At the end of the REU program, students present a virtual flash talk presentation showcasing their scientific work over the summer. Students also present science posters at expos at their home institutions, which allows them to gain more presentation experience and serve as IISAGE ambassadors.
2023 – Flash Talk Presentations
Dr. Peggy Biga’s Lab – The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
Addesyn Adergoba — Use of Resazurin to Analyze Potential Sex and Age Specific Metabolic Differences in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Dr. Ellie Duan’s Lab – Cornell University
Hannah Araujo — Sex-specific Early Development in Bovine Embryos
Dr. Tony Gamble’s Lab – Marquette University
Precious Conteh — ZZ/ZW Sex determining system in the gecko Oedura monilis
Dr. Erica Larschan’s Lab – Brown University
Melissa Aldana — Targeting an Active Chromatin Domain to the Drosophila X Chromosome
Nate Nigrin — Investigating the Role of Dosage Compensation in D. melanogaster Sex-specific Aging Differences
Dr. Richard Meisel’s Lab – University of Houston
Onyi Turner — Aging Differences in Sex Chromosomes using Houseflies and Drosophila
Dr. Nicole Riddle’s Lab — The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
Rachel Ferris — The Role of Polycomb Group Proteins in Animal Activity
Dr. Ritambhara Singh’s Lab – Brown University
Mikayla Walsh & Peter Zhu — Analyzing Sex-specific Aging Differences using Machine Learning
Dr. Gerald Wilkinson’s Lab – University of Maryland
Abigail Marshall — Relative Telomere Length of Phyllostomus Hastatus Bats Using qPCR
2023 – Poster Presentations
Dr. Nicole Riddle’s Lab — The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
Rachel Ferris — The Role of Polycomb Group Proteins in Animal Activity
Dr. Tony Gamble’s Lab – Marquette University
Precious Conteh — ZZ/ZW Sex determining system in the gecko Oedura monilis
Dr. Erica Larschan’s Lab – Brown University
Nate Nigrin — Investigating the Role of Dosage Compensation in D. melanogaster Sex-specific Aging Differences
