The School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences recently held their 30th annual Brooklyn College Science Day, the first that was held virtually, after having to cancel last year’s program due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Organized by the college’s Center for Achievement in Science Education, this year’s event featured 57 student posters from 41 undergraduate and 16 graduate students. Each poster was considered by two judges who first viewed a virtual poster described by the students in a video and then met with the students online or by telephone to ask questions and give feedback. The results were announced at a virtual award ceremony on May 7 with nearly 100 attendees. The winning research covered a diverse range of fields and inquiries, from a mouse with fatty liver disease to the role of religious experiences in interpersonal relationships. For the undergraduate division, the winners were: In first place, Roberto DeGregorio, a chemistry student whose paper was titled Towards Gold-Based Targeted Theranostic Agents: Synthesis and Characterization of Cationic Au(Iii)-Nhc Iodo Complexes; In second place, Claudia Melo, a biology student whose paper was titled Antioxidant, Antibacterial, and Anti-Sars-Cov Activity of Commercial Products Of Xylopia (Xylopia Aethiopica) tied with Dobrushe Denburg, a chemistry student whose paper was titled Photochemical and Photophysical Study of Bis-Alkylated Lumazine and Pterin Photosynthesizers; In third place, Ominakhon Nazarzoda, a biology student whose paper was titled Trafficking Monocytes Into the Ischemic Brain And Mapping Cell Subtypes. For the graduate division, the winners were: In first place, Eliza Altvater, a Health and Nutrition Science student whose paper was titled The Role Of Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation Via Tlr4 In Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis-Induced Fibrosis; In second place, Kristy St. Rose and Jasmine Williams, Health and Nutrition Science students whose paper was titled Mouse Fed A Western Diet Develop Obesity And Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; In third place, Jaclyn K. Doherty, a psychology student whose paper was titled Disclosure Of Meaningful Religious Experiences In Interpersonal Relationships.
