College of Medicine and Life Sciences

Department of Medicine Research Symposium

The  3rd Annual Department of Medicine Research Symposium was held on Thursday, September 28, 2023.  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 will include an address from keynote speaker, Sanjay Rajagopalan, MD, FACC, FAHA Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine Chief Academic and Scientific Officer, followed by awards, poster presentations and a cocktail reception.  Participation in the Research Symposium is open to all faculty, residents, and fellows in the Department of Medicine, as well as students with a Department of Medicine mentor or collaborator. 

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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"

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