Health
Experiences of Nurses who have considered or are considering leaving the bedside.
Presenter: Matt Mitchell
Perinatal Experience with Postpartum Depression
Presenters: Amanda Calderwood ; Britney Kerr
Hearing Impairment in Long Term Care: Recommendations for Bedside Nursing Care
Presenter: Jadison Christenson
Nursing Care of Older Adults with Vision Impairment: Recommendations to Foster Positive Outcomes in Long-Term Care Settings
Presenters: Morgan Howard ; Jessica Allen
Staying hydrated: a comparative analysis of humectants in human skin
Presenters: Ayden Olsen
Daily use of minimalist footwear does not affect dynamic balance in mid-life adults
Presenter: Dallen James
Sense and Sensitivity: Treating Sensitivity Following Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy
Presenters: Catania Stevens
Implementation and Efficacy of Video-Based Patient Education
Presenter: Jakob Pendleton
Association between Ultrafine Particle Exposure and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Presenter: Adriana Payan
Oral Treatment for the Prevention of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Presenters: Whitney Sanders
Assessment of Nutrition Services Available in New Mexico Outpatient Cancer Facilities
Presenter: Cristian Soto
Combining Natural Compounds with Docetaxel to Fight Prostate Cancer
Presenter: Charity Conlin
Mechanisms Underlying Thrombocytopenia in Plasmodium Infection
Presenter: Andelin Beishline
Resources for the Management of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Young Adults
Presenters: Anna Schank ; Kellie Saunders
Galectin-1 Treatment Upregulates Anti-Inflammatory Cytokine Secretionin vitro andin vivo
Presenter: Jonathan Spallino
Family genetic information: Who needs it, who owns it, and how is it shared?
Presenters: Ellie Pebbles
Aloe Vera’s Holistic Healing for Gingivitis Patients
Presenters: Ansley Tueller ; Ansley Marx
Exploration of Michaelis-Menten kinetics of the dopamine transporter in the striatum using iontophoresis
Presenters: Ali Allred ; Matthew Burris
Barbell kinematics and power with and without leg drive in the bench press lift.
Presenter: Lane Johnson
Dietary Strawberry Activates Brown Adipose Tissue PGC-1α in High-fat Diet Fed C57Bl/6J Mice
Presenter: Rachel Compton
Some effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on kidney transplantation in 30 countries
Presenters: Bryson Edwards
Hyperglycemia Impairs Insulin Production and Secretion by Nkx6.1 Translocation via Reactive Oxygen Species
Presenter: Kristopher Wieland
Mapping Covid-19 Transmission Through Linear Regression and Image Processing
Presenter: Christian Riordan
You Can Be The Cure: Multipotent Effects of Dental Stem Cells
Presenters: Tegan Hintze
The Impact of the Ketogenic Diet on Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation
Presenters: Darien Reed
The Adolescent E-cigarette Epidemic: What You Can Do About It
Presenters: Brandon Thatcher ; Ann Peterson
A Novel Use of Isothermal Titration Calorimetry for Cancer Research
Presenter: Isabella McGowen
The role of MMP2 for retinal regeneration in zebrafish
Friedel, Kelton; Whitmore, Kimberlee; Saavedra, Jesus; Stocks, Connor; Garrett, Patrick; Morales, Justin; Sandquist, Elizabeth (Weber State University)
Faculty Advisor: Sandquist, Elizabeth (Science, Zoology)
Affecting over 30% of humans, retinal degeneration produced by conditions like age-related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa and Leber congenital amaurosis is an incurable affliction primarily driven by the death of retinal photoreceptors. Though mammals are unable to combat such conditions through endogenous means, various treatments involving stem cell transplantation have begun to be developed for humans. However, these treatments face several obstacles, namely, low rates of functional stem cell integration in other mammals believed to be a product of inflammation and scarring caused during transplantation. In an effort to circumvent these issues, research in this field has begun examining the regenerative properties of zebrafish, a model organism able to regenerate a functional retina within 14 weeks post-injury. The exact mechanism for this regeneration is still unknown, but much research attributes the majority of the process to retinal Müller glia cells, multipotent stem cells that retain their multipotency in zebrafish but not mammals. The multipotency of these Müller glia allows them to continuously divide and replace all types of retinal neurons, including photoreceptors. Additionally, the integration of differentiated Müller glia into their appropriate retinal cell layer is believed to be mediated by various factors, including a series of extracellular enzymes known as matrix metalloproteinases (MMP). The present research attempts to levy the endogenous regenerative properties of the zebrafish model to understand the role of MMP2, an enzyme expressed within the Müller glia of developing zebrafish retina, in the functional regeneration and wiring of a damaged retina. Data collection is currently underway in the form of various quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assays monitoring the expression of MMP2 in lesioned zebrafish retinas. Consistent with research examining the expression of other MMPs post-injury, MMP2 levels are expected to become overexpressed in lesioned zebrafish retina.
Faculty Advisor: Sandquist, Elizabeth (Science, Zoology)
Affecting over 30% of humans, retinal degeneration produced by conditions like age-related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa and Leber congenital amaurosis is an incurable affliction primarily driven by the death of retinal photoreceptors. Though mammals are unable to combat such conditions through endogenous means, various treatments involving stem cell transplantation have begun to be developed for humans. However, these treatments face several obstacles, namely, low rates of functional stem cell integration in other mammals believed to be a product of inflammation and scarring caused during transplantation. In an effort to circumvent these issues, research in this field has begun examining the regenerative properties of zebrafish, a model organism able to regenerate a functional retina within 14 weeks post-injury. The exact mechanism for this regeneration is still unknown, but much research attributes the majority of the process to retinal Müller glia cells, multipotent stem cells that retain their multipotency in zebrafish but not mammals. The multipotency of these Müller glia allows them to continuously divide and replace all types of retinal neurons, including photoreceptors. Additionally, the integration of differentiated Müller glia into their appropriate retinal cell layer is believed to be mediated by various factors, including a series of extracellular enzymes known as matrix metalloproteinases (MMP). The present research attempts to levy the endogenous regenerative properties of the zebrafish model to understand the role of MMP2, an enzyme expressed within the Müller glia of developing zebrafish retina, in the functional regeneration and wiring of a damaged retina. Data collection is currently underway in the form of various quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assays monitoring the expression of MMP2 in lesioned zebrafish retinas. Consistent with research examining the expression of other MMPs post-injury, MMP2 levels are expected to become overexpressed in lesioned zebrafish retina.
Modeling aspects of dopamine release and reuptake using fast scan cyclic voltammetry
Presenter: Anna Everett
Effects of Acute Exercise and Sauna Heat Therapy on Circulating Fasting Blood Glucose Levels
Presenters: David Aguilar-Alvarez ; Margarita López