Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

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• Anisha Chada [1:20PM] (Scholarship Distinction)
  Vascular Remodeling in Preeclampsia: Smooth Muscle and Collagen Content in Placental Vessels
  Mentors: John Chappell, PhD and Allison Durica, MD
• Christopher Liao [1:40PM] (Scholarship Distinction)
  Soluble Amyloid-Beta Oligomers Trigger Disruption of the Astrocyte-Vascular Interface
  Mentors: Ian Kimbrough, PhD and Harald Sontheimer, PhD
• Tom Liu [2:00PM] (Scholarship and Productivity Distinction)
  Effect of Myocardial Infarction on Sodium Channel Organization
  Mentor: Robert Gourdie, PhD
• Lisa Crisalli [2:20PM] (Scholarship Distinction)
  The Influence of Anxiety on Outcomes in Pediatric Surgery
  Mentors: Shawn D. Safford, MD, MAS and Sarah Parker, PhD

If you have any questions during a student presentation, please post them in the comments section on YouTube.

• Mercedes Robinson [3:30PM] (Scholarship Distinction)
  Gender Differences in Reward and Punishment Processing Within Depression
  Mentor: Pearl Chiu, PhD
• Harsh Patolia [3:50PM] (Scholarship Distinction)
  Agent-Based Model Simulates Pericyte Migration and Recruitment to the Angiogenic Front in Response to PDGF-B Signaling by Sprouting Endothelium
  Mentor: John Chappell, PhD
• Mustafa Rasheed [4:10PM] (Scholarship Distinction)
  The Role of the Ikaros Zinc Finger Factor Eos in TH2 Cell Differentiation
  Mentor: Kenneth Oestreich, PhD
• Jean Sabile [4:30PM] (Scholarship Distinction)
  Targeting Cx43 in Colon Cancer Stem Cells
  Mentor: Samy Lamouille, PhD

1. Malek Bouzaher [00.00] (Productivity Distinction)
   Perciyte Coverage and Microvessel Caliber in Normal and Pre-eclamptic Pregnancies
   Mentor: John Chappell, MS, PhD
2. Anisha Chada (Scholarship Distinction / Video not available)
   Vascular Remodeling in Preeclampsia: Smooth Muscle and Collagen Content in Placental Vessels
   Mentors: John Chappell, MS, PhD and Allison Durica, MD
3. Judy Chen [8:51] 
   (Most hurdles overcome award)
   Clinical Validation of an Affordable, Reusable Novel EKG Monitor for Children in Low-Resource Settings
   Mentors: Andre Muelenaer, MD, MS and John Bird, MD
4. Lisa Crisalli (Scholarship Distinction / Video not available)
   The Influence of Anxiety on Outcomes in Pediatric Surgery
   Mentors: Shawn D. Safford, MD and MAS Sarah Parker, PhD
5. Lindsey Dove [15:38]
   Implementation of Diabetes Self-Management and Strength Training Programs for Older Adults: A Post-Trial Mixed Methods Study
   Mentors: Sallie Beth Johnson, PhD, MPH and Samantha M. Harden, PhD
6. Soleille Everest [30:12]
   Balance Deficits Remain More than One Year Following Total Hip Arthroplasty
   Mentors: Robin Queen, PhD and Joseph Moskal, MD
7. Brendon Fusco [37:47] (Productivity Distinction)
   Artificial Potentiation of the Dorsomedial Prefrontal Cortex to Basolateral Amygdala Pathway
   Mentor: Alexei Morozov, PhD
8. Susan Giampalmo [44:15]
   Opioid Use Disorder Patients in an Emergency Department Buprenorphine Program with Referral to Outpatient Therapy
   Mentor: John Burton, MD
9. Adam Goode [57:45]
   Use of Observation Status Versus Readmission in Elective Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty Returns to Hospital: A Single-Institution Perspective
   Mentors: Thomas K. Miller, MD, Joseph T. Moskal, MD, and Trevor M. Owen, MD
10. Jeffrey Henry [1:02:51]
    The Effects of Ketosis on fMRI
    Mentor: Stephen LaConte, PhD
11. Nicholas Homsy (Video not available) 
    The Effect of Orthopaedic Referral on Decision for Weight Loss Management
    Mentors: Michael Wolfe, MD and Benjamin R. Coobs, MD
12. Caleb Hubbard [1:10:58]
    Mild-to-Moderate Hearing Loss Evaluated Through EEG Coherence
    Mentor: Martha Ann Bell, PhD
13. Darlon Jan (Video not available)
    Investigations into Adenovirus Cardiotropism
    Mentors: James W. Smyth, PhD and Leslie LaConte, PhD
14. Awaiz Khan [1:17:28]
    The Effect of Hypertonic Saline on Mucus Viscosity in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient
    Mentor: Edmundo Rubio, MD
15. Margaret Kneifel (Video not available)
    (Best visual design award)
    miRNAs as Potential Biomarkers for the Identification of Night-Shift Workers at Risk of Developing Breast Cancer
    Mentors: Carla Finkielstein, PhD and Kurtis Moyer, MD
16. Christopher Liao [1:27:53] (Scholarship Distinction)
    (Most exciting discovery award)
    Soluble Amyloid-Beta Oligomers Trigger Disruption of the Astrocyte-Vascular Interface
    Mentors: Ian Kimbrough, PhD and Harald Sontheimer, PhD
17. Tom Liu [1:41:36] (Scholarship and Productivity Distinction)
    Effect of Myocardial Infarction on Sodium Channel Organization
    Mentor: Robert Gourdie, PhD
18. Rosemary Mallonee [1:45:15]
    Nighttime, Day-Of-Week, and Month Influence Operative Duration and Turnover Time: A Linear Mixed Model Analysis of 609 Colectomies
    Mentors: Sarah Parker, PhD and Shawn Safford, MD, MAS
19. Justine McGiboney [1:49:52]
    Outcomes with Third-Line Vasopressors on In- Hospital Mortality in Septic Shock
    Mentors: Frank Biscardi, MD, Bradley Icard, DO, and Anthony Loschner, MD
20. Sanaz Monjazeb [1:54:29]
    Perioperative Opioid Administration and Postoperative Opioid Consumption: A Retrospective Study
    Mentor: Cassandra Mierisch, MD
21. Sol Moon [2:00:41]
    The Cooperative Roles of Aiolos and STAT3 in Th17 Differentiation
    Mentor: Kenneth Oestreich, PhD
22. Robert Nicholson [2:16:37] (Productivity Distinction)
    Utilization of Referral to a Prescription Exercise Program to Reduce Pain and Improve Function Following Discharge from the Emergency Department
    Mentor: Damon Kuehl, MD
23. Ashley Nyitray [2:26:37]
    Characterization of Peritumoral Hyperexcitability in Adult and Pediatric Glioma: The Role of KCC2
    Mentors: Susan Campbell, PhD and Harald Sontheimer, PhD
24. Stephen Owen (Video not available)
    Does Delay Discounting Predict Smoking Cessation in those Diagnosed with Head and Neck Cancer?Mentors: Warren K. Bickel, PhD, Jeff Stein, PhD, and Jennifer Vaughn, MD, MPH
25. Hannah Palmerton [2:38:15] (Productivity Distinction)
    The Effect of Various OR Noise on Fine Motor Skills, Cognition, and Mood
    Mentor: Gary Simonds, MD
26. Dan Park [2:42:59]
    Efficacy of an Intra-Operative Marcaine Adductor Canal Block during Total Knee Arthroplasty
    Mentor: John W. Mann, MD
27. Jay Patel [2:52:39]
    Does Repeat Tissue Compression by Robotic Stapling Devices Increase Colonic Anastomotic Leak Rates?
    Mentor: Farrell Adkins, MD
28. Harsh Patolia [2:57:33] (Scholarship Distinction)
    (Best poster presentation award)
    Agent-Based Model Simulates Pericyte Migration and Recruitment to the Angiogenic Front in Response to PDGF-B Signaling by Sprouting Endothelium
    Mentor: John Chappell, MS, PhD
29. Steve Siyuan Qian [3:09:15]
    Multi-Parametric Predictors of Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation
    Mentors: Steven Poelzing, PhD and Mark Joseph, MD
30. Mustafa Rasheed [3:14:00] (Scholarship Distinction)
    The Role of the Ikaros Zinc Finger Factor Eos in TH2 Cell Differentiation
    Mentor: Kenneth Oestreich, PhD
31. Mercedes Robinson [3:25:41] (Scholarship Distinction)
    Gender Differences in Reward and Punishment Processing Within Depression
    Mentor: Pearl Chiu, PhD
32. Jean Sabile (Scholarship Distinction / Video not available)
    (Most promising preliminary data for an NIH grant award)
    Targeting Cx43 in Colon Cancer Stem Cells
    Mentor: Samy Lamouille, PhD
33. Simran Sandhu [3:37:15]
    Evaluating Cooperative Roles for STAT3 and Aiolos in Lymphocyte Mimicry Associated with Metastatic Disease
    Mentor: Kenneth Oestreich, PhD
34. Brian Saway [3:46:52] (Productivity Distinction)
    (Most likely to change clinical practice this year award)
    Mindfulness in the OR
    Mentor: Terri-Ann Wattsman, MD
35. Don Scarboro [3:53:18]
    Predictors of Subsequent Hospital Encounters in Patients with Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
    Mentor: David Sane, MD
36. Farah Shah [3:58:36] (Productivity Distinction)
    PIK3CB and Connexin-43 Inhibition Sensitizes Glioblastoma Cells to Temozolomide
    Mentor: Zhi Sheng, PhD
37. Mira Tanenbaum (Video not available)
    Targeting the Integrated Stress Response to Prevent Pathological Cardiac Hypertrophy
    Mentor: James W. Smyth, PhD
38. Jordan Taylor (Video not available)
    Investigating Pathogenic Manipulation of Cellular Junctions to Facilitate Viral Spread
    Mentor: James W. Smyth, PhD
39. Albert Truong [4:08:10]
    Adaption and Effectiveness of START NOW in the Treatment of Opioid Addicted Individuals Enrolled in Outpatient Based Opioid Treatment
    Mentor: Robert L. Trestman, PhD, MD
40. Lena Turkheimer [4:13:56]
    Barriers to Breastfeeding in Opiate Sustained Mothers and the Effects of Breastfeeding on NAS Symptom Severity, Infant Pharmacologic Use, and Length of Hospital Stay
    Mentor: Fidel Valea, MD
41. Benjamin Walker [4:22:17] (Productivity Distinction)
    Effects of Interdisciplinary Education Regarding Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Geriatric Fall Patients
    Mentor: Mark Hamill, MD
42. Tyler Willson [4:27:56]
    Brain Valuation Networks in Stimulant Users: Using fMRI to Further Understand Sexual HIV- Risk Behavior
    Mentor: Mikhail Koffarnus, PhD
43. Abigail Winn [4:38:43]
    Activation of PI3K in Glioblastoma Multiforme
    Mentor: Zhi Sheng, PhD
44. Melika Zarei [4:45:35]
    The Ability of Visual Evoked Potentials (VEPs) Obtained During Spine Surgery to Predict Postoperative Visual Changes
    Mentors: Jonathan Carmouche, MD, Maxine Lee, MD, and Pamela Zollinger, MD