Research Day

Universal Screening Protocol for Preeclampsia Aspirin Prophylaxis: Quality Improvement Project
Bianca Anahi Aguilar
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Steven Dudick, MD & Heather A. Reed, MD

Aerobic Exercise as a Treatment for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Adam Akkad
BS Program, Physiology & Medical Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Jordan Karp, MD

Who hits the target? Erector spinae plane block vs. Epidural analgesia
Mohammad Al Ma'ani
Resident, Pediatrics
Faculty Mentor: Bellal A. Joseph, MD

Impact of Advanced Practice Providers on Postoperative Outcomes in Pancreatic Surgery
Evelyn V. Alexander, MD
Resident, Surgery
Faculty Mentor: Taylor S. Riall, MD, PhD

Advanced MR technology for comprehensive placental assessment
Fatima Al-Khafaji, MBChB
Fellow, Medical Imaging - Body MRI
Faculty Mentor: Hina Arif-Tiwari, MD

Creating a Buprenorphine Induction Protocol for Patients with OUD
Travis Alsky, DO
Resident, Psychiatry
Faculty Mentor: Margaret Balfour, MD, PhD

Data Quality Control and Assurance with Medical Record Extraction: Ongoing Efforts Among the Cutaneous Oncology Program
Geethika Ameneni
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Clara Curiel, MD

Understanding Researcher's Perspectives on Inclusion/Exclusion of IDD Populations in Health Studies
Nicholas Amjadi
BS Program, Medicine
Faculty Mentor: Julie S. Armin, PhD

Alternate splicing of MYBPC3 in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Kalyani Ananthamohan, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Faculty Mentor: Sakthivel Sadayappan PhD, MBA

Duplex ultrasound may lead to missed carotid disease diagnoses: A comparative analysis with high-resolution MRI quantification.
Juan C. Arias
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Craig C. Weinkauf, MD, PhD

Does medial meniscus tear repair in patients with grade 3 and 4 medial compartment osteoarthritis improve symptoms and delay arthroplasty?
Rhea Arvind
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Michael Feldman, MD

fMyBP-C is a vital regulator of fast skeletal muscle function during aging
Akhil Baby
Research Technician, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Faculty Mentor: Sakthivel Sadayappan PhD, MBA

Modeling Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Thick Filament Mutations in Mice to Identify Potential Therapeutic Strategies
Steph Barr
Graduate Student, Molecular Medicine
Faculty Mentor: Sakthivel Sadayappan PhD, MBA

Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Offers Survival Advantage for Early Esophageal Cancer
Shamele Battan-Wraith, MD
Resident, Surgery
Faculty Mentor: Stephanie G. Worrell, MD

Oxido-reductive stress and calcium homeostasis in ventricular cardiomyocytes
Rachel Battershell
PhD Candidate, Physiological Sciences GIDP
Faculty Mentor: Shanna Hamilton, PhD

Testing a Novel Mouse Model for Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
Cameron Beard
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Ashley Snider, PhD

A Mixed-Methods Study of 20 Neonates with Opioid Exposure and Congenital Heart Disease
Vivianne Benbrook
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Tally Largent-Milnes, PhD

Evaluation of Predictive Signatures in Clinical and Pre-Clinical Models of Chronic Ischemic Heart Failure for the Development and Translation of Diagnostics, Prognostics, and Therapeutics for Tissue Repair
Daniel Benson
PhD Candidate, Biomedical Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Steven Goldman, MD

Optimizing a Mechanical Stress System to Investigate the Role of CC16 in Airway Remodeling and Cell Metabolism in Asthma
Kayleigh Berthiaume Fox
MD/PhD Program (Biomedical Engineering)
Faculty Mentor: Julie Ledford, PhD

Recruitment Eligibility for Clinical Depression Trials: A Story of Advertising Modalities.
Aditi Bhanvadia
BS Program, Biology
Faculty Mentor: Jordan Karp, MD

Implication of miR146a Dysregulation in Pressure Injuries and Its Potential As a Therapeutic Target
Efua H. Bolouvi, MD
Resident, Surgery
Faculty Mentor: Carlos Zgheib, PhD,

Hospital outcomes of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and moderate and severe congenital heart disease
Cameron Bose
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Michael Seckeler, MD, MSc

Bridging Gaps in Maternal Health: How Mobile Prenatal Care Affects C-Section Rates in Uninsured Populations
Nicole Bratsch
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Nicole Person-Rennell, MD, MPH

Acute Hemodynamic Support During and After Cardiogenic Shock: Comparison of Impella Versus VA-ECMO
Fox Bravo
MD/MPH Program
Faculty Mentor: Steven Goldman, MD

The Promise of Prognostication: Metabolite Patterns After Traumatic Brain Injury
Estelle Brugere
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Tanya Anand, MD

Glucagon receptor signaling is indispensable for the healthspan extension response to chronic caloric restriction.
Kassandra Bruner
Research Technician, Medicine
Faculty Mentor: Jennifer H. Stern, Ph.D.

Glucagon receptor agonist ameliorates obesity-induced hypercholesterolemia.
Isabella R. Byington
Research Technician, Medicine
Faculty Mentor: Jennifer H. Stern, Ph.D.

The Frailty Mirage: Does Frailty Increase The Risk Of Recurrent Diverticulitis?
Francisco Castillo Diaz
Postdoctoral Researcher, Surgery
Faculty Mentor: Bellal A. Joseph, MD

Pediatric Coccidioidal Meningitis: a 39-year Single-Center Retrospective Cohort
Lienna Chan
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Kareem Shehab, MD

CaMKIα inhibition in mice with chronic neuropathic pain reduces anxiety-related behaviors but does not affect depression or cognitive impairment
Shuo-Fu Chen
PhD Candidate, Medical Pharmacology
Faculty Mentor: Arthur C. Riegel, PhD

X-ray Free Ultrasound Guided PCNL is Feasible, Effective & Safe for Staghorn Calculi
Austin L. Chien, MD
Resident, Urology
Faculty Mentor: David T. Tzou, MD

High-throughput cardiovascular disease drug discovery
Jared Churko, PhD
Associate Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Faculty Mentor: Jared Churko, PhD

Impact of resuscitation adjuncts on postintubation hypotension in patients with isolated traumatic brain injury
Madolyn Conant
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Tanya Anand, MD, MPH

Identifying the Impact of Early Exposure to Step-1 Style Questions in Medical Preclinical Curriculum
Molly Courtright
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Richard M. Amini, MD

RII Core Facilities
Doug Cromey, MS
Research, Innovation & Impact
Faculty Mentor: Ryan Sprissler, PhD

Pathophysiological Significance of Linker and Loop Motifs of Cardiac Myosin Binding Protein-C
Garrett Crosby
Postdoctoral Researcher, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Faculty Mentor: Sakthivel Sadayappan PhD, MBA

Clinical Applications of Robot-Assisted Transcranial Doppler in Asymptomatic Extracranial Carotid Atherosclerotic Disease
Gavin Culwell
BS Program, Biology
Faculty Mentor: Craig C. Weinkauf, MD, PhD

Incidental Finding of S100-negative Melanoma during Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Basal Cell Carcinoma
Sahar Davoudi
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Jason P. DuPont, MD

Risk-taking and Inhibitory Control based on Emotional Intelligence Ability between the Sexes
Shivani Desai
BS Program, Physiology & Medical Sciences and Neuroscience & Cognitive Sciences
Faculty Mentor: William D.S. Killgore, PhD

Bridging the Gap: "Finding Research Made Easy (FRME)", A Matchmaking Platform to Streamline Undergraduate Research Recruitment
Jacob Diermayr
BS Program, Physiology & Medical Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Kenneth W Liechty, MD

Proteomic analysis reveals acute and chronic neuropathic pain differentially affect protein abundance in the ventral tegmental area
Cody Diezel
PhD Candidate, Medical Pharmacology
Faculty Mentor: Arthur C. Riegel, PhD

Disparities in HPV-Related Anogenital Cancer Risk Among Black Organ Transplant Recipients
Anna Maria Driesen
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Daniel C. Butler, MD

Early Stage Thymoma: Is active surveillance a viable strategy for early stage thymoma?
Kameron Durante, DO
Resident, Surgery
Faculty Mentor: Praveen Sridhar, MD

Nuanced, age-dependent role of epithelial ALDH1A1 in shaping mucosal immune response in health and during enteric infection in mice.
Pujarini Dutta Dey
Postdoctoral Researcher, Steele Children's Research Center
Faculty Mentor: Pawel R. Kiela, DVM, PhD

Recurrence and Metastasis Patterns in Esophageal Cancer Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy and Esophagectomy
Ahmed Elkamel, MBBS
Resident, Surgery
Faculty Mentor: Stephanie G. Worrell, MD

Fecal Lipids Modulate Intestinal Mucosal Poly(ADP)Ribosylation In The Context Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Catherine Ellis
PhD Candidate, Physiological Sciences GIDP
Faculty Mentor: Pawel R. Kiela, DVM, PhD

Erythropoietin enhances Schwann cell repair, promotes phagocytosis, and supports nerve regeneration following a sciatic nerve crush injury
Govindaraj Ellur, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher, Orthopaedic Surgery
Faculty Mentor: John C. Elfar, MD

Using the arms to help the legs during walking: Implications for gait rehabilitation
Francisco Espinoza
MS Candidate, Physiological Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Christopher J. Arellano

Impact Of Synthetic Extracellular Matrices In Combination Therapy With Amniotic Allografting In The Treatment Of Diabetic Foot Wounds: A Case Series.
Arthur C. Evensen, DPM
Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System (SAVAHCS)
Faculty Mentor: Jodi Walters, DPM

Naturally Occurring Case of Autism Spectrum Disorder in an Adolescent Rhesus Monkey
Amanda Feng
BS Program, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science
Faculty Mentor: Katalin M. Gothard, MD, PhD

Glucagon receptor agonism ameliorates age-related decline in glucose and lipid homeostasis in male mice
Temara Fletcher
MS Candidate, Physiological Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Jennifer H. Stern, PhD

Pathophysiology of Decreased Bone Mineral Density in the Setting of Hemophilia
Taylor Ford
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Akshay Amaraneni, MD

Cognitive impairment and pTau-217 are high in a vascular patient cohort
Scott French
BS Program, Medicine
Faculty Mentor: Craig C. Weinkauf, MD, PhD

Management and Outcomes of Head and Neck Sarcomas: A Single Institution Experience
Charlie Gallego
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Shethal Bearelly, MD

Closing the Gate: Investigating a No-Cost, Noninvasive, Patient-Driven Approach to Pain Reduction for Trigger Finger Injections: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Gabriel Garcia
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Spencer Stanbury MD (non UA)

Outcomes of Burn Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Taking Semaglutide: A Propensity-Matched Large Cohort Study
Diego García
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lourdes Castañón

Anterior Subcutaneous Transposition of the Ulnar Nerve: A Retrospective Case Series on Symptom Relief and Recovery in Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Joey Ghotmi
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Tolga Turker, MD

Three Year Trends in Opioid and Benzodiazepine Prescriptions in a Community Psychiatry Clinic
Kai Glahn
Clinical Research Coordinator, Psychiatry
Faculty Mentor: Jordan Karp, MD

Biomechanical Response of Carpal Tunnel Components to Pinching in Different Wrist Postures
Trevour Greene, MS
Research Lab Manager, Biomedical Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Zong-Ming Li, PhD

Peripherally Acting Mu Opioid Receptor Antagonists Do Not Improve Resolution Rates in Opioid-Induced Colonic Pseudo Obstruction
Alisia Gunderson
MD Program
Faculty Mentor:

The Telehealth Legal Landscape and its Impact on Vulnerable Communities
Alissa Hafezi
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Tara Sklar, JD, MPH

Reducing Free Flap Post-Op Management Intensity
Abel Harris
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Tolga Turker, MD

Microbial Predictors of Surgical Intervention in Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Retrospective Analysis
Luis Helfer
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Christopher H. Le, MD

Shear Wave Elastography of Healthy Individual Thenar Muscles During Pinching
Nikki Henderson, MS
Research Engineer, Orthopedic Surgery
Faculty Mentor: Zong-Ming Li, PhD

Association Between G6PD Deficiency and Congenital Heart Disease Incidence and Hospital Outcomes
Alana Hendrickson
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Michael Seckeler, MD, MSc

Calcium Handling Mechanisms that Underlie Diabetic Retinopathy
Jared Hill
Graduate Student, Biomedical Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Erika D. Eggers, PhD

Contrast-enhanced CT for 3D visualization of hand and wrist anatomy: Diffusible versus perfusable iodine with barium latex vascular injection
Madison Hillis
BS Program, Physiology & Medical Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Paul M. Gignac, PhD

Depression as a Predictor of Increased Postoperative Complications and Readmission in Spinal Lumbar Fusion Surgery
Yazin Hindosh
BS Program, Physiology & Medical Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Abduljabbar Alhammoud, MD

Postoperative Risks of Depression in Patients Undergoing Spinal Lumbar Fusion: Comparing Outcomes With and Without Antidepressant Use
Akram Hindosh
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Abduljabbar Alhammoud, MD

Radiomics in Oncology: Advancing Precision Medicine Through Quantitative Imaging
Spencer Holmes
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Hina Arif-Tiwari, MD

Colonoscopic Decompression is Associated with Improved Resolution in Acute Colonic Pseudo Obstruction
Fariba Hossain
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Sasha Taleban, MD

Assessment of the 5HT1F receptor agonist, Lasmiditan, in Parkinsonian mice at early and advanced stages
Atsushi Ishii, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher, Neurology
Faculty Mentor: Lalitha Madhavan, MD, PhD

Inducing Fibrotic Liver Disease in Mice: A Non-Pharmacological Approach
Maisam Jafri
PhD Candidate, Biomedical Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Kellen Chen, PhD

Restrain Responsibly: A Banner Health Policy Review of Shackling In Custody Patients
Harseerat Jajj
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Molly Douglas, MD

Ultrasound shear wave speed of the transverse carpal ligament during pinching
David Jordan, PhD, MS
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Orthopaedic Surgery
Faculty Mentor: Zong-Ming Li, PhD

Strategic Considerations for 177Lu-PSMA-617 Therapy in Prostate Cancer Patients with Liver Metastatic Disease
Joshua Juganaru
BS Program, Physiology & Medical Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Bital Savir-Baruch, MD

Right Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm: A Rare Finding in a Patient with Multivessel CAD and Remote Trauma
Austin Katrynuik
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Tushar Acharya, MD, MPH

Asymptomatic Pulmonary Embolus in a Patient with Prior Heart Transplant
Jackie Kelley
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Douglas Rappaport, MD

Magnetic Resonance Imaging based non-invasive accurate diagnosis and characterization of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.
Kaneez Zahra Rubab Khakwani
MS Program, Clinical Translational Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Hina Arif-Tiwari, MD

Navigating an Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion in a Patient with a Duplicated Inferior Vena Cava
Rami Khoshaba
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Venkat Ganapathy, MD

Cellular Localization of the Pink Bollworm Cry1Ac Bt Protein Receptor PgCad1 in Cultured Insect Cells
Melanie Kueny
Histotechnologist, Senior - Pathology and Lab Medicine
Faculty Mentor: Monika Schmelz, PhD

IMPACT (Individual Molecular Registry of Patients for Accelerated Clinical and Translational medicine), a UAHS strategic initiative for genome data analytics of UACC patients to foster precision research
Erik Larsen, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher, Cancer Center
Faculty Mentor: Ritu Pandey, PhD

Basis of Myocardial Elasticity Derived from Cardiac MRI in a Swine Model of Ischemic Heart Failure
Eli Lefkowitz
BS Program, Physiology & Medical Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Steven Goldman, MD

Barriers in Access to Care for Parkinson's Disease-Associated Dysphonia
Vicki Liu
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Helena Yip, MD

Unraveling the Pathology of Head and Neck NUT Carcinoma: Histologic Morphology, Biomarkers, and Genetic Insights
Fiona Anushi Liyanage
BS Program, Physiology & Medical Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Christopher H. Le, MD

The Role of TWIST1 and GATA2 in Disrupted Differentiation in Prostate Cancer
Carina Magdaleno
PhD Candidate, Cancer Biology GIDP
Faculty Mentor: Cindy K. Miranti, PhD

Clinical Efficacy of Carpal Arch Space Augmentation for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Jeremy Makar
Clinical Research Coordinator, Orthopaedic Surgery
Faculty Mentor: Zong-Ming Li, PhD

A Cry Unheard: Gaps in Tanzania's Mental Health Care
Bryce McWhorter
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Sommer Aldulaimi, MD

Mitochondria Directly Interact with the Nuclear Pore Complex to Regulate Nuclear Energetics
Ivan Menendez-Montes, PhD
Instructor, Research Scholar, Medicine
Faculty Mentor: Hesham Sadek, MD, PhD

Retrospective Review of Resource Utilization and Referral Sources for a Student-Run Free Clinic for Underinsured LGBTQ+ Individuals
Colton Merdich, Adam Thompson
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Kristopher J. Abbate, MD

Hyperparathyroidism as a Predictor of Adverse Outcomes After Single-Level Lumbar Spinal Fusion: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Bryce Michael
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Abduljabbar Alhammoud, MD

Association of Semaglutide Prescription with Improved Joint Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Bassam Mitri
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Faissal Stipho, MD

Management approaches to autoimmune patients at risk or with Coccidioidomycosis
Mehraneh Mohseni Zadeh Harouzi
BS Program, Biology
Faculty Mentor: Fariba Donovan, MD, PhD

Glucose-independent human cytomegalovirus replication is supported by glutamine feeding lipid synthesis
Rebekah L. Mokry
Postdoctoral Researcher, Immunobiology
Faculty Mentor: John G. Purdy, PhD

Integrative Medicine on the Rise- Can Medical Education Keep Up?
Angela Monetathchi
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Randy Horwitz, MD, PhD

miR-15b as a Key Regulator of Impaired Angiogenesis in Pressure Ulcers
Emilia Mora Pinos, MD
Postdoctoral Researcher, Surgery
Faculty Mentor:

Evaluating Transportation Barriers and Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Adherence
Anna Morenz, MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Faculty Mentor: Gloria D. Coronado, PhD

Cold Ischemia via Retrograde Intrarenal Saline Irrigation During Robotic-Assisted-Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy in Solitary Kidneys: A Patient Series
Christian Morrill, MD
Resident, Urology
Faculty Mentor: Benjamin R Lee, MD

Training Exposure and Likelihood of Prescribing Buprenorphine and Methadone Among Arizona Primary Care Medical Residents
Adelle Nkeze
BS Program, Neuroscience & Cognitive Science
Faculty Mentor: Beth E. Meyerson, MDiv, PhD

Student's perceptions and effectiveness: Coupled anatomical illustrations and cadaver images in gross anatomy education
Marcy Ojeda
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: James V. Proffitt, PhD

Evaluating University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson's Motivational Interviewing Curriculum
Samantha Olsson
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Barbara Eckstein, MD, MPH

Bead-Beating Demonstrates Enhanced Bacterial Detection in Kidney Stone Culture Compared to Traditional Mortar-Pestle Processing
Tyler On
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: David T. Tzou, MD

The incidence and clinical outcomes for patients with concomitant Fournier’s gangrene and penile calciphylaxis
Rita Palanjian, MD
Resident, Urology
Faculty Mentor: Christian O. Twiss, MD

Tumor profiling of advanced urothelial carcinoma: Comparitive analysis based on social determinants of health
Irasema C. Paster, DO
Resident, Urology
Faculty Mentor: Juan J. Chipollini, MD

Nasal Polyps as a Marker of Increased Disease Burden in Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Radiologic Analysis
Lukas Pawlowski
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Christopher H. Le, MD

Skin Cancer Disparities Among Organ Transplant Recipients of Color
Karolina Perez
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Daniel C. Butler, MD

Age and sex hormone-based effects on adult neurogenesis in the female brain - a behavioral and histo-stereological perspective
Sree Vani Poorna Pillutla
PhD Candidate, Clinical and Translational Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Lalitha Madhavan, MD, PhD

Megakaryocytes and Nerve Fiber Ingrowth in a Rat Annulus Fibrosus Injury Model as Potential Factors in Discogenic Pain
Claire Pishko
MD Program
Faculty Mentor:

ATAT1 Hyperactivation in Pancreatic Cancer Drives Tumor Growth by Enhancing DNMT1-dependent Silencing of NDRG4 Expression
Julia Podgorski
PhD Candidate, Medical Pharmacology
Faculty Mentor: Nam Y. Lee, PhD

Atypical Guillain-Barré Syndrome with Miller Fisher Variant: Acute Ophthalmoplegia and Hemiparesis
Sangeetha Pugazhendhi
Resident, Neurology
Faculty Mentor: Holli A. Horak, MD

Preventing Sudden Death in a Fit 36-Year-Old Veteran
Suranjana Rahman
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: David Hamilton, MD

Balancing Colonic Tissue Homeostasis through βeta-Catenin Dynamics
Lauren Riede
PhD Candidate, Cancer Biology
Faculty Mentor: Kelvin Pond, PhD

Development of an Electromagnetic Induction Wireless Charging for Raspberry Pi Pico-Based Atrial Fibrillation Device in Swine
Jesse Riemenschneider
BS Program, Biomedical Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Steven Goldman, MD

Scorching Summer Scripts: Clinician Attitudes about Medication Stability in the Heat
Hannah Rosch Newton
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Julia B. Jernberg, MD

Assessing the Effects of MALAT1 Inhibitor on Proliferation and Invasion in E0771 Breast Cancer Spheroids
Fidel Junior Saenz
Post-Baccalaureate Student, Cancer Center
Faculty Mentor: Kellen Chen, PhD

Enhancing Confidence in Chest Tube Management: A Targeted Intervention for General Surgery Residents
Titilope Sandra Saheed
Resident, Surgery
Faculty Mentor: Stephanie G. Worrell, MD

Non-Thermal Pulsed Electric Field Ablation of DVT Blood Clots Reduces Fibrosis
Gia Saini
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Rahmi Oklu, MD, PhD

CNP-miR146a accelerates diabetic wound healing by promoting a pro-regenerative immune response
Alyssa San Agustin
BS Program, Biology/Biomedical Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Kenneth W. Liechty, MD

MR Imaging of hilar cholangiocarcinoma: systematic approach to challenging cases.
Bekir Sanal
Fellow, Abdominal Radiology
Faculty Mentor: Hina Arif-Tiwari, MD

Managing Postoperative Fungal Infections: A Case of Candida glabrata Osteomyelitis Following Lumbar Fusion
Jonathan Sayegh
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Abduljabbar Alhammoud, MD

A Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Breast Cancer Screening in a Student-run, Free Clinic
Caitlin Scott
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Kristopher J. Abbate, MD

Terpenes from Cannabis Sativa are Antinociceptive in a Reserpine-Induced Mouse Model of Fibromyalgia
Caleb Seekins
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: John Streicher

Quantifying Effusion-Synovitis in Knees with Osteoarthritis: A Whole-Knee Multiview Approach
Ali Shaikh
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Dr. C. Kent Kwoh

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy HBOT as an Adjunct Therapy for Chronic-Nonhealing Wounds.
Sonakshi Sharma
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Lourdes Castañón, MD

PARP1 is a novel regulator of Paneth cell degranulation and intestinal antimicrobial defense against enteric pathogen
Irshad Ali Sheikh, PhD
Postdoctoral Researcher, Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology
Faculty Mentor: Pawel R. Kiela, DVM, PhD

Heterotrophic Ossification of Midline Laparotomy Incision After Trans Hiatal Esophagectomy
Ivy Stejskal, DO PGY-2
Resident, Surgery
Faculty Mentor: Stephanie G. Worrell, MD

Clinical Trial Pre-Screening Optimization Using AI
Fawaz Bashar Stipho
BS Program, Physiology & Medical Sciences and Psychology
Faculty Mentor: Jordan F. Karp, MD

Title: The Impact of the Posterior Tibial Tendon in Progressive Collapsing Foot Deformity at Various Stages of Ligament Failure: A Pedobarographic Cadaveric Analysis.
Alexandra Stump
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: L. Daniel Latt, MD, PhD

Challenges of Access to Treatment for Substance Use Disorders Among LGBTQ+ Youth
Adam Thompson, MS
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Andrew Terranella. MD, MPH

The Use of a Silver Antimicrobial Barrier Dressing and A Biosynthetic Wound Matrix in SJS/TEN: A Case Study
Beverley Trutter, MD, MPH
Resident, Surgery
Faculty Mentor: Lourdes Castañón, MD

3D Bioengineered Patch Promotes Cardiac Tissue Repair/Regeneration in Animal Models of Chronic Ischemic Heart Failure via Immunomodulation
Allison Tulino
PhD Candidate, Clinical Translational Sciences
Faculty Mentor: Steven Goldman, MD

D1 and D4 Antagonist effects on light adaptation using ex-vivo ERGs after 6 weeks of diabetes
David Umbertus
Graduate Student, Neuroscience
Faculty Mentor: Erika D. Eggers, PhD

Lipedematous Alopecia: A Case Report and Review of Current Literature
Lakshmi Laasya Vallabhaneni
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Mahdieh Fazel Jedlowski, MD, PharmD

Understanding the stabilizing role of a muscle-tendon unit in vivo
Daisey Vega
PhD Candidate, Biomedical Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Christopher J. Arellano

COVID-19 Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Propensity-Matched Analysis of Biologic vs. Conventional DMARDs
Chase Verdugo
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Faissal Stipho, MD

Impact of 2016 Opioid Guidelines: Reduced Opioid Prescriptions and Increased Anticonvulsant Use in Older Adults with Dementia
Taylor Veschio
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Mindy J. Fain, MD

Digital Phenotyping for Clinical Investigation: Detecting Abnormalities in Behavior Using Machine Learning and Smartphone Data
Hannah N. Vu
MPH Candidate, Epidemiology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Eung-Joo Lee

Effective of Cryo Nerve Block on Post-op Pain and outcomes
Kevin Wang, MD
Resident, Surgery
Faculty Mentor: Stephanie G. Worrell, MD

The Variations in Cardiovascular Function: A Down syndrome Swim Study
Noah Weaver
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Jamie Edgin, PhD

Investigating tetracaine lollipops as an adjuvant therapy option for neurogenic cough
Nader Wehbi
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Helena Yip, MD

Somatic symptomatology and Daytime Dysfunction Post-Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Exploring Gender and Age Specific Associations
Nekabari Yakpogoro
Graduate Student, Neuroscience
Faculty Mentor: William D.S. Killgore, PhD

Healthcare utilization trends for adolescents and young adults with moderate and severe congenital heart disease
Victoria Yatsenko
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Michael Seckeler, MD, MSc

Utilizing a USMLE Step 1 Question-Based Learning Approach to Simulate and Assess Motivational Interviewing Using Real-World Scenarios
Sara Youssef
MD Program
Faculty Mentor: Amy Hu, MD

Carotid cognitive index correlates with plasma pTau217 in asymptomatic carotid disease.
Summan Zahra, MBBS
Postdoctoral Researcher, Surgery
Faculty Mentor: Craig C. Weinkauf, MD, PhD

Carpal Arch Space Augmentation Device for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Relief
Hui Zhang
Research Engineer
Faculty Mentor: Zong-Ming Li, PhD

A single nucleotide polymorphism in HNF1A plus a high-fat diet contributes to MASLD and HCC development
Ateh Zinkeng
MD/PhD Program (Cancer Biology)
Faculty Mentor: Juanita L. Merchant, MD, PhD