The LSU Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher designation recognizes the achievements of outstanding LSU undergraduates who participate in a track of educational and research activities leading to a final and public presentation or publication of a faculty-mentored undergraduate scholarly project.
Submissions from 2026
The Role of Laminin Isoforms in Glioblastoma Migration, Aseel Ahmed, Faezeh Ghobadi, Hanna Devillier, and Qi Cai
Examining the Pre-Columbian Use of Psychotropic Plants in the South American Andes: Tobacco, Coca, and Ayahuasca, Jalayne Allison
Characterizing the Role off the SP1/KLF Transcription Factor Huckebein in the Drosophila melanogaster Ventral Nerve Cord, Benjamin Almond
Innovative Smart Sensing System for Accurate Monitoring of UHPC Setting Time, Ted Atera, Khalilullah Taj, and Yen-Fang Su
Structural Determination and Regulatory Mechanisms of Rice Lipoxygenase-1, Lillie Ballanco, Nathaniel Gilbert, and Adam Offenbacher
The Impact of Defunding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) in Louisiana, Virginia Bordelon, Senlin Chen, Yuxin Nie, Denise Holston, and Jessice Stroope
Optimization of Fucoxanthinol Production Using Michaelis-Menten Kinetics, Jennifer Cagnolatti and Naohiro Kato
Gullah Geechee, Progenitors For African North American Maternal Lineage, Jennifer Caldwell, Imani Sykes, Robbie Beyl, Tomilowo Abijo, Kiara Charles, and Fatimah Jackson
Bragging Rights: How Women Candidates use Endorsements in Strategic Messages, Eva Carter and Tyhlar Holliway
Droplet Microfluidics Integrated With Machine Learning Reveals How Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Modulate Endocrine Response and Tumor Heterogeneity in ER+ Breast Cancer, Calley Chauvin, Braulio Andres Ortega Quesada, Elizabeth Martin, and Adam Melvin
Understanding the Diagenetic History of Vertebrate Teeth from a Key Permian Ecosystem, Anthony Chiasson
Relevant Responses are Retrieved Faster in Familiar Contexts, Meghan Garcelon, Stanely West, and Christopher Cox
Measuring the Rise and Fall of Plasma 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations in Blue-Tongued Skinks (Tiliqua scincoides) Following Ultraviolet B Exposure and Withdrawal, Ashleigh Godke, Haerin Rhim, M. Graciela Aguilar, Keishla Marrero-Acosta, and Mark Mitchell
From Millionaires to Marsh Island: Origin and Development of Wetland Conservation Efforts in Louisiana, Roan Guidry
Bridging Distances: Exploring Teleoperation’s Present and Prospects in the Construction Industry, Marc Hebert, Aras Maqsoodi, and Ali Kazemian
The Healing Power of Nanoparticles: Bioengineering Gelatin Films with Lignin-graft-PLGA Nanoparticles for Enhanced Tissue Repair, Marie Howe, Cristina Sabliov, Thanida Chuacharoen, and Willyam Nikiema
Characterization of the Crazy Sphinx Skarn Deposit, Boulder Batholith, Helena, MT, Samuel Juneau
Physiological Leptin Replacement Does Not Reverse Metabolic Adaptations to Starvation in Sprague Dawley Rats, Sydney Junot, Layla DePrimo, Camille Meaux, Arline Narez, and David McDougal
Novel Abietane Derivatives: Evaluation of Therapeutic Potential Against Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Sydney Lawson and Fatima Rivas
Motor Planning and Execution During Feeding in Autistic Children, Iresa Lincoln
Memory for Everyday Chores in Younger and Older Adults, Cameron McCleary and Katie Cherry
Relearning Language: a meta-analysis of syntactic priming in aphasia, Ally Miller and Willem van Boxtel
Deriving Mercury Exposure Risk from the Feeding Ecology of Coastal Sharks in Coastal Louisiana, Mallory Miller, Jeffrey Plumlee, Owen Henderson, Sydney Moyo, and Michael Hayes
Design of Novel Small Molecule Modulators of CD36 for Metabolic and Oncological Applications, Arys Morman, Benedict Barras, and Fatima Rivas
Feelings and Futures: Social Design Addressing Identity and Engagement of Adolescent Girls in a Community-Based Organization, Eseoghene Mukoro
Water Remediation and Hydrogen Production with Cobalt-Doped TiO2 Photoanodes, Moises Osorio, Liz Diaz, Caleb Osei-Appau, Fanny Duquet, Anne Lobitz, Chahinez Arroumia, Stéphanie Roualdès, Samuel Bayo, Francois Zaviska, and Samuel Snow
Still a Boy’s Club: Women Journalists & Political News Coverage, Khaleel Oudraogo and Elise Strain
Action Research in Action: How Lab Findings Informed Change in Baton Rouge’s Math Classrooms, Brookelyn Pasipanki, Avery Ned, and Colleen Sinclair
Anxiety Disorders Do Not Modulate Performance Monitoring During Visuomotor Learning, Olivia Perry, Leo Barzi, Kaylie Grimm, Leah Charles, and Christopher Hill
Imposter Syndrome and Coping-Motivated Cannabis Use: The Impact of Race, Lan Qiu, Katharine Thomas, and Julia Buckner
Environmental Influence on The Smart Self-Sensing 3D-Printed Concrete Column, Laraimie Reid, Khalilullah Taj, and Yen-Fang Su
Bayou Bride: Combining Alligator Leather and Digital Textile Printing in Bridalwear, Martha Rigney and Casey Stannard
mTOR Signaling and Macrophage Recruitment in Polypterus Senegalus, Icyss Sargeant
Will It Tear? Creating a Collegiate Athlete Cutting Mechanics Grading Process, Abigail Savoy, Matthew Morgan, and Nicholas Totaro
Bird DIY: Building an RFID System to Study Behavior in Free-living Starlings, Raedan Stephens, Keegan Stansberry, and Christine Lattin
Semantic Control in the Prefrontal Cortex: An ALE Meta-analysis, Francesca Thomassee and Christopher Cox
Impacts of Real Microplastic Leachates on the Development and Behavior of Developing Zebrafish (Danio rerio), Emma Tsai, Melanie Wilson, Mohamed Ateia, and Ahmed Abdelmoneim
The Effects of Exercise, Heat Stress, and Cooling Strategies on Cognitive Function, Marie Vilcin, Ginhyuk Kwon, Hannah Rigdon, Neil Johannsen, and Arend Van Gemmert
ArchiCrochet: Failure Localization in Stitch-Based Structures, Skylar Vollmer and Farzaneh Oghazian
Impact of IL-10 Deficiency on Lung Function with Allergen Exposure Following In utero Exposures to JUUL Menthol in Mice, Hang Vu, Torrie Cook, Bhawana Devkota, and Alexandra Noël
Property Insurance Losses: A Gulf Coast Hurricane Analysis, Abigail Williams and Jill Trepanier
Developing a Comparative Framework for Organic Matter Loss using Standardized Soils to Mimic Urbanized Areas, Madison Woodson and Michael (M.P.) Hayes
Synthesis of aza-BODIPY Fluorophores for Conjugation with EGFR- targeting Molecules, Jada Yeboah, Mistura Olajuwon, and Graca Vicente
Passing in Plain Sight: Visibility, Activism, and Identity, Rei Zimmerman