Behavioral and Social Sciences
Psychiatric diagnosis remains largely subjective, with diagnostic agreement rates as low as 65% for major conditions. This research addresses the lack of quantifiable biomarkers in psychiatr…
Microbiology
With the advent of biologic pharmaceuticals, it is necessary to consider how these therapeutic mechanisms can be utilized to combat growing global health concerns, namely antibiotic resistan…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Caffeine, a prevalent compound in human wastewater, has emerged as a reliable anthropogenic biomarker for detecting septic tank contamination in aquatic systems due to its minimal natural oc…
Mathematics
This project investigates the representation of polygons through the roots of unity. Since the points in the complex graph of power functions lead to equidistant solutions, they can then be…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Finding a treatment for breast cancer has been a persisting need as one in eight women will experience this disease in her lifetime. Current treatment options present harmful side effects an…
Physics and Astronomy
In the aftermath of tragedies like the Surfside Condo Collapse of 2021, the necessity for long-term monitoring methods to detect structural deterioration has significantly increased. Mechani…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Individuals with conditions like "lazy eye," amblyopia, and strabismus have been experiencing issues with peripheral vision. This study aims to test if VR use in gaming can improve periphera…
Translational Medical Science
Cancer remains one of the most significant global health challenges, with the c-MYC proto-oncogene implicated in over 50% of cases, particularly in solid tumors. When dysregulated, c-MYC pro…
Translational Medical Science
Histone Lysine Demethylase 4 (KDM4) and Mammalian Bromodomain and Extra-Terminal Domain (BET) are proteins that are highly dysregulated in multiple kinds of cancers. This study researched th…
Physics and Astronomy
This study explores the dynamics of the restricted three-body problem within the field of celestial mechanics by utilizing Taylor integration via programming in the Julia language. This exte…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a pulmonary vascular disease exhibiting a high mean arterial pressure (25mmHg at rest). Cellular hyperproliferation contributes to vascular remodeling, leading…
Animal Sciences
Damage to DNA can have serious health repercussions, like cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. However, antioxidants like ascorbic acid (also known as vitamin C) have shown to have positi…
Mathematics
This research aimed to explore the behavior of particles in high-energy proton collisions through a Markovian model to identify cohesive patterns and predict particle behavior. One fundament…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Nicotine is a highly addictive drug that has been found to disrupt gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) neuron migration in the developing cerebral cortex. This project investigates if GABA neuron…
Translational Medical Science
Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by degeneration of dopaminergic neurons due to alpha-synuclein (AS) aggregation. Microbiome dysbiosis has been reco…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) is an inherited connective tissue disorder that primarily stems from defects in the extracellular matrix, namely collagen. Within those diagnosed, f…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
In vitro drug sensitivity testing is critical for identifying effective cancer treatments. However, due to the vast number of potential drug monotherapies and combination therapies, in vitro…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Urban transportation faces multifaceted challenges including traffic congestion, road safety, and the need for real-time accident prevention. This project presents a comprehensive approach e…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This project assessed whether pine tree ring growth could be used to track rates of saltwater intrusion by analyzing pine tree growth ring response to surface water specific conductance leve…
Plant Sciences
A local problem in Florida is the immense expense of fertilizing golf courses, reaching over $100,000 annually. A global problem involves the disposal of biosolids from wastewater treatment…
Animal Sciences
Fall armyworms damage over 80 host plants, especially maize, and cause annual crop losses of around $9.4 billion. With the global population projected to reach 9 billion people by 2050, the…
Materials Science
During space travel, space craft and the astronauts within are exposed to galactic cosmic rays; prolonged periods of exposure to these rays can cause cancer, injuries to the nervous system,…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Recent studies have attracted aeronautical organizations to the hydrophobic and ice-repellent properties of the Gentoo penguin. These characteristics have prompted investigations to replicat…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is an inherited X-linked disease with an incidence of 1:3,600. Patients become weak at 2-3 years old with progression to respiratory failure and death in th…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The growing prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases underscores the importance of improved diagnostic accuracy. Many proposed Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) have low interpretabil…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer globally, with over 1.9 million new cases and nearly 1 million deaths annually. The incidence of early-onset CRC, defined as cancer oc…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The main goal is to build a robot that can manage plant diseases autonomously for efficient disease management in agriculture. Conventional approaches are time-consuming, laborious, and inac…
Plant Sciences
Huanglongbing (HLB) or the Citrus Greening Disease (Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus) is the most destructive citrus disease worldwide. Currently, no pesticide is registered to cure this di…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Second Award
As the third largest coral barrier reef system in the world, the Florida Keys is home to thousands of marine life species and faces a myriad of threats resulting in a 90% decline in healthy…
Embedded Systems
Many studies estimate that over 150,000 police-reported accidents are caused by drowsy, distracted, or drunk driving, resulting in over 400,000 injuries and over 4,000 deaths annually. An em…