei Kieran
|
Chemistry |
A Modular and Engaging Approach to the Suzuki Reaction for the Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Laboratory |
| 112 |
Annabel Zhu
|
Neuroscience |
Linear and Nonlinear Models of Musical Synchrony in Groups |
| 113 |
Carol Zhou
|
Biochemistry |
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| 114 |
Emma Tomiuk
|
Cognitive Science
|
Student Motivation Changes and Relation to Learning |
| 115 |
Eva Goblot
|
Earth System Science
|
Eavesdropping on Blue Whales Using Seismic Systems |
| 116 |
Louis-Roy Langevin
|
Mathematics and Computer Science
|
The Burning Number Conjecture |
| 117 |
Margot Sarfas
|
Psychology |
Probabilistic Duplet Learning: A New Way to Study Motor Sequence Learning |
| 118 |
Mikaela-Angellika Andreadakis
|
Anatomy and Cell Biology
|
Ending the Eponym Epidemic: Exploring Game-Based Approaches to Encourage Use of Descriptive Terminology |
| 119 |
Rebekah Khan
|
Pharmacology |
Investigating Glial Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of ARSACS |
| 120 |
Samantha O'Toole
|
Psychology
|
Examining How Retrieval Goals Shape Memory Recall in Younger and Older Adults |
| 121 |
Alexandra Aliferis
|
Psychology |
Blocking Consolidation of Emotional Events Using Tetris |
| 122 |
Qetsia Misenga
|
Physiology |
Investigating the Cellular Uptake of Fluorescent Carbon Dots in Human Cells |
| 123 |
Gursween Padda
|
Anatomy and Cell Biology, and Sociology
|
From Care to Change: A Transformative Approach in Quebec’s Foster Care System |
| 124 |
Shelby Deegan
|
Environment and International Development Studies
|
A Multi-Criteria Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of Marine Renewable Energy Sources Across the US |
| 125 |
Elena Bai
|
Cognitive Science
|
Investigating the Effect of Object Typicality in a Cross Modal Priming Task: A Pilot |
| 126 |
Léa Baillargeon
|
Psychology |
The Self Through Languages: How Multilingualism Shapes Cultural Identity and Self-Concept |
| 127 |
Rui Su
|
Biochemistry |
Targeting Two Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases Decreases Cancer Cell Immune Evasion |
| 128 |
Athina Sitou
|
Neuroscience |
The Effects of Hyperosmolality on Paraventricular Nucleus Neurons |
| 129 |
Katya Britton
|
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
|
A User-Friendly Tool for the Use of Wall Jet Analytical and Semi-Empirical Models of Downbursts |
| 130 |
Eugene Yuzan Guo
|
Cognitive Science
|
Navigating Grocery Shopping in Older Age: Accessibility Challenges and Digital Support Opportunities
|
| 131 |
Alexandra Rochon
|
Physics and Geophysics
|
Ice Sheet Models for Exoplanets
|
| Creative 1 |
Irene Newman Jimenez
|
Cognitive Science
|
Corner of the World: An Exploration of Discomfort, Behaviour, and Discrimination |
| Creative 2 |
Hamidah Oderinwale
|
Mathematics |
Data Should Be FAIR: Surveying the Applications of Interoperability and Provenance for Data-Driven Science |
| Creative 3 |
Lisa Pennel
|
Honours Cognitive Science
|
Changing the Narrative Through Restorative Justice: From Criminal to Artist |
| Creative 4 |
Emma Vrignaud
|
Cognitive Science
|
Rules and Randomness
|
| Creative 5 |
Rebecah Kaplun
|
Cognitive Science
|
Wisdom Applied: Towards Flourishing and Growth |
| Virtual 1 |
Brianna Goldstein
|
Psychology |
Perspective Taking in Association with Shared Reality Threats |
| Virtual 2 |
Anna Xuyao Shi
|
Bioengineering |
Cellular Responses to Implants: Literature Survey on the Biointegration of Medical Implants |
| Virtual 3 |
Beth Hales
|
Psychology |
Cognitive Restraint Versus Restriction: An Investigation of Daily Eating Patterns in Women With Restrictive Eating Disorders |
| Virtual 4 |
Emily Foxman
|
Anatomy and Cell Biology
|
Roles of Alpha-PIX and Beta-PIX in the Regulation of Rho GTPases in Kidney Epithelial Cells |
| Virtual 5 |
Joshua Cheruvathur
|
Physiology |
Cervical Cancer Unmasked: A Population Analysis of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cervical Cancer Diagnosis, Incidence, Mortality, and Survival |
| Virtual 6 |
Rania M. Khan
|
Rehabilitation Science in Physical Therapy
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Investigating the Relationship Between NRAS Mutations and SH2B3/Lnk in Melanoma |
| Virtual 7 |
Suki Wang
|
Psychology |
Predictors of Quality of Life in Autistic Adolescents and Adults |
| Virtual 8 |
Savannah Dunberry |
Physiology |
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| Virtual 9 |
Ava Paton |
Pharmacology |
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| Virtual 10 |
Andrew Kemp |
Biology |
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| Virtual 11 |
Linshan (Sunny) Wang |
Psychology |
Efficient Coding of Spatial Frequency in Natural Images: Cross-Frequency Dependencies |