2026 Research Symposium
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Symposium Program
Program Schedule
Noon-12:50 p.m. Poster session 1
- G101AB/ G102A
1-1:20 p.m. Welcome
Research Mentor of the Year Award
- Eli Vlaisavljevich, Ph.D.
- M203
1:30-2:30 p.m. Oral presentations M203
- Effects of Macronutrients and Food Processing on
- Mediobasal Hypothalamic Inflammation
- Student: Lillian Brouwer
- Mentor: Alexandra DiFeliceantonio, Ph.D.
- Impact of Direct Lateral Interbody Fusion on Functional
- Performance and Patient-Reported Outcomes
- Student: Zachary Johnson
- Mentor: Jonathan J. Carmouche, M.D., MBA
- Broad Host Range Peptide Nucleic Acids Prevent Gram-
- Negative Biofilms Implicated in Catheter-Associated
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Student: Hannah Karp
- Mentors: Jayasimha Rao, Ph.D., Elizabeth Nowak, M.D.
- Biomarkers for Pial Collateral Circulation in Endovascularly
- Treated Ischemic Stroke
- Student: Collin Tanchanco
- Mentors: Michelle Theus, Ph.D., Biraj Patel, M.D.
2:30-3:20 p.m. Poster session 2
- G101AB/ G102A
3:30-4:30 p.m. Oral presentations
- Clinical Evaluation of a Device to Treat Upper Extremity
- Lymphedema
- Student: Evgeniya Molotkova
- Mentor: Andy Muelenaer, M.D.
- Stabilizing Milk-Derived Extracellular Vesicles (mEVs) through Lyophilization: A Novel Trehalose and Tryptophan Formulation for Maintaining Structure and Bioactivity during Long-Term Storage
- Student: Alan Dogan
- Mentor: Robert G. Gourdie, Ph.D.
- Neurotransmitter Fluctuations in the Awake, Conscious Human Brain During a Psychomotor Vigilance Task
- Student: Janeline Wong
- Mentor: Read Montague Ph.D.
- The Effects of Cardiac Monitoring on Perceived Stress in Unexplained Syncope
- Student: Carter Gottschalk
- Mentor: Andrew Moore, M.D.
4:30-5:00 p.m. Awards and Closing
- M203