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Engaged Scholar Symposium 2018

12:15pm CDT

Poster Session A #11 Effects of Psychological Stress on Obesity in Hispanic College Students PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusHomero Coss Muniz • Alejandra Reyna Poster Session A #13 Significance of Immediate Early Gene Expression as an Innovative Tool in Neuroscience PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusH. Elliot Albers • Gabriel A. de Erausquin • Mario Gil • Cassandra Graham • Virginia Walker Poster Session A #15 The Effects of the Combined Use of Ibuprofen and Ethanol on Serotonergic Neuronal SH-SY5Y Cells PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusBrittany Bunag • Ileana Lozano • Shivani Maffi • Andrew Tsin

1:40pm CDT

Talk Session C #1 of 3 Community Gardening: A Privilege La Sala, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusGardening Matters Talk Session C #2 of 3 Impacts of sea-level rise on coastal wetland foundation plant species in the Lower Laguna Madre La Sala, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusChristopher A. Gabler • Mariana Saenz Talk Session C #3 of 3 Extract Rhipicephalus Microplus DNA and Comparing Quality for Each Extraction Methods La Sala, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusAriel Delgado • Jose Roberto Guerra • Guilherme Klafke • Adalberto Pérez de León • Kennith Prunnet • Donald Thomas • Jason Tidwell

3:05pm CDT

Poster Session B #04 Detecting Bacterial Pathogens in the American Oyster of South Texas Waters PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusIvonne Cano • Eleazar Hernández II • Saydur Rahman • Omar Vázquez Poster Session B #05 Genetic Analysis in Zooplankton Diversity PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusLeslie Hernandez • Sandra A. Leal • Ariel Ruiz • Eliseo Soto Poster Session B #06 Impact of Selected Amino Acids and Nutrients on HLB Mitigation and Citrus Tree Health PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusDr. Teressa Feria Arroyo • Yovanna L Soto • Mamoudou Sétamou Poster Session B #07 Investigating Seed Germination of the Native and Symbolic Montezuma Cypress (Taxodium mucronatum) PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusRene Barrientos • Alejandro Fierro Cabo • Javier Navarro Poster Session B #08 Johnston’s Frankenia (Frankenia Johnstonii) PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusConsuelo Aguilar • Dr. Teressa Feria Arroyo • Jon Dale • Anna W. Strong • Luis Torres Poster Session B #09 Native shrubs as restoration nurse plants in south Texas PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusRene Barrientos • Alejandro Fierro Cabo • Jennifer Lopez • Angela O'Neil Poster Session B #10 Redox Regulation of Exofacial Protein Thiols in Trichomonas vaginalis PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusMagali Ayala • Claudia Gonzalez • Michael Lehker • Viviana Quintero • Daniela Vidal Poster Session B #12 Ticks in Texas PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusDr. Teressa Feria Arroyo • Myrine Barreiro-Arevalo • Loles Esteve-Gassent • Tamer Oraby Poster Session B #13 Pre-Osteoblast Proliferation on Fibrous Material for Possible Bone Regeneration PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusRobert Gilkerson • Karen Lozano • Victoria Padilla • Cristobal Rodriguez Poster Session B #15 Habituation and dishabituation to odors in the Gray, Short-tailed Opossum (Monodelphis Domestica) PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusMario Gil • Jose Porras • Tabitha Rodriguez • John L. VandeBerg

12:15pm CDT

Poster Session D #22 Engaged Water Quality Study With The International Environmental Protection Agency Ballroom, Dining and Ballroom Complex (EDBCX), Edinburg CampusRoberto Hernández

3:30pm CDT

Poster Session G #05 Service Learning- Conservation Biology Auditorium, Harlingen CampusConsuelo Aguilar • Dr. Teressa Feria Arroyo Poster Session G #06 Conserving the Beauty of the Rio Grande Valley Auditorium, Harlingen CampusLaiba Asif • Angela Ballesteros • Benjamin Ho-Shing Poster Session G #07 Tires for Beautiful Gardens/a better community Auditorium, Harlingen CampusDr. Teressa Feria Arroyo • Jeanette A. Sandoval