The oral presentation was held on August 1, 2018.
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Oral Presenters
| Student’s First Name | Student’s Last Name | PROJECT TITLE | Mentor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maaz | Arif | Inhibition of IRS-1 Alters Retinal Circadian Clock | Ashay Bhatwadekar, PhD Department of Ophthalmology Indiana University School of Medicine |
| Whitney | Phillips | Outcome of Pediatric Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) for Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Prior to Ultrasound Program Implementation | Benjamin Nti, MD, MSc Department of Emergency Medicine Indiana University School of Medicine |
| Cutter | Koehler | Impact of Hepatic Stellate Cells in Scaffold-Free 3D-Bioprinting of the Liver Model | Burcin Ekser, MD Department of Surgery Indiana University School of Medicine |
| Emily | Hentz | Assessing lead exposure sources at the property scale in Indianapolis | Gabriel Filippelli, PhD Department of Earth Sciences and Center for Urban Health Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis |
| Monica | Cheng | A Clinically Suitable Approach to Whole-Body Imaging for Quantification of Regional Perfusion: Validation of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) with 62Cu-ETS and Image- based Tracer Kinetic Modeling | Gary Hutchins, PhD Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences Indiana University School of Medicine |
| Katlyn | Sawyer | Utilizing Citizen Science to Reverse the Current Lead Testing Paradigm: Development of a Scalable, Low-cost Home Lead Test Kit | Heidi Beidinger, PhD, MPH Department of Biological Sciences University of Notre Dame |
| Andrew | Shearn | Pneumonia in Indiana nursing homes: a retrospective case series | Jennifer Carnahan, MD, MPH Regenstrief Institute, Inc. Indiana University School of Medicine Indiana University Center for Aging Research |
| Blake | Simon | Modulation of Myocardial Oxygen Delivery in Response to Isovolemic Hemodilution | Johnathan D. Tune, PhD Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology Indiana University School of Medicine |
| Samuel | Luebbe | Cardiovascular Effects of Sodium Glucose Cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) Inhibition in the Setting of Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury | Johnathan D. Tune, PhD Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology Indiana University School of Medicine |
| Colette | Ciresi | Assessing generalizability of a new-onset type 1 diabetes Biobank | Linda DiMeglio, MA, MD, MPH Divisions of Pediatrics and Adult Endocrinology Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Indiana University School of Medicine |
| Kalina | Misiolek | Understanding the Algebraic and Logical Structure of Speech Perception; Effect of Signal-Dependent Noise on Phase Synchrony Pattern | Robert M. Worth, PhD* and Leonid L. Rubchinsky, PhD^ *Department of Neurological Surgery ^Department of Mathematical Sciences Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis IUSM-Stark Neurosciences Research Institute |
| Jonathan | Wheeler | Gabapentin Targeting and Bone Mineralization Defects: Proposed mechanism for increased fracture risk in patients taking GBP-class anti-epileptic drugs | Kenneth White, PhD Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics Indiana University School of Medicine |
| Brandon | Francis | Assessing Student Engagement and Higher Order Skill Proficiency During the First and Second Year of Medical School – A Comparison Between the Legacy and Recently Reformed Active Learning Curricula | Mari Hopper, PhD Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology Indiana University School of Medicine |
| Alexander | Peters | Minimally Invasive, Non-Terminal In Vivo Muscle Testing of a Porcine Tibia Fracture Model | Melissa Kacena, PhD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Indiana University School of Medicine |
| David | Muschi | Disease Severity in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Patients with No Prior Diagnosis of Cirrhosis – A Unique Insight Using Vibration-Controlled Transient Elastography (VCTE) | Raj Vuppalanchi, MD Department of Gastroenterology/Hepatology Indiana University School of Medicine |
| Roshni | Patel | Combined inhibition of Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) and Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) p110δ improves monocytosis and splenomegaly in a JMML Mouse Model | Reuben Kapur, PhD Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research Indiana University School of Medicine |
| Amit | Nag | Association of AHI and Other Patient Factors with Calvarial Thickness | Rick F. Nelson, MD, PhD Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Indiana University School of Medicine |
| Hannah | Moore | SILDENAFIL IS NOT PROTECTIVE TO THE BOWEL FOLLOWING INTESTINAL ISCHEMIA AND REPERFUSION INJURY | Troy A. Markel, MD Department of Surgery Indiana University School of Medicine |
| Marissa | Bruce | Characterizing the Role of Orbitofrontal Cortex in Social Memory | William A. Truitt, PhD Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology Stark Neurosciences Research Institute Indiana University School of Medicine |
| Stephan | Hu | Validating a Novel Technique for Identifying Genomic Regulators | Yunlong Liu, PhD Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics Indiana University School of Medicine |
Results
Below is a list of winners from the Research Presentation Symposium that took place on August 1.
| Tie-1st Place Award | Marissa Bruce | Buckner Family Scholarship |
| Tie-1st Place Award | Cutter Koehler | Claude Smith Black, M.D., Award for Outstanding Work in Research |
| 3rd Place Award | Roshni Patel | William H. and Fern L. Hardiman Scholarship |
| 4th Place Award | Jonathan Wheeler | Hazel and Tommy Thompson Cardiac Research Scholarship |
| 5th Place Award | Emily Hentz | Marvella Bayh Memorial Scholarship |
| 6th Place Award | Samuel Luebbe | Hazel and Tommy Thompson Cardiac Research Scholarship |
| Tie-7th Place Award | Maaz Arif | Hazel and Tommy Thompson Cardiac Research Scholarship |
| Tie-7th Place Award | Amit Nag | General Excellence Award |
| 9th Place Award | Blake Simon | Hazel and Tommy Thompson Cardiac Research Scholarship |
| 10th Place Award | Whitney Phillips | Buckner Family Scholarship |
| 11th Place Award | Stephan Hu | General Excellence Award |
| 12th Place Award | Monica Cheng | Marvella Bayh Memorial Scholarship |