School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS)

SEBS collage image From cells to food resources, from Raritan Bay to Costa Rica, our outstanding student scholars at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) working with the faculty and research staff conducted innovative research across disciplines.

We are proud to present the works of our SEBS seniors!

First name	Last Name	Project Title
Michelle	Bilotti	The Effects of LPS Exposure on the Dynamic Function of Microglia in a Developing Zebrafish
Aliya	Caldwell	Microplastic Ingestion by Terns Breeding along the Northeastern U.S. Coast
Michael	Campbell	Fibroblast Growth Factor 15 (FGF15) Suppresses NASH Development in Mice
Matthew	Chan	The Effects of Four Pure Microplastics on the Development of Zebrafish Cardiac Genes
Jasmine	Cheung	Tauopathy-linked Autophagy Mechanism in Alzheimer’s Disease
Adriana	Chumacero	not available
Jamie	Cohen	What’s on My Plate? A Study Examining Use of Comics for Environmental Awareness
Jazmyn	Coles-Clarke	Exercise Psychophysiology Lab
Heineken Queen	Daguplo	Regulation of P90 Ribosomal S6 Kinase (RSK) Phosphorylation via mTORC2
Massimo	DiSanto	Investigating the Efficacy of an Anti-Biofouling Coating on Commercial Hard Clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) Aquaculture Gear in New Jersey
Airshpreet	Kaur	Inhibition of HDAC3 Modulates Neuronal Memory for Vocal Formation in Zebra Finches
Celine	LaBelle	Food Insecurity and Food Resource Use Among Students Using Rutgers-New Brunswick Student Health
Amanda	Leifer	Kibbutzim and Moshavim, Exploring Communities and their Relationships with the Agricultural Landscape in Israel and the West Bank
Manuel	Marina	not available
Rosa	Martinez	Determining Landslide Susceptibility in the Cordillera Talamanca, Costa Rica
Alison	Mautner	The Effects of Stress and Alcohol on Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation
Harold	Ofori	Anaerobic Dechlorination and Mercury Methylation in Raritan Bay Sediment
Hannah	Posluszny	The Mother-Daughter Relationship and Weight-Related Behaviors
Jessica	Rallo	Student Exercise and Sleep Timing (SiESTa) Study
Bryan	Rengifo	not available
Elizabeth	Titova	MG149 Inhibits Agonist-induced Contractile Signaling in Human Airway Smooth Muscle (HASM) Cells
Joshua	Trostinsky	not available
Ramya	Vijapurapu	not available
Michelle	Wang	Analysis of Glutamine Synthetase (GS) Expression in Mice during Lactation
Amy	Wang	Generation Expansion Planning for 100% Renewable Electricity at Rutgers University
Cassandra	Winz	The Effects of Pesticide Exposure on Behavioral Changes and Microglia Morphology in Zebrafish
Waner	Zheng	The Effect of Trichothecene on the Naked Cells – Protoplasts

First name	Last Name	Project Title
Jasmine	Cheung	Tauopathy-linked Autophagy Mechanism in Alzheimer’s Disease
Jamie	Cohen	What’s on My Plate? A Study Examining Use of Comics for Environmental Awareness
Hannah	Posluszny	The Mother-Daughter Relationship and Weight-Related Behaviors
Alison	Mautner	The Effects of Stress and Alcohol on Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation
Amanda	Leifer	Kibbutzim and Moshavim, Exploring Communities and their Relationships with the Agricultural Landscape in Israel and the West Bank
Celine	LaBelle	Food Insecurity and Food Resource Use Among Students Using Rutgers-New Brunswick Student Health
Ramya	Vijapurapu	not available
Heineken Queen	Daguplo	Regulation of P90 Ribosomal S6 Kinase (RSK) Phosphorylation via mTORC2