Seven Students Mentored by MB Faculty Received Awards at the 2024 Undergraduate Research Symposium

Students mentored by MB Faculty members received awards at the 2024 Undergraduate Research Symposium held April 15-19, 2024.  Congratulations to Alyson Honeyman (De Guzman lab), a senior Biochemistry major from Lenexa who received an ACE Talk award.  An ACE talk is Accessible, Creative, & Engaging, and comes with a $500 award. Alyson gave an oral presentation of her research titled "Subcloning and Mutagenesis of Shigella Virulence Proteins Involved in Antimicrobial Resistance".

In addition, six other students mentored by MB Faculty members received a 2024 Outstanding Presentation Award. Recipients each received a $50 award for their presentation. The winners are listed by name, hometown, major, link to presentation, and mentor.

Saha Ahmadian, Olathe, biochemistry, The Effect of L-Theanine on Glycogen Phosphorylase b, mentored by Roberto De Guzman.

Josh Burton, Olathe, biochemistry, Prednisone as an Activator of Glycogen Phosphorylase b, mentored by Roberto De Guzman.

Rylee Crowell, Atchison, biochemistry, The Effect of Humalog and Lantus Insulin Injectables on Glycogen Phosphorylase  B, mentored by Roberto De Guzman.

Eric Haberman, Bel Aire, human biology, Subcloning and Cysteine Mutagenesis of the Transmembrane Regions of the Shigella IpaB Virulence Protein, mentored by Roberto De Guzman (De Guzman Lab).

Janie Rainer, Overland Park, microbiology and Spanish, Identifying the YesN Regulon of Enterococcus faecalis, mentored by Lynn Hancock.

David Streiler, Prairie Village, biochemistry, Effects of Dihydroxy Berberine on the Activity of Glycogen Phosphorylase B, mentored by Roberto De Guzman.