2021 REU Participants, Mentors and Projects

2021 REU Participants, Mentors and Projects

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Ana Betancourt
University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras

Faculty mentor: Robin Hopkins (OEB)
Project: Does pollination mode predict floral traits in North American Silene species?

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Nicole S. López Vega
University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras

Faculty mentor: Robin Hopkins (OEB)
Project: Evolution of floral traits within the Phlox genus in relation to pollinator identity.

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Alison Mangano
De Anza College

Faculty mentors: Daniel J. Jacob and Loretta J. Mickley (SEAS)
Project: The potential sources and sinks sesponsible for the 2020 increase in methane concentration.

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Frances Marie S. Panday
University of Maryland, College Park

Faculty mentor: Daniel J. Jacob and Loretta J. Mickley (SEAS)
Project: U.S. trends in wildfire smoke derived from satellite and airport data from 2010-2020.

 

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Desiree Pante
Hunter College

Faculty mentor: Scott Edwards (OEB)
Project: Comparative mass spectrometry-based proteomics reveals proteins in blood plasma associated with age-related phenotypes and social reproductive behavior in Jays.

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Marilena Papavassiliou
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Faculty mentor: Cassandra Extavour (OEB)
Project: Using bioinformatics analyses to reveal association between piRNAs and long-term memory in adult crickets.

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Makaleh Smith  
The New School

Faculty mentor: Ned Friedman (OEB)
Project: The evolution of hygroscopic movement in a clade of dimorphic ferns