36th Annual GRADUATE RESEARCH DAY
Graduate Student Presentations
Post-Doctoral Fellow Oral Presentations
Post-Doctoral Fellow Presentations
Rebekah Robinson
Graduate Program: MD/PhD, Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Genomic Medicine Presentation Title: Müller Glia Protect Against IL-6 Trans-Signaling Induced Barrier Dysfunction in Retinal Endothelial Cells
Candee Barris
Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Vascular Biology
Presentation Title: Loss of Female Sex Hormones Does Not Induce a Mechanistic Switch for Development of Hypertension in Obese Female Mice
Mostafa Khater
Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Pharmacology
Presentation Title:G Protein βγ Translocation to the Golgi Apparatus Activates MAPK Via PI3Kγ
Dakota Poschel
Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Biochemistry & Cancer Biology
Presentation Title: Osteopontin Blockade Immunotherapy Increases Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Lytic Activity
and Suppresses Colon Tumor Progression
Kasey Belanger
Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Physiology
Presentation Title: Mineralocorticoid Receptor (MR) Activation, Independent of Increases in BP, Drives
Sex Differences in Tregs in Deoxycorticosterone Acetate (DOCA)-salt Rats
Allen Hagan
Graduate Program: Master of Science with a major in Medical Illustration
Presentation Title: Patient Education Brochure for Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass surgery
Ben Brown
Graduate Program Alumnus: Master of Science with a major in Medical Illustration
Presentation Title: Development of Immersive VR Gaming for Pediatric Education of Toxocariasis
Mohamed Hussein
Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Molecular Medicine
Presentation Title: The Role of c-Jun in Enhancing TCR-T Function in Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hannah Youngblood
Graduate Program: Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Cellular Biology & Anatomy
Presentation Title: Identification of Estrogen Signaling in the Aqueous Humor Outflow Pathway
Wendy Burnett
Presentation Title(s): Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on NIH funded researchers
Andrew Stoddard
Presentation Title: The Relationship Between Mucus and Infectivity of Bacteriophage MS2 in Droplets Upon UV254 Exposure
Cheryl Elliott-Dawe
Presentation Title: Establishing Content Validity and Usability of Items for a Perioperative Synergy Index
Kailea Manning
Presentation Title: Do Faculty Members Have a Mindset for Teaching?
Manderley Recinos
Presentation Title: The Role of Threat-Relevance in Arousal Produced by Cultural and Evolutionary Threats
Henry Claussen
Presentation Title: Modeling The Simultaneous Effects of Copy Number Variation and Methylation on Gene Expression Using Next Generation Sequencing Data
Frederick Baker
Presentation Title: In Vivo Proximity Biotin Labeling of Core Components of a Dynein-dependent mRNA Localization Complex
Yanyan Xu
Presentation Title: Ethnic Differences and Heritability of Blood Pressure Circadian Rhythm in African and European American Youth and Young Adults
Hesam Khodadadi
Presentation Title: Effects of Cannabidiol (CBD) Treatment in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease Through Regulation of TREM2
Wonjo Jang
Presentation Title: An Inactive Receptor-G Protein Complex Maintains the Dynamic Range of Agonist-Induced Signaling
Emily Burns
Presentation Title: Renoprotective Effect of CD14 on Female Dahl Salt-Sensitive Hypertension
Caleb Padgett
Presentation Title: Mechanisms of Vascular Dysfunction in Obesity-Induced Circadian Disruption
Selma Ozturk
Presentation Title: Assessment of Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors on Low Birthweight in The United States
Madhuri Rudraraju
Presentation Title: Akt-Independent Effects of Triciribine on ACE2 Expression in Human Lung Epithelial Cells: Potential benefits in Restricting SARS-CoV2 Infection
Shannon Barwick
Presentation Title: Sigma1 Receptor (Sig1R) Activation in the RhoP23H/+ (P23H) Mouse Model of Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) Improves Visual Function and Retinal Structure
Katie Anne Fopiano
Presentation Title: Vascular Rarefaction and Perivascular Fibrosis Contribute to the Development of Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in HFpEF
Bari House
Presentation Title: Phone Separation Anxiety and Test Performance
Taylor Kress
Presentation Title: HIV-Associated Hypertension is TNFα Dependent in Male Mice
Marissa Seamon
Presentation Title: Niacin Supplementation Benefits Parkinson’s Disease Patients, Altering the Cytokine Profile and Toxic α-Synuclein in Plasma
Kimberly Strotz
Presentation Title: Population Demographics and Socioeconomic Impact on Birth Control Selection
John Henry Dasinger
Department: Physiology
Poster Title: Dietary Protein Source Contributes to the Risk of Developing Maternal Syndrome in the Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rat
Reem Atawia
Department: Vascular Biology Center
Poster Title: CLDN17–/– Mice Exhibit Delayed Growth and Leaky Blood Vessels
Robert Batori
Department: Vascular Biology Center
Poster Title: The Role of PFKFB3 in Mediating Endothelial Dysfunction in Obesity
Ellen Gillis
Department: Physiology
Poster Title: Plasma Volume Expansion is Impaired in Pregnancy After Recovery From Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
Qiuhua Yang
Department: Vascular Biology Center
Poster Title: Disruption of Endothelial Pfkfb3 Ameliorates Diet-Induced Murine Metabolic Syndrome
Ahmet Alptekin
Department: Georgia Cancer Center
Poster Title: Pulsed Focal Ultrasound as a Non-Invasive Method to Deliver Exosomes in the Brain/Stroke
Pictured in front row left to right: Dakota Poschel, Caleb Padgett, Candee Barris, Katie Anne Fopiano
Pictured in back row left to right: Jacob Kumro, Rebekah Robinson, Taylor Kress, Frederick Baker, John Henry Dasinger
(Not pictured: Zsuzsanna Bordan, Kailea Manning, Manderley Recinos, Anik Tuladhar)