#  2022 REU Participants, Mentors and Projects 

 



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##  2022 REU Participants, Mentors and Projects 

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### **Michael Cheng**  
**University of Massachusetts, Amherst**

**Faculty mentor:** George Lauder (OEB)  
**Project:** Upregulated WNT signaling changes zebrafish facial morphology



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### **Lena Heinrich**  
**University of Vermont**

**Faculty mentor:** Elena Kramer (OEB)  
**Project:** Nectary development across columbine (*Aquilegia*) species with different pollinators



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### **Autumn Hildebrand**  
**Rice University** 

**Faculty mentor:** Benjamin de Bivort (OEB)  
**Project:** Sleep deprivation and its impact on circadian rhythm in *Drosophila melanogaster*



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### **Karl Hill**  
**North Carolina State University**

**Faculty mentor:** Mansi Srivastava (OEB)  
**Project:** Imaging and quantification of brain regeneration in the three-banded panther worm (*Hofstenia miamia*)



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### **Jared Jaroszewski**  
**St. Mary's University, San Antonio, TX**

**Faculty mentor:** Erin Hecht (HEB)  
**Project:** Influence of genetic and social factors on dog-human communication



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### **Abby Ross**  
**Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute**

**Faculty mentor:** Peter Girguis (OEB)  
**Project:** Eastern oyster physiological tolerance to ocean acidification