Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) students achieved exceptional success at the 134th Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science (TAS), hosted on Saturday, Nov. 23 on LMU’s main campus. Students from universities across the region presented their research during the conference.
The winners included:
Chemistry
- Poster (1st, tie): JeanPaul Santamaria (Mentor: Dr. Thomas Shell)
“Synthesis of the trifluoroacetamido derivative of acamprosate.”
- Poster (1st, tie): Gabriel Crumley (Mentor: Dr. Thomas Shell)
“Physicochemical properties of Lacosamide and its Trifluoroacetamido derivative.”
- Poster (2nd): Carolina Medellin (Mentor: Dr. Thomas Shell)
“Synthesis and lipophilicity of the trifluoroacetamido derivative of actarit.”
- Oral Presentation (1st): Hannah Cure (Mentor: Dr. Thomas Shell)
“The effect of fluorine substitution on the physicochemical properties and the cytochromes P-450 kinetics of acetaminophen.”
Cell and Molecular Biology
- Oral Presentation (3rd): Katherine Bedel (Mentor: Dr. Julie Hall)
“The Effects of Chronic Cadmium Exposure on the Aging Process in C. elegans.”
Ecology and Environmental Science
- Poster (1st): Spencer Baldwin (Mentor: Dr. Barbara Shock)
“Collection and use of soil eDNA for the evaluation of a Diminutive Morel (Morchella diminutiva) distribution model.”
- Poster (2nd): Stewart Thacker (Mentor: Dr. Matthew Lewis)
“Utilizing eDNA to survey the Powell River for presence of Blotchside Logperch (Percina burtoni) for endangered mussels.”
- Oral Presentation (1st): Spencer Baldwin (Mentor: Dr. Barbara Shock)
“Predictive distribution model of the diminutive morel (Morchella diminutiva) using presence-only data in MaxEnt.”
Health and Medical Science
- Undergraduate Poster (3rd): Gage Piercy (Mentor: Dr. Stan Kunigelis)
“Finding the Wnt Signaling Pathway in Labidocera Copepods.”
- Graduate Poster (1st): Steven Quintero
“Exploring the Relationship Between periodontal diseases and osteoporosis: Potential role of Butyrate.”
- Graduate Poster (2nd): Brook Prysi
“Involuntary leg fidgeting as an early sign of Parkinson's Disease.”
- Graduate Poster (3rd): Ryann Lockwood (Mentor: Dr. Ashtosh Verma)
“Mammalian and non-mammalian reservoirs of leptospirosis in South-Central Appalachia.”
Math and Computer Science
- Poster (1st): Aurèlie Msiza
“Exploring efficient algorithms for optimizing time-variant database performance.”
Microbiology
- Poster (1st): Andrea Jorratt (Mentor: Dr. Dominic Palazzolo)
“Antimicrobial effect of dimethylsulfone on growth of Porphyromonas gingivalis and its toxicity on oral epithelial cells.”
- Poster (3rd): Emily Brown (Mentor: Dr. Kathryn Purple)
“Protozoan parasite, Hepatozoon, found in red fox from Virginia.”
Physics and Astronomy
- Poster (2nd): Cayden Brown (Mentor: Dr. Kevin Cooper)
“Modeling Particle Induced Gamma Emission for Characterizing Fluorine Concentration in Enamel: Initial Progress.”
Zoology
- Oral Presentation (1st): Katilee Croft (Mentor: Dr. Barbara Shock)
“Developing an environmental DNA protocol to detect the yellow-spotted woodland salamander (Plethodon pauleyi).”
- Oral Presentation (3rd): Logan Taylor (Mentor: Dr. Barbara Shock)
“eDNA surveillance for Eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) in Harlan County, Kentucky waterways.”
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