40th Annual VIRTUAL Student Research Forum Poster Presentations –
December 10, 2024 (1-3 PM)
We are excited to offer the 40th Annual Research Forum virtually to allow students at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus an opportunity to share their research.
Registration for the Research Forum
All persons who submit the registration form and upload a poster by the November 11, 2024 deadline will automatically be accepted to present their poster at this event.
Deadline for Submission of Registration Form and Uploading a Poster:
November 11, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Submission of a registration form and uploading of a poster by the deadline is required to be able to participate in the forum. All students submitting an abstract and poster by the deadline will be able to present their posters virtually during the Forum. We must have your poster and registration information in order to build the website and display your abstract and poster. We are not able to accept late registrations or late posters.
Note: the registration form will require uploading a pdf of an abstract. The character limit is 3000 characters (not including the title). No figures or images can accompany the abstract text.
You will receive email notification of the time of your presentation and further instructions for accessing the virtual site by November 27, 2024 (1 week before the event).
Faculty and Post-doc Judges: Faculty and post-docs interested in judging should fill out the Call for Faculty Judges.
Call for Faculty Judges
For questions please contact Mary McGinnis at coloradoresearchtrack@cuanschutz.edu
How to Attend the Research Forum
- Presenters and Judges will enter the main zoom room for the session, by clicking one of the two links that will be posted on this website (links will be posted closer to the event) below that are for the session you are assigned.
- Once in the zoom room, judges and students will be moved to a smaller breakout room, where approximately 5 students will be presenting.
- Students will have 9 minutes to share their screen and present their poster, followed by 2 minutes of questions.
- If you are a judge, complete the judge’s scoring form for each poster presentation in your 1 hour small group session.
How to View Abstracts and Posters
- 1. Find the student’s name and/or project of interest in the table (the table will not be visible until shortly before the Research Forum event) below
- Click the link to view the poster and abstract
Schedule for Virtual Research Forum - Tuesday December 10, 2024
The Research Forum presentations will be organized into 2 separate sessions (times shown below).
- Session 1: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- Session 2: 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Questions? Contact Mary McGinnis at coloradoresearchtrack@cuanschutz.edu
| Poster Number | Presenter | Presenter's College | Title | Category | Abstract Link | Poster Link | Session |
| 1 | Ferdos Abdulkader | Medicine | Gender Disparities in NIH Funding, Publication Output, and H-Index Among Endowed Chairs in Dermatology | Other | Abdulkader Abstract | Abdulkader Poster | |
| 2 | Brandon Abell | Medicine | Newborn with Duplication of the Pituitary Gland (DPG)-plus syndrome and congenital hairy polyp | Surgery | Abell Abstract | Abell Poster | |
| 3 | Melissa Adler | Medicine | Analyzing the Predictive Value of an Early 1-hour Glucose Tolerance Test in High-Risk Pregnancies | Child-Maternal Health and Reproductive Services | Adler Abstract | Adler Poster | |
| 4 | Mike Akaraphanth | Medicine | CXCR2 perturbation promotes Staphylococcus aureus implant-associated infection | Microbiology and Infectious Diseases | Akaraphanth Abstract | Akaraphanth Poster | |
| 5 | David Alexander | Medicine | Incidence and Risk Factors of Transient Global Amnesia | Neuroscience and Brain and Behavior - Adult | Alexander Abstract | Alexander Poster | |
| 6 | Gabriella Annest Canty | Medicine | Journey Mapping: Evaluating Quality of Life Changes over Breast Cancer Treatment | Surgery | Annest Canty Abstract | Annest Canty Poster | |
| 7 | Yasaman Baghshomali | Medicine | Esophageal Impaction Presenting as an Airway Foreign Body | Surgery | Baghshomali Abstract | Baghshomali Poster | |
| 8 | Natasha Barton | Medicine | Evaluation of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation in a porcine VCA model | Surgery | Barton Abstract | Barton Poster | |
| 9 | Cameron Bean | Medicine | A Survey of Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality Interest in Medical Settings | Education | Bean Abstract | Bean Poster | |
| 10 | Ansha Bharath | Dentistry | Novel RMGIC : Let The Forces Be With You | Other | Bharath Abstract | Bharath Poster | |
| 11 | Kaylee Blevins | Medicine | The Relationship Of Energy Status And Lipid Profiles Among Eumenorrheic Adolescent Female Athletes | Other | Blevins Abstract | Blevins Poster | |
| 12 | Melissa Carpenter | Medicine | Perioperative Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARB) Use Shows Decreased Rates of Manipulation Under Anesthesia (MUA) and Revisions After Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) | Bone or Skeletal | Carpenter Abstract | Carpenter Poster | |
| 13 | Ariel Chen | Medicine | Effects of Menopause on Innate Immune Defense Mechanisms in Urinary Cells | Immunology and Autoimmune Diseases | Chen Abstract | Chen Poster | |
| 14 | Kimberly Christnacht | Medicine | Littoral Cell Angioma of Intrapancreatic Splenule within the Pancreatic Tail | Surgery | Christnacht Abstract | Christnacht Poster | |
| 15 | Evangelia Constantine | Medicine | GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Increase Fracture Risk in Patients with Obesity | Bone or Skeletal | Constantine Abstract | Constantine Poster | |
| 16 | Isabella Crisostomo | Medicine | Do Tramadol and Steroids Provide Similar Pain Control as Oxycodone/Hydrocodone after Ankle Fracture Fixation? | Surgery | Crisostomo Abstract | Crisostomo Poster | |
| 17 | Alexandra Danciutiu | Medicine | The Relationship between Pre-Treatment Seizures and Mental Health in People with Newly Diagnosed Focal Epilepsy | Neuroscience and Brain and Behavior - Adult | Danciutiu Abstract | Danciutiu Poster | |
| 18 | Rebekah Davis | Medicine | Improving Patient Outcomes for Unhoused High-Utilizers: Evaluation of a Hospital-Community Collaborative Transitional Housing Program | Healthcare and Public Health | Davis Abstract | Davis Poster | |
| 19 | Courtney DiFilippo | Medicine | Validated questionnaires suggest sexual dysfunction in adult females with a history of anorectal malformation | Other | DiFilippo Abstract | DiFilippo Poster | |
| 20 | Nicholas Felan | Medicine | Patients with Medicaid Experience Increased Wait Times and Decreased Access when Seeking Subspecialty Orthopaedic Care | Bone or Skeletal | Felan Abstract | Felan Poster | |
| 21 | Nicholas Felan | Medicine | Medicaid Insurance and Access to Hip, Knee, and Shoulder Arthroscopic Surgeons | Healthcare and Public Health | Felan Abstract | Felan Poster | |
| 22 | Isabel Friesner | Medicine | Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Adolescents | Developmental Neuroscience and Brain and Behavior - Child | Friesner Abstract | Friesner Poster | |
| 23 | Kylee Fulton | Dentistry | Inhibition of Streptococcus mutans through Hydroxylated Azobenzene Compounds as applied to 3D Printed Dentures | Other | Fulton Abstract | Fulton Poster | |
| 24 | Elizabeth Garcia-Creighton | Medicine | Barriers and Facilitators to Pediatric Dermatology Care for Underserved Families | Healthcare and Public Health | Garcia-Creighton Abstract | Garcia-Creighton Poster | |
| 25 | Tania Gonzalez | Medicine | TMEM100 Preserves Lung Growth and Prevents Pulmonary Hypertension in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia | Pulmonary and Critical Care | Gonzalez Abstract | Gonzalez Poster | |
| 26 | Jason Groegler | Graduate | Beta Cell Stress triggers formation of Hybrid Insulin Peptide through granular pH modulation | Immunology and Autoimmune Diseases | Groegler Abstract | Groegler Poster | |
| 27 | Evan Haas | Medicine | Capsular Contracture After Breast Augmentation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Surgery | Haas Abstract | Haas Poster | |
| 28 | Evan Haas | Medicine | Risk Factors and Complications Associated With Need for Perioperative Blood Transfusions in Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Free Flap Breast Reconstruction | Surgery | Haas Abstract | Haas Poster | |
| 29 | Garrett Healy | Medicine | Postoperative Length of Stay is Associated With Unplanned Readmission in a Broad Surgical Population | Surgery | Healy Abstract | Healy Poster | |
| 30 | Taylor Heap | Medicine | Evaluation of Patient Support Resources in Multidisciplinary Clinic for Individuals with Differences of Sex Development | Metabolism and Endocrinology | Heap Abstract | Heap Poster | |
| 31 | Mijo Hwang | Medicine | Surgery at the End of Life for Pediatric Patients Diagnosed with Cancer: A Review of the Pediatric Health Information System Database | Surgery | Hwang Abstract | Hwang Poster | |
| 32 | Kyle Jamar | Medicine | A retrospective comparison of internal fixation versus arthroplasty for femoral neck fractures in non-geriatric patients | Surgery | Jamar Abstract | Jamar Poster | |
| 33 | Haaris Kadri | Medicine | Development of a Web Application for the Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System (SURPAS) | Surgery | Kadri Abstract | Kadri Poster | |
| 35 | Amir Kalani | Medicine | Ascending and Descending Colon Tissue Metabolite Differences of Healthy Adults Across BMI Classes | Metabolism and Endocrinology | Kalani Abstract | Kalani Poster | |
| 36 | Andrew Keene | Medicine | Minipuberty pituitary-gonadal hormone profile in infants with 47,XXY | Metabolism and Endocrinology | Keene Abstract | Keene Poster | |
| 37 | Woohyeok Kwon | Dentistry | Digital vs. Conventional Splint Fabrication: Assessing Cost, Fit, Contact Accuracy, and Time Efficiency | Other | Kwon Abstract | Kwon Poster | |
| 38 | David Le | Medicine | "The Accuracy of Depth of Sedation Assessment in the Intensive Care Unit Using the Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale" | Pulmonary and Critical Care | Le Abstract | Le Poster | |
| 39 | David Le | Medicine | Emergency Department Use of Airway Adjuncts in the Setting of Endotracheal Intubation for Traumatic Injury | Pulmonary and Critical Care | Le Abstract | Le Poster | |
| 40 | Tiana Linkus | Medicine | Characterization of Asymptomatic B-lines in High Altitude Trekkers | Pulmonary and Critical Care | Linkus Abstract | Linkus Poster | |
| 41 | Brian Lorenz | Medicine | Airway Corynebacterium interfere with Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus infection and express secreted factors selectively targeting each pathogen | Microbiology and Infectious Diseases | Lorenz Abstract | Lorenz Poster | |
| 42 | Madison Martz | Medicine | Adherence to Bone Mineral Density Screening Recommendations in Older Adults with HIV | Microbiology and Infectious Diseases | Martz Abstract | Martz Poster | |
| 43 | Ethan Moore | Medicine | 3D-Printed Surgical Guides for Endoscopic Repair of Subcondylar Mandible Fractures | Surgery | Moore Abstract | Moore Poster | |
| 44 | Diemmy Nguyen | Medicine | EphB4 and EphrinB2 Play Dichotomous Roles in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Metastasis | Other | Nguyen Abstract | Nguyen Poster | |
| 45 | Sonaali Pandiri | Medicine | Implementing A Novel Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for Street Medicine in Denver | Healthcare and Public Health | Pandiri Abstract | Pandiri Poster | |
| 46 | Huy Phạm | Medicine | Impact Of Induction Chemotherapy On Dysphagia Resolution In Patients With Esophageal Cancer | Hematology and Oncology | Phạm Abstract | Phạm Poster | |
| 47 | Ashley Pietra | Medicine | Circulating Factors in Single-Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease Promote Pathological Metabolic Remodeling in Cardiac Myocytes, Which is Abrogated with Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitor Therapy | Cardiovascular | Pietra Abstract | Pietra Poster | |
| 48 | Alaa Radwan | Graduate | Evaluation of Outpatient Pharmacogenomic Medication Prescribing Patterns in Relation to Community-Level Social Determinants of Health | Healthcare and Public Health | Radwan Abstract | Radwan Poster | |
| 49 | Selma Sarah Sabra | Medicine | Improving Community Resource Referrals For People With Epilepsy | Other | Sabra Abstract | Sabra Poster | |
| 50 | Ishan Sahoo | Medicine | Analysis of Complications Associated With Abdominal Incisional Wound Vacuum Assisted Closure Following Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Harvest for Breast Reconstruction | Surgery | Sahoo Abstract | Sahoo Poster | |
| 51 | Jacob Sawyer | Medicine | Is there an increased risk of venous thromboembolism in active lithium users undergoing major orthopaedic surgery | Surgery | Sawyer Abstract | Sawyer Poster | |
| 52 | Quinn Scallon | Medicine | Implementation of OSA Testing for High-Risk Surgical Patients | Surgery | Scallon Abstract | Scallon Poster | |
| 53 | Ananya Shah | Medicine | Do Dedicated Research Years Matter? Perspectives from Plastic Surgery Program Leadership: A Pilot Survey | Surgery | Shah Abstract | Shah Poster | |
| 54 | Emma Shelby | Medicine | Clinical and Pathological Predictors of Visual Outcomes in Retinoblastoma: A Comprehensive Analysis of Individual Eyes and Patient Cohorts | Hematology and Oncology | Shelby Abstract | Shelby Poster | |
| 55 | Natalie Shelden | Medicine | Impact of Dental Visit Vaccination on Patterns of Primary Care Utilization in Federally Qualified Health Centers | Healthcare and Public Health | Shelden Abstract | Shelden Poster | |
| 56 | William Ton | Medicine | Zn Differentially Regulates Microtubule Interactions and Motor Protein Behavior on Microtubules | Other | Ton Abstract | Ton Poster | |
| 57 | Peter Van Os | Medicine | Neurocystocercosis in an otherwise health patient: a case study | Microbiology and Infectious Diseases | Van Os Abstract | Van Os Poster | |
| 58 | Angela Vu | Medicine | Mycobacterium Marine Infections: Shark Bite | Microbiology and Infectious Diseases | Vu Abstract | Vu Poster | |
| 59 | Morgan Wharton | Medicine | Exploring Adult Patient Experiences During the First Five Years of the UCHealth Integrated Transgender Program | Healthcare and Public Health | Wharton Abstract | Wharton Poster | |
| 60 | Priya (Kaley) Wolff | Medicine | Reflectance Confocal Microscopy: An Exploration of Expanded Clinical Applications | Other | Wolff Abstract | Wolff Poster | |
| 61 | YooJin Yoon | Medicine | Optimizing Postoperative Recovery: The Role of Physical Therapy in Gender-Affirming Vaginoplasty Outcomes | Surgery | Yoon Abstract | Yoon Poster | |
| 62 | Amber Young | Medicine | Characteristics of People with New-Onset Focal Epilepsy Started on Lamotrigine in the Human Epilepsy Project | Neuroscience and Brain and Behavior - Adult | Young Abstract | Young Poster |