Research Forum Submissions
2024-2025 Submissions
The University of Illinois College of Medicine Research Forum allows full participation of investigators from all campuses. Investigators from all UI COM campuses present their posters to share their research findings and catalyze collaborations among researchers. Please use the navigation above to browse the submissions.
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View the submissions for this year’s Research Forum, showcasing the work and contributions from participants.
Medical Students
| Name | Campus | Title | ||
| 1 | Mohammed Abdul Muqsith | Chicago Campus | Enhancing Glioblastoma Resection with NIR Fluorescence Imaging: A Systematic Review | View Submission |
| 2 | Nezar Abunnur | Chicago Campus | Emerging Strategies in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Spinal Cord Injuries | View Submission |
| 3 | Nezar Abunnur | Chicago Campus | Alignment and Divergence: Assessing Deprivation Indices in Orthopaedic Patient Demographics and Outcomes | View Submission |
| 4 | Nezar Abunnur | Chicago Campus | A Decade of Data: Outcomes and Complications in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty vs. Hemiarthroplasty​ | View Submission |
| 5 | Nezar Abunnur | Chicago Campus | The Underweight Factor: Postoperative Risks in Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty | View Submission |
| 6 | Rana Ahmad | Chicago Campus | Lower Income Predicts Lumbar Spine Osteopenia and Osteoporosis: A UK Biobank Study | View Submission |
| 7 | Rana Ahmad | Chicago Campus | Analysis of Retrieved Hip and Knee Implants to Identify Failure Mechanisms | View Submission |
| 8 | ahmadou babana el alaoui | Chicago Campus | A Qualitative Study of a Multi-Stakeholder Perspective on the Adaptation of a Patient Navigation Program in Senegal for Cervical Cancer Screening | View Submission |
| 9 | - | - | - | View Submission |
| 10 | Rose Bahari | Rockford Campus | Targeting Melanoma Cells with G-Quadruplex-Forming Oligonucleotide T-Oligo: Enhanced Efficacy through Combination Therapy | View Submission |
| 11 | Jessica Bahnasy | Chicago Campus | Bridging the Gap: Exploring Food Insecurity Resources and Innovative Solutions in North Lawndale, Chicago | View Submission |
| 12 | Olivia Balsley Saltus | Rockford Campus | Medically Assisted Weight Loss in Rural Primary Care | View Submission |
| 13 | Olivia Barbee | Rockford Campus | Association between social determinants of health, proximity to delivery hospital, and contraception choice at discharge | View Submission |
| 14 | Raj Barot | Chicago Campus | Rescue of Hypoxic Retinal Muller Cells After Incubation with Dental Pulp Stem Cell Extracellular Vesicles | View Submission |
| 15 | Kelley Baumann | Peoria Campus | National trends in cervical cancer screening by sexual orientation and race/ethnicity in cisgender women | View Submission |
| 16 | Victor Berrios | Chicago Campus | Assessing the Mandibular Growth Trend in Patients with Craniofacial Microsomia | View Submission |
| 17 | Daksh Bhargava | Chicago Campus | Similarity Network Fusion (SNF) on structural and function MRI data in Late Life Depression | View Submission |
| 18 | Megan Bi | Chicago Campus | Social Determinants of Health and Neurocognitive Predictors of Transplant Candidacy and Surgery Outcomes: A Translational, Multidisciplinary Study of Health Disparities | View Submission |
| 19 | Yvon Bogdonoff | Chicago Campus | The Biopsychosocial Model in Rotator Cuff Revision Surgery: A Systematic Review (2021-2024) | View Submission |
| 20 | Grace Borkowski | Peoria Campus | Sick of Sickling:Using Design Thinking to Craft Meaningful Care Plans for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease | View Submission |
| 21 | - | - | - | View Submission |
| 22 | Natalie Bourand | Chicago Campus | Precision Dermatological Diagnostics: Optical Coherence Tomography for Non-Invasive Detection of Basal Cell Carcinoma | View Submission |
| 23 | Natalie Bourand | Chicago Campus | The Role of Mrgprd+ Nerves in Diabetic Wound Healing | View Submission |
| 24 | Deanna Bradley | Chicago Campus | Upper Lip Changes in Patients with Dentofacial Deformities after LeFort 1 Maxillary Osteotomy | View Submission |
| 25 | Leandro Calcagnotto | Peoria Campus | From Tooth to Brain: Extensive Necrotizing Fasciitis, Humeral Intramedullary Osteomyelitis, and Brain Abscesses Due to Rare Odontogenic Pathogens | View Submission |
| 26 | Andrea Cespedes Zablah | Chicago Campus | A Rare Case of Chronic Granulomatous Invasive Fungal Sinusitis in the United States | View Submission |
| 27 | Andrea Cespedes Zablah | Chicago Campus | Cold Atmospheric Plasma in Dermatology | View Submission |
| 28 | Amaan Chalisa | Rockford Campus | Eculizumab as a desensitization protocol for ABO-I living donor liver transplant: a series of four cases | View Submission |
| 29 | Vennela Challagondla | Chicago Campus | WALANT is Associated with Decreased Complications in Flexor and Extensor Tendon Repair of the Hand when Compared to Traditional Anesthesia | View Submission |
| 30 | Vennela Challagondla | Chicago Campus | Biomechanical Analysis of Scapholunate Ligament Tear Treatment Options: A Finite Element Study | View Submission |
| 31 | Vennela Challagondla | Chicago Campus | Symmetry vs. Asymmetry in Inlay Glenoid Implant Design | View Submission |
| 32 | Tiffany Chang | Rockford Campus | Disseminated Blastomycosis Presenting as Septic Monoarthritis: A Case Report | View Submission |
| 33 | Becky Chen | Peoria Campus | The Role of Uterine Artery Embolization for Endometriosis with Concurrent Adenomyosis & Uterine Fibroids | View Submission |
| 34 | muskaan chhibber | Chicago Campus | Unusual Co-occurrence of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Primary Biliary Cholangitis: Potential mitochondrial dysfunction in common | View Submission |
| 35 | Laura Chicos | Rockford Campus | Resting state neurophysiology of agonist–antagonist myoneural interface in persons with transtibial amputation | View Submission |
| 36 | Zaphrirah Chin | Peoria Campus | Use of Simulation-Based Education to Mitigate Race- and Disease-Based Discrimination in Sickle Cell Disease Care | View Submission |
| 37 | Bharathi Chinnakotla | Chicago Campus | User Experiences with a Virtual Voice-based Coach for Treating Depression and Anxiety: Findings from the Lumen Intervention in the SPEAC Study | View Submission |
| 38 | Yoonje Cho | Peoria Campus | Dapagliflozin attenuates loss of Lrp2 to preserve circulating apolipoprotein M and endothelial integrity | View Submission |
| 39 | Yoonje Cho | Peoria Campus | Cardiac radiation improves ventricular function in mice and humans with cardiomyopathy | View Submission |
| 40 | Gloria Choi | Chicago Campus | Exploring the Influence of Caregiver-Child Reporting of Family Dynamics and Youth Mental Health | View Submission |
| 41 | Nathan Clay | Peoria Campus | Evaluating the Safety of Bariatric Surgery in High-Risk Patients: Insights from MELD Score Predictive Analysis | View Submission |
| 42 | Sean Cooke | Chicago Campus | Failure Rates of Treatment Options for Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | View Submission |
| 43 | Sean Cooke | Chicago Campus | The Role of Residency Program Leadership and Fellowship Availability in Orthopaedic Subspecialty Selection | View Submission |
| 44 | Sean Cooke | Chicago Campus | Rotator Cuff Assessment: Introducing The Moment Arm and Excursion Efficiency Index and Its Role in Injury Analysis and Shoulder Biomechanics | View Submission |
| 45 | - | - | - | View Submission |
| 46 | Nicholle Courrejolles | Chicago Campus | Scoping review of effective sexual and reproductive health programs for Latine families | View Submission |
| 47 | Alivya Dantuluri | Chicago Campus | Evaluating Attitudes: Medical Students' Views on Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Medicine in Pre-Clinical Education | View Submission |
| 48 | Annalise De Marco | Rockford Campus | Radiologic Educational Catalog for Seven Tier Classification System of Mullerian Duct Agenesis | View Submission |
| 49 | Yosman Dhar | Chicago Campus | Enhancing Vascular Anastomosis with a Suture Assist Device | View Submission |
| 50 | Deepa Dhillon | Chicago Campus | Artificial Intelligence Based Real-time Segmentation and Feature Tracking in Urological Retroperitoneal Robotic Assisted Surgery | View Submission |
| 51 | Deepa Dhillon | Chicago Campus | Surgical outcomes of microscopic spermatic cord denervation for chronic scrotal pain | View Submission |
| 52 | Deepa Dhillon | Chicago Campus | An updated comprehensive review: A patient's guide to the impact of lubricants on sperm motility and viability | View Submission |
| 53 | Victoria Di Franco | Chicago Campus | Advancing Ultrasound Imaging for Diagnosis of Hidradenitis Suppurativa | View Submission |
| 54 | Ashley Donald | Rockford Campus | Exploring the Impact of Zip Code on Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes in Winnebago County, Illinois | View Submission |
| 55 | Arvind Draffen | Chicago Campus | Pediatric Endotracheal Intubation Trainers: Survey Report on Design Needs | View Submission |
| 56 | Sakshi Dureja | Chicago Campus | Unifying Healthcare: Evaluating an Innovative Interprofessional Patient Simulation Encounter for Medical and Nursing Students | View Submission |
| 57 | Michael Edgar | Chicago Campus | Postoperative Exercise Rehabilitation and Postural Outcomes in Transgender Individuals Undergoing Chest Masculinization Surgery | View Submission |
| 58 | Asma El Sabbagh | Chicago Campus | Topical Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Secretome for Nitrogen Mustard Keratopathy in Mice | View Submission |
| 59 | Adriana Ene | Chicago Campus | The contribution of diet to the development of Acute Pancreatitis | View Submission |
| 60 | Rohith Erukulla | Chicago Campus | Socioeconomic and Demographic Disparities in Keratoconus Treatment | View Submission |
| 61 | Rohith Erukulla | Chicago Campus | Insulin Resistance as a Dementia Prevention Target: Impact on Brain Health and Depression in Midlife | View Submission |
| 62 | Nikith Erukulla | Chicago Campus | An Alternative Solution for Orthopedic Traction of Femoral Shaft Fractures | View Submission |
| 63 | Julia Farfan | Chicago Campus | Strategies for Communicating with Linguistically Diverse Patients in the Operating Room: A Scoping Review | View Submission |
| 64 | Sam Fathizadeh | Chicago Campus | Role of Injectable and Device-Based Treatments in Dermatologic Medicine | View Submission |
| 65 | Jason Fernando | Chicago Campus | Nutritional and Metabolic Factors in Postoperative Outcomes after Spinal Fusion Surgery: A Literature Review | View Submission |
| 66 | Jason Fernando | Chicago Campus | Demographic and Comorbidity Factors in Postoperative Outcomes after Spinal Fusion Surgery: A Literature Review | View Submission |
| 67 | Sandra Folarin | Chicago Campus | Airway Management Teachings in Latin America | View Submission |
| 68 | Carlos Font | Peoria Campus | NPR1 Knockdown Protects Human Retinal Endothelial Cells Against Cytokine-Induced Permeability | View Submission |
| 69 | Robert Fruin | Chicago Campus | Acetabular Carcinoma in a Patient Experiencing Suspected Radicular Low Back Pain | View Submission |
| 70 | Robert Fruin | Chicago Campus | Efficacy of Ketamine Infusion as an Alternative for Pain Control in Diverse Postoperative Populations, Including Opioid Tolerant Patients | View Submission |
| 71 | Shuang Gao | Chicago Campus | Intestinal epithelial Axin1 deficiency reduces mitochondrial apoptosis | View Submission |
| 72 | Omar Garcia Martinez | Peoria Campus | The Association of Multiple Smaller Abdominal Organ Volumes with Adverse Clinical Outcomes | View Submission |
| 73 | Liset Garcia Pena | Chicago Campus | Embedding a Novel Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Rotation for Underrepresented Minority Students Enrolled in a Community Pipeline Program | View Submission |
| 74 | Andres Gascon | Chicago Campus | Three-Year Rate of Posterior Capsular Opacification between Phacoemulsification and Phacoemulsification with Microinvasive Glaucoma Surgery | View Submission |
| 75 | Arshia Ghodrati | Peoria Campus | Gene Marker Expression in Mucinous Cystic Pancreatic Neoplasms: Implications for Malignant Transformation and Targeted Therapy | View Submission |
| 76 | Saahithy Gowrishankar | Peoria Campus | Navigating Misinformation in Antimicrobial Resistance Research: Experiences of Medical Students in Survey Validation | View Submission |
| 77 | Ahana Gupta | Chicago Campus | Understanding how Health Literacy and Metabolic Syndrome Impact Behavioral Health in People with Serious Mental Illness | View Submission |
| 78 | Mitchell Haddock | Peoria Campus | Predicting Mortality in Colorectal Surgery Patients Using Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) Score | View Submission |
| 79 | Paula Herbst | Chicago Campus | Deteriorating sperm parameters in sickle cell disease patients: Is it time to intervene? | View Submission |
| 80 | Elisa Herrera | Chicago Campus | Title: Ideal CVH, Genetic Susceptibility, and Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) | View Submission |
| 81 | Allie Herron | Rockford Campus | COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Rural Pregnant Persons | View Submission |
| 82 | Matthew Hill | Peoria Campus | Evaluation Endogenous and Exogenous Mechanisms of Inhibition of Ga12 and aSNAP | View Submission |
| 83 | Jasper Hoag | Chicago Campus | Investigation of Patellofemoral Contact Pressure in Different Fixation Methods for Transverse Patella Fractures via Finite Element Analysis | View Submission |
| 84 | Seok Jin Hong | Chicago Campus | The Association of Light Exposure During Sleep (LEDS) and Health in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes | View Submission |
| 85 | Gregory House | Chicago Campus | From Pixels to Pathologies: A Head-to-Head Showdown of Human Diagnostics and General Purpose LLM | View Submission |
| 86 | Hailey Hulse | Rockford Campus | Primary lymphoma of the bone of the little finger: a case report and review of the literature | View Submission |
| 87 | Angela Hussain | Chicago Campus | Anterior Cruciate Ligament Mechanical Response to Load in the Setting of Changes to the Medial Meniscus | View Submission |
| 88 | Jibreel Hussain | Chicago Campus | Underweight and Understudied: Impact of Low Body Mass Index and Hypoalbuminemia on Complications Following Total Knee Arthroplasty | View Submission |
| 89 | Jibreel Hussain | Chicago Campus | Underweight but Heavy Concerns? Impact of Low Body Mass Index and Hypoalbuminemia on Complications Following Total Hip Arthroplasty | View Submission |
| 90 | Jibreel Hussain | Chicago Campus | Compensation Crisis: The Impact of Inflation and Declining Medicare Payments on Hip Arthroplasty Surgeons | View Submission |
| 91 | Jibreel Hussain | Chicago Campus | The Cost of Doing Business: A Comparative Financial Analysis Between Coronary Calcium Modification Technologies | View Submission |
| 92 | Jibreel Hussain Hussain | Chicago Campus | Rethinking Care Strategies for Obese Total Hip Arthroplasty Patients | View Submission |
| 93 | Brad Isada | Chicago Campus | The Association Between Local Water Hardness and Adverse Clinical Outcomes | View Submission |
| 94 | Makenna Isley | Chicago Campus | Predicting Postoperative Pain Outcomes in Total Joint Arthroplasty Using Eysneck Personality Inventory and Pain Mapping | View Submission |
| 95 | James Jackson IV | Peoria Campus | Correlation of Pediatric Mental Health Screening and Accelerated Growth Trajectories | View Submission |
| 96 | Olivia Jazbutis | Chicago Campus | Implementing Congenital Heart Defect Screening in Jalapa, Guatemala: Barriers, Facilitators, and Next Steps Using the CFIR Framework | View Submission |
| 97 | Arya Kadakia | Chicago Campus | Health Disparities in Open Globe Repair; an analysis using the National Trauma Data Bank | View Submission |
| 98 | Harish Karthikeyan | Chicago Campus | Potential roles of dietary AhR agonists in the fibrosis associated with inflammatory bowel disease | View Submission |
| 99 | Nancy Kaul | Chicago Campus | Building Resilience in Refugee Families: Mindfulness as a Tool for Emotion Regulation | View Submission |
| 100 | Avery Keesee | Rockford Campus | Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Summer Nutrition Education Program for Early Adolescents in Rockford Illinois | View Submission |
| 101 | Shavit Keren | Chicago Campus | The Human Health Impact of Plastic Medical Devices: A Scoping Review | View Submission |
| 102 | Harish Kesavan | Chicago Campus | Examining the Moderating Effect of Race on Social Determinants of Health and Neuropsychological Functioning in Kidney and Liver Transplant Candidates | View Submission |
| 103 | Hassan Khan | Chicago Campus | Gonadectomy Practices in a Multidisciplinary Differences of Sex Development (DSD) Clinic Support a Risk-Stratified Approach | View Submission |
| 104 | Mudassir Khan | Rockford Campus | Impact of Tobacco and Cannabis Use on Post-Operative Complications following Total Knee Arthroplasty | View Submission |
| 105 | Mudassir Khan | Rockford Campus | Assessing GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Impact on Postoperative Complications in Total Hip Arthroplasty | View Submission |
| 106 | Riyaaz Khan | Peoria Campus | Model for End Stage Liver Disease (MELD) Score Can be used to Predict Mortality in Patients Undergoing Hip and Knee Total- or Hemi-Arthroplasty | View Submission |
| 107 | Riyaaz Khan | Peoria Campus | MELD Score Predicts Mortality and Can Guide Medical Optimization in Neurosurgical Patients | View Submission |
| 108 | Riyaaz Khan | Peoria Campus | The Adult Nutritional non-Geriatric Risk Index (ANGRI) Is a Strong Predictor of Outcomes in Neurosurgical Procedures | View Submission |
| 109 | Minjung Kim | Chicago Campus | Expansion of Brain T Cell Subsets Outside of the Choroid Plexus in Murine Models of Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus | View Submission |
| 110 | Kailee Kozicki | Chicago Campus | Influence of Antipsychotic Mode of Administration on Complications in Total Hip Replacement Surgery | View Submission |
| 111 | Jack Kramer | Rockford Campus | Surgical Treatments for Scapholunate Ligament Injuries and Development of Arthritis in The Wrist. A Systematic Review | View Submission |
| 112 | Divya Krishnakumar | Chicago Campus | Exploring Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening Practices in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) | View Submission |
| 113 | Allison Kufta | Chicago Campus | Enhancing Corneal Patient Education Through Al Chatbots: A Readability Analysis of AI- Generated Materials Versus American Academy of Ophthalmology Online Patient Education Materials | View Submission |
| 114 | Nathan Kumar | Chicago Campus | A Reversal in Our Practices? Investigating the Value of C-reactive Protein in Predicting the Outcomes of Ileostomy Reversal Patients | View Submission |
| 115 | Nathan Kumar | Chicago Campus | Racial Disparities in Postoperative Outcomes Following Total Joint Arthroplasty: Insights into Recovery Dynamics and Institutional Impact | View Submission |
| 116 | Nathan Kumar | Chicago Campus | Adjustable Variable-Flexibility Wrist Splint for Athletes | View Submission |
| 117 | Nathan Kumar | Chicago Campus | Prototypical ML Model for Predicting Blood Loss in Postoperative Patients​ | View Submission |
| 118 | Jeonghyun (Esther) Kwon | Chicago Campus | Phase 1/2 Clinical Study of Locally Delivered Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Corneal Repair | View Submission |
| 119 | Amber Lamberty | Chicago Campus | Endovascular Arteriovenous Fistula Creation for Hemodialysis Access: Technical, Safety, and Clinical Outcomes at a Single Institution | View Submission |
| 120 | Eiden Lami | Chicago Campus | Comparison of Tibial Periprosthetic Fracture Risk in Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty: Robotic-Assisted vs. Conventional Techniques | View Submission |
| 121 | Christina Langone | Chicago Campus | How Stable is a Lefort I Advancement Greater than 10mm? | View Submission |
| 122 | Quinn Lawery | Chicago Campus | Anatomical Basis of Temporal Hollowing Post Craniotomy | View Submission |
| 123 | Shannon Layng | Rockford Campus | Significant Improvement of Symptoms Post-Explantation in Women Suffering from Breast Implant Illness Despite no Detectable Difference in the Proinflammatory Marker CD30 | View Submission |
| 124 | Cadence Lee | Chicago Campus | Improving Neuromuscular Outcomes Following ACL Reconstruction with Gamified Rehabilitation Feedback and Virtual Reality | View Submission |
| 125 | Cadence Lee | Chicago Campus | Novel Glenoid Implant Designs for Improving Outcomes Following Shoulder Arthroplasty | View Submission |
| 126 | Hunter Levingston | Peoria Campus | Changes in purinergic P2 receptors expression in the brain following ischemic stroke | View Submission |
| 127 | Anna Li | Chicago Campus | The Impact of Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol on Resting State Frontolimbic Connectivity and Affect Among Young Adults Who Use Cannabis | View Submission |
| 128 | Davey Li | Chicago Campus | Virtual reality-based exercise and exergaming for patients on hemodialysis: rapid systematic review and meta-analysis | View Submission |
| 129 | Dvaey Li | Chicago Campus | Music therapy for people with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis: rapid systematic | View Submission |
| 130 | Stephanie Lopez | Rockford Campus | The Role of LYCAT in EGFR-TKI Resistance, NSCLC Progression, and Smoking-Induced Lung Cancer | View Submission |
| 131 | Daniel Lopez | Chicago Campus | Efficacy of miR-22-3p in the attenuation of retinal ischemic injury | View Submission |
| 132 | Caitlin Lu | Chicago Campus | Exploratory Study: Iron Trends in Women with Sickle Cell Disease | View Submission |
| 133 | Anjani Maley | Peoria Campus | Unique Approach to Febrile Neutropenia Management in Pediatric Oncology Patients | View Submission |
| 134 | Roosha Mandal | Chicago Campus | Preliminary Investigation of Differential Genomic DNA Methylation in Patients with Chronic Lower Back Pain in the Context of Oswestry Disability Index | View Submission |
| 135 | Dan Marian | Chicago Campus | Caspase 12 Deficiency Protects Heart Failure and Remodeling in Mice | View Submission |
| 136 | Alfredo Martinez Ruiz | Chicago Campus | Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Craniofacial Syndromes: A Systematic Review | View Submission |
| 137 | Donald Mascio | Chicago Campus | Atypical Causes and Mimickers of Digital Flexor Tenosynovitis | View Submission |
| 138 | Daniel McBride | Peoria Campus | Radiographic Correlations of Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis to Symptomatic Severity | View Submission |
| 139 | Caitlin McBride | Chicago Campus | Navigating Barriers in Global Health: Lessons From Jalapa, Guatemala | View Submission |
| 140 | Daniel McBride | Peoria Campus | MELD Is a Useful Predictor of Mortality in Patients Undergoing Urological Surgeries | View Submission |
| 141 | Kelly McConnell | Chicago Campus | Optimizing Hollow Organ Removal During Laparoscopic Surgery | View Submission |
| 142 | Kelly McConnell | Chicago Campus | Heart Rate Variability in Children with or without Sickle Cell Disease | View Submission |
| 143 | Sara McMaster | Rockford Campus | Spatacsin's Role in Lipid Decomposition and Neuronal Cell Loss of the Deep Cortex | View Submission |
| 144 | Eric Medenblik | Peoria Campus | Can You Predict My Future? Analysis of GNRI in Predicting Post-Surgical Outcomes | View Submission |
| 145 | Eric Medenblik | Peoria Campus | The Price of Time—Evaluating the Impact of Time to Operating Room on Mortality and Morbidity for Below the Knee Amputations | View Submission |
| 146 | Eric Medenblik | Peoria Campus | MELD: The Unexpected King of Predicting Acute Renal Failure | View Submission |
| 147 | Barbara Mera | Peoria Campus | Assessing Medical Students' Knowledge and Awareness of Robotic Surgery Training in Medical Education | View Submission |
| 148 | Hind Mothana | Rockford Campus | Impact of Volunteering on Medical Students' Sense of Belong with the Rockford Community | View Submission |
| 149 | Abdullah Mubarik | Peoria Campus | The Adult Nutritional, non-Geriatric Risk Index (ANGRI) Is Predictive of Mortality in Appendectomy | View Submission |
| 150 | Abdullah Mubarik | Peoria Campus | Use of MELD 3.0 to Predict Mortality and Guide Medical Optimization in Cardiothoracic Patients | View Submission |
| 151 | Basil Muhanna | Rockford Campus | Uncommon Culprits: ICI-Related Pancreatitis and Biliary Stricture | View Submission |
| 152 | Laura Navarro | Chicago Campus | Bleeding Point Detection Algorithm to Prevent Visual Obstruction During Endoscopic Spine Surgery | View Submission |
| 153 | Molly Nguyen | Rockford Campus | Aplasia cutis congenita in dizygotic twins exposed to methimazole | View Submission |
| 154 | Kristi Nguyen | Peoria Campus | Digital Image Correlation of Porcine ACL Strain Behavior during Combined Cyclic and Load-to-Failure Testing | View Submission |
| 155 | Mohammad Nizamuddin | Chicago Campus | Diversity Amongst Cardiothoracic Surgical Society Presidents | View Submission |
| 156 | Mohammad Nizamuddin | Chicago Campus | Gender Trends in Cardiothoracic Surgery Training and Practice | View Submission |
| 157 | Mohammad Nizamuddin | Chicago Campus | Lung resection from wedge to pneumonectomy as surgical options for pulmonary mucormycosis | View Submission |
| 158 | Fatima Nizamuddin | Peoria Campus | Erythema ab igne rash as a clue to underlying lung cancer | View Submission |
| 159 | Fatima Nizamuddin | Peoria Campus | Integrating Spirituality and Religious Values into Medical Curricula and Clinical Care | View Submission |
| 160 | Eilidh O'Brien | Peoria Campus | Evaluating Cardiac Radiation Dose Between Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI) and Whole Breast Irradiation (WBI) | View Submission |
| 161 | Elisheba Odei | Peoria Campus | Case Presentation: 10 y/o M with fatigue and lymphadenopathy | View Submission |
| 162 | Austin Oglesby | Rockford Campus | Maffucci's Syndrome Diagnosis and Management | View Submission |
| 163 | Austin Oglesby | Rockford Campus | Systemic Toxic Reactions due to CoCrMo Wear Particles on the Liver cells using a Dynamic Microfluidic Bioreactor | View Submission |
| 164 | Grace Ogungbile | Chicago Campus | Hemin-induced necrotic pulmonary artery endothelial dysfunction and capillary leak is regulated by Toll-like receptor 4. | View Submission |
| 165 | Olufunmilola Oyelola | Chicago Campus | Postpartum well-visit attendance: How residential distance and social determinants of health may be associated with care | View Submission |
| 166 | Emma Pappano | Chicago Campus | Soluble C5b-9 as a Biomarker for the Hemolysis-driven Activation of Complement and as a Predictor of Hemolytic Complications in Sickle Cell Disease | View Submission |
| 167 | Rebecca Paszkiewicz | Chicago Campus | Incisional Hernia Incidence and Risk Factors in Single-Port Robotic Surgery Using the DaVinci SP: A Subset Analysis | View Submission |
| 168 | Nehal Patel | Peoria Campus | Myocardial Infarction and Stroke Symptom Awareness Among Asian American Adults in the National Health Interview Survey 2014 and 2017 | View Submission |
| 169 | Clairice Pearce | Chicago Campus | Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation for Motor Recovery: A Meta-Analysis | View Submission |
| 170 | Navya Peddireddy | Peoria Campus | The Impact of Gun Violence on Low Birth Weight in High Risk U.S. Counties | View Submission |
| 171 | Cameron Pedersen | Chicago Campus | Cost-effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence in Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy | View Submission |
| 172 | Madison Pineda | Chicago Campus | Psychosocial Health in Mexican Adults with CKD Living in Chicago Versus Mexico City | View Submission |
| 173 | Andrea Pinto | Chicago Campus | Patient with Unknown Congenital Heart Repair and Severe Pulmonary Hypertension Undergoes Successful One Lung Ventilation | View Submission |
| 174 | Carson Potts | Chicago Campus | Outpatient Single Anastomosis Duodeno-ileal Bypass: Is it Safe? A MBSAQIP database analysis | View Submission |
| 175 | Prarthana Prashanth | Chicago Campus | Therapeutic enzyme depletion of L-serine for the treatment of serine auxotrophic tumors | View Submission |
| 176 | Nischal Praveen | Chicago Campus | Utilization and Efficacy of an Automated Transthoracic Echocardiographic Report Data Extraction | View Submission |
| 177 | Michael Pudlo | Peoria Campus | Impact of socio-economic status on the awareness of AMR risk: a preliminary survey findings | View Submission |
| 178 | Jett Ramir | Peoria Campus | A Novel Case of Disseminated Nocardia cyriacigeorgica with Cutaneous Involvement in the United States | View Submission |
| 179 | Allison Raymundo | Chicago Campus | Patient Activation and Perceived Stress in an Older, Urban, Obese Population | View Submission |
| 180 | Allison Raymundo | Chicago Campus | Skin of Color Representation in the University of Illinois College of Medicine Dermatology Curriculum | View Submission |
| 181 | Allison Raymundo | Chicago Campus | Improving Block Evaluations: QR Code Access to An Evaluation Platform | View Submission |
| 182 | Allison Raymundo | Chicago Campus | Evaluation of the Clinician Executive Medicine Scholarly Concentration Program​ | View Submission |
| 183 | Meghana Reinhardt | Rockford Campus | Assessing the Impact of Domestic Violence Training: A Pre-Post Survey Evaluation of Medical Students' Confidence and Knowledge | View Submission |
| 184 | William Reiser | Rockford Campus | Unveiling Cell Migration Mechanisms in Cell Accelerated Corrosion of Hip Implants Using 3D Bioprinted Scaffolds | View Submission |
| 185 | Lauryn Remmers | Peoria Campus | Evaluating the Efficacy of a Medical Student Public Health Student Group Facilitated Climate Change Clinical Case Education Event | View Submission |
| 186 | Dalton Rogers | Rockford Campus | Role of SPHK2 in EGFR-TKI Resistance and Lung Cancer Tumorigenicity and Survival | View Submission |
| 187 | Ryan Rutherford | Chicago Campus | Impact of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists on Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Outcomes: A Retrospective Study | View Submission |
| 188 | Ryan Rutherford | Chicago Campus | Balancing Sun Exposure: The Comparative Risks of Skin Cancer and Fragility Fractures | View Submission |
| 189 | Justin Ryk | Chicago Campus | Exploring the Relationship Between Vocal Performance Style and Vocal Pathologies: A Retrospective Analysis of Singers | View Submission |
| 190 | Claire Sagartz | Rockford Campus | pTau/Tau as a Biomarker to Evaluate the Therapeutic Effects of Drp1 Inhibitors for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegias | View Submission |
| 191 | Aneil Saini | Peoria Campus | Is Waiting Worth It? Evaluating the Impact of Time to Operating Room on Mortality and Morbidity for Emergency General Surgery (EGS) | View Submission |
| 192 | Aneil Saini | Peoria Campus | Enhancing Surgical Outcomes: MELD Scores As Predictors of Mortality in Emergency General Surgery | View Submission |
| 193 | Anthony Sanchez-Forteza | Chicago Campus | Total Posterior Spine System (TOPS) Lumbar Facet Arthroplasty: A Single Institution Experience | View Submission |
| 194 | Shashank Sandu | Chicago Campus | Electrocardiographic Phenotypes of Structural Mechanisms in Atrial Fibrillation Using Fibrillatory Waves and Causal Inference Methods in Machine Learning | View Submission |
| 195 | Alyson Sato | Chicago Campus | The Link Between Anemia and High-Grade Cervical Precancer Lesions in Chicago, IL | View Submission |
| 196 | Nathan Schuler | Chicago Campus | Leveraging multiple approaches for patient specific simulation for the management of complex renal masses | View Submission |
| 197 | Robert Schwartz | Chicago Campus | Long-Term Predictors of Visual Outcomes and Complications in Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis Surgery | View Submission |
| 198 | Luke Sclamberg | Rockford Campus | Fasciotomy and Skin Graft in a 71-year-old Patient with Compartment Syndrome of the Volar Forearm after an Olecranon Fracture | View Submission |
| 199 | Luke Sclamberg | Rockford Campus | Posterior Heterotopic Ossification of the Spinal Cord in a Patient with Ankylosing Spondylitis | View Submission |
| 200 | Darren Seaney | Chicago Campus | Phenotyping Atrial Fibrillation Pathways in Diabetes Mellitus | View Submission |
| 201 | Heysel Serra Rodriguez | Peoria Campus | Social Media as a Dissemination Tool for Reaching Economically and Racially Minoritized Communities: Scoping Review | View Submission |
| 202 | Jaqueline Serrano Aguilar | Chicago Campus | Barriers to Colposcopy in Patients Lost to Follow Up in an Urban Health Care Center | View Submission |
| 203 | Maryam Shaaban | Chicago Campus | In-Depth Characterization of the SIV Reservoir Dynamics | View Submission |
| 204 | Nasiruddin Shaik | Chicago Campus | Assessing GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Impact on Postoperative Complications in Total Hip Arthroplasty Patients | View Submission |
| 205 | Nasiruddin Shaik | Chicago Campus | Effectiveness of GLP-1 Therapy in Reducing Post-Operative Complications in Total Knee Arthroplasty | View Submission |
| 206 | Eman R Sharif | Chicago Campus | Breast Augmentation-Related Imaging and Pathology | View Submission |
| 207 | Arthur Sheley | Chicago Campus | Risk Factors Impacting Urine Albumin Concentrations in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease | View Submission |
| 208 | Euisung Shin | Chicago Campus | Psychological Well-Being and Behaviors Among Young Asian American Children | View Submission |
| 209 | Allie Sidwell | Peoria Campus | Associations between prenatal diabetes mellitus, social determinants of health, and maternal mental health | View Submission |
| 210 | Anna Snider | Rockford Campus | Visibility Scoring in Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) Research: A Scoping Review | View Submission |
| 211 | Sarah Socha | Chicago Campus | Knockout of HuR in Regulatory T Cells Impairs Peripheral Tolerance | View Submission |
| 212 | Max Spiro | Peoria Campus | Investigating Increased Morbidity in IBD-U Patients with Elevated Fecal Calprotectin | View Submission |
| 213 | Ria Subramanian | Chicago Campus | Factors Influencing Clinical Trial Participation and Informed Consent: Insights from Nigerian Cancer Patients | View Submission |
| 214 | Aisha Suhaiba | Chicago Campus | Changes in Elective Shoulder Surgery During COVID-19 | View Submission |
| 215 | Aisha Suhaiba | Chicago Campus | Mentorship, Identity, and Specialty Preference | View Submission |
| 216 | Khamis Suleiman | Chicago Campus | Current menstruation/oral contraceptive use and serum allergen-specific immunoglobulin E levels | View Submission |
| 217 | John Sweeney | Chicago Campus | Empowering Health: The Implementation of a Sustainable Lifestyle Medicine Practice for Patients at the University of Illinois Health (UIH): A Protocol for a Qualitative Study Sweeney, Charles, Knepper, Man | View Submission |
| 218 | Dominic Tagler | Rockford Campus | CoPilot: A Case Study in Physician Efficiency and Burnout using an AI Digital Scribe | View Submission |
| 219 | Aishwarya Tallikar | Chicago Campus | Improving adoption of an educational-medical linkage to increase access to school-based services for preschoolers with developmental delays and disabilities | View Submission |
| 220 | Hesham Tanbour | Chicago Campus | Modern Aseptic Revision and Patient Demographics: Analyzing Trends and Implications for Primary Surgery | View Submission |
| 221 | Zhengxin Tang | Chicago Campus | Association Between Perceived Discrimination and Depression/Anxiety Symptoms in SPEAC-2 Trial | View Submission |
| 222 | Janay Taylor | Rockford Campus | Assessing the Health of Unhoused Individuals in Rockford, IL | View Submission |
| 223 | Toma Tchernodrinski | Peoria Campus | Association of Anemia in the Recurrence of Bacterial Vaginosis | View Submission |
| 224 | Nicholas Tomaras | Chicago Campus | Proteomic Analysis of Ocular Fluid To Predict Infectious Pain and Inflammation | View Submission |
| 225 | Nicholas Tomaras | Chicago Campus | An Artificial Intelligence Application to Screen for Keratoconus in Underserved Populations | View Submission |
| 226 | Nicholas Tomaras | Chicago Campus | Standardizing MRI Protocols for Diagnosing and Understanding the Pathophysiology of Sagging Eye Syndrome | View Submission |
| 227 | Grace Tu | Peoria Campus | Effect of recent Eye Bank practices on fungal donor rim cultures and post-keratoplasty infection risk | View Submission |
| 228 | Andrew Vallejos | Peoria Campus | Role of Microglial Myd88 signaling in B-Amyloidosis and Behavior in Alzheimer Mouse Model | View Submission |
| 229 | Logan Van Poucke | Chicago Campus | The Scleroderma-Osteomyelitis Connection: A Clinical Challenge | View Submission |
| 230 | Jennifer Wang | Chicago Campus | MRI-Based Quantitative Assessment of Brain Atrophy in Sturge Weber Syndrome | View Submission |
| 231 | Kayla Wartman | Rockford Campus | First Alert from Medical Professionals: An Analysis of Child Maltreatment in Ages 0-3 Using the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System | View Submission |
| 232 | Taylor Webb | Chicago Campus | Associations of Length of Stay with Person- and Hospital-level Factors and Rehabilitation Outcomes after Spinal Cord Injury: Systematic Reviews | View Submission |
| 233 | Amanda Weis | Rockford Campus | In-Vitro Study on Neurotoxicity Associated with Implants under Inflammatory and Infectious Conditions | View Submission |
| 234 | Lexi Weltin | Peoria Campus | Queer Healthcare: A Medical Student Immersion Experience | View Submission |
| 235 | Margaret Wright | Rockford Campus | Implementation of Community-Oriented Experiential Childhood Nutrition Education Programs: Strategies and Barriers | View Submission |
| 236 | Katherine Wu | Chicago Campus | Predictors of Complete Pathological Necrosis in Yttrium-90 Treated Liver Tumors | View Submission |
| 237 | Cissy Xiao | Chicago Campus | Associations of mitochondrial DNA copy number and brain imaging phenotypes in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos | View Submission |
| 238 | Catherine Xu | Chicago Campus | Skull Base Cephalometrics in Patients with Craniofacial Syndromes – Can You Trust SN to Guide Orthognathic Surgery? | View Submission |
| 239 | Jessalyn Yam | Chicago Campus | Exploration of bis(benzyloxy)benzamide-based antimalarials | View Submission |
| 240 | Jessalyn Yam | Chicago Campus | Effect of Erector Spinae Plane Block on PACU Opioid Consumption in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy | View Submission |
| 241 | Deneb Zavala | Chicago Campus | Analysis of the Current Landscape of Postpartum Hemorrhage Detection: The Need for the Development of a Novel Device | View Submission |
| 242 | Mathew Zleczewski | Peoria Campus | The Hidden Impact of Hyponatremia: Systemic Risks and Postoperative Outcomes | View Submission |
| 243 | Mathew Zleczewski | Peoria Campus | Using Adult Nutritional, non-Geriatric Risk Index (ANGRI) as a Predictor of Mortality in Urologic Surgeries | View Submission |
| 244 | Alejandra Zocchi | Chicago Campus | "An Act of Complete Care": Provider Perspectives on Linking Maternal Contraceptive Care With Well-Baby Visits in Community Health Centers | View Submission |
PhD, MD-PhD, MS, combined degre
| Full Name | Campus | Title | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ananya Aggarwal | Rockford Campus | Dynamic GelMA hydrogel for 3D Bioprinting of Prostate cancer model | View Submission |
| 2 | Katherine Alexander | Chicago Campus | Notch4 Plays Distinct Roles in Different Cell Types of the Breast Cancer Microenvironment | View Submission |
| 3 | Deanna Aman | Chicago Campus | Sedative Choice Impacts the Virulence Repertoire of Klebsiella pneumoniae Lung Pathogenesis | View Submission |
| 4 | Arvind Srinivasan Anantharaman | Rockford Campus | A novel nano formulation targeting the BBB for anti-depressant effects | View Submission |
| 5 | Jahnavi Anil | Rockford Campus | In vivo anti-angiogenic therapeutic efficiency of SDV peptide-decorated PEG-b-PPS Micelles in Danio rerio (Zebrafish) Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) Model | View Submission |
| 6 | Anirud Arava | Rockford Campus | A 3D bioprinted prostate cancer ex vivo model with nanoengineered hydrogel for potential drug screening | View Submission |
| 7 | Maigh Attre | Chicago Campus | Anxiety-Related EEG Changes in Diverse Longitudinal Perinatal Cohort | View Submission |
| 8 | Sriramya Ayyagari | Chicago Campus | Generation of iPSC-derived human liver and intestinal organoids within defined extracellular matrices | View Submission |
| 9 | Jordan Barone | Chicago Campus | GABA-A Receptor Subunit Gene Expression as a Biomarker for Menstrual Cycle Affective Change | View Submission |
| 10 | Lokesh Boggavarapu | Chicago Campus | Reducing Burden on Medical Practitioners with Large Language Models | View Submission |
| 11 | Rachel Campoli | Rockford Campus | Role of FTO in EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Resistance and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Tumorigenicity | View Submission |
| 12 | Rachel Campoli | Rockford Campus | Role of FTO in EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Resistance and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Tumorigenicity | View Submission |
| 13 | Anjhana Chennai Ravikkumar | Rockford Campus | Developing SPG11 knockout mouse model for blood biomarker studies in Hereditary spastic paraplegia | View Submission |
| 14 | Pierina Danos | Chicago Campus | Role of CXCR2 and CXCR4 in Neutrophil Mobilization During Acute Behavioral Stress and Lung Injury | View Submission |
| 15 | Katherine D'Sylva | Rockford Campus | Local Toxicity Risks of Implant-Generated Metal Ions on Human Synoviocytes: An In Vitro Investigation | View Submission |
| 16 | Marzieh Ebrahimi | Rockford Campus | Effect of multilayered coating on tribological performance of additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V porous implants | View Submission |
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| 19 | Haritha George | Rockford Campus | Verification and Validation studies for Intelligent Salivary Biosensors for stroke risk prediction | View Submission |
| 20 | Karis Gorak | Chicago Campus | Training Students as Navigators for a Community-Clinical Linkage Model to Improve Access to School-Based Therapies | View Submission |
| 21 | Sharmishthaa Gudetee Padmanaban | Rockford Campus | Denatured Basal Lamina Targeted Liposomes for Cancer Drug-Delivery Application | View Submission |
| 22 | Aksu Gunay | Chicago Campus | A simple platelet biomarker is associated with symptom severity in major depressive disorder. | View Submission |
| 23 | Izabela Hawro | Chicago Campus | Effects of hepatocyte Pparg knockout and betaine supplementation in the reversion of diet-induced MASH. | View Submission |
| 24 | Harshal Hirpara | Chicago Campus | Automated Seizure Detection in Ambulatory EEG | View Submission |
| 25 | Julianne Jorgensen | Chicago Campus | Human gut microbiota and metabolic profiles are associated with diabetes in five African-origin populations | View Submission |
| 26 | Rashmi Kadam | Chicago Campus | Identification of MHC II regulation via OPTN dependent AKT/mTOR/STAT3 pathway. | View Submission |
| 27 | Abishek Kamalakkannan | Rockford Campus | Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) targeted FAP-2286 Decorated liposomes for Rheumatoid Arthritis | View Submission |
| 28 | Christie Kang | Chicago Campus | The Role of Endothelial Notch4 in Retinal Angiogenesis | View Submission |
| 29 | Jhishnuraj Kannan | Rockford Campus | IND-enabling Studies using a GMP-manufactured Tetravalent Vaccine Antigen Against Lymphatic Filariasis | View Submission |
| 30 | Jhishnuraj Kannan | Rockford Campus | Novel 3D Hydrogel-Based Microneedle Patch for Advanced Drug Delivery | View Submission |
| 31 | Tina Khajeh | Chicago Campus | Machine learning model combining diet, microbiome, clinical and metabolome data achieves superior predictive ability in acute pancreatitis | View Submission |
| 32 | Ayesha Khan | Rockford Campus | The mechanism of PRMT5 in causing smoking-induced lung cancer and development of EGFR Tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistance | View Submission |
| 33 | Gauri C. Kulkarni | Chicago Campus | Discovery of a non-canonical ligand binding site in α3β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by covalent modification | View Submission |
| 34 | Priya Kunhiraman | Rockford Campus | Elucidating the role of BMP signaling in hereditary spastic paraplegia type 3A neurons | View Submission |
| 35 | Emma Lee | Chicago Campus | A Sample-Specific Network Approach to Identify Temporal Metabolic Signatures during Ovarian Follicle Development | View Submission |
| 36 | Brandon Lukas | Chicago Campus | A pipeline for trajectory analysis and in silico gene perturbation to predict transcription factors involved in murine skin wound healing | View Submission |
| 37 | Hannah Maluvac | Chicago Campus | Exploiting HER3 Overexpression in Prostate Cancer to Modulate Enzalutamide Sensitivity | View Submission |
| 38 | Bani Medegan Fagla | Chicago Campus | APOE4 genotype increases susceptibility to fetal growth restriction in the context of preeclampsia in a human cohort and in a mouse model of preeclampsia | View Submission |
| 39 | Mary Menhart | Chicago Campus | Direct Reprogramming of Fibroblasts into Bipotent Endodermal Progenitor Cells | View Submission |
| 40 | Sami Muslmani | Chicago Campus | Phenotyping the PPP1R12C Overexpressed Transgenic Mouse Model and its Implications in Atrial Dysrhythmia | View Submission |
| 41 | Vanaja Narayanaswamy | Rockford Campus | Neurotoxicity Risk Assessment of Metal Ions from Hip Implants using Neuroblastoma-IMR 32: An In vitro Study | View Submission |
| 42 | Demetria Neal | Chicago Campus | Dysregulation of MD thalamic-evoked prefrontal GluN2A and GABA-mediated local field potential responses following early life adversity exposure at a discrete developmental period | View Submission |
| 43 | Sara Osorio-Valencia | Chicago Campus | Role of Phosphatidylethanolamine Methyltransferase (PEMT) in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH) | View Submission |
| 44 | Nupur Pandya | Chicago Campus | Free Fatty Acid Receptors 2 and 3 Mediate the Beneficial Effects of Fiber | View Submission |
| 45 | Sarvika Periyapalayam Murali | Rockford Campus | Restoring Mitochondrial Balance in SPG11 associated Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia: Fission-Fusion Dynamics and Lipid Metabolism | View Submission |
| 46 | Damon Phillips-Chantelois | Peoria Campus | Cash for Abstinence: Financial Incentives are Effective at Treating Substance Use Disorders | View Submission |
| 47 | Sucheta Rajaraman | Rockford Campus | Expression and Purification of novel vaccine antigens of heartworm infection | View Submission |
| 48 | Tanner Roach | Chicago Campus | Activation of Endothelial ACKR1 in the Pre-Metastatic Niche Regulates Neutrophil Recruitment and Tumor Metastasis in Breast Cancer | View Submission |
| 49 | Adam Ruprecht | Chicago Campus | UPF1 Neurodevelopmental Disorder-Associated Mutations: Aggregation and Aberrant P-bodies | View Submission |
| 50 | Timur Rusanov | Chicago Campus | Wnt signaling in the oral cancer immune microenvironment | View Submission |
| 51 | Niki Sabetfakhri | Chicago Campus | Lateralized Reduction in Medial Orbitofrontal Cortex Volume in Veterans with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Suicidality: Preliminary Analysis | View Submission |
| 52 | Rashwitha Julia Saldanha | Rockford Campus | Assessing the Efficiency of Electrochemical Biosensor Detection Compared to Conventional Biomarker Assays. | View Submission |
| 53 | Devika Salunke | Chicago Campus | Preliminary Findings From A Comparative Study of GPT and Neuro-symbolic Models in Salt Content Information Delivery | View Submission |
| 54 | Giorgia Scichilone | Chicago Campus | Retrospective Analysis of Racial Disparities in Weight Regain and Cardiovascular Outcomes Following Bariatric Surgery | View Submission |
| 55 | Usman Shahid | Chicago Campus | Early and Accurate Detection of Opioid Misuse using Natural Language Processing of Emergency Department Clinical Notes | View Submission |
| 56 | Usman Shahid | Chicago Campus | Performance and disparities using the SMART-AI deep learning classifier for detecting opioid misuse in hospitalized patients | View Submission |
| 57 | Itay Solomon | Chicago Campus | Uncovering the Mechanisms of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Specification Using Novel Reprogramming Approaches | View Submission |
| 58 | Olivia Swanson | Chicago Campus | Haploinsufficiency of the Lysosomal Enzyme Galactosylceramidase Accelerates the Manifestation of Alzheimer Disease | View Submission |
| 59 | Avdhi Tripathi | Rockford Campus | Development and Evaluation of DHNA-Loaded Liposomes for Passive Targeting in a 3D Bio-printed Prostate Cancer Tumor Microenvironment | View Submission |
| 60 | Manaswini Vijayaraghavan | Rockford Campus | Dissecting the role of glial cells in the pathogenesis of Hereditary spastic paraplegia type 11 | View Submission |
| 61 | Shaluah Vijeth | Chicago Campus | Vascular Endothelial Regulation of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease | View Submission |
| 62 | Luyu Wang | Chicago Campus | Neurobehavioral and Immunological Consequences of Arsenic Exposure | View Submission |
| 63 | Blake Williams | Chicago Campus | The Role of Sex in the Gut Microbiota-Fetal Axis during Pregnancy | View Submission |
| 64 | Isabella Wrobel | Chicago Campus | The Markham Public Library Prairie Path Project: Bridging Biodiversity Growth and Community Engagement Through Citizen Science | View Submission |
| 65 | Mehrdad Zandigohar | Chicago Campus | Transcription Factor Activity Regulating Macrophage Heterogeneity during Skin Wound Healing | View Submission |
| 66 | Vincent Zheng | Chicago Campus | 75 Years of Research: A Review of UI Health Craniofacial Center's Contributions | View Submission |
Postdoctoral & Residents
| Full Name | Campus | Title | ||
| 1 | Farshad Abedi | Chicago Campus | Intrastromal Administration of Human Corneal Mesenchymal Stem Cells Following Experimental Corneal Endothelial Injury | View Submission |
| 2 | Zohreh Arabpour | Chicago Campus | Preliminary Studies of a Fast-Curable Corneal Glue for Penetrating Ocular Injuries | View Submission |
| 3 | Himali Arora | Chicago Campus | Transcriptomic approach identifies common synaptic mechanism in both sexes after neonatal ethanol exposure | View Submission |
| 4 | Mohammad Arvan | Chicago Campus | Medical Question Answering via Large Language Models | View Submission |
| 5 | Zahra Bibak Bejandi | Chicago Campus | Nitrogen Mustard Induces Premature Senescence in Human Corneal Epithelial and Stromal Cells | View Submission |
| 6 | Naji Bou Zeid | Chicago Campus | Revolutionizing Ear Reconstruction with Twenty First Century Tools | View Submission |
| 7 | Tatiana Calvert | Peoria Campus | Don't Rush It: Determining the Optimal Timing of Appendectomy in Frail Patients | View Submission |
| 8 | Naiyuan Cheng | Chicago Campus | Injury-Induced CCN1 Bridges Cell-ECM Signaling and Intestinal Regeneration Through the Induction of Metaplastic Regenerative Stem Cells (mrSCs) | View Submission |
| 9 | Uzair Hamid | Peoria Campus | Pyridoxine Role in Amelioration of Levetiracetam Induced Psychiatric and Behavioral Adverse Effects in Adults: Literature Review | View Submission |
| 10 | Yusuf Kagzi | Peoria Campus | Minimizing false sepsis alarms for drug-induced lactic acidosis may reduce healthcare costs: A case of linezolid induced lactic acidosis. | View Submission |
| 11 | Hitesh Kapoor | Chicago Campus | MLK4 Expression in Colorectal Cancer across Racial Groups | View Submission |
| 12 | Amarah Khan | Peoria Campus | A Complex 3 Week Infection from a Chipmunk Bite | View Submission |
| 13 | Amarah Khan | Peoria Campus | An UnCeen Diagnosis: Diagnosis of Hemophilia C in a Teen | View Submission |
| 14 | Sai Santosh Babu Komakula | Chicago Campus | Myeloid cell-derived HMGB1 protects from hepatocellular carcinoma | View Submission |
| 15 | Lydia Lagari | Chicago Campus | Validation of a Deep Learning Model for Type 2 Diabetes Detection Using Chest Radiographs: A Case Study with UI Health Data | View Submission |
| 16 | Jianhua Liu | Chicago Campus | Concordance Rate Between Excisional Procedure and Colposcopy Directed Biopsy in a Single Urban Hospital | View Submission |
| 17 | Majd Mzeihem | Chicago Campus | AI-Based Risk Calculator Model for Predicting Outcomes in Shoulder Arthroplasty | View Submission |
| 18 | Majd Mzeihem | Chicago Campus | Modern Aseptic Revision: How does complication incidence vary by surgical indications? | View Submission |
| 19 | Majd Mzeihem | Chicago Campus | Does the Presence of Residents Impact Surgical Outcomes in Hip Fracture Treatment? | View Submission |
| 20 | Wedam Nyaaba | Chicago Campus | Decision Tree Models for Predicting Risk of Complications Following Achilles Tendon Repair | View Submission |
| 21 | Dharma Tejeshwar Reddy Pally | Chicago Campus | SNED1 Mediates Breast Cancer Cell and Neural Crest Cell Adhesion Through Integrin alpha5beta1 | View Submission |
| 22 | Mareeswari Paramasivan | Rockford Campus | Electrochemical Biosensor (OBSense) - To Detect Childhood Obesity | View Submission |
| 23 | Eugene Park | Chicago Campus | Health Beyond the Ballot: Connecting Voter Registration to Neonatal Health | View Submission |
| 24 | Jasmin Patel | Peoria Campus | MELD 3.0 Score Has Excellent Utility for Evaluating Perioperative Mortality Risk in All Patients | View Submission |
| 25 | Jamin Patel | Peoria Campus | The Adult Nutritional, non-Geriatric Risk Index (ANGRI): a Novel Nutritional Risk Index for Surgical Mortality | View Submission |
| 26 | Jasmin Patel | Peoria Campus | The Adult Nutritional, non-Geriatric Risk Index (ANGRI) Strongly Predicts Outcomes in Colorectal Surgery | View Submission |
| 27 | Alexander Pohlman | Chicago Campus | Minimally Invasive versus Open Tracheal Resection: A Propensity Score Matched and Landmark Analysis | View Submission |
| 28 | Ines Pulido Endrino | Chicago Campus | Integrative analysis of acquired drug resistance to KRAS(G12D) inhibitors. | View Submission |
| 29 | Elisha Raeker-Jordan | Chicago Campus | How Common Surgical Instruments Are Stressing Orthopedic Surgeons' First CMC Joint: A Biomechanical Insight | View Submission |
| 30 | Lindsey Ramirez | Chicago Campus | Changes in Drinking Microstructure and PL MPFC Calcium Signal During Ethanol-Induced Conditioned Taste Aversion | View Submission |
| 31 | Lucille Ray | Chicago Campus | Archaeal And Methanogen Abundance For African Americans And Non-Hispanic Whites With And Without Adenomatous Polyps | View Submission |
| 32 | Hooriyah Rizavi | Chicago Campus | Identification of long non-coding RNA expression signatures across different brain regions in subjects with alcohol use disorder | View Submission |
| 33 | Natalia Saldivia | Chicago Campus | Deficiency of galactosylceramidase in adult oligodendrocytes worsens neurological deficits and shortens survival during chronic experimental allergic encephalomyelitis | View Submission |
| 34 | Rishabh Singh | Peoria Campus | Comparative Analysis of Perioperative Anticoagulation Management Guidelines across U.S. Institutions | View Submission |
| 35 | Rishabh Singh | Peoria Campus | Assessing the Efficacy of the PLASMIC Score for Early Detection of Severe ADAMTS-13 Deficiency in Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Single-Institution External Validation Study | View Submission |
| 36 | Nithyananthan Subramaniyam | Chicago Campus | Kupffer cell-derived osteopontin (Spp1) protects from alcohol-associated liver disease | View Submission |
| 37 | ChandraMohan Tamatam | Chicago Campus | Endothelial Complex I Accessory Protein Grim-19 Protects Against Inflammatory Lung Injury | View Submission |
| 38 | Chandra Tamatmam | Chicago Campus | Endothelial Grim-19, the Complex I Accessory Protein, is Required to Mitigate Inflammatory Lung Injury | View Submission |
| 39 | Gitika Thakur | Rockford Campus | LXR agonist mitigates SPG3A pathology in patient-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons | View Submission |
| 40 | Elizabeth Vaca | Peoria Campus | Training Healthcare Professionals in Video Interpreter-Assisted Teachback Methods using Simulation | View Submission |
| 41 | Kai Xu | Chicago Campus | Hepatic HKDC1 ablation protects against metabolic-associated steatohepatitis progression induced by western diet | View Submission |
| 42 | Diego Zelada | Chicago Campus | Mechanisms of Synaptic Death and Memory Impairment in Krabbe Disease | View Submission |
Other
| Full Name | Campus | Title | ||
| 1 | Aparna Ankireddy | Chicago Campus | Increased Levels of Proinflammatory Alveolar Macrophages Correlate with Human Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia | View Submission |
| 2 | Isidra Baker | Peoria Campus | MMP-12 knockdown enhances functional recovery after ischemic stroke in older and hypertensive animals | View Submission |
| 3 | Randy Boley | Chicago Campus | Stigmatizing Language in Substance Use-Related International Classification of Diseases Codes | View Submission |
| 4 | Jerusha Boyineni | Peoria Campus | Prospective Approach to Deciphering the Impact of Intercellular Mitochondrial Transfer from Human Neural Stem Cells and Brain Tumor- Initiating Cells to Neighboring Astrocytes | View Submission |
| 5 | Sivareddy Challa | Peoria Campus | Role of MMP-12 in Neuroinflammation After Ischemic Stroke | View Submission |
| 6 | Zhenyu Chen | Rockford Campus | Construction of Dual-Fluorescent Reporter Stem Cell Lines to Study Human Cortical Motor Neuron Development With 3D Cultures | View Submission |
| 7 | Kate Craemer | Chicago Campus | Emergency Departments are Part of the Maternal Health Solution: Findings from Piloting an Educational Toolkit in Illinois | View Submission |
| 8 | Lobna Elkhadragy | Chicago Campus | Modeling Hepatocellular Carcinoma by CRISPR Editing of Porcine Primary Hepatocytes | View Submission |
| 9 | James Flippin | Peoria Campus | Patience with Frail Patients: Time to Operation Affects Outcomes in Cholecystectomy | View Submission |
| 10 | Casimir Fornal | Peoria Campus | tPA Knockdown After Recanalization Improves Functional and Histological Outcomes in Ischemic Stroke | View Submission |
| 11 | Emilie Glass | Chicago Campus | Pregnant and Parenting While Homeless in Illinois: The intersection of Maternal Child Health and Housing Insecurity | View Submission |
| 12 | Jasmine Green | Chicago Campus | PrEP outreach program at an urban academic health system | View Submission |
| 13 | Huiyi Hu | Chicago Campus | Comparison of Mental Health Care Utilization Trends Pre- and Post-COVID-19: Findings from NHANES 2017–2018 and 2021–2023 | View Submission |
| 14 | Ravneet Kaur | Rockford Campus | An exploratory ecologic analysis of the association of neighborhood obesogenic factors with prostate cancer mortality in Chicago, Illinois: Challenges and opportunities | View Submission |
| 15 | Ravneet Kaur | Rockford Campus | Cancer Screening Capacity in Health Care Facilities in Rural Illinois | View Submission |
| 16 | Kristen Kenan | Chicago Campus | Unmasking Racial Trauma: Insights from the Y.O.U. Matter Study | View Submission |
| 17 | Shaveta Khosla | Chicago Campus | Chicago improves its Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival | View Submission |
| 18 | Shaveta Khosla | Chicago Campus | Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Cases in Chicago | View Submission |
| 19 | Kumar Kotlo | Chicago Campus | Epigenetic Mechanism of Synaptic Gene Expression Changes in Rat Amygdala During Alcohol Withdrawal | View Submission |
| 20 | Harish Krishnan | Chicago Campus | Using Whole-Genome Approaches to Identify Epigenomic and Transcriptomic Changes in the Hippocampus During Alcohol Withdrawal | View Submission |
| 21 | Sowdhamini Mahendiran | Chicago Campus | Regulatory Function of Mixed Lineage Kinase 3 in T-cell Proliferation | View Submission |
| 22 | Sowdhamini Mahendiran | Chicago Campus | Mixed Lineage Kinase 1 Mediated Regulation of Tumor-Associated Macrophages in Triple-negative Breast Cancer | View Submission |
| 23 | Amirhossein Moghtader | Chicago Campus | Senescence and Stress Signaling Pathways in Corneal Cells After Nitrogen Mustard Injury | View Submission |
| 24 | Victor Nwankwo | Chicago Campus | Finding insights within regions that host or are in proximity to correctional institutions. | View Submission |
| 25 | Rayaan Rauf | Chicago Campus | Investigating the Role of Serotonin Transporter (SERT) Overexpression in Intestinal Inflammation | View Submission |
| 26 | Emily Schamber | Chicago Campus | The ED and how Stigma Affects Users of Opioids' Care | View Submission |
| 27 | Amir Shimon | Chicago Campus | Characterization of Small Molecule Inhibition of Avian Influenza Hemagglutinin | View Submission |
| 28 | Shubhi Srivastava | Chicago Campus | The Mitochondrial Antiviral Signaling (MAVS) Protein Regulates Vascular Immune Signaling and Metabolism During Systemic Inflammation | View Submission |
| 29 | Chandra Mohan R Tamatam | Chicago Campus | Cx3Cr1+ Myeloid Fra-1/AP-1 Regulates Oxidant Stress-induced Pathogenic Inflammation and Hypoalveolarization in the Developing Lung. | View Submission |
| 30 | Dillon Thorpe | Chicago Campus | Exploratory Demographics of Substance Users in Treatment and Recovery | View Submission |
| 31 | Harsh Vyas | Chicago Campus | BCL2-associated agonist of cell death (BAD) is Good for T cell Expansion in PDAC | View Submission |
| 32 | Mohan Zalake | Chicago Campus | AI Providing Resources and Outreach to Middle-aged Older adults Through Online and Realistic Agents (AI-PROMOTORA) | View Submission |
| 33 | Joseph Zapater | Chicago Campus | Hemoglobin S Promotes Glycemic Dysregulation in a Mouse Model of Human Sickle Cell Disease | View Submission |
Other
| Full Name | Campus | Title | |||
| 1 | Sanjay Ganesh | Undergraduate Student | Chicago Campus | Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Tumor-Associated Retinal Pigmentation in Choroidal Melanoma | View Submission |
| 2 | Puranjay Gupta | Undergraduate | Chicago Campus | Gaze Characteristics Using a Three-Dimensional Heads-Up Display During Cataract Surgery | View Submission |
| 3 | Puranjay Gupta | Undergraduate | Rockford Campus | Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes: A Model Investigating the Effects of Implant Wear Products | View Submission |
| 4 | Riley Hunt | Research Associate | Chicago Campus | Leveraging the Emergency Department to Address Health Inequities in Breast Cancer Screening | View Submission |
| 5 | Emily Kao | Undergraduate Students | Chicago Campus | Gaze Characteristics Using a Three-Dimensional Heads-Up Display During Vitreoretinal Surgery | View Submission |
| 6 | Srishti Kolla | Student | Chicago Campus | Uveal Melanoma and Prostate Cancer | View Submission |
| 7 | Vijay Palakuzhy | Post-doc research associate | Chicago Campus | Examining disparities and device usage in outpatient telemedicine visits among Movement Disorders patients | View Submission |
| 8 | Tirth Patel | Undergraduate mentee | Chicago Campus | Hepatocyte PPARÎ Contributes to The Development of Diet-Induced Mash With Obesity and Insulin Resistance and Its Actions are Gender-Dependent. | View Submission |
| 9 | Jin Tao | PhD and Postdoctoral Fellow | Chicago Campus | A Novel Deep-Learning Model for Predicting Impaired Alertness in Obstructive Sleep Apnea | View Submission |
| 10 | Abhinav Volety | Former Summer Science Intern- Senior in High School | Rockford Campus | A 3D Printed Reusable Assay Device for Cell Migration | View Submission |
| 11 | Megan Zhao | Peds Summer Scholars Fellows | Chicago Campus | Improving Educational Literacy in the Sickle Cell Disease Population | View Submission |