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  3. BIORETs: Synthetic and Systems Biology Research Experience for Teachers

Participating Educators

2024 Program

Brian Ahenda

Brian Ahenda
Kettering Middle School Spanish Immersion
Upper Marlboro, MD

Poster: Boosting Vertical Farm Efficiency: Real-time Lighting Optimization via Plant Health Algorithms

Zonelle Hanley

Zonnelle Hanley
Florida A&M University Developmental Research School
Tallahassee, FL

Poster: Changes in the Transcriptome of Glucose-Challenged Human Glomerular Epithelial Cells Following Treatment with Cannabinoid Derivatives

Joel May

Joel May
North Tonawanda High School
Tonawanda, NY

Poster: A computational analysis of the energy requirements for the reduction and re-emission of mercury chloride in the arctic

Shelli Pace

Shelli Pace 
Northwood High School
Shreveport, LA

Poster: The Power of Heat: Exploring Induction Heating for Metal Biofilm Eradication

Kerri Rapp

Kerri Rapp
Saint Theresa School
New Cumberland, PA

Poster: Enhancing Efficiency in Micropropagation: The Role of Plant Growth Regulator 

 

Margaret Reading

Margaret Reading 
Lemon Bay High School
Englewood, FL

Poster: Phytoremediation Potential of Industrial Hemp for Heavy Metal Contaminated

Era Smith

Era Smith
One Bright Ray Community High School
Philadelphia, PA

Poster: Silencing and Amplifying the Genome of Organisms: The Future of CRISPR/Cas Gene Editing Systems

Rebecca Torres

Rebecca Torres
Milton Hershey School
Hershey, PA

Poster: Analyzing Hemp Plant Growth in Toxic Mine Land Soil with & without Soil Amendments

BIORETs: Synthetic and Systems Biology Research Experience for Teachers

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