Postgraduates

Residents

Winner

 Robert Cannon, M.D., "Restoration of MicroRNA-122 is an Important Mechanism of Curcumin Mediated Cell Death in HCC."  Mentor:  Shirish Barve, Ph.D., Department of Medicine

Clinical Research Fellows

Winner

Derrick Rollo, D.O., "Stability of lactoferrin in stored human milk."  Mentor:  Paula Radmacher, Ph.D., Department of Pediatrics 

Postdoctoral Research Fellows

Co-winner

Stephanie Heflin, Ph.D., "On pathway mutation leads to rhythmic oscillatory activity in all Nxynob retinal ganglion cell"  Mentor:  Maureen McCall, Ph.D., Department of Ophthalmology

Co-winner

Sujata Saraswat, Ph.D., "Salubrinal improves functional recovery after spinal cord injury by targeting the ER stress response pathway."   Mentor:  Scott Whittemore, Ph.D., Department of Neurological Surgery

Co-winner

Aruna Vashishta, Ph.D., "Enhancement of DNA damage neurotoxicity by pharmacological inhibition of histone deacetylases."   Mentor:  Michal Hetman, Ph.D., Department of Neurological Surgery

Research Staff Award

First Place

Jeremy Touroo, M.S., "A Tissue-Engineered Aneurysm Model for Evaluation of Endovascular Devices."  Mentor: Stuart Williams, Ph.D., Cardiovascular Innovation Institute