VCOM 2025 Annual Report

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February 21, 2025 Carolinas Research Day Winners

Case Reports First Place Alison Schultz ‘26

Biomedical First Place

Olivia McLean ‘27; Lauren Hiers ‘27; Shadika Panta ‘28; Marcus Slizewski ‘28; and Diti Patel ‘28 Regulation of Secondary Structure Formation in ALS/FTD-Associated Gene Second Place Levi Diggins ‘25; Krishna Patel ‘26; Jake Rodriguez ‘27; Sundeep Bhanot ‘27; Olivia Lewis ‘28; Rachel Daley ‘26; Rebecca Corallo ‘26 Unlocking the Promoter Puzzle: G-Quadruplex and I-M Third Place Chris Syed ‘25; Krishna Patel ‘26; and Olivia Lewis ‘28 Genome-Wide Comparison of DNA-Binding Sites of Tumor Suppressor PCBP1 and Oncogene HNRNP K Faculty Researcher of the Year Bidyut Mohanty, PhD Discipline Chair and Associate Professor for Cell Biology & Physiology

Congenital Peritoneal Encapsulation- A Rare Malformation with Diagnostic Challenges: A Case Report and Review of Literature Second Place Ellena Varnadoe ‘26 Recognizing Plica Syndrome in the Primary Care Setting Third Place Michael Benavidez Arias ‘26; and Danielle Pierson ‘26 Melanoma in an Unthinkable Location: A Case Report of Primary Cervical Melanoma with Metastasis Clinical/Educational First Place Christopher Zammit ‘25; Barrie Clark ‘26; Christina Duechle ‘25; and Keagan Riser ‘26; Analysis of Inflation Times and Balloon Types in Dialysis Access: Implications for Post-Intervention Primary Patency Second Place Camden Pereira ‘26; and Cesar Prugue ‘26 Impact of Prenatal Care on Management of Vaginal Bleeding During Pregnancy and Disparities on Underrepresented Minority Populations Third Place Alexis Howarth ‘26; Eugene Maung, ‘27; Zachary Fitzgerald ‘27 and Gabriela Cavataio ‘27 Outcomes of Implementing Oral Health Screenings in an Underserved Primary Care Setting

Student Researcher of the Year Michael Benavidez Arias ‘26