TrUE Symposium
Since 2022, the Transformative Undergraduate Experiences Symposium (formerly. Scholar Research Forum) is annually hosted by the Center for Transformative Undergraduate Experiences.
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"In educational discourse, we often focus on areas of weakness. It's equally important
to acknowledge areas in which students excel. The CISER Research Scholars are some
of our best and brightest students. They are each engaged in cutting-edge research
and are building credentials to become future leaders in research, technology, medicine,
and teaching." ― Dr. Roman Taraban, Assessment Coordinator for the CISER Undergraduate
Research Scholars at Texas Tech University.
2023
Ghufran Murtuza - 4th place
Abstract: Does CRF in the optic tectum alter feeding and stress responses to live
prey cues?
Mentor: Breanna Harris
2022
Maxwell Houseal - 1st Place
Abstract: Degrading Commodity Plastics: A Homobenzylic C(sp³)−H Activation Followed
by C-C Bond Cleavage Strategy
Mentor: Dr. Samantha Kristufek
Ava Oliver - 2nd Place
Abstract: Understanding the Interactions between Human Immunodeficiency Virus and
Pulmonary Artery Cells
Mentor: Dr. Sharilyn Almodovar
Elliott Radovan - 3rd Place
Abstract: Understanding the activity of Dnase1L3 and Dnase1 in chromatin degradation
within the SLE disease pathway
Mentor: Dr. Peter Keyel
Mentor: Dr. Llewellyn Densmore
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CISER's Fifth Annual Scholar Research Forum was the first year for the awarding of the new Christopher Rodriguez Research
Presentation Awards. The ten awards are supported by Chris and Vickie Rodriguez, parents of Scholar, Christopher
Rodriguez, and his sister, Meagan Bryand, in his memory.
Back row: Joshua Willms, Alumnus Scholar and current MD/PhD student at TTUHSC. Josh led the
team of Scholars who completed the research Chris started, but was not able to complete
due to his untimely accidental death in 2012. To learn more about Christopher Rodriguez
visit: Christopher Rodriguez Legacy
Middle row: Max Zhelyenznyakov, Christopher Ponce, Marisol Alonzo, Belinda Pacheco, Joshua Hernandez,
Gage Rowden
Front row: Vickie Rodriguez, Marilyn Mathew, Rachel Dziuk, Whitney Watson, Dalia Martinez-Marin,
Chris Rodriguez
For further information, please contact Dr. Taraban, Assessment Coordinator for the CISER Research Scholars, or Julie Isom (Julie.Isom@ttu.edu), Associate Director of Research, CISER.
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