SMRI Alumni Research
Class of 2023
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SMRI Class of 2023
Katherine Byrnes-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Conversion to positive tuberculosis (TB) infection in hidradenitis suppurativa patients on tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors
Caroline Carter-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Evaluation of Effectiveness of Left Ventricular Longitudinal Strain in Discriminating Coronary Artery Disease, Suspected Coronary Microvascular Disease, and Myocardial Ischemia Severity
Enkhbileg Dendev-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Acute kidney injury incidence and association with measures of cardiorespiratory decompensation in critically ill children
Kelly Denhard-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Dexamethasone impact on respiratory status and heart rate variability in preterm very low birth weight infants in the NICU
Hassan Folks-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Evaluating the Utility of Electrocardiograms in Predicting Cardiac Abnormalities in Teenagers and Young Adults
Britney He-University of Virgina School of Medicine
Trends in Nipple-Sparing Mastectomies Among Individuals with Breast Cancer
Jordan Holsey-University of Virginia School of Medicine
The Role of SETDB1 in Pancreatic Cancer
Farah Kabir-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Dietary Methionine and Post-Methionine Load Homocysteine Levels as Predictors of Recurrent Stroke Risk
Summer A. Kirkpatrick-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Methods to Evaluate Vascular Effects of Cocoa Flavanols on Calf Muscle Perfusion in Patients with Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease
William Lain-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Kinetics of enteric pathogen quantity during acute diarrhea in children in resource-limited settins by quantitative
Myra Lewontin-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Molecular epidemiology and characteristics of shigellosis in the Global Pediatric Diarrhea Surveillance network, 2019-2020
Catherine Lyons-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Analysis of Adverse Events as a Function of Sex in a Melanoma Clinical Trial
Maxwell Malter-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Global Longitudinal Strain: A New Predictive Tool to Identify Subtle Lupus-Related Coronary Disease
Derek Myers-University of Virginia School of Medicine
In Vitro Binding of IgG4 to Milk
Matthew N. Nguyen-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Comparison of Automated Segmentation of Ventricles from MRI and CT Image
Arpitha Shenoy-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Association between maternal area deprivation index and premature infant NICU outcomes and follow-up
Shreya Shetty-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Quality of Life Following Gastric Cancer Surgery
Aaron D. Smith-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Cutaneous Manifestations of Evolving Type 2 Inflammation in the Setting of Cystic Fibrosis Measured Through Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL) and Aquagenic Wrinkling of the Palm (AWP)
Joselyne Tessa Tonleu-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Breast-48: HIFU + Pembrolizumab for Metastatic Breast Cancer
Serena Vilasi-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Sex-based differences in immune response to melanoma peptide vaccines in clinical trials Mel41 and Mel44
Class of 2022
Marie Baker – University of Virginia School of Medicine
Impact of the implementation of a predictive analytic tool on the rates of septic shock in a pediatric intensive care unit
Ezra Bass – University of Virginia School of Medicine
Tracking Viable Carbapenemase Producing Enterobactereales in Hospital and Community Wastewater
Kwadwo Boateng-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Anatomical Factors Associated with Longer Mechanical Thrombectomy Times in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Joseph J Caruso-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Investigation of RH30 Rhabdomyosarcoma targeted αvβ3 CAR-T
Fatima Choudhary-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Identifying the Mutation Responsible for Congenital Heart Disease in a Pediatric Patient
Krystyna Cios-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Investigation of Clostridioides difficile infection management and outcomes
Adriana Colón-Martinez-Ponce Health Sciences University
Immunogenicity of amebiasis LecA vaccine in non-human primates – anti-LecA salivary IgA
Alyssa Costello-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Using telemedicine to implement criteria for appropriate UTI diagnosis in residents of long-term care facilities
Nakul Dar-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Surgical Approach to Achieve R0 Resections in Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors. A Literature Review
Laura Gerrick-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Characterization of Candidate Genes in Pancreatic Cancer Metastasis
Liam Giffin-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Evaluating the Efficacy of Novel PAD Treatments Using ASL MR Imaging of the Calf
Michael Goncalves-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Understanding Viral Non-Suppression Among PositiveLinks Users Living with HIV
Nina Gu-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Gastrointestinal Microbiome and Stroke Outcomes (GEMSTONE) Study
Paige Howard-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Effects of Dexmedetomidine on Respiratory Stability of Preterm NICU Patients
Shirley Jusino-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Safety and Efficacy of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Combined with Pembrolizumab in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Chad Lehman-University of Virginia School of Medicine
A clinical analysis of the CD47/SIRP-alpha axis in non-small cell lung cancer tumor infiltrating lymphocytes
Zuby Okafor-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Comparison of two early warning scores for sepsis & NEC in infants >1500g birth weight
Thi Nguyen-University of Virginia School of Medicine
The Effect of Empagliflozin and Insulin on Vascular Biomarkers in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes
Leah Smith-University of Virginia School of Medicine
Stool Sphingomyelin as Biomarker for Predicting Parenteral Nutrition-Associated Cholestasis in the NICU
Margaret Woods-University of Virginia School of Medicine
10 Simple Rules to Use AI and ML in Medicine in an Equitable Manner