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Research Awards & Presentations

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Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experience (FUSE) Awards and Resulting Presentations

2019

Chris Thomas (2019). Multimodal Microglia Activation in the NTS Following Lingual Nerve Transection in Sprague-Dawley Rats (Terminal Field Volume). $2500, Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences.

2018

Blake Andersen (2018). Multimodal Microglia Activation in the NTS Following Lingual Nerve Transection in Sprague-Dawley Rats, $2500, Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences.
Andersen, B. D., Riquier, A. J., Sollars, S. I. (2019). Coupled microglia response in the brainstem following lingual nerve transection in Sprague-Dawley rats. University of Nebraska at Omaha Research and Creative Activity Fair.
Riquier, A. J., Apa, K. L., Andersen, B. D., Sollars, S. I. (2019). Microglia and astrocytes are differentially upregulated in a developmentally dependent manner following nerve injury. European Neuroscience Conference by Doctoral Students, London, England June 2019.
Cole Fullner (2018). Effect of Cyclic-AMP on Chorda Tympani Terminal Field in Rats, $2500, Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences.
Fullner, C. J., Martin, L. J., & Sollars, S. I. (2019). Effect of camp on salty solution taste preference. University of Nebraska at Omaha Research and Creative Activity Fair.

2017

Hannah Bergwell (2017). Characterization of Innate Immune Response in the Neonatal Rat Tongue Following Peripheral Nerve Injury (Effects of Curcumin of Taste Bud Recovery), $2500, Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences.
Carlos Vera-Esquivel (2017). Characterization of Innate Immune Response in the Neonatal Rat Tongue Following Peripheral Nerve Injury (Adult Geniculate Ganglion Analysis), $2500, Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences.
Vera-Esquivel, C., Martin, L. J., Omelian, J. M., & Sollars, S. I. (2018). Neutrophils in the geniculate ganglion following chorda tympani transection in adult rats. UNO Research & Creative Activity Fair.
Vera-Esquivel, C., Martin, L. J., Omelian, J. M., & Sollars, S. I. (2018). Characterization of the innate immune response following gustatory nerve section in male and female rats. NE SciFest Undergraduate Poster Presentation, Omaha

2016

Hannah Bergwell (2016). Orally Administered Capsaicin Effects on Rat Taste Bud System Across Development (Adult Microglia Counts), $2500, Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences.
Bergwell, H.R., Riquier, A.J., & Sollars, S.I. (2016). Chronic Consumption of Capsaicin Does Not Induce a Microglia Response in Adult Rats. UNO Research & Creative Activity Fair.

Mark Carter (2016). Plasticity in the Developing Taste System (Chorda Tympani Nerve Transection, Intact Side in Neonatal Rats), $2500, Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences.
Carter M.A., Davis, J.M., Sollars, S.I. (2016). Examination of Taste Bud Volume on the Side of the Tongue Opposite to Nerve Injury in Young and Adult Rats. UNO Research & Creative Activity Fair.

2015

Kristi L. Apa (2015). Plasticity in the Developing Taste System (Foliate Taste Buds Across Development), $2500, Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences.
Apa, K. L., Sollars, S. I. (2016). Foliate Taste Bud Analysis Following Nerve Injury in Young Rats. UNO Research & Creative Activity Fair.
Kimberly Carper (2015). Plasticity in the Developing Taste System (Foliate Taste Buds), $2500, Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences.
Carper, K., Davis, J. M. & Sollars, S. I. (2016). Foliate Taste Bud Analysis Following Chorda Tympani Nerve Transection in Adult Rats. UNO Research & Creative Activity Fair.
Carper, K., Sollars, S. I. (2015). Structural Analysis of Foliate Taste Buds. Nebraska Psychological Association.
Besmir Gjorka (2015). Plasticity in the Developing Taste System (Lingual Nerve Transection, and Chorda Tympani Terminal Fields), $2500, Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences.
Gjorka, B., Martin, L. J., & Sollars, S. I. (2016). Interaction Between the Chorda Tympani and Lingual Nerve in the Brainstem. UNO Research & Creative Activity Fair.
Gjorka, B., Sollars, S. I. (2015). The Interaction Between the Chorda Tympani and Lingual Nerve in the Brain. Nebraska Psychological Association.

Shauna Kister (2015). Changes in Taste Nerve Functioning Following Neonatal Chorda Tympani Transections: Electrophysiology Recordings of Chorda Tympani After Lingual Nerve Transections, $2500, Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences.
Kister, S. M., Martin, L. J., & Sollars, S. I. (2016). Recordings from the Chorda Tympani After Lingual Nerve Cuts. UNO Research & Creative Activity Fair.
Kister, S. M., Sollars, S. I. (2015). Recordings from the Chorda Tympani After Lingual Nerve Cuts. Nebraska Psychological Association.

Zachary Reece (2015). Orally Administered Capsaicin Effects on Rat Taste System Across Development (Adult Histology, Saccharin Versus Sucrose), $2500, Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences.

2014

Marissa Poe (2014). Plasticity in the Developing Taste System (Circumvallate Papilla Morphology), $2500, Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences.
Poe, M., Sollars, S. I. (2015). Circumvallate Papilla and Taste Bud Morphology Following Lingual Nerve Transection. UNO Research & Creative Activity Fair.
Poe, M., Gomez, A., Sollars, S. I. (2014). Age-Related Changes in Tongue Tissue Morphology Following Lingual Nerve Transection. UNO Research & Creative Activity Fair.

Susan Toth (2014). Orally Administered Capsaicin Effects on Rat Taste System Across Development (Behavioral Time Course, Saccharin Versus Sucrose), $2500, Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences.
Toth, S., Sollars, S. I. (2015). Consumption Behavior of Rats Toward Saccharin and Ethanol Solutions. UNO Research and Creative Activity Fair.

2013

Brett Anderson (2013). Orally Administered Capsaicin Effects on Rat Taste System Across Development (Behavioral Time Course), $2500, Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences.
Anderson, B., Sollars, S. I. (2014). Behavioral Research Concerning the Effects of Orally Administered Capsaicin on the Trigeminal Systems of Sprague-Dawley Rats. UNO Research and Creative Activity Fair.

Alex Baker (2013). Orally Administered Capsaicin Effects on Rat Taste System Across Development (Ethanol Treatment of Neonatal Rats), $2500, Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences.
Baker, A. S., Davis, J.M. & Sollars, S.I. (2014). Oral Administration of Ethanol Effects on Taste Bud Volume in Neonatal Sprague-Dawley Rats. UNO Research and Creative Activity Fair.

Jason Ginsburg (2013). Orally Administered Capsaicin Effects on Rat Taste System Across Development (Ethanol, Adult Treatments), $2500, Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences.

Timothy Woods (2013). Plasticity in the Developing Taste System (Effects of Early Challenge in Aged Rats), $2500, Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences.
Woods, T., Sollars, S. I. (2014). Neuron Morphology in the NTS of Aged Rat Following Neonatal Chorda Tympani Nerve Cut. UNO Research & Creative Activity Fair.

Max Virus (2013). Orally Administered Capsaicin Effects on Rat Taste System Across Development (The Effects of Capsaicin on Taste Bud Volume in Rats), $2500, Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences.
Virus, M., Davis, J. M., Sollars, S. I. (2014). The Effects of Capsaicin on Taste Bud Volume in Rats. UNO Research and Creative Activity Fair.

2012

Kristi L. Apa (2012). Plasticity in the Developing Taste System (Golgi NTS), $2500, Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences.
Apa, K. L., Sollars, S. I. (2013). Structural Changes in the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract Following Chorda Tympani Nerve Cut in Young Rats. UNO Research & Creative Activity Fair.
Apa, K. L., Sollars, S. I. (2013). Synopsis of the Gustatory System and Chorda Tympani Nerve Cuts in Rats. Nebraska Psychological Society.

Marissa Poe (2012). Plasticity in the Developing Taste System (Papilla Structure), $2500, Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences.
Poe, M., Sollars, S. I. (2013). Changes in the Morphology of Tongue Tissue Resulting from Lingual Nerve Transection. UNO Research & Creative Activity Fair.
Poe, M., Sollars, S. I. (2013). Changes in Morphology of Tongue Tissue Resulting From Lingual Nerve Transection. EPSCoR Neuroscience Symposium.

2011

Ismael Barajas (2011). Plasticity in the Developing Taste System (Golgi), $2500, Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences.
Barajas, I., Sollars, S. I. (2012). Plasticity in the Developing Taste System (GOLGI). UNO Research & Creative Activity Fair.

Levi Todd (2011). Plasticity in the Developing Taste System (Terminal Field), $2500, Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences.
Todd, L., Sollars, S. I. (2012). Malleability of the Chorda Tympani Nerve Terminal Field in the Nucleus of the Solitary Tract Following Neonatal Nerve Transection. UNO Research & Creative Activity Fair.
Todd, L., Davis, J., Sollars, S. I. (2012). Oral Exposure to Capsaicin Leads to a Transient Reduction in Taste Bud Volume in Sprague-Dawley Rats. Society for Neuroscience.

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