9th Annual STEM Research Symposium
On Wednesday, April, 12 2017 the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Professional and Career Education held the 9th Annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S.T.E.M.) Research Symposium.
The S.T.E.M. Research Symposium is a poster presentation competition aimed at engaging the local scientific community in learning about ongoing discoveries within S.T.E.M. disciplines (biology, chemistry, computer science, health science, information technology, mathematics, psychology, and physics).
This annual event is sponsored by the Departments of Biology, Mathematics & Computer Science, Psychology and Physical Sciences, the School of Professional and Career Education, and private donors.
Chemistry – Physics
Winners
Diana Cordero Dumit, Tamara Hamilton (Barry University, Miami Shores, FL) Mechanochemical synthesis of porphine and bis-pocket porphyrin
Jelena Momirov, John Boulos (Barry University, Miami Shores, FL) Synthesis of functionally selective M1/M4 antagonist for Parkinson’s disease application
Qiwen Su, Tamara Hamilton (Barry University, Miami Shores, FL Tetra-meso-substituted porphyrins via mechanochemistry: reaction homology and applications of a porous catalyst
Honorable Mentions
Shatora Everett-Hannah, Tamara Hamilton (Barry University, Miami Shores, FL) Mechanochemical oxidation leading to porphyrins
Mathematical Sciences – Computer Science
Winners
Roland Schiller, Julian DaSilva, Ricardo Jimenez, Sanja Zivanovic (Barry University, Miami Shores, FL) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-based Automobile License Plate Recognition System for Institutional Parking Lots
Honorable Mentions
Roland Schiller, Julian Dasilva, and James Haralambides (Barry University, Miami Shores, FL)A Mobile Degree Audit System
Health Sciences – PACE – Psychology
Winners
Cynthia Socarras (Barry University, Miami Shores, FL) Accent perceived discrimination and intention to quit among college students: the moderating role of hardiness
Luna Ugrenovic (Barry University, Miami Shores, FL) The impact of accent as a stressor on college students’ psychological well-being
Honorable Mentions
Mario Osorio, Daniel Garcia, Dwayne Quick, Katdo Robinson, Vanessa Pedrianes, Khaled Deeb (Barry University, Miami Shores, FL) Haiti Resilience Systems Application Interface
Biology
Jocelyn Baquier, Darrell Henry, Sebastien Brumaire, Laura Schoonover, Tang Hu (Barry University, Miami Shores, FL) Nocodazole inhibits myeloid leukemia cells and cancerous hepatocytes and their stem/progenitors via multiple signal pathways
Arin Blake1, Miguel Belaunzaran1, Peter Rodriguez2, Brenda Schoffstall1(1Barry University, Miami Shores, FL; 2FAU-Max Plank Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Jupiter, FL) An ex-vivo tissue explant zebrafish model for the study of biofilm formation and eradication
Samantha Britz, Fabio Frech, Gabriela Hernandez, Brenda Schoffstall (Barry University, Miami Shores, FL) Extreme hypoxia and apoptosis programming in zebrafish cardiomyocytes
Pedro Sanchez1, Karl Boehme2 (1Barry University, Miami Shores, FL; 2University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR) Non-Structural Protein s1s Enhances Reovirus Resistance to Type 1-Interferon Responses
Honorable Mentions
Gabriela Hernandez1, Gayani Ekanayake2, John M. Smith2, Antje Heese2 (1Barry University, Miami Shores, FL; 2University of Missouri, Columbia, MO) Roles of a Dynamin-related protein and interacting proteins in plant development
Gabriela Lin1, Thomas Jurrissen2, Michelle Gastecki2, Rebecca Welly2, Nathan Winn2, Dennis Lubahn2, Victoria Vieira-Potter2, Jaume Padilla2 (1Barry University, Miami Shores, FL; 2University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO) Loss of estrogen receptor alpha causes metabolic and endothelial dysfunction in male mice