THE 11TH ANNUAL ILLINOIS LOUIS STOKES ALLIANCE FOR MINORITY PARTICIPATION (LSAMP) STUDENT RESEARCH CONFERENCE Oakbrook, Illinois, February 27-28, 2009

MBRS-RISE STUDENT PRESENTATIONS:

Determination of Mercury in Baby Food

Brian Leverson and Robert C. Richter, Department of Chemistry and Physics, Chicago State University, Chicago, IL 60628

Evaluation of α-Zirconium Phosphate as a Drug Delivery Host: Crystallinity, Size and Shape as it relates to synthesis modifications

Eboni M. Perkins, Lori Vermeulen, Teresa A. Liberati and Daniel Dyer, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois 62901

The Effect of Simvastatin on Tau Polymerization in vitro and Alzheimer’s Disease

Aisha Williams and Aida Abraha, Department of Chemistry and Physics, Chicago State University, Chicago, IL 60628

Development of New Polymer Membranes for Fuel Cell Application

Alan Burts and Asare Nkansah, Department of Chemistry and Physics, Chicago State University, Chicago, Illinois 60628

Investigating Student Views Regarding the Use of Questions in Introductory Physics Courses,

Geraldine L. Cochran* and Mel S. Sabella, Department of Chemistry & Physics, Chicago State University, Chicago, Illinois 60628

Bone Cement: The Evaluative Synthesis of Autonomous Healing Agents

Sonya Blackman,1 Olumide Onatoye,1 Sabrina Bailey,1 Gladius Lewis,2 and LeRoy Jones II1,   1Department of Chemistry & Physics, Chicago State University, Chicago, Illinois 60628, 2Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38152

Purification of Recombinant Human T-Plastin

Nicole Broughton* and Andrew Maselli, Department of Biological Sciences, Chicago State University, Chicago, Illinois 60628

A New Class of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells: Synthesis of Copper Phenanthroline Complexes

Adrienne Eastland and Kristy Mardis, Department of Chemistry & Physics, Chicago State University, Chicago, Illinois 60628

Fuel Cell Membranes

Tahir Fateem and Asare Nkansah, Department of Chemistry & Physics, Chicago State University, Chicago, Illinois 60628

The Role of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone on Ovarian Surface Epithelium Wound Repair

Tyvette Hilliard* and Joanna Burdette, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60680

Using scanning electrochemical microscopy to investigate electron-transfer processes in dye sensitized solar cells

Nichole Squair and Robert LeSuer, Department of Chemistry & Physics, Chicago State University, Chicago, Illinois 60628

Creation of RootCAR1  Promoter Deletion Mutant Constructs

Shontavia Wade and Joyce Ache Gana, Department of Biological Sciences, Chicago State University, Chicago, Illinois 60628

* MBRS-RISE graduate alumni.