Sigma Xi 2016 Student Research Showcase
Physiology & Immunology
Specific features of bloodcirculatory system functioning in surgeons working daily duties
Iryna Grytsyuk, Institute for Occupational Health of National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine
Objective: to reveal the specific features of bloodcirculatory system functioning in surgeons working daily duties.
A Flow Cytometric Analysis of T Cell Development in MHC Class I Restricted Models
Ruhi Sayana, The Harker School
This project aimed at analyzing the mechanisms between MHC interaction and T cell development.
"Unfamiliar Conditions Increase Sensorimotor Reliance during Lifting Task
Dory Li, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Patterns in sensorimotor response and muscle behavior under several unfamiliar conditions were identified and analyzed.
Innovative Computational Model to Diagnose Disease and Provide Personalized Medicine
Suganth Kannan, American Heritage School
My project was to find a way to prevent misdiagnosis of diseases on patients.
Drying without dying- Resurrection fern, Pleopeltis polypodioides
Susan P. John, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Our goal is to determine how Pleopeltis survives dehydration.
The Use of Nociceptin Receptor Agonist, SR-8993, in Cocaine Addiction
Juliette Pozzuoli, Pine Crest School
This study takes a pharmacological approach to the objective of separating rewarding behavior from cocaine, thus breaking the addiction cycle.
Analysis of the Early Development of Shoulder Instability in Adolescent Swimmers
Jamie Flores, Pine Crest School
This research serves to investigate if signs and symptoms of shoulder instability and pain are prevalent among high-school aged elite swimmers (ages 14 to 18).