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 44 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, August 1
Day 1 Oral Presentations, Mission Hall 1401 & 1402 – 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Day 1 Oral Presentations, Genentech Hall N 114 – 9 a.m. to 11:40 a.m.
Day 1 Poster Session, Genentech Hall Atrium – 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 2
Day 2 Oral Presentations, Mission Hall 1401 & 1402 – 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Day 2 Oral Presentations, Mission Hall 1400 – 9 a.m. to 11:40 a.m.
Day 2 Poster Session, Genentech Hall Atrium – 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, August 3
Day 3 Oral Presentations, Genentech Hall Auditorium – 9:20 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Day 3 Oral Presentations, Mission Hall 1407 – 9:20 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Day 3 Poster Session, Genentech Hall Atrium – 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Monday, August 1
Oral Presentations – Mission Hall 1401 & 1402
| Time | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Cheyenne Jones | Understanding the Mechanisms of the Chromatin Remodeling Family INO80 |
| 9:20 a.m. | Andre Metzger | Modeling Rat's Knowledge During Sequential Learning |
| 9:40 a.m. | Avery Whipple | Drug Modulated Behavioral Locomotion of C. elegans During Aging |
| 10:00 a.m. | Jillian Hoffstadt | Discovering Novel PARP1 Selective Inhibitors with Potent PARP-trapping Activity |
| 10:20 a.m. | BREAK | |
| 10:40 a.m. | Zachary Amador | Functional Characterization of Human Accelerated Regions (HARs) in Gene Regulation via Allelic RNA-seq |
| 11:00 a.m. | Emilee Barnard | Investigating Histone Acetylation in Fungal Pathogenesis |
| 11:20 a.m. | Ángel Cruz Lociel | Implications of Dysregulated Microglia in Alzheimer's Disease |
| 11:40 a.m. | Alexandra Serna Godoy | Study of Vasopressin Expression and Vasopressin 1a Receptor Associated with Social Attachment Behavior |
Oral Presentations – Genentech Hall N 114
| Time | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Henry Gatica-Gutierrez | Can a Simple and Generalizable Assay Distinguish Between Mutant Phenotypes of Model Membrane Proteins? |
| 9:20 a.m. | Esmeralda Mendoza Corrales | What Autoregulatory Role Does the Juxtamembrane Region Play in MET? |
| 9:40 a.m. | Nicholas Riveira | Detecting Reactivation During Rapid Motor Learning in Non-Human Primates |
| 10:00 a.m. | Maya Lines | Microglial Responses to Autism Risk Gene Perturbations |
| 10:20 a.m. | BREAK | |
| 10:40 a.m. | Alanna Flowers | Comparative Analysis of Intimate Partner Violence Screening Tools |
| 11:00 a.m. | Anna Plank | Sequencing Viruses to Study Evolution of Thermostable Capsids in Vitro |
| 11:20 a.m. | Belle Ehrmantraut | Bacteriophages Evade cGAS-like Immunity via Mutations in Structural Capsid Protein |
Poster Session - Genentech Hall Atrium, 2 - 3:30 p.m.
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jillian Hoffstadt | Discovering Novel PARP1 Selective Inhibitors with Potent PARP-trapping Activity |
| Cheyenne Jones | Understanding the Mechanisms of the Chromatin Remodeling Family INO80 |
| Emilee Barnard | Investigating Histone Acetylation in Fungal Pathogenesis |
| Zachary Amador | Functional Characterization of Human Accelerated Regions (HARs) in Gene Regulation via Allelic RNA-seq |
| Maya Lines | Microglial Responses to Autism Risk Gene Pertubations |
| Ángel Cruz Lociel | Implications of Dysregulated Microglia in Alzheimer's Disease |
| Nicholas Riveira | Detecting Reactivation During Rapid Motor Learning in Non-Human Primates |
| Esmeralda Mendoza Corrales | What Autoregulatory Role Does the Juxtamembrane Region Play in MET? |
| Alexandra Serna Godoy | Study of Vasopressin Expression and Vasopressin 1a Receptor Associated with Social Attachment Behavior |
| Aaron Patterson | Developing an Assessment Tool for Vestibular Functioning and Examining Correlation to Mental Distress |
| Anna Plank | Sequencing Viruses to Study Evolution of Thermostable Capsids in Vitro |
| Alanna Flowers | Comparative Analysis of Intimate Partner Violence Screening Tools |
| Belle Ehrmantraut | Bacteriophages Evade cGAS-like Immunity via Mutations in Structural Capsid Protein |
| Avery Whipple | Drug Modulated Behavioral Locomotion of C. elegans During Aging |
| Ryan Gates | Elucidating the Role of Cancer Associated snoRNAs in Protein Synthesis |
Tuesday, August 2
Oral Presentations - Mission Hall 1401 & 1402
| Time | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Venus Hagan | Assessing Aging-Associated Neurodegenerative Phenotypes in TSC1 Knockdown iNeurons |
| 9:20 a.m. | Zoe Adelsheim | Social Defeat Stress and Age-Dependent Cognitive, Social, and Affect Alterations |
| 9:40 a.m. | Bryan Skorka | Molecular Mechanisms of Enzymes: Enabling High Throughput Studies of Enzyme Temperature Adaptation |
| 10:00 a.m. | Joshua "Mateo" Valenzuela | Characterization and Perturbation of PDHK1 as a Target to Treat PTEN-deficient Cancers |
| 10:20 a.m. | BREAK | |
| 10:40 a.m. | Yodit Goshu | Evaluating Access to Oral Healthcare for Older Adults in California |
| 11:00 a.m. | Chris Matthews | Protein Engineering towards Citrullination of Tumor Cell Surfaces for Cancer Immunotherapy |
| 11:20 a.m. | Daniel Cardona | Elucidating a Structure Activity Relationship Between Isoflavones and FPR-1 to Gauge Key Compound Structural Components for Chemotaxis Inhibition |
| 11:40 a.m. | Natalia Cruz-Vespa | The Role of Pro-Aging Factor Collectin Kidney 1 in Promoting Cognitive Decline and Neurodegeneration |
Oral Presentations - Mission Hall 1400
| Time | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Sara Foust | Exploring the Metabolic Regulation of Developmental Tempo |
| 9:20 a.m. | Abby Lee | Assessment of Cytoplasmic Properties in Responses to Environmental Stress and Differentiation |
| 9:40 a.m. | Lethan Hampton | The Implications of Ionizing Radiation on Populations of Immune Cells in Mice Exposed to Various Treatment Groups |
| 10:00 a.m. | Clara Kochendoerfer | Engineering CAR-T Cells with a TGF-B Inhibitor to Overcome the Immunosuppressive Tumor Microenvironment |
| 10:20 a.m. | BREAK | |
| 10:40 a.m. | Caitlin McCabe | Characterizing the Secondary Coupling Behavior Between Gα13 and CXCR4 |
| 11:00 a.m. | Aaron Patterson | Developing an Assessment Tool for Vestibular Functioning and Examining Correlation to Mental Distress |
| 11:20 a.m. | Dannya Enriquez Barrundia | Analysis of Bile Acid Metabolites in Maternal and Fetal Samples at Post-Partum |
Poster Session - Genentech Hall Atrium, 2 - 3:30 p.m.
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Yodit Goshu | Evaluating Access to Oral Healthcare for Older Adults in California |
| Joshua "Mateo" Valenzuela | Characterization and Pertubation of PDHK1 as a Target to Treat PTEN-deficient Cancers |
| Chris Matthews | Protein Engineering towards Citrullination of Tumor Cell Surfaces for Cancer Immunotherapy |
| Bryan Skorka | Molecular Mechanisms of Enzymes: Enabling High Throughput Studies of Enzyme Temperature Adaptation |
| Daniel Cardona | Elucidating a Structure Activity Relationship Between Isoflavones and FPR-1 to Gauge Key Compound Structural Components for Chemotaxis Inhibition |
| Natalia Cruz-Vespa | The Role of Pro-Aging Factor Collectin Kidney 1 in Promoting Cognitive Decline and Neurodegeneration |
| Caitlin McCabe | Characterizing the Secondary Coupling Behavior Between Gα13 and CXCR4 |
| Zoe Adelsheim | Social Defeat Stress and Age-Dependent Cognitive, Social, and Affect Alterations |
| Venus Hagan | Assessing Aging-Associated Neurodegenerative Phenotypes in TSC1 Knockdown iNeurons |
| Sarah Foust | Exploring the Metabolic Regulation of Developmental Tempo |
| Lethan Hampton | The Implications of Ionizing Radiation on Populations of Immune Cells in Mice Exposed to Various Treatment Groups |
| Clara Kochendoerfer | Engineering CAR-T Cells with a TGF-B Inhibitor to Overcome the Immunosuppressive Tumor Microenvironment |
| Abby Lee | Assessment of Cytoplasmic Properties in Responses to Environmental Stress and Differentiation |
| Dannya Enriquez Barrundia | Analysis of Bile Acid Metabolites in Maternal and Fetal Samples at Post-Partum |
| Peyton McDonnell | Polyhormonal Expression of Human Pancreatic Endocrine Cells Over Developmental Time |
Wednesday, August 3
Oral Presentations - Genentech Hall Auditorium
| Time | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9:20 a.m. | Charlotte Chen | Genetic Tractability of E. Ienta Strains |
| 9:40 a.m. | Jose Nunez | Identifying Candidate Mitochondrial DNA Editing Proteins |
| 10:00 a.m. | Jeff Nestor | Genetic-Metabolic Interactions Influence Circadian Rhythms |
| 10:20 a.m. | Emerson Archer | miRNA Expression Patterns in Melanoma Persister Cells |
| 10:40 a.m. | BREAK | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Ally Wang | CD40 Agonism Alters Systemic CD4+ T Cell Landscape |
| 11:20 a.m. | Haley Slosberg | Evaluation of Sequence Design on Diverse Protein Geometries Using Machine Learning |
| 11:40 a.m. | Mikkael Lamoca | Cell Cycle Proteins Regulate Airway Stem Cells Differentiation into Multiciliated Cells |
Oral Presentations - Mission Hall 1407
| Time | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9:20 a.m. | Natalie Williams | Identifying Predictive Markers of Differentiation Variability in Neurogenesis |
| 9:40 a.m. | Wendy Su | Leveraging Publicly Available Transcriptomics Data for Computational Drug Discovery in Endometriosis |
| 10:00 a.m. | Marisa Bennett | Characterizing Ascites Fluid Using Next Generation Sequencing of RNA and DNA |
| 10:20 a.m. | Brazil Bartholomew | Expression Changes of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Risk Gene Shank3 Throughout Development in Prairie Voles |
| 10:40 a.m. | BREAK | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Peyton McDonnell | Polyhormonal Expression of Human Pancreatic Endocrine Cells Over Developmental Time |
| 11:20 a.m. | Annie Nguyen | Elucidating the Role of BACH1 in Congenital Heart Defects in Down Syndrome |
| 11:40 a.m. | Ryan Gates | Elucidating the Role of Cancer Associated snoRNAs in Protein Synthesis |
Poster Session - Genentech Hall Atrium, 2 - 3:30 p.m.
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Charlotte Chen | Genetic Tractability of E. Ienta Strains |
| Jose Nunez | Identifying Candidate Mitochondrial DNA Editing Proteins |
| Ally Wang | CD40 Agonism Alters Systemic CD4+ T Cell Landscape |
| Andre Metzger | Modeling Rat's Knowledge During Sequential Learning |
| Jeff Nestor | Genetic-Metabolic Interactions Influence Circadian Rhythms |
| Haley Slosberg | Evaluation of Sequence Design on Diverse Protein Geometries Using Machine Learning |
| Emerson Archer | miRNA Expression Patterns in Melanoma Persister Cells |
| Mikkael Lamoca | Cell Cycle Proteins Regulate Airway Stem Cells Differentiation into Multiciliated Cells |
| Henry Gatica-Gutierrez | Can a Simple and Generalizable Assay Distinguish Between Mutant Phenotypes of Model Membrane Proteins? |
| Natalie Williams | Identifying Predictive Markers of Differentiation Variability in Neurogenesis |
| Wendy Su | Leveraging Publicly Available Transcriptomics Data for Computational Drug Discovery in Endometriosis |
| Marisa Bennett | Characterizing Ascites Fluid Using Next Generation Sequencing of RNA and DNA |
| Annie Nguyen | Elucidating the Role of BACH1 in Congenital Heart Defects in Down Syndrome |
| Brazil Bartholomew | Expression Changes of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Risk Gene Shank3 Throughout Development in Prairie Voles |