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2026 Student Research Conference

The Office of Grants and Sponsored Research and the Center for Faculty Success and Development are happy to announce that the Student Research Conference will be held this academic year on Tuesday, April 14th and Wednesday April 15th, 2026.

This event is a research-rich environment where students and faculty can share their research and scholarship with the St. John's community through poster exhibitions and panel presentations.

We encourage all students involved in faculty mentored research to submit an abstract using the online registration form (coming in November). Online registration for abstract submission will remain open until February 20, 2026. Posters and panel presentations will be included in the program on a first come, first-serve basis.

Program:
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 
Location: Taffner Field House
    Research poster session featuring work from all scholarly disciplines.

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 
Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Location: D’Angelo Center Ballroom
   Undergraduate and graduate student research presentations.

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2025 Student Research Conference Awardees

We would like to thank all participants of the 2025 Student Research Conference. The research presented in both the poster and panel sessions were truly extraordinary. The time and dedication each of you committed to your research is highly admirable. We would also like to highlight this year's award winners.

Undergraduate Poster Presentation Awardees

1st Place Award
Title: Purification of Sortase A from E. coli
Authors:  David Anderson
                 Andrew Ramirez
                 Seth Greene

2nd Place Award
Title: Characterizing the fertility phenotypes in a temperature-sensitive mutant strain of C. elegans
Author:  Noah Dickison
     
3rd Place Award
Title: Maturation of the T-Complex to Lexical Tone in Bilingual Mandarin-English Children
Authors:  Kristal Reyes
                 Rigel Baron
                 Angela Cheng
                 Benjamin Lee
                 Mya Reed

Graduate Poster Presentation Awardees

1st Place Award
Title: Understanding treatment patterns in Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and an assessment of economic burden of opioid-associated inpatient admissions in New York
Author:  Vasili Koutouratsas

2nd Place Award
Title: AI Tutor: Advancing Education Using Context-Aware AI Tutoring Systems
Authors:  Giulio Bardelli
                 Allan Ilyasov
                 Sebastian Torres

3rd Place Award
Title: Python-derived 16a-hydroxylated bile acid activates the nuclear receptor, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARa)
Authors:  Hernoor Ranu
                 Afsin Malik

1st Place Award
Title: Epigenetic Intervention in High-Risk Neuroblastoma: The Role of DNMT1 Inhibition in Tumor Suppression
Author:  Danielle Rouse

2nd Place Award
Title: The Role of Native Language Experience in Prediction Coding
Authors:  Hayley Smith
                 Denise Ray
                 Morgan Amato
                 Ivy Chen
                 Isabella Prettitore

2nd Place Award
Title: Sexual Abuse Among Female College Students: Prevalence, Impact, and Preventative Measures
Author:  Maja Rogalewska

3rd Place Award
Title: Transforming Teaching Practices Through Arts Integration: A Critical Community of Practice Approach
Author:  Loretta Corbisiero-Drakos

First Year Research Opportunity (FYRO) Honorable Mention
Title: Optimizing Wind Turbine Efficiency for Maximum Power Output
Author:  Eshrat Quader