Organelles serve to compartmentalize cells and allow for highly regulated and specialized functioning. While most Eukaryotic organelles are contained using lipid bilayers, it has been discovered that some organisms also contain organelles that lack a lipid membrane. Instead, these organelles rely on the phenomenon of liquid-liquid phase separation of so-called intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) to form droplet-like structures called coacervates.

Organic photovoltaics (OPV) can be used to supplement the areas in which conventional solar panels cannot such as on windows or backs of phones. Certain organic molecules such as copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) have become areas of interest due to their photostability, accessibility, and inexpensiveness for uses in OPVs.

Enterococcus faecalis, a Gram-positive bacterium, has been characterized as a commensal organism in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of humans capable of migrating and transitioning into a pathogenic state. Pathogenic strains of E. faecalis are a leading cause of nosocomial infections in the United States, treatment of which is complicated by the formation of biofilms which protect the bacteria from antimicrobial agents. A transposon (Tn) mutant library was created to identify genetic determinants of biofilm formation.

There is a need for protection for anesthesiologists, nurses, and patients during preoperative intramuscular injections, especially when the patients become combative. Currently, clinicians enter and leave the patient's room with the needle completely exposed, putting both the patient and clinician at risk. In partnership with the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital under the direction of Dr. Klossel and Dr. Horvath, research was done by a team of Biomedical Engineering Students to create an Intramuscular Injection Device.

There is a need for protection for anesthesiologists, nurses, and patients during preoperative intramuscular injections, especially when the patients become combative. Currently, clinicians enter and leave the patient's room with the needle completely exposed, putting both the patient and clinician at risk. In partnership with the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital under the direction of Dr. Klossel and Dr. Horvath, research was done by a team of Biomedical Engineering Students to create an Intramuscular Injection Device.

Chemotherapy is a standard tool for the treatment of all cancers, which can be done through treatment with monotherapy with a single drug or combination therapy with multiple drugs. In the past, the main hypothesis for the increased efficacy of combination therapy was thought to be drug synergy, but models using synergy for combination prediction have not panned out well in clinical settings.

Rotation synchronization, also known as rotation averaging, is a fundamental problem in computer vision that aims to recover absolute orientations from relative rotations between pairs of cameras. It has many applications such as determining camera orientation using global Structure-From-Motion (SfM) algorithms and pose graph optimization in visual SLAM or sensor networks. Current approaches to rotation synchronization can be divided into two categories: optimization-based and deep learning-based, with optimization-based being far more popular.

This project was a collaboration between students, Sadhika Prabhu, Anna Karos and Kelsey Skoog, and anesthesiologists, Dr. Klossel and Dr. Horvath, to create an intramuscular injection device that would reduce risk of needle sticks and patient intimidation of the needle. The solution to this need follows the general design of self inking stamps, specifically the idea of having a slider that remains open due to spring force, but will retract to reveal the inside with pressure on a surface.

Newborn infants have an immature immune system, making them more susceptible to infections compared to adults. It is important to note that maternal immunity can provide extra immune support to newborns through vertical transfer like specific antibodies. However, these maternal immune cells in infant immune responses and infant immune development are not well-researched enough. The project will be looking at mice in a New Microbial Exposure environment and a Specific Free Pathogen environment.