Congratulations to all 123 students who presented at the 2024 Medical Student Research Day! It was great to see so many excellent posters and the large turnout at Biotech Place. The 2024 Medical Student Research Day was a wonderful event. We thank all of the presenting students, faculty mentors, faculty judges, CTSI support team, staff, and attendees for all they did to make this day such a success! We have been flooded with positive comments about the quality of the research conducted and the excellence of the student presenters. This represents a tremendous amount of work, all richly deserving of praise. Scroll down to see a list of the students with the most meritorious research posters who were selected for awards.
Here's the list of this year's 24 winners!
2024 MSRD Winners |
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First Place Overall |
Anna KanebThe Utility of Mathematical Optimization to Develop a Diagnostic Index for Unicoronal Craniosynostosis Mentor: Christopher Runyan, MD, PhD |
First Place from MSRP |
Anna KuzmaEvaluating Frailty Phenotype State Transitions Among Older Adults with a History of Cancer and Diabetes Mentor: Emilie Duchesneau, PhD |
Second Place Overall |
Emily DiMarcoStriatal dopamine modulates reward-reinforced temporal learning in humans Mentor: Kenneth Kishida, PhD |
Second Place from MSRP |
Mary MitchenerImpact of Early Pregnancy Loss Management on Subsequent Embryo Transfers Mentor: Allan Dong, MD |
Third Place Overall |
Sean CatleyArtificial Intelligence Enhanced Otoscopy - A Rated Approach to Image Generation (Rated Stitch) Mentor: Metin Gurcan, PhD |
Third Place from MSRP |
Marina SawiresQuantifying Introspective Self-Reported Pediatric Orofacial Cleft Outcomes Via Report Card Mentor: Christopher Runyan, MD, PhD |
Translational Science - T1: Bench to Bedside |
Jackson NowatzkeUsing CIE to Evaluate Ethanol Effects on Rodent Sleep Mentor: Robert Gould, PhD |
Translational Science - T2: Bedside to Community |
Charlotte LanierIdentifying Factors Associated with Acquiring School Accommodations for Children Diagnosed with Juvenile Ankylosing Spondylitis and Other Associated Conditions Mentor: Giya Harry, MD, MPH, MSc |
NIDDK Research Award (T35 Training Grant) from MSRP |
Rebecca WalkerFood Fussiness, Pediatric Obesity, and the Family Unit Mentor: Joseph Skelton, MD, MS |
Meredith Award for Outstanding Health Equity Research |
Jordan BuzzettTobacco Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy and Its Association with Community-Level Socioeconomic Vulnerability Mentor: David Stamilio, MD, MS |
MSRD Excellence Awards |
John BrewsterTranscranial Doppler-Based Circulatory Parameters in Mechanical Circulatory Support (CIRCULATE-MCS) Mentor: Aarti Sarwal, MD |
Katherine CavanaughPilot Study Evaluating Feasibility of a Firearm Screening and Education Program at Outpatient Clinics Mentor: Rebecca Palmer, DO, MPH |
Alexa DameronThe HET (History, Electrocardiogram, and Troponin) Score Does Not Meet the Safety Threshold in a Multisite United States Emergency Department Cohort Study) Mentor: Michael Supples, MD, MPH |
Trinity DavisExploring the Relationships Between Age, Diabetes, and Cognitive Performance in Caribbean Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops sabaeus) Mentor: Carol Shively, PhD |
Adam GoffA non-viral gene transfer method to engineer human urine-derived stem cells using lipid nanoparticles Mentor: Yuanyuan Zhang, MD, PhD |
Alessandria GrecoPopulation-based Study of Metabolic and Endocrine Dysfunction in Friedreich's Ataxia Mentor: Arezoo Movaghar, PhD |
Abigail HeilenmanHyaluronidase Knowledge and Accessibility in the Setting of Dermal Filler Complications: A Statewide Analysis Mentor: Christopher Runyan, MD, PhD |
Liddy MaloneProvider and WIC Staff Perspectives on Electronic Health Record-based WIC Screening and Referral Tool in Obstetrical Clinics: A Qualitative Analysis Mentor: Kristina Lewis, MD, MPH, SM |
Gwendolyn MirzoyanBiomechanics and Neurobehavioral Health in Youth American Football Players Mentor: Jillian Urban, PhD, MPH |
Caroline PriesterOD2A: Opioid Overdose Rates in Mecklenburg County Mentor: Lauren Fowler, PhD |
Caleb PuckettIdentifying Health Disparities in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Mentor: Alejandro Marquez-Lara, MD, PhD |
Arsha SharmaCharacterization of Neuro-ocular Biomarkers in Brain Injury Mentor: Aarti Sarwal, MD |
Thomas SullivanExploring the Effects of Automated Endovascular Occlusion on Renal Perfusion in a 24-Hour Hemorrhagic Shock Swine Model Mentor: Lucas Neff, MD |
Ashley WellsComparison of manual and semi-automated optical coherence tomography devices for capture of optic nerve and retinal imaging Mentor: Atalie Thompson, MD, MPH |