Each year, the Graduate Division's Summer Research Training Program (SRTP) welcomes outstanding undergraduate students to UCSF to work with faculty members on graduate-level research projects.
All are welcome to join us as this year's 43 students conclude their 10-week experience with 3 days of oral and poster presentations. This is a great chance to support their hard work and to learn about the range of research projects they have engaged in on campus.
Monday, July 31
Day 1 Oral Presentations, Genentech Hall Auditorium – 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Day 1 Oral Presentations, Genentech Hall N 114 – 9:15 a.m. to 11:55 a.m.
Day 1 Poster Session, Genentech Hall Atrium – 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 1
Day 2 Oral Presentations, Rock Hall 102 – 9:00 a.m. to 11:40 a.m.
Day 2 Oral Presentations, Mission Hall 1401 & 1402 – 9:00 a.m. to 11:40 a.m.
Wednesday, August 2
Day 3 Oral Presentations, Genentech Hall Auditorium – 9:20 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Day 3 Oral Presentations, Mission Hall 1401 &1402 – 9:20 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Day 3 Poster Session, Genentech Hall Atrium – 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Monday, July 31
Oral Presentations – Genentech Hall Auditorium
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| Time | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9:15 a.m. | Kade Copple | Extrathymic Aire Expressing Cells Mediate Immune Evasion in the Tumor Microenvironment |
| 9:35 a.m. | Colby Cheshire | Gut bacteria elevate serum gallic acid which depolarizes the mitochondrial membrane |
| 9:55 a.m. | Carson Shultz | Genetic and Chemical Modification of Lysosomal Protease Activity |
| 10:15 a.m. | Allison Paschack | A novel nucleotide binding pocket in the Legionella toxin SidI reveals allosteric regulation of enzyme function |
| 10:35 a.m. | BREAK | |
| 10:55 a.m. | Varsha Subramanyam | Analyzing the Role of PCSK9 in Cholesterol Uptake in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma |
| 11:15 a.m. | Nicole Korinetz | Investigating the genetic determinants of terminally differentiated medullary thymic epithelial cell (mTEC) subsets |
| 11:35 a.m. | Ella Serrano-Wu | Using Engineered T Cells for Targeted Immunosuppression |
| 11:55 a.m. | Emma Liimatta | The Effects of OGT Inhibition on Lamin A Localization and Abundance in XX mEScs |
Oral Presentations – Genentech Hall N 114
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| Time | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9:15 a.m. | Ava Bignell | Investigating CD4+ T Cell States in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) |
| 9:35 a.m. | Myra Ashraf | Elucidating the effect of cell polarization on 3Depithelial gland morphogenesis |
| 9:55 a.m. | Novik Thomas | Activating Anticancer Prodrugs via Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator (uPA) Expression in Cancerous Cell Lines |
| 10:15 a.m. | Isaiah Waiters | Effects of the Gut Microbiome on Vertebral Microstructure and Strength |
| 10:35 a.m. | BREAK | |
| 10:55 a.m. | Marli Berry | Oral Health Need for Treatment, Treatment Completion, and Recall Adherence among a cohort of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Children enrolled in a Large Dental Accountable Care Organization in Oregon |
| 11:15 a.m. | Mindy Tran | Determining the effects of VCP and Ataxin-3 interactions on protein aggregation |
| 11:35 a.m. | Khloe Kelley | Characterization of transgenic rodent models of tauopathy |
Poster Session - Genentech Hall Atrium, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Marli Berry | Oral Health Need for Treatment, Treatment Completion, and Recall Adherence among a cohort of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Children enrolled in a Large Dental Accountable Care Organization in Oregon |
| Ava Bignell | Investigating CD4+ T Cell States in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) |
| Vicky Chen | Characterization of RBMS3 as a regulator of RNA stability in breast cancer metastasis |
| Colby Cheshire | Gut bacteria elevate serum gallic acid which depolarizes the mitochondrial membrane |
| Kade Copple | Extrathymic Aire Expressing Cells Mediate Immune Evasion in the Tumor Microenvironment |
| Ethan Hung | Latent factor decomposition on hundreds of thousands of electronic health records reveals Alzheimer’s disease heterogeneity |
| Nicole Korinetz | Investigating the genetic determinants of terminally differentiated medullary thymic epithelial cell (mTEC) subsets |
| Brynn Kroke | Novel ddPCR Assay to Quantify MAPT RNA Isoform and Mutant vs Wild Type Expression in FTD Patient-Derived Neurons |
| Emma Liimatta | The Effects of OGT Inhibition on Lamin A Localization and Abundance in XX mEScs |
| Albert Mercer | Polymer-Induced Liquid Precursor (PILP) Remineralization for Dentin Carious Lesions: A Promising Restorative Approach |
| Gabriela Mota Orozco | Improving the Covalent Kinase Inhibitor Development Pipeline with Chemical Proteomics |
| Carson Shultz | Genetic and Chemical Modification of Lysosomal Protease Activity |
| Kelechi Onwuzurike | Mitophages: Characterizing Bacteriophage Binding to Mitochondria |
| Allison Paschack | A novel nucleotide binding pocket in the Legionella toxin SidI reveals allosteric regulation of enzyme function |
| Darius Ragland | Analyzing PFJOA Joint Power and Work During Sit to Stand Trials |
| Ella Serrano-Wu | Using Engineered T Cells for Targeted Immunosuppression |
| Varsha Subramanyam | Analyzing the Role of PCSK9 in Cholesterol Uptake inPancreatic Ductul Adenocarcinoma |
| Novik Thomas | Activating Anticancer Prodrugs via Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator (uPA) Expression in Cancerous Cell Lines |
| Mindy Tran | Determining the effects of VCP and Ataxin-3 interactions on protein aggregation |
| Estefany Vasquez | Robust Migration of Interneurons Into the Human Infant Temporal Cortex |
| Isaiah Waiters | Effects of the Gut Microbiome on Vertebral Microstructure and Strength |
| Kira Wallquist | Investigating Serotonin Receptor Expression in Cross-hemispherically Projecting Parvalbumin Neurons |
Tuesday, August 1
Oral Presentations - Rock Hall 102
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| Time | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Rodney Gross | Altered Bone and Movement Quality in the Diabetic Neuropathic Foot with Chronic Kidney Disease |
| 9:20 a.m. | Estefany Vasquez | Robust Migration of Interneurons Into the Human Infant Temporal Cortex |
| 9:40 a.m. | Ashley Yeh | Superior Colliculus (SC) Projects to Lateral RostralMedulla (latRM) and Posteromedial Thalamic Nucleus(POm) |
| 10:00 a.m. | Lauren Ford | Examining the connection between basal ganglia and eye movement circuits in a mouse model of Parkinson’s Disease |
| 10:20 a.m. | BREAK | |
| 10:40 a.m. | Vicky Chen | Characterization of RBMS3 as a regulator of RNA stability in breast cancer metastasis |
| 11:00 a.m. | Kelechi Onwuzurike | Mitophages: Characterizing Bacteriophage Binding to Mitochondria |
| 11:20 a.m. | Praise Oo | Examining a Critical Switch in Morphology of Histoplasma species |
Oral Presentations - Mission Hall 1401 & 1402
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| Time | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Cathy Dang | Investigating the Role of Adenosine in Seizure Termination of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy |
| 9:20 a.m. | Kira Wallquist | Investigating Serotonin Receptor Expression in Cross-hemispherically Projecting Parvalbumin Neurons |
| 9:40 a.m. | Brynn Kroke | Novel ddPCR Assay to Quantify MAPT RNA Isoform and Mutant vs Wild Type Expression in FTD Patient-Derived Neurons |
| 10:00 a.m. | Gabriela Mota Orozco | Improving the Covalent Kinase Inhibitor Development Pipeline with Chemical Proteomics |
| 10:20 a.m. | BREAK | |
| 10:40 a.m. | Janae Gayle | The Role of TM4SF1 in Bladder Cancer and as a Potential Target for CAR T-Cells |
| 11:00 a.m. | Nicole Harris | Single-molecule landscapes of chromatin accessibility in BAF-depleted cells |
| 11:20 a.m. | Albert Mercer | Polymer-Induced Liquid Precursor (PILP) Remineralization for Dentin Carious Lesions: A Promising Restorative Approach |
Wednesday, August 2
Oral Presentations - Genentech Hall Auditorium
Watch the presentations on Zoom
| Time | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9:20 a.m. | Vicky Lam | Investigating Cell Death and Microglia within the Somatosensory Cortex of the Ts65dn Down Syndrome Mouse Model |
| 9:40 a.m. | Timber Mattson | Identification of shared downstream effectors of two memory and aging regulators |
| 10:00 a.m. | Robert Lewis | The role of genomic defense islands in Pseudomonas aeruginosa immunity against phages |
| 10:20 a.m. | Christina Kim | Single-cell Transcriptomics Reveals a Unique Placental Cell Type in Severe Preeclampsia |
| 10:40 a.m. | BREAK | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Joshua Nguyen | Gα13 Signaling Maintains Intraepithelial Lymphocytes |
| 11:20 a.m. | Liz Iglesias | Detailed characterization of the connectivity between descending motor tracts and the cervical spinal cord |
| 11:40 a.m. | Darius Ragland | Analyzing PFJOA Joint Power and Work During Sit to Stand Trials |
Oral Presentations - Mission Hall 1401 & 1402
Watch the presentations on Zoom
| Time | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9:20 a.m. | Miray Girguis | Visualizing mitochondrial morphology in earlyembryogenesis with ultrastructure expansion microscopy |
| 9:40 a.m. | Yumie Lee | A genome-wide knockdown screen for host factors that participate In CRISPRadaptation reveals novel factors required for spacer acquisition |
| 10:00 a.m. | Ethan Hung | Latent factor decomposition on hundreds of thousands of electronic health records reveals Alzheimer’s disease heterogeneity |
| 10:20 a.m. | Madeline Chertkow | Pro-Metastatic Pathways Mediated by the Ubiquitin Ligase KEAP1 |
| 10:40 a.m. | BREAK | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Erik Hakopian | Exploring Locomotor Stepping Frequency as a Function of Aging in Rats |
| 11:20 a.m. | Zachary Ryan | Investigating ORF9b’s Conformational Equilibrium During Innate Immunity Inhibition |
| 11:40 a.m. | Leandro Sanabria Alberto | Bcl6 ability to repress Nkx2.5’s heart tissue generation capacity |
Poster Session - Genentech Hall Atrium, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Myra Ashraf | Elucidating the effect of cell polarization on 3Depithelial gland morphogenesis |
| Madeline Chertkow | Pro-Metastatic Pathways Mediated by the Ubiquitin Ligase KEAP1 |
| Cathy Dang | Investigating the Role of Adenosine in Seizure Termination of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy |
| Lauren Ford | Examining the connection between basal ganglia and eye movement circuits in a mouse model of Parkinson’s Disease |
| Janae Gayle | The Role of TM4SF1 in Bladder Cancer and as a Potential Target for CAR T-Cells |
| Miray Girguis | Visualizing mitochondrial morphology in earlyembryogenesis with ultrastructure expansion microscopy |
| Rodney Gross | Altered Bone and Movement Quality in the Diabetic Neuropathic Foot with Chronic Kidney Disease |
| Erik Hakopian | Exploring Locomotor Stepping Frequency as a Function of Aging in Rats |
| Nicole Harris | Single-molecule landscapes of chromatin accessibility in BAF-depleted cells |
| Liz Iglesias | Detailed characterization of the connectivity between descending motor tracts and the cervical spinal cord |
| Khloe Kelley | Characterization of transgenic rodent models of tauopathy |
| Christina Kim | Single-cell Transcriptomics Reveals a Unique Placental Cell Type in Severe Preeclampsia |
| Vicky Lam | Investigating Cell Death and Microglia within the Somatosensory Cortex of the Ts65dn Down Syndrome Mouse Model |
| Yumie Lee | A genome-wide knockdown screen for host factors that participate In CRISPRadaptation reveals novel factors required for spacer acquisition |
| Robert Lewis | The role of genomic defense islands in Pseudomonas aeruginosa immunity against phages |
| Timber Mattson | Identification of shared downstream effectors of two memory and aging regulators |
| Praise Oo | Examining a Critical Switch in Morphology of Histoplasma species |
| Zachary Ryan | Investigating ORF9b’s Conformational Equilibrium During Innate Immunity Inhibition |
| Leandro Sanabria Alberto | Bcl6 ability to repress Nkx2.5’s heart tissue generation capacity |
| Joshua Nguyen | Gα13 Signaling Maintains Intraepithelial Lymphocytes |
| Ashley Yeh | Superior Colliculus (SC) Projects to Lateral RostralMedulla (latRM) and Posteromedial Thalamic Nucleus(POm) |