We would like to congratulate all the medical students and faculty who participated in the 2019 IMPRS Program. This summer, over 150 students from all nine campuses doing research and scholarly activities in the areas of laboratory and translational research, clinical research, health research outcomes and community health education. We want to take this opportunity to congratulate the following students who are recipients of the scholarships, awards and recognitions.
| 2019 IMPRS Awards | Mentee | Mentor |
| Buckner Family Scholarship | William Bridgeman | Linda DiMeglio |
| Megana Rao | Naga Chalasani | |
| William Schrock | Matthew Landman | |
| Claude Smith Black, MD, Award for Outstanding Work in Research | Alison Schmidt | Stephanie Ware |
| William H. and Fern L. Hardiman Scholarship | Cassandra Lange | Sandeep Batra |
| Laura Wright | Theresa Guise | |
| Hazel and Tommy Thompson Cardiac Research Scholarship | Austin Dukes | Loren Field |
| Griffin Selch | Linda Williams | |
| Marvella Bayh Memorial Scholarship | Nicholas Polster | Teresa Zimmers |
| Ishani Sharma | Gayle Gordillo |
2019 IMPRS Overall Top Outstanding Posters: Finalists for the Oral Presentation Symposium
| 2019 IMPRS Finalists | Mentors |
| Haider Al-Awadi | Jim Williams |
| Jonathan Alessi | David Nelson |
| Aatif Basher | Ping Li and Mark Kaplan |
| Shawyon Baygani | Andrew Jea |
| Bianca Blaettner | Johnathan Tune |
| William Bridgeman | Linda DiMeglio |
| Mikayla Burrell | Dennis Savvaiano |
| Steven Dawson | Ben Nti |
| Austin Dukes | Loren Field |
| Amanda Essex | Carrie Lawrence |
| Sarah Fisher | Brian Gray |
| Lennon Gregor | Mohammad Al-Haddad |
| Anish Karlapudi | Heather O’Leary |
| Thomas Knowles | Troy Markel |
| Cassandra Lange | Sandeep Batra |
| Joseph Madden | Michael Meneghini |
| Randall McComb | Kent Redman |
| Nicholas Polster | Teresa Zimmers |
| Megana Rao | Naga Chalasani |
| Alison Schmidt | Stephanie Ware |
| William Schrock | Matthew Landman |
| Griffin Selch | Linda Williams |
| Ishani Sharma | Gayle Gordillo |
| Andrew Sickbert | Lilian Plotkin |
| Kaleb Ware | Peter Pang |
| Andre Woloshuk | Tarek Ashkar |
| Laura Wright | Theresa Guise |
Other notable posters in each research track:
| Laboratory and Translational Research | Clarissa Hanna (Kieren Mather) | Humza Khan (Ashay Bhatwadekar) | Sai Nelanuthala (Reuben Kapur) |
| Clinical Research | Mitchell Gray (Micah Smith) | Luke Landrigan (T. Eric White) | Setarah Mohammad Nader (Paul Musey) |
| Community Health Partnership | Derek Sloss and Chiamara Anokwute (Michael McGee) | Matthew Wilcox (Sarah Wiehe) | Jessica Chiang (Deb Litzelman) |
| Health Research Outcomes | Brycen Ratcliffe (Scott Stienecker) | Christopher Miao (Linda Williams) | Jacob Graham (Matthew Bair) |
| Education | Jonah Persinger (Polly Husmann) | Lindsey d’Arnaud (Polly Husmann) | Taylor Schaetzle (Fen Lei Chang) |
Honorable Mentions
| Student’s Name | Mentor |
| Roberto Alouidor | Peng-Sheng Chen |
| Karim Amani | Dimitrios Stefanidis |
| Uchechukwu Emili | Heather Wolfe |
| Erica Kubascik | Tatiana Kostrominova |
| Isaac Lamb | Catherine Sears |
| Emily Iannopollo | Kara Garcia |
| Amanda Lima | Elliot Androphy |
| Neeta Patwari | Timothy Corson |
| Ashley Poole | Niha Samala |
| Joshua Streveler | Marc Mendonca |
| Seugyup Sun | Melissa Kacena |
| Aaron Teklesenbet | Jeff Kline |
| Quinton Thompson | Karen Pollock |
| Jackson Townsend | Heather Hundley |
| Georgia Williams | Sashwati Roy |
