Oral Presentations

Technology Solutions for Better Teaching

Jason Holderieath, Louisiana Tech University

Carson Taylor Hall Rm 227

8:05 AM - 8:17 AM

Early Childhood Educators' Self-Reported Food Insecurity Impact on Observed Classroom Food Environment

Peyton M. Percle, Louisiana Tech University
Emily A. Byley, Louisiana Tech University
Julie M. Rutledge, Louisiana Tech University
Taren M. Swindle, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Carson Taylor Hall Rm 227

8:17 AM - 8:29 AM

Fluorescence Turn-On Sensor to Characterize Quaternary Folding Structure of Transthyretin

Landon Sims, Louisiana Tech University
Paul Kim, Grambling State University

Carson Taylor Hall Rm 227

8:29 AM - 8:41 AM

Ant and Detrital Communities Impacted by Bluestain Fungi (Ascomycota: Ophiostomatoid) Inoculation in Coarse Woody Debris

Casey Morin, Louisiana Tech University
Juliet Tang, United States Department of Agriculture
Courtney Siegert, Mississippi State University
Nathan Little, USDA Forest Service
John Riggins, Mississippi State University
Natalie Clay, Louisiana Tech University

Carson Taylor Hall Rm 227

8:41 AM - 8:53 AM

Lab-on-a-Chip Calorimetric Immunosensor: Computational Analysis and Feasibility Study

Gergana G. Nestorova, Louisiana Tech University
Saif M. Bari, Louisiana Tech University

Carson Taylor Hall Rm 227

8:53 AM - 9:05 AM

The Use of Biomimetic Hydrogels to Direct Stem Cell Differentiation for Tissue Engineering Applications

India Pursell, Louisiana Tech University
Haley Barnett, Louisiana Tech University
Anna Whitehead, Louisiana Tech University
Mary Caldorera-Moore, Louisiana Tech University
Jamie Newman, Louisiana Tech University

Carson Taylor Hall Rm 227

9:05 AM - 9:17 AM

Avian Use of a Bottomland Hardwood Afforestation Site in the Red River Alluvial Valley

Colby W. Sharp, Louisiana Tech University
Heidi L. Adams, Louisiana Tech University
William B. Patterson, Louisiana Tech University

Carson Taylor Hall Rm 227

9:17 AM - 9:29 AM

The Use of Reactive Oxygen Sensitive Green Fluorescent Protein to Determine Reactive Oxygen Species Production in E. coli and Candida albicans

Claire E. Jones, Louisiana Tech University
Patrick L. Hindmarsh, Louisiana Tech University

Carson Taylor Hall Rm 227

9:29 AM - 9:41 AM

The Role of Notch3 Signaling Pathway on the Stem Cell Statement

Mengcheng Liu, Louisiana Tech University

Carson Taylor Hall Rm 227

9:41 AM - 9:53 AM

Effects of Low-Level Additions of Salt on Decomposition Rates and Plant Sodium Concentrations in a Southeastern, US Riparian System

Connor Gruntz, Louisiana Tech University
Sally Entrekin, University of Central Arkansas
Michelle Evans-White, University of Arkansas
Natalie Clay, Louisiana Tech University

Carson Taylor Hall Rm 227

9:53 AM - 10:05 AM