2017-2018

Presentations/Publications 2018

  1. Affan, R.O., Holcomb, L. A., Cruz, S. S., Huang, S., and Marinkovic, K. Spontaneous vs. Task-related Neural Oscillations in Young Adult Binge Drinkers. Oral presentation given at the 2018 San Diego State University (SDSU) Student Research Symposium (SRS). San Diego, CA, March 2-3, 2018.
  2. Affan, R. O., Huang, S., Cruz, S. M., Holcomb, L. A., Nguyen, E., and Marinkovic, K. (in press). High‑Intensity Binge Drinking is Associated with Altered Spontaneous Neural Oscillations in Young Adult. Alcohol.
  3. Arroyo, E., Gustilo-Rios, M., Strum, R., Luque, A., Anderson, M., and Baljon, A. Subdiffusion Motion of Phages through Mucus. Poster presented at the 2018 San Diego State University (SDSU) Student Research Symposium (SRS). San Diego, CA, March 2-3, 2018. *Also presented as a poster at the 2018 American Physics Society (APS). Los Angeles, CA, March 5-9, 2018.
  4. Delgado, D., and Goroma, T. Resource Recovery from Wastewater: The Use of Secondary Effluent for Algal Biomass Cultivation. Poster presented at the 2018 San Diego State University (SDSU) Student Research Symposium (SRS). San Diego, CA, March 2-3, 2018.
  5. Kennedy, M.A., Wu, S., and Sohl, C.D. Characterization of the Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Tie2. Oral presentation presented at the 2018 California State University (CSU) Student Research Competition. Sacramento, CA. May 2018.
  6. Kennedy, M. A., Wu, S., Grunseth, A., Hoang, A., and Sohl, C. D. Expression and Characterization of the Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Tie2. Poster presented at the 2018 San Diego State University (SDSU) Student Research Symposium (SRS). San Diego, CA, March 2-3, 2018.
  7. Kennedy, M. A., Grunseth, A., Hoang, A., and Sohl, C.D. The expression, Purification, and Characterization of the Receptor Tyrosine Kinase TEK/Tie2. Presented as an oral presentation at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). San Diego, CA. April 21-25, 2018.
  8. Mendoza, L., and Mladenov, N. Applications of in-Situ Fluorescence Sensors for Tracking Wastewater Inputs to Surface Waters. Oral presentation given at the 2018 San Diego State University (SDSU) Student Research Symposium (SRS), San Diego, CA, March 2-3, 2018.
  9. Mendoza, L., and Mladenov, N. Fluorescence Based Monitoring of Sewage Inputs to Urban Rivers. Poster presented at the 2018 American Chemical Society (ACS), New Orleans, LA, March 18-22, 2018.
  10. Sanchez, A. A., Wasswa, J., and Mladenov, N. Analysis of Organic Compound Permeability in Relation to Ultrafiltration Membrane Fouling. Poster presented at the American Chemical Society National Meeting. New Orleans LA, March 2018. * Poster also presented at the San Diego State University (SDSU) Student Research Symposium(SRS). San Diego, CA March 2017.
  11. Sanchez, A. A., and Mladenov, N. Effect of Biofilm Formation on Biodegradable Organic Matter During Ultrafiltration. Oral presentation given at the 2018 San Diego State University (SDSU) Student Research Symposium (SRS). San Diego, CA. March 2-, 2018.
  12. Songco, J., Rupp, V., Haase, L., Szajer, J., Jacobson, A., and Murphy, C. Reduced Activation in Individuals At-Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease During Odor Recognition Tasks. Poster presented at the 2018 San Diego State University (SDSU) Student Research Symposium (SRS). San Diego, CA, March 2-3, 2018.
  13. Tomassi, N., Hellfeier, J., and Luque, A. Modeling Phage Survival in Limiting Bacterial Growth Conditions. Poster presented at the 2018 San Diego State University (SDSU) Student Research Symposium (SRS). San Diego, CA. March 2-3, 2018. *Poster also presented at the 2018 Experimental Biology (EB), San Diego, CA. April 21-25, 2018. *Poster also presented at the 2017 San Diego State University (SDSU) Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). San Diego, CA, October 2017.*Poster also presented at the 2017 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). Phoenix, AZ, November 1-4, 2017.
  14. Torres Robles, S., Pena Palomino, P. A., Bernstein, S. I., and Huxford. T. Probing UNC-45: HSP83 Protein-Protein Interactions in Vitro. Poster presented at the 2018 San Diego State University (SDSU) Student Research Symposium (SRS). San Diego, CA. March 2-3, 2018. *Poster also presented at the Emerging Researcher National (ERN) Conference in STEM, Washington, DC. February 22-24, 2018.* Poster also presented at the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). San Diego, CA. April 21-25, 2018. *Poster also presented at the 2017 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). Phoenix, AZ, November 1-4, 2017.*Poster also presented at the 2017 San Diego State University (SDSU) Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). San Diego, CA. October 13,  2017.

Presentations/Publications 2017

  1. Affan, R. O., Huang, S. H., Cruz, S. M., and Marinkovic, K. High-Intensity Binge Drinking is Associated with Altered Spontaneous Neural Oscillations in Young Adult. Poster presented at the San Diego State University (SDSU) Student Research Symposium (SRS). San Diego, CA, March 2017.
  2. Affan, R. O., Tran, T., van der Meij, R., and Voytek. 1/f Neural Noise and Theta Rhythm Power in Fronto-Temporal Cortical Regions During Memory Encoding. Oral presentation given at the 2017 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). Phoenix, AZ, November 1-4, 2017. * Oral presentation also given at the San Diego State University (SDSU) Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). San Diego, CA, October 2017.
  3. Arroyo, E., Maguire, L. K., Reskin, S., and Hough, L. Nuclear Pore Complex Protein Aggregation Under Crowded Conditions. Poster presented at the 2017 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). Phoenix, AZ, November 1-4, 2017. *Poster also presented at the SMART poster session, Boulder, CO, August 2017. *Also given as an oral presentation at the 2017 San Diego State University (SDSU) Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS), San Diego, CA, October 2017. *Also given as an oral presentation at the Leadership Alliance National Symposium. Hartford, CT, July 2017.
  4. Delgado, D., Wu, X., Kim, D., and Jun, Y. S. Effects of Mn (II) on Surface Chemistry of CeO2 Nanoparticles in Complex Natural Water Systems. Poster presented at the 2017 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). Phoenix, AZ, November 1-4, 2017. *Poster also presented at the San Diego State University (SDSU) Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). San Diego, CA, October 2017. *Poster also presented at the Leadership Alliance national Symposium. Hartford, CT, Jul 2017.
  5. Delgado, D., and Goroma, T. A Novel Water And Energy Saving Strategy – The Use Of Secondary Effluent For Algal Biomass Cultivation. 1. Poster presented at the 2017 California’s Spring Green Expo. Los Angeles CA, April 2017. *Poster also presented at the 2017 San Diego State University (SDSU) Student Research Symposium (SRS). San Diego, CA, March 2017. * Poster also presented at the 2016 San Diego State University (SDSU) Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). San Diego, CA, October 2016.
  6. Matteo, D. A., Grunseth, A. J., Gonzalez, E. R., Anselmo, S. L., Kennedy, M. A., Moman, P., … and Sohl, C. D. (2017). Molecular mechanisms of isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) mutations identified in tumors: The role of size and hydrophobicity at residue 132 on catalytic efficiency. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 292(19), 7971-7983.
  7. Kennedy, M.A., Grunseth, A., Hoang, A., and Sohl, C.D. The Molecular Characterization of Tie2. Oral presentation presented at the 2017 San Diego State University (SDSU) Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). San Diego, CA, October 2017.
  8. Kennedy, M.A., Roos, A., Ding, Z., and Loftus, J.C. The Role of Transcription Factor STAT5 in Glioblastoma Multiforme Survival via Fn14 Expression. Oral presentation presented at Mayo Clinic Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Student Lecture Series. Scottsdale, AZ. 2017.
  9. Kennedy, M.A., Grunseth, A., Hoang, A., and Sohl, C.D. The Characterization of the Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Tie2. Poster presented at the San Diego State University (SDSU) Student Research Symposium (SRS). San Diego, CA. 2017.
  10. Mendoza, L., and Mladenov, N. Microbial Contributions to Organic Matter Optical Properties in Alvarado Creek During a Storm Event. Poster presented at the 2017 San Diego State University (SDSU) Student Research Symposium (SRS). San Diego, CA. March 2017.
  11. Mendoza, L., and Mladenov, N. Real Time Wastewater Monitoring Simulation with in Situ Fluorescence Spectroscopy. Poster presented at the 2017 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). Phoenix, AZ, November 1-4, 2017.
  12. Sanchez, A. A., Wasswa, J., and Mladenov, N. Analysis of Organic Compound Permeability in Relation to Ultrafiltration Membrane Fouling. * Poster also presented at the San Diego State University (SDSU) Student Research Symposium(SRS). San Diego, CA March 2017.
  13. Sanchez, A. A., and Mladenov, N. Analysis of Organic Compound Permeability Resulting From Ultrafiltration Membrane Fouling. Poster presented at the 2017 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). Phoenix, AZ, November 1-4, 2017.
  14. Sanchez, A. A., Wasswa, J., and Mladenov, N. Examination of Fluorescence Components in an Ultrafiltration Membrane.  Poster presented at the Summer Research Symposium, San Diego, CA, July 2017.
  15. Songco, J. O., Tariq, M., and Gire, D. Quantifying Sensory Input to Rodents Engaged in Complex Behaviors. Poster presented at the 2017 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). Phoenix, AZ, November 1-4, 2017. *Also given as an oral presentation at the 2017 San Diego State University (SDSU) Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). San Diego, CA, October 2017.
  16. Songco, J., and Murphy, C. The Role of Gender in Odor Tasks Aimed at Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease: A Pilot Study. Poster presented at the 2017 San Diego State University (SDSU) Student Research Symposium (SRS). San Diego, CA, March 2017.
  17. Songco, J., Fiscella, A., and Murphy, C. Gender Differences in Relation to E4 Allele and Olfactory Event-Related Potentials. Poster presented at the 2016 Society of Advancing Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), Long Beach, CA, October 2016. *Also given as an oral presentation at the 2016 San Diego State University (SDSU) Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). San Diego, CA, October 2016. * Poster also presented at the 2016 Western Psychological Association (WPA). Long Beach, CA, April 2016. *Poster also presented at the 2017 Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering Symposium. Seattle, WA, August 2017.
  18. Tomassi, N., Hellfeier, J., and Luque, A. Modeling Phage Survival in Limiting Bacterial Growth Conditions. *Poster also presented at the 2017 San Diego State University (SDSU) Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). San Diego, CA, October 2017.*Poster also presented at the 2017 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). Phoenix, AZ, November 1-4, 2017.
  19. Torres Robles, S., Pena Palomino, P. A., Bernstein, S. I., and Huxford. T. Probing UNC-45: HSP83 Protein-Protein Interactions in Vitro. *Poster also presented at the 2017 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). Phoenix, AZ, November 1-4, 2017.*Poster also presented at the 2017 San Diego State University (SDSU) Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS). San Diego, CA. October 13,  2017.
  20. Avellaneda Matteo, D.A., Grunseth, A.J., Gonzalez, E.R., Anselmo, S.L., Kennedy, M.A., Moman, P., Scott, D.A., Hoang, A., & Sohl, C.D. (2017). Molecular mechanisms of isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) mutations identified in tumors: The role of size and hydrophobicity at residue 132 on catalytic efficiency.  Journal of Biological Chemistry, 292(19), 7971-7983
  21. Johnson, J., & Cooksy, A.  Theoretical Evaluation of the C4H3 Radical and its Reactions with CO, HCN, O2 and C2H4.  Poster presented at the SDSU Student Research Symposium, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, March 3-4, 2017.
  22. Johnson, J., Tsosie, R., & Rosenberg, E. Selective Extraction of Uranium and Arsenic Using an Aminophosphonic Acid Functionalized Composite Material. Orally presented at the SDSU Undergraduate Research Symposium, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, October 13, 2017
  23. Mallory, A., Ortega, V., & Venkataraman, S. Evaluation of Vacuum Assisted Resin Injection Repair Protocol for Composite Materials. Poster presented at the SDSU Student Research Symposium, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, March 3-4, 2017.
  24. Graves, L.V., Moreno, C.C., Seewald, M., Holden, H.M., Van Etten, E.J., Uttarwar, V., McDonald, C.R., Delano-Wood, L., Bondi, M.W., Woods, S.P., Delis, D.C., & Gilbert, P.E. (March 2017). Effects of age and gender on recall and recognition discriminability. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 1-8. Doi: 10.1093/arclin/acx024. The work for this citation was accomplished while the student author participated in the MARC program
  25. Varnau, G., & Tong, W. Sensitive and Selective Detection of Explosives by Nonlinear Optical Laser Wave-Mixing Spectroscopy.  Poster presented at the SDSU Student Research Symposium, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, March 3-4, 2017. *Also presented as a poster at the ACS-West Coast Analytical Chemistry Symposium, San Diego, CA, April 10, 2017.  *Also orally presented as a Senior Thesis at the SDSU Physics Department Senior Research Symposium, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, May 5, 2017.