2024

RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
NIH MEDICAL RESEARCH
SCHOLARS PROGRAM

May 6-8, 2024

This research was made possible through the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) Medical Research Scholars 9:00AM - 3:00PM
Program, a public-private partnership supported jointly Masur Auditorium
by the NIH and generous contributions to the
Foundation for the NIH.

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Session I: Dermatology, Immunology and Infectious Disease

Moderator: Hannah Huth

9:00 Emad Chishti Association Between Hospital Type and Resilience During Caseload Stress: CC-CCMD
A Natural Quality-of-Care Experiment from the COVID-19 Pandemic

9:15 Bhushan Antigenic Cartography Using Hamster Sera Identifies SARS-CoV-2 JN.1 Evasion NIAID
Gitanjali Seen in Human XBB.1.5 Booster Sera

9:30 Elizabeth Anti-Cytokine Autoantibodies in Chronic Granulomatous Disease NIAID

Karanja

9:45 Alexandra Exploring the Microbiome in Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia: NIAMS
Firek A Pilot Study

10:00 Jacob Tribble The Burden of Merkel Cell Carcinoma Attributable to Immunosuppression, NCI-DCEG
Ambient Ultraviolet Radiation, and Merkel Cell Polyomavirus in the U.S.

10:15 Jennifer Demodicosis and Ivermectin-associated Mazzotti-Like Reactions in NIAMS

Strong Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients

Session II: Psychiatry and Pain Medicine

Monday, May 6

Moderator: David Zarrin

10:45 Brady Greene Out of Sight but Not Out of Mind: Correlates of Interoceptive Sensibility in NIMH
Treatment-Resistant Depression

11:00 Sahit Menon Discovering Domain-Specific Targets for Neuromodulation in Autism Spectrum
Disorder NIMH

11:15 Megan Jiao Piloting a Virtual Reality-Based, Gamified Intervention with Cognitive Training NHGRI
for Children and Adolescents with ADHD

11:30 Sade Orejobi Gait Analysis for the Quantification of Neuropathic Foot Pain: A Step in the CC-DPM
Right Direction
Gustavo Thermosensory Loss is Correlated with Primary Afferent Nociceptive Fiber
11:45 Serrano- Deletion in Postmortem Dorsal Root Ganglion and Spinal Cord in a Cancer NCCIH
Berrios Patient Treated with Resiniferatoxin

Session III: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disease

Moderator: Marie Luff

1:00 Alexander Exploring the Role of the Mitochondrial Disulfide Relay System in Heart Failure NHLBI
Karius

1:15 Ashley Modifiers of Arterial Stenosis in Williams Syndrome: Using Genomics to NHLBI
Golbus Discover Drivers of Vessel-Specific Outcomes

1:30 Sonal Sharda Social DeterminantsEpigenetic

of Health as a Potential Driver of Clonal Hematopoiesis via
Modulation of the TET2 gene NHLBI

Coronary Artery Calcium Score: 3D Landmark Scout Imaging Accurately

1:45 Alexa Golbus Assesses Presence and Extent of Coronary Calcification with Lower Radiation NHLBI
Exposure
Targeting Inflammation in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A High-
2:00 Scott Wilson Throughput Small Molecule Screen for Compounds Degrading Xeroderma NHLBI
Pigmentosum Group B Protein (XPB)

2:15 Manasa PI3K-delta Inhibition in a Rodent Model of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: CC-CCMD
Gadiraju Going with the Flow
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Session IV: Pediatric Oncology; Immuno-Oncology
Moderator: Scott Wilson

9:00 Paul Borgman Incidence of Pre-Existing B-Cell Aplasia in CAR T-Cell Clinical Trials at the NCI NCI-CCR

9:15 Monica Nair Predicting Hematotoxicty After CAR T-Cell Therapy in B-Cell Acute NCI-CCR
Lymphoblastic Leukemia

9:30 Natalia 3-D Culture Method to Evaluate the Immunological Effects of Membrane- NCI-CCR
Yakobian tethered IL-15 and IL-21 GD2 CAR T-Cells Within the Tumor Microenvironment

9:45 Kathy Li Combinatorial Cellular Therapy in Pediatric Solid Tumors with Natural Killer NCI-CCR
(NK) and Genetically Engineered Myeloid Cells (GEMys)

10:00 Avery Mechanisms of MYOD1 Rhabdomyosarcoma Aggressiveness NCI-CCR

Funkhouser
Francisco Variations in Hepatic Immune Cell Populations in Commonly-Used Mouse
10:15 Rodriguez- Strains NCI-CCR
Matos

Session V: Head and Neck Cancer; Otology; GI Malignancies

Tuesday, May 7

Moderator: Brady Greene

10:45 Marie Luff Epigenetic Landscape of CD8+ T cell Exhaustion and Tissue Residency in HPV- NCI-CCR
negative Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

11:00 Shivani Characterizing the Tumor Environment of Olfactory Neuroblastoma NCI-CCR

Ramolia

11:15 Amir Kaskas Tissue Egress Pathways of Tumor-Specific T Cells After Immune Checkpoint NCI-CCR
Blockade

11:30 Julia Telischi Longitudinal Quantification of Inner Ear Fluid Spaces using MRI: Correlations to
Audiovestibular Measurements NIDCD

11:45 Jack Victory Optimizing Hepatic Locoregional Chemotherapy: Preclinical Evaluation of NCI-CCR
Carfilzomib for Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump Therapy

12:00 Shelby Characterization of Multi-Metastatic SDH-Deficient Gastrointestinal Stromal NCI-CCR

Johnson Tumors

Session VI: Artificial Intelligence; Endocrinology; Gynecologic Oncology

Moderator: Elizabeth Karanja

1:15 Abhinav Suri Deep Diabetes: Using Artificial Intelligence for Opportunistic Screening of Type
II Diabetes on CT Imaging CC-DRIS

1:30 Hannah Huth Voice EHR: Equitable Healthcare Technology with Multimodal Audio Data CC_IR
Maame-
1:45 Animwah Black-White Disparities in Thyroid Function in Healthy Young Women NIEHS
Amoako

2:00 Elizabeth Possible Compensatory Mechanisms of Follicle Protection in the Retained NICHD
Varghese Ovary After Unilateral Oophorectomy in Mouse Models
Association of Genome-Wide Significant Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility Loci with
2:15 Sarah Phillips Abnormal Ovarian Ultrasound Findings in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and NCI-DCEG
Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial

2:30 Kristen Dual Inhibition of ATR and PI3K Pathways Promotes Cell Death in Platinum NCI-CCR
Ibanez Resistant Endometrial Cancer Cells by Increasing DNA Damage
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Session VII: Neurogenetics, Neuroinflammation, Neurodegeneration; Skeletal Disorders
Moderator: Gitanjali Bhushan

9:00 Gregory Correction of an Intronic Pseudoexon-Inducing Variant in Collagen-VI Related NINDS

Boyek Muscular Dystrophy Using an Adenine Base Editor
Si Jie Central Nervous System Uptake of Anti-CD8+ T Cell Minibodies in Multiple
9:15 (Jessica) Sclerosis and Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy NINDS
Tang

9:30 Samantha Non-Motor Symptom and Neurocognitive Evaluation of a GBA1 Variant- NHGRI
Nishimura Carrying Cohort: Implications for Gaucher and Parkinson Disease

9:45 Saswat Using Neuronal Extracellular Vesicles to Examine Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s NIA
Sahoo Disease and Brain Insulin Signaling in Prediabetes and Type II Diabetes

Devin Sclerotic Bone Lesions May Distinguish Patients with Mosaic or Germline
10:00 Barzallo Tuberous Sclerosis Complex from Those with Sporadic NHLBI
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

10:15 Jonathan Lesion Expansion in Craniofacial Fibrous Dysplasia: Natural History and NIDCR
Freeman Indicators of Progression
Wednesday, May 8

Session VIII: Urologic Oncology

Moderator: Amir Kaskas

10:45 David Evaluating Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Assisted Prostate Biparametric MRI NCI-CCR
Gelikman Interpretation: An International, Multi-Reader Study

11:00 William Azar Leveraging Large Language Models Record

to Extract Data from the Electronic Health NCI-CCR

Kyle Inhibition of Oxidative Phosphorylation in Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer

11:15 Schuppe Through Direct and Indirect Therapies Results in a Hormone-Sensitive NCI-CCR
Phenotype

11:30 Nityam Rathi Next Generation Analysesvon

to Inform Precision Management of Renal Tumors in
Hippel-Lindau Syndrome NCI-CCR

11:45 Jessica Characterization of Metabolic and Imaging Profiles in the Diagnosis of NCI-CCR
Hsueh Hereditary Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma Syndrome

Session IX: Neurophysiology, Neuro-oncology, Ophthalmology

Moderator: Kristen Ibanez

1:00 David Zarrin Analysis of Cortical Neuronal Spiking Dynamics Throughout Human Sleep NINDS
Wake Cycles

1:15 Ujwal Preictal Action Potential Burst Activity Predicts Seizure Events NINDS
Boddeti

1:30 Ihika Multiomic Analysis of Recurrent Ependymomas Reveals Mechanisms of Tumor NINDS
Rampalli Progression and Treatment Resistance

1:45 Erin Walker LMP744 Topoisomerase Inhibition as an Effector for Myc Suppression in NINDS
Glioblastoma

2:00 Annette Cone Photoreceptor Enlargement and Disorganization in RHO-associated NEI

Kaminaka Retinitis Pigmentosa Revealed with Adaptive Optics

2:15 Minali Longitudinal Study of Ocular Manifestations of von Hippel-Lindau Disease: NEI
Prasad A 30-Year Follow Up
 2023-2024 MRSP SCHOLARS AND INSTITUTIONS
Ms. Maame-Animwah Amoako Duke University School of Medicine
Mr. William Azar Georgetown University School of Medicine
Mr. Devin Barzallo Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Ms. Gitanjali Bhushan Penn State College of Medicine
Mr. Ujwal Boddeti University of Maryland School of Medicine
Mr. Paul Borgman Florida State University College of Medicine
Mr. Gregory Boyek Drexel University College of Medicine
Mr. Emad Chishti University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Ms. Alexandra Firek FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Mr. Jonathan Freeman University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Mr. Avery Funkhouser University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville
Ms. Manasa Gadiraju University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Medicine
Mr. David Gelikman University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Ms. Ashley Golbus Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
Ms. Alexa Golbus Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
Mr. Brady Greene Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Ms. Jessica Hsueh Georgetown University School of Medicine
Ms. Hannah Huth University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center College of Medicine
Ms. Kristen Ibanez University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Ms. Megan Jiao University of Texas Health Houston, McGovern Medical School
Ms. Shelby Johnson University of Texas Health Austin, Dell Medical School
Ms. Annette Kaminaka Albany Medical College
Ms. Elizabeth Karanja University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine
Mr. Alexander Karius Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mr. Amir Kaskas Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport
Ms. Kathy Li Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Ms. Marie Luff David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Mr. Sahit Menon University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Ms. Monica Nair Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Ms. Samantha Nishimura Drexel University College of Medicine
Ms. Sade Orejobi Duke University School of Medicine
Ms. Sarah Phillips Eastern Virginia Medical School
Ms. Minali Prasad Boston University School of Medicine
Ms. Shivani Ramolia Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Ms. Ihika Rampalli Baylor College of Medicine
Mr. Nityam Rathi Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Mr. Francisco Rodriguez-Matos San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
Mr. Saswat Sahoo Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Mr. Kyle Schuppe Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
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Mr. Gustavo Serrano-Berrios Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine
Ms. Sonal Sharda University of Massachusetts Medical School
Ms. Jennifer Strong University of Maryland School of Medicine
Mr. Abhinav Suri David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Ms. Si Jie (Jessica) Tang University of California, Davis School of Medicine
Ms. Julia Telischi University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Mr. Jacob Tribble University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Medicine
Ms. Elizabeth Varghese Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine
Mr. Jack Victory West Virginia University School of Medicine
Ms. Erin Walker University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville
Mr. Scott Wilson Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Ms. Natalia Yakobian Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Mr. David Zarrin David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA