SD EPSCoR News

Screening Medicinal and Ornamental Plants for Antifungal Properties — 27a — Lexa Burtzlaff, Kaesha Davis A prevalence in antifungal resistance has created a greater demand for a new class of antifungals, as there are limited […]

An Animal-Free Medium Formulation and Adaptation Method Supporting Growth of Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells — 25a — Laura A. E. Brunmaier1, Travis W. Walker1,2  1. Biomedical Engineering Program, Nanoscience and Nanoengineering Department, South Dakota […]

Enhancing Geospatial Analysis through Geonarratives: An Innovative Software Approach for Health-Related Phenomena — 24a — Kaden Bretzman Background: Geonarratives integrate qualitative narratives with geospatial data, providing spatially relevant commentary that enhances understanding of social contexts, […]

Investigating Functional Changes in the Proteins Encoded by Differentially Expressed Genes in Mouse Tracheal Epithelial Cells — 23a — Celia Brekken, Casey McKenzie, Lance Lee Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare pediatric disorder affecting one […]

The anion exchanger, sulp-4, mediates osmotic homeostasis in C. elegans — 22a — Chloe Brede1, Jennifer Snoozy1, Kurt Warnhoff1,2 1-Pediatrics and Rare Diseases Group, Sanford Research, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA 2-Department of Pediatrics, Sanford […]

A Multi-Biomarker Panel for Ovarian Cancer Screening — 20a — Amrita Bhagia, Megan Jorgensen, Maria Bell, and Pilar de la Puente Ovarian cancer (OC) is a deadly disease, with the third highest mortality to incidence […]

Platelet Reactivity and Non-Reactivity in Native Americans — 19a — Mikayla Bendix, Pierce Cunningham Platelets are cellular components of the blood that activate in response to vascular damage and maintain hemostasis via their role in […]

The complete mitochondrial genomes of Hybosida dauban Platnick, 1979 (Araneae, Palpimanidae) and Hypochilus pococki Platnick, 1987 (Araneae, Hypochilidae) from ultraconserved elements (UCEs) — 18a — Ky C. Becker1 and L. Brian Patrick1 1Department of Biological […]

Methylation Effects on the Melting Points of Thiazolium Ionic Liquids — 17a — Brodey Ballinger, Jace Cofer Ionic liquids (ILs) are a class of versatile organic salts with melting points below 100 °C which have […]

Enhancing Ionic Conductivity and Moisture Sensivity of Halide Solid-state Electrolytes via Cation and Anion Substitution — 16a — Farzaneh Bahmani1, and Alevtina Smirnova1, 2  1Materials Engineering and Science (MES) Program 2Department of Chemistry, Biology, and […]