VCOM 2021 Annual Report

RESEARCH

Third Place Caitlyn Martin, Class of 2023 Learning to Thrive-Helping Students Transition to and Succeed in Medical School Honorable Mention Noorunnehar Qureshi, Class of 2023 Seeking an Understanding of What Makes Successful Students Successful GRADUATE STUDENT Biomedical Research A New Regulatory Small RNA, VcrS, is Crucial for Virulence of Brucella abortus Second Place Fernanda Guilhaume-Correa Contribution of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Astrocytic Reactivity Following Primary Blast Traumatic Brain Injury The Selective B Cell Lymphoma 6 (BCL6) Inhibitor Decreases Germinal Center (GC) Formation and Reduces Kidney in Lupus Induced Mice UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT Biomedical Research First Place - TIE Lauren A. Duma Proposed Injury Threshold for Drone Blade Skin Lacerations Brock G. Duma Whitewater Helmet STAR: Evaluating the Biomedical Performance and Risk of Head Injury of Whitewater Helmets Third Place Ashton Shiraz First Place Kellie A. King

Honorable Mention Courtney McNichols, Liberty College of Osteopathic Medicine Novel MRI Techniques Identifying Vascular Leak and Paravascular Flow Reduction in Early Alzheimer Disease Clinical Case Reports Wrist Function Recovery Course in a Scaphoid Nonunion Fracture with Avascular Necrosis: A Case Report Second Place Tyler Avery, Class of 2022 Anomalous Left Main Coronary Artery with Concomitant Atherosclerotic Disease Treated with Angioplasty Third Place Mary Klacik, Class of 2022 Diverticulitis vs. Acute Alpha Gal: Is it Seeds, Nuts or Cows that are Playing Havoc on Your Bowels Honorable Mention Caroline Pupke, VCOM-Auburn, Class of 2021 Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy for Latissimus Dorsi Muscle Tear in a Baseball Player Education / Simulation Research First Place Arianna Vessal, Class of 2023

First Place Nirav Patel, Class of 2022 Cardiac Dysrhythmia Management

Simulation with Undergraduate Medical Students: Improving Student Performance through Curricular Design Second Place Ethan Parker, Class of 2023 Identifying and Monitoring Changes in the Study Habits of First-Year Medical School Students

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