Research Day Schedule:
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
12:00-1:00pm Keynote Presentation - Prem Sahai Auditorium, 1110 MERF A Trail of Research: Establishing Obesity as a Disease
Steven B. Heymsfield, MD
Professor
Director, Metabolism & Body Composition Laboratory
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Louisiana State University1:00-2:30pm
Invited Short Presentations - Prem Sahai Auditorium, 1110 MERF
Key Advances in Liver Disease: Incorporating Clinical Research into a Career in Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Antonio Sanchez, MD, Clinical Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and HepatologyFoxOs regulate muscle mitochondrial function in diabetes
Brian O'Neill, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Endocrinology and MetabolismBrown Adipose Tissue-Derived GDF15 as a Modulator of Cardiometabolic Health
Renata Pereira Alambert, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Endocrinology and MetabolismThe Chronic Prothrombotic State after Mild Acute Infection with SARS-CoV-2 is Partly Mediated through Extracellular Histones
Gokul Patil, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow TransplantationCharacterizing a Novel Family of Alternative Open Reading Frame Encoded Microproteins
Nathan Witmer, BS, Graduate Research Assistant, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine2:30-2:45pm break 2:45-4:00pm Poster session - Atrium, MERF
1 Madalyn Walsh
Anaphylaxis Following Chlorhexidine Use in the Setting of Peripheral Access Insertion: A Case Series2 Nafis Md Irfan
Effect of Alamandine on Isoproterenol-Induced Left Ventricular Dysfunction, Cardiac Remodeling and Immune Responses in Rat3 Sabrina Tan
Determining natural killer cell responses to JC polyomavirus4 Kayitare Eunice Gikundiro
Impact of IL-15 neutralization on neuropathogenesis in acute HIV/SIV infection5 Kara Misel-Wuchter
The TCR landscape is epigenetically calibrated in the thymus and impacts CD8 effector differentiation during acute viral infection6 Jyoti Arora
Elucidating the Mechanisms of T Cell Help in NK Cell-Mediated ADCC in a Humanized Mouse Model7 Saurabh Saini
Guardians of Survival: Decoding the Microbial Influence on RIPK2-Mediated Lethality in Acute Radiation8 Nathan Witmer
Characterizing a Novel Family of Alternative Open Reading Frame Encoded Microproteins9 Rakesh B. Patel
Neutrophil-specific integrin α9β1 is a novel regulator of NETosis and targeting it improves long-term functional outcomes after stroke in mice with obesity-induced hyperglycemia10 Amy O'Shea
Willingness to Engage in Video Telemedicine for Primary Care, Mental Health, or Specialty Outpatient Visits in the Veterans Health Administration11 Patrick Kwadwo Nuro-Gyina
A potential role for adipocytes in visceral leishmaniasis12 Ruoning (Lemon) Ni
Clinical phenotypes in patients with isolated anti-Sm/RNP common motif antibody positivity, compared to those with or without associated anti-RNP antibody reactivity13 Yang Yu
Myocardial infarction-induced disruption of blood-brain barrier in hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus is mediated by interleukin-17A signaling in rat14 Emma Stapleton
Residential bioaerosol concentrations and serum inflammatory markers in pulmonary sarcoidosis15 McKenna Eisenbeisz
A Rash Diagnosis16 Guillermo Romano Ibarra
IL-13 increases CFTR-mediated short-circuit current, but decreases ionocyte CFTR in human airway epithelium17 Jin-Young Yoon
SIRTUIN5 Modulates Na+/Ca2+ Handling Through Oxidative Stress Dependent Mechanism In Mouse Heart18 Akshaya Warrier
Multiomic analysis of mouse and human Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors (MPNSTs) identifies G6PD dysregulation as a metabolic vulnerability19 Ritu Som
Inhibition of mitochondrial transaminase impairs complex II respiration at low inner membrane potential20 Grace Necker
Cell Type-specific IL-13-induced Epigenetic Memory Modulates Epithelial Plasticity21 Srija Manchkanti
Gender-affirming Hormone Therapy Does Not Increase the Burden of Thrombotic Events in Adult Transgender Women: A Global Hospital-Based Survey22 Raul Villacreses
Quantitative CT analysis after highly effective modulator therapy23 Cierra Boyer
Synchronized proinsulin trafficking reveals delayed Golgi export accompanies β-cell secretory dysfunction in rodent models of hyperglycemia24 Daniel Mai
Systemic Loxoscelism Leading to Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: A Case Report25 Nastaran Daneshgar
Klotho regulates cardiomyocyte proliferation in aging26 Hanna Paton
CD47/SIRPa coreceptor provides protection during cutaneous Leishmania major infection27 Mike Wendt
FGFR1 signaling facilitates obesity-driven pulmonary outgrowth in metastatic breast cancer28 Anna Leinhieser
A Nonlinear Dynamical Systems Model for Drp1 Oligomerization dependent Mitochondrial Fission29 Udhayvir Singh Grewal
Characteristics and Predictors of Outcomes with Neoadjuvant Imatinib in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Real World Data from a Large Patient Registry30 Shreya Ghimire
Abnormal ATP production in dermal fibroblast from people with sporadic PD31 Peter Szachowicz
The role of complement in a mouse model of severe COVID-1932 Dalal El Ladiki
Lipophagy is constitutively active in pancreatic beta cells and required for mitochondria health and insulin secretion33 Desmond Barber
ICU Simulation: An Airway Escape Room34 Will Fairman
ATF4 is Required for Maximum Skeletal Muscle Secretion of FGF21, but Dispensable for Resistance to Diabetes and Obesity35 Deeraj Manika
Inducible Deletion of OPA1 in the Heart Induces ER Stress that precedes Mitochondrial and Contractile Dysfunction36 Winter Philibert
Balancing Act: NO Signaling, NOS Isoforms, and Oxidative Stress in Airway Diseases37 Michael Rector
Mechanisms of small airway clearance: Avalanches, washing machines, and toothpaste!38 Brie Hilkin
Rapid Reversal of Mucociliary Transport Defects in G551D Newborn Pigs39 Akansha Jain
Disrupted planar polarization of motile cilia in a patient with bronchiectasis and variants in a primary ciliopathy gene, RPGRIP1L40 Ayushi Sood
Brown Adipose Tissue-Derived GDF15 Promotes Cardioprotection During Myocardial Infarction41 Sarah Van Dorin
Role of airway surface liquid pH in regulation of V-ATPase in pulmonary ionocytes42 Bo Ram Kim
High oxygen tension promotes the ciliated cell lineage decision in human airway stem cells via mitochondrial citrate export43 Anna Klein
Assessing Quality of Life, Food Insecurity, and Social Support in Rural Versus Urban Iowan Residents with Multiple Sclerosis: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study44 Jitendra Kumar
SUMO2-p66Shc regulates vascular endothelial function in mice45 Miles Hagner
Airway Epithelial Responses to Cutibacterium acnes in Sarcoidosis46 Benjamin Stimson
Recombinant Ago2 for Nanobody Library Screening47 Shreyashree Sarkar
Elevation of 8-OHdG-DNA in association with Prothrombotic State in Colorectal Cancer: A Cross Sectional Study in Mice and Humans48 Ian Thornell
The relationship between CFTR expression and cAMP-stimulated bicarbonate secretion diverges for the duodenum and ileum of pigs49 Grace Rocco
Neuronal Sorbs2-dependent regulation of microtubules and its effect on learning and memories50 Azaj
Absence of Endogenous Nox2-NADPH Oxidase does not Prevent from Age-induced Platelet Activation and Arterial Thrombosis51 Henry Lin
The Smooth Muscle Cell Sorbs2 Protein is Required for Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Contractility52 Gokul Patil
The Chronic Prothrombotic State after Mild Acute Infection with SARS-CoV-2 is Partly Mediated through Extracellular Histones53 Mark Frommelt
Long Term Sequela of SARS-CoV-2 in Airway Epithelia54 Jeydith Gutierrez
Rapid adoption of Telehealth in an Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Unit: A care-team perspective and lessons to support the healthcare workforce55 Loreen Herwaldt
SARS-COV-2 SEROPOSITIVITY AMONG HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS (HCP) IN A RURAL STATE56 Andrea Benavides
Programming of Monocyte Differentiation by Type 2 cytokines57 Benney Endoni
MIRO1 promotes MERCS formation and ER-mitochondria Ca2+ transfer in VSMCs during G1/S58 Sandra Blom
Proinflammatory cytokine regulation of Golgi morphology in pancreatic islet β-cells59 Ibiyemi Oke
Effort Thrombosis: Paget-Schroetter Syndrome in a 19-year-old female60 Joshua Peterson
Mice with DRP1 Down Regulation in Skeletal Muscle Exhibit Increased Insulin Sensitivity Measured by Hyperinsulinemic Euglycemic Clamp61 Aaron Tran
The Effects of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 3 (BMP3) on Adipocyte Metabolism62 Himani Thakkar
Ceramide-induced regulatory T-cell dysfunction impairs systemic energy and glucose homeostasis63 Rachel Anderson
Improving Adoption of VA Video Connect at Iowa City VA Primary Care Clinic64 Andres D. Dajles
Effect of Temperature and Protease Inhibitors on the Incidence of Kidney Stones
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