Department of Medicine Research Symposium
The 4th Annual Department of Medicine Research Symposium was held on Thursday, October 31, 2024. This event provides an opportunity for faculty, fellows, residents, and students to showcase their research projects for colleagues and the community at large.
This celebration included an address from keynote speaker, Matthias Kretzler, M.D., Director, Michigan Kidney Translational Medicine Center, University of Michigan, followed by awards, poster presentations and a reception. Participation in the Research Symposium was open to all faculty, residents, and fellows in the Department of Medicine, as well as students with a Department of Medicine mentor or collaborator.
Keynote speaker
Matthias Kretzler, M.D.
Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Professor, Internal Medicine-NephrologyProfessor, Computational Medicine & BioinformaticsDirector, Michigan Kidney Translational Medicine CenterUniversity of Michigan
Topic: "Bringing the right drugs to the right patients with kidney disease: A journey across disciplines and continents"
Date: Thursday, October 31, 2024
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location: Collier Building, Room 1000B
2024 Awards
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Authors |
Division |
Title |
Category |
Rank |
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Vaishnavi Aradhyula, Mani Khorsand Askari, Anand Mutgi, Sadik Khuder, Basil Akpunonu, Lisa Heyman, Hoda Shabpiray, Douglas Federman |
General Internal Medicine |
The critical role of accurate ICD-10 coding in hospital discharge diagnoses and impact on healthcare management |
Medical Student |
1st |
|
Dharmindra Dulal, Deepanshu Singh; Sadik Khuder; Benjamin Hart |
Gastroenterology |
COVID-19 and gastroparesis: Exploring the post-viral increase in incidence and prevalence rate of gastroparesis |
Medical Student |
2nd |
|
Eun Seo Kwak, Zohaib Ahmed, Nahush Bansal, Tony Dong, Emily Moore, Yaseen Alastal, Kurt Bernsdorff |
Gastroenterology |
A case of hepatic portal venous gas associated with ischemia related large necrotic gastric ulcer |
Resident |
1st |
|
Tahrima Ferdous, Halah Alfatlawi |
General Internal Medicine |
A subtle case of myxedema coma or decompensated hypothyroidism |
Resident |
2nd |
|
Mahmood Meqdad, Varun Iyer, Mahasin Osman |
Hematology/ Oncology |
Haloperidol modulates IQGAP1 signaling and inhibits proliferation in triple-negative breast cancer cell lines |
Research Fellow |
1st (tie) |
|
Mengxuan Chen, Yan Ge, Lance Dworkin, Rujun Gong |
Nephrology |
Glycogen synthase kinase (GSK) 3beta hyperactivity impairs glomerular podocyte insulin signaling via IRS1 modulation in diabetic kidney disease |
Research Fellow |
1st (tie) |
|
Benjamin French, Caitlin Murphy, Shereen Yassine, Evan Benson, Bivek Timalsina, Nancy Parquet, David Kennedy, Steven Haller |
Dermatology |
Microcystin-LR disrupts skin integrity: Mechanistic insights from in vitro and in vivo dermal exposure models |
Graduate Student |
1st |
|
Bivek Timalsina, Evan Benson, Benjamin French, Steven Haller, David Kennedy |
Pulmonology |
Aerosolized microcystin exposure triggered a significant inflammatory response in both healthy and asthmatic human airway epithelial cells |
Graduate Student |
2nd (tie) |
|
Nahshon Puente, Mahasin Osman, Sadik Khuder |
General Internal Medicine |
MTERF2, RPS6KA5, and SYNE2 define the link between systemic lupus erythematosus and breast cancer |
Graduate Student |
2nd (tie) |
|
Sami Ghazaleh, Megan Karrick, Keith Burns, Zohaib Ahmed, Nooraldin Merza, Wasef Sayeh, Ali Nawras |
Gastroenterology |
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided transmural gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) versus percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PT-GBD) in high-risk patients with acute cholecystitis - A systematic review and meta-analysis |
Fellow (clinical) |
1st |
|
Umeer Ashraf, Jennifer Kim, Danae Hamouda |
Hematology/ Oncology |
Effective management of carfilzomib-induced thrombotic microangiopathy in multiple myeloma using eculizumab |
Fellow |
2nd |
|
Brianna Bailey, MS, Anan Bseiso MD, Divya G. Vijendra MD |
Hematology/ Oncology |
Medical management of pigmented villonodular synovitis of the right ankle and foot |
MS |
Outstanding Case Study |
|
Nathaniel Dusseau, Zaina Kret, Samuel Steffen, Katherine Esser, Coral Matus, Richard Paat |
General Internal Medicine |
Financial analysis of a large-scale student-run free clinic: A model for cost optimization and sustainability |
MS |
Outstanding Case Study |
2023 Symposium
The 3rd Annual Department of Medicine Research Symposium was held on Thursday, September 28, 2023. The celebration included an address from keynote speaker, Sanjay Rajagopalan, M.D., FACC, FAHA, Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine Chief Academic and Scientific Officer.
Abstract Awards
Congratulations to the abstract award recipients, who are listed below.
Clinical Fellow Award
Outstanding Submission: Fatima Rawish
"Secukinumab-induced bullous pemphigoid in a patient with psoriatic arthritis"
Graduate Student Award
First Place: Tatiana De Souza
"Characterization of a novel IQGAP1-ADRα2 axis as a target of norepinephrine in lung
cancer"
Second Place: Benjamin French
"Short-term exposure to nanoplastic – containing aerosol causes immunomodulation in
healthy human"
Resident Award
First Place (tie): Daniel Craig
"Validation of airway epithelial cell TP53 biomarker for lung cancer risk"
First Place (tie): Li Wang
"There is a “WHAT” in my belly – A rare presentation of abdominal pain”
Second Place: Wasef Sayeh
“The effect of SGLT-2 inhibitors on improving non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A
systematic review and meta-analyses”
Medical Student Award
First Place (tie): Margo Bush
"Differential expression of organic anion transporting polypeptides in the liver and
common comorbidities: Implication for toxicity of microcystins and other xenobiotics"
First Place (tie): James Bassett
"Differential expression of organic anion transporting polypeptides in the kidney:
Implication for cyanotoxins toxicity"
Second Place: Patrick Gorman
"Comparison of TP53 mutation prevalence in human blood cells from lung cancer patients
and control subjects"
Research Fellow Award
First Place: Mengxuan Chen
"GSK3beta: a key regulator of glomerular podocyte injury in diabetic kidney disease"
Second Place: Yongqing Wang
"Treprostinil inhibits functional activation of scleroderma (SSc) vascular smooth
muscle cells (vSMCs) by inhibiting Yap and activating PPARG signaling"