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Poster Group A
Aditi Jani, MS3. (1st Place)
Translation of Oncologic Imaging Agents for Fluorescence-Guided Surgical Resection: A Comparison of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid and IntegriSense750
Mentor: Dr. Jason Warram, Division of Otolaryngology

Andrew Schroeder, MSTP, GS1. (2nd Place)
ST6Gal-I Serves as a Major Pro-Survival Molecule in Tumor Cells
Mentor: Dr. Susan Bellis, Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology

Beomjy Kim, MS2. (3rd Place)
Using Nanostring to identify high-intermediate risk endometrial cancer patients at high risk for recurrence
Mentor: Dr. Rebecca Arend, Gynecology Oncology

Poster Group B
John Johnson, MS2. (1st Place)*
In Vivo Fluorescence Imaging of the Pelvic Ureter During Minimally Invasive Surgery for Endometrial and Cervical Cancer
Mentor: Dr. Warner Huh, Gynecologic Oncology

Philip Dockery, MS1. (1st Place)*
Historical bone fractures and risk of multiple myeloma
Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Brown, Pathology/Cellular and Molecular Biology

Christian Mays, MS2. (3rd Place)
Single-Institution Examination of Patients with Primary CNS Lymphoma
Mentor: Dr. Paula Province Warren, Department of Neurology

Poster Group C: 
Anjali Wagle, MS2. 
Performance of ECG morphologic criteria for differentiation of VT from SVT in sinus rhythm, in patients with a wide QRS at baseline
Mentor: Dr. Harish Doppalapudi, Department of Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease

Poster Group D:
Georgia Gamble, MS4.
Simulated Artificial Rupture of Membranes with Initiation of Internal Uterine and Fetal Monitoring
Mentor: Dr. John Woods, OB/GYN Simulation

Poster Group E: 
Ryan Berry, MSTP, GS4.
Differential responsiveness and sensitivity of major metabolic tissues to growth hormone
Mentor: Dr. Stuart Frank, Division of  Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine

Poster Group F:
Ryne Ramaker, MSTP, GS3. (1st Place) 
RBRSA: A Ranked-Based Method for Two-Class RNA-seq Differential Expression Analysis
Mentor: Dr. Rick Myers, Department of Genetics

Andrew Hardigan, MSTP, GS3. (2nd Place)
Mutations in EBF3 disturb transcriptional profiles and underlie a novel syndrome of intellectual disability, ataxia and facial dysmorphism
Mentor: Dr. Richard Myers, Department of Genetics

Poster Group G: 
Sarah Stone, MSTP, GS5.
Immunity to influenza requires T-bet expression in B cells
Mentor: Dr. Frances Lund, Department of Microbiology

Poster Group H: 
Kristin Olson, MSTP, GS2.
A Case for Point-of-Care Testing for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in the Emergency Department Setting
Mentor: Dr. William Geisler, Department of Medicine

Poster Group I: 
Lindsay Stoyka, MSTP GS1. (1st Place)
Reduction in Tau as a Therapeutic Intervention for Nonmotor Manifestations of Parkinson’s Disease
Mentor: Dr. David Standaert, Department of Neurology

Corey Duke, MSTP, GS1. (2nd Place)
Experience Dependent Epigenomic Reorganization in the Hippocampus
Mentor: Dr. Jeremy Day, Department of Neurobiology

Morgan Zipperly, MSTP, GS1. (3rd Place)
Assessment of Neuronal Activity in Reward-Associated Behavioral Circuits
Mentor: Dr. Jeremy Day, Department of Neurobiology

Poster Group J: 
Asher Krell, MSTP, MS2. (1st Place) 
Determination of Optimal Seeding Conditions of Fibroblasts in a Peptide Amphiphile Gel
Mentor: Dr. Ho Wook Jun, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Hunter Dean, MSTP, MS1. (2nd Place)
Pathways toward Stopped-Flow Analysis of RNA Polymerase I Translocation
Mentor: Dr. Aaron Lucius, Department of Chemistry

Walter Holloway, MS2. (3rd Place)
Enhancing Diagnostic Efficacy in Patients with suspected Concussion: An Elucidation of Symptom Trends seen in the Emergency Department
Mentor: Dr. Lauren Walter, Department of Emergency Medicine

Poster Group K: 
Anna Joy Rogers, MSTP, GS4. (1st Place)
Missed Opportunities for Repeat HIV Testing and Early ART Initiation during Pregnancy in Southwestern Kenya
Mentor: Dr. Janet Turan, Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, SOPH

Matthew Hess, MS3. (2nd Place)
Injury Rates and Characteristics in the American Ultimate Disc League
Mentor: Dr. Eugene Brabston, Department of Surgery: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery

Poster Group L:
Lydia McCormick, MS2. (1st Place)
The Effect of Maternal Smoking on CFTR Function of the Neonate
Mentor: Dr. Steven Rowe, Cystic Fibrosis Research Center / Pulmonary Department

Bria Williams, MS2. (2nd Place)
The Effects of Oxygen Exposure in Combination with Retinoic Acid on the Oxidant/Antioxidant Balance in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells
Mentor: Dr. Trent Tipple, Department of Pediatrics - Neonatology

Poster Group M: 
Brendon Herring, MS1.
Different Culture Conditions Alter Growth and Viabiltiy of OF Mesenchymal Stem Cells 
Mentor: Dr. Lisa Curtis,  Department of Medicine/Nephrology

Poster Group N: 
Ashlyn Alongi, MS2.  (1st Place)
Evaluation of acute kidney injury in neonates less than thirty days old undergoing cardiac surgery requiring post-cardiopulmonary bypass
Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Alten,  Department of Pediatric Cardiology

Alexia Powers, MS2. (2nd Place)*
Modifiable factors that impact long-term Quality of Life and development of chronic pain after pulmonary resection (an interim analysis)
Mentor: Dr. Ayesha Bryant, Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine

Kevin Shrestha, MS1. (2nd Place)*
A comparison of post-operative MI rates based on the universal 2012 and NSQIP definitions.
Mentor: Dr. Melanie Morris, Department of Surgery

*indicates tie