Every year, hundreds to thousands of UVU students engage in high-quality original research and creative work. In the majority of cases these projects are only displayed at off-campus conferences, so we never get to see the work here at UVU. The Showcase is an on-campus opportunity to display some of our student's best artistic performances, displays of visual arts, and poster presentations of original research and writings. The Showcase is co-sponsored by the UVU Scholarly & Creative Undergraduate Learning Partnership Team (SCULPT).
Please note that if the research being presented includes human subjects, and the possibility exists that either the instructor or the student would consider disseminating the data as generalizable knowledge, i.e., present the data at a local, regional, or national conference, or publish the results in a book or journal, the research must be submitted for Institutional Review Board (IRB) review and approval. Learn more about IRB
Dr. Nicole Stevens currently serves as the Vice President of Clinical Research at dōTERRA International, carrying out Phase I-IV clinical trials on botanical dietary ingredients, supplement-drug interactions, protein expression studies, epigenetics, and pharmacokinetics of botanical extracts. Her education includes a BA in Technical Writing from Brigham Young University, MS in Botany from Brigham Young University, MPH in Public Health and Epidemiology from Purdue University, and PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Miami. Nicole is a Certified Principal Investigator, Certified Clinical Research Professional, Certified Clinical Data Manager, Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, Certified Phlebotomy Technician, and Certified Electrocardiogram Technician. She lives in Pleasant Grove with her husband and six kids, three of whom currently attend UVU.
Breakthroughs rarely begin with spectacle. More often, they begin with careful observation, patient measurement, and questions that someone dares to ask. In this keynote, Dr. Nicole Stevens reflects on the unseen forces that drive scholarly progress and personal growth. Through historical vignettes and insights from her work in molecular biology, she examines how curiosity, sustained consistency, and disciplined courage can expand both our understanding of the universe and our understanding of ourselves.
"Isolation and partial characterization of a Litunavirus that effectively kills a multidrug-resistant pathogenic strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa" by Jacob Wallin (Jeremy Wilson)
(Ephemeroptera)" by Andrew Budge
"Effects of Probiotics on the Human Gut Microbiome" by Isaac Christensen
"Student" by Isaac Frazier (Truman Gunther)
"Investigating the protective effects of folic acid on neural tube defects in Gallus gallus treated with known Teratogens" by Alexa Freeman (Cori Bailie)
| 9:00 am – 12:00 pm | Oral Presentations -- SC 206A, SC 2026B |
| 9:00 am – 11:00 am | Readings -- SC 208 |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | Poster Session 1 -- Science Building Atrium |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | Roundtable -- Science Building Atrium |
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am | Poster Session 2 -- Science Building Atrium |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Poster Session 3 -- Science Building Atrium |
| 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm | Keynote (with Box Lunch) -- SB 134 |
| 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Award Ceremony -- SB 134 |
Committee Chair
Violeta Vasilevska
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Committee Co-Chair
Vince Rossi
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Committee Co-Chair
Yi Yin
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Committee Member
Kamal Ahmmad
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Committee Member
Angie Banchero-Kelleher
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Committee Member
Harish Bhatt
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Allison Ensign
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Committee Member
Joe Jensen
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Committee Member
Ruhul Kuddus
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Heath Ogden
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Committee Member
Linda Shelton
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Committee Member
Sowmya Selvarajan
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