Department of Medicine research symposium

Research Symposium Archives

Poster Awards

Oral Presenters 

  • Ehtesham Arif, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology
  • Samuel Friedman, M.D., Fellow, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy & Sleep Medicine
  • Ashley Golbus, Medical Student, MUSC College of Medicine
  • Lily Neff, Ph.D. Candidate, MUSC College of Graduate Studies

Junior Faculty 

  • Charles Terry, M.D., MSCR, Assistant Professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy & Sleep Medicine

Resident/Fellows (Co-winners)

  • Nihar Shah, MBBS, 2nd Year Fellow, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy & Sleep Medicine
  • Elena Vlachos, D.O., PGY-3, Internal Medicine Resident

Staff Scientist, Research Specialist, Program Coordinator 

  • Kristy Waldrep, Research Specialist, Rheumatology & Immunology

Medical Students

  • Nathan Leaphart, 3rd Year Medical Student, MUSC
  • David Wilson, 3rd Year Medical Student, MUSC

View the full list of 2022 Research Symposium Awards Winners

Poster Awards

Oral Presenters 

  • Krutika Kuppalli, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
  • Denisha Spires, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, Division of Nephrology
  • Christina Mingora, M.D., Fellow, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy & Sleep Medicine
  • Nour Hijazi, M.D./Ph.D. Candidate, MUSC
  • Sarah Smith, 4th Year Medical Student

Junior Faculty 

  • Meghan Thomas, M.D., Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow 

  • Halim Bou Daher, M.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Resident/Fellows (Co-winners)

  • Michelle Spiegel, M.D., Third Year Fellow, Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy & Sleep Medicine
    Shaurya Prakash, M.D., PGY-3 Internal Medicine Resident
    Prarthana Jain, D.O., PGY-2 Internal Medicine Resident

Graduate Students 

  • Ryan Schibalski (1st Place), Research Specialist, Nephrology
  • Cameron Leyers (2nd Place), Biomedical Sciences, MUSC College of Graduate Studies

Medical Students

  • Andraia Li (1st Place)
  • Wayne Bauerle (2nd Place)
  • Andrew Wortham (3rd Place)

View the full list of 2021 Research Symposium Awards Winners

Poster Awards

Oral Presenters 

  • Scott Curry, M.D. (Infectious Diseases) 
  • Roula Sasso, M.D. (Gastroenterology & Hepatology)
  • Ashish Solanki, Ph.D. (Division of Nephrology)
  • Nina Thomas, M.D. (Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy & Sleep Medicine)
  • Jiaqian Xu (4th Year Medical Student)

Junior Faculty 

  • Harsha Karanchi, M.D., 1st Place Winner (Endocrinology)
  • Melissa Cunningham, M.D., 2nd Place Winner (Rheumatology) 

Postdoctoral Fellows 

  • Ahmed Khalifa, Ph.D., 1st Place Winner
  • Kamala Sundararaj, Ph.D., 2nd Place Winner

Resident/Fellows 

  • Ahmadreza Karimianpour, D.O., 1st Place Winner
  • Devin Blankinship, M.D., 2nd Place Winner
  • Ben Long, M.D., 3rd Place Winner

Graduate Students 

  • Myroslawa Happe, 1st Place Winner

Medical Students

  • Nathan Sairam, 1st Place Winner
  • Mark Cromer, 2nd Place Winner
  • Patricia Jokl, 3rd Place Winner

Research and Scholarship Awards

Resident Research Award

  • Devin Blankinship, M.D. (PGY3 Resident)

Research Faculty Mentoring Award

  • Dee Ford, M.D., MSCR (Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, & Sleep Medicine)

Outstanding Scientific Publication Award

  • Louis Luttrell, M.D., Ph.D. (Endocrinology)
  • John Wrangle, M.D. (Hematology & Oncology)

View the full list of 2019 Research Symposium Awards Winners

Graduate Students 

  • Rebecca McLeese (Endocrinology)
  • Myra Happe (Infectious Diseases)
  • Tanjina Akter (Rheumatology) 

Medical Students (1st & 2nd Years) 

  • Seth Bollenbecker (Pulmonary and Critical Care)
  • Joseph Tracey (Department of Orthopedics) 

Medical Students (3rd & 4th Years) 

  • Mary Brooks (Pulmonary and Critical Care)
  • John Mark Sawyer (Department of Emergency Medicine)
  • Maham Awan (Rheumatology) 

Postdoctoral Fellows 

  • Clare Kelly, Ph.D. (Endocrinology)
  • Willian Da Silveira, Ph.D. (Nephrology) 

Resident/Fellows 

  • DeAnna Baker Frost, M.D., Ph.D. (Rheumatology)
  • Nick Fox, M.D. (Pulmonary and Critical Care)
  • Prince Amaechi, M.D. (Nephrology) 

Basic Junior Faculty 

  • Ehtesham Arif, Ph.D. (Nephrology) 

Clinical Junior Faculty 

  • Elizabeth Kirkland, M.D., MSCR (General Internal Medicine)
  • Benjamin Kalivas, M.D. (General Internal Medicine)

Oral Presenters 

  • Ashish Solanki, Ph.D. (Nephrology)
  • Daria Ilatovskaya, Ph.D. (Nephrology)
  • Adam Kouns, M.D. (Pulmonary and Critical Care)
  • Heather Hughes, M.D., MPH (Infectious Diseases) 

Mentor of the Year 

  • William Moran, M.D. (General Internal Medicine)

Graduate Students

  • Diana fulmer
  • Daniel Herr
  • Tanjina Akter

Medical Students (1st & 2nd Years)

  • Andrew Hill
  • Christopher Duckworth
  • Joseph Tracey

Medical Students (3rd & 4th Years)

  • Mohammed Dany
  • Samuel Dickey
  • Samuel Feldman

Postdoctoral Basic Science

  • Kamala Sundararaj, Ph.D.
  • Cindy Wang, Ph.D.
  • Lillianne Wright, Ph.D.

Resident/Fellows

  • Alexandra Monroe, M.D.
  • Stephanie El Hajj, M.D.
  • DeAnna Baker-Frost, M.D., Ph.D.

Basic Junior Faculty

  • Ehtesham Arif, Ph.D.

Clinical Junior Faculty

  • Diann Krywko, M.D.
  • Ming Lim, M.D.
  • Rahul Argula, M.D.

Oral Presenters

  • Hesham El-Shewy, Ph.D.
  • Ludivine Renaud, Ph.D.
  • Myroslawa Happe, BS
  • Samuel Schumann, M.D.

Other

  • Suchit Kumbhare, MBBS

Graduate Students

  • Mohammed Dany

Medical Students

  • Michael Lugo
  • Muyi Li

Postdoctoral Fellows

  • Mona Haj, M.D.

Resident/Fellows

  • Sara Matar, M.D.
  • Daena Petersen, M.D.

Junior Faculty

  • Sang-Ho Kwon, Ph.D.
  • Rebekah Walker, Ph.D.

Oral Presenters

  • Keri Holmes-Maybank, M.D.
  • Erik Strungs
  • David Daly, M.D.

Graduate Students

  • Craig Kutz
  • Jennifer Scott

Medical Students (1st & 2nd Years)

  • Akash Naik
  • Coti Phillips

Medical Students (3rd & 4th Years)

  • Christian Hicks

Postdoctoral Fellows

  • Kathryn Appleton

Resident/Fellows

  • Neeti Kanodra, M.D.

Junior Faculty

  • Nithin Karakala, M.D.
  • takamitsu Saigusa, M.D.

Oral Presenters

  • Joy Buie
  • Melissa Cunningham, M.D.
  • Lillianne Harris, Ph.D.
  • Mukoso Ozieh

Other

  • Mara Lennard-Richard, Ph.D.

Graduate Students

  • Craig Kutz

Medical Students (1st & 2nd Years)

  • Guilherme Porto
  • Eric Singhi

Medical Students (3rd & 4th Years)

  • Joseph Meserve

Postdoctoral Fellows

  • Erin Collins
  • Lillianne Harris, Ph.D.

Resident/Fellows

  • Jeffrey Senfield

Basic Junior Faculty

  • Mi-Hye Lee

Clinical Junior Faculty

  • Takamitsu Saigusa, M.D.

Other

  • Charles Reese