Kasey, a senior studying biomedical sciences, began her undergraduate research involvement fall of her junior year. Her Undergraduate Research Fellowship project is being conducted under the guidance of Dr. Nancy Merner in the Harrison School of Pharmacy. Kasey is studying certain receptors called hydroxycarboxylic acid receptors. “My focus is looking at any potential genetic variance…Continue Reading Recently in Research: Kasey Shepp
By: Evelyn Willmon, Covadonga Arias, Francisca Burgos-Valverde, Candis Ray Aeromonas hydrophila is a gram-negative bacteria that causes motile Aeromonas septicemia (MAS) in many fish species. Typically, A. hydrophila is considered an opportunistic pathogen; however, an emergent strain which is especially deadly to commercially farmed catfish has become a major concern for the catfish industry since…Continue Reading Main reservoirs of the bacteria Aeromonas hydrophila in commercial catfish raceways and ponds
By: Sarah Stevenson, Dr. Paula Bobrowski, Dr. Ann Knipschild, and Dr. JenniferRobinson Any music listener will agree that music can evoke emotions such as pride, elation, or relaxation. Research suggests that music does more than that for humans: it stimulates various parts of the brain and bodily responses, including the release of stress hormones (Levitin, 2006; Linnemann,…Continue Reading Physiological and Psychological Effects of Music
By: Jami Myong Reece, Michael W. Greene Although obesity is not an infectious disease, one could describe the state of obesity in the U.S. as an epidemic due to its relatively high prevalence that transcends age, gender, and socioeconomic groups. Subsequent conditions linked to obesity include but are not limi ted to type II diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty…Continue Reading Role of Sugary Water Consumption in Adipose Gene Expression
By: Martin Wang, Marcelo Kuroda The objective of my research project was to determine the viability of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) in low-power electronic devices and flexible optoelectronics. The motivation for this research topic lies in its ramifications for a crucial and ubiquitous electronic component: the transistor. Traditionally, transistors have relied on the physical properties of their…Continue Reading Computational study of electrostatically tunable band offsets in MoS2 multilayers
William (Will) Kelner is a senior majoring concurrently in psychology and sociology. His Undergraduate Research Fellowship, under the guidance of Dr. Apryl Alexander, involves studying perceptions of mental illness on the Auburn University campus. “What I would like to look at is how college students perceive individuals who may be showing signs of mental illness,”…Continue Reading Recently in Research: Will Kelner
Undergraduate Research Fellow Robert Boothe is a senior studying biochemistry and conducting research under the guidance of Dr. Christian Goldsmith in the Chemistry Department. Robert is making chemicals for MRI contrasting agents that will highlight regions of the body that are dense with reactive oxygen species (ROS’s). “Generally, ROS’s are associated with various diseases and…Continue Reading Recently in Research: Robert Boothe
Ryan Heslin is an Undergraduate Research Fellow and senior studying biomedical sciences. His research mentor is Dr. Miranda Reed in the Harrison School of Pharmacy. Ryan began working with Dr. Reed in January 2016 studying a link between Alzheimer’s disease and inflammation. “What I look at specifically is introducing a viral mimic that will stimulate…Continue Reading Recently in Research: Ryan Heslin
By: William Chandler Moore, Joshua Batterson, and Joseph Majdalani The problem of acoustic waves evolving in combustion devices is well-known in the propulsion community. One repercussion of these acoustic instabilities is increased heat transfer to the combustion chamber. This is due in part to unsteady combustion, but more so because of unsteady convection. The latter can cause…Continue Reading Modelling Heat Transfer in the Presence of Acoustic Waves
By: Anna E. Kirkland, Jennifer L. Robinson There is a gap in the literature regarding ultra high-field (> 3 Tesla), high-resolution (< 2mm voxel resolution) functional neuroimaging in adolescents. Ultra high-field, high-resolution imaging can greatly improve sensitivity (through increases in signal-to-noise-ratio) and image quality, but it is not yet certain how traditional pre-processing steps may alter…Continue Reading Ultra High Field, High-Resolution Neuroimaging in Adolescents