Undergraduate Research @ SFSC

Updates on various student and faculty research projects

Main topic - How to prepare an abstract
Updates on various student and faculty research projects

Main topic - How to prepare a poster for conferences
Updates on various student and faculty research projects

Main topic - Video presentation by UCF Tyler Campbell, Academic Programs Coordinator **
Updates on various student and faculty research projects
FURC-accepted abstracts
**Some information in this presentation may be outdated.

Main topic - Dr. Cavedo's IDH Film course, Fall 2020
Summary of Honors Conference
Updates on various student and faculty research projects

1st Annual UGR Spring Showcase 2021
Schedule of presentations and abstracts

First forum of the semester; updates on research by faculty and students

Guest Speaker Dr. Iain Duffy from St. Leo University "Phage Hunting"

Presentation - How to do an Abstract by Amy Bohan

Presentation - How to prepare a poster for a conference by Amy Bohan.

Research project synopses for FURC (2/18-19/2022)

Guest Speaker: Dr. Brandon Smith, Professor @ Auburn University -- benefits of UGR and transfer opportunities

Guest Speakers Alana Lambert (USF-T) and Taylor Bateman (USF-SM) -- Alum Experiences: Tips & Tricks for Transferring

UGR Showcase II featuring 16 student presentations

Guest Speaker Rohin Patel, My UGR Journey @ SFSC and Columbia University

Guest Speaker Ariana Perez, Timeline of the Life and Works of Peter Powell Roberts

Guest Speakers Isabela Potter, Lia Ayala, & George Livingston, Role of Transforming Growth Factor Beta Ligands and Receptors in New Blood Vessel Formation and Neurite Outgrowth for Treatment of Cerebrovascular Diseases

Mr. Jake Fitzgerald, How to Write an Abstract and Poster

Guest Speaker Dr. Kathleen Cappo, seminar on her dissertation research

Guest Speaker Mr. Daniel Estabrooks, Snakes, Scorpions, & Diseases: Student Research Opportunities with Warner University

Mr. Jake Fitzgerald, How Prepare a Poster for Research Meetings

Guest Speaker Dr. Joe Velenovsky IV, Biology Instructor, SFSC - "Potential Opportunities for Student-Led, Molecular Biology Research Involving Protist-Dependent Termites and Other Insects"

Guest Speaker - Dr. Natalia Leal Toro, Director, Office of Undergraduate Research, UCF - "Undergraduate Research Options and Programs for Transfer Students at the University of Central Florida"

Guest Speaker Dr. Melodie H. Eichbauer, Interim Director, Office of Scholarly Innovation and Student Research & Professor, Medieval History at Florida Gulf Coast University - "Research Opportunities at FGCU and How to Take Advantage of the Them"

Guest Speaker Dr. Sherri A. Emer, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University and Lucia Felipe - "Potential magneto receptive structures in Burmese python cranial tissues"

5 oral presentations and 27 posters covering health, botany, art, music, film, dental health, and nursing

Guest speakers:
Angelita Equite, Zarate, Jean F. Fleurimond, Daniella Grace P. Jeanjaquet,Wendy Jiang, Colten Meier, Makayla Mendez, Irfan M. Sharif (BSC 1420C Intro to Biotechnology) Florida Scrub Identification through DNA Barcoding
Jake Fitzgerald - SFSC Honors Program and its importance of UGR for Honors students

Guest Speakers:
Mikylla Torralba and Ean Cheng - Role of the Orla Microbiome in Gingivitis

Guest Speakers:
Jesus Hernandez - Role of Oral Microbiome in Cardiovascular Disease
Karla Respress, Dr. Mintoo Patel, Anthony Record II, and Garrett Lee - BioArt
Karla Respress - Humanities Summer Research Opportunity @ John Hopkins University

Guest Speakers:
Dr. Iain Duffy - Sea Phages: A Cure for All
Jake Fitzgerald - How to Write a Conference Abstract

Guest Speaker:
Liliana Plata and Dr. Kate Calvin- Early Studies on the Effectiveness of Industrial Hemp as a Phytoremediator of Polluted Waters

Guest Speakers:
Jarrod Wheelus - The Covid Connection to Ischemic Strokes
Darya Farsinejad and Emely Benjamin from UCF - Undergraduate Research Opportunities for Transfer Students at the University of Central Florida
Alicia Batailles of FSU - Undergraduate Research Opportunities for Transfer Students at Florida State University

Guest Speakers:
Isabela Potter, Nicole McGrath and Agueda Mijares - Does Activin Receptor-like Kinase 1 serve as the Connection between Vasculature and Degenerative Nerve Diseases
Melissa Garner - A Demonstration in the Art of Wheel Throwing
Dr. Melodie Eichbauer of FGCU - Undergraduate Research Opportunities for Transfer Students at the Florida Gulf Coast University
Lauren Melanson of FAU - Undergraduate Research Opportunities for Transfer Students at the Florida Atlantic University

Guest Speakers:
Samantha Cruz, Kalel Garcia-Herreros, Joan Go, Kylie Labra, Jesus Ruiz-Cantellano (BSC-1420C-1 Summer 2024); mentors Drs. James Hawker, Mintoo Patel, Daniel Sanches, Joe Velenovsky, SFSC - Is That Supposed to be an Ant? An Undergraduate DNA Barcoding Experience
Mr. Jason Fitzgerald, Honors Program, SFSC - Honors in Undergraduate Research
Ms. Karla Respress, Art Professor, Potential UGR Research Topic - Investigating the possibility of using clay found in Highlands, Hardee, and Polk Counties for pottery and glaze production

Guest Speaker
Mrs. Carylanne Joubert Maier, English/Humanities Instructor, SFSC - Missing Histories of Science

Guest Speakers
Dr. Joe Velenovsky, Biology Instructor, SFSC - Dynamic Protozoan Abundance of Coptotermes Kings and Queens during the Transition of from Biparental to Alloparental Care
Mr. Jake Fitzgerald, English/Humanities Instructor & Honors Program Director, SFSC - How to Write a Conference/Presentation Abstract

Guest Speakers
Eilyn Estrada Garcia, SFSC Art Student; mentor Karla Respress - From Home to Hope: A Visual Opportunity of Freedom from Cuba to America
Mr. Jake Fitzgerald, English/Humanities Instructor & Honors Program Director, SFSC - How to Prepare a Poster for a Conference

Guest Speaker
Diana Mendoza Martinez, SFSC Microbiology Student; mentor Dr. Laura O'Riorden - Culturing Fungal and Bacterial Colonies from Valencia and Hamlin Oranges from Non-infested Orange Grove

Guest Speakers
Michelle Macbeth, Professor and Chair English/Humanities - What Online Course Data Can Reveal about How to Integrate AI

Kris Ryan, FSU Center for UGR and Academic Engagement - Undergraduate Research Opportunities for Transfer Students at Florida State University