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The S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program, begun with a major gift from philanthropist S. Daniel Abraham in 1999, has attracted students of ever-higher academic caliber to the college, where they engage in once-in-a-lifetime research opportunities and forge rewarding relationships with faculty mentors. Students in the S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program enroll in honor courses, enjoy faculty mentoring, and complete a major research project. In addition, they participate in exciting extracurricular events - outstanding speakers, cultural outings to top NYC destinations, and leadership workshops. Read more. For more information please contact: Director Cynthia Wachtell wachtell AT yu.edu 646.592.4157 215 Lexington Ave, Room 616
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Genetic Predisposition as a Substantial Determinant for the Disparity in COVID-19 Deaths Between Black and White Americans
(Yeshiva University, 2022-04-28)The COVID-19 pandemic has been ongoing since December 2019, causing severe impairment to both physical and mental health in people across the globe. Shortly after its introduction, SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes ... -
Do You Really Want to Live Forever? - Forever Young: A Multifaceted Analysis of Molecular, Environmental and Genetic Factors that Contribute to Healthy Aging and Exceptional Longevity
(Yeshiva University, 2022-05-25)The area of longevity research has skyrocketed within the past few decades, thereby creating an unprecedented narrative for the process of aging, and science’s ability to impact this process. With regard to the field of ... -
Benefits of the Novel Transcarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR) Technique for the Treatment of Carotid Artery Stenosis
(Yeshiva University, 2022-05-18)Cerebrovascular diseases consist of a group of cerebral blood vessel disorders which affect blood flow to the brain. Consequences of cerebrovascular disease include cell death and stroke due to cerebral hypoxia. Unfortunately, ... -
Algorithmic Trading
(Yeshiva University, 2022-05-19)This paper gives an overview of algorithmic trading. It is intended to inform interested traders of the value of incorporating algorithms into their trading strategies. They must also be warned of the dangers of implementing ... -
Tale of Two Cities: Birth Control, Potential to “Enhance” and “Compromise” Fertility
(Yeshiva University, 2022-05-25)Contraceptives such as birth control prevent fertility while in use but don’t compromise fertility in the long run. There are various types of contraceptive methods, while the oral contraceptive pill returns fertility ... -
The Peanut Epidemic
(Yeshiva University, 2022-05-17)Over 10% of the population in Western countries suffer from allergies, 8% of that being children and 2% of that being adults. These statistics were found by The Division of Allergy and Immunology of the University of ... -
Applying English Letter Naming Frequency Measures to English Speaking Students Learning to Read Hebrew
(Yeshiva University, 2022-05-25)English speaking students learning to read Hebrew (L2) would benefit greatly from a measuring tool which can predict future reading abilities from before the time that they learn to read. This is important because measures ... -
Computational Creativity: A Survey of Methods in Machine Learning Applied to the Arts
(Yeshiva University, 2022-05-25)The arts and computer science are traditionally seen as two separate disciplines, unlikely to collide. Those who participate in art and music are thought of as right-brained, due to the creativity involved in these ... -
Investigating the effects of kinetic hydrate inhibitors and antifreeze glycoproteins in inhibiting the growth of THF hydrates
(Yeshiva University, 2022-05-20)When examining the inhibition effect of PVP, there is a clear correlation between the molecular weight and TH activity, as with increased polymer size, the inhibition increases. This correlation is likely due to the proposed ... -
A Preliminary Study on the Effects of LPS Stimulation on ERK Phosphorylation and DUSP4 Expression in BV2 Cells
(Yeshiva University, 2022-05-12)Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), a terminal neurodegenerative condition which causes progressive memory loss and cognitive impairment, affects tens of millions of patients worldwide and their families. There is currently no ... -
Studying the Human Neurodegeneration Gene PLA2G6 in the Drosophila Female Germline
(Yeshiva University, 2022-04-28)Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease that has rising incidence around the world. This incredibly difficult and taxing illness is highly studied, and research efforts have pointed to the PLA2G6/PARK14 ... -
Genetic Counseling: Changing the Landscape of Mental Illness
(Yeshiva University, 2022-05)When most people think of genes and the way DNA impacts their bodies, they think of physical characteristics such as appearance, body type, diseases and overall physical health. Individuals usually put the mind, what is ... -
COVID-19 Pharmacotherapy: Drug Development, Repurposing of Drugs, and the Role of the G6PD Enzyme in Determining Pharmacogenomic Outcomes of Potential Drug Candidates
(Yeshiva University, 2022-04-28)The SARS-CoV-2 virus has been the subject of intense pharmacological research. Various pharmacotherapeutic approaches including anti-viral and immunotherapy are being explored. Responding to a pandemic, however, cannot ... -
Arms Race, Space Race, Track Race: An Analysis of Sports and Politics in Russia and the Soviet Union
(Yeshiva University, 2022-04-28)It is easy to understand sports as an apolitical vacuum where the purpose of the activity is for team A to outperform team B; but nothing is truly is truly apolitical. In this paper I show that sports is not an apolitical ... -
Virtual theft
(Yeshiva University, 2022-04-28)Virtual theft is the stealing of intangible items, such as downloading music, illicitly streaming movies, and obtaining other pieces of intellectual property. Is this a moral / ethical thing to do? In this paper, I explore ... -
Statistical Analysis of Altered Habituation to Sensory Stimuli In Young Adults with Genetically Inherited Autism
(Yeshiva University, 2022-04-28)The goal of this study was to determine whether individuals with ASD habituate differently to sensory stimuli when compared to TD participants. Based on the neuronal data for the first 60, there was some evidence to say ... -
The Classification and History of Eating Disorders and the Etiology of Eating Disorders During Adolescence
(Yeshiva University, 2022-04-28)Eating disorders have always been existent, but have become particularly prevalent in modern Western culture. Eating disorders can cause severe mental and physical illnesses and can have an untold detrimental impact on ... -
Topic Modeling For Information Retrieval: Distinguishing Word Senses In Hebrew
(Yeshiva University, 2022-06-05)Is there a way for a computer to figure out separate categories with which to distinguish the senses of Hebrew words in the Bible? This thesis aims to define the differing meanings of Hebrew words of the Bible based on the ... -
Deep Torah Learning: A Deep Learning Approach to Identifying Anomalous Letters in Torah Scrolls
(Yeshiva University, 2022-05-03)Otiyot meshunot, anomalous letters in Torah scrolls, can be useful in studying the historical evolution of Torah scrolls, as well as determining the chronological and geographical origins of a particular scroll. Currently, ... -
Finding All Co-occurrences from Spatiotemporal Data in an Efficient and Scalable Manner
(Yeshiva University, 2022-04-28)People are constantly moving around, coming and going from one place to another. People interact with friends, coworkers, and strangers on a daily basis. This data - that is a person’s location at a given time - has the ...
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