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An  UNDERGRADUATE  JOURNAL  of LIFE SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP  at  LAKE FOREST COLLEGE

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Eukaryon  is an award-winning undergraduate research journal that publishes the very best of life science scholarship conducted at 91社区 within its research-rich classrooms and faculty labs. The journal is governed, peer-reviewed, and published by an undergraduate editorial board. 

A message from Raneem Samman, Editor-in-Chief

Dear Readers,

On behalf of the editorial board of Eukaryon, I write to you with the deepest wishes for you to enjoy our 20 th anniversary of celebrating the best scientific scholarship at 91社区. This year, Eukaryon is commemorating the 20 th edition with your continued support. We are also celebrating the re-establishment of the physical copies of the journal after years of discontinuation. This big achievement goes hand in hand with the accomplishments of this editorial board. I am inspired by surrounding myself with such a diligent and hardworking team that exceeded expectations. I also treasure the leadership of the chairs of those boards. Their leadership and guidance allow Eukaryon’s mission, which has always been to showcase the hard work students put in to produce thought-provoking and intriguing scholarship, to be smoothly met. This year’s theme, Inspire and Empower, was influenced by witnessing the numerous ways diverse cultural backgrounds came together to empower each other towards liberation and inspire one another to grow, create, and develop.

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Raneem Samman
Eukaryon Editor-in-chief 2023-2024

VOLUME 20

Table of Contents

Beyond the Classroom

Hands-on science; beyond the labs

Valentina Ferreira Figueroa
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I am only human.

Janitza Elena Torres
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Book and Film Review

Navigating ethics in the gene editing era through “Gattaca”

Martha Alatorre
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We need to talk about postpartum depression

Valeria Almendares
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Analysis of Parasite (2019): A non-traditional Oscar award-winning movie depicting wealth inequalities with parasitic relationships in South Korea

Mac Chan
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Memoir of a murderer (director’s cut)

Kesang Yuden Dorji
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Breaking barriers and building dreams

Lira Zajmi
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Grant Proposal

Chagas disease in Latin America

Amelie M. Andres
Department of Biology, 91社区
BIO 134: Emerging World Diseases
Dr. Ann Maine
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The Public Health Threat of Antibiotic Resistance with a Reference to India

Stella Ebner
Department of Biology, 91社区
BIO 134: Emerging Global Diseases
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Glial-specific knockdown of a subunit of the ER membrane complex (EMC) dramatically reduces survival of D. melanogaster

Maria Jose Orozco Fuentes
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A Research and Study Approach on PAX9 Gene Mutations Associated with Tooth Agenesis and Canine Tooth Impaction

Diana Huszti
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An Insight into Addiction from a Genetics Perspective

Jovana Jovanovska
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A review of the LCT gene and research proposal

Lisa Mizuno
BIO352: From Genotype to Phenotype
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Beta-Thalassemia: A review of HBB and research proposal

Alexia Myers
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Lab in Focus

Memory and Cultural Continuity as a Form of Resistance in Black Shack Alley and Even the Rain

Daniela Angel
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Lab in Focus: An Insight to the Lab of Dr. Vivian Ta

Cadence Dempsey
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The Schwalbe Lab

Jeremy Levin
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Lab in focus: Barbosa lab

Katina Lucas
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Peripheral nerve function of the median nerve

Becca Ray
NEUR 301
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Mammalian dive response lab report

Ilona Sergeeva
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News and Views

When pride replaces dignity: the dark side of academia

Alexandra Gascoigne
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Don’t Regret to Forget

Olivia Godek
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Primary Article

Purifed Duck Lysozyme Presents a Higher Rate of Reaction-Cleaving Bacteria than Hen-Stock Lysozyme

Federica Bertolotti
Department of Chemistry, 91社区
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The effect of maternal age on fertility in Drosophila melanogaster

Roxana Izaguirre
Department of Biology, 91社区
BIOL 342: Developmental Biology
Dr. Delventhal
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Oxidation rates of apple slices under different pH conditions

Holly Kiernan
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The Impact of Birth Sex and Activity Level on Resting and Active Heart Rate

Holly Kiernan
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Decitabine treatment results into 2-5% demethylation of hypermethylated PCDH17 DMR in HCT-116 cell line in colorectal cancer

Kateryna Malkina
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,William Conrad, Ph.D,
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Effects of Diet on Developmental Timing in Drosophila melanogaster

Lorena Monroy
BIO 342
Dr. Rebecca Delventhal
Biology Department, 91社区
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The Innate Immune Response Transcription Factor Relish Is Necessary for Neurodegeneration in a Drosophila Model of Ataxia-Telangiectasia
Andrew J. Petersen,*,† Rebeccah J. Katzenberger and David A. Wassarman

Doyinsola Ogunshola
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Yeast-deprived diet extends Drosophila melanogaster larval period

Laurel Robbins
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Lab Report One: (PARE) Antibiotic Resistance of CFUs from Collected Ground Soil

Alexander Shanov
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Malnourishment in Drosophila lengthens developmental timing and decreases offspring viability

Iman Shepard
Department of Biology
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Beatty’s Sandcastles

Reece Wearing
Chad McCracken
PHIL 225
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Measuring the effects of a low-nutrient diet versus a high-nutrient diet on developmental timing in Drosophila melanogaster

Isabella Wojewski
BIO 342X
Dr. Rebecca Delventhal
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Dark Humor: The Brain’s Necessary Evil

Bryce Zabat
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Review Articles

Basic Epidemiology of ALS

Helena Blumenau
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Emerging World Diseases: Trachoma

Charlotte Cleveland
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Asthma

Morgan Cronin
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Dengue Fever in China

Jordan Garland
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Emotional Dysregulation in ASD/ADHD, and the Impact of Comorbidity

Rabia Fatima
Neuroscience Program and Psychology Dept. 
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The use of visual reality (VR) in therapy and its effectiveness

Nilufar Imomdodova
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KAPHAWKS DISEASE
First Episode of fear

Hridey Kapoor
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Is Hollywood and Effective Neurodegenerative Disease Educator?

Joysiaeli C Kimambo
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The dark side of AFG3L2 in mitochondrial degeneration

Teresa Louro
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Comparison of extinction threats to coral-reefs during the devonian and today

Alyssa Silva
Department of Biology, 91社区
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The Cultural and Socioeconomic Factors Influencing HIV in South Africa

Megan Tanquilut
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Chikungunya in Southeast Asia

Megan Tanquilut
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The End-Permian insect mass extinction causes, severity, and recovery compared to the modern insect mass extinction

Amy Tishler
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Review Paper

Tara N. Thompson
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