Vol. 95 No. 2 (2023): 97th Annual Meeting Abstracts

DOI: https://doi.org/10.55632/pwvas.v95i2

Published: 2023-04-18

Meeting Abstracts-Oral

External effects on the characteristics of handwriting analysis and the analysis of forgery types.

Hannah Bonham
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Hypoxia increases Neisseria gonorrhoeae resistance to resazomycins: Role of Efflux Pumps and Oxidative Stress

Jordan Faith Gibson
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Quantifying lead, copper, iron and arsenic in hair dye samples.

Matthew Scanlon, Anna
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Comparing dietary intake of free-feeding to feeding in restrained imaging chamber environments using seven days post fertilization larvae.

Chandler Russell, Dakota Parnell, Jesse Orell, James Walters
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The analyzation of DNA and cross contamination inside the cyanoacrylate (superglue) fuming chamber.

Casie Banyi
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Assessing the UAE's Efforts to Combat Climate Change using Ecological Footprint Accounting

Elizabeth Walters
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Synchronizing Teaching Resources of Energy Conservation Principle in Mechanical Engineering Courses- Year 2 Updates

Yogendra M Panta, William Church
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An Examination of Gunshot Residue and Lead Exposure

Linsee Mullennex, Kristy Henson
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Assessing the interactions of variables affecting the rate of nonhuman decomposition

Serenity Parsell, Kristy Henson
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Effects of Household Cleaning Supplies on Trace Blood Evidence

Kimberly, Kristy
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Range reduction of the Appalachia Darter in the lower New River drainage with comments on the status of endemic fishes.

Stuart Welsh
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Examination and Assessment of the Environmental Health of a Non-Acid Mining Drainage Site

Kamden Dulaney, Mark Flood
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Embedded student formative reporting to promote student metacognition and instructor pedagogical adjustments

Michelle Richards-Babb
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Taxonomic Standing and Genetic Surveillance of the Spiny Scale Crayfish (Cambarus jezerinaci) in Southeastern Kentucky

Cassidy Gebhardt, Zachary Loughman
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Validation of an Avian Model of Induced-Thyrotoxicosis

Tyler Hill
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The Deletion of FTL_1199 to determine the role of this gene in erythrocyte invasion by Francisella tularensis.

Elio Delatore III, Joseph Horzempa, Stuart Cantlay, Elle Roberts
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Benefits of First2 Network immersive bridge programs at Fairmont State University

Eliza Keener
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Roles of dendritic cells and macrophages during Chlamydia muridarum genital infection in stressed mice

Danielle Baker
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Role of FTL_0445 in Francisella tularensis Susceptibility to Resazurin

Emily Young, Jordan Gibson, Siena McGovern, Emma Beatty, Claire Kelly, Kendall Souder, Justin Rice, Ryan J. Percifield, Donald A. Primerano, Nicole Garrison, Deanna M. Schmitt
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Superposition as a Means of Data Encryption in N-Dimensional Value Spaces

Tyler Burgee
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Applying RNA-Seq to investigate the transition into a Viable But Non Culturable State (VBNC) for the intracellular pathogen, Francisella tularensis LVS.

Stuart Cantlay, Nicole Garrison , Rachelle Patterson, Donald Primerano, Jun Fan, Joseph Horzempa
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FLLL12, a curcumin analog, activates the oxidative stress response pathway in head and neck cancer: implication for chemoprevention.

ARM AMIN, Raji
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Development of Undergraduate Teaching Laboratories in the Analysis of Maple Syrup Antioxidants and Phenolics

Caleb Gibson
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Developing a Reinforcement Learning based Chess Engine

Weidong Liao, Andrew Moseman
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Meeting Abstracts-Poster

The S-STEM Scholarship Program to Advance Academic Success and Career Development for CME Majors at Shepherd University

Qing Wang, AMY DEWITT, EMILY GROSS, WEIDONG LIAO, KAREN ADAMS, REZA MIRDAMADI, OSMAN GUZIDE
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Effects of Handwashing and Antimicrobials on Bacterial Counts

Emily Hissom
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Characterization of two predicted lipid metabolism genes (FTL_1569 and FTL_1570) in the intracellular pathogen, Francisella tularensis LVS.

Rachelle Patterson
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The Effect of Dillapiole on the pathogenesis of Escherichia coli

Kaitlyn Bailey
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Analysis of immune response of stressed male mice during Chlamydia muridarum lung infection

Nathasha Woart
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Role of KatG in Francisella tularensis Susceptibility to Resazurin.

Rori Schreiber
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Evaluation of the pathogenicity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates to strains of mice under stressful conditions

Ashlei Kelly
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Study of Steric Hindrance of Ketone Ester Reduction Chemistry

Sana Mazhar
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Effects of simulated psyllid herbivory on the root development of Japanese knotweed.

Hali Westcott, Matthew Reid
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Active Hexose Correlated Compound as a Countermeasure against Cold-induced Stress during Chlamydia muridarum Genital Infection in Mice.

Emily Shupe
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The Effect of Induced Thyrotoxicosis on Avian Limb Development.

Haley Carter, Holly Racine
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Screening putative transcriptional regulators in Francisella tularensis for attenuation using a multifaceted approach.

Mariah Cashbaugh, Joseph Horzempa, Shania Davis, Elio Delatore
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The Efficacy, Toxicity & Pharmacology of Dillapiole: a potential new treatment for Tularemia

Elio Delatore III, Joseph Horzempa, Zachary Clark, Megan Ayala
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Hoop Houses Provide Optimal Conditions for Increased Crop Production Year-round

Sue Newberry
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Basic Cryptographic Concepts and Open Problems in Hash Function Security

Johnna Smith, Donald Mills
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Analyzing Lung Cancer Data for Machine Learning

Annalee Corcoran, Jason Rafe Miller
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Identification by DNA barcode of viable fungi captured in a teaching laboratory in West Virginia

Robert Harsh, Laura Robertson
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The Identification of Fungal Isolates Capable of Inhibiting Growth of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Madelyn Logan, Stuart Cantlay, Joseph Horzempa
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NSF S-STEM Program - Supporting Undergraduate Cohorts of Career-Ready Engineering and Science Scholars (SUCCESS) Project at WVU Tech – Year 2 updates

Dr. Kenan Hatipoglu, Dr. Yogen Panta, Dr. Cao Thang Bui, Dr. Tamara Floyd-Smith , Dr. Joan Neff
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The somatosensory and visual systems adaptation times have a strong positive correlation.

Natalia Omelchenko-Comer
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Analyzing the contribution to pathogenesis by three putative transcriptional regulators of Francisella tularensis using the chicken embryo infection model.

Shania Davis
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Computational insights on the structure of transition states and intermediates of the Boyland-Sims Oxidation reaction

Isaac Hall
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Role of LpnA in Francisella tularensis Susceptibility to Resazurin.

Emma Beatty, Dr. Deanna Schmitt
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Differential morphometric analysis of the anterior fontanelle in an embryonic avian model of induced-thyrotoxicosis.

Lindsey Morais, Daron Weekley, Dr. Holly Racine
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Does Eye Color Affect Vision Acuity in a Variety of Light Conditions?

Tailynn Varney, Kristy Henson
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Non-starved mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates cause a high death rate in strains of mice.

Caleb Fritz
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Fulbright Project Experience in Nepal: Promoting Effective Teaching Practices and Active Learning for Student Success and Faculty Development

Yogendra M Panta
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Induced Thyrotoxicosis Elicits Protective Effects in Developing Hearts

Kirsten Bogunovich, Holly Racine
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Thelper1 and T helper2 cytokine production patterns in stressed beta2-adrenergic receptor-deficient mice during chlamydia genital infection.

Kristen Rolen
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The identification of bacteria from human microbiota that inhibit the growth of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Reagan Gray
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The role of chemokine signaling in habenular axon projection in zebrafish

Sara Roberson, Ty Anderson, Catherine Stress
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Screening Resorufin Pentyl Ether Analogs for Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity Against Francisella tularensis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Mackenzie Hall
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Identification by DNA barcode of culturable, airborne, environmental fungi isolated from the Shepherd University campus

Jessica Kellison, Elizabeth Rea, Laura Robertson
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Facial Image Generation with Limited Training Data

Ethan Bevan, Jason Rafe Miller
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Role of FTL_0895 in Francisella tularensis Susceptibility to Resazurin

Caitlynn Morningstar
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Uncontrolled neural stem cell proliferation affects larval survival during dietary nutrient withdrawal.

Liliana Adamo, Conor Sipe
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