Josephine Christon
Peiqiao Xie
The nuclear envelope, a hallmark of eukaryotic cells, harbors many proteins whose functions in plants remain poorly understood. One of the newly discovered nuclear envelope transmembrane proteins, PNET1, is shown to display a strong association with another protein that is known to play an essential role in effector-triggered immunity activation. To investigate how PNET1 may be implicated in the immune response activation mechanism and cell proliferation, I will continue to assist my mentors this summer in genotyping mutants of interest and performing follow-up assays targeting the potential interactions between PNET1 […]
Lauren Schuck
Over the summer, I will design an online experiment to assess the role the basal ganglia, a subcortical brain structure, plays in motor learning. Previous literature demonstrates that the brain is able to compensate for changes in the body (e.g., fatigue) and in the environment (e.g., a windy day). Whether the basal ganglia is involved in this learning process remains elusive. To answer this question, I will create a reaching experiment that specifically probes how we strategically compensate for our movement errors. To test the role of the basal ganglia, […]
Jason Lam
Amy Park
Children living with similar resources still continue to have varying levels of oral health. How is it that some families have better oral health than others? In my summer research project, I am assessing the nutrition, oral health, and parenting practices of families with children ages 3 to 6 in Nepal. I hypothesize that there is an association between the number of children in the family with the severity of child’s tooth decay, which may be mediated by nutrition practices, oral health practices, and mother’s oral health knowledge.
Angela S Chung
People select and manipulate their environments constantly to best fit the tasks they need to complete/support the cognitive and emotional states necessary. This summer, I will be assisting my research mentor in data collection and paper writing on acoustical experiences in the workplace and emotional expression in a space. This research can better architects, engineers, and the general public as we discover the ways occupants can use the spaces around them to increase comfort and productivity. I’m excited to help bring this research to fruition and gather insightful data that […]
Julia Choi
Frugivores and nectarivores are naturally exposed to low levels of alcohol within their diets as a result of fermentative yeasts. This research project explores the preference of Calypte anna (Anna’s Hummingbird) for varying concentrations of ethanol in nectar. We will be running binary choice tests to measure nectar consumption rates and investigate hummingbird behavior. This research may reveal the effect of alcohol in hummingbirds’ diets and give insight into human alcoholism.
Lauren Cohen
Much attention has been focused on dysfunction associated with high or low approach motivation, or with deficits in effortful control. Recent evidence suggests, however, that it is important to consider these two dimensions jointly. This project examines the transdiagnostic effects of extremes in approach motivation and cognitive control across self-report, behavioral, and fMRI measurements. This summer, I will continue to assist my mentor in behavioral data collection, recruitment, participant management, and assisting with fMRI data collection.
Yoobin Lee
Serena Chi
Non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) modulates neural activity through the application of electrical or magnetic fields to a targeted region of the scalp. While many NIBS methods have proven to be useful in research and clinical treatments, each method presents its own limitations. The goal of this project is to test the efficacy of a new NIBS device known as Kilohertz Transcranial Magnetic Perturbation (kTMP) which has the potential to surpass key limitations present in standard NIBS methods. By analyzing the effects of kTMP on motor output or behavioral tasks, we […]