Saturday, February 7, 2015 marked the 20th year St. Joseph’s College New York held a High School Poster Session for scientific research in all fields. Midwood Science students excelled once again, collecting 6 of 14 possible awards — one first place, one second place, and four honorable mentions.
- Hillary Syeda
Project: Characterization of Leukemia Inhibitory Factor (LIF) Production, Secretion, and Target Cells for LIF within the Cancer Stem Cell (CSC) Niche.
Mentor: Dr. Christopher Lange, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - Michael Divgun
Project: The Effect of Polyoxometalate Ion Replacement on Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries.
Mentor: Dr. Sophia Suarez and Mr. Domenec Paterno, Department of Physics, Brooklyn College
 Hillary Syeda |
 Michael Divgun |
- Charlynn Trish Ben
Project: A shark homolog of REV3, a DNA translesion polymerase.
Mentor: Dr. Ellen Hsu, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - Aarin Chase
Project: Study of invasion of human epithelial cells by bacteria from the Neisseria genus: Focus on pathogenic Neisseria gonorrhoeae and commensal Neisseria elongata.
Mentor: Dr. Emilia Laura Munteanu and Dr. Nicholas Biais, Department of Biology, Brooklyn College - Dina Deng
Project: Determining the Effectiveness of the Biomarker SSEA5 in the Enrichment of Endometrial Cancer Stem Cell Populations Using the Hybrid Spheroid Assay.
Mentor: Dr. Christopher Lange, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center - Zainab Iqbal
Project: PTSD Symptoms, Aggression, and Crime Exposure in a Sample of Young Adults.
Mentor: Dr. Sara Chiara Haden, Department of Psychology, Long Island University
 Charlynn Trish Ben |
 Aarin Chase |
 Dina Deng |
 Zainab Iqbal |