29thANNUAL RESEARCH SHOWCASE & AWARDS RECOGNITION DAY
WINNERS/FINALISTS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2016
Each participant listed below will receive a commemorative plaque in addition to the identified cash award.
ORAL COMPETITION
Senior Division – winner
Nihal El-RoubyPharmacotherapy & Translational Research$600 cash award
Title: “Using Genome-Wide Association Analysis Couples with Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSC) to Identify Genetic Markers of Resistant Hypertension”
Senior Division – finalist
Mohammad AkbarPharmaceutics$300 cash award
Title: “Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) Gene and Stem Cell Based Therapies for theTreatment of Osteoporosis”
Senior Division – finalist
Lei WangPharmacodynamics$300 cash award
Title: “Brain Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 as a Novel Therapeutic Target for Anxiety Disorders”
Junior Division – winner
Weijing CaiMedicinal Chemistry$600 cash award
Title: “Discovery, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Apratyramide, a Marine- derived Transcriptional Stimulator of VEGF-A”
Junior Division – finalist
Justin SmithPharmacodynamics$300 cash award
Title: “A Novel Look at the Role of AT1A Receptors in the PVN of the Hypothalamusin Neuroendocrine and Cardiovascular Regulation”
Junior Division – finalist
Fatma Al-AwadhiMedicinal Chemistry$300 cash award
Title: “Underwater Treasures: Chemical and Biological Characterization of Cathepsin Inhibitors fromMarine Cyanobacteria”
Levitt Division - winner
YoonYoung ChoiPharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy$600 cash award
Title: “A Dynamic Risk Model for Inpatient Falls: Are They Predictable?”
Levitt Division - finalist
Yan LiPharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy$300 cash award
Title: “A Dynamic Risk Prediction Model for Hospital Associated Hyperkalemia:Model Development and Performance Evaluation”
POSTER COMPETITION
Professional Student - winners
Sally Kassem Pharmacotherapy & Translational Research$300 cash award
Title: “SNPs as Predictors of Chemo-sensitivity to Cytarabine”
Graduate Student - winners
Yalun TanPharmacodynamics$300 cash award
Title: “Oxytocin Receptor Expressing Neurons Comprise a Prefrontal Cortex to Amygdala CircuitImplicated in Anxiety-like Behavior”
Danmeng LuoMedicinal Chemistry$300 cash award
Title: “Discovery and Development of the Potent Marine-Derived Elastase Inhibitor Lyngbyastatin 7: Structure-Activity Relationship Studies, Total Synthesis and In Vitro Biological Evaluation in Model Systems”
Ghadeer DawwasPharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy$300 cash award
Title: “Impact of Work and Activity Limitations Attributable to Arthritis on Health Related Quality of Life of United States Veterans”
Post-doctoral Fellow Division - winner
Lata ChauhanPharmacotherapy & Translational Research$300 cash award
Title: “CD33 SNPs as markers for identifying patients likely to be benefit from gemtuzumab, ozagomicin-a report from the Children's Oncology Group”