Overall Awardees
Paul Bryon Tabereaux, MD, Associate Fellow
Awardee: J. Claude Bennett Award For Excellence in Research by an Associate Fellow
Division: Cardiovascular Disease
Mentor: Raymond Ideker
Poster: Activation of Purkinje Fibers during Long Duration Ventricular Fibrillation in a Canine Model
Jessy Deshane, Graduate Student
Awardee: Samuel B. Barker Award For Excellence in Research by a Graduate Student
Division: Nephrology
Mentor: Anupam Agarwal
Poster: Stromal cell-derived factor-1 promotes angiogenesis via a heme oxygenase-1 dependent mechanism
Eduardo Pimenta, MD, Post-Doc Scholar
Awardee: Joseph Reeves Award For Excellence in Research by a Post-Doctoral Scholar
Division: Cardiovascular Disease / Vascular Biology & Hypertension Program
Mentor: David Calhoun
Poster: High Dietary Salt Worsens Urinary Protein Excretion in Patients With Aldosterone Excess and Resistant Hypertension
Bryan Wells, MD, Resident
Awardee: Thomas N. James Award For Excellence in Research by a Resident
Division: Internal Medicine / Cardiology
Mentor: Suzanne Oparil
Poster: Interruption of Transforming Growth Factor-B (TGF-B) Signaling Attenuates Cardiac Remodeling and Fibrosis
J. Claude Bennett Award For Excellence In Research By An Associate Fellow
Awardee - Paul Bryon Tabereaux, MD, Associate Fellow
Division: Cardiovascular Disease
Mentor: Raymond Ideker
Poster: Activation of Purkinje Fibers during Long Duration Ventricular Fibrillation in a Canine Model
Semi-Finalist - Fadi G. Hage, MD, Associate Fellow
Division: Cardiovascular Disease / Hyptertension & Vascular Biology
Mentor: Suzanne Oparil
Poster: Exaggerated Neointima Formation in Human C-Reactive Protein Transgenic Mice is IgG Fc Receptor Type I (Fc RI) Dependent
Semi-Finalist - German Henostroza, MD, Associate Fellow
Division: Infectious Diseases / International Medicine
Mentor: Michael Kimerling
Poster: Evaluation of Four Alternative methods for Drug Suceptibility Testing of M. tuberculosis in patients with Smear-Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Honorable Mention - Deepshikha Bahasin, MD, Associate Fellow
Division: Gerontology, Geriatric & Pallative Care
Mentors: Markland, Goode, Allman, Burgio, Baker, Richter
Poster: Shared Risk Factors for Urinary, Fecal, and Dual Incontinence among Older, Community-dwelling Adults
Honorable Mention - Scott T. Rottinghaus, MD, Associate Fellow
Division: Infectious Diseases / International Medicine
Mentor: Richard J. Whitley
Poster: HIV-1 Gag Virus-like Particles Expressed from an HSV-1 Vector Elicit Persistent Immune Response in Mice
Honorable Mention - Jeff Reid, MD, Associate Fellow
Division: Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine
Mentor: Keith Wille
Poster: The Bode Index Predicts Survival After Lung Transplantation For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Samuel B. Barker Award For Excellence In Research By A Graduate Student
Awardee - Jessy Deshane, Graduate Student
Division: Nephrology
Mentor: Anupam Agarwal
Poster: Stromal cell-derived factor-1 promotes angiogenesis via a heme oxygenase-1 dependent mechanism
Semi-finalist - Louise C. Pyle, Graduate Student
Division: Hematology/Oncology
Mentor: Eric J. Sorscher
Poster: R-Domain Phosphorylation in CFTR Activation by
Potentiators
Semi-finalist - John Wang, Graduate Student
Division: Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology
Mentor: John D. Mountz
Poster: Increased Expression of IFN-ALPHA and IL-6 by Hyperactive Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells in BXD2 Autoimmune Mice
Honorable Mention - Robert C. Axtell, Graduate Student
Division: Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology
Mentor: Chander Raman
Poster: Critical Role for CD5-Dependent CK2 Activation Signals IN EAE: Attenuated Disease is Associated with Diminshed Numbers OF γIFN+IL17+ TH-Cells in the CNS
Honorable Mention - Yujun Gan, MD, Graduate Student
Division: Cell Biology; Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Mentor: Stuart Frank
Poster: Deletion of IGF-1 Receptor in Primary Osteoblasts Reduces GH-Induced Stat5 Phosphorylation
Honorable Mention - Thomas Hock, Graduate Student
Divison: Nephrology
Mentor: Anupam Agarwal
Poster: JunB and JunD regulate human heme oxygenase-1 expression in renal epithelial cells
Honorable Mention - Xinrui Li, Graduate Student
Division: Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology
Mentor: Robert P. Kimberly
Poster: Regulation of B cell activation threshold by FcγR: Expression of FcγRIIC on human B cells
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Joseph Reeves Award For Excellence In Research By A Post-Doctoral Scholar
Awardee - Eduardo Pimenta, MD, Post-Doc Scholar
Division: Cardiovascular Disease / Vascular Biology & Hypertension Program
Mentor: David Calhoun
Poster: High Dietary Salt Worsens Urinary Protein Excretion in Patients With Aldosterone Excess and Resistant Hypertension
Semi-Finalist - Christine Sestero, PhD, Post-Doc Scholar
Division: Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology
Mentor: Chander Raman
Poster: CD5 Impacts Selection of B-1a B Cells
Semi-Finalist - Bo Chen, PhD, MD, Post-Doc Scholar
Division: Nephrology
Mentor: Anupam Agarwal
Poster: Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus (rAAV)-mediated Interleukin-10 (IL-10) Gene Delivery Prolongs Graft Survival in Rat Kidney Transplantation
Honorable Mention - Lisa M. Curtis, PhD, Post-Doc Scholar
Division: Nephrology
Mentor: Paul Sanders
Poster: Cellular Repair in Acute Kidney Injury
Honorable Mention - Ning Yang, PhD, Post-Doc Scholar
Division: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Mentor: Stuart Frank
Poster: GH Receptor Activation by GH and GH Antagonist Dimers
Honorable Mention - Krishna K. Gaddam, MD, Post-Doc Scholar
Division: Cardiovascular Disease / Hypertension & Vascular Biology
Mentor: David Calhoun
Poster: Resistant Hypertension Characterized by Hyperaldosteronism and Refractory Intravascular Volume Expansion
Honorable Mention - Susan A. Marsh, PhD, Post-Doc Scholar
Division: Cardiovascular Disease
Mentor: John C. Chatham
Poster: Dietary consumption of saturated fats and simple sugars exacerbates systoic and diastolic dysfunction and abnormal LV remodeling in diabetic rats
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Thomas N. James Award For Excellence In Research By A Resident
Awardee - Bryan Wells, MD, Resident
Division: Internal Medicine / Cardiology
Mentor: Suzanne Oparil
Poster: Interruption of Transforming Growth Factor-B (TGF-B) Signaling Attenuates Cardiac Remodeling and Fibrosis
Semi-Finalist - Amy S. Hajari, MD, Resident
Division: Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care
Mentor: Keith Wille
Poster: Outcome Following the Addition of Azithromycin to Standard Therapy for Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome after Lung Transplantation
Semi-Finalist - Shikha Mehta, MD, Resident
Division: Nephrology
Mentor: Michael Allon
Poster: Early Detection of Arteriovenous Fistula Stenosis By Doppler Ultrasonography (DUS)
Honorable Mention - Andrea Braun, PhD, MD, Resident
Division: Nephrology
Mentor: Matthias Kapturczak and Anupam Agarwal
Poster: Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) expression in antigen presenting cells (APC) is required for proper function of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells (Treg)
Honorable Mention - Daniel Mendoza, MD, Resident
Division: Internal Medicine
Mentor: Robert H. Gilman
Poster: Variation in the Prevalence of Gastric Cancer in Peru">
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