SD EPSCoR News

Effects of Hypoxia-induced Extracellular Matrix Remodeling in Immune Responses in Ovarian Cancer — 47p — Simona Plesselova1, Pilar de la Puente1 Ovarian cancer (OC) is characterized by late diagnosis, drug resistance, and immune evasion with […]

Biodegradable Packaging Films from Alfalfa Cellulosic Residue: A Facile Route to Address Plastic Concerns and Extend the Shelf-life of Strawberries — 45p — Sandeep Paudel, Srinivas Janaswamy Department of Dairy and Food Science, South Dakota […]

AI-Driven Computer Vision for Detection and Pose Estimation of Chile Peppers (Capsicum annuum L.) for Robotic Harvester — 43p — Amee Parmar, Rishik Aggarwal, Swarnabha Roy Chili pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) is one of the […]

LLM Agents for Cyber Defense — 42p — Franklin Parker, Simon Paulson, Franklin Parker, Shaik Fareed, Lovisa Ivarsson, Mahesh Kamepalli In the evolving field of cybersecurity, new threats continually emerge, challenging existing defenses. The emergence […]

Development of Modular, Tunable Biosensors for Amyloid Beta and CTLA-4 — 41p — Min Kyung Park, Megan Finstrom, Dr. Yun-Seok Choi Genetically encoded biosensors allow for the study of cellular processes and  biomarker detection, offering spatiotemporal […]

Insights into Genetics of Floral Development in Amborella trichopoda: Genome-Wide Analysis of MADS-Box Transcription Factors — 40p — Sanam Parajuli, Bibek Adhikari, Madhav Nepal Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, […]

Cyberguard: an LLM-Enhanced Honeypot — 39p — Oscar Palmqvist, Emil Sjoberg, Lillian Dennis, Laxmi Gorugantu, Nagraj Naidu Like other industries, cybersecurity is ripe for innovation with the advent of rapidly emerging AI modalities, large language […]

Application of the Space-Time Finite Element Method and High-Performance Computing to Physics Field Theory — 38p — Samara Overvaag, Jax Wysong, with Dr. Hyun Lim (LANL) and Dr. Jung-Han Kimn (SDSU) The objective of this […]

Encapsulating Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria for Microbial Fertilizers — 37p — Johnathan Orosz, Volker Brozel The encapsulation of plant growth-promoting bacteria in organic polymer (sic biofertilizer) may provide alternatives to synthetic fertilizers, which can have negative environmental […]

Development of an Innovative Educational Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Game — 36p — Cade Olson, Ember Gabriel, Dr. Katrina Jensen Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a vital tool used by organic chemists to determine […]