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Nine Georgetown College students and one alumnus participated in the Kentucky Academy of Science’s Annual Meeting Poster Presentation. The students each presented on research they conducted this past summer at the College.

The Kentucky Academy of Science awarded senior Channing Baker 1^st place in the Chemistry: Organic and Inorganic category for her research on “Inhibition of DapE-Encoded N-Succinyl-L,L-Diaminopimelic Acid Desuccinylase(DapE) through Sulfonamide Derivatives.”

Senior Gracie Gelnet also won 1st place in Social Sciences for her research on “Enhancing Cognitive Function Through Virtual Reality Training.”

Finally, senior Kaylee-Dee Long was awarded 3rd place in Physiology and Biochemsitry for her presentation on “Corticotropin-Releasing-Hormone in Red-Sided Garter Snakes During Mating Season and Migration.”

Below is a complete list of all students who participated and their research projects:

Channing Baker ‘22 – Inhibition of DapE-Encoded N-Succinyl-L,L-Diaminopimelic Acid Desuccinylase(DapE) through Sulfonamide Derivatives 

Harrison Booher ‘24 – Molecular Mechanisms of Histone H2B Variants in Arsenic-Mediated Carcinogenesis 

Laura Brothers ‘22 – Histone Variants: An Exploration of Expression Due to Carcinogenic Exposure 

Gracie Gelnett ‘22 – Enhancing Cognitive Function Through Virtual Reality Training 

Cindy Lin ‘22 – Maintaining Functionality and Structure of Heart Slices in Culture 

Kaylee-Dee Long ‘22 ­– Corticotropin-Releasing-Hormone in Red-Sided Garter Snakes During Mating Season and Migration 

Alex Perry ‘22 – Collagen Levels Throughout Skeletal Muscle Recovery in Adult and Aged Rats 

Kegan Settle ‘22 – In Vitro Antibiotic Activity Against Acinetobacter Revealed by a Human Serum-based Growth Medium 

Amie Woolard ‘22 – TNNT2-4F-NIL Improves Cardiac Histology and Function Four Months Post-MI 

Brady Parlato ‘20 – Consumptive and Non-consumptive Effects of Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) Tadpoles on Invertebrate Communities