BRONX-MANHATTAN 2026 C/STEP EXPO BOOK OF ABSTRACTS

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BRONX-MANHATTAN REGIONRESEARCH EXPO 202636 | PageŐůĂŶĚƐǁĞƌĞĂŶĂůLJnjĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶĂŶĚƉůĂĐĞĚƵŶĚĞƌůŝŐŚƚŵŝĐƌŽƐĐŽƉLJƚŽĞdžĂŵŝŶĞǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞŵŝĐƌŽƉůĂƐƟĐǁĞƌĞůŽŐŐĞĚ͘dŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐƐŚŽǁĞĚƚŚĂƚǁŚĞŶŵŝĐƌŽƉůĂƐƟĐĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶƐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ͕ƚŚĞĮůƚƌĂƟŽŶƌĂƚĞƐƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ͕ĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞƚŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐ showcased how ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌƐƚƵĚLJŽŶƚŚĞĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĞīĞĐƚƐŽĨŵŝĐƌŽƉůĂƐƟĐƉŽůůƵƟŽŶŝƐŶĞĞĚĞĚ͕ĂŶĚŚŽǁĐƌƵĐŝĂůŝƐƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞƉůĂƐƟĐƉŽůůƵƟŽŶƚŽƐĂǀĞŵĂƌŝŶĞůŝĨĞĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶƚŚĞŽǀĞƌĂůůŚĞĂůƚŚŽĨŽƵƌŵĂƌŝŶĞĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘dŝƚůĞ͗DŽĚĞůůŝŶŐ/ŶƚĞƌŽĐƵůĂƌ^ƵƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶďLJ ŵďůLJŽƉŝĂWƌĞƐĞŶƚĞƌ͗hĐŚĞĐŚƵŬǁƵKŵĞŬĞCategory: Biological/Life Sciences, TechnologyDĞŶƚŽƌ͗ƌ͘>ĂǁƌĞŶĐĞhĚĞŝŐǁĞ- DĂŶŚĂƩĂŶhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŵďůLJŽƉŝĂ͕ĐŽŵŵŽŶůLJŬŶŽǁŶĂƐ͞ůĂnjLJĞLJĞ͕͟ŝƐĂŶĞƵƌŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂůĚŝƐŽƌĚĞƌŽĨǀŝƐŝŽŶĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝnjĞĚďLJƌĞĚƵĐĞĚǀŝƐƵĂůĂĐƵŝƚLJŝŶŽŶĞĞLJĞƚŚĂƚĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĞĚďLJůĞŶƐĞƐĂůŽŶĞ͘dŚĞĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĂƌŝƐĞƐǁŚĞŶŶŽƌŵĂůǀŝƐƵĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝƐĚŝƐƌƵƉƚĞĚĞĂƌůLJŝŶůŝĨĞ͕ƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐŝŶĂƐLJŵŵĞƚƌŝĐǀŝƐƵĂůŝŶƉƵƚƚŽƚŚĞďƌĂŝŶ͘KŶĞŚĂůůŵĂƌŬŽĨĂŵďůLJŽƉŝĂŝƐŝŶƚĞƌŽĐƵůĂƌƐƵƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ͕ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞďƌĂŝŶĂĐƟǀĞůLJĚŽǁŶƌĞŐƵůĂƚĞƐƐŝŐŶĂůƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂŵďůLJŽƉŝĐĞLJĞƚŽĂǀŽŝĚǀŝƐƵĂůĐŽŶĨƵƐŝŽŶ͕ůĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŽŝŵƉĂŝƌĞĚďŝŶŽĐƵůĂƌǀŝƐŝŽŶĂŶĚĚĞƉƚŚƉĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶ͘tŚŝůĞĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞƉƐLJĐŚŽƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůĂŶĚĐůŝŶŝĐĂůƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚŚĂƐďĞĞŶĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚŽŶĂŵďůLJŽƉŝĂ͕ĐŽŵƉƵƚĂƟŽŶĂůŵŽĚĞůŝŶŐƌĞŵĂŝŶƐĂŶĞŵĞƌŐŝŶŐĮĞůĚĨŽƌƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌůLJŝŶŐŶĞƵƌĂůŵĞĐŚĂŶŝƐŵƐŽĨƐƵƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ͘dŚŝƐƐƚƵĚLJƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐĂƐŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶ-based approach to model interocular suppression ƵƐŝŶŐŝŵĂŐĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐĂŶĚŶĞƵƌĂůĐŽŵƉƵƚĂƟŽŶƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ͘dŚĞůĞŌĞLJĞŝƐĂƐƐƵŵĞĚƚŽƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƚŚĞĂŵďůLJŽƉŝĐĞLJĞ͕ǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĞLJĞƐŝŵƵůĂƚĞƐŶŽƌŵĂůǀŝƐŝŽŶ͘dŚĞƐŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶƉƌŽĐĞĞĚƐŝŶĨŽƵƌŵĂũŽƌƐƚĞƉƐ͗;ϭͿƐŚŝŌŝŶŐƚŚĞƌŝŐht-eye image a few pixels horizontally to introduce binocular ĚŝƐƉĂƌŝƚLJ͕;ϮͿĂƉƉůLJŝŶŐ'ĂƵƐƐŝĂŶŶŽŝƐĞƚŽƚŚĞůĞŌ-ĞLJĞŝŵĂŐĞƚŽƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĚĞŐƌĂĚĞĚǀŝƐƵĂůŝŶƉƵƚ͕;ϯͿĐŽŵďŝŶŝŶŐďŽƚŚŝŵĂŐĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂĐŽŶǀĞdžůŝŶĞĂƌĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƚŽƐŝŵƵůĂƚĞďŝŶŽĐƵůĂƌĨƵƐŝŽŶĂŶĚinterŽĐƵůĂƌƐƵƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ͕ĂŶĚ;ϰͿƋƵĂŶƟĨLJŝŶŐǀŝƐƵĂůƐŝŐŶĂůĚĞŐƌĂĚĂƟŽŶƵƐŝŶŐĞĚŐĞĞŶĞƌŐLJĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐ͘LJĞdžĂŵŝŶŝŶŐŚŽǁŝŵĂŐĞĨƵƐŝŽŶĐŚĂŶŐĞƐƵŶĚĞƌǀĂƌLJŝŶŐůĞǀĞůƐŽĨŶŽŝƐĞĂŶĚĚŝƐƉĂƌŝƚLJ͕ƚŚŝƐŵŽĚĞůĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞƐƚŚĞǁĂLJƚŚĞǀŝƐƵĂůĐŽƌƚĞdžŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞƐŝŵďĂůĂŶĐĞĚďŝŶŽĐƵůĂƌŝŶƉƵƚƐ͘WƌĞůŝŵŝŶĂƌLJĮŶĚŝŶŐƐƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚŶŽŝƐĞŝŶƚŚĞĂŵďůLJŽƉŝĐŝŵĂŐĞƌĞĚƵĐĞƐĞĚŐĞĞŶĞƌŐLJĂŶĚŽǀĞƌĂůůƐŝŐŶĂůĐůĂƌŝƚLJĂŌĞƌĨƵƐŝŽŶ͕ƌĞŇĞĐƟŶŐĐŽƌƟĐĂůƐƵƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶĚLJŶĂŵŝĐƐŽďƐĞƌǀĞĚŝŶĂŵďůLJŽƉŝĐƉĂƟĞŶƚƐ͘dŚŝƐĐŽŵƉƵƚĂƟŽŶĂůĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬŽīĞƌƐĂĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶĨŽƌĨƵƚƵƌĞŶĞƵƌĂůŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƋƵĂŶƟƚĂƟǀĞǀŝƐƵĂůƐƚƵĚŝĞƐŽŶĂŵďůLJŽƉŝĐƐƵƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ͕ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůLJĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐƚŽĚŝĂŐŶŽƐƟĐĂŶĚƌĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟǀĞǀŝƐŝŽŶƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ͘

BRONX-MANHATTAN REGIONRESEARCH EXPO 202637 | PagedŝƚůĞ͗hŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞDƵůƟ-ůĞǀĞůDĞĐŚĂŶŝƐŵƐŽĨŚƌŽŶŝĐDƵƐĐƵůŽƐŬĞůĞƚĂůWĂŝŶŝŶĚƵůƚƐǁŝƚŚ,ŝŐŚĞƌD/WƌĞƐĞŶƚĞƌ͗<ŽĮĂƌŬŽ͕DĂLJĂ^ĂǀĂƌLJCategory: Biological/Life SciencesDĞŶƚŽƌ͗ffiƌŝŬĂDĞƌƌŝǁĞƚŚĞƌ- EĞǁzŽƌŬhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJdŚŝƐůĂďƉƌŽũĞĐƚĞdžĂŵŝŶĞĚƉĂŝŶĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚĚƵƌŝŶŐďĂƐŝĐĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞĂŶĚĂŌĞƌƐƵƌŐĞƌLJĂŵŽŶŐŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐĨƌŽŵůŽǁ-ŝŶĐŽŵĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐ͕ǁŝƚŚĂƉƌŝŵĂƌLJĨŽĐƵƐŽŶůĂĐŬĂŶĚHispanic women—ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂůůLJƵŶĚĞƌƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌƐĞƌǀĞĚin clinical ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͘ZĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƚƌĞĂƟŶŐƉĂŝŶƐŽůĞůLJĂƐĂƐĞůĨ-reported outcome, this study aimed to ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŚŽǁƉĂŝŶŝƐƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůůLJĞŵďŽĚŝĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŚŽǁĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŝŶŵŽďŝůŝƚLJƌĞŇĞĐƚďŽƚŚƐƵƌŐŝĐĂůŝŵƉĂĐƚĂŶĚůŝǀĞĚĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘dŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĂůŚLJƉŽƚŚĞƐŝƐĂƐŬĞĚŚŽǁƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌƐĐĂŶĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƐĂĨĞ͕ĞƚŚŝĐĂůĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚĂůƐƉĂĐĞĨŽƌŵŝŶŽƌŝƚLJĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐǁŚŝůĞƵƐŝŶŐĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚĚĂƚĂĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŵĞƚŚŽĚƐƚŽŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞďŽƚŚƐĐŝĞŶƟĮĐĂůůLJƌŝŐŽƌŽƵƐĂŶĚƐŽĐŝĂůůLJŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĨƵů͘DŽƟŽŶĐĂƉƚƵƌĞƉůĂLJĞĚĂĐƌŝƟĐĂůƌŽůĞŝŶƚŚŝƐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐďLJĂůůŽǁŝŶŐƉĂŝŶĂŶĚĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůůŝŵŝƚĂƟŽŶƚŽďĞŵĞĂƐƵƌĞĚŽďũĞĐƟǀĞůLJ͕ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƌĞůLJŝŶŐĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJŽŶƐƵďũĞĐƟǀĞƉĂŝŶƐĐĂůĞƐƚŚĂƚŵĂLJďĞŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚďLJďŝĂƐ͕ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶďĂƌƌŝĞƌƐ͕ŽƌĚŝƐƚƌƵƐƚŽĨŵĞĚŝĐĂůƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͘hƐŝŶŐYdDƐŽŌǁĂƌĞĨŽƌĚĂƚĂĂĐƋƵŝƐŝƟŽŶĂŶĚsŝƐƵĂůϯĨŽƌďŝŽŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůŵŽĚĞůŝŶŐ͕ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐ͛ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐĚƵƌŝŶŐĐŽŵŵŽŶĚĂŝůLJƚĂƐŬƐǁĞƌĞĐĂƉƚƵƌĞĚĂŶĚĂŶĂůLJnjĞĚƉƌĞ- and post-ƐƵƌŐĞƌLJ͘dŚĞƐĞƚŽŽůƐĞŶĂďůĞĚƉƌĞĐŝƐĞƚƌĂĐŬŝŶŐŽĨũŽŝŶƚĂŶŐůĞƐ͕ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐLJŵŵĞƚƌLJ͕ƌĂŶŐĞŽĨŵŽƟŽŶ͕ and ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƚŽƌLJƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚƉĂŝŶ͘Title: &ŽƌĂŐŝŶŐĨŽƌŝƌĚƐ͗,Žǁ,ĂďŝƚĂƚŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ/ŵƉĂĐƚǀŝĂŶŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƌŽŶdžŽŽPresenter: Naima HossainCategory: Biological/Life SciencesDĞŶƚŽƌ͗DĂdž&ĂůŬĞŶďĞƌŐ- &ŽƌĚŚĂŵhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJhƌďĂŶŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĐƌƵĐŝĂůŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐĨŽƌďŝƌĚƐ͕ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚƐŵĂůů-scale habitat ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐŵĂLJŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ͕ĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕ĂŶĚďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌŽĨƐƵĐŚďŝƌĚƐ͘dŚŝƐƐƚƵĚLJĞdžĂŵŝŶĞĚŚŽǁŚĂďŝƚĂƚĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐƐƵĐŚĂƐǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶĐŽǀĞƌ͕ŶŽŝƐĞůĞǀĞůƐ͕ĂŶĚhuman ĚŝƐƚƵƌďĂŶĐĞĂīĞĐƚďŝƌĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĂĐƌŽƐƐĨŽƵƌƐŝƚĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƌŽŶdžŽŽ͘WŽŝŶƚĐŽƵŶƚƐĂŶĚďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌĂůŽďƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐǁĞƌĞĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚŽǀĞƌϭϭƐƵƌǀĞLJƐƉĞƌƐŝƚĞĚƵƌŝŶŐ:ƵůLJ-ƵŐƵƐƚϮϬϮϱ͘DĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶĚĞŶƐŝƚLJ͕ŶŽŝƐĞƉŽůůƵƟŽŶĂŶĚŚƵŵĂŶĂĐƟǀŝƚLJǁĞƌĞĂůƐŽƚĂŬĞŶ͘ZĞƐƵůƚƐƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌŝǀĞƌ ƐŝƚĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŚĂƐŵŽĚĞƌĂƚĞǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŵŝŶŝŵĂůĚŝƐƚƵƌďĂŶĐĞ͕

BRONX-MANHATTAN REGIONRESEARCH EXPO 202638 | PageŚĂƐƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ;ϱϱϱŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐͿĂŶĚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐƌŝĐŚŶĞƐƐ;ϯϰƐƉĞĐŝĞƐͿ͘dŚĞŝƐŽŶtĂůŬǁĂLJ͕ǁŝƚŚŚŝŐŚĞƌĚŝƐƚƵƌďĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŵŽĚĞƌĂƚĞǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶ͕ƐŚŽǁĞĚůŽǁĞƌĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJĂŶĚŵŽƌĞĂŐŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶƐ͘^ŝƚĞƐǁŝƚŚŐƌĞĂƚĞƌǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶĐŽǀĞƌĂŶĚůŽǁĞƌĚŝƐƚƵƌbance typically ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚŵŽƌĞĨŽƌĂŐŝŶŐĂŶĚŶĞƵƚƌĂůďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌƐ͕ǁŚŝůĞĚŝƐƚƵƌďĞĚƐŝƚĞƐƐŚŽǁĞĚŵŽƌĞĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶƐ͘&ŝŶĚŝŶŐƐŽĨƚŚŝƐƐƚƵĚLJĂŝĚŝŶƚŚĞƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƌŽůĞŽĨƐŵĂůů-scale habitat ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐŽŶďŝƌĚĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJĂŶĚďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌĂůƉĂƩĞƌŶƐŝŶƵƌďĂŶŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘dŝƚůĞ͗ŵƵƐŝĐ-ƌĞǁĂƌĚůŽĐĂůŝnjĞƌ͗hƐŝŶŐĨDZ/ƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨLJŶĞƵƌĂůƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƐƚŽŵƵƐŝĐĂůƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞPresenter: Stephanie Yandun-KLJŽůĂCategory: Biological/Life SciencesMentor: Pablo Ripollés - EĞǁzŽƌŬhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJWůĞĂƐƵƌĂďůĞŵƵƐŝĐĞŶŐĂŐĞƐƚŚĞďƌĂŝŶ͛ƐƌĞǁĂƌĚŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͕ŽīĞƌŝŶŐĂƵŶŝƋƵĞǁŝŶĚŽǁŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŶĞƵƌĂůďĂƐŝƐŽĨĂďƐƚƌĂĐƚƌĞǁĂƌĚ͘ŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝnjŝŶŐŚŽǁƚŚŝƐŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƐƚŽŵƵƐŝĐŝƐŬĞLJƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐďƌĂŝŶ-ďĂƐĞĚŵĂƌŬĞƌƐŽĨŝƚƐƚŚĞƌĂƉĞƵƟĐƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ŶŽǀĂůŝĚĂƚĞĚĨDZ/ůŽĐĂůŝnjĞƌĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJĞdžŝƐƚƐƚŽĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůůLJĚĞĮŶĞƚŚĞƐĞŵƵƐŝĐƌĞǁĂƌĚ-ƌĞůĂƚĞĚƌĞŐŝŽŶƐ͕ůŝŵŝƟŶŐƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨŽďũĞĐƟǀĞďŝŽŵĂƌŬĞƌƐĨŽƌŵƵƐŝĐ-ďĂƐĞĚŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶƐ͘dŚŝƐƐƚƵĚLJĂŝŵĞĚƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂŶĨDZ/ůŽĐĂůŝnjĞƌƚŚĂƚƌĞůŝĂďůLJĐĂƉƚƵƌĞƐŶĞƵƌĂůĂĐƟǀŝƚLJĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŵƵƐŝĐĂůƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞ͘dǁĞŶƚLJƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐƵŶĚĞƌǁĞŶƚĨDZ/ǁŚŝůĞůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐƚŽƐĞůĨ-selected pleasurable and ĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůůLJŶĞƵƚƌĂůŵƵƐŝĐĂůĞdžĐĞƌƉƚƐ;ŝ͘Ğ͕͘ĞůĞǀĂƚŽƌŵƵƐŝĐͿ͘dŚĞƉĂƌĂĚŝŐŵĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞĚŽĨƚŚƌĞĞƌƵŶƐof four randomized trials, each ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐŝŶŐĂϲϬ-ƐĞdžĐĞƌƉƚĨŽůůŽǁĞĚďLJĂϯϬ-ƐƌĞƐƚƉĞƌŝŽĚ͘ĞŚĂǀŝŽƌĂůƌĂƟŶŐƐŽĨŵƵƐŝĐĂůƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞĂŶĚƉŚLJƐŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂůŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐ;ĞůĞĐƚƌŽĚĞƌŵĂůĂĐƟǀŝƚLJĂŶĚŚĞĂƌƚƌĂƚĞͿǁĞƌĞĐŽůůĞĐƚĞĚĐŽŶĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ͘&ƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůĚĂƚĂǁĞƌĞƉƌĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞĚŝŶ^WDϭϮ͘dŚĞprimary contrasƚŽĨŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚǁĂƐƉůĞĂƐƵƌĂďůĞǀƐ͘ŶĞƵƚƌĂůŵƵƐŝĐ͘^ĞĐŽŶĚ-ůĞǀĞůƌĂŶĚŽŵ-ĞīĞĐƚƐĂŶĂůLJƐĞƐǁĞƌĞĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚƵƐŝŶŐĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚŝŵĂŐĞƐĨƌŽŵĞĂĐŚƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚ͘^ŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĂĐƟǀĂƟŽŶǁĂƐŽďƐĞƌǀĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚǀĞŶƚƌĂůƐƚƌŝĂƚƵŵĂŶĚďŝůĂƚĞƌĂůůLJŝŶƚŚĞŵŝĚďƌĂŝŶ;ƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟĂŶŝŐƌĂͬǀĞŶƚƌĂůƚĞŐŵĞŶƚĂůĂƌĞĂͿĨŽƌƉůĞĂƐƵƌĂďůĞĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚǁŝƚŚŶĞƵƚƌĂůŵƵƐŝĐ͕ĐŽƌƌĞĐƚĞĚĨŽƌŵƵůƟƉůĞcomparisons using small-ǀŽůƵŵĞ&tffi;ƉфϬ͘ϬϱͿ͘dŚŝƐůŽĐĂůŝnjĞƌŝĚĞŶƟĮĞƐŶĞƵƌĂůĂĐƟǀŝƚLJǁŝƚŚŝŶŬĞLJƌĞŐŝŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƌĚŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŝŵƉůŝĐĂƚĞĚŝŶŵƵƐŝĐĂůƉůĞĂƐƵƌĞĂŶĚŵĂLJƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂďŝŽŵĂƌŬĞƌof music- and reward-ƌĞůĂƚĞĚďƌĂŝŶĨƵŶĐƟŽŶ͕ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐŝƚƐĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶŝŶŵƵƐŝĐ-based ŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶƐ͘

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BRONX-MANHATTAN REGIONRESEARCH EXPO 202641 | PagedŝƚůĞ͗^ƚĞŵĞůůŽŵƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚDŽĚĞůPresenter: Jason Matute Category: Biological/Life SciencesDĞŶƚŽƌ͗ƌ͘ffiŚƐĂŶƚĞĮ- DĂŶŚĂƩĂŶhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJZĂƌĞĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƐƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂŵĂũŽƌĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞĨŽƌĚŝĂŐŶŽƐŝƐ͕ƚŚĞƌĂƉLJĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ĂŶĚĐůŝŶŝĐĂůĐĂƌĞ͘dŚŝƐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĐĂŶďĞĂĐĐĞůĞƌĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĐŽŵƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŵŽĚĞůƐ͘dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ǁĞŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĚĂƐŝdžĐŽŵƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚĐŽŵƉƵƚĂƟŽŶĂůŵŽĚĞůŽĨƐƚĞŵĐĞůůĚŝīĞƌĞŶƟĂƟŽŶ͕ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚŝŶDd>͕ƚŚĂƚƚĞƐƚƐŚŽǁǀĂƌŝŽƵƐǀĂƌŝĂďůĞƐĂīĞĐƚƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨĂƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĐŽŵƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽǀĞƌĂŐŝǀĞŶƉĞƌŝŽĚ͘^ƵĐŚĂƐĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ͕ĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ-ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƐĞůĨ-ƌĞŶĞǁĂůƌĂƚĞΘĚĞĂƚŚƌĂƚĞƐ͘KƌĚŝŶĂƌLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƟĂůĞƋƵĂƟŽŶƐǁĞƌĞƵƐĞĚŝŶDd>ƚŽƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐ͘tĞĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĂƚůŽǁĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞself-ƌĞŶĞǁĂůƌĂƚĞĂīĞĐƚƐƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƚƵƌĞĐĞůůƐ͘dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ŽƵƌŵŽĚĞůĂůŝŐŶƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶƐĨƌŽŵďĂƐŝĐƐƚĞŵĐĞůůŵŽĚĞůƐ͘^ŝŶĐĞǁĞĐĂŶƐĞĞƐŝŵƉůĞŝŶǀĞƌƐĞƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ͕ŝĨƚŚĞĨĞĞĚďĂĐŬŵĞĐŚĂŶŝƐŵŝƐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ͕ƚŚĞŵĂƚƵƌĞĐĞůůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŝƐĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ͘tĞĚĞĐůĂƌĞĚƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŵŽĚĞůŝƐďĞƐƚƵƐĞĚĨŽƌĐŽŶĐĞƉƚƵĂůĞdžƉůŽƌĂƟŽŶƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƟƐƐƵĞ-ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĚĞƚĂŝůĨŽƌƚŚŝƐŵŽĚĞů͘tĞĐŽŶĐůƵĚĞďLJĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝŶŐƚŚĞŐƌŽƵŶĚǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐŽŵƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŵŽĚĞůƐĂŶĚƐƚĂƟŶŐƚŚĞůŝŵŝƚĂƟŽŶƐƚŽŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĨƵƚƵƌĞƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͘dŝƚůĞ͗ĞůĞďƌŝƟĞƐŽƌ͞^ŚĞůů͟-ŽƵƚƐ͍/ŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƟŶŐEŽǀĞůĞEŶĂůLJƐŝƐƚŽ^ƵƌǀĞLJƚŚĞƌŽŶdžZŝǀĞƌ͛Ɛ&ƌĞƐŚǁĂƚĞƌdƵƌƚůĞ^ƉĞĐŝĞƐWƌĞƐĞŶƚĞƌ͗ǀĞĞŶĂ<ŚĂŶCategory: Biological/Life SciencesDĞŶƚŽƌ͗DĂdž&ĂůŬĞŶďĞƌŐ- &ŽƌĚŚĂŵhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJdŚĞƌŽŶdžZŝǀĞƌŝƐĂŚĂďŝƚĂƚĨŽƌĂůĂƌŐĞŝŶĚĞdžŽĨŶĂƟǀĞĂŶĚŶŽŶ-ŶĂƟǀĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘dŚĞƌŝǀĞƌ͕ďĞŝŶŐƚŚĞŽŶůLJƚƌƵĞĨƌĞƐŚǁĂƚĞƌƌŝǀĞƌŝŶEĞǁzŽƌŬŝƚLJ͕ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐĂŚŝŐŚůLJĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŶĂƟǀĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐŽĨŚĞůLJĚƌĂƐĞƌƉĞŶƟŶĂĂŶĚŚƌLJƐĞŵLJƐƉŝcta turtles and a ĚĞƚƌŝŵĞŶƚĂůƌŝƐĞŽĨŝŶǀĂƐŝǀĞdƌĂĐŚĞŵLJƐƐĐƌŝƉƚĂĞůĞŐĂŶƐƚƵƌƚůĞƐ͘dŽƐƵƌǀĞLJƚŚĞƐĞĂƋƵĂƟĐƌĞƉƟůĞƐ͕ƚŚŝƐƐƚƵĚLJƵƐĞĚƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůŚŽŽƉƚƌĂƉƉŝŶŐŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ͕ĂŶĚƉŝůŽƚĞĚƚŚĞŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨĞEĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐƚŽĐŽŶĮƌŵƚŚĞƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞŽƌĂďƐĞŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞ ĂĨŽƌĞŵĞŶƟŽŶĞĚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚǁŽƐŝƚĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƌŝǀĞƌ͗ƚŚĞdǁŝŶĂŵƐƐŝƚĞĂŶĚƚŚĞDŝƚƐƵďŝƐŚŝZŝǀĞƌǁĂůŬ͘/ƚǁĂƐĨŽƵŶĚƚŚĂƚŝŶǀĂƐŝǀĞƚƵƌƚůĞƐŚĂĚĂŚŝŐŚĞƌĐĂƉƚƵƌĞƌĂƚĞŝŶĐŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶƚŽŶĂƟǀĞŽŶĞƐ͘dŚŝƐƚƌĞŶĚǁĂƐŶŽƚƌĞŇĞĐƚĞĚĂŌĞƌƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĞEĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐ͕ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĂŶĞƋƵĂůƉŽƐŝƟǀĞĚĞƚĞĐƟŽŶŽĨŶĂƟǀĞĂŶĚŝŶǀĂƐŝǀĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƚŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞŶŽƚƌĂĐĞƐŽĨ͘ƉŝĐƚĂŝŶƚŚĞƚƌĂƉƐŽƌĞEƐĂŵƉůĞƐ͕ƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŶŐƚŚĂƚthe non-ŶĂƟǀĞd͘Ɛ͘ĞůĞŐĂŶƐĂƌĞŽƵƚĐŽŵƉĞƟŶŐƚŚŝƐƐĞŶƐŝƟǀĞŶĂƟǀĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJ͕ƚhe

BRONX-MANHATTAN REGIONRESEARCH EXPO 202642 | Pagesecluded, steadily-ŇŽǁŝŶŐdǁŝŶĂŵƐƌĞŐŝŽŶŚĂĚĂŚŝŐŚĞƌƚƵƌƚůĞĐĂƉƚƵƌĞƌĂƚĞƚŚĂŶƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐůLJĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞ͕ƐƚĂŐŶĂŶƚDŝƚƐƵďŝƐŚŝZŝǀĞƌǁĂůŬƐŝƚĞ͖ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞĞEƌĞĂĚŝŶŐƐǁĞƌĞĞdžĐůƵƐŝǀĞůLJĨŽƵŶĚĂƚƚŚĞDŝƚƐƵďŝƐŚŝZŝǀĞƌǁĂůŬ͘dŚƵƐ͕ƚŚŝƐĚĂƚĂĐŽŶĐůƵĚĞƐƚŚĂƚĞEĚĞƉŽƐŝƚƐĂƌĞŵŽƌĞƉŽƚĞŶƚŝŶƐůŽǁĞƌŵŽǀŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌƐ͕ĂŶĚůĞƐƐƐŽŝŶĨĂƐƚĞƌĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƐ͘dŝƚůĞ͗dŚĞƐƚƵĚLJŽĨƚŚĞĞīĞĐƟǀĞŶĞƐƐŽĨ>ĞŵŽŶĂůŵŝŶƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶŽĨĐŽƉƉĞƌŝŶƉŽůůƵƚĞĚǁĂƚĞƌWƌĞƐĞŶƚĞƌ͗^ƚĞǀĞŶDĂƌơŶĞnj͕<ĂƌĞĞŵWƌŽƚĂŝŶCategory: Biological/Life SciencesDĞŶƚŽƌ͗ƌ͘ŶŶĂ/ǀĂŶŽǀĂĂŶĚDƌ͘ffiŵŝůŝŽWĞŶĂ- CUNY Hostos Community CollegetĂƚĞƌƉŽůůƵƟŽŶŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŵŽƐƚƐĞƌŝŽƵƐĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ͘WŚLJƚŽƌĞŵĞĚŝĂƟŽŶrepresents a natural and cost-ĞīĞĐƟǀĞŵĞƚŚŽĚƚŽƉƵƌŝĨLJƉŽůůƵƚĞĚǁĂƚĞƌƵƐŝŶŐƉůĂŶƚƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŚĞĂǀLJŵĞƚĂůƐ͘dŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨƚŚŝƐƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝs to study and ďĞƩĞƌƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞĞīĞĐƟǀĞŶĞƐƐŽĨŚĞƌďĂĐĞŽƵƐĂƌŽŵĂƟĐƉůĂŶƚ>ĞŵŽŶĂůŵŝŶƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶŽĨŚĞĂǀLJŵĞƚĂůĐŽƉƉĞƌŝŶƉŽůůƵƚĞĚǁĂƚĞƌ͘dŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐŽĨŽƵƌƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚŚĂǀĞƐŚŽǁŶƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĞīĞĐƟǀĞŶĞƐƐŽĨ>ĞŵŽŶĂůŵŝŶƚƌĞĂƟŶŐĐŽƉƉĞƌ-ĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƚĞĚǁĂƚĞƌ͘dŚĞƉŚLJƚŽƌĞŵĞĚŝĂƟŽŶƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨ>ĞŵŽŶĂůŵǁĂƐƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJƚĞƐƚĞĚƵŶĚĞƌǀĂƌLJŝŶŐƉ,ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƉƉĞƌŶŝƚƌĂƚĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͕ǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐƵƐĞĚƚŽƐŝŵƵůĂƚĞĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƚĞĚǁĂƚĞƌ͘dŚŝƐƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐƚƵĚŝĞƐƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨ>ĞŵŽŶĂůŵƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞĐŽƉƉĞƌĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶŝŶǁĂƚĞƌƵŶĚĞƌǀĂƌLJŝŶŐƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘dŚĞƉůĂŶƚŝƐŐƌŽǁŶŝŶŚLJĚƌŽƉŽŶŝĐŐĂƌĚĞŶŝŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵƵŶĚĞƌĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘>ĞŵŽŶĂůŵůĞĂǀĞƐĂŶĚƐƚĞŵƐĂƌĞƵƐĞĚĂƐƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞƉůĂŶƚ͛ƐĞīĞĐƟǀĞŶĞƐƐĂƌĞƚĞƐƚĞĚĂƚƐĞǀĞƌĂůƐƚĂŐĞƐŽĨƉůĂŶƚ͛ƐŐƌŽǁƚŚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘tĞhypothesize that change in temperature will impact the ability of the plant to reduce the ĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶŽĨĐŽƉƉĞƌ͘dŚĞƐƉĞĐƚƌŽƉŚŽƚŽŵĞƚƌŝĐŵĞƚŚŽĚŝƐƵƐĞĚƚŽŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƚŚĞĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶŽĨŚĞĂǀLJŵĞƚĂůŝŶƚŚĞƐĂŵƉůĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞĂŶĚĂŌĞƌƚŚĞƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƐĂŵƉůĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚĂůƉůĂŶƚ͘dŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐŽĨƚŚŝƐƐƚƵĚLJǁŝůůĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽĂďĞƩĞƌƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŽĨ>ĞŵŽŶĂůŵĂƐŶĂƚƵƌĂůƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚŽĨƉŽůůƵƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĐŽƉƉĞƌǁĂƚĞƌ͘

BRONX-MANHATTAN REGIONRESEARCH EXPO 202643 | PagedŝƚůĞ͗&ůƵŽƌĞƐĐĞŶĐĞ-ĐƟǀĂƚĞĚĞůů^ŽƌƟŶŐ;&^Ϳ͗WŽǁĞƌĨƵůdŽŽůĨŽƌĞůů/ƐŽůĂƟŽŶŝŶŝŽŵĞĚŝĐĂůZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚWƌĞƐĞŶƚĞƌ͗ƌũƵŶŝďLJĂCategory: Biological/Life SciencesMentor: Daqian Sun - hEzdŚĞŝƚLJŽůůĞŐĞŽĨEĞǁzŽƌŬĂŶĐĞƌƌĞŵĂŝŶƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞůĞĂĚŝŶŐĐĂƵƐĞƐŽĨŵŽƌƚĂůŝƚLJǁŽƌůĚǁŝĚĞ͕ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƟŶŐƚŚĞŶĞĞĚĨŽƌĂĚǀĂŶĐĞĚĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚĂůƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐƚŽďĞƩĞƌƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚĚŝƐĞĂƐĞŵĞĐŚĂŶŝƐŵƐĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞīĞĐƟǀĞƚŚĞƌĂƉŝĞƐ͘ŵŽŶŐŵŽĚĞƌŶĂŶĂůLJƟĐĂůƚŽŽůƐ͕&ůƵŽƌĞƐĐĞŶĐĞ-ĐƟǀĂƚĞĚĞůů^ŽƌƟŶŐ;&^ͿƐƚĂŶĚƐŽƵƚĂƐĂĐŽƌŶĞƌƐƚŽŶĞŵĞƚŚŽĚĨŽƌŝƐŽůĂƟŶŐĂŶĚĂŶĂůLJnjŝŶŐƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĐĞůůƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚƌĞŵĂƌŬĂďůĞƉƌĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ͘&^ĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞƐŝŵƵůƚĂŶĞŽƵƐĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐĂŶĚƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůƐĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶŽĨthousands of cells per second based on light-ƐĐĂƩĞƌŝŶŐƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞdžƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŽĨŇƵŽƌĞƐĐĞŶƚůLJůĂďĞůĞĚƐƵƌĨĂĐĞŵĂƌŬĞƌƐ͘LJƚĂŐŐŝŶŐĐĞůůƐǁŝƚŚŇƵŽƌĞƐĐĞŶƚĂŶƟďŽĚŝĞƐ͕ŝƚĂůůŽǁƐƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌƐƚŽĚŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐŝŶƐŝnjĞ͕ŐƌĂŶƵůĂƌŝƚLJ͕ĂŶĚĂŶƟŐĞŶĞdžƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ͕ƚŚĞƌĞďLJŝƐŽůĂƟŶŐŚŝŐŚůLJƉƵƌĞƐƵďƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ for downstream assays such as gene-ĞdžƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶƉƌŽĮůŝŶŐ͕drug-ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƚĞƐƟŶŐ͕ŽƌƐŝŶŐůĞ-ĐĞůůƐĞƋƵĞŶĐŝŶŐ͘hŶůŝŬĞĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂůŇŽǁĐLJƚŽŵĞƚƌLJ͕&^ƵŶŝƋƵĞůLJĐŽŵďŝŶĞƐĚĞƚĞĐƟŽŶĂŶĚƐŽƌƟŶŐ͕ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐůŝǀĞ-ĐĞůůƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJĂŶĚŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞƵƐĞĨŽƌĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ͘/ŶĐĂŶĐĞƌďŝŽůŽŐLJ͕ƚŚŝƐĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƚLJŝƐǀŝƚĂůďĞĐĂƵƐĞƚƵŵŽƌƟƐƐƵĞƐĐŽŶƐŝƐƚŽĨheterogeneous mixtures of malignant and non-ŵĂůŝŐŶĂŶƚĐĞůůƐ͘&^ĞŶĂďůĞƐƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌƐƚŽƐĞůĞĐƟǀĞůLJĞŶƌŝĐŚŵĂůŝŐŶĂŶƚƐƵďƐĞƚƐ͕ĞůŝŵŝŶĂƚĞĐŽŶĨŽƵŶĚŝŶŐďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĂŶd focus ŽŶďŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂůůLJƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚĐĞůůƐĚƌŝǀŝŶŐƚƵŵŽƌƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŽƌƚŚĞƌĂƉĞƵƟĐƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͘tŚĞŶƉĂŝƌĞĚǁŝƚŚdžĞŶŽƚƌĂŶƐƉůĂŶƚĂƟŽŶŵŽĚĞůƐ͕&^ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞƐƌĞĐŽǀĞƌLJĂŶĚůŽŶŐŝƚƵĚŝŶĂůƚƌĂĐŬŝŶŐŽĨƉĂƟĞŶƚ-ĚĞƌŝǀĞĚĐĂŶĐĞƌĐĞůůƐŝŶĐŽŶƚƌŽůůĞĚĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚĂůƐĞƫŶŐƐ͘/ŶƚŚŝƐƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͕ǁĞĂƉƉůŝĞĚ&^ƚŽŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĂĐƵƚĞŵLJĞůŽŝĚůĞƵŬĞŵŝĂ;D>Ϳ͕ĂŚĞŵĂƚŽůŽŐŝĐŵĂůŝŐŶĂŶĐLJĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝnjĞĚďLJŝŵƉĂŝƌĞĚĐĞůůƵůĂƌĚŝīĞƌĞŶƟĂƟŽŶ͘hƐŝŶŐƚŚĞDK>DϭϯD>ĐĞůůůŝŶĞ͕ǁĞƚƌĞĂƚĞĚĐĞůůƐǁŝƚŚƚĞƐƚĂŐĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĂŶĂůLJnjĞĚĚŝīĞƌĞŶƟĂƟŽŶďLJƋƵĂŶƟĨLJŝŶŐƐƵƌĨĂĐĞĞdžƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶŽĨϭϭď͕ϭϰ͕ĂŶĚϭϱ͘ĂƚĂĂĐƋƵŝƐŝƟŽŶĂŶĚŐĂƟŶŐǁĞƌĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĞĚǁŝƚŚ&ůŽǁ:Ž͕ĂŶĚƐƚĂƟƐƟĐĂůĂŶĂůLJƐĞƐǁĞƌĞĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚƵƐŝŶŐ'ƌĂƉŚWĂĚWƌŝƐŵ͘KƵƌǁŽƌŬŇŽǁĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĚƚŚĂƚ&^ĞīĞĐƟǀĞůLJŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐtreatment-induced ƉŚĞŶŽƚLJƉŝĐĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐŚŝŐŚ-ĮĚĞůŝƚLJŝŶƐŝŐŚƚŝŶƚŽƐƵďƚůĞĐĞůůƵůĂƌƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶƐ͘tĞŚLJƉŽƚŚĞƐŝnjĞƚŚĂƚƚƌĞĂƚĞĚD>ĐĞůůƐĞdžŚŝďŝƚƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƵƉƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨĚŝīĞƌĞŶƟĂƟŽŶŵĂƌŬĞƌƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞƚŽƵŶƚƌĞĂƚĞĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐ͘KǀĞƌĂůů͕ƚŚŝƐƐƚƵĚLJƵŶĚĞƌƐĐŽƌĞƐ&^ĂƐ an ŝŶĚŝƐƉĞŶƐĂďůĞƉůĂƞŽƌŵŝŶƚƌĂŶƐůĂƟŽŶĂůĐĂŶĐĞƌƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ—enabling high-ƉƌĞĐŝƐŝŽŶĐĞůůŝƐŽůĂƟŽŶ͕ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝnjĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞĂĚǀĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝnjĞĚƚŚĞƌĂƉĞƵƟĐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ͘

BRONX-MANHATTAN REGIONRESEARCH EXPO 202644 | PagedŝƚůĞ͗^ƉŽƩĞĚŝŶdŚĞ^ĂƉ͗^ƵƌǀĞLJŽŶ>͘ĚĞůŝĐĂƚƵůĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞΘ&ƵŶŐĂůĐƟǀŝƚLJŝŶƚŚĞƌŽŶdžŽŽWƌĞƐĞŶƚĞƌ͗ffiĚĚŝĞĂƐƟůůŽCategory: Biological/Life SciencesDĞŶƚŽƌ͗DĂdž&ĂůŬĞŶďĞƌŐ- &ŽƌĚŚĂŵhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ^ƉŽƩĞĚůĂŶƚĞƌŶŇLJ;>LJĐŽƌŵĂĚĞůŝĐĂƚƵůĂͿƚƌĂƉƉŝŶŐƐƵƌǀĞLJƐ͕ĨƵŶŐĂůĂĐƟǀŝƚLJŽďƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚƚƌĞĞŝĚĞŶƟĮĐĂƟŽŶĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚƐǁĞƌĞĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞDŝƚƐƵďŝƐŚŝZŝǀĞƌǁĂůŬĂƌĞĂŽĨƚŚĞƌŽŶdžZoo to determine which host tree species contained the highest concĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶƐŽĨ>͘ĚĞůŝĐĂƚƵůĂ͘dŚĞƐƚƵĚLJĂŝŵĞĚƚŽĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞƉĂƩĞƌŶƐŝŶŚŽƐƚƉƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞǁŚŝůĞĂůƐŽĞdžĂŵŝŶŝŶŐǁŚĞƚŚĞƌĨƵŶŐĂůŐƌŽǁƚŚ͕ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJ^ŽŽƚLJůĂĐŬDŽůĚ͕ǁĂƐĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚůĂŶƚĞƌŶŇLJƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞ͘dƌĞĞƐǁĞƌĞƐLJƐƚĞŵĂƟĐĂůůLJƐƵƌǀĞLJĞĚ͕ĂŶĚůĂŶƚĞƌŶŇLJƚƌĂƉĐŽƵŶƚƐǁĞƌĞƌĞĐŽƌĚĞĚĂůŽŶŐƐŝĚĞǀŝƐƵĂůĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚƐŽĨĨƵŶŐĂůĂĐƟǀŝƚLJ͘dƌĞĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐǁĞƌĞŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚƚŽĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞŝŶƐĞĐƚĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞĂĐƌŽƐƐŚŽƐƚƚLJƉĞƐ͘dŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐƐŚŽǁĞĚƚŚĂƚZĞĚDĂƉůĞĂŶĚ^ŝůǀĞƌDĂƉůĞƚƌĞĞƐŚĂĚƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚĂǀĞƌĂŐĞƐƉŽƩĞĚůĂŶƚĞƌŶŇLJĐŽƵŶƚƐĂŵŽŶŐƐƵƌǀĞLJĞĚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ĂƐƚƌŽŶŐƉĂƩĞƌŶĞŵĞƌŐĞĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶŝŶƐĞĐƚĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĨƵŶŐĂůƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞ͘dŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨƚƌĞĞƐƚŚĂƚĞdžŚŝďŝƚĞĚĨƵŶŐĂůŐƌŽǁƚŚƐŚŽǁĞĚĐůĞĂƌƐŝŐŶƐŽĨƐŽŽƚLJďůĂĐŬŵŽůĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘dŚŝƐĮŶĚŝŶŐsupports the hypŽƚŚĞƐŝƐƚŚĂƚƚƌĞĞƐǁŝƚŚŐƌĞĂƚĞƌĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶƐŽĨ>͘ĚĞůŝĐĂƚƵůĂĂƌĞŵŽƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽĞdžŚŝďŝƚƐŽŽƚLJďůĂĐŬŵŽůĚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͛ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶŽĨŚŽŶĞLJĚĞǁƚŚĂƚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƐĨƵŶŐĂůŐƌŽǁƚŚŽŶďĂƌŬĂŶĚůĞĂǀĞƐ͘dŚĞƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉďĞƚǁĞĞŶŚŽƐƚƚƌĞĞƐƉĞcies, ůĂŶƚĞƌŶŇLJĂďƵŶĚĂŶĐĞ͕ĂŶĚĨƵŶŐĂůĂĐƟǀŝƚLJƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐƵƐĞĨƵůĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůŝŶƐŝŐŚƚŝŶƚŽŚŽǁŝŶĨĞƐƚĂƟŽŶƐŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƚƌĞĞŚĞĂůƚŚĂŶĚƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐŵŝĐƌŽŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐ͘hŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞƐĞĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƐĐĂŶŚĞůƉinform targeted management strategies in urban and zooloŐŝĐĂůůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƐďLJŝĚĞŶƟĨLJŝŶŐŚŝŐŚƌŝƐŬŚŽƐƚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĂŶĚŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐĨƵŶŐĂůŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŽƌƐĂƐĞĂƌůLJǁĂƌŶŝŶŐƐŝŐŶƐŽĨŝŶĨĞƐƚĂƟŽŶƐĞǀĞƌŝƚLJ͘hůƟŵĂƚĞůLJ͕ƚŚĞƐĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽďƌŽĂĚĞƌĞīŽƌƚƐƚŽŵŝƟŐĂƚĞƚŚĞĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĂŶĚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐŝŵƉĂĐƚƐŽĨƐƉŽƩĞĚůĂŶƚĞƌŶŇLJƐƉƌĞĂĚ͘dŝƚůĞ͗ffiǀŽůƵƟŽŶĂŶĚ^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞ'ϲWĨĂŵŝůLJPresenter: Mauricio DiazCategory: Biological/Life SciencesDĞŶƚŽƌ͗ĂŽsƵŽŶŐ- hEzdŚĞŝƚLJŽůůĞŐĞŽĨEĞǁzŽƌŬDŝƐƐĞŶƐĞŵƵƚĂƟŽŶƐŝŶ'ůƵĐŽƐĞ-ϲ-phosphatase-ɴ;'ϲWϯͿĐĂƵƐĞ^ĞǀĞƌĞŽŶŐĞŶŝƚĂůEĞƵƚƌŽƉĞŶŝĂdLJƉĞϰ;^EϰͿ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƐƐƵƐĐĞƉƟďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƉĂƚŚŽŐĞŶŝĐŝŶĨĞĐƟŽŶƐ͘'ϲWϯŝƐĂƵďŝƋƵŝƚŽƵƐĞŶĚŽƉůĂƐŵŝĐƌĞƟĐƵůƵŵ;ffiZͿĞŶnjLJŵĞƚŚĂƚĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞƐƚŚĞĮŶĂůƐƚĞƉŝŶŐůƵĐŽŶĞŽŐĞŶĞƐŝƐ͘hŶůŝŬĞ

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BRONX-MANHATTAN REGIONRESEARCH EXPO 202646 | PagedŝƚůĞ͗^ŽĐŝĂůDĞĚŝĂWŽůŝĐLJ>ĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞWƌŽũĞĐƚPresenter: Kendra Contreras ĂƚĞŐŽƌLJ͗,ƵŵĂŶ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕^ŽĐŝĂů^ĐŝĞŶĐĞƐ͕dĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJMentor: Roxanne Dupuis - EĞǁzŽƌŬhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJdŚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŽĨƚŚŝƐŝƐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂŶŽǀĞƌǀŝĞǁŽĨĞŶĂĐƚĞĚƐƚĂƚĞ-ůĞǀĞůƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐƚŚĂƚƌĞŐƵůĂƚĞƚŚĞƚĞĐŚŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽƌĞŐƵůĂƚĞƐŽĐŝĂůŵĞĚŝĂƵƐĞĂŵŽŶŐĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚĂĚŽůĞƐĐĞŶƚƐ͘tĞǁŝůůďĞĚŽŝŶŐƐŽďLJĐŽůůĞĐƟŶŐƐƚĂƚĞ-ůĞǀĞůƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐƚŚĂƚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƉĂƐƐĞĚ͕ĞŶĂĐƚĞĚ͕ŽƌĐŚĂƉƚĞƌĞĚ;ĞǀĞŶŝĨƚŚĞLJǁĞƌĞƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJƐƚƌƵĐŬĚŽǁŶͿƚĂƌŐĞƟŶŐƐŽĐŝĂůŵĞĚŝĂƵƐĞ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ĂƉƉƉĂƌĞŶƚĂůĐŽŶƐĞŶƚ͕ĂƉƉƐƚŽƌĞĂŐĞƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐ͕ĂƉƉǁĂƌŶŝŶŐůĂďĞůƐ͕ĞƚĐ͘Ϳ͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJĂŵŽŶŐĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚĂĚŽůĞƐĐĞŶƚƐ͕ďĞƚǁĞĞŶϮϬϮϯĂŶĚϮϬϮϱ͘dŝƚůĞ͗ƌƟĮĐŝĂů/ŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞĨŽƌ>ĂŶŐƵĂŐĞĐĐĞƐƐŝŶ^ƵƌŐŝĐĂůĂƌĞ͗WĂƟĞŶƚWƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐĂŶĚĂŶ/ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ&ƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬWƌĞƐĞŶƚĞƌ͗ĂLJƐŝDĂƌƟŶĞnjĂƚĞŐŽƌLJ͗,ƵŵĂŶ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐDĞŶƚŽƌ͗ƌ͘'ĞnjnjĞƌKƌƚĞŐĂ͕DDW,- &ŽƌĚŚĂŵhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ/ŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƚĞƌƚŽŽůƐƉŽǁĞƌĞĚďLJƌĞŵŽƚĞǀŝĚĞŽĂŶĚĂƌƟĮĐŝĂůŝŶƚĞůůŝŐĞŶĐĞ;/ͿĂƌĞƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵŝŶŐůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞĂĐĐĞƐƐŝŶĐůŝŶŝĐĂůĐĂƌĞ͕LJĞƚƉĂƟĞŶƚƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞƐŽŶƚŚĞƐĞƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐƌĞŵĂŝŶůŝŵŝƚĞĚ͘tĞĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚĂĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟǀĞŵŝdžĞĚ-ŵĞƚŚŽĚƐƐƚƵĚLJǁŝƚŚϮϯ^ƉĂŶŝƐŚ-ƐƉĞĂŬing surgical ƉĂƟĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚŶŽŶ-ffiŶŐůŝƐŚůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƉƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƚŽĞdžĂŵŝŶĞƉƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ͕ƉĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚĐŽŶƚĞdžƚƵĂůĨĂĐƚŽƌƐŝŶŇƵĞŶĐŝŶŐŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƚĂƟŽŶŵŽĚĂůŝƚLJ͘WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚǀĂůŝĚĂƚĞĚƐƵƌǀĞLJƐŽŶĂĐĐƵůƚƵƌĂƟŽŶ͕ĚŝŐŝƚĂůŚĞĂůƚŚůŝƚĞƌĂĐLJ͕ĂŶĚƉĂƟĞŶƚĂĐƟǀĂƟŽŶ͕ƚŚĞŶǀŝĞǁĞĚƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚŝnjĞĚǀŝĚĞŽĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐƵƐŝŶŐĞŝƚŚĞƌƌĞŵŽƚĞǀŝĚĞŽŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƟŶŐ;Zs/ͿŽƌĂŶĞŶĐƌLJƉƚĞĚ/-ďĂƐĞĚƚŽŽů͘dŚĞŵĂƟĐĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚƚŚĂƚƉƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐƐŚŝŌĞĚďĂƐĞĚŽŶƵƌŐĞŶĐLJ͕ĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůĐŽŶƚĞdžƚ͕ƚƌƵƐƚ͕ĂŶĚĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶƐ͘/ǁĂƐǀĂůƵĞĚĨŽƌƐƉĞĞĚĂŶĚƉĞƌĐĞŝǀĞĚƉƌŝǀĂĐLJ͕ǁŚŝůĞZs/ǁĂƐƉƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚĨŽƌĞŵŽƟŽŶĂůŶƵĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĐƵůƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽŶĂŶĐĞ͘WĂƟĞŶƚƐĨĂǀŽƌĞĚŚLJďƌŝĚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐƚŚĂƚŽīĞƌĞĚŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJĂŶĚĐŚŽŝĐĞ͘&ŝŶĚŝŶŐƐƵŶĚĞƌƐĐŽƌĞƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƚŽĂůŝŐŶŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƚĞƌŵŽĚĂůŝƚLJǁŝƚŚƉĂƟĞŶƚĐŽŶƚĞdžƚĂŶĚĂŐĞŶĐLJ͕ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐĞƋƵŝƚĂďůĞ͕ƉĂƟĞŶƚ-ĐĞŶƚĞƌĞĚŝŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶŝŶƐƵƌŐŝĐĂůĐĂƌĞĨŽƌůŝŶŐƵŝƐƟĐĂůůLJĚŝǀĞƌƐĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͘

BRONX-MANHATTAN REGIONRESEARCH EXPO 202647 | PagedŝƚůĞ͗^LJŶƚŚĞƐŝƐŽĨEŽǀĞůŽƉƉĞƌ;/ͿŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƟŽŶŽŵƉůĞdžǁŝƚŚdĞƌƉLJƌŝĚŝŶĞĞƌŝǀĂƟǀĞPresenter: Dayla PaulinoCategory: Physical SciencesDĞŶƚŽƌ͗ƌ͘'ƵŽƋŝŚĂŶŐ͕- hEz:ŽŚŶ:ĂLJŽůůĞŐĞŽĨƌŝŵŝŶĂů:ƵƐƟĐĞŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƟŽŶĐŽŵƉůĞdžĞƐĂƌĞĐŽŵƉŽƵŶĚƐĐŽŵƉŽƐĞĚŽĨĂĐĞŶƚƌĂůŵĞƚĂůĂƚŽŵďŽŶĚĞĚƚŽůŝŐĂŶĚƐ͘/ŶƚŚĞůĂď͕ĂůŝŐĂŶĚƉŚŽƐƉŚŽƌƵƐĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐůŝŐĂŶĚ͕ϰ͛-;Ϯ-;ĚŝƉŚĞŶLJůƉŚŽƐƉŚĂŶĞLJůͿ ƉŚĞŶLJůͿ-Ϯ͕Ϯ͛͗ϲ͕Ϯ͟-ƚĞƌƉLJƌŝĚŝŶĞǁĂƐĞŵƉůŽLJĞĚǁŝƚŚdĞƚƌĂŬŝƐ;ĐĞƚŽŶŝƚƌŝůĞͿŽƉƉĞƌ;/Ϳ,ĞdžĂŇƵŽƌŽƉŚŽƐƉŚĂƚĞƚŽĨŽƌŵǀĂƌŝŽƵƐŵĞƚĂůůŝŐĂŶĚĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƟŽŶĐŽŵƉůĞdžĞƐƵƟůŝnjŝŶŐƚŚĞĞǀĂƉŽƌĂƟŽŶŵĞƚŚŽĚǁŝƚŚĂŵĞƚŚĂŶŽůĂŶĚĐŚůŽƌŽĨŽƌŵŵĞĚŝƵŵ͘ŝīĞƌĞŶƚƌĂƟŽƐǁĞƌĞĞŵƉůŽLJĞĚ in the synthesis to analyze the growth ŽĨƚŚĞĐƌLJƐƚĂůƐ͘ŌĞƌǁĂƌĚ͕ƚŚĞĐŽŵƉůĞdžǁĂƐĐŚĂƌacterized through X-ƌĂLJĐƌLJƐƚĂůůŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ͕&ŽƵƌŝĞƌtransform infrared ƐƉĞĐƚƌŽƐĐŽƉLJ;&d-/ZͿĂŶĚŶƵĐůĞĂƌŵĂŐŶĞƟĐƌĞƐŽŶĂŶĐĞƐƉĞĐƚƌŽƐĐŽƉLJ;EDZͿĨŽƌŝƚƐƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĂŶĚĞůĞĐƚƌŽƚŚĞƌŵĂůŵĞůƚƚĞŵƉƚŽĂƐƐĞƐƐŝƚƐŵĞůƟŶŐƉŽŝŶƚ͘/ŶƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞ͕ƚŚĞǀĂƌŝŽƵƐĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƟŽŶĐŽŵƉůĞdžĞƐǁŝůůďĞƚĞƐƚĞĚĨŽƌĐLJƚŽƚŽdžŝĐŝƚLJŽŶǀĂƌŝŽƵƐďƌĞĂƐƚĐĂŶĐĞƌĐĞůůůŝŶĞƐand tŚĞĨƵŶŐĂůƉĂƚŚŽŐĞŶĂŶĚŝĚĂĂůďŝĐĂŶƐ͘dŝƚůĞ͗ŽǀĂůĞŶƚ/ŶŚŝďŝƚŽƌƐŽĨWƌŽƚĞŝŶ-WƌŽƚĞŝŶ/ŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶƐƚŽdĂƌŐĞƚĂŶĐĞƌDĞƚĂƐƚĂƐŝƐWƌĞƐĞŶƚĞƌ͗ƌŝĂŶĂŽŵŝŶŐƵĞnjCategory: Physical SciencesDĞŶƚŽƌ͗:ƵĂŶWĂďůŽDĂŝĂŶƟWŚ͕͘͘ ůĞdžĂŶĚĞƌWŽƉƉĞůD͘^͘- &ŽƌĚŚĂŵhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJĂŶĐĞƌƌĞŵĂŝŶƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞůĞĂĚŝŶŐĐĂƵƐĞƐŽĨĚĞĂƚŚŐůŽďĂůůLJ͕ĂŶĚǁŚŝůĞƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚƐůŝŬĞƐƵƌŐĞƌLJ͕ĐŚĞŵŽƚŚĞƌĂƉLJ͕ĂŶĚƌĂĚŝŽƚŚĞƌĂƉLJŚĂǀĞƐĂǀĞĚĐŽƵŶƚůĞƐƐůŝǀĞƐ͕ƚŚĞŝƌůŝŵŝƚĂƟŽŶƐŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƚŚĞƵƌŐĞŶƚŶĞĞĚĨŽƌŵŽƌĞƚĂƌŐĞƚĞĚƚŚĞƌĂƉŝĞƐ͘/ŵŵƵŶŽƚŚĞƌĂƉŝĞƐŚĂƌŶĞƐƐƚŚĞďŽĚLJ͛ƐŝŵŵƵŶĞƐLJƐƚĞŵƚŽĐŽŵďĂƚĐĂŶĐĞƌ͘/ŵŵƵŶŽƚŚĞƌĂƉŝĞƐƚĂƌŐĞƚŝŵŵƵŶĞĐŚĞĐŬƉŽŝŶƚƉƌŽƚĞŝŶ-ƉƌŽƚĞŝŶŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶƐ͕such as the PD-ϭ͗W->ϭŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŶĐĞƌĐĞůůƐŽŌĞŶƵƐĞƚŽĞǀĂĚĞŝŵŵƵŶĞƐƵƌǀĞŝůůĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞŵĞƚĂƐƚĂƐŝƐ͘ƵƌƌĞŶƚĂŶƟďŽĚLJ-based inhibitors of the PD-ϭ͗W->ϭŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶƐƵīĞƌĨƌŽŵůŝŵŝƚĂƟŽŶƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƉŽŽƌƚƵŵŽƌƉĞŶĞƚƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĂĚǀĞƌƐĞƐŝĚĞĞīĞĐƚƐ͘^ŵĂůůŵŽůĞĐƵůĞŝŶŚŝďŝƚŽƌƐŽīĞƌƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞƐďƵƚŽŌĞŶƚĂƌŐĞƚŶŽŶ-ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůƌĞŐŝŽŶƐŽĨW->ϭ͕ƌĞŶĚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŵǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞƚŽƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞŵƵƚĂƟŽŶƐ͘dŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐƚŚĞƐĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ͕ƚŚĞDĂŝĂŶƟůĂďŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞĚĂĐŽǀĂůĞŶƚƐŵĂůůŵŽůĞĐƵůĞĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŽŝƌƌĞǀĞƌƐŝďůLJŝŶŚŝďŝƚW->ϭĂŶĚďůŽĐŬW-ϭŵĞĚŝĂƚĞĚŝŵŵƵŶĞƐƵƉƉƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ͘/ŶƚŚŝƐƐƚƵĚLJ͕ƉƵƌŝĮĞĚW->ϭƉƌŽƚĞŝŶĞdžƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŝŶffi͘ĐŽůŝǁĂƐused in a ƟŵĞ-ƌĞƐŽůǀĞĚ&ƂƌƐƚĞƌƌĞƐŽŶĂŶĐĞĞŶĞƌŐLJƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ;dZ-&ZffidͿĂƐƐĂLJƚŽƋƵĂŶƟƚĂƟǀĞůLJŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŝŶŚŝďŝƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞW-ϭ͗W->ϭŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶ͘KƵƌůĞĂĚĐŽŵƉŽƵŶĚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐĂƐƵůĨŽŶLJůŇƵŽƌŝĚĞǁĂƌŚĞĂĚƚŚĂƚĨŽƌŵƐĂŶŝƌƌĞǀĞƌƐŝďůĞĐŽǀĂůĞŶƚďŽŶĚǁŝƚŚW->ϭĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĂŶŝŶŝƟal

BRONX-MANHATTAN REGIONRESEARCH EXPO 202648 | PageƌĞǀĞƌƐŝďůĞďŝŶĚŝŶŐĞǀĞŶƚ͘^ƉĞĐŝĮĐŝƚLJŽĨĐŽǀĂůĞŶƚŝŶŚŝďŝƟŽŶǁĂƐǀĂůŝĚĂƚĞĚ͕ĂŶĚŬŝŶĞƟĐĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝnjĂƟŽŶƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚŬĞLJƉĂƌĂŵĞƚĞƌƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞƌĞǀĞƌƐŝďůĞďŝŶĚŝŶŐĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚ;<ŝͿĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĂƚĞŽĨĐŽǀĂůĞŶƚďŽŶĚĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ;ŬŝŶĂĐƚͿ͘dŚĞůĞĂĚĐŽŵƉŽƵŶĚĞdžŚŝďŝƚĞĚĂ ŬŝŶĂĐƚĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞƚŽƚŚĂƚŽĨĐůŝŶŝĐĂůůLJĞīĞĐƟǀĞĐŽǀĂůĞŶƚŝŶŚŝďŝƚŽƌƐĂŶĚĂŵŽĚĞƌĂƚĞ<ŝ͕ƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŶŐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŽƉƟŵŝnjĂƟŽŶ͘ŽůůĞĐƟǀĞůLJ͕ƚŚĞƐĞĮŶĚŝŶŐƐƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚŬŝŶĞƟĐĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐŽĨĐŽǀĂůĞŶƚW->ϭŝŶŚŝďŝƚŽƌƐĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŚĞŝƌƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůƚŽŽǀĞƌĐŽŵĞůŝŵŝƚĂƟŽŶƐŽĨĞdžŝƐƟŶŐŝŵŵƵŶŽƚŚĞƌĂƉŝĞƐ͘dŝƚůĞ͗ffiǀĂůƵĂƟŶŐƉŚĞŶŽůŝĐĐŽŶƚĞŶƚĂŶĚĂŶƟŽdžŝĚĂŶƚĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJŽĨ/ŵƉƌĂƚĞĂƐĂŵƉůĞƐ͘WƌĞƐĞŶƚĞƌ͗/ƐĂĐĐEĂƐŝŵŽǀCategory: Physical SciencesMentor: Elmer-ZŝĐŽffi͘DŽũŝĐĂ- WĂĐĞhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ,ĞƌďĂůƚĞĂƐĂƌĞǁŝĚĞůLJĐŽŶƐƵŵĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌƉĞƌĐĞŝǀĞĚŚĞĂůƚŚďĞŶĞĮƚƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞůĂƌŐĞůLJĂƩƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽďŝŽĂĐƟǀĞĐŽŵƉŽƵŶĚƐǁŝƚŚĂŶƟŽdžŝĚĂŶƚƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ͘dŚŝƐƐƚƵĚLJĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞĚƚŚĞƚŽƚĂůƉŚĞŶŽůŝĐĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ͕ŇĂǀŽŶŽŝĚĐŽŶƚĞŶƚ͕ĂŶĚĂŶƟŽdžŝĚĂŶƚĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJŽĨƐŝdžĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůůLJĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ/ŵƉƌĂŚĞƌďĂůƚĞĂƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ͗ůĞĂŶƐĞǁŝƚŚDŽƌŝŶŐĂ͕ĞƚŽdžǁŝƚŚdƵƌŵĞƌŝĐ͕>ŝǀĞƌĞƚŽdžǁŝƚŚĂŶĚĞůŝŽŶ͕^ůŝŵdŝŐŚƚǁŝƚŚWĞƉƉĞƌŵŝŶƚ͕&ĂƐƚŝŐĞƐƚǁŝƚŚ'ĂƌĐŝŶŝĂ͕ĂŶĚĞĚdŝŵĞǁŝƚŚ>ĞŵŽŶĂŶĚ'ŝŶŐĞƌ͘dŽƚĂůƉŚĞŶŽůŝĐĐŽŶƚĞŶƚǁĂƐĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞ&Žlin–Ciocalteu method, while ŇĂǀŽŶŽŝĚĐŽŶƚĞŶƚǁĂƐŵĞĂƐƵƌĞĚƵƐŝŶŐĂŶĂůƵŵŝŶƵŵĐŚůŽƌŝĚĞĐŽůŽƌŝŵĞƚƌŝĐĂƐƐĂLJ͘ŶƟŽdžŝĚĂŶƚĂĐƟǀŝƚLJǁĂƐĂƐƐĞƐƐĞĚƵƐŝŶŐWW,ĂŶĚd^ƌĂĚŝĐĂůƐĐĂǀĞŶŐŝŶŐĂƐƐĂLJƐ͘^ŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐǁĞƌĞŽďƐĞƌǀĞĚĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞƚĞĂƐĂŵƉůĞƐ͘^ůŝŵdŝŐht with Peppermint and Cleanse with Moringa ĞdžŚŝďŝƚĞĚƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚƉŚĞŶŽůŝĐĐŽŶƚĞŶƚĂŶĚƐƚƌŽŶŐĞƐƚĂŶƟŽdžŝĚĂŶƚĂĐƟǀŝƚLJ͕ǁŚĞƌĞĂƐĞĚdŝŵĞǁŝƚŚ>ĞŵŽŶĂŶĚ'ŝŶŐĞƌƐŚŽǁĞĚƚŚĞůŽǁĞƐƚǀĂůƵĞƐ͘ŽƌƌĞůĂƟŽŶĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐƌĞǀĞĂůĞĚĂƐƚƌŽŶŐŶĞŐĂƟǀĞƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŽƚĂůƉŚĞŶŽůŝĐĐŽŶƚĞŶƚĂŶĚ/ЊЅǀĂůƵĞƐĨŽƌďŽƚŚWW,;ƌсоϬ͘ϴϴͿĂŶĚd^;ƌсоϬ͘ϴϮͿĂƐƐĂLJƐ͕ŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŶŐƚŚĂƚƉŚĞŶŽůŝĐĐŽŵƉŽƵŶĚƐĂƌĞƉƌŝŵĂƌLJĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌƐƚŽĂŶƟŽdžŝĚĂŶƚĂĐƟǀŝƚLJ͘/ŶĐŽŶƚƌĂƐƚ͕ŇĂǀŽŶŽŝĚĐŽŶƚĞŶƚƐŚŽǁĞĚǁĞĂŬĐŽƌƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚĂŶƟŽdžŝĚĂŶƚcapacitLJ͘dŚĞƐĞĮŶĚŝŶŐƐĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞƚŚĂƚƉŚĞŶŽůŝĐ-ƌŝĐŚ/ŵƉƌĂŚĞƌďĂůƚĞĂƐƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŐƌĞĂƚĞƌĂŶƟŽdžŝĚĂŶƚƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞŝƌĐůĂƐƐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶĂƐĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůďĞǀĞƌĂŐĞƐ͘

BRONX-MANHATTAN REGIONRESEARCH EXPO 202649 | PagedŝƚůĞ͗&DZWƌŽĐĞƐƐĂŶĚĂƚĞŐŽƌŝnjĂƟŽŶŽĨŽďĂůƚ-/ƌŽŶ^ĂŵƉůĞƐPresenter: Caylie PachoCategory: Physical SciencesDĞŶƚŽƌ͗ƵĚƌĞ>ĂŝĂŶĚffiƐƚŚĞƌŚĞŶ- EĞǁzŽƌŬhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ&ĞƌƌŽŵĂŐŶĞƟƐŵŝƐĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚĂƐƚŚĞƐƉŽŶƚĂŶĞŽƵƐƉĂƌĂůůĞůĂůŝŐŶŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞŵĂŐŶĞƟĐŵŽŵĞŶƚƐŝŶĂŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů͘dŚŝƐƉŚĞŶŽŵĞŶŽŶĂůůŽǁƐŵĂŐŶĞƟĐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐƚŽĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚŝƐƉůĂLJŝŶŐŵĂŐŶĞƟĐƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐŽƵƚƐŝĚĞŽĨĂŵĂŐŶĞƟĐĮĞůĚ͘&ĞƌƌŽŵĂŐŶĞƟĐƌĞƐŽŶĂŶĐĞƐƉĞĐƚƌŽƐĐŽƉLJas a technique ĂůůŽǁƐĨŽƌƚŚĞĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐŽĨŵĂŐŶĞƟĐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĨŽƌĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶŝŶƐƉŝŶƚƌŽŶŝĐĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ͘dŚĞƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞĂůůŽǁƐĨŽƌŚŝŐŚůLJĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƚŚŝŶĮůŵŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ͘dŚŝƐƐƚƵĚLJĂŝŵƐƚŽŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƚĞcobalt-ŝƌŽŶďĂƐĞĚƚŚŝŶĮůŵƐĂŵƉůĞƐƐLJŶƚŚĞƐŝnjĞĚ ďLJƌĞĂĐƟǀĞŵĂŐŶĞƚƌŽŶƐƉƵƩĞƌŝŶŐ͘ǀĞĐƚŽƌŶĞƚǁŽƌŬĂŶĂůLJnjĞƌŝƐƵƐĞĚƚŽĂƉƉůLJĂƐŵĂůůĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟŶŐƌĨŵĂŐŶĞƟĐĮĞůĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĐŽƉůĂŶĂƌǁĂǀĞŐƵŝĚĞĂŶĚĂƐƚƌŽŶŐĚĐŵĂŐŶĞƟĐĮĞůĚŝƐƐǁĞƉƚƐŝŵƵůƚĂŶĞŽƵƐůLJƚŽĞdžƚƌĂĐƚƚŚĞĞīĞĐƟǀĞŵĂŐŶĞƟnjĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĚĂŵƉŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞƚŚŝŶĮůŵƐ͘dŚĞĮŶĚŝŶŐƐƌĞƉŽƌƚĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƉĂƌĂŵĞƚĞƌƐďĂƐĞĚŽŶĞdžŝƐƟŶŐůŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ͘dŝƚůĞ͗>ĂƫĐĞY͗ŽŵƉƵƚĂƟŽŶĂůdŽŽůƐĨŽƌ^h ;ϮͿ'ĂƵŐĞdŚĞŽƌLJWƌĞƐĞŶƚĞƌ͗ĞŬĞDŽŚĂŵŵĞĚCategory: Physical SciencesDĞŶƚŽƌ͗ƌ͘ŚƌŝƐƚŽƉŚĞƌƵďŝŶ- &ŽƌĚŚĂŵhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJdŚŝƐƉƌŽũĞĐƚĚĞǀĞůŽƉƐĐŽŵƉƵƚĂƟŽŶĂůƚŽŽůƐĨŽƌƐŝŵƵůĂƟŶŐƚǁŽ-ĐŽůŽƌYƵĂŶƚƵŵŚƌŽŵŽĚLJŶĂŵŝĐƐ;YͿŽŶĂĚŝƐĐƌĞƚĞůĂƫĐĞ͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂŶĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƐƚƵĚLJŝŶŐƐƚƌŽŶŐŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶƐŝŶhigh-ĞŶĞƌŐLJƉŚLJƐŝĐƐ͘/ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚĂƚŚĞƌŵĂůĐŽŶĮŐƵƌĂƟŽŶŐĞŶĞƌĂƚŽƌƚŚĂƚƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƐŐĂƵŐĞĮĞůĚĞŶƐĞŵďůĞƐĂŶĚĂŵĞƐŽŶĐŽƌƌĞůĂƚŽƌĐĂůĐƵůĂƚŽƌƚŚĂƚĞdžƚƌĂĐƚƐƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůŽďƐĞƌǀĂďůĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐĞcŽŶĮŐƵƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘dŚĞĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐǀŝƐƵĂůŝnjĂƟŽŶƚŽŽůƐĨŽƌĂŶĂůLJnjŝŶŐƚŚĞƌŵĂůŝnjĂƟŽŶ͕ƉŚĂƐĞƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚĞīĞĐƟǀĞŵĂƐƐƉůĂƚĞĂƵƐ͘LJĂŶĂůLJnjŝŶŐƉŝŽŶĐŽƌƌĞůĂƚŽƌƐŽŶĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚůĂƫĐĞŐĞŽŵĞƚƌŝĞƐ͕ŝƚĞŶĂďůĞƐƚŚĞƐƚƵĚLJŽĨĮŶŝƚĞ-ƐŝnjĞĞīĞĐƚƐŽŶŵĂƐƐĐĂůĐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͘dŚŝƐƉƌŽũĞĐƚĂůůŽǁƐƵŶĚĞƌŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌƐƚŽĞdžƉůŽƌĞ>ĂƫĐĞYǁŝƚŚŵŽĚĞƐƚĐŽŵƉƵƚĂƟŽŶĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕ďƌŝĚŐŝŶŐƚŚĞŽƌĞƟĐĂůĐŽŶĐĞƉƚƐĂŶĚŶƵŵĞƌŝĐĂůƐŝŵƵůĂƟŽŶ͘

BRONX-MANHATTAN REGIONRESEARCH EXPO 202650 | PagedŝƚůĞ͗ŽŵƉƵƚĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨ'ĞŽŵĞƚƌŝĐ->ĂďĞůĞĚ'ƌĂƉŚƐWƌĞƐĞŶƚĞƌ͗ůďĞƌƚsĂƌĞůĂCategory: Physical SciencesDĞŶƚŽƌ͗ƌ͘DĂƩŚĞǁ:ƵƌĂ- DĂŶŚĂƩĂŶhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŶ;Ă͕ƌͿ-ŐĞŽŵĞƚƌŝĐůĂďĞůŝŶŐŽĨĂŐƌĂƉŚŝƐĂĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƚŚĂƚĂƐƐŝŐŶƐƚŽĞĂĐŚǀĞƌƚĞdžŝŶƚŚĞŐƌĂƉŚ͕ĂŶĂƚƵƌĂůŶƵŵďĞƌ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝŶĚƵĐĞƐĂŶĂƐƐŝŐŶŵĞŶƚŽĨĂůĂďĞůƚŽĞĂĐŚĞĚŐĞŽĨƚŚĞŐƌĂƉŚ;ƚŚĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŽĨƚŚĂƚĞĚŐĞ͛ƐĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǀĞƌƚĞdžůĂďĞůƐͿŝŶǁŚŝĐŚŶŽƚǁŽǀĞƌƚĞdž or edge labels are the same, and ƐƵĐŚƚŚĂƚĞǀĞƌLJŶƵŵďĞƌĂŵŽŶŐƚŚĞŐĞŽŵĞƚƌŝĐƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞ͕Ă͕Ăƌ͕ĂƌϮ͕͙ĂƉƉĞĂƌƐĂƐĂŶĞĚŐĞůĂďĞů͘/ŶƚŚŝƐƉŽƐƚĞƌ͕ǁĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉƐŽŵĞĐůĂƐƐŝĐĂůŐƌĂƉŚƚŚĞŽƌLJƌĞƐƵůƚƐĂďŽƵƚ;Ă͕ƌͿ-geometric labeling, ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶǁĞŐŝǀĞƐŽŵĞĐŽŵƉƵƚĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŚĞŽƌLJƌĞƐƵůƚƐ͘dŝƚůĞ͗/ŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƵŝůĚŝŶŐffidžƚƌĂĐƟŽŶĐĐƵƌĂĐLJhƐŝŶŐdƌĂŶƐĨĞƌ>ĞĂƌŶŝŶŐPresenter: Stephen Philippeau Category: TechnologyDĞŶƚŽƌ͗ƌ͘ƌĂĨĂƚďƵDĂůůŽƵŚ- DĂŶŚĂƩĂŶhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĂŵĂŐĞĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĐƌŝƟĐĂůƚĂƐŬƐĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĂŶĂƚƵƌĂůĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ͘dŚŝƐƚĂƐŬŝƐŽŌĞŶĚĂŶŐĞƌŽƵƐĚƵĞƚŽƚŚĞŚĂnjĂƌĚŽƵƐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƐĞŝŵƉĂĐƚĞĚĂƌĞĂƐ͘ƵƚŽŵĂƚĞĚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĞdžƚƌĂĐƟŽŶĨƌŽŵƐĂƚĞůůŝƚĞŝŵĂŐĞƐĐĂŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ the accuracy and safety of ƚŚĞƐĞƚĂƐŬƐ͘ŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐƚƵĚŝĞƐƚŚĂƚĂĚĚƌĞƐƐƚŚŝƐƚĂƐŬƵƟůŝnjĞƐĞŵĂŶƟĐƐĞŐŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͕ǁŚŝůĞǀĞƌLJĨĞǁŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚŝŶƐƚĂŶĐĞƐĞŐŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͘dŽŽƵƌŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ͕ŽŶůLJŽŶĞƉĞĞƌ-ƌĞǀŝĞǁĞĚƉĂƉĞƌƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚKKŵĞƚƌŝĐƐĨŽƌŝŶƐƚĂŶĐĞƐĞŐŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽŶƚŚĞdžĚĂƚĂƐĞƚ͘/ŶƚŚŝƐƐƚƵĚLJ͕ĂDĂƐŬZ-EEŵŽĚĞůǁŝƚŚĂZĞƐEĞƚďĂĐŬďŽŶĞǁĂƐƵƟůŝnjĞĚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚǁĂƐĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĚǀŝĂƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐŽŶƚŚĞdžĚĂƚĂƐĞƚ͘KƵƌďĞƐƚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐDĂƐŬZ-EEŵŽĚĞůĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚĂŶŵWƐĐŽƌĞŽĨϰϬйĂŶĚĂŶW ΀Ϭ͘ϱϬ΁ƐĐŽƌĞϲϮйĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽƵŶĚŝŶŐďŽdžƚĂƐŬ͕ĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚĂŵWŽĨ ϯϰйĂŶĚĂŶW@ [Ϭ͘ϱϬ΁ƐĐŽƌĞŽĨϲϭйĨŽƌƚŚĞƐĞŐŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƚĂƐŬƐ͘tŚĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚďĞŶĐŚŵĂƌŬ͕ŽƵƌŵŽĚĞůŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚŵW΀Ϭ͘ϱϬ͗Ϭ͘ϵϱ΁ďLJϭϳйĂŶĚWΛ΀Ϭ͘ϱϬ΁ďLJϲй͘dŚĞƐĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐestablish a sƚƌŽŶŐďĞŶĐŚŵĂƌŬĨŽƌďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĞdžƚƌĂĐƟŽŶƚĂƐŬƐŝŶĚŝƐĂƐƚĞƌƐĐĞŶĂƌŝŽƐ͘

BRONX-MANHATTAN REGIONRESEARCH EXPO 202651 | PagedŝƚůĞ͗ffiŵƉŽǁĞƌŝŶŐ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚ/ĂŶĚ^ĞůĨ->ĞĂƌŶŝŶŐƚŽƵŝůĚƚŚĞ,ŽƐƚŽƐtĞď,ƵďĨŽƌ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚƐůƵďƐPresenter: Hanoi LopezCategory: TechnologyDĞŶƚŽƌ͗ƌ͘^ĂĂĚŝĂ>ŐĂƌĐŚĂŶĚƌ͘ůĂƌĂEŝĞƚŽ-tŝƌĞ- CUNY Hostos Community College,ŽƐƚŽƐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽůůĞŐĞůĂĐŬƐĂĐĞŶƚƌĂůŝnjĞĚĚŝŐŝƚĂůƉůĂƞŽƌŵĨŽƌƐƚƵĚĞŶƚĐůƵďƐ͕ůŝŵŝƟŶŐĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘tĞĂƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐĂǁĞď-based Student Clubs Digital ,ƵďƚŽĐŽŶƐŽůŝĚĂƚĞĐůƵďƐ͕ĂĚǀŝƐŽƌƐ͕ĞǀĞŶƚƐ͕ĂŶĚƵƉĚĂƚĞƐ͘ŌĞƌĂŶĂůLJnjŝŶŐƚŚĞ current site and ƌĞǀŝĞǁŝŶŐŽƚŚĞƌĐŽůůĞŐĞƉŽƌƚĂůƐ͕ǁĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƐƵƌǀĞLJƐĨŽƌƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ͘tĞƵƐĞĚŽŶůŝŶĞƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂŶĚ/ƚŽŽůƐƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂŶǀĂŵŽĐŬƵƉƐĂŶĚƐƚĂƌƚĞĚďĂƐŝĐĐŽĚŝŶŐǁŝƚŚ,dD>͕^^͕ĂŶĚ:ĂǀĂ^ĐƌŝƉƚ͘dŚĞ,ƵďǁŝůůŽīĞƌĂŶŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟǀĞ͕ƵƉĚĂƚĂďůĞƉůĂƞŽƌŵƚŽĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ͕ƐƚƌĞĂŵůŝŶĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚŵĞĞƚƵƐĞƌƐ͛ŶĞĞĚƐ͘dŝƚůĞ͗WƌĞĚŝĐƟŶŐffiůĞĐƚƌŝĐŝƚLJŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶƵƐŝŶŐĂDƵůƟůĂLJĞƌEĞƵƌĂůEĞƚǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚDƵůƟ-sĂůƵĞĚEĞƵƌŽŶƐ;D>DsEͿPresenter: Moses Hernandez Category: TechnologyDĞŶƚŽƌ͗ƌ͘/ŐŽƌŝnjĞŶďĞƌŐ- DĂŶŚĂƩĂŶhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ/ŶƚŚŝƐƐƚƵĚLJ͕ŵŽŶƚŚůLJĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐŝƚLJĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶǀĂůƵĞƐŝŶƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐǁĞƌĞƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĞĚƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞDƵůƟůĂLJĞƌEĞƵƌĂůEĞƚǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚDƵůƟ-sĂůƵĞĚEĞƵƌŽŶƐ;D>DsEͿ͕reaching a minimum ZD^ffiŽĨϬ͘ϯϰϰϱ͘dŚĞĐŽĚĞŽĨƚŚĞD>DsEǁĂƐĂůƚĞƌĞĚƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚǁŽĨŽƌŵƐŽĨǀĂůŝĚĂƟŽŶƚĞƐƟŶŐ͕ƚŚĞƐĞďĞŝŶŐƐƚĂƟĐĂŶĚĚLJŶĂŵŝĐǀĂůŝĚĂƟŽŶ͘^ƚĂƟĐǀĂůŝĚĂƟŽŶŝƐĂǀĞƌŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƚŚĂƚŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶǀĂůƵĞƐĂŶĚŝŶƐĞƌƟŶŐŝƚŽŶƚŽĂƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞǀĂůŝĚĂƟŽŶƐĞƚ͕ĂŶĚĐŽŶǀĞƌŐŝŶŐŝĨĂŶĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůǀĂůŝĚĂƟŽŶĞƌƌŽƌŝƐŵĞƚ͘KŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂŶĚ͕ĚLJŶĂŵŝĐǀĂůŝĚĂƟŽŶŝŶƐƚĞĂĚĨƵƐĞƐƚŚĞŵĂĐŚŝŶĞ͛ƐƉƌĞĚŝĐƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůĚĂƚĂ͕ĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĂŶĞŶƟƌĞůLJĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐĞƚĂŶĚǀĞƌŝĨLJŝŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŶĞǁůLJĨŽƌŵĞĚƐĞƚ͘dŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐŝŶƐƚĂƟĐĂŶĚĚLJŶĂŵŝĐǀĂůŝĚĂƟŽŶŝŶD>DsEǁĞƌĞĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚ͘/ƚǁĂƐĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚƚŚĂƚƐƚĂƟĐǀĂůŝĚĂƟŽŶƉƌĞĚŝĐƟŽŶƐƚĞŶĚƚŽƐǁĂLJĐůŽƐĞƌƚŽƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůǀĂůƵĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ͘^ƚĂƟĐǀĂůŝĚĂƟŽŶƌĞƐƵůƚƐƚĞŶĚƚŽŚĂǀĞa lower RMSE ǁŚŝůĞĐŽŶǀĞƌŐŝŶŐĨĂƐƚ͕ŚĂǀŝŶŐůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶϯϬŝƚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƐƚĂƟĐǀĂůŝĚĂƟŽŶƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞůLJƉŝĐŬƵƉŽŶƚŚĞŽǀĞƌĂůůƐŚĂƉĞŽĨƚŚĞĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶǁŚŝĐŚĐĂƵƐĞƐŝƚƚŽĨĂůůƐŚŽƌƚ͘LJŶĂŵŝĐǀĂůŝĚĂƟŽŶƚĞŶĚƐƚŽĨŽĐƵƐŽŶĐĂƉƚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞ ƐŚĂƉĞŽĨƚŚĞĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƋƵŝƚĞĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚůLJ͘KŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌĂƌLJ͕ŝƚƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐLJŝĞůĚƐĂƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĂďůĞZD^ffi͕ďƵƚĨŽƌŽƵƌŝŶƚĞŶƟŽŶƐ͕ƚŚŝƐŝƐƐĞĞŶĂƐ

BRONX-MANHATTAN REGIONRESEARCH EXPO 202652 | PageĂŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJƚƌĂĚĞŽī͘/ƚǁĂƐĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚƚŚĂƚĚLJŶĂŵŝĐǀĂůŝĚĂƟŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐǁŽƌŬĞĚďĞƐƚĨŽƌƉƌĞĚŝĐƟŶŐŵŽŶƚŚůLJĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐŝƚLJĐŽŶƐƵŵƉƟŽŶǀĂůƵĞƐƵƐŝŶŐD>DsE͘dŝƚůĞ͗ŶĂůLJƐŝƐĂŶĚWůĂŶĞƐŝŐŶĨŽƌĂŝŐŝƚĂů,Ƶď/ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶĨŽƌ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚůƵďƐĂƚ,ŽƐƚŽƐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽůůĞŐĞPresenter: Julieta Mercado Category: TechnologyDĞŶƚŽƌ͗ƌ͘ůĂƌĂEŝĞƚŽ-tŝƌĞĂŶĚƌ͘^ĂĂĚŝĂ>ŐĂƌĐŚ- CUNY Hostos Community CollegedŚĞ,ŽƐƚŽƐ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚůƵďƐĂƌĞĂǀŝƚĂůƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞĐĂŵƉƵƐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͕ŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐĂƐƉĂĐĞĨŽƌĐƌĞĂƟǀŝƚLJĂŶĚŐƌŽǁƚŚ͘tŚŝůĞ,ŽƐƚŽƐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽůůĞŐĞŝƐŚŝŐŚůLJƐƵƉƉŽƌƟǀĞŽĨƚŚĞ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚůƵďƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͕ŝƚŝƐŽďƐĞƌǀĞĚƚŚĂƚĂůĂĐŬŽĨĐĞŶƚƌĂůŝnjĞĚ ĚŝŐŝƚĂůƉůĂƞŽƌŵƐŚŝŶĚĞƌƐŽƉƟŵĂůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘tĞĂƌĞƉƌŽƉŽƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨĂĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚŝŐŝƚĂů,ƵďĨŽƌƚŚĞ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚůƵďƐĂƚ,ŽƐƚŽƐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽůůĞŐĞǁŚŝĐŚǁŽƵůĚƐƚƌĞĂŵůŝŶĞĐůƵďŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞǀŝƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ, and strengthen college ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚďLJĂůůŽǁŝŶŐĐůƵďƐƚŽƐŚŽǁĐĂƐĞĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ͕ĞǀĞŶƚƐ͕ĂŶĚĐŽŶƚĂĐƚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŝŶŽŶĞĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞƐƉĂĐĞ͘ƐŝŐŶĂƚƵƌĞŽĨŽƵƌĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝƐƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŐƌĂůƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶŽĨ,ŽƐƚŽƐƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐĨƌŽŵĐŽŶĐĞƉƟŽŶƚŽĨƵůůŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͘tĞĂƌĞƐĞĞŬŝŶŐĂĚŽƵďůĞĂĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚ͗ĂŚŝŐŚůLJŝŵƉĂĐƞƵůĞŶŚĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚůƵďƐǀŝƌƚƵĂůŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͕ǁŚŝůĞƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŽŽƵƌƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐĨŽƌƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͕ƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ͕ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĨĂĐƵůƚLJ͕ĂŶĚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚƐƚƵĚĞŶƚĂŐĞŶĐLJĂƚƚŚĞĐŽůůĞŐĞ͘tĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞŝŶŝƟĂůƉŚĂƐĞŽĨƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚǁŚŝĐŚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƉƌŽďůĞŵĚĞĮŶŝƟŽŶǁŝƚŚĐŽƌƌĞƐƉŽŶĚŝŶŐƉĂƌĂŵĞƚĞƌƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐ͕ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨŝŐŝƚĂů,ƵďĚĞƐŝŐŶƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶŽĨĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĚƉůĂŶŽĨĂĐƟŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘

BRONX-MANHATTAN REGIONRESEARCH EXPO 2026This year’s Research Expo is dedicatedto