2025 Murdock Conference Attendees
The will be held in Vancouver, WA, Nov. 7 - 8, 2025. SPU will be proudly represented by the following students:
Oral Presenter:
Sheirbon, Ben. Repurposing Nucleotide Metabolism Inhibitors to Treat Gammaherpesvirus Infections. Research mentor: Dr. Tracie Delgado, Department of Biology, Βι¶ΉΣ³Ορ.
Poster Presenters:
Boswell, Farrah and Egger, Garrett. Exercise Intensity Correlates to Exertion in Novel Environments. Research mentor: Dr. Cara Wall-Scheffler, Department of Biology, Βι¶ΉΣ³Ορ.
Chang, Hannah. High Performance Electrolyte for Rechargeable Zinc Batteries with Co-Solvents. Research mentor: Dr. Dan-Thien Ngyuen, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Cheema, Sunny, Al-Tamimi, Ali and Singh, Gursagar. Beyond the Marine Norm: Salinity Tolerance in Freshwater-Adapted Sticklebacks. Research mentor: Dr. Cara Wall-Scheffler, Department of Biology, Βι¶ΉΣ³Ορ.
Delgado, Elizabeth. Simple tools, big effects: Load-carrying strategies and their impact on locomotor efficiency. Research mentor: Dr. Cara Wall-Scheffler, Department of Biology, Βι¶ΉΣ³Ορ.
Dillow, Isabella. Development of Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy Method for Quantifying Metals in Food and Environmental Aqueous Samples. Research mentor: Dr. Karisa Pierce, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Βι¶ΉΣ³Ορ.
Elzinga, Elena. Foliar Chemistry of Western Redcedar (Thuja plicata) After Deer-Induced Damage. Research mentor: Dr. Ryan Ferrer, Department of Biology, Βι¶ΉΣ³Ορ..
Kim, Naomi. Load,Tilt, and Efficiency: Sex Differences in Baby-carrying Kinematics. Research mentor: Dr. Cara Wall-Scheffler, Department of Biology, Βι¶ΉΣ³Ορ.
McFarland, Sam. Homology Modeling of Nine Classes of Two-Domain KIR-HLA Class I Complexes. Research mentor: Dr. Ben McFarland, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Βι¶ΉΣ³Ορ.
Nekesa, Jaria. Repurposing Disulfiram Against Antibiotic-Resistant Mycoplasma genitalium. Research mentor: Dr. Gwen Wood, Department of Medicine, University of Washington.
Pier, Ayaka. Effects of Multitasking on Respiratory Exchange Rate. Research mentor: Dr. Cara Wall-Scheffler, Department of Biology, Βι¶ΉΣ³Ορ.