The Annual NFSC Research Day brings together students, faculty, and Staff to share research successes and opportunities!
Thank you to all who participate and Congratulations again to all the winners!
2019
First Year Nutrition Graduate Student
Bidisha Dutta “TRPV4 calcium-permeable channels regulate lung fibroblast migration”
First Year Food Science Graduate Student
Elena Bailoni “Comparing Tomato Seed Flour and Oil as Potential Value-Added Products”
Continuing Nutrition Graduate Students
1st place
Jihye Lee “Anti-cancer and anti-obesity activities of patchouli alcohol”
1st place
Juhi Williams “Dietary Patterns and their Association with Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Asian Populations in the US”
Continuing Food Science Graduate Student
1st place
Surabhi Rani “Qualitative analysis of Toxoplasma gondii tissue cyst formation in experimentally infected pigs after 7 and 14 days of infection”
2nd place
Qiao Ding “Butylparaben improves the thermal inactivation rate of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in low-moisture foods”
Post-doc/visiting scholars
Shweta Sharma” Role of TRPV4-TAZ signaling axis in epithelial-mesenchymal transition”
2018
First Year Nutrition Graduate Student
Jones, Correy “Fiber-derived butyrate increases ESE-1 expression in human colorectal cancer cells”
First Year Food Science Graduate Student
Gao, Zhujun “Enhancement of Thermal Inactivation of Foodborne Bacteria during Rehydration of Powdered Infant Formula with Inclusion of Parabens”
Continuing Nutrition Graduate Students
1st place - Hudgins, Samantha “O-GlcNAcylation of leptin signaling molecules results in impaired promoter binding of STAT3 and FOXO1 in the arcuate nucleus of diet induced leptin resistant rats”
2nd place - Vaudin, Anna “Unmet Need for Nutrition Services in Homebound Older Adults: Exploring Help-Seeking Behavior and Testing a Tool to Detect those with Greatest Need”
Continuing Food Science Graduate Student
1st place - Rani, Surabhi“Evaluating food safety risk ofToxoplasma gondii in naturally-infected meat animals in the United States”
2nd place - Wang, Qingyang “UV-C irradiated gallic acid exhibits enhanced antimicrobial activity via generation of reactive oxidative species and quinone”
Zhang, Jinglin ”Interfacial properties ofβ-lactoglobulin microgel on hydrophobic surfaces in a model system monitored by quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D)”
2017
First Year Nutrition Graduate Student
Gupta, Nabyendu “Characteristics of food insecure individuals: A case study of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)”
First Year Food Science Graduate Student
Karanth, Shraddha “Applicability of Omics Data in Predicting Serovar-specific Salmonella Incidence”
Continuing Nutrition Graduate Student
1st place
Ashour, Fayrouz Ahmed Sakr “Congregate meals, home-delivered meals, diet quality and hospital service utilization”
Lee, Jihye “Anti-adipogenic effect of 3,3’-diindolylmethane in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes and Caenorhabditis elegans”
2nd place
Goswami, Rishov “TRPV4 calcium permeable channels regulate oxidized LDL-induced
macrophage foam cell formation”
Nadaud, Perrine “Formative Research to Assess Key Determinants Affecting Diet Quality of Home-packed Lunch in School Children Age 5-8”
Continuing Food Science Graduate Student
1st place Pang, Hao “Evaluation of Cover Cropping and Meteorological Factors on the Survival of Generic E. coli and Listeria innocua in Produce Fields”
2nd place Yu, Lu “Antioxidant, anti-inflammation and anti-proliferation potentials of cold-pressed chia, broccoli, cucumber and tomato seed oils”
2016
First Year Nutrition Graduate Student
Wambogo, Edwina “Characteristics of food insecure individuals: A case study of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)”
First Year Food Science Graduate Student
Dolan, Heather “Ability of ZnO to produce reactive oxygen species upon exposure to low-frequency ultrasound”
Qu, Yinzhi “Survival, Growth, or Decline of Salmonella in Rehydrated Dry Pet Food”
Continuing Nutrition Graduate Students
1st place Hudgins, Samantha
“O-GlcNAcylation of leptin signaling molecules results in impaired promoter binding of STAT3 and FOXO1 in the arcuate nucleus of diet induced leptin resistant rats”
2nd place Albassam, Reem
“Neck circumference as a new anthropometric indicator in predicting cardiometabolic risk in the Saudi population”
Continuing Food Science Graduate Student
1st place Ruan, Luxi
“Enhancement in Thermal Inactivation of Cronobacter sakazakii by Inclusion of Parabens”
2nd place Lu, Junchao
“Attachment, growth and persistence of Cronobacter and Escherichia coli on granular activated carbon filters”
2nd place Wang, Yangyang
“Estimating the Influence Of Nutrient Diffusion Rate On The Transition Period From Exponential To Stationary Phase Using Escherichia Coli K-12”
2015
First Year Nutrition Graduate Student
Lou, Zhiyuan “Mechanistic study on stability of oncogenic protein ESE-1 in human colorectal cancer”
First Year Food Science Graduate Student
Ying, Yuqing “Prevalence, Isolation, and Genetic Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in Chickens from Amish Community”
Continuing Nutrition Graduate Students
1st place Al- Ibrahim, Afnan
“Effect of Diet Quality on Type 2 Diabetes Risk in the U.S. Adult Population”
1st place Brady, Patrick James
“Formative research regarding social support programs and young adults living with type one diabetes”
Continuing Food Science Graduate Student
1st place Cao, Huilin
“Antimicrobial Resistance of Salmonella and E. coli from Pennsylvania Dairy Herds”
2nd Place Li, Haiwen
“Grape Pomace Aqueous Extract Reduces Blood Glucose in vivo”
2014
First Year Nutrition Graduate Student
Bailey-Goldschmidt, Janice Therese “Active Engagement: Enhancing Fruit and Vegetable Consumption for Young Adults with Autism”
First Year Food Science Graduate Student
Callahan, Mary Theresa Louise “Horizontal and vertical movement of E. coli, S. enterica serovar Typhimurium, and L. monocytogenes through soil under flooding conditions”
Continuing Nutrition Graduate Students
1st place Hudgins, Samantha Morgan
“Hypothalamic Activity Suppressed by Coca-Cola as Measured by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Dose-Response Study”
2nd place Sangha, Jasbir Kaur
“Relative Impacts of Proximate Determinants of Food Security on Child Nutritional Status”
Continuing Food Science Graduate Students
1st place Lu, Yingjian
“Characterization of organic and conventional sweet basil leaves using chromatographic and mass spectrometric fingerprints combined with principal component analysis”
1st place Wang, Miao
“Microbiological Survey of Pre-harvest Cantaloupes in Mid-Atlantic Region and Risk Assessment of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella in Cantaloupe”
2013
First Year Nutrition Graduate Student
Ruth Clark “Synergistic anti-cancer effects of capsaicin and 3,3’- diindolylmethane in human colorectal cancer”
First Year Food Science Graduate Student
Aixia Xu “Microbiological Assessment and Testing of Organic Pre- and Post-harvest Fresh Produce and Irrigation Water on Maryland Farms for Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes and Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli”
Continuing Nutrition Graduate Students
1st place- Caroline Rocourt “The Role of ATM and DNA-PKcs During Adipogenesis”
2nd place- Tsung-Yu (Ryan) Wu “Dietary selenium deficiency induces aging and age-related loss of function in short telomere mice: a novel model to study selenium functions in health span and lifespan”
Continuing Food Science Graduate Student
1st place- Tong (Nancy) Liu “Synergistic interaction in dual-species biofilms formation by Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Ralstonia spp”
2nd place- Wenting Ju “Pathogenicity islands in Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26,O103 and O111 isolates from humans and animals”
Food Safety Graduate Students (provided by Capital Area Food Protection Association)
First Year Food Science Graduate Student
Miao Wang “Food Safety Risk Assessments for Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella spp. in Melons”
Continuing Food Science Graduate Student
1st place- Guojie Cao “Phylogenetic Analysis and Comparative Genomics of Salmonella Newport Clinical Strains from China by Whole Genome Sequence”
Tied for 2nd place:
Haiqui Huang “Differential Anti-inflammatory Activity of Taxifolin, Quercetin and Kaempferol in Macrophage and Monocyte is Associated with Expression of the Xenobiotic Metabolizing Enzyme Cytochrome p450 1B1”
Hao Pang “Quantitative Risk Assessment for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Fresh-cut Lettuce”
Dietetics Interns
Clinical Case Studies:
1st place- Melissa Ciampo
Project Reports:
1st place- Melissa Grindle
2nd place- Jennifer Vargas
2012
First Year Nutrition Graduate Student
Li Feng- “Resveratrol Enhances the Effect of Lipopolysaccharide on Pro-inflammatory Cytokine Expression in Human Monocytes THP-1”
First Year Food Science Graduate Student
Yingjian Lu- “Nutritional profile, antioxidant and antiproliferative activities of white and whole-wheat bread”
Continuing Nutrition Graduate Students
1st place- Tiffany Tzeng (tie) “Targeting DNA repair protein as an approach for sensitizing cancer cells to methylseleninic acid”
1st place- Reem Sulaiman Albassam (tie) “Creating Accurate Assessment Tools for Overweight and Obesity for Saudi Population”
2nd place- Jing Hu “The association of folate, homocysteine and folate metabolism genes with cardiovascular disease and stroke mortality”
Continuing Food Science Graduate Student
1st place- Boce Zhang “Development of well-ordered biopolymer-based nanocomposites using external magnet induced in situ nanofillers reorientation for improved tensile and barrier properties.”
2nd place- Zhenlei Xiao “Assessment of Phytonutrient Concentrations of Emerging Food Products: Edible Microgreens.”
Food Safety Graduate Students (provided by Capital Area Food Protection Association)
1st place- Wenting Ju “Distribution of pathogenicity islands in Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli.”
2nd place- Tong Liu “Gram-negative phytopathogenic and soil bacteria enhance the presence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in dual-species biofilms.”
Dietetics Interns Clinical Case Studies:
1st place– Joyce Hornick “Nutritional Implications in Newly Diagnosed Cystic Fibrosis in a One Month old Caucasian male with suboptimal weight gain due to pancreatic insufficiency.”
2nd place- Angela Farris “Nutritional Implications for Acute Myeloid Leukemia in a Pediatric Patient with Trisomy 21.”
Project Reports:
1st place– Emily Izer “KLOUT: An Online Tool to Evaluate the Impact of Professional Twitter in Reaching the Targeted Audience.”
2nd place– Betanya Alemu “Promoting Sustainability: How one Facility Provided a very popular Crab Festival that Limited Food and Other Waste.”'
