35th Annual GRADUATE RESEARCH DAY
Post-Doctoral Fellow Poster Presentations
Post-Doctoral Fellow Oral Presentations
JESSICA PIERCE
Program: Cellular Biology & Anatomy
Poster Title: Glucocorticoid Signaling Regulates Marrow Fat and Bone Remodeling During Cellular Stress
ZSUZSANNA BORDAN
Program: Vascular Biology
Poster Title: PBK, A Novel Regulator of Smooth Muscle Proliferation in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
REEM ATAWIA
Poster Title: Obesity-Induced Metabolic and Vascular Dysregulation: Implication of Arginase
ASHWIN AJITH
Poster Title: HLA-G Dimer Prolongs Kidney Allograft Survival by Targeting Granzyme B and CD8+T Cell Cytotoxicity
YUJIAO LU
Poster Title: Neuron-Derived Estrogen is Critical for Endogenous “A2” Astrocyte Activation and Neuroprotection After Ischemic Injury to the Brain
SAMANTHA NIGR0
Poster Title: Patient Education Website for Transgender Patients Seeking Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy
CHRISTINA PECORA
Department: Medical Illustration
Poster Title: An Interactive Platform To Enhance Knowledge And Understanding Of Ovarian Neoplasm: A Pilot Media Program to Standardize Clerkship Education
BHAUMIK PANDYA
Poster Title: Role of Heat Shock Transcription Factor 1 (HSF1) on Activation-Induced Metabolic Reprogramming of T Cells
SHANNON BARWICK
Poster Title: Sigma1 Receptor (S1R) Co-Localizes with NRF2 in Cone Photoreceptor Cells (PRC)
DIANDRA SMITH
Poster Title: Comparing The Factors Associated With Prostate Cancer Incidence and Mortality Trends in The State of Georgia and The United States
*MINGHUI LUI
*JOCELYN FISHER, GARRETT GREEN, JAMEL HODGES
JESSICA DILLARD-WRIGHT
JASMINE GAFFNEY, *MANDERLEY RECIONOS, *HANNAH STREETS
Poster Title: Effects of Withholding Cell Phones on Students' Autonomic Arousal, State Anxiety, and Test Scores
JING SUN
CHANDLER GOLDMAN
REBEKAH ROBINSON
MOHAMED HUSSEIN
JACOB KUMRO
LINAH SHAHOUMI
SARAH RAY
ALUYA OSEGHALE
*BRITTANY WHEELER
LADONYA JACKSON
KAREEM ABDELSAID
ALEC DAVILA
REBECCA ETHERIDGE, KATHLEEN HERNLEN
MACKENZIE HAGAN
ERICA OJEDA
JOSHUA WONG
DIPANKAR ASH
Department: Vascular Biology Center
Poster Title: Cu Transporter ATP7A Promotes Angiogenesis By Limiting Autophagic Degradation of VEGFR2
ESRAA SHOSHA
Poster Title: Arginase 2 Overexpression Aggravates Ischemic Injury in Retinal Vascular Endothelial Cells
KUNZHE DONG
Poster Title: CARMN, a Novel Smooth Muscle-Specific LncRNA, is a Critical Regulator of Smooth Muscle Phenotype
BOGDAN ANEA
Poster Title: Hemolysis Controls Pro-Inflammatory Monocyte Priming Via Induction of and Interaction with Circadian Clock Protein Rev-Erbα in Sickle Cell Disease
Islam Osman
Department: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Poster Title: Yes-Associated Protein Upregulates Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor Beta to Promote Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Neointima Formation
*JESSICA FAULKNER
Poster Title: Progesterone Controls Endothelial Mineralocorticoid Receptor Expression Which Predisposes Females to Obesity-Associated, Leptin-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction
*THIAGO BRUDER DO NASCIMENTO
Poster Title: Leptin Therapy Improves Endothelial Function and Vascular Inflammation in A Model of Acquired Lipodystrophy by Regulating Nox1-Derived ROS and CCR5