VCOM - 2019 Annual Report

2019 Carolinas Via Research Recognition Day Poster CompetitionWinners

Oral Presentations Biomedical Research First Place 1. Artem Boyev, OMS-III Cellular Composition of Carotid Artery Intimal Hyperplasia

Second Place 10. Zui Keat Ng, OMS-II A Silent Epidemic - Victims of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Third Place 11. William Webster, OMS-IV POEMS Syndrome: A Typical Presentation of an Atypical Array of Symptoms Educational Research First Place Johnny Efstathiades, OMS-II (not pictured) Nutrition in Osteopathic Medical Education Second Place 12. Franklin Hiffernan, OMS-II Anatomy Surgical Internship: A Novel Approach to Clinically Oriented Dissection

Poster Presentations Biomedical Research First Place 6.Nicole Rosenberg, OMS-I Ebola Virus SGP Promotes Inhibition of Coagulation Pathway

Second Place 2. Justin Dizon, OMS-II CRISPR/CAS9 Mediated Repair of Gaucher-Type 2 Patient Mutations in IPSC-Derived Neural Progenitor Cells

Second Place 7. Miriam Brown, OMS-II Analysis of the Effect of Ebola Virus on Macrophages Via RNA-Sequencing Third Place 8. Abigail White, OMS-I Does Facial Effleurage Affect the Serum Levels of TNFA During Acute Rhinosinusitis? Clinical Research First Place 9. Jessica Patrizi, OMS-IV Courtside Mindfulness—Keep Your Head in the Game: The Effects of 8-Week Mindfulness Training on

Third Place 3. Azfar Ali, OMS-II

Tolylfluanid Effects Cardiomyocyte Cellular Differentiation, Metabolism, and Mitochondrial Function as it Relates to the Development of Cardiomyopathies Clinical Research First Place 4. Ashley Czaplicki, OMS-IV Central American Parents’ Perception of Their Child’s ADHD Characteristics Based on the AAP/NICHQ Vanderbilt Assessment Scales

Adolescent Volleyball Athletes Case-Based Research

First Place Cameron Kahn, OMS-III (not pictured) Management of Complications Associated with Oropharyngeal Cancer Primary Therapy: A Case Study

Second Place 5. Hannah Driscoll, OMS-III

A Retrospective Analysis of the Impact of Filmarray Respiratory Panel Utilization of the Management of Pediatric Influenza Cases

VCOM Researcher of the Year Jillian Bradley, PhD, VCOM Associate Professor for Microbiology and Immunology

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