Overall Awardees
James H. Willig, MD, Associate Fellow
Awardee: J. Claude Bennett Award For Excellence in Research by an Associate Fellow
Division: Infectious Diseases
Mentors: Michael Saag, Michael Mugavero
Poster: Increased regimen durability in the era of once daily fixed-dose combination HAART
Stephen Jordan, Graduate Student
Awardee: Samuel B. Barker Award For Excellence in Research by a Graduate Student
Division: Cell Biology / Infectious Diseases
Mentor: Julian Rayner
Poster: Determination of the Optimal Domain for Inclusion in a PfMSP3-based Malaria Vaccine
Xiaosen Ouyang, MD, Post-Doc Scholar
Awardee: Joseph Reeves Award For Excellence in Research by a Post-Doctoral Scholar
Division: Genetic & Translation Medicine
Mentor: Michal Mrug
Poster: Primary cilium regulates fluid flow-dependent complement component 3 activation by renal epithelial cells
James Bradley Proctor, MD, Resident
Awardee: Thomas N. James Award For Excellence in Research by a Resident
Division: Internal Medicine Residency Program
Mentor: Roger White & Suzanne Oparil
Poster: Attenuation of Acute Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity by the ApoA-1 Mimetic D4-F
J. Claude Bennett Award For Excellence In Research By An Associate Fellow
James H. Willig, MD, Associate Fellow
Awardee: J. Claude Bennett Award For Excellence in Research by an Associate Fellow
Division: Infectious Diseases
Mentors: Michael Saag, Michael Mugavero
Poster: Increased regimen durability in the era of once daily fixed-dose combination HAART
Katherine J. Bar, MD, Associate Fellow
Semi-Finalist: J. Claude Bennett Award For Excellence in Research by an Associate Fellow
Division: Infectious Diseases
Mentor: George Shaw
Poster: Coreceptor Usage in Acute and Chronic HIV-1 Infection
Todd M. Brown, MD, Associate Fellow
Semi-Finalist: J. Claude Bennett Award For Excellence in Research by an Associate Fellow
Division: Cardiovascular Disease
Mentor: Vera Bittner & Monika Safford
Poster: Racial Variation in the Modification of the Metabolic Syndrome in Coronary Artery Disease Patients Attending Cardiac Rehabilitation
Jennifer C. Fulton, MD, Associate Fellow
Honorable Mention: J. Claude Bennett Award For Excellence in Research by an Associate Fellow
Division: Pulmonary, Allery & Critical Care Medicine
Mentors: Steven Rowe
Poster: Quercetin Activates Wildtype and Mutant CFTR at Concentrations Suitable for In Vivo Detection
M. Brad Guffey, MD, Associate Fellow
Honorable Mention: J. Claude Bennett Award For Excellence in Research by an Associate Fellow
Division: Infectious Diseases
Mentor: George Shaw
Poster: Abortive HIV-1 infection contributes to the immunopathogenesis of HIV disease
Fadi G. Hage, MD, Associate Fellow
Honorable Mention: J. Claude Bennett Award For Excellence in Research by an Associate Fellow
Division: Cardiovascular Disease
Mentor: Suzanne Oparil
Poster: Treatment with a Human C-Reactive Protein Specific Antisense Oligonucleotide Reduces Neointima Formation in Human C-Reactive Protein Transgenic Mice
Jose Osorio, MD, Associate Fellow
Honorable Mention: J. Claude Bennett Award For Excellence in Research by an Associate Fellow
Division: Cardiovascular Disease
Mentor: R.E. Ideker
Poster: In a Swine Model, Chest Compressions Cause Ventricular Capture, and By Means of a Long-Short Sequence, Ventricular Fibrillation
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Samuel B. Barker Award For Excellence In Research By A Graduate Student
Stephen Jordan, Graduate Student
Awardee: Samuel B. Barker Award For Excellence in Research by a Graduate Student
Division: Cell Biology / Infectious Diseases
Mentor: Julian Rayner
Poster: Determination of the Optimal Domain for Inclusion in a PfMSP3-based Malaria Vaccine
Daniel Schreeder, Graduate Student
Semi-finalist: Samuel B. Barker Award For Excellence in Research by a Graduate Student
Division: Hematology/Oncology
Mentor: Randall Davis
Poster: FCRL6 is discretely expressed by mature lymphocytes with cytotoxic function
Erica W. Taylor, Graduate Student
Semi-finalist: Samuel B. Barker Award For Excellence in Research by a Graduate Student
Division: Physiology & Biophysics
Mentor: John Chatham & Lori McMahon
Poster: Diabetes Induced O-linked Glycosylation Impairs Synaptic Plasticty
Junghyun Kim, Graduate Student
Honorable Mention: Samuel B. Barker Award For Excellence in Research by a Graduate Student
Division: Molecular and Cellular Pathology
Mentor: Anupam Agarwal
Poster: Chromatin looping between an intronic enhancer and distal promoter regions regulates human heme oxygenase-1 gene expression
Xinrui Li, Graduate Student
Honorable Mention: Samuel B. Barker Award For Excellence in Research by a Graduate Student
Division: Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology
Mentor: Robert Kimberly
Poster: Regulation of B cell activation threshold by FcγR: Expression of FcγRIIC on human B cells
Riley Myers, Graduate Student
Honorable Mention: Samuel B. Barker Award For Excellence in Research by a Graduate Student
Division: Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology
Mentor: Robert Carter
Poster: B cells fail to mature despite GC formation in CD19-deficient mice
Jason Paik, Graduate Student
Honorable Mention: Samuel B. Barker Award For Excellence in Research by a Graduate Student
Division: Hematology/Oncology
Mentor: Weei-Chin Lin
Poster: A novel nucleolar protein is a mediator for E2F1-induced apoptosis
Yuying You, Graduate Student
Honorable Mention: Samuel B. Barker Award For Excellence in Research by a Graduate Student
Division: Microbiology
Mentor: Robert Carter
Poster: The differentiation and maintenance of marginal zone macrophages (MZMs) are dependent on the interaction with marginal zone B cells
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Joseph Reeves Award For Excellence In Research By A Post-Doctoral Scholar
Xiaosen Ouyang, MD, Post-Doc Scholar
Awardee: Joseph Reeves Award For Excellence in Research by a Post-Doctoral Scholar
Division: Genetic & Translation Medicine
Mentor: Michal Mrug
Poster: Primary cilium regulates fluid flow-dependent complement component 3 activation by renal epithelial cells
Boglarka Laczy, MD, Post-Doc Scholar
Semi-Finalist: Joseph Reeves Award For Excellence in Research by a Post-Doctoral Scholar
Division: Cardiovascular Disease
Mentor: John Chatham
Poster: Effect of ischemia-reperfusion on O-GlcNAcylation of specific proteins in isolated rat hearts
Fu Jun Li, MD, PhD, Post-Doc Scholar
Semi-Finalist: Joseph Reeves Award For Excellence in Research by a Post-Doctoral Scholar
Division: Hematology/Oncology
Mentor: Randall Davis
Poster: FCRL2 expression predicts IGHV mutation status and clinical progression in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Christine Sestero, PhD, Post-Doc Scholar
Honorable Mention: Joseph Reeves Award For Excellence in Research by a Post-Doctoral Scholar
Division: Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology
Mentor: Chander Raman
Poster: CD5 regulates B-1a B-cell expansion and selection
Jie Xu, MD, PhD, Post-Doc Scholar
Honorable Mention: Joseph Reeves Award For Excellence in Research by a Post-Doctoral Scholar
Division: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Mentor: Stuart Frank
Poster: GH Signaling in T47D Human Breast Cancer Cells: Potential Importance of GHR-PRLR Heterodimers
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Thomas N. James Award For Excellence In Research By A Resident
James Bradley Proctor, MD, Resident
Awardee: Thomas N. James Award For Excellence in Research by a Resident
Division: Internal Medicine Residency Program
Mentor: Roger White & Suzanne Oparil
Poster: Attenuation of Acute Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity by the ApoA-1 Mimetic D4-F
Mustafa Ahmed, MD, Resident
Semi-Finalist: Thomas N. James Award For Excellence in Research by a Resident
Division: Cardiovascular Disease
Mentor: Louis Dell'Itallia
Poster: Demonstration of significant myocardial damage and post surgical loss of function in patients with chronic isolated mitral regurgitation, despite being referred for surgery via current guidelines. Are we leaving it too late?
Michael Butler, MD, Resident
Honorable Mention: Thomas N. James Award For Excellence in Research by a Resident
Division: Internal Medicine Residency Program
Mentor: Louis Dell'Italia
Poster: Diastolic and systolic strain indices and plasma collagen turnover markers indicate myocoyte dysfunction in diabetics with normal LV function after myocardial infarction">
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