Find out about the research projects our students have been involved in as part of the Summer Research Placement Scholarship 2024. Investigation into the effects of sodium valproate on the developing fetal mouse testis in vitro Adomas Liugaila, a fourth year Pharmacology Honours student shares about his summer research project investigating the effects of sodium valproate on the developing fetal mouse testis in vitro. Arising bona fide macrophages and dendritic cells from bovine bone marrow AJ Boyland, a 4th year BSc Infectious Diseases student presents their summer research project on arising bona fide macrophages and dendritic cells from bovine bone marrow. Assessing the Feasibility of Ureter Engineering using Rotational Internal Flow Layer Engineering (RIFLE) Marissa Mansor, a third year BSc Biomedical Science student shares about her summer research project on a tissue engineering project that aimed to assess the feasibility of ureter engineering using Rotational Internal Flow Layer Engineering (RIFLE). Characterising genetic regulators of auditory and proprioceptive neuron differentiation in the Drosophila ear Bistra Dimovska, a third year Biomedical Sciences student shares about her summer research project on characterising genetic regulators of the auditory and proprioceptive neuron differentiation in the Drosophila ear. Entorhinal Cortex Projections to Neocortex Atene Jonauskyte, a BSc Neuroscience student shares her summer research project to explore the connections of the brain region called entorhinal cortex to other cortical regions. Histological Analysis of the Cellularity of the Lateral Ligaments of the Human Ankle Declan Moran, a fourth year BSc Biomedical Sciences student shares about his summer research project on Histological Analysis of the Cellularity of the Lateral Ligaments of the Human Ankle Characterising the Synaptic Dysfunction of the Ubiquitin Proteasome System in Fragile X Syndrome Amelia Haigh, BSc Neuroscience student shares about her summer research project based in the Louros Lab, investigating synaptic dysfunction of the ubiquitin proteasome system (responsible for protein degradation) in Fragile X Syndrome (a neurodevelopmental disorder). Investigating How a Host Organism Senses and Responds to Bacteria in its Environment Eleonora Mannino, a fourth-year BSc Neuroscience student shares about her summer research project investigating how organisms sense bacterial environments, focusing on Bacillus subtilis. Investigating The DNA Damage Response During Oocyte-To-Embryo Transition In Mouse Models Becky White, a BSc Reproductive Biology student shares her summer research project on investigating the effect of inhibiting these DNA damage response pathways during oocyte-to-embryo transition in mouse models. Optimising Mesodermal Specification of hiPSCs with BMP4 and CHIR99021: Towards Enhanced Haematopoietic Stem Cell Production Proud H. Sukkasem, a BSc Medical Sciences student shares about her summer research project on investigating the initial development of haematopoietic stem cell (HSC) involved in the induction of the germ layer specific to haematopoiesis known as extraembryonic mesoderm. Fragile-x Syndrome Interneuron Density Alterations Post Early Life Pharmacological Intervention Ethan Sharkey, a fourth year BSc Pharmacology student shares about his summer research project on alterations in interneuron density in Fragile X syndrome mice post-early life drug treatment. Forensic Analysis of the Human Clavicle: Evaluating the Accuracy of Structured Light Scanning in a Forensic Context Ellie Horne, a fourth year BSc Anatomy and Development student shares about her summer research project on Forensic Analysis of the Human Clavicle: Evaluating the Accuracy of Structured Light Scanning in a Forensic Context. Investigating the nature of fluorescent vesicles released by mineralizing osteoblast reporter line MC3T3 Amy Matter, a fourth-year BSc Reproductive Biology student shares about her summer research project on investigating fluorescent vesicles that are released in a mineralising osteoblast reporter line MC3T3. This article was published on 2024-10-28
