TILES: An Artistic Exploration into Islamic Geometric Patterns
Creator:
Omar, Humza
Date of publication:
September 22, 2022
Abstract Tesim:
This research project intends to educate my community about the art of Islamic geometric patterns, which I first experienced within the tiles of the Alhambra Palace in Grenada, Spain. We will educate by exploring the significance of these patterns and analyzing various styles of this art form. We will use two methods. Firstly, I will create a series of 4 paintings depicting these geometric patterns. These paintings serve as examples of these patterns allowing viewers to analyze and visually explore on their own. Secondly, I will create a website where each work is complemented by a written piece describing the style depicted in that work, its significance, and its origins. QR-codes will accompany each painting connecting viewers directly to the online work.
Accelerated Research Scholar Summer Environmental Program Presentation
Creator:
Kelly, Caroline
Date of publication:
August 14, 2022
Abstract Tesim:
Over the course of this past summer, I had the opportunity to research the status of Bluff Mountain Preserve to gain a better sense of community feedback, from those directly involved with preservation work through The Nature Conservancy and those outside the organization. According to my mentor for the research project, Sydney Bezanson, there appears to be varying levels of distrust with the people of Ashe County, North Carolina, and surrounding communities regarding the Bluff Mountain Preserve and its purpose.
TNC has a lack of qualitative data from this region within this specific sector and was in need of a researcher to fill in the gaps for future project development. Over the course of 180 hours of research, I compiled analysis from respondents to interview on initial opinions on the reserve, changes they would like to have implemented, and suggested next steps for TNC.
Bluff Mountain is located along the Appalachian Trail above the Great Smoky Mountains, a key North American refuge for flora and fauna with exceptional temperate-zone biodiversity. In comparison to the Great Smoky Mountains, Bluff Mountain lacks a lot of key, integral research and advocacy, in part because the mountain is not part of a National Park. Shortly after TNC’s North Carolina Chapter office opened in 1977, staff began working with the Wyn Edwards and Mac Edwards families of West Jefferson, Bluff’s owners, to explore a way to protect the fragile area (part of the ancient Amphibolite range) for conservation. TNC purchased 701 acres of Bluff from the Edwards family in 1978 (The Nature Conservancy, 2022).
TNC continues to work to protect this entire natural area, currently managing over 3,800 acres as Bluff Mountain Preserve. The preserve is gated and not open to the public, aside from scheduled guided hikes via online registration. Trespassing has been an issue at this site, which is both a safety issue and threatens the species that seek refuge there. TNC staff who perform maintenance activities are not local. However, longtime volunteers remain in the area.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Reservoir in Human Brain Myeloid Cells
Creator:
Zhong, Daniel
Date of publication:
August 10, 2022
Abstract Tesim:
While it is known that the reservoir of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV) resides in the memory CD4+ T cell compartment, there is an incomplete understanding of the persistence of HIV in brain myeloid cells (BMC) in the central nervous system (CNS), which may be essential to the creation of a cure of HIV in people living with HIV (PLWH). I am interested in whether BMCs harbor replication-competent HIV and its underlined molecular mechanism. I will test my hypothesis that BMCs isolated from the brains of PLWH are latently infected and harbor replication-competent HIV in the CNS with the following aim:
AIM: Understand the components and molecular machinery that cause underlying HIV latency in long-lived BMCs.
Through this study, I will help my lab to understand the role of HIV myeloid reservoirs in the brain in PLWH and start to understand how HIV achieves its latency in BMCs, especially long-lived brain microglia.
Affiliation Label Tesim:
HIV Cure Center
Type:
http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17615/aznb-pm78
Language Label:
English
ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9341-3829
Other Affiliation:
Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases
