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IU Undergraduate Research Conference

Each year, the Indiana University Undergraduate Research Conference (IUURC) brings together student researchers from across IU's campuses. The 30th IUURC will be hosted by IU Indianapolis on Friday, December 6, 2024. All IU students are invited to present their research through various presentation formats.

Three panel image of IU Undergraduate Research Conference Participants with a red filter.

IU Undergraduate Research Conference award winners

Outstanding presentation

Name Campus Project Title
Yashu Battina IU Indianapolis Characterizing the Role of ?-cell Autophagy and Endocytic Processes in Type 1 Diabetes Pathogenesis
Bryce Guidry IU Southeast Developing a Predictive AQI Program for Improved Public Health
Nora LaRoche IU Indianapolis Anterior Insular Neural Activity in Compulsive-Like Alcohol Drinking

Honorable mention

Name Campus Project Title
Yash Jain Bloomington Viral Clouds: Assessing COVID-19 Severity in the Smoking and Vaping Populations
Tau Stinger Bloomington Classifying Small Modular Tensor Categories
Emily McLachlan Bloomington PCR Detection of Leishmania spp. Parasite in Placenta and Potential Birth Outcomes in an Endemic Area of Tabasco State, Mexico.
Olivia Drew Bloomington Evaluating Navigational Patterns of Individuals with Reduced Central Visual Acuity during Gait
Jake Griffin Bloomington Medical Care Coordinators Increase Resource Access and Reduce Caregiver Workload for Parents of Children with Medical Complexity
Aashna Krishnaswamy Bloomington Investigating the Origins of Shape Bias and Its Influence on Early Linguistic Development
Isha Tandon Bloomington Harnessing Bacterial Defense: Utilizing CBASS Inhibition For Antimicrobial Strategies
Abigail Turner IU Southeast Police Officers Use and Support for License Plate Readers: ​Results from an Officer Survey
Wendy Deras Indianapolis Examining Extrinsic Physical Influences on Hematopoietic Stem Cell Expansion
Alison Smith Indianapolis Using AI image Analysis to Evaluate Breast Cancer Cell TMAs (Tissue MicroArrays)
Chrystal Davis Indianapolis Exploring the Impact of Combined Inhibition of STAT3 and YAP1 on the Growth of Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells
Addison Lopian Indianapolis Assessing the Impacts of Habitat Restoration on Invertebrate Biodiversity
Abigail Calderon Indianapolis Drinking History's Impact on Tolerance
Carissa Cullen Indianapolis Comparing Volcanic Plumbing Systems of Joshua Tree National Park, CA and Boulder Batholith, MT
Cameryn Davis Indianapolis Studies of Cerebral Spinal Fluid Production in Relation to TRPV4-mediated Electrolyte Flux: Implications for Hydrocephalus Drug Development
Dale D'lima Indianapolis Exploring the Impact of Caregiver Interventions on Latine Adolescents' Mental Well-being
Thomas Goldberg Indianapolis Effect of Music on Nociception and Morphine Analgesia
Rachel Kuntz Indianapolis Novel Approaches to Suppressing Hypersecretion and Protecting ?-cell Function for Congenital Hyperinsulinism
Khadija Mohamedsidi Indianapolis Measuring Spiritual Distress in Adolescent Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate—a Cross-Sectional Study
Jamila Mohammed Indianapolis Assessing the Risk Factors of Heart Disease Among University Students: A Case Study at Indiana University-Indianapolis
Ella Garcia IU Northwest The Impacts of Hunting Enrichment on Larval Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Exploration and Stress Responses
Raheem Mansoor IU Northwest Differential Transcriptomic Analysis of me31B Genes Potentially Essential for Drosophila melanogaster Female Fertility
Brinn Nylin IU Northwest Protein Interactome Analysis of Mutant Germline Protein Me31B
Kaitlyn Ward IU Southeast Trauma Exposure and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Symptomatology
Caitlin Boeschel IU Southeast The Effects of Urbanization and Biodiversity on Eastern Box Turtles