b'Essential Medicines for Beni, The Democratic Republic of the CongoThomas Falkenhausen, Abbey Warren, Darius Green and Marlie KolbSponsor: Dr. Thomas Manning, Department of ChemistryBeni is a city in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Currently Congo is suffering from civil unrest, including Beni, which was attacked by the ISIL in 2019. One of the major health issues currently impacting Beni is Ebola. Malaria is also the source of the most deaths in the DRC in a year, with other major illnesses including Cholera, Diphtheria, African Sleeping Sickness, and respiratory illnesses. Due to the geographic location of Beni and its impoverished status, several groups from the WHOs list of essential medicines were thrown out after being deemed a low priority for combating disease in Beni, these categories were Diuretics, Peritoneal Dialysis, Eye Preparations, Diagnostic Agents, Medicines for mental and behavioral health, and medicines for diseases of joints. Using the WHO list of Essential medicines as a base, 50 medications were chosen to combat the major illnesses facing Beni. Along with drugs, vaccines and supportive care and antiseptics were also chosen. Supportive care is an important combative for diarrhea and hemorrhagic fevers, while antiseptics are important to have in a country that could prove lacking in clean medical facilities.Understanding and Predicting Human Made and Distributed Environmental Toxins on a Molecular LevelJeffery L. Abbott, Addison E. Archer, Jael A. Stanton, Briana A. Salem, Bailyn I. Rowe, Koshi Noor, Justin C. Johnson, Anne M. Candelaria, Khusbu P. Patel, Krupa J. Patel, Mark A. Perez and Nya M. LampkinSponsor: Dr. Thomas Manning, Department of ChemistryThere are a wide range of chemicals and chemical mixtures that humans use to control plants, animals and insects. Many of these are poisons and can attack a number of physiological systems. Algaecides, Antifouling agents, Antimicrobials, Attractants, Biopesticides, Biocides Disinfectants and sanitizers, Fungicides, Fumigants, Herbicides, Insecticides, Miticides, Microbial pesticides, Molluscicides, Nematicides; Ovicides, Pheromones, Repellents, Rodenticides as well as some chemical defenses used by plants. Six biological parameters are calculated for dozens of these molecules. (GPCR ligand, Ion channel modulator, Kinase inhibitor, Nuclear receptor ligand, Protease inhibitor, Enzyme inhibitor) to help understand what impact they might have on humans and other mammals. For example, G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), have several names including G proteinlinked receptors (GPLR). They are a family of protein receptors located on the cell membrane that detect molecular species that can initiate or impact cellular responses. G protein-coupled receptors have been correlated with a large number of diseases including cancer, antibiotics, HIV and Alzheimers, are a target of one third of all medicinal drugs currently being utilized. This presentation will identify the best and the worst of chemicals used and make a suggestion for each to lower their negative impact.34'