2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium & Poster Winners

The INBRE Program Meeting and UG Research Symposium was held on April 11, 2025. was a huge success with 58 INBRE presenters and over 70 judges! A special thank you to all the students, faculty, staff and volunteers who contributed to the success of the program!  Students, we hope you enjoyed the experience of networking with your peers, listening to the discussion by the panel of professionals, and presenting your poster.

For photos of the Symposium please click on this link: Symposium Photos (Courtesy of JABSOM Media Team)

INBRE Poster Winners: This year the INBRE Leadership selected the top 4 posters. Congratulations to this year’s poster winners and to all presenters for their hard work and great poster presentations!

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FIRST PLACE

MYLOU MATUR

“EXAMINING THE SPATIAL VARIABILITY AND MACROALGAL AFFINITIES OF POTENTIALLY CIGUATERA-CAUSING DINOFLAGELLATE DENSITIES ON OʻAHU, HAWAIʻI”

MARINE SCIENCE, HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

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SECOND PLACE

ASPEN PAWLOWSKI

“DEVELOPMENT OF A LABORATORY AND FIELD DIAGNOSTIC ASSAY FOR BRUCELLA CETI IN STRANDED HAWAIIAN CETACEANS”

COLLEGE OF NATURAL & COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES, HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

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THIRD PLACE

MICAIAH CAPE

“GENETIC AND MICROBIOME INSIGHTS IN NATIVE HAWAIIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER PATIENTS WITH COLORECTAL CANCER”

DEPARTMENT OF QUANTITATIVE HEALTH SCIENCES, JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA

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THIRD PLACE

HAILY KEKUMU

“INVESTIGATING HUMAN MAST CELL DEGRANULATION AND MEMBRANE ALTERATIONS DUE TO NANOPLASTIC EXPOSURE”

BIOLOGY, CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU

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FOURTH PLACE

IAN SCARTH

“LOW-DOSE GLYPHOSATE EXPOSURE DISRUPTS MORPHOLOGY, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, AND PHENYLALANINE BIOSYNTHESIS IN ULVA FASCIATA”

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO

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