37th Annnual Graduate Research Day
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Graduate Student Poster Presentations
Poster-Doctoral Fellow Oral Presentations
Post-Doctoral Fellow Poster Presentations
Candee Barris
Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Vascular Biology
Presentation Title: Ovariectomy Does Not Further Elevate Blood Pressure in Obese Female Mice but Preserves the Contribution of Leptin to Hypertension
Theresa Akoto
Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Cellular Biology and Anatomy
Presentation Title: Identifying the Target Genes of PPIP5K2 in Relation to Keratoconus
Frederick Bonsack
Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Pharmacology
Presentation Title: Genetic Depletion of 18-kDa Translocator Protein (TSPO) Augments Acute Brain Damage
After Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Mice
Edidiong Usoro
Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Biochemistry & Cancer Biology
Presentation Title: Understanding the Role of Hypoxic Cancer Cells dNTP Pool on DNA Damage Response and
Resistance to Therapy
Desmond Moronge
Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Physiology
Presentation Title: Endothelial Cell Mineralocorticoid Receptor (ECMR) Deletion Improves Fetal Growth
and Vascular Function in the RUPP Mouse Model of Preeclampsia
Peter Naktin
Graduate Program: Master of Science with a major in Medical Illustration
Presentation Title: Patient Education Brochure: Managing Your Sleep Apnea with At-Home Testing
Mercy Kehinde-Ige
Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Biochemistry & Cancer Biology
Presentation Title: Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing Analysis of Transcriptional Regulatory Networks and Metabolic
Pathways in Genetically Modified Tumor-Specific CD4+ T Cells
Malita Jones
Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Biochemistry & Cancer Biology
Presentation Title: TIM3, a Novel Potential Regulator of Inflammation in Retina
Shinjini Spaulding
Presentation Title(s): Phospholipase D2 Loss Impairs Low Salt-Induced Increases in Steroidogenic Gene Expression with No Effect on Serum Aldosterone Levels
Hunter Sellers
Presentation Title(s): An Adeno Associated Model of Murine Pre-Diabetic Obesity
Khaled Bin Satter
Presentation Title(s): COGS: A Gene Signature to Differentiate Chromophobe Renal Cancer and Oncocytoma
Kristopher Mayes
Presentation Title(s): In Vivo Imaging Analysis of Neuronal Reprogramming in the Mouse Cortex
Mohamed S. Hussein
Presentation Title(s): TCR-T Cells Engineered to Overexpress c-Jun Have Better Functionality With Improved Tumor Infiltration and Persistence for Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Harshit Singhania
Presentation Title: EPS8 Regulates SOX2, Contributing to HNSCC Stemness
William Smith, Ashlei Perkins, & Daniela Payne
Presentation Title: Succeeding in Introductory STEM Courses at Community Colleges: STEM Instructors' Perceptions of Essential Skills and Barriers to Success
Kailey Wyman
Presentation Title: Development of Potential Drug Candidates Against SARS-CoV-2 Using Molecular Hybridization Approach
Frederick Baker
Presentation Title: Bicaudal-D Cargoes Differentially Regulate the Association of the Adaptor with Dynein
Sam Parrish
Presentation Title: Investigating Biovariability of CBC Parameters
Kendra Bufkin
Presentation Title: Verification and Validation of a Biomarker that Responds to Acute Kidney Injury
Katherine P. Richardson
Presentation Title: Serum Levels of Clinical Markers Predicts Recovery from Severe COVID-19 Infection
Bich Na Choi
Presentation Title: Generalized Multivariate Bernoulli Distributions: Identification and Inference for SNP and SNP-SNP Interaction
Amanda Howard
Presentation Title: Methodology and Challenges of an Ethnographic Study Describing Stroke Survivors’ Beliefs and Behaviors Returning Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Neea Rusch
Presentation Title: Semantic-Preserving Optimization Algorithm for Automatic Program Parallelization
Moaddey Alfarhan
Presentation Title: Spermine Oxidase Inhibition Protects Against Neuroinflammation and Oxidative Damage in Retinal Excitotoxicity Model
Caleb Padgett
Presentation Title(s): Galectin-3 Regulates Microvascular NADPH Oxidase I-Derived Oxidative Stress in Obesity
Wendy Burnett
Presentation Title: Characteristics of Nobel Prize-Winning Collaborations
Adrianne Bogans, Joseph Workman & Michell Glover
Presentation Title: Leadership Processes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Leadership Preparation and Training
Chelsea Paulding
Presentation Title: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Mental Health First Aid Training and its Impact at Augusta University
Bryaunna Barrera & Jasmine Crockett
Presentation Title: Patellofemoral Pain and Osteoarthritis: A Pilot Study for the Identification of "At-Risk" Females
Emma Geister
Presentation Title: Twist1 Evokes Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 and Collagen IV Secretion in Activated Pancreatic Stellate Cells
Qiuhua Yang
Department: Vascular Biology Center
Poster Title: Adenosine Receptor 2A Promotes Subretinal Fibrosis Formation
Perenkita Mendiola
Department: Department of Physiology
Presentation Title: In Vivo Vasculo-Neuronal Coupling in a Mouse Model of High Blood Pressure Variability
Xiangqin He
Department: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Poster Title: Our Data Suggest that Carmn is Indispensable for Maintaining Gastrointestinal Cont Smooth Muscle-Specific lncRNA Carmn Plays a Potential Role in Aortic Aneurysm
John Henry Dasinger
Department: Department of Physiology
Presentation Title: NOX2-Derived Reactive Oxygen Species Contribute to Impaired Renal Function and Increased Maternal Mortality Observed in Dahl SS Rat After Multiple Pregnancies
Vamsi Krishna Kommalapati
Department: Georgia Cancer Center
Poster Title: A Novel Breast Cancer Therapeutic Strategy Through Hsp90 Inhibition and Activation of the Immune System
Qimei Han
Department: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Presentation Title: Bmal1 Regulates the bHLH Transcription Factor Tal1 and VE-Cadherin to Restrict the Endothelial Barrier
Shikha Yadav
Department: Vascular Biology Center
Presentation Title: Macrophage Dynamin-Related Protein1 (Drp1) is Required for Ischemia-Induced Neovascularization
Sheela Nagarkoti
Department: Vascular Biology Center
Presentation Title: Protein Disulfide Isomerase A1 Functions as a Novel Redox Sensor in VEGFR2 Signaling and Angiogenesis
