The Henry J.N. Taub & James K. Alexander Medical Student Research Symposium is a platform for Baylor College of Medicine medical students to present their research in either clinical or basic science disciplines.
On March 9, the symposium awarded 20 winners the 2023 Henry J.N. Taub Young Investigator Award which supports young clinical investigators in their research projects. The endowment has been awarded annually sfor 30 years; since 2007, the award has been given in conjunction with the symposium.
Congratulations to all winners! View all poster presentations submitted, including the 20 winners.
Basic Science Research
Prazwal Athukuri, first place: “Heat-activated Doxorubicin Uptake Facilitated by Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy.”
- Co-authors: Karina V. Moreno, Yuhui Yang, Malcolm F. McDonald, Sungho Lee, Latha Khatri, Anantha L. Marisetty and Ganesh Rao
Educational Research
Sarah Samuel, first place: “Medical Jargon: the Unseen Barrier in Patient Care.”
- Co-authors: Anmol Gupta, Aditi Gupta and Margaret Wood
Tareck Haykal, second place: “Social Media Visibility and Plastic Surgery Residency Program Rankings: an Analysis of Instagram.”
- Co-authors: Rishabh Lohray, Matthew Morones and Christopher Brann
Laurynn Garcia, Isabel Draper, third place: “Efficacy of a Social Determinant of Health Orientation Program for MS1s.”
- Co-authors: Edward Lee Poythress
Health System Science Research
Cyrus Daruwalla, first place: “Trends of Anti-VEGF Pharmaceutical Use in Ophthalmology in an Accountable Care Organization Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.”
- Co-authors: Julia Andrieni, Enshuo Hsu, Sidra Uzair, Charles C. Wykoff and Andrew G. Lee
Ana Paulina Rivera, second place: “Telemedicine Considerations for Persons Living with Dementia: a Qualitative Study with Care Partners.”
- Co-authors: Norvin Hernandez, Vivian Ramont, Tracey Obi, Ilianna Santangelo, Emily Hayden, Aanand Naik, Shan Liu, Maura Kennedy and Anita Chary
Patricia Dillawn, Kelly Martinek, Madeline Tomlinson, third place: “Getting Adolescents into Nutrition (Gain): a Pilot Study on Children’s Nutrition Education.”
- Co-authors: Felicia Rosiji, Sanika Rane, Rashmi Rode and Anjali Aggarwal
Sanjay Venugopal, fourth place tie: “Economizing MOHS Surgery: an Analysis of Prices across 20 Facilities and 3 Insurance Plans.”
- Co-authors: Rishabh Lohray, Matthew Morones, Tareck Haykal and Christopher Brann
Spoorthi Kamepalli, fourth place tie: “Early Changes in Liver Transplantation Outcomes following Implementation of Acuity Circles.”
- Co-authors: Cameron Goff, Ashley Montgomery, Astitva Soni and Abbas Rana
Clinical Science Research
Yasemin Deniz Sevilmis, first place: “Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and Surfactant Administration.”
- Co-authors: Oluyinka Olutoye II and Alice King
Anshul Bhatnagar, second place: “County-level Analysis of Eye Exam Access and Utilization in the United States.”
- Co-authors: Henry Skrehot and Masih Ahmed
Sujal Manohar, third place tie: “The Impact of a Healthcare Transition Clinic on Spina Bifida Condition Management and Transition Planning.”
- Co-authors: Xiaofan Huang, Kristen Staggers, Jonathan Castillo, Heidi Castillo and Ellen Fremion
Adrish Anand, third place tie: “Prognostication for Gunshot Wounds to the Head: an Internal Validation of the Baylor Score.”
- Co-authors: Sricharan Gopakumar, Malcolm F. McDonald, Cynthia Sofia De la Rosa Zapata, Jovany Cruz Navarro, Patrick J. Karas and Shankar Gopinath
Kyle Blackburn, third place tie: “Laparoscopic Surgery for Adrenocortical Carcinoma: Estimating the Risk of Margin-Positive Resection.”
- Co-authors: Kendyl Carlisle, Emily A. Japp, Patrick F. McArdle, Douglas J. Turner, Brian R. Englum, Philip W. Smith and Yinin Hu
Shivanki Juneja, fourth place tie: “Relative Validity of Nutrition Assessment Tools for Estimating Infant Carotenoid Intake.”
- Co-authors: Jocelyn Chang, Salma Musaad, Teresia M. O’Connor and Nancy E. Moran
Ashley Chavana, fourth place tie: “Association of Laxative Use with Delayed Clearance of High-Dose Methotrexate in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.”
- Co-authors: Alex Sim, Austin L. Brown, Mark Zobeck, Monica Gramatges, Eric S. Schafer, Michael E. Scheurer, Philip J. Lupo, Karen R. Rabin and Melanie Brooke Bernhardt
James Applewhite, fourth place tie: “Exogenous Testosterone in Men on Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer: Using a Novel Database to Examine Disease Progression.”
- Co-authors: Taher Naeem, Gal Saffati, Madeline B. Chaput, Sagar Patel, Larry I. Lipshultz and Mohit Khera
Reviews
Liam Ferreira, first place: “Surgical Outcomes in Post-Traumatic Epilepsy: A Meta-Analysis.”
- Co-authors: Mohammad Tabaeizadeh and Zulfi Haneef
Most Popular Poster Award
Yasemin Deniz Sevilmis, first place tie: “Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and Surfactant Administration.”
- Co-authors: Oluyinka Olutoye II and Alice King
Spoorthi Kamepalli, first place tie: “Early Changes in Liver Transplantation Outcomes following Implementation of Acuity Circles.”
- Co-authors: Cameron Goff, Ashley Montgomery, Astitva Soni and Abbas Rana
To see the list of past award winners, check the compendium or visit the symposium webpage. The 2023 compendium is posted on VoiceThread; to request a hard copy or PDF, contact symposium co-chairs Dr. Muhammad Adrish or Dr. Sandra Haudek.
The keynote speech, “Journey of a Learning Health Care System Researcher,” was delivered by Dr. Laura Petersen, professor of medicine – health services research and associate chief of staff for research at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center.
Compiled by Julie Garcia
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