Undergraduate Research Experience
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Wrenn, Danielle
Degree: BS Biological Sciences
Project Title: Rapid Detection of Antibiotic Resistance in Alaska
Mentor: Drown, Devin
URE Award: 2023-2024
Chapman, Kira
Degree:BS Biological Sciences
Project Title: Baseline Histological Normals and Histopathology of Alaskan Fish Species
Mentor: Clinton, Morag
URE Award: 2023-2024
Hack, Ethan
Degree: BS Chemistry
Project Title: Translating hibernation for space torpor and remote emergency
medicine
Mentor: Drew, Kelly
URE Award: 2023-2024
Nelson, Lillian
Degree: BS Biological Sciences
Project Title: Analysis of eDNA Samples to Determine Presence of Fish Species Along
the Upper Yukon River
Mentor: Lopez, J. Andres
URE Award: 2023-2024
University of Alaska Southeast
Kaufman, Hunter (Brett)
Degree: BS Biological Sciences
Project Title: Isotopic Uptake in the Flatfish of Southeast Alaskan Estuaries
Mentor: Bergstrom, Carolyn
URE Award: 2023-2024
Fort Lewis College
Cadena, Santiago
Degree: Biology
Project Title: Mechanisms of Drought Resistance in A. Suecica
Mentor: Carlson, Keisha
URE Award: 2023-2024
Demmert, Jack
Degree: Biochemistry
Project Title: Expression of acidophilic metal transport enzymes in Escherichia coli
Mentor: Lee, Joslynn
URE Award: Fall 2023
Donnelly, Sydney
Degree: Public Health
Project Title: Content analysis of equitable language across multi-state Medicaid policy in comparison
to Healthy People
Mentor: Dutta, Tapati
URE Award: Fall 2023
Fowler, Emily
Degree: Biochemistry
Project Title: X-Ray Crystallography and Steady-State Reverse Kinetic Assays of
Spermidine Biosynthesis by Bacteroides fragilis Carboxyspermidine
Mentor: McFarlane, Jeff
URE Award: Fall 2023
Alaska Pacific University
Previous UREs
| Summer 2023 Partners | Project Title | Award | Faculty Mentor | Institution |
| Calabaza, Ryan | Air Sanitation with Ionizer Efficacy Research | Summer 2023 | Li, Yiyan | Fort Lewis College |
| Kelly, Joanna | Microplastic Presence in Alaska's Freshwater | Summer 2023 | Barker, Dee | Alaska Pacific University |
| Olson, Alexander | Calibration and Testing of a Low-Cost CO2 Flux Chamber: Assessing Ground Emissions After Wildfires |
Summer 2023 | Casey, Joanna | Fort Lewis College |
| Scheer, Lincoln | Calibration and Testing of a Low-Cost CO2 Flux Chamber | Summer 2023 | Casey, Joanna | Fort Lewis College |
| Shirley, Ceyatanito | Local Natural Coagulants for water treatment | Summer 2023 | Chatterley, Christie | Fort Lewis College |
| Smart, Charlotte | Local Natural Coagulants for water treatment | Summer 2023 | Chatterley, Christie | Fort Lewis College |
| Spring 2023 UA | ||||
| Billings, Rayne | Marine Mammal Population Studies in Juneau, Alaska | Spring 2023 | Pearson, Heidi | UAS |
| Kovash, Jorda | Identifying the growth pathway of a novel fungal pathogen within individual trembling aspen trees in Interior Alaska |
Spring 2023 | Schutte, Ursel | UAF |
| Roloff, Emma | Squid Demographic Data Acquisition and Management |
Spring 2023 | Navarro, Michael | UAS |
| Spring GY9 Partners | ||||
| Boerner, Clara | Impact of isolation on Alaska Native college students | Spring 2023 | Miller, Nora | Alaska Pacific University |
| Martinez, Jade | Development of a CFD Toolset for Undergraduate Research: Coding for Biomedical & OneHealth |
Spring 2023 | Klema, Matthew | Fort Lewis College |
| Nofchissey, Victoria | Development of a CFD Toolset for Undergraduate Research: OneHealth | Spring 2023 | Klema, Matthew | Fort Lewis College |
| Rousseau, Nikona | Development of a CFD Toolset for Undergraduate Research: Biomedical | Spring 2023 | Klema, Matthew | Fort Lewis College |
| Fall 2022/Spring 2023 UA | ||||
| Cadenhead, Gage | Pink Salmon Pre-Spawn Mortality | Fall 2022/Spring 2023 | Tallmon, David | UAS FALL ONLY |
| Springer, Charlotte | Aging Armhook Squid (Berryteuthis magister) Using Aragonite based Statoliths | Fall 2022/Spring 2023 | Navarro, Michael | UAS Juneau |
| Tymrak, Louise | Baseline sampling of biotic and abiotic conditions of Auke Lake to better understand salmon freshwater habitat | Fall 2022/Spring 2023 | Tallmon, David | UAS FALL ONLY |
| Wrenn, Danielle | Rapid Detection of Antibiotic Resistance in Alaska | Fall 2022/Spring 2023 | Drown, Devin | UAF |
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Fall 2022/Spring 2023 Partners
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| Butzke, Mauri | Synthesis of Alpinins C and D and Evaluation for Antiparasitic Activity | Fall 2022/Spring 2023 | Miller, Kenneth | Fort Lewis College |
| Danielson, Karl | AK Rhodiola Extraction Project | Fall 2022/Spring 2023 | Barker, Dee | Alaska Pacific University |
| Payer, Garrett | Determining Microbial Communities and Metal Concentrations in Tributary Streams Impacted by Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) in the San Juan Watershed | Fall 2022/Spring 2023 | Lee, Joslynn | Fort Lewis College FALL ONLY |
| Perea, Jasmine | Anaerobic Digestion in Alaska | Fall 2022/Spring 2023 | Barker, Dee | Alaska Pacific University |
| Prugh, Nathaniel | Chromium Oxidation State analysis in ceramic glazes | Fall 2022/Spring 2023 | Collins, William | Fort Lewis College |
| Ronca, Paloma | Chemical Analysis and Health-Safety Determination of Commercial Ceramic Glazes | Fall 2022/Spring 2023 | Collins, William | Fort Lewis College |
| Scheer, Lincoln | Development of a Gas and Particle Flux Device for Assessing Ground Emissions After Wildfires | Fall 2022/Spring 2023 | Casey, Joanna | Fort Lewis College |
| Summer 2022 UA | Project Title | Award | Faculty Mentor |
Institution
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| Billings, Rayne | Assessment of Humpback Whale Health and Residency Patterns with Respect to Varied Tourism Levels in Juneau,AK |
Summer 2022 | Pearson, Heidi | UAS |
| Ham, Gracelyn | Using biochemical tracers to identify the effect of glacial melt on pacific blue Canal |
Summer 2022 | Gabara, Scott | UAS |
| Martin, Jamie | The Protective Role of Vitamin D and Key Signaling Molecules Against Oxidative Stress-Induced Cell Death |
Summer 2022 | Badiei, Alireza | UAF |
| Medina, Ricardo | How glacial melt impacts predation of mussels by a predatory drilling gastropod |
Summer 2022 | Gabara, Scott | UAS |
| Summer 2022 Partners | ||||
| Curmano, Olivia | Evaluation of Human Sourced Fecal Contamination in the Weminuche Wilderness |
Summer 2022 | Chatterly, Christie | FT Lewis |
| Dubacher, Aubanie | Conservation genetic assessment of the Sleeping Ute Milkvetch (Astragalus tortipes) on Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Lands |
Summer 2022 | McCauley, Ross | Ft Lewis |
| Juanico, Aaliyah | Developing substrates for Lung-on-a-chip research and biological SEM imaging |
Summer 2022 | Blake, David | Ft Lewis |
| Perez, Haley | Water Quality in the Weminuche Wilderness | Summer 2022 | Chatterley, Christie | FT Lewis |
| Vargo, Nick | Metallophore Biosynthesis: The Structural and Functional Identification of Aminobutanoyl Transferases in Sorangium cellulosum |
Summer 2022 | McFarlane, Jeffrey | Ft Lewis |
| Weech, Emily | Pathogenic bacteria may emerge with a warming arctic tundra: A concern for human health |
Summer 2022 | Nicholas-Figueroa, Linda |
Ilisagvik College
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| Spring 2022 UA | ||||
| Dickey, Waladi | The effect of hydrogen sulfide on glucose transporter gene expression | Spring 2022 | Badiei, Alireza | UAF |
| Reece, Kristen | Climate adaptation in Yukon River fisheries: A robust alternative approach to assess salmon run sizing using environmental DNA | Spring 2022 | Lopez, J. Andres | UAF |
| Shavlik, Matthew | Using Phylogenomics and Museum-Studies to Elucidate Speciation in the Vitis arizonica Complex | Spring 2022 | Ickert-Bond, Stefanie | UAF |
| Williams, Kenedy | Behavior and physiological impacts on intertidal predator-prey relationships | Spring 2022 | Schram, Julie | UAS |
| Spring 2022 Partners | ||||
| Bruce, Braxton | Determination of Total Iron, in Acid Mine Drainage sediment samples | Spring 2022 | Lee, Joslynn | FT Lewis |
| Gabriel, Kristina | Investigation the role of the ERF104 gene in stress intolerance in model plant Arabidopsis suecica using CRISPR | Spring 2022 | Carlson, Keisha | FT Lewis |
| Martinez, Phyllis | An investigation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Specific Bacteriophage Isolation and Analysis in the Treatment of different Strains of Antibiotic Resistant P. aeruginosa | Spring 2022 | Kulesza, Caroline | FT Lewis |
| Speece, Cody | Antibiotic Resistance of E.coli in the Animas River | Spring 2022 | Kulesza, Caroline | FT Lewis |
| Tapia, Jamie | Assessing the Dynamics of Antimicrobial Resistance in Aquaculture | Spring 2022 | Kulesza, Caroline | FT Lewis |
| Weech, Emily | Pathogenic bacteria may emerge with warming arctic tundra: A concern for human health | Spring 2022 | Nicholas-Figueroa, Linda |
Ilisagvik College
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Fall 2021/Spring 2022 UA
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| Forshaw, DaeLee | Prenatal Care Perspectives | Fall 2021/Spring 2022 | Drew, Elaine | UAF |
| Harl, Matthew | Auke Lake water conditions and its effect on local salmon populations | Fall 2021/Spring 2022 | Tallmon, David |
UAS Juneau
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| Kite, Sarah | Determination of Microplastic pollution in Blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) in Juneau Alaska |
Fall 2021/Spring 2022 | Meister, Konrad |
UAS Juneau
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| Reese, Megahn | DNA Repair in Ovarian Cancer Cell Lines | Fall 2021/Spring 2022 | Podlutsky, Andrej | UAF |
| Tymrak, Louise | Does arrival timing and spawning location affect spawning success of pink salmon? | Fall 2021/Spring 2022 | Tallmon, David |
UAS Juneau
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Fall 2021/Spring 2022 Partners
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| Anderson, Ethan | Validation of the lung-on-a-chip model using non-small cell lung cancer: | Fall 2021/Spring 2022 | Blake, David | Ft Lewis |
| Atencio, Nicole | Synthesis of substrates involved in the polyamine biosynthetic pathway of human gut microbiota/Characterization of the human gut microbial spermidine biosynthetic pathway | Fall 2021/Spring 2022 | Miller, Kenny | Ft Lewis |
| Leary, Emma | Effectiveness of Diarylmethanes to Inhibit LeishmaniaInfection and Amastigote Formation | Fall 2021/Spring 2022 | Blake, David | Ft Lewis |
| McKinley, Megan | Gene expression and Mutant Analysis to Understand Drought Resistance in Arabidopsis suecica | Fall 2021/Spring 2022 | Carlson, Keisha | Ft Lewis |
| Shoemaker, Madeline | Structural and functional characterization of carboxy spermidine dehydrogenase | Fall 2021/Spring 2022 | McFarlane, Jeffrey | Ft Lewis |
| Summer 2021 UA | Project Title | Award | Faculty Mentor | Institution | |
| Garcia, Rodolfo | Inhibiting Thermogenesis via Differing Ratios of CHA, 8-SPT, and Atropine; Applications to Therapeutic Hypothermia | Summer 2021 | Drew, Kelly | UAF | |
| Glesener, Hannah | A Text Messaging Randomized Control Trial to Measure Improvement of Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Emerging Adults | Summer 2021 | Bersamin, Andrea | UAF | |
| Ham, Gracelyn | The Effect of Glacial Meltdown on Pacific Blue Mussels, Mytilus trossulus | Summer 2021 | Gabbara, Scott | UAS | |
| Harl, Matthew | Auke Lake water conditions and its effect on localsalmon populations | Summer 2021 | Tallmon, David | UAS | |
| Johnson, Trinity | Establishing Baseline Measurements for Humpback Whales in Juneau, AK | Summer 2021 | Pearson, Heidi | UAS | |
| Tamone, Amalia | Assessment of the adhesion of microplastics to intertidal seaweed in Juneau, Alaska | Summer 2021 | Umanzor, Schery | UAS | |
| Tymrak, Louise | Does arrival timing and spawning location affect spawning success of pink salmon? | Summer 2021 | Tallmon, David | UAS | |
| Summer 2021 Partners | |||||
| Matsuoka, Toshio | The Effects of Climate Mediated Changes on Communities in Northern Alaska | Summer 2021 | Dial, Roman | APU | |
| McLallen, Kaitlan | Trends in Water Quality and MacroinvertebrateCommunity Composition in the Anchorage Cook Inlet region | Summer 2021 | Larson, Erin | APU | |
| Spring 2021 UA | |||||
| Ferrill, Jacob | Investigating Pestalotiopsis Microspora as a Degradation Method of Microplastics | Spring 2021 | Meister, Konrad | UAS | |
| Rauchenstein, Sarah | Biomolecular Strategies of Intertidal Nudibranchs to Survive Freezing Environments | Spring 2021 | Meister, Konrad | UAS | |
| Reese, Megahn | Studying DNA Repair in Ovarian Cancer Cell Lines | Spring 2021 | Podlutsky, Andre | UAF | |
| Rudy, Rosalyn | Tracking Plastic Contamination by Rain and Snowfall Deposition to Juneau, AK | Spring 2021 | Nagorski, Sonia | UAS | |
| Spring 2021 Partners | |||||
| Gordon, Sidney | Expression of Potential Iron-Regulated C.pseudotuberculosis Genes | Spring 2021 | Kulesza, Caroline | Ft. Lewis | |
| Guerra, Isabelle | The effect of cytokine treatment on macrophagesduring Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis infection | Spring 2021 | Kulesza, Caroline | Ft. Lewis | |
| Lee, Jessica | Metagenomic Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance Genes Established in Soil Bacteriophage Populations | Spring 2021 | Kulesza, Caroline | Ft. Lewis | |
| Sanders-Vigil, Sierra | Culturing Bacteriophages Effective Against CMNR Bacteria | Spring 2021 | Kulesza, Caroline | Ft. Lewis | |
| Stahel, Cedric | The effect of UL35 gene knockout in HCMV on immunegene expression in infected human cell lines | Spring 2021 | Kulesza, Caroline | Ft. Lewis | |
| Fall 2020/Spring 2021 UA | |||||
| Eufemio, Rosemary | Investigating the presence and accumulation of microplastics in Littleneck Clams | Academic Year 2020-2021 | Meister, Konrad | UAS | |
| Griffith, Bryant | Sleep-Related Hypermotor Epilepsy | Academic Year 2020-2021 | Weltzin, Maegan | UAF | |
| Kardash, Anna | Characterization of antibiotics produced by subarctic soil bacteria using High Pressure Liquid Chromatography | Academic Year 2020-2021 | Drown, Devon | UAF | |
| McKay,James | Computational Modeling of Wild-type and Sleep Related Hyper Motor Epilepsy Associated Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors | Academic Year 2020-2021 | Weltzin, Maegan | UAF | |
| O'Donoghue, Tristan | Gene Specific DNA repair: HeLa and HDFa | Academic Year 2020-2021 | Podlutsky, Andrej | UAF | |
| Robine, Sage | Involvement of sirtuins in regulating metabolism in threespine stickleback in response to temperature | Academic Year 2020-2021 | O'Brien, Kristin | UAF | |
| Fall 2020/Spring 2021 Partners | |||||
| Curtis, Jamie | The prevalence of MRSA and antibiotic-resistant E. coli in peridomestic and agricultural populations of deer mice | Academic Year 2020-2021 | Lehmer, Erin | Ft. Lewis | |
| Dodd, Joshua | Spermidine biosynthesis by Bacteroides fragilis carboxyspermidine dehydrogenase | Academic Year 2020-2021 | McFarlane, Jeff | Ft. Lewis | |
| Frihauf, Hope | Anti-leishmanial Effects of Diarylmethane Compounds Derived from the Fungus Geosmithia langdonii on Visceral Leishmaniasis | Academic Year 2020-2021 | Blake, David | Ft. Lewis | |
| Glenn, Peyton | Effects of Pinon Pine Sap on Cell Proliferation | Academic Year 2020-2021 | Byrd, Sherell | Ft. Lewis | |
| Holmes, Risa | Inhibition of Ascosphaera apis Using Caffeic Acid Derivatives | Academic Year 2020-2021 | Blake, David | Ft. Lewis | |
| Johnson, Rylee | Quercetin’s impact on metastasis in colon cancer and melanoma | Academic Year 2020-2021 | Byrd, Sherell | Ft. Lewis | |
| Lee, Jessica | RNA-Protein Interactions Involved in Persistence of Cytomegalovirus | Academic Year 2020-2021 | Kulesza, Caroline | Ft. Lewis | |
| Mastuoka, Toshio | Vegetation Change in the Central Brooks Range: Relevance to Caribou and Dall’s Sheep Subsistence Resources | Academic Year 2020-2021 | Dial, Roman | APU | |
| Prendergast, Connor | NIL-16 and HDAC3 Cell Cycle Regulation in Hippocampal and Cerebellar Neurons | Academic Year 2020-2021 | Fenster, Steven | Ft. Lewis | |
| Vasquez, Marshand | Cultural Responsive Education in the Biomedical Field: Research on the Integration of Indigenous Knowledge in Life Sciences Curriculum at Salish Kootenai College | Academic Year 2020-2021 | Westbroek, Wendy | SKC | |
| Summer 2020 UA | Project Title | Award | Faculty Mentor | Institution | |
| Yeats, Mark | The effects of sea otter (Enhydra lutris) predation on clams in Southeast Alaska | Summer 2020 | Eckert, Ginny | UAS | |
| Summer 2020 Partners | |||||
| Curtis, Jamie | Effectiveness of Oyster Mushrooms to Remediate Herbicide-Contaminated Land | Summer 2020 | Chatterley , Christie | Ft. Lewis | |
| Dahl, Allen | Brooks Range Treeline | Summer 2020 | Dial, Roman | APU | |
| Detmer, Katrina | Effectiveness of Oyster Mushrooms to Remediate Herbicide-Contaminated Land | Summer 2020 | Chatterley , Christie | Ft. Lewis | |
| Ditto, Julia | Documenting Vegetation Change for Potential Effects on Subsistence Resources in Alaska: White Spruce Seedling Density Across the Brooks Range | Summer 2020 | Dial, Roman | APU | |
| Herceg, Sam | Edgemont Metro Treatment Plan | Summer 2020 | Chatterley , Christie | Ft. Lewis | |
| Wong, Russell | Brooks Range Treeline Field Research | Summer 2020 | Dial, Roman | APU | |
| Spring 2020 UA | |||||
| Eberhardt, Jacob | Microplastic distribution on Southeast Alaskan glaciers | Spring 2020 | Nagorski, Sonia | UAS | |
| Ekstrom, Molly | Market Squid Statolith Ageing | Spring 2020 | Navarro, Michael | UAS | |
| Fester, Mari | Temporal and spatial expression of hsp70 in Northern spot shrimp (Pandalus platyceros) exposed to thermal stress. | Spring 2020 | Tamone, Sherry | UAS | |
| Jasmine, Ariane | Quantifying Hypoxia-induced metabolites in Notothenia coriiceps | Spring 2020 | O'Brien, Kristin | UAF | |
| Pedersen, Tracy | Abundance and Implications of Microplastics found in Blue mussels in Juneau, Alaska | Spring 2020 | Tamone, Sherry | UAS | |
| Reese, Megahn | Studying DNA Repair in Ovarian Cancer Cell Lines | Spring 2020 | Podlutsky, Andrej | UAF | |
| Waldschmidt, Alexandra | Relationship between the age of a geoduck clam and its toxicity level | Spring 2020 | Eckert, Ginny | UAF | |
| Spring 2020 Partners | |||||
| Badoni, Lawanda | Identifying Fungal Diversity among plants usied in Traditional Mediciene | Spring 2020 | Skaltsas, Demetra | Dine | |
| Farris, Caitlyn | Hantavirus VLP immune response on human lung cells: a model for study | Spring 2020 | Rush, Christina | SKC | |
| Hobbs, Cinnamon (Janet) | Novel Antileishmanial Compounds | Spring 2020 | Blake, David | Ft. Lewis | |
| Kozlowski, David | The effects of quercetin on the TLR4/NFKB pathway in melanoma cells and their production of matrixmetalloproteinase 2 | Spring 2020 | Byrd, Sherell | Ft. Lewis | |
| McWilliams, Emily | Determining the Function of Alternative Splice Variants of the Piccolo Protein in Calcium-Mediated Insulin Secretion in Pancreatic Cells | Spring 2020 | Fenster, Steven | Ft. Lewis | |
| Fall 2019/Spring 2020 UA | |||||
| Asplund, Sydney | CAREER: A longitudinal study of emotional and behavioral processes of Environmental Identity Development among rural and non-rural Alaskan children | Academic Year 2019-2020 | Green, Carie | UAF | |
| Bishop, Sabrina | Transcriptomics of Virally Infected Cells Following Heat Shock | Academic Year 2019-2020 | Podlutsky, Andrej | UAF | |
| Callegari, Kyle | Influences of photoperiod on the gut microbiota of grass rats | Academic Year 2019-2020 | Williams, Cory | UAF | |
| Haines, Samantha | Transcriptomics of BCBL-1 Cell Line Following TPA Treatment | Academic Year 2019-2020 | Polutsky, Andrej | UAF | |
| Jenson, Amy | A Mathematical Model of Vector-Borne Disease, Yellow Fever | Academic Year 2019-2020 | Buzby, Megan | UAS | |
| Macander, Sophia | Muscle Fiber Composition of Cold Temperature Exercised Rats using Immunostaining and Fluorescence | Academic Year 2019-2020 | Oliver, Ryan | UAF | |
| McKay, James | An Examination of a Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy Mutation in Subtypes of Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors | Academic Year 2019-2020 | Weltzin, Maegan | UAF | |
| Montuya, Gerald | Optical imaging to monitor cerebral oxygenation in freely moving small animals | Academic Year 2019-2020 | Barati, Bahareh | UAF | |
| O'Donoghue, Tristan | Gene-specific DNA repair in Hela and HDFa cell lines using the V-comet protocol | Academic Year 2019-2020 | Podlutsky, Andrej | UAF | |
| Zhang, Brian | Associating Clam Recruitment with Adult Standing Stock in the Northern Gulf of Alaska | Academic Year 2019-2020 | Konar, Brenda | UAF | |
| Fall 2019/Spring 2020 Partners | |||||
| Ahenakew-Wilson, Ashland | The Impact of Heavy Metals on Glucocerebrosidase Enzyme Activity and its Implications for Parkinson Disease | Academic Year 2019-2020 | Westbroek, Wendy | SKC | |
| Atencio, Nicole | Total Synthesis of Norjuliol and Diarylmethanes Exhibiting Anti-Leishmanial Activity | Academic Year 2019-2020 | Miller, Kenny | Ft. Lewis | |
| Benally, B. Andre` | Developing New Treatments for Leishmaniasis | Academic Year 2019-2020 | Miller, Kenny | Ft. Lewis | |
| Cheney, Austin | Synthesis and Efficacy of Anti-Leishmanial Compounds on Leishmania donovani | Academic Year 2019-2020 | Blake, David | Ft. Lewis | |
| Cordell, Camren | Exploring the Genomic and Phenotypic differences between two accessions of Arabidopsis suecica (Sue1 and Sue16) to explain drought resistance | Academic Year 2019-2020 | Carlson, Keisha | Ft. Lewis | |
| Dahl, Allen M. | Tree and shrub-line change in the Brooks Range | Academic Year 2019-2020 | Dial, Roman | APU | |
| Donahue, Scout | Treeline Change in the Brooks Range | Academic Year 2019-2020 | Dial, Roman | APU | |
| Hall, Robyn | Surveillance for White Nose Syndrome in Colorado Bat Populations | Academic Year 2019-2020 | Lehmer, Erin | Ft. Lewis | |
| Hawley, Cassidy | The Efficacy of Quercetin as a Chemotherapeutic Agent in the Treatment of Melanoma | Academic Year 2019-2020 | Byrd, Shere | Ft. Lewis | |
| Kurth, Eliza | Vegetation change in Alaska's Western Arctic | Academic Year 2019-2020 | Dial, Roman | APU | |
| Lee, Jessica | RaPID Analysis of RNA5.0 of Cytomegalovirus | Academic Year 2019-2020 | Kulesza, Caroline | Ft. Lewis | |
| Todd, Kaleb | Polyamine Biosynthesis by Human Gut Microbes | Academic Year 2019-2020 | McFarlane, Jeffrey | Ft. Lewis | |
| Vicich, Kinkela | Soil temperature, mycorrhizal association and tree nutrition as determinants of warming-induced changes in tree growth and abundance in arctic Alaska | Academic Year 2019-2020 | Dial, Roman | APU | |
| Wong, Russell | Analyzing Trees and Shrubs in the Arctic | Academic Year 2019-2020 | Dial, Roman | APU | |
| Summer 2019 UA | Project Title | Award | Faculty Mentor | Institution | |
| Bishop, Sabrina | DNA Repair Processes in Virally Infected Cells | Summer 2019 | Podlutsky, Andrej | UAF | |
| Haines, Samantha | DNA Repair Dynamics in Virally Infected Cells | Summer 2019 | Podlutsky, Andrej | UAF | |
| Khor, Megan | Impacts of ocean acidification on phytoplankton abundance in Southeast Alaska | Summer 2019 | Straley, Jan | UAS | |
| Lowery, Danielle | Pilot Study for Solid Phase Adsorption Toxin Tracking of Red Tide in the Pribilof Islands | Summer 2019 | Weems, Jared | UAS | |
| Osborne, Tonia | Health assessments of marine mammals in light of a changing Alaskan marine ecosystem | Summer 2019 | Cates, Kelly | UAS | |
| Shields, Maggie | Assessing the relationship between Alexandrium species and geoduck toxicity in Southeast Alaska | Summer 2019 | Hart, Courtney | UAS | |
| Summer 2019 Partners | |||||
| Iron-Shell, Nicolette | Evaluation of Fecal Contamination in the Weminuche Wilderness | Summer 2019 | Chatterley, Christie | Ft. Lewis | |
| Ross, Dylan | Evaluation of Fecal Contamination in the Weminuche Wilderness | Summer 2019 | Chatterley, Christie | Ft. Lewis | |
| Wong, Russell | Analyzing Vegetation Change in the Eastern Brooks Range | Summer 2019 | Dial, Roman | APU | |
| Spring 2019 UA | |||||
| Bishop, Sabrina | Virally Infected Cells and DNA Repair | Spring 2019 | Podlutsky, Andrej | UAF | |
| De Silva, Cami | Comparing Presence of Vegetative Alexandrium sp. Cells in Water | Spring 2019 | Hart, Courtney | UAF | |
| Haines, Samantha | DNA Repair in Virally Infected Cells | Spring 2019 | Podlutsky, Andrej | UAF | |
| Hasson, Nicholas | Thermodynamic convection and trace metal investigations of thermokarst lakes | Spring 2019 | Guerard, Jennifer | UAF | |
| Huo, Kevin | Fighting Seasonal Affective Disorder through Physical Activity | Spring 2019 | Drew, Elaine | UAF | |
| McPherson, Rowan | What effect will high (or low) temperatures have on the voluntary feed intake (VFI) and production of reindeer | Spring 2019 | Finstad, Gregory | UAF | |
| Napier, Jonathan | Niche Overlap of Polar Bears and Brown Bears in Coastal Arctic Alaska | Spring 2019 | Horstmann, Lora | UAF | |
| Newberry, Sarah | Lichen colonization on deglaciated moraines | Spring 2019 | Kasanke, Shawnee | UAF | |
| O'Donoghue, Tristan | DNA repair dynamics in colon adenocarcinoma cell lines | Spring 2019 | Podlutsky, Andrej | UAF | |
| Osborne, Tonia | Health assessments of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Southeast Alaska | Spring 2019 | Cates, Kelly | UAF/UAS | |
| Owen, Savanah | Assessing Bioavailability of Alaskan Blueberry Botanicals in vitro | Spring 2019 | Collin, Aline | UAF | |
| Tonio , Marcos | Product Characterization of Photolyzed Antiretroviral Drug Nevirapine | Spring 2019 | Guerard, Jennifer | UAF | |
| Spring 2019 Partners | |||||
| Bad Bear, Sasha | Addressing Risk Factors for Central Sleep Apnea in Native American Populations: Development of Appropriate Educational Strategies | Spring 2019 | Baldwin, Carol | SKC | |
| Ben, Sarah | Antibiotic Resistance in Organic & Non-Organic Meats | Spring 2019 | Kulesza, Caroline | Ft. Lewis | |
| Burck, Shinya | River and Community Health after A Natural Disaster | Spring 2019 | Steltzer, Heidi | Ft. Lewis | |
| Charley, Lindsey | Characterization of the IL-16 Signaling Through the CD9 Receptor in a Lung Epithelium Cell Model | Spring 2019 | Fenster, Steven | Ft. Lewis | |
| Cheney, Austin | CD9 and IL-16 Signaling Pathway of Cellular Migration in A549 Cells | Spring 2019 | Blake, David | Ft. Lewis | |
| Hawley, Cassidy | Comparison of Natural Killer Cell Immune Response to Murine Cytomegalovirus (MCMV) in "Dirty" and Inbred Mice | Spring 2019 | Byrd, Sherell | Ft. Lewis | |
| Hodgson, Reed | Antibiotic Resistance in Organic and Non-organic Raw Meats | Spring 2019 | Kulesza, Caroline | Ft. Lewis | |
| Kaye, Latrell | Dine Food Sovereignty Alliance Research | Spring 2019 | Clausen, Rebecca | Ft. Lewis | |
| Lowen, Noah | Identifying Transmission Mechanisms of White Nose Syndrome in Colorado Bats | Spring 2019 | Lehmer, Erin | Ft. Lewis | |
| Manus, McKaila | Bactericidal and wound healing effects of Pinus edulis sap | Spring 2019 | Byrd, Sherell | Ft. Lewis | |
| Martinez, Phyllis | Effect of FAK Activation in HER2 Breast Cancer | Spring 2019 | Byrd, Sherell | Ft. Lewis | |
| Merrill, Lyken | Using Psychrophilic Fungal Spores in Bat Guano to Monitor Spread of Pseudogymnoascus destructans | Spring 2019 | Lehmer, Erin | Ft. Lewis | |
| Mickens, Kassandra | RNA-Protein Interaction Detection with the 3' end of RNA5.0 of HCMV | Spring 2019 | Kulesza, Caroline | Ft. Lewis | |
| Mickens, Kaylee | Rapid RNA-Protein Interaction Detection with the 5 prime end of RNA5.0 of HCMV | Spring 2019 | Kulesza, Caroline | Ft. Lewis | |
| Peter, Jennica | The Effect of Nicotine Treatment on IL-6 Production as Upregulated by Resistin | Spring 2019 | Byrd, Sherell | Ft. Lewis | |
| Pollock, Mark | Animas River Health Monitoring | Spring 2019 | Steltzer, Heidi | Ft. Lewis | |
| Quintana, Victoria | Effect of FAK Activation in HER2 Breast Cancer | Spring 2019 | Byrd, Sherell | Ft. Lewis | |
| Shock, Nicole | Combinatorial use of Lovastatin and FTI-277 to alter Ras membrane association in A375 melanama cells |
Spring 2019 | Byrd, Sherell | Ft. Lewis | |
| Vagher, Bay | Combinatorial use of Lovastatin and FTI-277 to alter Ras membrane association in A375 melanoma cells | Spring 2019 | Byrd, Sherell | Ft. Lewis | |
| Wong, Russell | Woody Vegetation Change in the Western Brooks Range | Spring 2019 | Dial, Roman | APU | |
| Yocky, Alyssa | Comparison of Natural Killer Cell Immune Response to Murine Cytomegalovirus (MCMV) in "Dirty" and Inbred Mice | Spring 2019 | Byrd, Sherell | Ft. Lewis | |
| Fall 2018/Spring 2019 UA | |||||
| Boswell, Benjamin | Protein expression in Arctic Ground Squirrels to produce thermogenesis | Academic Year 2018-2019 | Oliver, Scott | UAF | |
| Callahan, Brandaise | Comparative analysis of Alaskan wild bog blueberries and anthocyanin in the mitigation of type II diabetes | Academic Year 2018-2019 | Collin (G), Aline | UAF | |
| Chythlook, Craig | Rural Water Development | Academic Year 2018-2019 | Johnson, Barbara | UAF | |
| E, A | Birch Sap and Birch Pollen Protein Analysis Tolerance | Academic Year 2018-2019 | Becker (G), Tynan | UAF | |
| Hill, Courtney | Validation of Reflection Spectroscopy as a Biomarker for Fruit and Vegetable Intake in a Yup'ik Community | Academic Year 2018-2019 | Bersamin, Andrea | UAF | |
| Jenkins, Mackenzie | Neurochemical pathways involved in A1 Adenosine Receptor agonist-induced hibernation in the Arctic Ground Squirrel | Academic Year 2018-2019 | Frare, Carla | UAF | |
| Ladd, Kaylee | Liver Health Study and Meal Replacement Study | Academic Year 2018-2019 | Coker, Sheri | UAF | |
| Macander, Sophia | Quantifying Endocrine Molecules Irisin, Leptin, and Adiponectin using ELISA’s in Arctic Ground Squirrels during the Hibernation Cycle | Academic Year 2018-2019 | Oliver, Scott | UAF | |
| Masterman, Annie | Health of humpback whales in Prince William Sound using Stable Isotope Analysis | Academic Year 2018-2019 | Wild, Lauren | UAS | |
| McCoy, Daniel | Gene-specific DNA repair | Academic Year 2018-2019 | Podlutsky, Andrej | UAF | |
| McKay, James | An Examination of a Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy Mutation in Subtypes of Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors. | Academic Year 2018-2019 | Weltzin, Maegan | UAF | |
| Thao, Shelly | Acetylcholine receptors response to rabies virus glycoprotein | Academic Year 2018-2019 | Weltzin, Maegan | UAF | |
| Summer 2018 UA | Project Title | Award | Faculty Mentor | Institution | |
| Basmayor, Ajiel Mae | Transgenerational effect of Alaskan Blueberry in a neurotoxin induced Parkinson like model of C. elegans | Summer 2018 | Maulik, Malabika | UAF | |
| Bennett, Shane | A Review of Cyanobacteria and the role of Saxitoxin | Summer 2018 | Scott, Louis | UAS | |
| Borup, Melanie | Comparing fish abundance and activity in seagrass beds | Summer 2018 | Eckert, Ginny | UAS | |
| Bryson, Chloe | Various research projects at UAF | Summer 2018 | Collin, Aline | UAF | |
| Fuller, Milbia | The effect of climate change factors on regenerative abilities of planaria | Summer 2018 | Pawlus, Matthew | UAS | |
| Green, Rebekah | Temperature threshold for asexual reproduction and release of Trichobilharzia alaskensis in snails | Summer 2018 | Larson, Don | UAF | |
| King, Sydney | Weather Condition Impacts on Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) Prey Choice | Summer 2018 | Pearson, Heidi | UAS | |
| McKay, James | An Examination of a Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy Mutation in Subtypes of Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors | Summer 2018 | Weltzin, Maegan | UAF | |
| New, Padraig | Does LDH and CS Enzyme Activity Predict Spawning Success in Returning Female Pink Salmon? | Summer 2018 | Tallmon, David | UAS | |
| Nicholson, Zachery | Understanding what triggers stress in Nome's urban muskox | Summer 2018 | Ihl, Claudia | UAF | |
| Rogers, Cayla | Does Body Condition Inferred by Impedance Predict Spawning Success of Pink Salmon? | Summer 2018 | Tallmon, David | UAS | |
| Shields, Maggie | Assessing Sea Otter Influence on Carbon Sequestration in Southeast Alaska | Summer 2018 | Eckert, Ginny | UAS | |
| Thao, Shelly | The selectivity effects of Rabies glycoprotein subtypes on the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor | Summer 2018 | Weltzin, Maegan | UAF | |
| Vang, Roger | Implications of mercury binding to immune proteins in mammals | Summer 2018 | Kennedy, Stephanie | UAF | |
| Walker, Daniel | Listening To Savoonga | Summer 2018 | Salganek, Maya | UAF | |
| Zayon, Emma | Foraging Decisions of Urban Muskoxen- the Role of Minerals and Plant Phenology | Summer 2018 | Ihl, Claudia | UAF | |
| Spring 2018 UA | |||||
| Basmayor, Ajiel Mae | Transgenerational effect of Alaskan Blueberry in a neurotoxin induced Parkinson like model of C. elegans | Spring 2018 | Bult-Ito, Abel | UAF | |
| Brooking, Allison | Expression of Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1α with Insertion Mutation in Antarctic Fishes | Spring 2018 | O'Brien, Kristin | UAF | |
| Callahan (Montgomery), Brandaise | Comparative analysis of Alaskan wild bog blueberries and anthocyanin in the mitigation of type II diabetes | Spring 2018 | Collin, Aline | UAF | |
| Fuller, Milbia | Determining the Effects of Climate Change on Microalgae Species Diversity Near Ketchikan Alaska | Spring 2018 | Pawlus, Matthew | UAS | |
| Gerrish, Hannah | Investigating the relationship of mercury and immune response: Do contaminants affect maternal antibody investment in developing young | Spring 2018 | Kennedy, Stephanie | UAF | |
| Hammond, Kraig | Isolating and Identifying microorganisms that degrade petroleum products in Arctic sea water | Spring 2018 | Gofstein, Taylor | UAF | |
| Jenkins, Mackenzie | A seasonal study of neurochemical pathways in Arctic Ground Squirrels as a model to study obesity | Spring 2018 | Frare, Carla | UAF | |
| Merrifield, Parker | DNA repair kinetics in the OVCAR-3, OVCAR-5, and OVCAR-8 ovarian cancer cell lines | Spring 2018 | Podlutsky, Andrej | UAF | |
| Spain, Chanta | Rabies glycoprotein interacts with neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in a subtype-selective manner | Spring 2018 | Weltzin, Maegan | UAF | |
| Walker, Breanna | Investigation of water quality in the vicinity of a proposed mining project, Glacier Creek, SE AK | Spring 2018 | Nagorski, Sonia | UAS | |
| Fall 2017/Spring 2018 UA | |||||
| Alexander, Rachel | DNA repair in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) | Academic Year 2017-2018 | Podlutsky, Andrej | UAF | |
| Bishop, Louise | Mercury levels and oxidative stress in Steller sea lions | Academic Year 2017-2018 | Lian, Marianne | UAF | |
| Chen, Richard | Functional Benefits of Weight Loss in the Elderly | Academic Year 2017-2018 | Coker, Robert | UAF | |
| Cook, Aaron | Determining the stable isotope signature range of juvenile salmon from Hidden Falls Hatchery | Academic Year 2017-2018 | Straley, Janice | UAS | |
| Demboski, Kennedy | UV-induced DNA repair in BCBL-1 cells | Academic Year 2017-2018 | Podlutsky, Andrej | UAF | |
| Enderle, Annaliese | Birch Sap Analysis Project | Academic Year 2017-2018 | Becker, Tynan | UAF | |
| Haan, Tracie | Co-Selection of Heavy Metal and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Boreal Forest Soil Microbes | Academic Year 2017-2018 | Drown, Devin | UAF | |
| Harwell, JD | Enzyme Kinetics and Bioinformatics | Academic Year 2017-2018 | Becker, Tynana | UAF | |
| Starbuck, Hannah | Measuring stable isotope and trace elements of Pacific walrus | Academic Year 2017-2018 | Clark, Casey | UAF | |
| Summer 2017 UA | Project Title | Award | Faculty Mentor | Institution | |
| Alexander, Rachel | DNA repair in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia | Summer 2017 | Podlutsky, Andrej | UAF | |
| Eames, Samuel | Screening Marine Invertebrates & Algae from Sitka, Alaska for Antimicrobial and Antifouling Compounds | Summer 2017 | Chapman, Marnie | UAS | |
| Jenkins, MacKenzie | Neurochemical pathways of the brainstem involved in adenosine A1 receptor agonist-induced hibernation in the Arctic Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus paryii) | Summer 2017 | Frare, Carla | UAF | |
| Long, Kristina | Mapping trophic connections of offshore food webs in the Gulf of Alaska using analysis of stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes | Summer 2017 | Wild, Lauren | UAS | |
| Lu, Brianna | Effect of Alaskan low bush cranberry on alpha-synuclein overexpression in a model of C. elegans | Summer 2017 | Maulik, Malabika | UAF | |
| Mitchell, Amanda | Changes of Cellular Function In Hypothermic Conditions | Summer 2017 | Oliver, Scott | UAF | |
| Niagne, Agnero | Host and parasite relationship: Tanner crab (Chionoecetes bairdi) & dinoflagellate Hematodinium | Summer 2017 | Lopez, Andres | UAF | |
| Shaw, Raven | Create Outreach and Learning Materials for SEATOR, While Working in their Harmful ALgal Bloom Lab and Participating in Subsistence Harvest | Summer 2017 | Whitehead, Chris | UAS | |
| Shercliffe, Alexander | DNA Repair in Virus Infected Cells Following X-ray Exposure | Summer 2017 | Podlusky, Andrej | UAF | |
| Spaulding, Fern | Determining Gene Flow Between Asia and North America in Waterfowl Species Known to be Carriers of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza | Summer 2017 | Winkler, Kevin | UAF | |
| Sweeney (Mucha), McKenzie | Analysis of serotonin transporter levels in non-induced compulsive-like mouse model | Summer 2017 | Bult-Ito, Abel | UAF | |
| Thompson, Alex | The role of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on the adverse health effects of obesity in subsistence Alaska Natives | Summer 2017 | Podlutsky, Andrej | UAF | |
| Turchaninov, Ilya | Identify the phenotypic and genetic characteristics that allow pink salmon to successfully spawn | Summer 2017 | Tallmon, David | UAS | |
| Velasco, Mark | Hibernation and DNA Repair Following UV Exposure | Summer 2017 | Podlutsky, Andrej | UAF | |
| Spring 2017 UA | |||||
| Alba, JoMarie | Investigating metabolic rates of estuarine groundfish in habitats of varying glacial effluence | Spring 2017 | Bergstrom, Carolyn | UAS | |
| Chen, Richard | Lean Muscle Preservation During Nutritional Weight Loss Intervention | Spring 2017 | Coker, Robert | UAF | |
| Dia, Sammer | A pilot to study to compare qualitative measures of exercise intensity with quantitative measures of carbon isotope ratios to determine energy | Spring 2017 | O'Brien, Diane | UAF | |
| Eames, Samuel | Screening Marine Invertebrates & Algae from Sitka, Alaska for Antimicrobial and Antifouling Compounds | Spring 2017 | Chapman, Marnie | UAS | |
| Gever, Rebecca | Overtraining Syndrome in Ultra-Endurance Athletes | Spring 2017 | Jerome, Scott | UAF | |
| Gilmore, Brianna | Characterization of Biofilms related to sub-Arctic Drinking Water Systems | Spring 2017 | Guerard, Jennifer | UAF | |
| Gonzalez, Jonathan | An exploration in Alaska's waterways: Sulfolane degradation in extreme environments | Spring 2017 | Leigh, Mary Beth | UAF | |
| Hedges, Benjamin | Quantitative estimation of hydrocarbon degradation by bacterial species isolated from diesel-contaminated soils in Kaltag, Alaska | Spring 2017 | Leigh, Mary Beth | UAF | |
| House, Elva | The effects of various peptide concentrations on pharyngeal pumping in C. elegans associated with the interaction between nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and the active binding portion of rabies virus glycoprotein | Spring 2017 | Hincks, Josh | UAF | |
| Kanayurak, Olive | Determination of microbial activity in thawing Arctic tundra permafrost: Are they living, dormant or dead? | Spring 2017 | Nicholas-Figueroa, Linda | Ilisagvik | |
| McCarthy, Madeline | Comparison of Antibiotic Resistance in Soils from Ancient and Modern Permafrost |
Spring 2017 | Drown, Devin | UAF | |
| Mitchell, Kiana | Quantifying the Metal(loid) Bioaccessibility of Reacted Fly Ash in the Arctic | Spring 2017 | Milke, Kyle | UAF | |
| Murph, Diane | Comparing δ13C in Fasting Breath and Meat Intake | Spring 2017 | O'Brien, Diane | UAF | |
| Patkotak, Jaime | Isoloation of Pseudomonas brassicacearum from Arctic tundra permafrost | Spring 2017 | Nicholas-Figueroa, Linda | Ilisagvik | |
| Shaw, Raven | SEATOR project: Monitoring algal blooms in SE Alaska | Spring 2017 | Whitehead, Chris | UAS | |
| Spaulding, Fern | Determining Gene Flow Between Asia and North America in Waterfowl Species Known to be Carriers of Avian Influenza | Spring 2017 | Winker, Kevin | UAF | |
| Terrell-Ruiz, Cecelia | The Effects of Ocean Acidification on Arctic Sea Ice Microorganisms | Spring 2017 | Nicholas-Figueroa, Linda | Ilisagvik | |
| Thompson, Alexander | The role of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on the adverse health effects of obesity in subsistence Alaska Natives | Spring 2017 | Podlutsky, Andrej | UAF | |
| Touray Jr, Farimang | Role of high and low fat diet with Alaskan blueberry supplementation on phenotypic behavior and neuronal health in 6-OHDA induced Parkinson models of C.elegans | Spring 2017 | Maulik, Malabika | UAF | |
| Turchaninov, Ilya | Spawning success in pink salmon | Spring 2017 | Tallmon, David | UAS | |
| Vang, Roger | The protective role of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on the adverse health effects of obesity in subsistence Alaska Natives | Spring 2017 | Kennedy, Stephanie | UAF | |
| V, K | Retrospective Analysis of Total Mercury and an Implementation of Methylmercury Analysis in Several Mammalian Species Including Sled Dogs, Seals, and Humans | Spring 2017 | Harley, John | UAF | |
| Fall 2016 UA | |||||
| Alba, JoMarie | Investigating metabolic rates of estuarine groundfish in habitats of varying glacial effluence | Fall 2016 | Bergstrom, Carolyn | UAS | |
| Carpluk, Rodney | Evaluation of new techinlogical techinques to help imporve better nutrition intake in rural communities | Fall 2016 | Bersamin, Andrea | UAF | |
| Gerrish, Hannah | Understanding mercury accumulation dynamics in Alaskan fish tissues: Implications for human consumption | Fall 2016 | Cyr, Andrew | UAF | |
| Hartman, Sarah | A pilot study to measure stable isotope ratios in saliva, cheek swabs, and fingerstick blood as potential dietary biomarkers for health research | Fall 2016 | O'Brien, Diane | UAF | |
| Hedges, Ben | Identification of diesel-degrading microbial species in soil contaminated with fuel oil and potential for their stimulation with secondary plant metabolites (SPMs) | Fall 2016 | Leigh, Mary Beth | UAF | |
| Kanayurak, Olive | Determination of microbial activity in thawing Arctic tundra permafrost: Are they living, dormant or dead? | Fall 2016 | Nicholas-Figueroa, Linda | Ilisagvik | |
| Lyons, Alexandra | Using stable isotopes to determine the contribution of hatchery salmon to the diet of Humpback whales | Fall 2016 | Kosma, Madison | UAS | |
| McCarthy, Madeline | Comparison of Antibiotic Resistance in Soils from Ancient and Modern Permafrost | Fall 2016 | Drown, Devin | UAF | |
| Patkotak, Jaime | Isoloation of Pseudomonas brassicacearum from Arctic tundra permafrost | Fall 2016 | Nicholas-Figueroa, Linda | Ilisagvik | |
| Shaw, Raven | SEATOR project: monitoring algal blooms in SE Alaska | Fall 2016 | Whitehead, Chris | UAS | |
| Short, Hannah | Determining How Many Asian-Origin Ducks Come to North America as Avian Influenza Carriers | Fall 2016 | Reynolds, Arleigh | UAF/UAA | |
| Spaulding, Fern | The protective role of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on the adverse health effects of obesity in subsistence Alaska Natives | Fall 2016 | Winker, Kevin | UAF | |
| Thompson, Alexander | The protective role of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on the adverse health effects of obesity in subsistence Alaska Natives | Fall 2016 | Podlutsky, Andrej | UAF | |
| Touray Jr, Farimang | Effects of the Combination of Blueberry and Cranberry Extract on conserved markers of aging and neurodegeneration in Caenorhaditis | Fall 2016 | Maulik, Malabika | UAF | |
| Turchaninov, Ilya | Spawning success in pink salmon | Fall 2016 | Tallmon, David | UAS | |
| Vang, Roger | Haptoglobin and immunoglobulin G protein concentrations and their correlation with mercury in endangered Steller sea lions | Fall 2016 | Kennedy, Stephanie | UAF | |
| Summer 2016 UA | |||||
| Alba, JoMarie | Investigating metabolic rates of estuarine groundfish in habitats of varying glacial effluence | Summer 2016 | Bergstrom, Carolyn | UAS | |
| Carpluk, Rodney | Evaluation of new techinlogical techinques to help imporve better nutrition intake in rural communities | Summer 2016 | Bersamin, Andrea | UAF | |
| Gerrish, Hannah | Understanding mercury accumulation dynamics in Alaskan fish tissues: Implications for human consumption | Summer 2016 | Cyr, Andrew | UAF | |
| Hartman, Sarah | A pilot study to measure stable isotope ratios in saliva, cheek swabs, and fingerstick blood as potential dietary biomarkers for health research | Summer 2016 | O'Brien, Diane | UAF | |
| Hauch, Kate | Using stable isotope analysis to evaluate the diet of sperm whales in the Gulf of Alaska | Summer 2016 | Wild, Lauren | UAS | |
| Lyons, Alexandra | The Seaweed Project | Summer 2016 | Kosma, Madison | UAS | |
| Mattson, Catherine | Do sea otters have positive impacts on community resources and surrounding ecosystems? | Summer 2016 | Eckert, Ginny | UAF | |
| McCarthy, Madeline | Identification and analysis of antibiotic resistant plasmids in the microbial communities of a Fairbanks permafrost gradient | Summer 2016 | Drown, Devin | UAS | |
| Sfraga, Hanna | Antibiotic resistance analysis of Streptococcus uberis isolates collected from addled white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons) eggs on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska | Summer 2016 | Hansen, Cristina | UAS | |
| Short, Hannah | Biomarkers and Psychological Markers Associated with Overtraining Syndrome | Summer 2016 | Reynolds, Arleigh | UAF | |
| Slats, Jason | Investigating metabolic rates of estuarine groundfish in habitats of varying glacial effluence | Summer 2016 | Ray, Dustin | UAF | |
| Spaulding, Fern | Determining Gene Flow Between Asia and North America in Waterfowl Species Known to be Carriers of Avian Influenza | Summer 2016 | Winker, Kevin | UAF | |
| Weggel, Loni | Factors influencing body language and word use during a conversation | Summer 2016 | Pandya, Anshul | UAF | |
| Zhang, Jesse | Inferring species Trees From Incomplete Gene Trees | Summer 2016 | Rhodes, John | UAF | |
| Summer 2016 UA | Project Title | Award | Faculty Mentor | Institution | |
| Alba, JoMarie | Investigating metabolic rates of estuarine groundfish in habitats of varying glacial effluence | Summer 2016 | Bergstrom, Carolyn | UAS | |
| Carpluk, Rodney | Evaluation of new techinlogical techinques to help imporve better nutrition intake in rural communities | Summer 2016 | Bersamin, Andrea | UAF | |
| Gerrish, Hannah | Understanding mercury accumulation dynamics in Alaskan fish tissues: Implications for human consumption | Summer 2016 | Cyr, Andrew | UAF | |
| Hartman, Sarah | A pilot study to measure stable isotope ratios in saliva, cheek swabs, and fingerstick blood as potential dietary biomarkers for health research | Summer 2016 | O'Brien, Diane | UAF | |
| Hauch, Kate | Using stable isotope analysis to evaluate the diet of sperm whales in the Gulf of Alaska | Summer 2016 | Wild, Lauren | UAS | |
| Lyons, Alexandra | The Seaweed Project | Summer 2016 | Kosma, Madison | UAS | |
| Mattson, Catherine | Do sea otters have positive impacts on community resources and surrounding ecosystems? | Summer 2016 | Eckert, Ginny | UAF | |
| McCarthy, Madeline | Identification and analysis of antibiotic resistant plasmids in the microbial communities of a Fairbanks permafrost gradient | Summer 2016 | Drown, Devin | UAS | |
| Sfraga, Hanna | Antibiotic resistance analysis of Streptococcus uberis isolates collected from addled white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons) eggs on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska | Summer 2016 | Hansen, Cristina | UAS | |
| Short, Hannah | Biomarkers and Psychological Markers Associated with Overtraining Syndrome | Summer 2016 | Reynolds, Arleigh | UAF | |
| Slats, Jason | Investigating metabolic rates of estuarine groundfish in habitats of varying glacial effluence | Summer 2016 | Ray, Dustin | UAF | |
| Spaulding, Fern | Determining Gene Flow Between Asia and North America in Waterfowl Species Known to be Carriers of Avian Influenza | Summer 2016 | Winker, Kevin | UAF | |
| Weggel, Loni | Factors influencing body language and word use during a conversation | Summer 2016 | Pandya, Anshul | UAF | |
| Zhang, Jesse | Inferring species Trees From Incomplete Gene Trees | Summer 2016 | Rhodes, John | UAF | |
| Spring 2016 UA | |||||
| Eby, Allison | Detection and Distribution of Francisella tularensis in Alaska's Remote Mosquito Populations | Spring 2016 | Hueffer, Karsten | UAF | |
| Roseberry, Katie | Can the nitrogen isotope ratio provide a biomarker of Inupiat tranditional foods? | Spring 2016 | O'Brian, Diane | UAF | |
| Mitchell, Benjamin | Effect of fulvic acid on protein misfolding in a Parkinson's like model | Spring 2016 | Maulik, Malabika | UAF | |
| Klejka, Jesse | Genetic characterization of Streptococcus uberis | Spring 2016 | Hansen, Cristina | UAF | |
| Brooking, Allison | Mitochondrial Density Changes in Hibernating Black Bears | Spring 2016 | O'Brien, Kristin | UAF | |
| Fall 2015/Spring 2016 UA | |||||
| Bookless, Eric | UAF Cross Country Sit Ski | Academic Year 2015-2016 | Peterson, Rorik | UAF | |
| Campnell, Forrest | Concentration of total mercury in cigarettes and fish muscle tissue | Academic Year 2015-2016 | Harley, John | UAF | |
| Cheek, Rebecca | Genomic analysis of a known avian influenza carrying waterfowl species to determine the number of Asian-origin individuals coming to North America. | Academic Year 2015-2016 | Winker, Kevin | UAF | |
| Corsetti, Sierra | Mercury accumulation and trophic feeding dynamics of a parasite/predator | Academic Year 2015-2016 | Cyr, Andrew | UAF | |
| Dominguez, Dallas | Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subtype Specificity of the Rabies Virus Glycoprotein | Academic Year 2015-2016 | Hueffer, Karsten | UAF | |
| Hedges, Ben | Identification of diesel-degrading microbial species in soil contaminated with fuel oil and potential for their stimulation with secondary plant metabolites (SPMs) | Academic Year 2015-2016 | Leigh, Mary Beth | UAF | |
| Lewis, Jeanne | Assessment of season variation in natural light on the cognitive performance of people living in extreme northerly latitude | Academic Year 2015-2016 | Pandya, Anshul | UAF | |
| Magnuson, Emily | Validating a New Field Blood Analyzer for Field Use in Alaskan Wildlife Species | Academic Year 2015-2016 | Lian, Marianne | UAF | |
| Milke, Kyle | Interactions of leached coal fly ash metal(loid)s into aqueous and soil environments in the Arctic | Academic Year 2015-2016 | Hayes, Sarah | UAF | |
| Spaulding, Fern | Determining How Many Asian-Origin Ducks Come to North America as Avian Influenza Carriers | Academic Year 2015-2016 | Winker, Kevin | UAF | |
| Wasky, Josephine | Traditional Preparations of Wormwood Tested for Anti-inflammatory Properties | Academic Year 2015-2016 | Dunlap, Kriya | UAF | |
| Weaver, Alyssa | Nutritional Countermeasures against Sarcopenic Obesity | Academic Year 2015-2016 | Podlutsky Coker, Andrej Robert | UAF | |
| Spring 2015/Summer 2015 UA | Project Title | Award | Faculty Mentor | Institution | |
| Clement, Christopher | The role for anaerobic metabolism in susceptibility to oxygen glucose deprivation (OGD) in the I/R vulnerable species, the rat, and the I/R resistant species, the Arctic Ground Squirrel | Spring 2015 | Drew, Kelly | UAF | |
| Dominguez, Dallas | Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subtype Specificity of the Rabies Virus Glycoprotein | Spring 2015 | Hueffer, Karsten | UAF | |
| Emery, Dakota | The active ingredient and inactive ingredients in Spice from across Alaska | Spring 2015 | Hayes, Sarah | UAF | |
| Hernandez, Alicia | Alaskan botanicals on differential gene expression using the C. elegans model | Spring 2015 | Vayndorf, Elena | UAF | |
| Himschoot, Elizabeth | Investigating bacterial causes of embryo mortality in greater white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons) in the Arctic | Spring 2015 | Hueffer, Karsten | UAF | |
| Krepel, Stacey | How does the persistent exposure of neurons to the proinflammatory cytokine TNFα influence the distribution of active and inactive Nrf2 in the nucleus and cytosol, respectively | Spring 2015 | Kuhn, Thomas | UAF | |
| Milke, Kyle | Environmental Health Impacts of Tellurium Transport in Mine Tailings | Spring 2015 | Hayes, Sarah | UAF | |
| Vanagel, Matthew | The regulation of hibernation in animals and application of this knowledge to developing ways of implementing hibernation-like states in humans | Spring 2015 | Rasley, Brian | UAF | |
| Wasky, Josephine | Evaluating the difference in lipid accumulation in adipocytes, specifically the 3T3-L1 cells, when supplemented with wild Alaskan blueberries vs. commercially grown blueberries | Spring 2015 | Dunlap, Kriya | UAF | |
| Williams, Robert | Examine the effects of poly-unsaturated fatty-acids (PUFAs) on DNA repair and cell colony forming ability | Spring 2015 | Podlutsky, Andrej | UAF | |
| Yancey, Krysta | Study background level of DNA damage in arctic ground squirrel before, during, and after prolonged hibernation | Spring 2015 | Podlutsky, Andrej | UAF | |