Annual Research Day 2008 - April 2, 2008
Annual Research Day once again provided an excellent occasion for the entire Health Science Center community to share results of their research efforts. The ARD program included a platform presentation, a poster session for work-in-progress, the Annual Graduate Lecture, and the annual dinner. The platform presentations were held in the HSEB Alumni Auditorium, and the poster session was held in the HSEB Atrium in the afternoon.
We were very pleased to have Dr. Betty Diamond, Chief, Autoimummune Disease Center, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northshore LIJ-Health System, as the the Honorary Graduate School Lecturer. She delivered the keynote address at 4pm entitled, "Taking an unexpected trip to the brain with anti-DNA antibodies."
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL !
This year we awarded 11 prizes: 1 for the morning platform session and 10 to the 10 highest scores in the afternoon poster competition. The awards are to be used within the year (until Research Day 2009) for travel to a scientific meeting to present a paper. From the table below you can see the names of the awardees, their research advisors, the categories of their research and their first ($1500) or second ($500) place status. I trust I speak for the faculty and administration in congratulating all the students and trainees on a very fine performance.
- Susan Schwartz-Giblin, Dean, School of Graduate Studies
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Title |
Residency/Year |
Graduate Program or Category |
Sponsor |
Sponsor's Department |
| Mildred L. Schuker Award for Best Platform Presentation in the Morning Session: $1,500 |
| Braunstein |
Marc |
Genome-wide profiling of multiple myeloma tumor and endothelial progenitor cells reveals common cancer pathways |
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Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Batuman, Olcay |
Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medicine |
| Chandler McCuskey Brooks-Gertrude Lang Travel Fellowship to Best Physiology Poster: $1,500 |
| Lee |
Heekyung |
BC1 RNA regulation of mGluR-dependent synaptic hyperexcitability |
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Neural and Behavioral Science |
Fenton, Andre |
Physiology and Pharmacology |
| First Prizes for Best Poster Presentations in the Afternoon Sessions: $1,500 |
| Grigoryan |
Marine |
Regulation of intestinal L cell proliferation by the glucagon family of peptides |
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Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Teitelman, Gladys |
Anatomy and Cell Biology |
| Harte |
Lauren |
THC-induced sexually dimorphic alterations in performance on an active place avoidance paradigm |
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Neural and Behavioral Science |
Dow-Edwards, Diana |
Physiology and Pharmacology |
| Imperato |
Gavin |
Genetic enhancement of T Lymphocytes to express a tumor-targeted chimeric antigen receptor and Interleukin-12 |
COM '10 |
Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Brenijens, Renier |
Medicine, Memorial Sloane-Kettering |
| Lai |
Lawrence |
Deficiency of complement factor MBL (mannan-binding lectin) in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and myocardial infarction |
PGY-1 Anesthesiology |
Clinical Science |
Zhang, Ming |
Anesthesiology |
| Liu |
Heng |
New beta cells replenish the beta cell population following islet injury |
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Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Teitelman, Gladys |
Anatomy and Cell Biology |
| Second Prizes for Poster Presentations in the Afternoon Sessions: $500 |
| Azari |
Bani |
Over-expression of F11R/JAM-A in endothelial cells and atherosclerotic plaque |
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Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Marmur, Jonathan |
Medicine/Cardiology |
| Natarajan |
Navin |
Negative symptom remission in older adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorder |
PGY-III Psychiatry |
Clinical Medicine |
Cohen, Carl |
Psychiatry |
| Purushothaman |
Radhika |
Inhibins A, B and anti-Mullerian hormone as markers of ovarian reserve in girls with Turner’s syndrome |
PGY-5, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellow |
Clinical Science |
Ten, Svetlana |
Pediatric Endocrinology |
| Yeang |
Calvin |
Functional analysis of domains essential for sphingomyelin synthase activity and cellular distribution |
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Molecular and Cellular Biology |
Jiang, Xiang-Cheng |
Anatomy and Cell Biology |
