HARPS Students Present Their Summer Research at Annual Poster Fair

On Thursday, October 24, the 2023-2024 cohort of students enrolled in the HARPS program (Hopkins Authentic Research Program in Science) showcased their summer laboratory research findings through poster presentations. Over the course of the summer, students served as interns in research laboratories across the globe. The poster symposium followed an open format, encouraging members of the Hopkins community, which included parents, faculty, staff, students, and invited guests, to explore all the projects and engage with the student presenters through questions and discussions.

During their presentations, each student conveyed their enthusiasm for their respective projects and discussed how their participation in the summer research experience had influenced their future academic and professional plans. This event provided valuable insight for the current HARPS student cohort, who were eager to connect with their more experienced peers and seek advice on navigating the upcoming year in the program. See below for a list of students and the projects they worked on.

Justin Wang with Dr. Cong Su at Yale University
On the Setup of the interactive excited Kelvin Water Dropper and incorporating a waterdrop triboelectric nanogenerator (KWD-WDTENG)

Nicholas Takoudes with Dr. Jack Lubin at UCLA    
Attempting to Detect an Exomoon using the Injection-Recovery Method of Transit Photometry

Giacomo Savi with Dr. Kathleen Martin at Yale University
Examining FKBP12 and Zinc Finger and BTB Domain Containing-45 (ZBTB45)'s Impact on Cardiac Smooth Muscle Cell's Contractile Phenotype

Claire Russell with Dr. Strikant Rangaraju at Yale University
Exploring Kv1.3 Channel Interactors in T-Cells and Microglia using TurboID

Qamar Al Tameemi with Dr. Jonathan Koff at Yale University
Examining EGFR Phosphorylation in THP-1 Macrophages

Benji Porosoff with Dr. Amit Datye at Yale University
Forming Zirconium Bulk Metallic Glass Nanorods from Aluminum Oxide Wafers

Logan Matthews with Dr. Jiangbing Zhou at Yale University
Exploring Temozolomide Resistance Through the Characterization of Spatially Sequenced Contrast and Non-Contrast Enhancing Glioblastoma Multiforme Samples

Anya Mahajan with Dr. Richard Bucala at Yale University
Investigating CD8+ T-Cell Populations in OVA Mice Treated with Anti-MIF and Anti-DDT

James Liu with Dr. Kathleen Martin at Yale University
The Role of Zinc Finger and BTB Complex Proteins in Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity

Ethan Liu with Dr. Yu He at Yale University
Investigating the Internal Parameters for Superconductivity by Modeling Electron Pairing

Josie Lipcan with Dr. Jennifer Kwan at Yale University
Platelet Response in Post-Chemotherapy CHIP and Non CHIP Patients Platelet Response in Post-Chemotherapy CHIP and Non CHIP Cancer Patients

Layla Kenkare with Dr. John Hwa at Yale University
Study of Platelet - T Cell Crosstalk in NSCLC Using Flow Cytometry

Nathaniel Huang with Dr. Mark Ashton at Yale University
Determining Allometric Growth Relationships in Common New Haven Street Tress

Wanqi Hu with Dr. Karla M. Neugebauer at Yale University
Exploring the Effects of RNA Folding in co-Transcriptional Splicing

Rohan Gottumukkala with Dr. Shreya Saxena at Yale University
Comparing the Effect of Musculoskeletal Complexity on the Motor Cortex using  μSim

Henry Foushee with Dr. Mark Ashton at Yale University
Growth Modeling and Canopy Shade of 12 Common New Haven, CT Street Tree Species

Rich Fearon with Dr. Steven Girvin at Yale University
Quantifying Noise on IBM's Quantum Computers

Katie Driscoll with Dr. Helen Caines at Yale University
Design and Assembly of a Faraday Dark Box for the Characterization of Scintillating Tiles

Will Davitt with Dr. Hong Tang at Yale University
Design and Construction of a Tunable Cavity Bandpass Filter Centered Around 3.5 GHz

Alicia Cheng with Dr. Alicia Che at Yale University
Characterizing the Expression of Oxytocin Receptors in SST interneurons during Early Brain Development

Karl Bilson with Dr. Steven Girvin at Yale University
Using Qiskit to Create Quantum Circuits

Jeet Bhatnagar with Dr. Yu He at Yale University
Simulating Electron Pairing through Magnetic Forces

Krish Agarwal with Dr. Dhasakumar Navaratnam at Yale University
Reconstruction of the OHC motor protein Prestin using Cryogenic Electron Microscopy Imaging in CryoDRGN Neural Networks

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