UC Davis Undergraduate Research Conference
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What do scaling laws tell us about the biochemistry of life beyond Earth?
By Tammie Tam, Molecular and Medical Microbiology ‘22 Humanity has always been intrigued with the possibility of life existing elsewhere in the universe. In 1977, NASA attached the Golden Record, a detailed account [...]
650-million year old enzyme used to target cell death in cancer cells
By Vishwanath Prathikanti, Anthropology, ‘23 Author’s note: As someone studying Anthropology at Davis, I often see my friends confused when I tell them how much of my studies consist of biology and chemistry. It’s a [...]
Print Editions
Our editors work together to release a print magazine in the spring quarter, made of compiled publications from the previous academic year.
Health and Medicine
Current and Potential Therapeutic Options for ALS Individuals
By Anna Truong, Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, '22 Author’s Note: I wrote this piece of work for an assignment through my UWP 104F course, and felt very connected with it. I decided my topic to [...]
Physiological and Psychological Factors in Developing Comorbid Mood Disorders in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Patients
By Clara Brewer, Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior ’22 Author's Note: In 2015, I was diagnosed with a rare pain disorder- Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). Not only does this disorder cause unimaginable pain, it is [...]
Treatments for Eye Strain From Screen Exposure
By Anisha Narsam, Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior ‘23 Author’s Note: I hope to raise awareness about treatments for eye strain from screen exposure because of the current pandemic and the increase in online interactions. This article [...]
Genetics
Genetic algorithms: An overview of how biological systems can be represented with optimization functions
By Aditi Goyal, Genetics & Genomics, Statistics ‘22 Author’s Note: As the field of computational biology grows, machine learning continues to have larger impacts in research, genomics research in particular. Genetic algorithms are an incredible [...]
Human Cryopreservation: An Opportunity for Rejuvenation
By Barry Nguyen, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ‘23 Author's Note: I became interested in ways to bypass built-in lifespans after taking HDE 117, a longevity class with Dr. James Carey. During the course of the [...]
Epigenetics as a Tool for Personalized and Targeted Care
By Parmida Pajouhesh, Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior ‘23 Author’s Note: For as long as I can remember I wanted to attend medical school and become a pediatrician. More recently, I have been exposed to the [...]
Environment
Recovering Individual Based Model Outcomes on Spatiotemporally Coarsened Data
By Sameerah Helal, Applied Mathematics, Under supervision of Stephanie Dodson Author's Note: Individual Based Models (IBMs) are commonly used to study animal migrations and foraging behaviors. These flexible models are powerful in identifying the mechanisms [...]
Lazarus Dies, Lazarus Lives Again
By Jesse Kireyev, History ‘21 Each of these photos captures a landscape in slow degradation. Berryessa, for all the wintergreen beauty that it holds, has experienced horrifying fires numerous times over the past few years. [...]
The Universal Solvent
By Elaina Covey, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ‘22 This is a digital painting I drew that was inspired by the importance of clean water on our planet. I painted this with my iPad Pro using [...]