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Engaged Scholar Symposium 2018

8:30am CDT

Guest Services & Badge Pick-up PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusOffice of Engaged Scholarship & Learning

9:25am CDT

Keynote PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusDr. Melissa Reynolds

12:15pm CDT

Poster Session A #01 A Study of Angiogenic Inducing miRNA for Bone Tissue Engineering PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusDr. Sue Anne Chew • May-Hui Ding • Astrid S. Gutierrez Poster Session A #02 Combined Effects of NSAIDs and Ethanol on Serotonergic Neurons and Microglia PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusBrittany Bunag • Yolanda Crous • Ileana Lozano Poster Session A #03 Effects of Psychological Stress on Body Weight and Lifestyle in Hispanic Students PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusLuis G. Villegas Poster Session A #04 Effects of Psychological Stress on Physical Activity in Students at UTRGV PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusJesus Armando Gonzalez • Kristina Juarez • Hongxing Lu • Saraswathy Nair • Anahi Sanchez Poster Session A #05 Establishment of a co-culture system to recreate the cone visual cycle PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusCristian Mercado • Andrew Tsin Poster Session A #06 Paraoxonase genotyping in relation to Chagas disease. PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusSusan M. Mahaney • John L. VandeBerg • Daphne Alcala Zuniga Poster Session A #07 The Acute Effects of Different Inter-Set Recovery Approaches on Knee Extension Endurance PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusVictor Borrego • Karen Carmona • Elizabeth Castillo • Amber Cavazos • Carlos Portales Poster Session A #08 The Acute Effects of Supplemental Citrulline Malate on Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, Arterial Elasticity, and Anaerobic Performance PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusCarlos Acevedo • Michael Garcia • Elvia Garza • Natalie Jaramillo • Luis Troncoso Poster Session A #09 Reprocussions of Concussions PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusJose Beltran • Guadalupe Garcia • Krystal Garcia • Brenda Lopez • Olivia Lopez • Adelasia Prado Poster Session A #10 The Evaluation of 10 Osteogenic Inducing MicroRNA for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusMarco A. Arriaga • Dr. Sue Anne Chew • May-Hui Ding • Astrid S. Gutierrez Poster Session A #12 We owe our existence to a Viral Infection-A Literature Review PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusSeratna Guadarrama • Amador Hernandez • Crista Luna • Danya Martinez • Samuel Valdez Poster Session A #14 Genes that encode for virulence factors which are affected in micro-aerobic conditions in S. Typhimurium - A Literature Review PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusMariana Cerda • Jameli Echiveste • Kevin Garza • Seratna Guadarrama • Paulina Ornelas 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 Poster Session A #16 "Charlas" Community Awareness in Cardiovascular Disease in the Rio Grande Valley PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusGraciela Carrillo • Dr. Maria Castaneda • Roxanne Guzman • Shiann Avery Montalvo • Shaira Perez • Hugo Rodriguez Poster Session A #17 Resilience: Effective or Ineffective PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusCarlos Escobedo • Emily A Limas • Arely Martinez • Liyuen Poy • Hugo Rodriguez • Anitta Saju Poster Session A #18 Synthesis and Catalytic Activity of NiMoS2 in the Removal of Dibenzothiophene from Model Fuels PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusJuan Ricardo Luna • Helia M. Morales • Jason Parsons

1:40pm CDT

Performance #01 Starting a Career in Performance as a Wife and Mother: Finding Time to Invest in Yourself and Your Life Goals PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusConnie Elizabeth Munoz

3:05pm CDT

Poster Session B #01 Psychological Stress, Inflammatory Status and Dietary Habits in College Students in US-Mexico Border University PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusCyana Arredondo Poster Session B #02 Effects of Psychological Stress on Body Weight and Lifestyle of Hispanic Students at UTRGV PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusSarai Doria • Erik Escobedo • Roberto De La Garza 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 #11 Age and growth of Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) in four artificial reefs in South Texas PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusRamiro Oquita 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 #14 A Comparative Study on Antibacterial Effect of Diamondback Snake Venom PlainsCapital Bank El Gran Salón, Student Union (BSTUN), Brownsville CampusAlex Basdeo • Ying Jia 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