VCOM 2023 Annual Report

Research Recognition Day Winners

VCOM-Louisiana

Biomedical Research

Third Place Amanda Wright

First Place Ariana E. Faraji

Screening Division I Athletes For Depression During The Covid-19 Pandemic

Investigating The Role Of Internally Transcribed Spacers Of Ribosomal Rna In Viral Infections Second Place Stephanie Torres Amyloid Precursor Protein Modulates Inflammatory Response To Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection Third Place Olivia B. Bee Altered Nuclear Localization Of Pulmonary Endothelial Expressed Tar Dna-Binding Protein 43 In Response To Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection Clinical Research and Case Studies First Place Mihir Patel A Rare Case Of Iatrogenic Cardiac R On T Phenomenon Second Place Mihir Patel A Case Of Primary Malignant Cardia Myxofibrosarcoma Third Place Ahmad Fouad Chaban Cardiac Emergency: Acute Saddle Pulmonary Embolism, Intramural Hematoma, And Aortic Aneurysm With Dissection

Educational Research

First Place Shelby Deynzer

Educational Interventions Improve Ultrasound Anatomy Identification In Preclinical Medical Students Second Place Brooklynn Runyan Use Of A Therapy Dog In A Classroom Setting To Reduce Academic-Related Stress And Anxiety

Third Place Benjamin R. Lewis

Improving Delivery And Adherence Of Sepsis Algorithms Through Use Of Interactive Educational Modalities

Pharmacology

First Place Ethar Mudhish

The Tobacco ß-Cembrenediol: A Prostate Cancer Recurrence Suppressor Lead And Prospective Scaffold Via Modulation Of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase And Tryptophan Dioxygenase

Second Place Dinesh Aryal, PhD

Chronic Metabolic Acidosis Elicited Hypertension Is Regulated By Rho Kinase (Rock1) Mediated Intrarenal Angiotensin II

COVID-19 and Epidemiology

Third Place Anawin Kitpowsong

First Place Juan Guerra

Cannabidiol (Cbd) Treatment In Vivo Attenuates Hippocampal CA1 Nerve Cell Damage Via Oxidative Stress Mediated Mechanism

Identifying Site-Specific Mutations That Increase Sars-Cov-2 Virulence Using Selective Sweep Analysis Second Place Marvin Mata New-Onset Nephrotic Syndrome With Concurrent Covid-19 Infection In A Pediatric Patient

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