2011 Research Appreciation Day
Research and Innovation
Keynote Speaker
Virend K. Somers, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Virend Kristen Somers received his Medicine degree from the University of Natal in South Africa. He was then awarded a Nuffield Dominion Scholarship to Oxford University where he received his Doctor of Philosophy Degree. He subsequently completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Internal Medicine Residency and Cardiology Fellowship at the University of Iowa, where he served as Director of the Cardiovascular Neurophysiology Laboratory. He is presently Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic, and has been appointed as a Mayo Foundation Clinical Investigator. He is Board Certified in Cardiovascular Diseases and is an American Society of Hypertension certified Consultant in Hypertension.
“Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease – Evidence, Mechanisms and Clinical Implications”
Award Winners
HealthPoint First Place Translational Research Award ($300)
Soumya Krishnamurthy, Regulation Of Ikkepsilon By Akt In Breast Cancer Cells (Poster #208)
HealthPoint Second Place Translational Research Award ($200)
Suraj Pratap, Nano-Particles For Targeted Drug Delivery In Pediatric Cancers (Poster #214)
CBTS Poster Award ($500/$300/$200)
First Place, Adam Odeh, Regulatory T Cells Directly Control The Severity Of Mycoplasma Respiratory Disease (Poster #910)
Second Place, Prachi Dongre, Blimp1 In Association With Ct And Ga Repeats Regulate Transcription Of Mouse Cs1 Gene. (Poster #914)
Third Place, Hunaid Gurji, Technological Coupling Of Basic Science And Engineering Results In More Accurate Data With Greater Efficiency Of Data Analysis (Poster # 1714)
CBTS Oral Presentation Award ($500)
Hunaid Gurji, Pyruvate-Fortified Fluid Resuscitation Protects Left Ventricular Function and Metabolism During Hemmorrhagic Shock and Hindlimb Ischemia (Poster #311)
CBTS Postdoc Poster Award ($700)
Chang Su, Erk1/2 And Erk5 Have Distinct Roles In Bdnf Transcriptional Regulation (Poster #101)
Poster Award ($250)
First Place, Jason Jackson & Sean Campbell, Perceptions Of Complementary And Alternative Medicine Education Among Physician Assistants And Physician Assistant Students In Texas (Poster #600)
| College of Public Health Student Association Poster Award………………………………………………………………….. | |||
| $500 | First Place Poster Award | Name: Kelly Bowers | Poster # 223 |
| Estimation Of Cumulative Radiation Exposure From Repeat Or Multiple Ct Exams And Cancer Risk Assessment | |||
| $350 | Second Place Poster Award | Name: Shahnawaz Amdani | Poster # 1710 |
| A Fish Cell Assay For The Assessment Of Golden Algae Bloom Toxins | |||
| $200 | Third Place Poster Award | Name: Piyush Singh | Poster # 200 |
| Survival Analysis Of Pediatric Patients Following A Second Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant | |||
| $300 | First Place Oral Award | Name: Bradford Jackson | Poster # 1501 |
| Local Safety Net Clinics And Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Hospitalization | |||
| $500 | First Place Poster Award | Name: Brett Mueller | Poster # 708 |
| Effects Of Sigma-1 Receptors On Mitochondrial Fusion In Primary Retinal Ganglion Cells | |||
| $300 | Third Place Poster Award | Name: Artur Schander | Poster # 911 |
| Lymphatic Pump Technique Facilitates the Clearance of Respiratory Infection with Streptococcus Pneumoniae |
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| $250 | First Place General Resident Research Award | Name: Ken Kaminski | Poster # 1700 |
| Morbidity And Mortality In The Geriatric Polytrauma Patient | |||
| $250 | First Place Family Medicine Resident Award | Name: Richard Le | Poster # 2121 |
| Neurofibromatosis: A Case Presentation | |||
| $250 | Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine – IM Korr PhD Memorial Award |
Name: Kyle Gummelt | Poster # 909 |
| The Effects Of Lymphatic Pump Treatment On The Immune System Of Rats With Pneumonia | |||
| $500 | The Osteopathic Research Center Excellence in Research Award | Name: Artur Schander | Poster # 911 |
| Lymphatic Pump Technique Facilitates The Clearance Of Respiratory Infection With Streptococcus Pneumoniae | |||
| $250 | First Place Student Honors Award | Name: Jyoti Chouhan | Poster # 302 |
| Intermittent Hypoxia Conditioning In Spontaneously Hyerptensive Rats: Effects On Heart Rate And Blood Pressure | |||
| $500 | Russ Jenkins Memorial Surgery Award | Name: John Newton | Poster # 315 |
| Novel Chest Tube Improves Post-Surgical Drainage | |||
| TCOM Student Council Case Presentation Award………………………………………………………………………………… | |||
| $300 | First Place Poster Award | Name: Edward Hearn | Poster # 2114 |
| Cystic Tumors Of The Parathyroid Gland, Presentation And Management – A Case Study | |||
| $200 | Second Place Poster Award | Name: Amir Barzin | Poster # 2100 |
| What’s That Rash? A Case Presentation Of A 19-Year-Old Black Female | |||
| $150 | Third Place Poster Award | Name: Shaida Khan | Poster # 2115 |
| Atypical Findings In A Pheochromocytoma | |||
| TCOM Class of 2014 Award………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. | |||
| $150 | First Place Award | Name: Elizabeth Roruke | Poster # 206 |
| Modulation Of Radiation-Induced Genetic Damage By Hcmv In Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes From A Brain Tumor Case-Control Study | |||
CRI Graduate Student Award ($200)
Hunaid Gurji, Pyruvate-Fortified Fluid Resuscitation Protects Left Ventricular Function and Metabolism During Hemmorrhagic Shock and Hindlimb Ischemia (Poster #311)
CRI Postdoctoral Student Award ($200)
Myong-Gwi Ryou, Pyruvate-Induced Cerebral Protective Mechanism In Ischemic Stroke (Poster #313)
Poster Award ($300/$200)
First Place, Ami Murphy, Infantile Hemangioma (Poster #1707)
Second Place, Chelsea Price, Vacterl Association: A Case Report (Poster #2113)
| FOR HER Award………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. | |||
| $300 | Clinical Poster Award for Student | Name: Anindita Mukerjee | Poster # 218 |
| Sustained Reduction Of Plasminogen Activation In Highly Invasive Breast Cancer Utilizing Annexin A2-Targeted Combinatorial Nanoparticles | |||
| $300 | Translational Research Poster Award | Name: Andrew Gdowski | Poster # 1711 |
| The Effect Of Daytime Sleepiness On Morning Salivary Cortisol And Maladaptive Eating Behavior Ratings In Obese Women | |||
| Institute for Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Research (IAADR) ……………………………………………………………. | |||
| $500 | First Place Pre-doctoral Poster Award | Name: Courtney Brock | Poster # 107 |
| Neuroprotective Effects of Genistein | |||
| Institute of Investigative Genetics Award…………………………………………………………………………………………….. | |||
| $250 | First Place Poster Award | Name: Marc Sprouse | Poster # 2303 |
| Internal Validation Of A Real-Time Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay For Human Mitochondrial DNA | |||
| North Texas Eye Research Institute Award…………………………………………………………………………………………… | |||
| $500 | First Place Poster Award | Name: Anirudh Sethi | Poster # 700 |
| Tgf-Beta Induces Lysyl Oxidase (Lox) Expression Via Smad And Non-Smad Signaling In Human Trabecular Meshwork Cells | |||
| TECH Fort Worth Innovation Award……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. | |||
| $300 | First Place Poster Award | Name: Sangram Raut | Poster # 1715 |
| Evaluation Of Fitc-Bsa Conjugated Nanodiamonds For Potential Biomedical And Biophysical Applications | |||
| Elena and Thomas Yorio Travel Award……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. | |
| Coach tickets to a scientific meeting in the continental United States | Name: Brett Mueller |
| Drawing Winner | |
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