Alexander Gosch and Faculty Mentor: Mary David, Molecular and Microbiology Introduction Essential tremor (ET) is a neurological disorder characterized by symmetrical tremor of the upper limbs. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a similar disorder, also characterized by tremor, with a few differences: ET tremor is mostly seen during action, while PD tremor is more prevalent while […]
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Development of a model for Adult T cell Leukemia/Lymphoma in HTLV-1 infected humanized mice
Kayleigh Ingersoll and Faculty Mentor: Dr. Brad Berges, Department of Molecular and Microbiology Introduction Human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) is a virus that is linked to Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL), causing cancer in T cells. There are an estimated 10-20 million people worldwide infected with HTLV-1. HTLV-1 is transmitted through contact of bodily fluid and […]
Elucidating the Role of the Transcriptional Co-activator camta1 in Cardiac Development
Nate Batey, Zach Frederich, Morgan Fronk, Nate Jenkins and Jonathon Hill, Physiology and Developmental Biology Introduction Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) is the most common type of birth defect in the United States, causing more first-year infant deaths than any other birth defect (1). While the causes of CHD are varied, genetic defects are known to […]
Organizational Learning on Hospital Units: Instrument Development Cognitive Interviews and Content Validity Stages
Hannah Hoyt and Dr. Bret Lyman, Nursing Department Introduction Approximately 400,000 deaths occur each year due to preventable errors in hospitals.1 Organizational learning2 is the process through which organizations progress toward achieving their desired outcomes. Hospital units can use principles of organizational learning to reduce errors and achieve excellent performance outcomes.3 Unit managers have limited […]
Final Report for the 2015 MEG Entitled: Development of Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (q-PCR) Assays for the Detection and Identification of Human Tick-borne Pathogens
PI: Richard Robison The Specific aims for the project were as follows: Develop singleplex q-PCR assays to identify the tick-borne pathogens Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia hermsii, Bartonella henselae, and Babesia microti. Primer generation software will be used to design primer and probe sequences that will theoretically perform optimally in PCR reactions. All sequences will be subjected […]
BYU Undergraduate Explore the Development of Scientific Reasoning Ability in STEM Majors and its Correlation to Student Performance and Retention
PI: Jamie Jensen This report will outline how effectively we met our academic and mentoring objectives. I have listed below both the academic and mentoring objectives put forth in the original proposal and have outlined how they were met or modified over the course of the past two years. Let me just start out by […]
Relic Hunter — A Student Multidisciplinary Video Game Development Project
PI: Sam Nielson Co-PI’s: Seth Holladay and Justin Kunz Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met We set out with the objectives to create a fully-working slice of a video game, to develop art pieces for students’ portfolio pieces, to help students develop leadership and team skills, and give our […]
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Wake Model Development
PI: Andrew Ning Academic Objectives The objective of this research was to develop an aerodynamic wake model for a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT), and to better understand vertical axis wind turbine performance. We were successful in developing a wake model. Additional work went in to understand trade-offs in power performance with acoustic constraints. The […]
Oxytocin and Infant Development: A Study of the Genetic Underpinnings Behind Social Behavior in Rhesus Macaques
Spencer Waters and James Dee Higley, Department of Psychology Introduction It is widely accepted that the neuropeptide oxytocin helps mediate pro-social behavior and bonding between humans as well as other primates. Current genetic research has shown a link between variants in the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) and measures of social skills in humans. Demonstrating a […]
Development of Poisson Optical Trap for Volumetric Display
Jeremy Goodsell and Daniel Smalley, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering The purpose of this project was to develop a new type of optical trap based on Poisson’s famous “Poisson Spot” experiment. The two main methods currently for creating a photophoretic trap are to use dark spots created by spherical aberration (see Fig. 1) or […]