STARS in Science Poster Session
The final requirement for STAR participants is to present their research posters at the STARS in Science Poster Session, which is held at the end of the STAR award period in early to mid-September. Students, faculty and staff mingle together in anticipation of STAR students presenting their posters. During the event, STAR Students are presented with certificates for their work in the program.
A list of student poster titles with poster numbers is below.
| Poster Number | Student Name | Class of | Poster Title | Mentor/s |
| 1 | Alca, Kimberly | 2029 | Development of a body surface area to weigh equation using CT-guided modeling in Amazon Parrots | David Sanchez-Migallon Guzman/Matthias Jan Hilde Rosseel |
| 2 | Babchuk, Miya | 2029 | Optimization of Antibody Panels for Flow Cytometry Leukocyte Phenotyping and Oxidative Burst Assay for Canine Samples for Invasive Mold Infections Study | Natalia Vapniarsky-Arzi |
| 3 | Baeckler, Alexandra | 2029 | Optimization of an in vitro knockdown of PI3Kγ in a canine macrophage model | Rachel Brady |
| 4 | Bales, Maxwell | 2029 | Toward Bidirectional Veterinary Care: Testing Low-Cost Olfactory Enrichment for Equine & Human Welfare | Rebecca M. Calisi-Rodríguez |
| 5 | Brown, Briana | 2029 | Equine Juvenile Spinocerebellar Ataxia – Effects on Mitochondrial Function | Carrie Finno |
| 6 | Cho, Yeji | 2028 | Losartan in combination immunotherapy with PD-1/PD-L1 blockade to target oligometastatic head and neck cancer | Xiao-Jing Wang |
| 7 | Diep, Winnie | 2029 | Dental recommendations: 4th year veterinary student self-assessment vs. client experience | Ilana Michal Halperin |
| 8 | Dillon, Hayden | 2029 | Evaluation of an Edwardsiella ictaluri live attenuated vaccine against edwardsiellosis in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) | Esteban Soto Martinez |
| 9 | Eldridge, Payton | 2028 | Continuous fluid infusion via rectum compared with intravenous fluid infusion in pigs with castor oil induced diarrhea | Munashe Chigerwe |
| 10 | Frasher, Noelle | 2028 | Investigating the Role of Thrombospondin-1 in Canine Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia | Austin Viall |
| 11 | Gao, Coinne | 2029 | Profiling Survivin Isoforms During Drug Treatment of Glioblastomas | James Angelastro |
| 12 | Goh, Monty | 2028 | Establishing Reference Intervals for Venous Blood Gas and Coagulation Assays in Miniature Pigs | Grace Van Hoy |
| 13 | Gottwald, Kalena | 2028 | Investigating the mechanisms underlying body temperature rhythm–dependent longevity in Drosophila melanogaster | Fumika Hamada |
| 14 | Guo, Henry | 2029 | Analysis of amino acids in commercial feline diets with a focus on hydroxyproline as a risk factor for calcium oxalate urolithiasis | Jennifer Larsen |
| 15 | Hackney, Sarah | 2028 | The Effect of Ovulation Induction and Early Pregnancy on Insulin, Glucose, ACTH, and SAA in Mares | Jennifer Cassano |
| 16 | Hesse, Cat | 2028 | Comparison of Thromboelastography to Viscoelastic Coagulation Monitor measures in Cats with and without Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy | Karl Jandrey |
| 17 | Hong, Yeram | 2029 | Characterizing Line-1 Hypomethylation in Canine Osteosarcoma Tumors | Danika Bannasch |
| 18 | Huseman, Bryan | 2028 | Atlas-Based Auto-Contouring for Radiation Therapy Planning in Canine Head and Neck Tumors | Jessica Lawrence |
| 19 | Johnson, Hailey | 2029 | An Optimized Multicolor Flow Cytometry Panel to Detect Activated Feline T Cells | Terza Brostoff |
| 20 | Kono, Miki | 2029 | Pharmacodynamic Effects of Vonoprazan and Omeprazole on Intragastric pH in Healthy Dogs: A Randomized Crossover Study | Stan Marks |
| 21 | Lin, Elsie | 2028 | Training-dependent Effectiveness of an Electronic Cognitive Aid on Simulated Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Performance in Non–RECOVER-Certified Veterinary Professionals | Sabrina Hoehne |
| 22 | Magana, Anthony | 2029 | Mechanical Investigation of Equine Flexor Tendon Core Lesions and Quantitation of Lubricin | Heidi Reesink |
| 23 | McMann-Chapman, Emeline | 2029 | Retrospective Study of Small Ruminant Pneumonias (2021-2025) | Eileen Henderson |
| 24 | Nguyen, Thu | 2029 | The Association between Bartonella Infection and Hematologic Findings and Clinical Response to Immunosuppressive Therapy in Cats | Erin Lashnits |
| 25 | Pelayo, Amaya | 2029 | Correlating Lesion Volume and CSF Cytokine Analysis with Outcomes in Dogs with Stroke | Adrien Dupanloup |
| 26 | Price, Jennifer | 2028 | Development and sensitivity/specificity validation for an in situ hybridization assay for the diagnosis of Cyprinid herpesvirus-1 | Eileen Henderson |
| 27 | Reyes, Kristen | 2029 | Unseen Victims: The Impact of Wildfires on California Wildlife | Michael Ziccardi |
| 28 | Seelenbinder, Brooke | 2029 | Assessing the efficacy and safety of a novel AAV-delivered CDKL5 epigenetic therapy in a murine model of CDKL5 deficiency disorder | Kyle Fink (SOM) |
| 29 | Tang, Jillyan | 2028 | The Role of MITF in the Ocular and Pigmentation Phenotypes of Italian Greyhounds | Rebecca Bellone/Sara Thomasy |
| 30 | Taylor, Or | 2029 | Development of the Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase pump in chick corneal endothelium | Crystal Rogers |
| 31 | Tran, Anthony | 2029 | Blood-Based Biomarkers as Indicators of Metastatic Potential in Canine Cancers | Rachel Brady |
| 32 | Urrutia, Leah | 2028 | Filovirus Surveillance in Puerto Rican Bats and the Development of Host Prediction Tools | Simon Anthony |
| 33 | Van Hecke, Amber | 2029 | The role of an age-specific bile acid pool for skeletal stem cell activity | Thomas Ambrosi |
| 34 | Wacha, Elise | 2029 | Effects of Maternal Bovine Appeasing Substance at the Time of Insemination on Pregnancy Outcomes and Associations with Genomic Prediction of Daughter Pregnancy Rate in Holstein Cows Receiving Double-OvSynch | Fabio Lima |
| 35 | Wong, Karen | 2028 | Identification and Prevalence of Trichophyton benhamiae in small exotic mammals | Tessa LeCuyer |
| 36 | Wouters, Jalena | 2028 | Investigation of circulating extracellular vesicles (EVs) as candidate biomarkers for canine gliomas | Randy Carney |
