19th Annual Research Symposium Winners

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

First Place: Emma Bakhshi, Kade Jackson, Noé Morales, Holger Beck
BAD BLOOD IN THE PECKING ORDER: PHYLOGENETIC RELATEDNESS AND BODY SIZE CORRELATE WITH AGGRESSIVE INTERACTION STRUCTURE IN A HUMMINGBIRD ASSEMBLAGE

Second Place: Leo Dutkewych, Sarrah Bristol, Grace Albrect, Hailey Hill, Avery Nesbitt, Johnny Owens, Melia Paat, Tanner Parks, Lola Southard, Ella Tevelde, Zoe London, Dr. Elizabeth Forys, Dr. Timothy Bransford
NIGHTTIME TORTOISES: NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY OF GOPHER TORTOISES ON A BARRIER ISLAND COMPLEX

Third Place: Sophia Nocera, Dr. Tim Bransford
FEEDING PERIODS DRIVE INCREASED SOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN MANAGED RED WOLVES (CANIS RUFUS)

CORALS

First Place: Raie Hess, Aiden Moriya, Sierra Bloomer, Dr. Lauren Toth, Dr. Chelsea Korpanty
USING CT IMAGERY TO EVALUATE THE RELATIONSHIP OF SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE WITH ANNUAL LINEAR EXTENSION OF THE CORAL ORBICELLA IN DRY TORTUGAS, FLORIDA

Second Place: Mary McReynolds, Morgan Rose, Preston McMahon, Kelly Logan, Eva Laxo
EFFECTS OF FOUR SUBSTRATE TYPES ON CORAL GROWTH RATES

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

First Place: Madelyn Krischer, Riley Daniel, Dr. Tyler Cribbs, Dr. Benjamin Chemel
FOX POND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION: USING NATIVE PLANTS TO ENHANCE BIODIVERSITY AND RESILIENCE

Second Place: Ariana Cory, Dr. Patrick Schwing, Matthew Garrett, Dr. Rebekka Larson, Dr. Gregg Brooks, Thea Rind, Ja’Kiah Cooper, and Nilo Khoury
EVALUATION OF CHANGE IN BENTHIC HEALTH ON THE WEST FLORIDA SHELF

Third Place: Madison Thornton, Dr. Shannon Gowans, Dr. Amy NS Siuda
DIFFERENTIATION OF MICROPLASTIC PARTICLES FROM PHYTOPLANKTON CELLS USING FLOWCAM FLUORESCENT TRIGGER MODE

GEOLOGY

First Place: Jackson Wheat, Patrick Schwing, Rebekka Larson, Gregg Brooks, Daniel A. Rivera, Milena Lynch, Thea Rind, Bryan O’Malley
MINERALOGICAL AND ELEMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PRE-MINING GEOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS FROM VARIOUS GEOFORMS AND HABITAT TYPES IN THE CLARION-CLIPPERTON ZONE

Second Place: Helena Duarte
IDENTIFYING DOWNSLOPE TRANSPORT FROM SR/CA AND MG/CA RATIOS ON THE WEST FLORIDA SHELF USING X-RAY FLUORESCENCE

Third Place : Casper Graham, Dr. Chas Bolton, Dr. Laura Wetzel, and Dr. Kelly Debure
CYCLIC PORE FLUID PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS THROUGHOUT THE LABORATORY EARTHQUAKE CYCLE

Third Place: Nilo Khoury, Dr. Patrick Schwing, Matthew Garrett, Ariana Cory, Thea Rind, Matthew Price, Ja’kiah Cooper, Dr. Rebekka Larson, Dr. Gregg Brooks
CORRELATIONS BETWEEN BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA PRESENCE, SEDIMENTOLOGY, AND CTD DATA ACROSS THE WEST FLORIDA SHELF

HUMANS AND OTHERS

First Place: Zoe London, Dr. Jessica S. Leffers
TO SPLAT OR NOT TO SPLAT? INVESTIGATING THE INFLUENCE OF ANTHROPIC THINKING ON BEHAVIOR IN VARIOUS ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS

Second Place: Nicole Vogler
MIND THE GAP: BREXIT CINEMA, THE LONG TAKE, AND BRITISH NATIONAL IDENTITY

Second Place: Sofia Salko, Kayla Fenton, Dr. DeAnna Bay-Markins
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCES OF DORMING WITH A PET THROUGH PHOTO ELICITATION

MARINE VERTEBRATES

First Place: Lydia Hughes, Nancy Smith, William Szelistowski
MARINE ECTOPARASITE COMMUNITIES ON BATOID HOSTS

Second Place: Lily Boucher, Anna Erftenbeck, Claudia Knickrehm, Kiara Gantt, Kinga Jung, Josh Foye, Emma Sorace, Morgan Macrobbie, Rory Laffey, Taj Sorensen, Dr. Shannon Gowans, Dr. Amy NS Siuda
CONCENTRATIONS OF MICROPLASTICS IN SPHYRNA TIBURO GASTROINTESTINAL TRACTS FROM TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA

Third Place : Myles de Szendeffy, Boa Lee, Harper Chrabascz, Olivia Lord, Will Freeman, Dr. David Durieux
SEASONAL AND DIEL TRENDS OF COASTAL FISH DIVERSITY IN TAMPE BAY, FLORIDA

MARINE INVERTEBRATES

First Place: Megan Reed, Katie Lankowicz
BIOFOULING IMPACTS ON EASTERN OYSTER (CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA) GROWTH AND OYSTER CONDITION INDEX

Second Place: Lilly Branton, Taylor Queen, Gillian Smith, Eliza Patty, Hannah Craft, Rebecca Meburg, Daniel Holstein, George Xue, Philip Gravinese
STONE CRAB LARVAE REVERSE THEIR PHOTOTAXIS SWIMMING RESPONSE IN REDUCED SEAWATER PH

Third Place: Gillian Smith, Taylor Queen, Jason Spadaro, Philip Gravinese
ASSESING THE IMPACT OF ELEVATED TEMPERATUES ON CARIBBEAN KING CRAB PHYSIOLOGY BETWEEN UPPER AND LOWER KEY POPULATIONS

MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY

First Place: Akari Miura, Krishnakanth Kondabolu, Sydnee Dymock, Max Stern, Dadi Gao, Ricardo Simeon Harripaul, Anil Chekuri, Elisabetta Morini, Susan A. Slaugenhaupt
DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL ORAL COMPOUND THAT RESTORES ELP1 SPLICING AND RESCUES GAIT ATAXIA AND RETINAL DEGENERATION IN A MOUSE MODEL OF FAMILIAL DYSAUTONOMIA

Second Place: Finn Topham, Shohei Takaoka, Xiangbo Ruan
FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF ZNF408 MUTANTS IN RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA

Third Place: Emma Egan, Ieva Miceikaite, PhD, Michael Talkowski, PhD
SIZE SELECTION TO ENRICH FETAL FRACTION IN NON-INVASIVE DEEP EXOME FETAL SEQUENCING

Research Symposium Alumni JudgesAnimal Behavior: Joy Vincent ’18; Rayetta Henderson ’00; Madeline Ketner ’23; Kayla Fulkerson ’22Corals: Jennifer Flannery ’05; Thomas Moore ’99; Isabela Rios ’21Environmental Science: Kiana Sladicki ’17; Olivia Spicer ’22; Alexandra Barone ’17; Chris Bauer ’07; Michelle Durr ’16Geology: Rosemary Burkhalter-Castro ’19; Jacob Fillingham ’19Humans and Others: Kenneth Tremblay ’18; Lauren O’Dell ’16; Mary Hilgeman ’06Marine Invertebrates: Skye Dibner ’20; Melissa Berrien Elliott ’06; Dr. Jason Baer ’17Marine Vertebrates: Brittany Evans ’17; Cecilia Thompson ’21; Cat Brown ’88; Dominique Lazarre ’06; Michelle Carpenter ’15; Kelly Cusick ’21; Celina Ceballos ’21Molecular and Cell Biology: Bill Tench ’71; Jane Petro ’68; Chris Dukes ’13; Guy Bradley ’85; Barbara Del Castello ’15; Diana Huestis ’03