16th Annual Celebration of Research Poster Award Winners
Once again, the College of Medicine Office of Research awarded Outstanding Poster Awards.
These awards recognize the most outstanding posters with categories to recognize individuals at various career stages and in several major areas of focus within the college. Check out the winners below:
Outstanding Poster Award in Basic and Translational Sciences (Undergraduate and Post-Baccalaureate)
Rachel Lee
Department of Physiology & Aging
The Effect of Time-Restricted Feeding on Renal Sodium and Water Handling Proteins in Aged Male Mice
Outstanding Poster Award in Basic and Translational Sciences (Predoctoral)
John Figg
Department of Neurosurgery
Disrupting skull-resident immunosuppressors potentiates immunotherapy against glioblastoma
Outstanding Poster Award in Basic and Translational Sciences (Postdoctoral)
Adrienne Widener, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Development of PRObeta maturation protocol improves function of stem cell derived beta cells
Outstanding Poster Award in Basic and Translational Sciences (Early Stage Investigators)
Christina von Roemeling, Ph.D.
Department of Neurosurgery
Metabolic Unmasking: Disarming melanoma’s lipid shield to enhance immunotherapy
Outstanding Poster Award in Clinical Sciences (Undergraduate and Post-Baccalaureate)
Matthew Chao
Department of Neuroscience
Sex- and Region-Specific Impact of Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure on Dopaminergic Neuroimmune Interactions
Outstanding Poster Award in Clinical Sciences (Predoctoral)
Siya Bhutani
Department of Community Health & Family Medicine
Bridging the Gaps: Exploring Patient Needs at Social Work Night at a Student-Run Clinic
Outstanding Poster Award in Clinical Sciences (Postdoctoral)
Brandon Yang, D.O.
Department of Emergency Medicine
Basivertebral Nerve Ablation Providing Complete and Durable Pain Relief in an Octogenarian with Chronic Vertebrogenic Low Back Pain
Outstanding Poster Award in Clinical Sciences (Early Stage Investigators)
Nicole Hammer, MPH
Department of Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics
Carceral Maternal Health in Florida
Outstanding Poster Award in Data Sciences or Artificial Intelligence (Predoctoral)
Abhinav Penmetcha
Department of Medicine
Fewer ED Admission for Chest Pain Without Myocardial Infarction During COVID: No Harm to Patients
New Frontiers Innovation Award (Predoctoral)
Sophia Amro Gazze
Department of Urology
Preclinical Evaluation of HYAL2-Targeting Antibody-Drug Conjugate for Treatment of Advanced Cancers
New Frontiers Innovation Award (Postdoctoral)
Michael Fassler, M.D.
Department of Surgery
PCSK9 Inhibition Attenuates Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Development in Mice and Humans
