On March 4, the Department of Medicine held its annual Trainee Research Symposium research day for the residents, fellows, graduate students, and post-docs. There were approximately 66 abstracts submitted, each an example of the rigorous science and research they conduct daily.
Congratulations to the winners below!
Vibhu Parcha, MD
Division: Cardiovascular Disease
Mentor: Pankaj Arora, MD
"Trends in Cardiovascular Mortality in the Stroke Belt: 1999-2017"
Olivia Van Gerwen, MD
Division: Infectious Diseases
Mentor: Christina Muzny, MD
"Trichomonas vaginalis and adverse birth outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis"
Jacob Files, MD
Division: Infectious Diseases
Mentor: Paul Goepfert, MD
"Impact of HLA-II associated HIV-1 adaptations on vaccine-induced CD4 T-cell immune responses"
Beatrice Richter, PhD
Division: Nephrology
Mentor: Christian Faul, PhD
"FGFR4 is not required for the development of cardiac and renal hypertrophy in pregnancy"
Andrew Gahagan, MD
Division: Internal Medicine
Mentor: Radhika Gangaraju, MD
"The safety and efficacy of concurrent use of direct oral anticoagulants and targeted cancer therapies in cancer patients"