Archive: Summer 2024 #2

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Internship Presentations

FungPy: A Python Package to Simulate Plant Hyphosphere Interactions to Model interactions between plant, arbuscular mycorrizhea fungi (AMF) and bacteria

Abhishek Dash Mentors: Dr. Ali Navid and Dr. John R. Casey, Biochemical and Biophysical Systems Group, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Date/Time: August 23rd, 2024 at 2…

August 20, 2024

Internship Presentations

Fine-Tuning AI Models for Cryo-Electron Microscopy Data Collection

Letian Deng Mentor: Dr. Jana Ognjenovic, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research. Date/Time: August 23rd, 2024 at 2:00pm. Abstract: This summer internship focused on…

August 20, 2024

Internship Presentations

System-level examination of algicidal mechanisms in bacteria

Elias Azar Mentor: Dr. Ali Navid, Biochemical and Biophysical Systems Group, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Date/Time: August 23rd, 2024 at 1:20pm. Abstract: Algicidal…

August 20, 2024

Internship Presentations

Regulatory Role of Alu Elements on Enhancer Activity and Estrogen-Responsive Gene Expression in Breast Cancer Cells

Richi Thakral Mentor: Dr. Sreejith Nair, Department of Oncology, Georgetown University Medical Center. Date/Time: August 23rd, 2024 at 1:00pm. Abstract: Alu elements are short…

August 20, 2024

Internship Presentations

cyTOF Multidimensional Analysis of Immune Cell Dysfunction and Obesity-Induced Tumor Microenvironment

Chun-Kai Chiu Mentor: Dr. Miriam Jacobs, Georgetown University Medical Center. Date/Time: August 22nd, 2024 at 4:40pm. Abstract: Background: In recent years immunotherapy for…

August 20, 2024

Internship Presentations

Estimating Vascular Stiffness through Speckle Plethysmography Waveform Analysis

Ali Owji Mentor: Dr. Helen Parker, National Institute of Child Development (NICHD). Date/Time: August 22nd, 2024 at 4:20pm. Abstract: Noninvasive wearable devices for measuring…

August 20, 2024

Internship Presentations

Shiny Application Development for Self-Guided Investigation of Biological Hypotheses in Pan-cancer Transcriptomic Datasets

Kyle Rodrigues Mentor: Dr. Ben Weeder, Bioinformatics Scientist, Arcus Biosciences. Date/Time: August 22nd, 2024 at 4:00pm. Abstract: Arcus Biosciences is a clinical-stage…

August 20, 2024