Spring 2024:

Suchitra Mohanty | Microbiology & Immunology

• PI: Edward Harhaj
• Attended: American Society for Virology (ASV) 2024 meeting
• Abstract: KDR/VEGFR2 interacts with HTLV-1 Tax to prevent its autophagic degradation and is required for the survival of Tax+ HTLV-1-transformed cells

Winter 2023:

Takuto Hamaoka | Heart & Vascular Institute

• PI: Jian Cui
• Attended: American Physiology Summit 2024
• Abstract: Effects of acute whole-body and lower limb heating on hemodynamic responses to walking in patients with peripheral artery disease

Fall 2023:

Vinodh Kumar | Neurology

• PI: Krish Sathian
• Attended: Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience 2023
• Abstract: Acoustic Parameters Underlying Sound-symbolism in English Nouns: A Machine Learning Approach

Spring 2023:

Rinki Kumar | Microbiology & Immunology

• PI: Christopher Norbury
• Attended: 42nd Annual Meeting for American Society for Virology 2023
• Abstract: UL88 downregulates MyD88 via lysosomal degradation

Winter 2022:

Deepak Kumar Khajuria | Orthopedics & Rehabilitation

• PI: Reyad A. Elbarbary
• Attended: Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) 2023 Annual Meeting
• Abstract: Cannabidiol and cannabigerol, non-psychotropic cannabinoids, effectively ameliorate bone fracture pain and promote both early and late phases of the healing process

Fall 2022:

Siddharth Sunilkumar | Cellular & Molecular Physiology

• PI: Michael Dennis
• Attended: ASN Kidney Week 2022
• Abstract: Diabetes-Induced Renal Inflammation is Facilitated by Expression of The Stress Response Protein REDD1

Summer 2022:

Rachel Kallus | Psychiatry & Behavioral Health

• PI: Susan Mayes
• Attended: American Psychological Association (APA) 2022
• Abstract: Stability of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Compared to Other Childhood Symptoms

Spring 2022:

Stephanie Schell | Dermatology

• PI: Amanda Nelson
• Attended: Society for Investigative Dermatology
• Abstract: Epidermal inflammatory activity is an important driver of hidradenitis suppurativa lesions

Winter 2021:

Vengadeshprabhu Karuppa Gounder | Orthopedics & Rehabilitation

• PI: Fadia Kamal
• Attended: Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) 2022 Annual Meeting
• Abstract: Gβγ-Grk2 Signaling Regulates Macrophage Polarization and Synovitis in Osteoarthritis

Fall 2021:

Lu Qin | Heart & Vascular Institute

• PI: Jianhua Li
• Attended: American Heart Association Scientific Sessions
• Abstract: Exaggerated Blood Pressure Response to Static Exercise Following Muscle Ischemia Reperfusion: A Time-Course Investigation

Marina Chulkina | Medicine

• PI: Iryna Pinchuk
• Attended: Crohn’s & Colitis Congress 2022
• Abstract: Activation of MK2 in Crohn’s Diseases-associated Fibrosis: New Target for Anti-fibrotic Therapy

Summer 2021:

Fang Chen | Public Health Sciences

• PI: Dajiang J. Liu
• Attended: American Society of Human Genetics 2021 Annual Meeting | VIRTUAL
• Abstract: Trans-ethnic Transcriptome-wide Association Study and fine-mapping analysis in 3.3 million individuals shed lights on the genetic architecture of alcohol and smoking addiction

Amanda Miller | Neural & Behavioral Sciences

• PI: Amy C. Arnold
• Attended: American Heart Association Hypertension 2021 Scientific Sessions | VIRTUAL
• Abstract: Angiotensin-(1-7) increases vascular beta-2 adrenergic receptor expression in aging mice

Winter 2020:

Sophia Allen | Public Health Sciences

• PI: Jonathan Foulds
• Attended: 4th Annual Cancer Disparities Symposium: Cultivating Science and Community Engagement to Address Cancer Health Disparities, Cleveland, OH
• Abstract: Cigarette Relighting Among Vulnerable Populations in Randomized Controlled Trials of Reduced Nicotine Content Cigarettes

Jian Wang | Pharmacology

• PI: Nikolay Dokholyan
• Attended: 64th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, San Diego, CA
• Abstract: Ohm – Comprehensive Exploration Of Protein Allostery

Summer 2019:

Chi-Wei Chen | Cellular & Molecular Physiology

• PI: Katherine Aird
• Attended: Advances in Ovarian Cancer Research, Atlanta, GAC
• Abstract: ATM Inhibitor Synergizes with Glycolysis Inhibition in Ovarian Cancer Cells

Brian Hain | Cellular & Molecular Physiology

• PI: David Waning
• Attended: American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Orlando, FL
• Abstract: Zoledronic acid improves muscle function in mice treated with chemotherapy

Spring 2019:

Nithyananda Thorenoor | Pediatrics

• PI: Joanna Floros
• Attended: Organization for Studies on Sex Differences, Washington, DC
• Abstract: Differential Impact of Co-Expressed SP-A1/SP-A2 Protein on AM Mirnome: Sex Differences

Ashwinkumar Ganapathy | Medicine

• PI: Prashant Nighot
• Attended: American Gastroenterological Association, San Diego, CA
• Abstract: Alpha-Tocopherylquinone Enhances Intestinal Epithelial Tight Junction Barrier by Differential Modulation of Claudins Expression

Winter 2019:

Balazs Koscso | Microbiology & Immunology

• PI: Milena Bogunovic
• Attended: Keystone Symposia – Myeloid Cells (B7) | Santa Fe | New Mexico
• Abstract: Gut-Resident IL10+CX3CR1hi Macrophages Induce Tertiary Lymphoid Tissue and IgA Response in Situ

Charyguly Annageliyev |  Hematology & Oncology

• PI: David Claxton
• Attended: American Society of Hematology | San Diego | CA
• Abstract: The Novel Small Molecule Inhibitor KS99 Targets AML and Inhibits Stemness markers STAT3 and ALDH

Spring 2018: 

Danielle Jin-Kwang Kim | Heart & Vascular Institute

• PI: Lawrence Sinoway
• Attended: Integrative Human Cardiovascular Control | Copenhagen \ Denmark
• Abstract: Renal medullary oxygenation decreases with lower body negative pressure

Summer 2017:

Linda Cruz | Microbiology & Immunology

• PI:  Nick Buchkovich
• Attended:  International Herpesvirus Workshop; Ghent, Belgium
• Abstract:  To be or not to be with UL88: a strain-dependent function for this HCMV ORF

Shreejata Chatterjee | Microbiology & Immunology

• PI:  Craig Meyers
• Attended:  DNA Tumor Virus 2017; Birmingham, United Kingdom
• Abstract:  A comparative analysis of gene expression changes upon persistent HPV16 infection in the cervix, foreskin and tonsil

Spring 2017:

Rebecca Kaddis Maldonado | Medicine

• PI:  Leslie Parent
• Attended:  Meeting on Retrovirues; Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA
• Abstract:  Genetic Determinants of Gag: Viral RNA Interactions in the Nucleus

Shwetank | Microbiology & Immunology

• PI:  Aron Lukacher
• Attended:  American Association of Immunology Annual Meeting; Washington DC, USA
• Abstract:  Cognate epitope is dispensable in maintenance of PD-1 expression on tissue-resident CD8+ cells

Winter 2016:

Yanyan Jiang | Neural & Behavioral Sciences

• PI:  Alberto Travagli
• Attended:  Experimental Biology; Chicago, IL, USA
• Abstract:  Effects of Catecholamines on Gastric Functions in Stressed Rats

Fall 2016:

Kathleen Kokolus | Microbiology & Immunology

• PI:  Todd Schell
• Attended:  Society for the Immunotherapy of Cancer Annual Meeting;  National Harbor, MD, USA
• Abstract:  Beta-Adrenergic Blockade Improves the Immunotherapeutic Response to Melanoma