{"id":1697,"date":"2026-05-15T09:56:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/cobre\/?p=1697"},"modified":"2026-05-15T11:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:00:33","slug":"cobre-faculty-mentor-student-posters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/cobre\/2026\/05\/15\/cobre-faculty-mentor-student-posters\/","title":{"rendered":"COBRE Faculty Mentor Student Posters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2026 UMaine Student Symposium<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This spring, students mentored by COBRE-affiliated faculty presented research at the University of Maine Student Symposium. The posters represented a wide range of disciplines, including biomedical sciences, engineering, infectious disease research, zebrafish models, mitochondrial biology, and tissue engineering. 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Proteome<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Researcher(s): Remi Geohegan, Ahmed Almaghasilah, Sudati Shrestha, Nick Leclerc, Toby Dunne, Joshua Kelley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Septin, Exocyst and Polarisome Coordination in the Yeast Mating Pathway<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Researcher(s): Catherine Beazley, Sudati Shrestha, Joshua Kelley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Benjamin King Laboratory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Increasing Rural Lung Cancer Patient Access to Precision Medicine Improves Overall Survival<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Researcher(s): Michael Babcock<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Genetic Causes of Differential Survival in DBA\/2J Mice vs. C57BL\/6J Mice Infected with Influenza A Virus<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Researcher(s): Zacharie Claude, Abigail Bergmark, Ada Sinclair-Steele, Aubrey Dionne, Benjamin Curtis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Genetic Causes of Differential Survival in DBA\/2J Mice vs. C57BL\/6J Mice Infected with Influenza A Virus<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Researcher(s): Sydney DeSimone, Ada Sinclair-Steele, Abigail Bergmark, Zac Claude<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>An Easily Imageable Localized Influenza Infection in Zebrafish Larvae<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Researcher(s): Ben Curtis, Benjamin King<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Investigating the Roles of Myeloperoxidase in Regulating the Inflammatory Response to Influenza A Virus Infection<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Researcher(s): Lillian Campbell, Ben Curtis, Adeline Shanahan, Fiona Johnson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Determining How pak1 Reduces Hyperinflammation Caused by Influenza Infection<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Researcher(s): Fiona Johnson, Brooke Jacomine, Ben Curtis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Topology to 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class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Inhibition of Src Kinase Reduces JC Polyomavirus Infection in Immortalized and Primary Astrocytes<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Researcher(s): James Feduccia, Sophie E. Craig, Abigail McNally, Joshua Hicks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Hijacking a Common Regulatory Receptor: How JCPyV Utilizes Serotonin Type II Receptors for Its Own Gain<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Researcher(s): Lucas Bennett, Kristina Kelly, Orianna Goldberg, Amanda Sandberg, Owen Axelson, Samuel Hess, Melissa Maginnis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Effects of Calcium and GPCR Inhibitor Drugs on BK Polyomavirus Infection in Kidney-Derived Cells<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Researcher(s): Cintia Bukaka, Gary Au-Yeung, Abby Bouchard, Takashi Fasulo, Portia Gagnon, Addison Gambol, Grace Johnson, Meagan Libby, Lily Poulin, Marcus Russano, Liz Saavedra Perez, Morgan White, Gabriella Giftos, Sophie Craig<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Defining the Role of Calcium Signaling in BK Polyomavirus Infection<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Researcher(s): Jasper Makowski, Sophie Craig<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Opening the Door: Histamine Receptor H1 Identified as a Potential Novel Entry Receptor for JC Polyomavirus<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Researcher(s)<strong>:<\/strong> Kristina Kelly, Lucas Bennett, Melissa Maginnis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Jared Talbot Laboratory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Independently Verifying Behavioral Compensation in Danio rerio Model of Muscle Disease<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Researcher(s): Jesse Persons, Troy E. 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Talbot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Retinoic Acid Signaling Controls Muscle-Forming Cell Migration in Zebrafish<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Researcher(s): Alexandra Myles, Jared Talbot, Teresa Easterbrooks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Karissa Tilbury Laboratory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Effect of Fibrinogen-Thrombin Hydrogel Stiffness and Osteogenic Media on Osteogenic Maturation of MC3T3-E1 Cells<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Researcher(s): Autumn Greene, Jonathan Sawyer, Tyler Russell, Victoria Dungey, Savannah Connor-Schade<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Effects of Media, Matrix Stiffness, and Dimensionality on Osteogenesis<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Researcher(s): Lydia Bates, Jasmine Connor-Schade, Noah Cote, Madison Striegel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Collagen Hydrogel Contraction Caused by M1, M2 and M4 Breast Tissue Cell Lines<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Researcher(s): Tyler Judd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dr. Robert Wheeler Laboratory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Standardizing NanoLuc Luciferase Bioluminescence Assay for Candida albicans Growth<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Researcher(s): Abby Bouchard, Gursimran Dhillon, Robert Wheeler, Lindsey Stover<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Mechanisms of Bacterial-Drug Synergy Against Candida<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Researcher(s): Allie Conner, Siham Hattab, Lindsey Stover, Robert Wheeler<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Do Cross-Kingdom Interactions Affect Antibiotic Susceptibility in Cystic Fibrosis?<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Researcher(s): Cameron Bains, Allie Conner, Robert Wheeler<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Using Intravital Imaging in Zebrafish to Understand the Role CXCR1\/2 Receptor-Signaling Plays in Phagocyte Activity During the Innate Immune Response to C. albicans Infection<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Researcher(s): Nnamdi Baker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Investigating the Role of NMD5 in Cell Wall Structure and Host Immune Recognition in Candida albicans<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Researcher(s): Noah Colby<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>This collection of student presentations reflects the continued impact of faculty mentorship and collaborative research opportunities supported through COBRE-affiliated laboratories at the University of Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 UMaine Student Symposium This spring, students mentored by COBRE-affiliated faculty presented research at the University of Maine Student Symposium. 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