![Angelia student smiling with trees in background](/rise/images/cohorts/angelia.jpg)
Angelia Leggett
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Dr. Hubert Muchalski
Project Title: Rate-Accelerated Effects of Gallium(III) Triflate Lewis Acid on Transition Evaluation
of Metal-Catalyzed Reactions
![Fresno State RISE logo Fresno State RISE logo](/rise/images/cohorts/RISE%20Logo.png)
Chaeson Sears, II
Major: Engineering
Mentor: Dr. The Nguyen
Project Title: Affordable prosthetic arm
![Danica Belman student with light blue cardigan smiling](/rise/images/cohorts/danica.jpg)
Danica Belman
Major: Biology
Mentor: Dr. Ulrike Muller
Project Title: How bladderworts catch their prey: functional response models applied to an aquatic
carnivorous plant
![Jessica Perez student with long dark straight hair smiling](/rise/images/cohorts/jessica.jpg)
Jessica Perez
Major: Neurobiology
Mentor: Dr. Martin Shapiro
Project Title: Exploring Teachers' Perspectives in the Central Valley: Drug Harms and Disciplinary
Approaches in Fresno, Clovis, and Madera Unified School Districts
![Ian Heu student smiling](/rise/images/cohorts/ian2.jpg)
Ian Heu
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Dr. Masaki Uchida
Project Title: Designing Dec based on computational Dec mutants
![Arcana O'Regan female student in front of reflective windows](/rise/images/cohorts/arcana2.jpg)
Arcana O'Regan
Major: Biology
Mentor: Dr. Morgan Hawker
Project Title: Allylamine plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition to enhance amine content of PTFE
for heart patches
Xavier Martinez
Major: Biology
Mentor: Dr. Martin Shapiro
Project Title: The effects of energy drinks on the autonomic nervous system and risky decision-making
(with a reward framed as a gain)
Leyla Gudino-Lona
Major: Chemistry
Mentor: Dr. Kalyani Maitra
Project title: Designing peptidomimetic libraries and studying their potential to function as antimicrobial
agents
Ivan Soto
Major: Biology
Mentor: Dr. Cynthia Hsu
Project Title: Light drives an increase in sleep through
oxidative stress
![Victormanuel student in blue suit jacket smiling](/rise/images/cohorts/victormanuel.jpg)
Victormanuel Berber-Lopez
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Dr. Krish Krishnan
![RISE logo Fresno State RISE logo](/rise/images/cohorts/RISE%20Logo.png)
Melissa Jauregui
Major: Biology
Mentor: Dr. Alejandro Calderon-Urrea
Project Title: Exposing Caenorhaditis Elegans to flourscent chalcones to identify specific targeted
anatomical regions
![Richard student smiling](/rise/images/cohorts/richard.jpg)
Richard Campos-Luna
Major: Biology
Mentor: Dr. Martin Shapiro
Project Title: The effects of energy drinks on the autonomic nervous system and risky decision-making
(with a reward framed as a loss).
![student with curly hair](/rise/images/cohorts/andycabrera1.jpg)
Andy Cabrera
Major: Biology
Mentor: Dr. Joel Slade
Project Title: Leukocyte profiles and bloodborne parasites as a predictor of condition in a songbird
![student smiling](/rise/images/cohorts/benjaminawad1.jpg)
Benjamin Awad
Major: Physics
Mentor: Dr. Mihai Gherase
Project Title: Microdistribution of major and trace elements in baby teeth slices using a microbeam
2D XRF raster scanning technique
![Smiling student in navy blue button up shirt](/rise/images/cohorts/fabiolaamayareyes1.jpg)
Fabiola Amaya Reyes
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Dr. David Lent
Project Title: The effects of sleep dystregulation on the progression of Alzheimer's disease in a
fruit fly model
![student smiling in teal and black checkered button-up](/rise/images/cohorts/jacobcaraccilo1.jpg)
Jacob Caraccilo
Major: Mathematics
Mentor: Dr. Mario Banuelos
Project Title: Modeling Environmental Factors Effects on Valley Fever Incidence Rates
![student smiling with navy blue button-up](/rise/images/cohorts/johngutierrez1.jpg)
John Gutierrez
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Dr. Masaki Uchida
Project Title: Encapsulation of Gold Nanoparticles into Protein Cages Through Genetically Modified
Viral Proteins
![student smiling wearing pink blouse](/rise/images/cohorts/maiher1.jpg)
Mai Her
Major: Biology
Mentor: Dr. David Lent
Project Title: Assessing the effects of luteolin on reducing zinc-induced hyperphosphorylation of
tau and its impacts on behavior in a fruit fly model of Alzheimer’s Disease
![student smiling wearing white top](/rise/images/cohorts/sydneyrivera1.jpg)
Sydney Rivera
Major: Engineering
Mentor: Dr. The Nguyen
Project Title: Affordable prosthetic arm
![student with long dark hair in light blue blazer](/rise/images/cohorts/wendyhernandez1.jpg)
Wendy Hernandez
Major: Animal Sciences
Mentor: Dr. David Lent
Project Title: Investigating the Effectiveness of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors in Reducing Visuomotor
Planning Deficits of Alzheimer's Disease in Drosophila melanogaster
![student smiling Yazmine Bedolla](/rise/images/cohorts/yazminebedolla-.jpg)
Yazmine Bedolla
Major: Biology
Mentor: Dr. Cory L. Brooks
Project Title: Structural Insight Into an Anti-tumor Antibody Bound to a MUC1 Peptide
![student smiling Keyara Piri](/rise/images/cohorts/keyarapiri1.jpg)
Keyara Piri
Major: Biology
Mentor: Dr. Qiao-Hong Chen
Project Title: Development of dehydroabietylamine derivatives is potential prostate cancer therapeutics
![Karen student smiling with trees in the background](/rise/images/cohorts/karenmedina.jpg)
Karen Medina
Major: Biology
Mentor: Dr. Hubert Muchalski
Project Title: Metal-Catalyzed Preparation Fluorine-Tagged Peroxyesters of 4-Aryl-3-Butenoic Acids
![student smiling Isabella Garcia](/rise/images/cohorts/isabellagarcia1.jpg)
Isabella Garcia
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: Dr. Hubert Muchalski
Project Title: Robustness Screen of Palladium-Catalyzed Tandem Sonogashira Cross Coupling-Cyclization