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Students Showcase 2024 Research at SURE Symposium

º£½ÇÉçÇø Students Showcase Research at SURE Symposium

Published: August 8, 2024.



º£½ÇÉçÇø undergraduate students presented their summer research findings at the Dr. James Girard Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) 2024 Symposium on August 6 on the Romeoville campus. 

The students researched a wide range of topics, including , , , crime metrics, dye degradation, software testing, precision nutrition, , , neutrophil differentiation, safe storage education, microbial activity, , , occupational voice use, , physical therapy curricula and holistic admissions. 

The provides students with the opportunity to conduct research under the mentorship of º£½ÇÉçÇø faculty members. The symposium allows students to share their findings with the university community and the public. 

"The SURE Symposium is a celebration of student research and scholarship," said Dr. Brittany Stephenson, director of the SURE program. "We are proud of the work our students have done this summer, and we are excited to see what they will accomplish in the future." 

The following students presented their research. 

  • Kiersten Smith - "Exploring the Role of Reactive Oxygen Species on Alzheimer’s Disease Pathogenesis" 
  • Raven Robinson - "Navigating Service Provision and Community Perceptions in a Suburban Environment: A Study of Homeless Service Nonprofits" 
  • Philiffe Tebalan - "Graph Theoretical Modeling of Self-Assembling DNA of the Fan Graph Family" 
  • Claire Griffin - "Aligning Crime Metrics with Public Perception: A Data-Driven Approach" 
  • Audrey Ang - "The Utilization of Whole Cell Catalysis for Dye Degradation" 
  • Chuckie Gentile - "An Agent-Based Model for the Evaluation of Precision Nutrition through a Socioeconomic Lens" 
  • Samantha Curtin - "" 
  • Evan Burns - "Impartial Geodetic Achievement Games Played on Connected Graphs" 
  • Aleksandra Borek - "Using Splice Switching Antisense Oligonucleotides to treat Machado Joseph Disease" 
  • Aaron Allred - "Cyclin D3 and the Transcriptional Mechanisms Behind Neutrophil Differentiation" 
  • Julianna Henrichs - "Parental Perceptions on Safe Storage Education in Illinois" 
  • Octavio Ortiz - "Microbial Activity of Rhizosphere in Soils Amended with Biochar Produced from Different Species of Invasive Plants" 
  • Angelina Martinez - "Comparison of the Chemical and Physical Properties of Biochar Produced from Different Invasive Plants" 
  • Zachary Campbell - "Mathematically Modeling Recurrent C. difficile Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities" 
  • Cynthia Lopez - "Exploring Attitudes to Occupational Voice Use in Fitness Instructors" 
  • Vy Le - "Clustering Analysis of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)" 
  • Ariana Estrada - "Incorporating Social Determinants of Health into Physical Therapy Curricula: A Scoping Review" 
  • Saja Ahmed - "Nursing Faculty Views on Holistic Admissions" 

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