Biological Sciences
Summer Quarter 2025 SYMPOSIUM
August 22, 2025
Biological Sciences
Oral Presentations
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM | Discovery Hall 252
Poster presentations
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM | UW2 Commons
Pizza 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM | UW2 Commons Hall, room 005
Oral presentations
9:30 AM to 9:40 AM Welcome and Introduction
9:40 AM to 10:00 AM
Effects of Temperature and IPTG Concentration on Amylase Expression in E.Coli
- Hunter Alexander DeVon, Biology (BS)
- Halle Egan, Health Studies (BA), Biology (BS)
- Arham Saeed, Biology (BS) – Minor: Neurosciences
- Cindy Thu Tran, Health Studies (BA), Biology (BS)
Faculty adviser: Dr. Guy Hamilton, UWB School of STEM
10:05 AM to 10:25 AM
Amylentra
- Khalid Ibrahim, Biology (BS)
- Harkirat Singh Nehal, Biology (BS)
- Jahnavi Vibhuthi, Biology (BS) – Minor: Global Health, Neurosciences, Health Studies
Faculty adviser: Dr. Guy Hamilton, UWB School of STEM
10:30 AM to 10:45 AM
Enhancing Amylase Production in E.Coli BL21 for Potential Biomedical Applications
- Grey Elliott Olson, Biology (BS)
- Wachi Suyaruenkaew, Biology (BS)
- Gursimar Tonk, Biology (BS)
Faculty adviser: Dr. Guy Hamilton, UWB School of STEM
Poster session 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | UW2 Commons
Designing Melanocortin-4 Receptor (MC4R)-Binding Compounds as Potential Obesity Treatments
- Akhila Bourampeta, Biology (BS) – Minor: Neuroscience
Faculty adviser: Dr. Peter Anderson, UWB School of STEM
Please join the School of STEM for Pizza in UW2 Commons Hall, room 005