VCOM 2023 Annual Report

Research Recognition Day Winners

VCOM-Virginia

Biomedical Research

Faculty

Third Place Toni Young, DO

First Place Joanne Tuohy

Has Increased Alcohol Use During the COVID-19 Lockdown Resulted in Greater Incidence of Gastrointestinal Bleeds? Clinical Case Report

Medical Student

Investigating the Feasibility of IN-VIVO Histotripsy Ablation for Osteosarcoma Using an Orthotopic Murine Model

First Place Taylor Kaye Exercise Decreases Disease Severity in Systemic Lupus Erythematous Second Place Caleb Brown CNS4 Preferentially Potentiates Hypoglutamanergic Disease-Causing Mutant Glun1/2a Subtype Of NMDA Receptors

Second Place Stefan Duma Protecting Pregnant Women in

Medical Student

Car Crashes: Placenta and Uterine Material Testing and the Development of the First Computational Model of a Pregnant Occupant

First Place Samantha Studer

A Case of MUT-YH Associated Polyposis with Concurrent Skin Neoplasms Second Place Durga A. Kumar, BS Collagenous Gastritis & Celiac Disease: A Case Report and Review Third Place Madeline Marshall A Case of Focal Periphyseal Edema in a Young Male Athlete First Place Max Farenwald External Iliac Artery Exercise Induced Vasospasm and Endofibrosis in a Female Athlete Second Place Christopher Sue-Wah-Sing, DO Bilateral Pheochromocytoma in a 28-Year-Old Female Third Place Gotta Catch ‘Em All: A Case Report of Congenital Ichthyosis – Epidermolytic Hyperkeratosis with Recurrent Bacteremia Medical Resident

Third Place Teresa Nguyen

Clinical Research

Role Of Interleukin-1 Receptor (Il-1r) In Morphine Induced Hyperalgesia Using A Mouse Model Of Postoperative Pain Graduate Student

Medical Student

First Place Ishan Perera Novel Geometric Morphometric Analysis for Application in Evaluating Chiari I Malformations

First Place Alexandra M. Kaloss

Targeting EPHA4/TIE2 Signaling Improves Pial Collateral Response Following Ischemic Stroke

Second Place Elizabeth Hammond, Shaunak Digambar

Second Place Hannah Ivester Calming The Storm: Anti

Does Resetting The Hips Change An Innominate Somatic Dysfunction Diagnosis?

Inflammatory Protein Nlrx1 And Its Role In The Immune Response To Sars-Cov-2 Third Place K.M. Imran, H.A. Morrison Immune Checkpoint And Dna Damage Repair Pathways Mitigate The Effects Of Irreversible Electroporation On Pancreatic Cancer Undergraduate Student First Place Lauren A. Duma Onsite Field Testing Of Equestrian Helmets

Third Place Bridget Mellon, Alida D’Souza

Comparison Of Median And Femoral Nerve Organization Between Different Cadavers Medical Resident First Place Mohamed Shitia, DO Prevalence of Electric Scooter Injuries in Athletes at an NCAA Division I University: A Retrospective Review Second Place Kristopher Schock, DO Quantifying Osteopathic Palpatory Motion

Education Research

Medical Student

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