FIU Medicine's annual Research Symposium showcased more than 70 projects by FIU students, faculty and researchers, along with graduate-level researchers from other local universities.
The event recognized outstanding research projects in five award categories.
Congratulations to all the winners:
Best Content – “Association between Pre-pregnancy Diabetes and Hypertension with Postpartum Depressive Symptoms”
Samantha Siu, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine; Lauren Csete, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine; Anabel Lin, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine; Marcia H. Varella, M.D., Ph.D., Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine; Amalia Londono Tobon, M.D., Georgetown University; Juan M. Lozano, M.D., Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Best Communication – “Influenza Worsens Clinical Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Nationwide Analysis”
Zeeshan Malik, M.D., FIU/Baptist Health Internal Medicine Residency; Nura Salhadar, M.D., FIU/Baptist Health Internal Medicine Residency; Venkataraghavan Ramamoorthy, M.D., Ph.D., Baptist Health South Florida; Sankalp Das, DDS, MPH, Baptist Health South Florida; Anshul Saxena, DDS, Ph.D., Baptist Health South Florida; Muni Rubens, M.D., Ph.D., FIU/Baptist Health Internal Medicine Residency
Best Communication – “Comprehensive Analysis of the Utilization of a Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing Assay for Microbiological Detection in a Free-Standing Children's Hospital”
Nishka Jakkidi, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine; Pablo M. Laufer, M.D., Nicklaus Children's Hospital; Balagangadhar R. Totapally, M.D., Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Best Design – “Longitudinal Trajectories of Glucose, Lactate, and the Glucose-to-Lactate Ratio in Children with Septic Shock: Insights into Metabolic Recovery and Outcome”
Jacquelyn Nguyen, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine; Jacqueline Jones, M.D., Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine; Balagangadhar Totapally, M.D., Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Best Overall – "Integrated Proteomic and Genomic Signatures of Ischemic Stroke Thrombi”
Anya Shroff, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Joohyung Lee, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; George Dong, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Dileep Yavagal, M.D., University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Roshni Thakkar, Ph.D., University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Excellence in Aging Research – "Early Clinical Experience and Learning Curve Associated with Motion-Preserving Posterior Stabilization Using the Total Posterior Spine (TOPS) System”
Adonicah Cummings, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine; Sonia S. Majid, M.D., University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Adam S. Levy, M.D., University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Bhavjeet S. Sanghera, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Adham M. Khalafallah, M.D., University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; S. Shelby Burks, M.D., University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
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