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Congratulations to DeSales Biology Students Recognized for Research Excellence!

Maureen Keyte - Monday, April 27
 4.27.26 
Twenty-two DeSales students, accompanied by three faculty members, attended the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences (PAS) to present their research. DeSales students earned significant recognition in the oral presentation competition, receiving multiple top honors.
  • First Place Overall: Antonio Rinaldi and Zahra Imrani for the project “Effects of nicotine exposure on PEP1 expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae”
  • Second Place Overall: Kade Lippitt and Desmond Purchla) for the project “Metagenomic analysis of a peat bog reveals persistent Homo sapiens reads”
  • Honorable Mention: Joy Haddad for the project “Curcumin as a potential therapeutic inhibitor of coronavirus 3CLpro”
  • Third Place (Women in Science Category): Kara Selesky and Angelena Donovan for the project “Manuka honey demonstrates antiviral activity toward both coronaviruses and Respiratory Syncytia Virus”
 

Several students were also awarded PAS research grants including:

  • Helisa Nunez and Avery Peluszak for the project: Investigation of the Role of yggW in rpoS-Mediated Stress Response in Escherichia coli
  • Douaa Abdeljebbar for the project: Investigating the Role of MEC1 in the DNA Repair of Acrylamide and Glycidamide-Induced Mutagenicity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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