Research Symposium Archives

Poster Awards

Oral Presenters

Hayden Braun, Medical Student, MUSC College of Medicine
Helen (Jensie) Burton, M.D., Infectious Diseases Fellow, Co-Chief Fellow
Laura Novotny, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, Division of Infectious Diseases
Michelle Spiegel, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine

Junior Faculty

Leonidas Walthall, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine

Residents/Fellows

Jessica English, M.D., Chief Fellow, Division of Rheumatology & Immunology
Nancy Hagood, M.D., Med-Peds Chief Resident
Shailza Sharma, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Division of Rheumatology & Immunology

Staff Scientist, Research Specialist, Program Coordinator

Jena Wirth, Research Specialist, Division of Rheumatology & Immunology

Medical Student

Alissa Mingo, Medical Student, MUSC

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Poster Awards

Oral Presenters

Adegboyega (Tim) Adewale, Ph.D. Candidate, MUSC College of Graduate Studies
Camilla Bacchin, Medical Student, MUSC College of Medicine
Helen (Jensie) Burton, M.D., Infectious Diseases Fellow, PGY-5
Benjamin Kalivas, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine; Program Director, Med-Peds Resident Program; Medical Director, GME Quality and Safety

Junior Faculty

Michelle Spiegel, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care

Residents/Fellows

Jessica English, M.D., Fellow, Division of Rheumatology & Immunology
Rosemary Moak, M.D., PGY-3 Resident, Internal Medicine

Staff Scientist, Research Specialist, Program Coordinator

Laura Novotny, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, Division of Infectious Diseases

Medical Students

Michael Attanasi, Medical Student, MUSC
Kasey Lerner, Medical Student, MUSC
Carter Smith, Medical Student, MUSC

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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

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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)

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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)

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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