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Research Day Schedule:

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

12:00-1:00pm	Keynote Presentation - Prem Sahai Auditorium, 1110 MERF Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: From Body Colonization to Global Spread Michael Z. David, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Medicine and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics University of Pennsylvania
1:00-2:30pm	Invited Short Presentations - Prem Sahai Auditorium, 1110 MERF Evaluating the causal impact of organ allocation policy Tomohiro Tanaka, MD, MPH, Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology The role of airway epithelial responses in sarcoidosis Alejandro Pezzulo, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine Uncovering Preterm Immune Development Jennifer Bermick, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics ASIC3 plays a protective role in delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) via muscle acid sensation during maximal exercise Tahsin Khataei, MSc, Graduate Fellow, Cardiovascular Medicine Patterns of COVID-19 Vaccination Response Among Rheumatic Disease Patients Treated with Rituximab Christopher Halbur, BS, Medical Student
2:30-2:45pm	break
2:45-4:00pm	Poster session - Atrium, MERF

Poster Session

1	Jared McLendon Knockout of Sorbs2 in Cardiomyocytes Leads to Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Mice
2	Ravinder Reddy Gaddam MicroRNA-122 Targeting with Gamma Peptide Nucleic acid Inhibitor Improves Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Pre-diabetic Mice.
3	Gabriela Cavazza Cerri Cardiomyocyte-specific deletion of sarcoglycan-δ leads to dilated cardiomyopathy, autonomic dysfunction, and exaggerated stress-induced cardiovascular reactivity
4	Kara Misel-Wuchter Elucidating the role of TET enzymes in CD8 T cell differentiation and function
5	Rakeshkumar Patel Targeting neutrophil integrin alpha9 improves functional outcomes after stroke in mice with obesity-induced hyperglycemia
6	Madalyn E. Walsh, MD Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome And Its Association With Mast Cell Activation Syndrome and Chronic Urticaria
7	Betty H Tu and Aneli T Villa Association Between Improved Metabolic Risk Factors and Perceived Fatigue During Dietary Intervention Trial in Relapsing Remitting MS: A Secondary Analysis of the WAVES Trial
8	Kristen Rohli ER redox homeostasis regulates proinsulin trafficking and insulin granule formation in the pancreatic islet β-cell
9	Weiyang Zhao Determine the Effect of ERK1/2 Inhibition and RyR2 Stabilization in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
10	Garima Dixit FGFR2 mutations promote endometrial cancer progression through dual engagement of EGFR and Notch signaling pathways
11	Gagan Flora Mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase kinases contribute to platelet function and thrombosis in mice by regulating aerobic glycolysis
12	Greta Becker Predictors of Mortality among Children with Tuberculosis in Uganda
13	Grace Ciampa Title TBA
14	Suvasini Lakshmanan Association of plasma lipid metabolomics and coronary plaque progression in the EVAPORATE trial
15	Shinya Hasegawa Physicians' acceptable treatment failure rates and interpretation of antibiogram for Gram-negative infections: A pilot survey study of infectious diseases specialists
16	Saurabh Saini Microbiome plays a role in modulating RIPK2-mediated lethality following radiation
17	Luis Miguel García-Peña Sex-Dependent Effects of PERK Deletion in Thermogenic Adipocytes
18	Mariia Kumskova Platelet function in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
19	Spencer Peachee Lysosomal acid lipase inhibitor prevents mitochondrial fragmentation in PLIN2 deficient beta cells
20	Erin Sternhagen, MD Patterns of COVID-19 Vaccination Response Among Rheumatic Disease Patients Treated with Rituximab
21	Gavin R. McGivney Multiomic analysis of mouse and human malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) identifies pentose phosphate pathway disruption as a metabolic vulnerability
22	Wenjie Yu Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cells Sense Succinate to Stimulate Myoepithelial Cell Contraction
23	Yang Yu Inhibition of Nuclear Receptor Retinoid-Related Orphan Receptor γt Attenuates Interleukin-17A Production and Ameliorates Angiotensin II-Induced Neuroinflammation and Hypertension in Rats
24	Sandra Blom Proinflammatory cytokine regulation of Golgi morphology in pancreatic islet β-cells
25	Joseph Tholany The Effect of Infectious Diseases Consultation on 30-day Mortality Rates among Veterans with Enterococcal Bacteremia
26	Akansha Jain Title TBA
27	Grant Stalker Understanding the clinical course of Long-COVID manifestations
28	Kathie Zhang Preventing opioid-related toxicity at a regional VA medical center
29	Jennifer Strouse, MD Patterns of Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy
30	Grace Necker IL-13 induces epigenetic inflammatory memory in a subset of airway stem cells with limited clonogenicity
31	Azaj Ahmed Mouse Fed High Fat Diet accelerates development of Thrombotic Phenotype in Platelet dependent manner
32	Michael Rector Abnormal CT findings in lungs of newborn pigs with primary ciliary dyskinesia
33	Melissa Ward Pandemic Epidemiology: Interim Analysis of a COVID-19 Healthcare Worker Serosurvey
34	Emma Stapleton Thornell Vitamin D supplementation of human airway epithelia decreases sodium absorption in vitro
35	William N. Dragon II Airway Mucus Gel Shows Typical Polymer Gel Swelling Kinetics
36	Rosarie Tudas Lung function in patients with long-COVID determined by severity of acute infection, not by the SARS-CoV-2 variant
37	Lauren Tabor Identifying the Effects of Neuromodulation on Airway Repair
38	Shreya Ghimire Personal response profiles in sporadic Parkinson's Disease
39	Carley Stewart Airway Structure Effects on Mucus Transport
40	Miles Hagner The role of airway epithelial cell responses in sarcoidosis
41	Alicia S Eustes Crossroads of Immunity and Coagulation: Inhibition of an anticoagulant pathway by complement 1 in COVID-19
42	Kimberly E Helmkamp The Effects of High Oxygen on Mucus Transport and Airway Hyperreactivity
43	Michael Zavala Spatiotemporal variation of ambient air pollution particulate matter elemental composition at tuberculosis clinics in Hanoi, Vietnam
44	Madelyn Klemmensen Targeted Nanoparticles to Mitigate Radiation-Induced Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption and Cognitive Impairment
45	Tahsin Khataei ASIC3 plays a protective role in delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) via muscle acid sensation during maximal exercise
46	Jeff Rytlewski A Therapeutic Approach to Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors via Mast Cell Depletion with Imatinib as a Monotherapy and in Combination with Checkpoint Inhibition
47	Michelle Mengeling Rural Native American Women Veterans’ Use of VA Healthcare: Similarities and Differences Associated with Race and Rurality
48	Kyle Kramer Skeletal Muscle Adaptations to Whole Body Resistance Exercise Training in Fischer 344 Brown Norway Rats.
49	Nathan Witmer Identification and Characterization of Novel Cardiac Microproteins
50	Olumayokun Akinbo TIM3 regulates cross-presentation and the effector CD8+ T cell response to IAV
51	Kevin Chang Circulating Tumor DNA for Predicting Peritoneal only Disease Recurrence in Appendiceal Cancers
52	Sanmati Thangavel ER-stress inhibition protects C57 mice from high fat diet-induced weight gain.
53	Ahmad Al Masry Clinical Pharmacists are Underutilized in the Management of Hypertension
54	Qiaolin Hu Human Cytomegalovirus Transcription Initiation Control within the Viral Major Immediate-Early Enhancer
55	Jace Heath Transcriptional regulation of Cd5 in T cells
56	Amy MJ O'Shea The Association of Broadband Internet Service with Access to Mental Health Services Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
57	Sruti Prathivadhi-Bhayankaram If it looks, walks, and sounds like a duck? Treatment before Diagnosis in a Case of Eosinophilic Myocarditis
58	Michelle Tamplin Previously underreported vascular pathologies may confound a universal dose-response model for radiation retinopathy
59	Colleen Stein Further dissecting the role of a mitochondrial microprotein in membrane dynamics
60	DeShauna Jones "Create a unified identity so people shed the outside identity": A mixed methods evaluation of the implementation of a state-funded community-based Black doula program
61	Aasthika Das Inhibition of FGF13 in adipose tissue increases caveolae density
62	Jinxi Wang A Combined Strategy of Preserving JP2-dependent E-C Coupling and Promoting JP2NT-mediated E-T Coupling Functions offers better Cardiac Protection against Stress-induced heart failure
63	Brian Gehlbach or Taylor Becker Disruption of the circadian rhythm of melatonin: a novel biomarker of critical illness severity
64	Spyridon Fortis Respiratory Exacerbations and  lung function decline in people with history of smoking but normal spirometry
65	Sarah Ernst Development of a G551D Porcine Model of Cystic Fibrosis
66	Hope Fury Modulating Donor T Cell Graft-Versus-Host and Graft-Versus-Tumor Reactivity By Stat6

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