Student Research Showcased at Annual Symposium
More than 110 LSU medical students presented their research projects at the Annual Medical Student Research Symposium on October 30th. The Thursday symposium was followed by the awards ceremony held on November 3rd with guest speaker Dr. James Wittliff.
Medical students from LSUHSC-New Orleans and other institutions conducted medical research on the LSUHSC-New Orleans campus, the LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center, Children’s Hospital of New Orleans, University Medical Center, and other clinics and research centers throughout Louisiana. Students with federal and regional awards to conduct summer or year-long research outside the state also presented their projects.
The winners of the 22nd Annual Medical Student Research Symposium receive a travel award to present their research at a scientific conference.
FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE CATEGORY
1st Place Winner, $3000 Mitzie Hano Wittliff Research Travel Award
Ainsley Morgan, M2, LSUHSC
Co-Authors: J. Nicholas Poché, Katie Melder, Daniel Nuss, Michael Dunham
LSUHSC-New Orleans Department of Otolaryngology
2nd Place Winners, $1000 Dean's Research Travel Award (tie)
Jack Menard M2, LSUHSC
Co-Author: Tabitha Quebedeaux
LSUHSC-New Orleans, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Hamza Islam, M2, LSUHSC
Co-Authors: Sophia Liang, Hui Lyu, Bolin Liu
LSUHSC-New Orleans, Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology and Department of Genetics
3rd Place Winners, $750 Dean's Research Travel Award (tie)
Farrell Chatelain, M2, LSUHSC
Co-Authors: Ayushi Patel, Huijing Xia, Eric Lazartigues
LSUHSC-New Orleans, LSUHSC-Cardiovascular Center of Excellence
Zachary St. Pierre, M2, LSUHSC
Co-Authors: Madison Wolf, Jacob Chaisson, Ellery Hayden, Cole Lewis
LSUHSC-New Orleans, Department of Neurosurgery
Award for Cancer Research, $1000 LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center Travel Award
Abigail Rink, M2, LSUHSC
Co-Author: Suresh K. Alahari
LSUHSC-New Orleans, Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, LSU LCMC Health Cancer
Center
Steve Nelson, MD Award for Excellence in Alcohol Research, $1000 Travel Award
Anna Leyrer, M2, LSUHSC
Co-Authors: Meagan Donovan, Riley Haydell, Davin Gardner, Claire Martinez, Janos Paloczi,
Stefany Primeaux
LSUHSC-New Orleans, Department of Physiology, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center of Excellence,
Comprehensive Alcohol-HIV/AIDS Research Center
JUNIOR/SENIOR CATEGORY
1st Place Winner, $3000 Margaret Raiford Hano Research Travel Award
Alexandra Bartholomew, M4, LSUHSC
Co-Authors: Tara Castellano, Pui Cheng, Amelia Jernigan, Julia Cazabon, Audrey Marsh,
Counti McCutchen, Ronja Bodola, Jason Mussell
LSUHSC-New Orleans, Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy, Department of Obstetrics
and Gynecology
2nd Place Winner, $1000 Dean's Research Travel Award
Madeline Pickens, M3, LSUHSC
Co-Authors: Dongjoon Kim, Goreth Leite, Glenda Vargas, Mona Hijazi, Thales Guimaraes,
Wadih M. Zein, Michel Michaelides, Maria Reinoso, Robert K. Koenekoop, Jennifer J.
Lentz
LSUHSC-New Orleans, Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Department of Otorhinolaryngology.
3rd Place Winners, $750 Dean's Research Travel Award (tie)
Mary Robichaux, M3, LSUHSC
Co-Authors: Anne Caffery, Lauren Blasen, Chelsey Sandlin
LSUHSC-New Orleans, Department of Pediatrics
Daniel Vicknair, M3, LSUHSC
Co-Author : Ian Hodgdon
LSUHSC-New Orleans, Department of Surgery
Award for Cancer Research, $1000 LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center Travel Award
Brionna King, M4, LSUHSC
Co-Authors: Zhi Huang, Laura Naldi, Lucio Miele and Giulia Monticone
LSUHSC-New Orleans, Department of Genetics, LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center
In an email to faculty and staff, Assistant Dean for Medical Student Research Dr. Fern Tsien extended her gratitude to the students, mentors, judges, and laboratory, clinical, and office personnel who made the event possible, as well as those who supported the research through student stipends, resources, travel awards, and refreshments. She also acknowledged the LSUHSC School of Medicine Dean's Office, the National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center, The Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials/Clinical Investigator Pathway Program (Winn CIPP), Dr. Richard DiCarlo, Dr. James Wittliff, and Mrs. Mitzie Hano Wittliff as vital to making the symposium possible.
All of the abstracts and posters are available here.