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The 2020 IMPRS Summer Research Program for first-year medical students was a success, showcasing 225 projects.

Students excel in IMPRS research program

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Despite COVID-19, the 2020 Indiana Medical Student Program for Research and Scholarship (IMPRS) program was a success, and this summer's first-ever virtual poster symposium featured 225 projects.

Although most projects were completed remotely, they added value and brought out the best of IU School of Medicine's students. Learners from all nine campuses presented in the areas of laboratory, translational and clinical research, community engagement, education and health outcomes. Two faculty judges then evaluated every participant's abstract, poster PDF and video recording of their presentation.

Below are the recipients who have received specific scholarships, awards and recognitions.

2020 IMPRS Scholarship and Award Recipients

Student’s First Name

Student’s Last Name

IMPRS Faculty Mentor

Poster Title

Award

 

Hannah

Bozell

Teresa Bell

Assessing follow-up care compliance in children hospitalized for traumatic brain injuries

Claude Smith Black, MD, Award for Outstanding Work in Research

 

Jonathan

Dietrich

Rupa Radhakrishnan

Decreased brain volumes in infants with prenatal opioid exposure

Buckner Family Scholarship

 

Shreya

Patel

Clement Ren

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Exacerbations

Buckner Family Scholarship

 

Cameron

Snapp

Tatiana Kostrominova

Exploratory Analysis of COVID-19 Case Demographics in Gary, Indiana

Buckner Family Scholarship

 

Thomas

Baldwin

Michael Meneghini

Incidence of Femoral Stem Subsidence Following Aseptic Hip Revision Using Tapered, Fluted Titanium Stems

William H. and Fern L. Hardiman Scholarship

 

Justin

Couetil

Michael Murphy

Autologous stem cell therapy to improve amputation-free survival, quality of life ratings,a nd reduce opioid requirements for patients with no-option, critical limb-threatening inschemia

William H. and Fern L. Hardiman Scholarship

 

Madeline

Evans

Kathy Ridley-Merriweather

Novel Participatory Methodologies for Identifying Motivations of Minority Women to Participate in a Breast Cancer Clinical Trial

William H. and Fern L. Hardiman Scholarship

 

Jennifer

Garcia

Joan Cook-Mills

The Role of PAR1 in Food Allergy Development

William H. and Fern L. Hardiman Scholarship

 

Christopher

Herodotou

Harikrishna Nakshatri

Modeling Interplay Between Cell-of-Origin and Oncogenes in BRCA-Mutated Breast Cancers

William H. and Fern L. Hardiman Scholarship

 

Evan

Keiser

Tim Lautenschlaeger

Non-germline cell free DNA in urine – Using a transrenal HPV DNA urine assay as a basis for patient-centered at-home monitoring of HPV-positive non-metastatic oropharyngeal cancer

William H. and Fern L. Hardiman Scholarship

 

Andrew

Killion

Catherine Sears

Racial Disparities in Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: A Single Center, Retrospective Study in Central Indiana

William H. and Fern L. Hardiman Scholarship

 

Marelle

Rukes

Andrea Bonetto

The Association of Cachexia with Head and Neck Cancer Burden and Pathologic Features

William H. and Fern L. Hardiman Scholarship

 

Rhea

Sharma

Joseph McCollom

Can cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention in patients diagnosed with stage 3/4 gastric cancer increase patients’ acceptance of palliative care earlier in the cancer continuum?

Marvella Bayh Memorial Scholarship

 

Francis

Nwaneri

Michael Mirro

Pilot Study to investigate Home Potassium testing in Heart Failure

Hazel and Tommy Thompson Cardiac Research Scholarship

 

Maria

Barron

William Truitt

Assessing the Role of Projections from the Ventral Hippocampus (vHIP) to the Medial Prefrontal Cortex (mPFC) in the Neural Circuitry of Social Familiarity-induced Anxiolysis (SoFiA) using Gi-DREADDs

NHLBI-T35 Award

 

Kayla and Rebecca

Gates and Nunge

Todd McKinley

Developing a Minimally Invasive Cell-Based Model to Predict Response to Major Trauma

NHLBI-T35 Award

 

Kayla

Harpold

Matt Turner

scRNA-Seq Identifies IL-1 Responsive Cell Subsets in the Skin Injury-induced Inflammatory Response

NHLBI-T35 Award

 

Madeline

Hoover

Ben Landis

Impact of Abnormal Chromosomal Microarray Testing on Post-Operative Course in Infants with Congenital Heart Disease

NHLBI-T35 Award

 

Robert

Minturn

Kathryn Haider

Using Late Supplemental Oxygen to Prevent Retinopathy of Prematurity Progression In Premature Infants: a Retrospective Study

NEI-T35 Award

 

Clayton

Tsang

Amir Hajrasouliha

Ultra-Widefield Fluorescein Angiography as a Predictor for Visual Outcomes in Retinal Vein Occlusion

NEI-T35 Award

2020 IMPRS Presentation Award Finalist

Student’s First Name

Student’s Last Name

IMPRS Faculty Mentor

Poster Title

Award

 

Erica

Aukerman

Dan Spandau

The Role of the Integrated Stress Response and the Actin Cytoskeleton during Wound Healing

2020 IMPRS Presentation Finalist Award

 

Macy

Dimmett

Michael Meneghini

Tourniquets and Adductor Canal Blocks in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Is There a Synergistic Effect on Postoperative Pain and Quadriceps Weakness?

2020 IMPRS Presentation Finalist Award

 

David

Failinger

Jui-Hung Yen

Improving Post-Stroke Outcomes in Ischemic Stroke Animal Models Using C3a Monoclonal Antibody Treatment

2020 IMPRS Presentation Finalist Award

 

Maria & Kierra

Fiallo & Parker (Group Project)

Christine Eckel

Osteology Modules for the Human Structure Course

2023 IMPRS Presentation Finalist Award

 

Matthew

Harris

Chandy Johns

Examining Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Amidst the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

2020 IMPRS Presentation Finalist Award

 

Fahad

Hasnain

Jon Ting

Verbal Fluency, Speech-Language and Neurocognitive Outcomes in Youth with Cochlear Implants

2020 IMPRS Presentation Finalist Award

 

Kendra

Hollenbeck

Tom Gutwein

Reducing Death Anxiety: The Impact of Advanced Care Planning

2020 IMPRS Presentation Finalist Award

 

Jeffery

Hutchens

Mark Payne

Assessing Myocardial Perfusion Reserve in Children with Friedreich’s Ataxia

2020 IMPRS Presentation Finalist Award

 

Lillian

Longawa

Michael Meneghini

Incidence and causes of tibial component loosening based on level of obesity in a large consecutive cohort of cemented promary TKAs without stem extensions

2020 IMPRS Presentation Finalist Award

 

Jonathon

Oswald

Tamara Hannon

Food Prescriptions for Management of Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes among Food Insecure Youth

2020 IMPRS Presentation Finalist Award

 

2020 IMPRS Presentation: Honorable Mention

Student’s First Name

Student’s Last Name

IMPRS Faculty Mentor

Poster Title

Award

 

Peter

Arnold

Jennifer Hartwell

Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula Following Traumatic Splenectomy: What Techniques Affect Incidence?

2020 IMPRS Presentation Honorable Mention

 

Timothy C.

Baumgartner

Alexandria McDow

Impact of SSKI vs. Corticosteroids on Total Thyroidectomy for Graves Disease: A Retrospective Review

2020 IMPRS Presentation Honorable Mention

 

Brianna

Beer

Emily Sims

Analysis of incidence DKA in the Indiana new onset T1D patient population

2020 IMPRS Presentation Honorable Mention

 

Joshua

Brown

Brian Gray

Open Abdomen During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation is a Safe and Effective Treatment for Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

2020 IMPRS Presentation Honorable Mention

 

Taylor

Burger

Jeff Peipert

Obesity and Infertility: a Prospective Cohort Study

2020 IMPRS Presentation Honorable Mention

 

Eric

Chen

Chang Ho

Comparison of Diffusion and Perfusion Techniques in Differentiating High Versus Low Grade Pediatric Brain Tumors

2020 IMPRS Presentation Honorable Mention

 

Billy

Chien

Yu-Chien Wu

The effect of pathophysiologic protein accumulation in prelclinical Alzheimer’s disease on white matter integrity

2020 IMPRS Presentation Honorable Mention

 

Joseph

Chitwood

Melissa Kacena

Predicting Fracture Healing with Biomarkers

2020 IMPRS Presentation Honorable Mention

 

Emily

Freeman

Eneida Mendonca

Exploring Racial and Age Disproportionalities

2020 IMPRS Presentation Honorable Mention

 

Joshua

Hoffer

Jeff Kline

Venous Thromboembolism and D-dimer In Patients with COVID-19

2020 IMPRS Presentation Honorable Mention

 

Pete

Hunter

Erica Clinkenbeard

Glycolysis and Lactate Dehydrogenase A in Iron-Mediated Suppression of Osteoblast Function

2020 IMPRS Presentation Honorable Mention

 

Shania

James

Heidi Beidinger

Understanding evidence-based lead mitigation: Is the lead mitigation advice and strategies being communicated to citizens evidence-based?

2020 IMPRS Presentation Honorable Mention

 

Jason

Kabir

Jennifer Maratt

Pathology Communication Following Endoscopy

2020 IMPRS Presentation Honorable Mention

 

Alexandria

McKinzie

David Haas

Are newborn outcomes different for term babies who were exposed to antenatal corticosteroids ?

2020 IMPRS Presentation Honorable Mention

 

Nicholas

Palmer

Tim Corson

Factors Influencing Patient Views of Intravitreal Injection Therapy and Compliance with Treatment

2020 IMPRS Presentation Honorable Mention

 

Dustin

Parsons

Scott Canfield

Propofol-induced damage to the blood-brain barrier endothelium evinces a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) -dependent mechanism.

2020 IMPRS Presentation Honorable Mention

 

Priya

Soni

Heba Ismail

Normative Fasting C Peptide Values Among Adolescents in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES)

2020 IMPRS Presentation Honorable Mention


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