College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences

CBTS Oral Presentations at RAD

March 12, 2025 • CBTS, MIG, P&A, P&N, Research, students

We’re excited to share that the College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences will host oral presentations as part of this year’s Research Appreciation Day events.

Join us on Monday, March 24 in RES 114 starting at 9 a.m. to hear oral presentations from our outstanding graduate students.

Light snacks will be provided.

Presentation Schedule

Time Presenting Mentor Title
9-9:15 a.m. Katherine E. McBroom Henson Dr. Roxanne R. Zascavage Adaptive Sampling for the Simultaneous Analysis of STRs, SNPs, and mtDNA in Human Remains Identification
9:15-9:30 a.m. Caroline Rinderle Dr. Bruce Bunnell Small molecule inhibitor analogs have differing effects on TNBC than GW525701 parent compound in vitro
9:30-9:45 a.m. Benjamin Landon Dr. Kunlin Jin Differential Expression Profiles of miRNA and piRNA in Alzheimer’s Disease as a Diagnostic Tool
9:45-10 a.m. Tamara Fischer Dr. Bruce Bunnell Optimization of Adipogenic Differentiation Medium for Use with Obese Breast Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
10-10:15 a.m. Ammar Kapic Dr. Katalin Prokai and Dr. Laszlo Prokai Retinal Proteomic Landscape and Visual Function Preservation Reveal the Therapeutic Benefits of DHED Eyedrops in Estrogen-Deprived Glaucomatous Male Rats
10:15-10:30 a.m. BREAK
10:30-10:45 a.m. Calvin Brooks Dr. Raghu Krishnamoorthy Decreased parkin expression in retinal ganglion cells may mediate mitophagy declines in response to elevated endothelin-1
10:45-11 a.m. Amanda Tucker Dr. Harlan Jones & Dr. Nicole Phillips APOE epistasis as population specific risk factors for Alzheimer’s Disease outcomes
11-11:15 a.m. Kumudu Subasinghe Dr. Nicole Phillips Neuronal cell-derived extracellular vesicle microRNA signatures implicated in Alzheimer’s Disease
11:15-11:30 a.m. Maria Artiles Dr. Jin Liu Design and optimization of mini Prime Editors using computational tools
BREAK
1-1:15 p.m. Rajiv Rangan Dr. Abbot Clark Phenethylaminylation: Preliminary In Vitro Evidence for the Covalent Transamidation of Psychedelic Phenethylamines to Glial Proteins using 3,5-Dimethoxy-4-(2-Propynyloxy)-Phenethylamine as a Model Compound
1:15-1:30 p.m. Oanh Trinh Dr. Nathalie Sumien Evaluating Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Chemotherapy-Related Cognitive Impairment
1:30-1:45 p.m. Jonna Smith Dr. Mark Cunningham Rodents exposed to an impoverished environment display sex differences in blood pressure, brain and kidney inflammation in adulthood
1:45-2 p.m. Viet Dinh Dr. Caroline Rickards Pulsatile Perfusion Therapy at 0.1 Hz Protects Cerebral Blood Flow and Tissue Oxygenation in Humans During Simulated Hemorrhage
2-2:15 p.m. K. Austin Davis Dr. Caroline Rickards Induced 0.1 Hz hemodynamic oscillations protect peripheral tissue oxygenation despite no effect on vascular conductance during simulated hemorrhage in humans
2:15-2:30 p.m. BREAK
2:30-2:45 p.m. Savanna Smith Dr. Mark Cunningham Sex Differences in Cerebrum miRNAs, Mitochondrial Translation Elongation Factor, Electron Transport Chain Proteins, and Blood Pressure in Adult IUGR Rats
2:45-3:00 p.m. Sal Essajee Dr. Johnathan Tune Transmural adaptations of coronary circulation in the setting of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
3-3:15 p.m. Michael Eleruja Dr. Caroline Rickards Pulsatile Perfusion Therapy at 0.1 Hz does not affect cardiac function during simulated hemorrhage in humans
3:15-3:30 p.m. Indya Thompson Dr. Lauren Gonzales Investigating the Relationship Between Humeral Morphology and Observational Frequencies of Locomotor and Substrate Activity in Anthropoid Primates
3:30-3:45 p.m. Baonhu Tran Dr. Scott Maddux Experimentally Reevaluating Respiratory Contributions to Total Body Heat Loss in Human Thermoregulation: A Pilot Study