Winners
Eight graduate students competed on November 11th in Memorial Union's Sun Room. The eight students were chosen from a preliminary competition held Oct. 22nd.
Finalists
| Name | Major | Presentation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Ning-Chieh Twu | Veterinary Microbiology | Big Brown Bat Intestinal Organoids Support Replication of Swing Enteric Coronaviruses: Insights into the Bat-Livestock Viral Interface |
| Fanny Riand | Wildlife Ecology | Small Yards, Big Impact: The Untapped Potential of Suburban Yards for Biodiversity |
| Simran Kaur | Genetics and Genomics | Protein Engineering for Better Malaria Vaccines |
| Haimantika Dey | Biochemistry | From Bench to Biosensor: Development of DNA Aptamer for Early Detection of Stress-Induced Protease in Maize |
| Daniel Montgomery | Interdepartmental Microbiology | Environmental Film |
| Taylor Durak | Environmental Science | Native Tallgrass Prairie Traits as Predictors of Invasion |
| Jessica Rehmann | Civil Engineering | Using Microbes to Improve Drinking Water Palatability |
| Shoki Hirano | Animal Science | Effect of B Vitamins in Stressed Young Calves |
Winner: Haimantika Dey
Major: Biochemistry
Presentation: From Bench to Biosensor: Development of DNA Aptamer for Early Detection of Stress-Induced Protease in Maize
Runner Up: Simran Kaur
Major: Genetics and Genomics
Presentation: Protein Engineering for Better Malaria Vaccines
People’s Choice Award: Ning-Chieh Twu
Major: Veterinary Microbiology
Presentation: Big Brown Bat Intestinal Organoids Support Replication of Swing Enteric Coronaviruses: Insights into the Bat-Livestock Viral Interface