11th Annual QU Sigma Xi Conference

11th Annual QU Sigma Xi Conference (2022)

April 11th Abstract submission deadline https://tinyurl.com/sigmaxiQU22

April 18th -- Distinguished Speaker and Student Public Viewing

Distinguished Speaker: 3pm 

Passing the Global Espionage Torch: How Britain Helped the US Expand its Eavesdropping Capabilities by Kristie Macrakis, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Georgia Institute of Technology

Poster Hours: 4:00-6:00 pm Students present posters with public attendance 

• 42 posters, view the abstracts here:   https://tinyurl.com/SigmaXiQU2022

April 25th – Student Poster Conference Judging and Ceremony  1:30-4:30pm

1:30-3:30 Presenters discuss their poster with the judges for 20 mins

4:00 – 4:30 

• Student Awards
• Induction Ceremony for new members
• Paper of the Year Award

Sigma Xi Congratulates winners of the 11th Annual Student Poster Conference

The 11th Annual Sigma Xi conference hosted 42 posters, 16 graduate and 26 undergraduate, across the following departments: Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry and Physical Sciences, Health Sciences, and Engineering. Students uploaded poster recordings prior to the event, then presented posters “live” (virtually) on April 18th. Participants were judged on April 25th by scientists from the CT Agricultural Experiment Station and QU faculty. Many thanks to all presenters and faculty who supported students' research and the overall presentation process!

Graduate Poster Winners

1st Place: Devin Naidoo, “Function of miR-71 in an LRRK2-Mediated C. elegans Model of Parkinson's Disease”

2nd Place: Daniel Lenchner, “The role of microRNA-71 in modulating the response to amyloid beta toxicity in C. elegans models”

3rd Place: Stephen Rotatori, “Shedding Light on Meningitis B”

Undergraduate Poster Winners

1st Place: Tyler Horvath, “Investigation of Standard Redox Potential of Novel Bacterial Laccases”

2nd Place: Maeve Crowley, “Analysis of BBP in Fish and Mussel Environments via Gas Chromatography Mass-Spectrometry”

3rd Place: Yamna Siddiqui, “Effect of Nigella sativa in the Treatment of Patients with Allergic Rhinitis”​