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AUCTUS: The Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship

AUCTUS: The Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship is student-run and peer-reviewed. AUCTUS accepts submissions from VCU undergraduates in all disciplines. The journal welcomes submissions of research articles, technical papers, expository articles and works of creative scholarship including visual art, music, creative writing, film and multi-media projects. AUCTUS is sponsored by the Honors College and the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.

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ErbB3 Signaling and its Effect on Spheroid Formation in Ovarian Cancer, Muskan Bansal, Danielle Burke, and Mara P. Steinkamp

Improving Medication-Enhanced Psychotherapy Options For PTSD: The Potential of Oxytocin as a Treatment for Hypervigilance in Women With A History of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Related PTSD, Elianna Bavuso

Computer Simulation of Tooth Mobility using Varying Material Properties, Allison R. Beckmann, Lena Unterberg, Stefan Raith, and Horst Fischer

Treatments for the Mitigation of Immunotherapy-related Neurotoxicities in Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Gautam Chiang

Applications of Cloud-Based Quantum Computers with Cognitive Computing Algorithms in Automated, Evidence-Based Virginia Geriatric Healthcare, Henry Childs

Reduction of Oxidative Stress and Storage Lesions (RCSL) in Red Blood Cells: Analysis of Ascorbic Acid (AA), N-Acetylcysteine amide (AD4), and Serotonin (5-HT), Shanmuka Gadiraju

Prenatal Nicotine Exposure as a Teratogen in Neurological Pathways, Monica Grover

A Three-Dimensional in vitro Model of Disease That Improves Preclinical Research by Incorporating Genetic Diversity and Increasing Physiological Accuracy, Akash Jagdeesh

Proposing an RNA Interference (RNAi)-based Treatment for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection by Analyzing the Post-Transcriptional Gene Targeting of SARS-CoV-2, Hepatitis C Virus, and A549 Lung Cancer Cells, Arjun Jagdeesh

Catecholamine Signaling in CA1 Correlates with Novelty, Movement, and Sleep State, Meenakshi Kakani

The Substantiality of the Neuroplasticity Hypothesis of Major Depressive Disorder: The Prospective Use of Ketamine-Like Drugs as Antidepressants, Roma Kankaria

Cataract Blindness: Socioeconomic Factors Associated with Treatment Barriers and High Blindness Rates for Women in Rural Regions of Andhra Pradesh, Kiranpreet Kaur

Examining the Relationship between Particulate Matter, Nitrogen Oxide, Carbon Oxides, Sulfur Dioxide and Hypertension in Urban Areas in India: A Review, Hiren Kolli

Determining effective treatment regimens for breast cancer using combined immunotherapy and chemotherapy in vivo, Akhila Kunuthuru

Green Tea Mouthwash and the Prevention of Porphyromonas Gingivalis: Reducing the Risk of Developing Alzheimer's Disease, Kaeli Luong

The Induction of EMT and Activation of Adipose Stem Cells in Correlation with the Secretion of LTBP-1 in Mammary Cells, Roshni Malik, Lauren Griggs, and Dr. Christopher Lemmon PhD

Adherence mechanism analysis: the role of prsA gene in Lactobacillus acidophilus and other infectious microorganisms, Nujuma Moussa

Exploring The Connection Between the Spontaneous Regression Seen in Neuroblastomas, Hypertumors, and Reactive Oxygen Species, Shahad Musa and Manitha Mulpuru

Analysis of Humira, Electro-Acupuncture, and Pulsatile Dry Cupping on Reducing Joint Inflammation in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Natalie Noll

An Investigation of the Efficacy of Curcumin for Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease, Parantap Patel

Using Platelet-Rich Plasma to Reverse the Effects of Tendinopathy and Prevent Tendon Re-rupture after Surgery in Athletes: The Search for a Standardized Protocol, Shiv Patel

The Use of Rhyme, Rhythm, and Melody as a Form of Repetition Priming to Aid in Encoding, Storage, and Retrieval of Semantic Memories in Alzheimer’s Patients, Faiz Plastikwala

Observing ceramide pathway with ferroptosis via MIA PaCa-2 cell treatment with RSL3, Tazrin Rahman

The Role of Patient and Physician in Establishing Patient-Physician Communication in the In-Patient Environment, Tamanna Sahni

Factors that Lead to the Immunotherapy Gap in Multiple Sclerosis Testing, Karthika Solai