Each year, the Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs’ 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 54 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 29
Opening Remarks by Dr. Ryan Hernandez - 8:30 a.m.
Day 1 Oral Presentations, Byers Auditorium – 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Day 1 Oral Presentations, Mission Hall 1401 & 1402 – 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Day 1 Poster Session, Genentech Hall Atrium – 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 30
Day 2 Oral Presentations, HSW 300 – 9:00 a.m. to 11:40 a.m.
Day 2 Oral Presentations, HSW 301 – 9:00 a.m. to 11:40 a.m.
Wednesday, July 31
Remarks by Dean Niquet Blake & Dr. D'Anne Duncan - 8:30 a.m.
Day 3 Oral Presentations, Byers Auditorium – 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Day 3 Oral Presentations, Genentech Hall N-114 – 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Day 3 Poster Session, Genentech Hall Atrium – 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks & Awards - 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Monday, July 29
Oral Presentations – Byers Auditorium
Watch the presentations on Zoom (Meeting ID: 949 0173 4024, Passcode: 547129)
| Time | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Jason Tello | Engineering Cell Fate Transitions for Multicellular Systems |
| 9:20 a.m. | Lindsay Odell | Organelle Trafficking Defects in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium of Macular Degeneration Model |
| 9:40 a.m. | Adriann Brodeth | Developing RetroDecoys for Transcriptional Regulation in Human Cells |
| 10:00 a.m. | Jocelyn Chavez Rios | Elucidating the transport mechanism of ABCG2 |
| 10:20 a.m. | Davion James McFall | Establishing a system to determine a diatom cue that induces multicellular development of a choanoflagellate. |
| 10:40 a.m. | BREAK | |
| 10:50 a.m. | Anna My Nguyen | Artificial Placenta: Improving production and hemocompatibility of Silicon Membranes |
| 11:10 a.m. | Emma Harms | Targeting DDX39B in MYCN activated neuroblastoma |
| 11:30 a.m. | Zheous Abalos | Development of a Legumain-Targeted Restricted Interaction Peptide (Leg-RIPs) for Cancer Detection |
| 11:50 a.m. | Diego Montoya | Optimizing PEG Density on Fusogenic Liposomes for Membrane Fusion |
| 12:10 p.m. | Maria Solache Nava | Catalytic Mechanism of Macrodomain 1 in SARS-CoV-2 |
Oral Presentations – Mission Hall 1401 & 1402
Watch the presentations on Zoom (Meeting ID: 937 7243 8588, Passcode: 279301)
| Time | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Jalen Ellis | Altered Intersegmental Foot Kinematics across Functional Tasks due to Diabetes, Neuropathy, and Chronic Kidney Disease |
| 9:20 a.m. | Quynh Le | WSB2-Apoptotic Protein Interactions: Specificity and Validation |
| 9:40 a.m. | Sara Alsaifi | The effects of dopamine depletion on sleep state regulation in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease |
| 10:00 a.m. | Aurchana Manickavasagan | Investigating the effects of CRISPR editing and repeat length on C9ORF72 FTD/ALS pathology |
| 10:20 a.m. | Carter Brand | Effect of Alzheimer's disease characteristic tau aggregation on neuronal activity and C1q binding |
| 10:40 a.m. | BREAK | |
| 10:50 a.m. | Yusuf Ashktorab (remote) | Leveraging Machine Learning Models and Cytokines to Predict Vaccine Response: Exploring Demographic Influences |
| 11:10 a.m. | Nandini Mannem | Optimizing Single-Neuron Transcriptomics in Patch-seq |
| 11:30 a.m. | Titus Haley | Biomechanical Analysis of Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis During Stair Descent |
| 11:50 a.m. | Emme Leao | How do KDM5A Interactions with the Nucleosome Regulate its Catalytic Activity? |
| 12:10 p.m. | Nicole Lav | The spatiotemporal distribution of CGE-derived interneuron proliferation |
Poster Session - Genentech Hall Atrium, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
| # | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zheous Abalos | Development of a Legumain-Targeted Restricted Interaction Peptide (Leg-RIPs) for Cancer Detection |
| 2 | Yusuf Ashktorab (poster available for viewing) | Leveraging Machine Learning Models and Cytokines to Predict Vaccine Response: Exploring Demographic Influences |
| 3 | Carter Brand | Effect of Alzheimer's disease characteristic tau aggregation on neuronal activity and C1q binding |
| 4 | Adriann Brodeth | Developing RetroDecoys for Transcriptional Regulation in Human Cells |
| 5 | Jocelyn Chavez Rios | Elucidating the transport mechanism of ABCG2 |
| 6 | Hunter Dyche | Mesolimbic dopamine dynamics during precisely timed, self-initiated movement |
| 7 | Jalen Ellis | Altered Intersegmental Foot Kinematics across Functional Tasks due to Diabetes, Neuropathy, and Chronic Kidney Disease |
| 8 | Faith Enriquez | Mapping Intergenerational Microbial Transmission with Significantly Different Rates of Allergy and Asthma in Mexican Americans. |
| 9 | Andrew Gabagat | Examining Pseudomonas aeruginosa Defense Systems Against a Broad Host Range Lytic Phage Family |
| 10 | Titus Haley | Biomechanical Analysis of Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis During Stair Descent |
| 11 | Emma Harms | Targeting DDX39B in MYCN activated neuroblastoma |
| 12 | Sara Hussin | Cloning, Expression, Purification, and High-Throughput Screening of NIMA-Related Kinases for Small Molecule Discovery |
| 13 | Sayuri Jayawardena | Rigidity Alters Macrophage Activation, Influencing Response to Breast Cancer Exosomes |
| 14 | Nicholas Jimenez | CRISPR-Cas9 mediated knockout of a regulatory element related to a light-dark preference behavior in larval zebrafish |
| 15 | Quynh Le | WSB2-Apoptotic Protein Interactions: Specificity and Validation |
| 16 | Emme Leao | How do KDM5A Interactions with the Nucleosome Regulate its Catalytic Activity? |
| 17 | Ali Lydecker | Role of LPA in naïve B cell exclusion from germinal centers |
| 18 | Aurchana Manickavasagan | Investigating the effects of CRISPR editing and repeat length on C9ORF72 FTD/ALS pathology |
| 19 | Nandini Mannem | Optimizing Single-Neuron Transcriptomics in Patch-seq |
| 20 | Diego Montoya | Optimizing PEG Density on Fusogenic Liposomes for Membrane Fusion |
| 21 | Carolyn Nguyen | CRISPR Editing of CD8 T Cells to Improve Cancer Immunotherapy Response in the Tumor-Draining Lymph Node |
| 22 | Lindsay Odell | Organelle Trafficking Defects in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium of Macular Degeneration Model |
| 23 | Kennedi Pyper | TM4SF1 as a novel cell-surface target for CAR-T therapy in Triple Negative Breast Cancer cell lines |
| 24 | Maria Solache Nava | Catalytic Mechanism of Macrodomain 1 in SARS-CoV-2 |
| 25 | Jason Tello | Engineering Cell Fate Transitions for Multicellular Systems |
| 26 | Marissa Todesco | Linking Pre-Stimulus Neural States to Perceptual Accuracy |
| 27 | Gabrielle Walker | Cortical Lamination and Neuronal Density in Focal Cortical Dysplasia Type I |
Tuesday, July 30
Oral Presentations - HSW 300
Watch the presentations on Zoom (Meeting ID: 959 8876 4072, Passcode: 521782)
| Time | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Marissa Todesco | Linking Pre-Stimulus Neural States to Perceptual Accuracy |
| 9:20 a.m. | Nicholas Jimenez | CRISPR-Cas9 mediated knockout of a regulatory element related to a light-dark preference behavior in larval zebrafish |
| 9:40 a.m. | Amber Carter | Dissecting the Function of PUM2 in Cranial Neural Crest Cell Migration |
| 10:00 a.m. | Faith Enriquez | Mapping Intergenerational Microbial Transmission with Significantly Different Rates of Allergy and Asthma in Mexican Americans. |
| 10:20 a.m. | BREAK | |
| 10:40 a.m. | Alvin Cheng | Single-Cell Electrophysiological Profiling of Cortical Neurons in Glioma Microenvironment |
| 11:00 a.m. | Ivonne Pauneto Delgado | Investigation into how age-related changes in ovarian somatic cells impact reproductive fitness |
| 11:20 a.m. | Devin Hemmans | UBXD8 is an adapter protein that assists p97/VCP in unfolding ubiquitinylated proteins. |
Oral Presentations - HSW 301
Watch the presentations on Zoom (Meeting ID: 985 0229 9090, Passcode: 432570)
| Time | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | Sayuri Jayawardena | Rigidity Alters Macrophage Activation, Influencing Response to Breast Cancer Exosomes |
| 9:20 a.m. | Melissa Solem | Investigating changes in lateral septum μ-opioid receptor expression following prenatal fentanyl exposure. |
| 9:40 a.m. | Kennedi Pyper | TM4SF1 as a novel cell-surface target for CAR-T therapy in Triple Negative Breast Cancer cell lines |
| 10:00 a.m. | Ali Lydecker | Role of LPA in naïve B cell exclusion from germinal centers |
| 10:20 a.m. | BREAK | |
| 10:40 a.m. | Carolyn Nguyen | CRISPR Editing of CD8 T Cells to Improve Cancer Immunotherapy Response in the Tumor-Draining Lymph Node |
| 11:00 a.m. | Hanna Whitney | In Vitro Validation of Identified Regulatory Genetic Targets of Osteosarcoma |
| 11:20 a.m. | Daniel Torres Pomares | Optimization of Highly Effective Irreversible Covalent SARS-CoV-2 MPro Inhibitor |
Wednesday, July 31
Oral Presentations - Byers Auditorium
Watch the presentations on Zoom (Meeting ID: 970 2162 8461, Passcode: 898897)
| Time | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9:15 a.m. | Hunter Dyche | Mesolimbic dopamine dynamics during precisely timed, self-initiated movement |
| 9:35 a.m. | Richard Song | Examining mechanisms of protein-feeding behavior in Drosophila melanogaster |
| 9:55 a.m. | Isabel Suarez | Gene gp124 in jumbo phage phiKZ is necessary for phage replication |
| 10:15 a.m. | Andrew Gabagat | Examining Pseudomonas aeruginosa Defense Sytems Against a Broad Host Range Lytic Phage Family |
| 10:35 a.m. | John Arriola | Investigating Rotator Cuff Tissue Pathology: A Survey of Available Murine Model System |
| 10:55 a.m. | BREAK | |
| 11:05 a.m. | Lucas Esqueda | Investigating the Role of Candida albicans Surface Proteins in Immune Interactions during Phagocytosis |
| 11:25 a.m. | Jonathan de Montagnac | Functional Validation of CAR T-Cells against CCR10 for Multiple Myeloma |
| 11:45 a.m. | Christina A. Valtierra | Phyloscan: Identifying the Evolutionary Origins of Retrovirus Inhibition by the Antiviral Protein TRIM5 |
| 12:05 p.m. | Hillary Hernandez | Tau-mediated mRNA transport in FTD-mutant iNeurons |
Oral Presentations - Genentech Hall N-114
Watch the presentations on Zoom (Meeting ID: 967 4266 7435, Passcode: 917819)
| Time | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9:15 a.m. | Sara Hussin | Cloning, Expression, Purification, and High-Throughput Screening of NIMA-Related Kinases for Small Molecule Discovery |
| 9:35 a.m. | Issachar Lopez | Evaluating TDP-43 dynamics with progranulin loss using a novel rodent model for frontotemporal dementia |
| 9:55 a.m. | Brianna Harris | Using iPSCs to Explore CRISPR Inactivation Strategies for Sensory Neuropathy |
| 10:15 a.m. | Jessica Lam | Application of AI to Optimize Protein Tools for CRISPR-Cas9 Regulation |
| 10:35 a.m. | Gabrielle Walker | Cortical Lamination and Neuronal Density in Focal Cortical Dysplasia Type I |
| 10:55 a.m. | BREAK | |
| 11:05 a.m. | Joshua Lopez | Investigating the consequences of ALSP-causing mutations in CSF1R at the protein and cellular level |
| 11:25 a.m. | Aleah Camacho (remote) | Finding the 'NEK' Big Thing in Drug Discovery |
| 11:45 a.m. | Rishika Patil | Elucidating the Physiological Roles of the Steroid Hormone ADIOL and its Receptor, ERβ |
| 12:05 p.m. | Christian Davalos Gutierrez | Primary CD4+ T-cells with Constitutively Expressed STAT5A as a Model For Latent HIV Infection |
Poster Session - Genentech Hall Atrium, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
| # | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sara Alsaifi | The effects of dopamine depletion on sleep state regulation in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease |
| 2 | John Arriola | Investigating Rotator Cuff Tissue Pathology: A Survey of Available Murine Model System |
| 3 | Aleah Camacho | Finding the 'NEK' Big Thing in Drug Discovery |
| 4 | Amber Carter | Dissecting the Function of PUM2 in Cranial Neural Crest Cell Migration |
| 5 | Alvin Cheng | Single-Cell Electrophysiological Profiling of Cortical Neurons in Glioma Microenvironment |
| 6 | Christian Davalos Gutierrez | Primary CD4+ T-cells with Constitutively Expressed STAT5A as a Model For Latent HIV Infection |
| 7 | Jonathan de Montagnac | Functional Validation of CAR T-Cells against CCR10 for Multiple Myeloma |
| 8 | Lucas Esqueda | Investigating the Role of Candida albicans Surface Proteins in Immune Interactions during Phagocytosis |
| 9 | Brianna Harris | Using iPSCs to Explore CRISPR Inactivation Strategies for Sensory Neuropathy |
| 10 | Devin Hemmans | UBXD8 is an adapter protein that assists p97/VCP in unfolding ubiquitinylated proteins. |
| 11 | Hillary Hernandez | Tau-mediated mRNA transport in FTD-mutant iNeurons |
| 12 | Jessica Lam | Application of AI to Optimize Protein Tools for CRISPR-Cas9 Regulation |
| 13 | Nicole Lav | The spatiotemporal distribution of CGE-derived interneuron proliferation |
| 14 | Joshua Lopez | Investigating the consequences of ALSP-causing mutations in CSF1R at the protein and cellular level |
| 15 | Issachar Lopez | Evaluating TDP-43 dynamics with progranulin loss using a novel rodent model for frontotemporal dementia |
| 16 | Davion McFall | Establishing a system to determine a diatom cue that induces multicellular development of a choanoflagellate. |
| 17 | Anna My Nguyen | Artificial Placenta: Improving production and hemocompatibility of Silicon Membranes |
| 18 | Rishika Patil | Elucidating the Physiological Roles of the Steroid Hormone ADIOL and its Receptor, ERβ |
| 19 | Ivonne Pauneto Delgado | Investigation into how age-related changes in ovarian somatic cells impact reproductive fitness |
| 20 | Melissa Solem | Investigating changes in lateral septum μ-opioid receptor expression following prenatal fentanyl exposure. |
| 21 | Richard Song | Examining mechanisms of protein-feeding behavior in Drosophila melanogaster |
| 22 | Isabel Suarez | Gene gp124 in jumbo phage phiKZ is necessary for phage replication |
| 23 | Daniel Torres Pomares | Optimization of Highly Effective Irreversible Covalent SARS-CoV-2 MPro Inhibitor |
| 24 | Christina A. Valtierra | Phyloscan: Identifying the Evolutionary Origins of Retrovirus Inhibition by the Antiviral Protein TRIM5 |
| 25 | Hanna Whitney | In Vitro Validation of Identified Regulatory Genetic Targets of Osteosarcoma |