Biomedical and Health Sciences
STAC3, known as Native American Myopathy, was first identified within the Lumbee tribe of North Carolina and is known to be an inherited mutation that causes congenital myopathy and musculos…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Music is universally incorporated into various aspects of life in a plethora of ways. From culture, to listening to music in stores and restaurants, music is present and is well-known to exh…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Mycorrhizal fungi establish underground networks that form symbiotic relationships with almost all plant species and facilitate crucial ecological processes, but habitat degradation is their…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Genetics is an ever-expanding field of research. The genetic field has rapidly expanded from Mendel’s studies to genetically modified treatments, multi-allele variation knowledge, and studie…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Nearly 1 in 8 people in the U.S. suffer from movement disorders, significantly impacting their quality of life. Neuromuscular disabilities cost the healthcare system $420 billion annually. D…
Technology Enhances the Arts
Over 2.1 million people in the United States live with limb loss, with approximately 185,000 amputations occurring annually. Limb differences often pose challenges in using input devices suc…
Chemistry
This research, conducted during a paid summer internship through ACS Project SEED, focused on synthesizing and analyzing N-3-HPA for their potential use in seizure management. To develop eff…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Helicobacter pylori is a bacterial strain that attaches to gastric mucosal cells through its BabA adhesin, which begins growth of colonies that increase risk of peptic ulcers and gastric or…
Biochemistry
Amyloid-ß (Aß) extracellular plaques in the brain are a primary cause of Alzheimer’s Disease. Previous studies have focused on understanding cerebral Aß production and prevention. However, n…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Coastal erosion costs around $500 million per year due to damages to essential infrastructure (NOAA, 2025). Scientists have explored nature-based solutions to coastal erosion, specifically t…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The most sought-after goal in machine learning is achieving artificial general intelligence, which requires stable memory and flexibility in learning. Existing models are dependent on all da…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Animals can engage in lifelong learning because they can form, consolidate, and recall memories. Because sleep plays a vital role in consolidating newly acquired information and aiding recal…
Embedded Systems
Chronic stress can severely impact mental and physical health, contributing to conditions like anxiety, depression, and cardiovascular issues. Inspired by an ancient Buddhist mindfulness bre…
Biomedical Engineering
Current lower limb prostheses rely on cumbersome procedures, need risky surgery, and are prohibitively expensive. As a result, many lower-limb amputees experience unnatural gait patterns and…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Accurate classification of brain tumors is essential for effective patient treatment. In recent years, artificial intelligence has shown significant promise in improving medical diagnostics.…
Biomedical Engineering
Neuroprosthetics offer more advanced functionality compared to traditional prosthetics, but their high cost and invasive procedures limit accessibility. This research focuses on developing a…
Translational Medical Science
CTE, a progressive neurodegenerative condition from repetitive head impacts in sports, lacks preventive interventions. This research examines curcumin and CoQ10's neuroprotective effects in…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Current underlying mechanisms to treat neurodegenerative diseases (ND) are limited due to an incomplete understanding. Tight junctions (TJ) and efflux pumps on the BBB restrict drug permeabi…
Biomedical Engineering
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs), conditions characterized by damaged cell networks in the neurological system, are becoming increasingly prevalent as the global life-expectancy continually…
Physics and Astronomy
The possible existence of sub-solar mass black holes poses a challenge to current models of stellar evolution, as there is no known formation mechanism to produce such objects. There is some…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Drones are widely used in military and civilian applications, with VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) drones combining the vertical lift capability of helicopters with the horizontal cruisi…
Materials Science
Smart, thermo-responsive polymeric gel compositions were developed using alginate-p-NIPAM (poly-N-isopropylacrylamide) and biocompatible conductive segments. These waterborne formulations we…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Lake-effect precipitation, which significantly impacts regions downwind of the Great Lakes, poses unique forecasting challenges due to its dependence on localized processes and intricate int…
Animal Sciences
Hot Springs National Park (HOSP) has had two inventories of its amphibians and reptiles in the last 20 years. Despite limited results, they remain the most conclusive research of HOSP’s herp…
Chemistry
Light is a promising alternative to traditional reagents for synthesis due to its reduced environmental toxicity, ease of control, and lowered cost. Moreover, photochemisty’s ability to crea…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) affects 1 in 9 individuals aged 65+ in the U.S., with females twice as likely as males. As AD pathology begins decades before symptoms appear, early detection and in…
Materials Science
Over 40% of chemotherapy patients suffer toxic side effects due to non-specific targeting, and most genetic therapies are prematurely degraded before they can reach target organs, limiting t…
Systems Software
A fractal is a mathematical object with non-integer dimensions, characterized by self-similar patterns repeating at different scales. They help describe intricate natural phenomena, like the…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
This project investigates the genetic mechanisms underlying Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and Limbic-Predominant Age-Related TDP-43 Encephalopathy (LATE) and their co-occurrence by analyzing diff…
Physics and Astronomy
Flexible two-dimensional (2D) field-effect transistors (FETs) have gathered great interest, due to the need to solve scalability problems that are commonplace in 3D FETs. Specifically, the r…