SMRI Alumni Research

Fatema Allaham – SUNY Downstate Medical School
The Effect of Irradiation on Lesion Stability of Atheroschlerotic Plaques

Ame Ayemere – University of Virginia School of Medicine 
The Association between First Trimester Maternal Features, Placental Pathology, and Adverse Neonatal Outcomes

Donovan Jay Brown – University of Virginia School of Medicine
Evaluating the Impact of Dose-Escalation in Radiation Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer: A Retrospective Single-Institution Study

Rahim Burdette – University of Virginia School of Medicine
Gastrointestinal Microbiome and Stroke Outcomes Network (GEMSTONE)

RaKavius Chambers – University of Virginia School of Medicine
Characterizing DOT1L Involvement in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Pathogenesis

Richard Chung – University of Virginia School of Medicine
Pituitary Llocalization and Histologic Characteristic Mapping in MRI-negative Cushing’s disease: Dr. Edward Oldfield’s Decade-Long Legacy Study

Alexander Cordero – University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus
Lung Alveolar Macrophages and TCF4 in Homeostasis and Disease

Destiny Donald – University of Virginia School of Medicine
BAZ1B in Racial Lung Cancer Disparities

Sai Gajula – University of Virginia School of Medicine
IL1RL1/IL-33- Based Transcriptomics Analysis of Regulatory T Cell Subsets Relevels Its Crucial Role in Orchestrating Immunomodulation During Diabetes

Diego Girald – University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Investigating the Role of CD24 in Murine Diet-Induced Atheroschlerosis

Benjamin Harris – University of Virginia School of Medicine
The Role of Methanogens in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Adhinav Kareddy – University of Virginia School of Medicine
Evaluation of Posterior Circulation Stroke Patient Anatomy for Mechanical Thrombectomy

Piper Kizziar – University of Virginia School of Medicine
The Use of Antimicrobial UV Light in Preventing Central Line – Associated Bloodstream Infections

Annabelle Leung – University of Virginia School of Medicine
Assessing Predictive Performance of Pulse Oximetry Warning Systems (POWS) in Very Low Birth Weight Infants (VLBW)

Joelle Nilak – University of Virginia School of Medicine
Evaluating Brain-Directed Radiation Outcomes for Breast Cancer Brain Metastases Patients

Daniel Nguyen – University of Virginia School of Medicine
Assessing Mother-Child Interaction and Early Childhood Development in Rural Tanzania: A Pilot Study Using the Observation of Maternal Child Interaction (OMCI) Assessment

Janice Oh – University of Virginia School of Medicine
Preoperative Exercise Therapy Suppresses Surgical Stress-Induced Colorectal Cancer Metastases by Inducing Anti-Tumor Immunity in Kupffer Cells

Jon Marco Rivera-De Jesus – University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Targeting Protein Phosphatase 2A (PP2A) in Large Granular Lymphocyte Leukemia (LGLL)

Saqib Rizvi – University of Virginia School of Medicine
Predicting Crohn’s Disease Progression and Treatment Response via Machine Learning Algorithms

Max Stempel – University of Virginia School of Medicine
Characterization of PCSK9 Convertase Enzyme in Medulloblastoma

Nidhie Talasani W- University of Virginia School of Medicine
Trans-Epidermal Water Loss in Patients with Eosinophilic Esophagitis

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

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
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