Sigma Zeta Student Research Awards
Sigma Zeta members!! We encourage you to apply for the 2019-20 Research Awards. Last year twenty-three research proposals were reviewed at the Nov. 4 officers meeting and 23 proposals were awarded.
Research awards are an opportunity to seek funding for your research with the expectation that you will present your research at the National Convention. 2019-20 Applications will be due prior to October 21, 2019. Plan ahead to apply now!
Research Award Information & Application
Recipients of 2018-19 Sigma Zeta Research Awards
Abigail C. Burnett, Nicole Lisek, Anthony Wilson, and Adam Travis. Gamma Eta.
An Evaluation of the Efficacy of Echinocandins and Triazoles on Reducing the Viability of Quiescent C. albican.
Alexis Guttormson. Gamma Gamma.
Identifying white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) and deer mice (P. maniculatus) using cellulose acetate electrophoresis of salivary amylase.
Elli Strand. Gamma Gamma.
Use of Cellulose Acetate Electrophoresis for Salivary Amylase to Differentiate Between White-footed (Peromyscus leucopus) and Deer (P. maniculatus) mice.
John Migliore. Beta Iota
Screening for naturally occurring antibiotics.
Joshua Yount. Gamma Kappa.
3D Printing of Habitable Aerodynamic Structures.
Kegan Main and Jonas Smith. Gamma Eta
Categorization of Head and Neck Cancer Cell Lines Through Phenotypic Specific Migration.
Korbyn Dahlquist. Beta Iota.
The role of lipolysis and lipophagy in NAFLD.
Kristen Buss. Gamma Eta.
Correlation of Low Doses of Actinomycin D Chemotherapy on Multiple Human Cancer Cell Lines with Increased Nucleolar Amplification.
Leah Noe. Gamma Eta.
Selective Inhibition of Aspartate Aminotransferase by L-Cycloserine in the Presence of Vitamin B₆ to Test Glutamate Concentration Levels.
Levi Coyle. Beta Eta.
Comparison of the effects of tilapia and bluegills in a small-scale private aquaponics system.
Maggie Crider and Megan Andersen. Beta Eta.
Isolation, identification and antimicrobial activity of local fungi in the context of middle school STEM mentorship and outreach.
Megan Desoriers. Gamma Eta.
Isolation and Identification of Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) Bacteria in an Urban Wetland Ecosystem.
Mollie Francis. Gamma Gamma.
Comparative Analysis of Squirrel Behavior and Habitat use in Light of Climate Change.
Nicholas Arroyo. Gamma Sigma.
Reversing cancer phenotypes in Vero cells by overexpressing tumor suppressor, p16INK4a.
Rachel Hurrell, Christopher Jones, Jackson Miller. Rho.
High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC).
Sonja Gilje. Gamma Gamma.
Using Radio Telemetry to Assess the Behaviors and Habitat Use of Urban Grey Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) and Potential Competition with Red Squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus).
Aaron Williams. Sigma.
Caenorhabditis elegans Health and Longevity on the Bacteria Citrobacter freundii in Comparison to Escherichia coli.
Stephanie Martinez. Sigma.
Dietary Effects of Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli on C. elegans Health.
WuShuang Yang, Htoo Thu, Brittany Fahringer, and Mason Mockobee. Gamma Eta.
Supplementation of Metformin with Vitamin D to Improve Glucose Uptake and Lower Triglyceride Levels in Drosophila melanogaster.
Isaac Lies. Gamma Mu.
Comparison of different engineering models of Narrow Bipolar Pulses.
Olivia Sirpella. Beta Chi.
Functional Aspects of SOX18 variant E137K on Transcriptional Activity.
Shannon Taylor, Kyle Palermo, and Adam Schuder. Gamma Eta.
Elucidating L-Leucine Protein Synthesis Pathways in Yeast Using Gcn4 Depletion Strain and Rapamycin.
Abbegale Reeves. Gamma Kappa.
3D Printing of Upper Extremity Prosthetics and Translation of Pressure Sensors to Activation.
Recipients of 2017-18 Sigma Zeta Research Awards
Lucinda Adams, Beta Chapter
An Analysis of Human Salivary Protein in response to Olfactory Stimuli
Jessica Agama and Hannah Sproull, Beta Eta Chapter
Binding Affinity of CYP4X1 with Arachidonic Acid and Anandamide
Cheyenne Anderson, Gamma Lambda Chapter
Developing a protocol to preserve long-term viability of the microalgal species, Chlorella protothecoides UTEX 25
Kristen Bricker Beta Chi Chapter
Generation of Native and Mutated pEF1/SOX18 Myc-His Expression Constructs to Determine the Impact of a Glutamic Acid to Lysine Amino Acid Exchange on Nuclear Localization
Luke Elsener and Paige Swan, Gamma Eta Chapter
Effects of available L-Arginine on β-Amyloid plaque formation in C. elegans model of Alzheimer’s disease
Mollie Francis, Gamma Gamma Chapter
Comparative Analysis of Squirrel Behavior and Habitat use in Light of Climate Change
Marcel Gonzalez, Osvy Rodriguez, Sabrina Romero, Gamma Rho Chapter
Image Segmentation Ensemble via Clustering
Ruthann Gorrell, Gamma Eta Chapter
Developing novel strategies to reduce age- related bone loss
Britta Lokken, Alpha Chi Chapter
A Newly Emerging Pathogen: Analysis of Cotton Leaf Curl Gezira Virus Within Plants Using Fluorescent Tagged Protein”
Charissa Lord, Beta Eta Chapter
Expression and purification of transmembrane serine protease 2 (TMPRSS2) to determine crystal structure
Kegan Main and Aidan Washer, Gamma Eta Chapter
The Effects of Nitric oxide and Lactate on Human Keratinocyte Proliferation
Katelyn Parsons, Gamma Gamma Chapter
Differentiation between Elodea canadensis and Elodea nuttallii using known ITS DNA sequences and morphological characteristics
Rebecca Riley, Rho Chapter
Examination of cellular-based mechanisms by which anthrocyanin changes occur in Saponaria officinalis during transition from male to female
Bianca Stockmeier, Gamma Eta Chapter
Low Doses of Actinomycin D Selectively Inhibit Cancer Cells with Nucleolar Amplification
Matthew Thiemsen, Alpha Chi Chapter
Visualization of coat proteins from cotton leaf curl Gezira virus in infected plant tissue
Laura Tweedie, Alpha Gamma Chapter
Improving Metabolic Analysis using GC-MS
Research awards are an opportunity to seek funding for your research with the expectation that you will present your research at the National Convention. 2019 Applications will be due prior to October 21, 2019. Plan ahead to apply now!