Postgraduates
Residents, Clinical Research Fellows, Postdoctoral Research Fellows and Research Staff
Residents
Winner: Martin Espinosa Ginic, M.D., "Obese Hospitalized Patients with CAP are at a Lower Risk for Clinical Failure and Death: Results from the CAPO International Cohort Study." Mentor: Julio Ramierz, M.D., Division of Infectious Disease
Clinical Research Fellows
Winner: Dong Xiang, M.D., "Targeting Her-2/neu+ Antigen to B Cells: A Novel Immunotherapy for Breast Cancer." Mentor: Jun Yan, Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Postdoctoral Research Fellows
First Place: Cynthia Gomes, Ph.D., "Requirement of Nucleolar Transcription in Neuronal Morphogenesis." Mentor: Micheal Hetman, M.D., Ph.D., Neurological Surgery
Second Place: Sara Nunes, Ph.D., "Angiogenic Potential of Isolated Microvessel Fragments is Independent of Their Tissue Origin." Mentor: James Hoying, Ph.D., Cardiovascular Innovation Institute
Third Place: Sujata Saraswat, Ph.D., "Modulating the ER Stress Response after SCI Improves Functional Recovery." Mentor: Scott Whittemore, Ph.D., Neurological Surgery
Research Staff Award
Winner: Sarah Norberto, "LHRH-Mediated Drug Delivery for Ovarian Cancer Treatment." Mentor: Sham Kakar, Ph.D., Physiology and Biophysics
