Awards
- Competition for Robert F. Furchgott Scholar Award:
- 2017 Scholar Award: Barrera K, Albert Stanek, Niewiadomska Z, Ou P, Mueller C, Weber
M, John D, Alfonso A, Huan C. Blockade of REG proteins’ receptor EXTL3 sensitizes
human pancreatic cancer cells to gemcitabine in a mouse orthotopic model
- 2016 Excellent in Research: Valentin A, Abdel-Naby R, Stanek A, Persaud Y, Helmi C,
Niewiadomska Z, Mueller C, Ou P, Alfonso AE, Huan C. REG1 Promotes the Development
of Chemoresistance in Pancreatic Cancer Cells through Activation of AKT
- 2013 Exceptional Research Award: Okochi S, Albert Stanek A, Mueller C, Ou P, Iovanna
JL, Sugiyama G, Alfonso AE, Huan C. PAP2 is required for intra-acinar NFkB activation
and tissue protection in experimental acute pancreatitis
- Murry Friedman Surgery Resident Research Competition:
- 2017 First Place of Research Award: Barrera K, Albert Stanek, Niewiadomska Z, Ou P,
Mueller C, Weber M, John D, Alfonso A, Huan C. Blockade of REG proteins’ receptor
EXTL3 sensitizes human pancreatic cancer cells to gemcitabine in a mouse orthotopic
model
- 2016 First Place of Research Award: Barrera K, Okochi K, Stanek A, Mueller C, Ou P,
Shakh S, Niewiadomska Z, Alfonso A, Huan C. Site-1-Protease Mediated Unfolded Protein
Response Protects against Pancreatic Injury in Acute Pancreatitis
- 2015 First Place of Research Award: Okochi S, Valentin A, Abdel-Naby R, Stanek A,
Persaud Y, Helmi C, Niewiadomska Z, Mueller C, Ou P, Alfonso AE, Huan C. REG1 Promotes
the Development of Chemoresistance in Pancreatic Cancer Cells through Activation of
AKT
- 2014 Second Place of Research Award: Okochi S, Stanek A, Xu M, Seiden L, Mueller C,
Ou P, M.D., Iovanna JL, Sugiyama G, Alfonso AE, Huan C. PAP2 is required for intra-acinar
NFkB activation and tissue protection in experimental acute pancreatitis
- 2014 Second Place of Research Award: LaFonte MW, Abdel-Naby R, Wang K, Song D, Bozentka
J, LaFonte M, Ou P, Stanek A, Mueller C, Alfonso AE, Huan C. Extracellular Signal-Regulated
Kinase (ERK)-dependent p21 (WAF1/Cip1) Expression Is Associated with Gemcitabine Resistance
in Pancreatic Cancer Cells
- 2013 Second Place of Research Award: LaFonte MW, Stanek A, Mueller C, Zenilman ME,
Sugawara A, Alfonso AE, Huan C. Identification of Reg1 as a novel stellate cell activator
in regenerating pancreas
- 2012 Second Place of Research Award: Boucher GM, Stanek A, Sharma S, Mueller C, Sugiyama
G, Weber TK, Ghilardi N, Ouyang W, Alfonso AE, Chongmin Huan C. Endogenous IL-23 Protects
Against Acinar Injury in LPS-Mediated Mouse Severe Acute Pancreatitis
- American College of Surgeons, Clinical Congress
- 2015 Excellent in Research Award: Valentin A, Abdel-Naby R, Stanek A, Persaud Y, Helmi
C, Niewiadomska Z, Mueller C, Ou P, Alfonso AE, Huan C. REG1 Promotes the Development
of Chemoresistance in Pancreatic Cancer Cells through Activation of AKT