Summer Research Symposium

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Coffee and Refreshments
9 a.m. | Harrington-Peachtree (HP) Center Lobby

Introduction & Oral Presentations
9:20 a.m. | HP Amphitheater

Welcome
Dr. Mike Rischbieter, Director of Summer Fellows Program

Introduction
Matt vandenBerg, Ed.D., CFRE, President of Presbyterian College

Presentations I
9:35 am – 10:30 am | Session Chair: Dr. Jim Wetzel

9:35 am – 9:50 am
Kenedie Conaway (PC Summer Fellows)
Morphological Comparison of Microfossils from the Peedee and Donoho Formations, Burches Ferry, Florence, South Carolina
Advisor: Dr. Mike Rischbieter
9:55 am – 10:10 am
Reagan Turner (SCINBRE)
The Effects of Arnica montana Extracts as a Non-Opioid Treatment for Post-Operative Pain
Advisors: Dr. Wei Lei and Dr. Austin Shull
10:15 am – 10:30 am
Laken Fulmer (SCINBRE)
Clinical Significance of Human NPC2 Mutations
Advisor: Dr. Margo Petukh

Coffee Break
10:30 am – 10:40 am

Presentations II
10:45 am – 11:20 am | Session Chair: Dr. Kendra Hamilton

10:45 am – 11:00 am
Ainslie Lane (PC Summer Fellows)
Examining the Economic and Societal Integration of DACA Recipients: A Decennial Review
Advisor: Dr. David Liu
11:05 am – 11:20 am
Lauren Andrews, Sharecka Byrd and Gabriella Evans (PC Summer Fellows)
Investigation of “News Deserts” and the Impacts on Local Communities: The Oasis Project, Bringing Water to Local News Deserts
Advisor: Dr. Kendra Hamilton

Coffee Break
11:20 am – 11:30 am

Presentations III
11:35 am – 12:30 pm | Session Chair: Dr. Stuart Gordon

11:35 am – 11:50 am
Patrick Leonard (SCINBRE)
Establishment of an In Vitro Model for Multidrug Resistance in Human Lung Cells
Advisor: Dr. Amy Messersmith-Love
11:55 am – 12:10 pm
Megan Wilson (SCINBRE)
Establishing Suppression of IL32-Beta in Breast Cancer Stem Cell Lines to Determine its Role in Cancer Progression and Metastasis
Advisor: Dr. Austin Shull
12:15 pm – 12:30 pm
Megan Whisonant (SCINBRE)
Effects of Dietary Iron on Taxonomic Composition and Function of the Zebrafish Gut Microbiome
Advisor: Dr. Stuart Gordon

Lunch
12:35 pm – 1:45 pm | HP Amphitheater
Lunch Presentation: Dr. Austin Shull

Poster Session
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm | Library Reading Room

Characterization of Sputter Deposition System as a Means of Studying Sn Whisker Propagation
Wil Armstrong (SCINBRE)
Advisor: Dr. Chad Rodekohr
P-gp Substrate of Reflux Medication Induces Drug Resistance and Promotes Cancer Growth in Esophageal Tumor Cells
Mayah Lee (PRSI)
Advisor: Dr. Christopher Farrell
The Effect of Mental Health Medications on ABCB1 Expression in Caco-2 Cells, an In Vitro Study
Ryan McCall (PRSI)
Advisor: Dr. Amy Messersmith-Love
Subjective Well-Being and Existential Themes Among Elderly Adults During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Lainey Powers (PC Summer Fellows)
Advisor: Dr. Drew Brandel
Investigating Narcissistic Subtypes and their Parasocial Relationships with Fictional Television Series Characters
Sarah Smathers (PC Summer Fellows)
Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Freis
The Pharmacist Role in Opioid Treatment Programs to Reduce Opioid Overdose Deaths
Nyesha’ Tyler and Annalisa Pacheco (PRSI) Advisors: Dr. Kayce Shealy and Dr. Talisha Ratliff
Soft Robotic Prosthetics Utilizing Granular Materials Marigordon R. Varner (SCINBRE)
Advisor: Dr. Eli T. Owens
Nonpharmacologic Management of Pain in the Older Adult
Caroline Witmer and Allie Shaw (PCSP – APPE)
Advisors: Drs. Erika Tillery, Talisha Ratliff, and Kayce Shealy

Group Photo
3:20 pm | Library, Front Steps