Research Day
Research Day is a forum to highlight research conducted at the UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford, as well as affiliated and regional institutions. This year’s event will feature prominent keynote speakers, student presentations and dozens of research posters from students, residents, staff and faculty.
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Save the date for the 30th Annual Research Day:
Friday, April 11, 2025
Dr. Morten P. Meldal, awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, is our keynote speaker. A professor at the University of Copenhagen and head of the Center of Evolutionary Chemical Biology, Dr. Meldal has a unique influence on methods used in peptide and combinatorial chemistry. His pioneering work spans combinatorial chemistry, click chemistry, polymer chemistry, and more, influencing fields from synthetic biology to nano assays.
Dr. Ramaswamy Kalyanasundaram, Head of Department of Biomedical Sciences and the Michael L. and the Susan M. Glasser Professor of Rural Health Professions Education and Research, leads research on vaccines against lymphatic filariasis and gene mining of schistosome and lymphatic filarial parasites. His team’s work includes identifying vaccine candidates and advancing strategies for effective immunization.
Use this RSVP form to advise the Office of Research of your attendance at the Keynote Address.
Deadline for Abstract Submission: TBD
Deadline for Poster Submission: TBD
Researchers should reference Poster Submission Resources below. All posters, regardless of where they will be printed, must be submitted as a pdf file through the “Submit Your Poster” link.
Judging Night: TBD
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Apr
11
2025
Research Day 2025 Keynote Address
Friday, 8:45 am–10:00 am
UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford, Robert J Vickrey, MD, Auditorium, E207
Apr
11
2025
Research Day 2025
Friday, 9:00 am–5:00 pm
UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford
Resources for Researchers Submitting Abstracts and Posters Heading link
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Resources for Researchers Submitting Abstracts
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Resources for Researchers Submitting Posters
Award Categories Heading link
- Best Basic Science Research Poster Award | Sponsored by: Department of Biomedical Sciences
- Best Basic Science Research Poster Award | Sponsored by: Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Best Case Report Award | Sponsored by: Rockford Anesthesiologists Associated
- Best Clinical Research Poster Award | Sponsored by: Rockford Ambulatory Surgery Center
- Best MBT Student Research Poster Award | Sponsored by: Master of Science in Medical Biotechnology (MBT) Program and Department of Biomedical Sciences
- Best Student Technical Poster Awards (Two Awards) | Sponsored by: Winnebago County Medical Society
- Best Use of Literature in a Student Research Project Award | Sponsored by: Crawford Library of the Health Sciences-Rockford
- CCTS Best Clinical-Translational Research Poster Award | Sponsored by: UIC Center for Clinical and Translational Science
- CCTS Best Community-Translational Research Poster Award | Sponsored by: UIC Center for Clinical and Translational Science
- College of Pharmacy Outstanding Poster Award | Sponsored by: UIC College of Pharmacy at Rockford
- Dean’s Action Council Award | Sponsored by: Office of the Regional Dean, UI COMR
- Innovation in Basic Science Research Award | Sponsored by: Office of the Regional Dean, UI COMR
- James Scholar Award | Sponsored by: James Scholar Program
- NCRHP Poster Award for Encouraging Excellence in Rural Health | Sponsored by: National Center for Rural Health Professions
- Sister Mary Linus Nowak Research Award | Sponsored by: Saint Anthony College of Nursing
- Supporting Model Public Health Practices Research Award | Sponsored by: Winnebago County Health Department and its Board of Health
Previous Research Day Winners and Awards Heading link
2024
- Best Basic Science Research Poster Award
Sponsored by: Department of Biomedical Sciences
Winner: Aishwarya Gangadhar
Poster Title: “In Vivo Anti-angiogenic Therapeutic Efficiency of SDV Peptide Decorated PEG-b-PPS Micelles in Danio Rerio Diabetic Retinopathy Model” - Best Basic Science Research Poster Award
Sponsored by: Thermo Fisher Scientific
Winner: Akshada Mutha
Poster Title: “Rationale Design of Denatured Collagen-binding PTX-Micelles for Tumor-targeted Drug Delivery” - Best Innovative Project/Abstract Award (First Place)
Sponsored by: Office of Technology Management (OTM) – University of Illinois Chicago
Winner: Varsha Hariharan
Poster: “Developing an mRNA Vaccine for Lymphatic filariasis (LF)” - Best Innovative Project/Abstract Award (Second Place)
Sponsored by: Office of Technology Management (OTM) – University of Illinois Chicago
Winner: Sruthy Pallikonda Chakravarthy
Poster: “Assessment of T Cell Responses in Atherogenesis using AFK Mouse Model” - Best Innovative Project/Abstract Award (Second Place)
Sponsored by: Office of Technology Management (OTM) – University of Illinois Chicago
Winner: Sneha Stalin
Poster: “An mRNA Vaccine for Dog Heartworm Disease” - Best MBT Student Research Poster Award
Sponsored by: MBT Program and Department of Biomedical Sciences
Winner: Varsha Hariharan
Poster Title: Developing an mRNA Vaccine for Lymphatic filariasis (LF) - Winner: Sakshi Bansod
Poster Title: “Investigating the Carcinogenic Effects and Mechanism of Cadmium Exposure on Prostate Myofibroblast Cell Line WPMY-1” - Best Student Technical Poster Basic Science
Sponsored by: Winnebago County Medical Society
Winner: Amber Lopez
Poster Title: “Minimizing The Toxic Effects Due To Implant Wear Products: Evaluating The Molecular Mechanisms Of Antioxidants Using An In Vivo Zebrafish Model” - Best Student Technical Poster Clinical
Sponsored by:Winnebago County Medical Society
Winner: Ashley Donald (Second Place)
Poster Title: “Exploring the Impact of Zip Code on Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes in Winnebago County, IL” - Best Use of Literature in a Student Research Project
Sponsored by: Chicago Crawford Library of the Health Sciences
Winner: William Fox
Poster: “Algorithm for Lichen Sclerosus Management in Boys Based on the Pathophysiology and Anatomy of the Urethra” - College of Pharmacy Outstanding Poster Award
Sponsored by: UIC College of Pharmacy
Winners: Tehut Zedwa, Ellie Lieb
Poster: “Education on Sepsis Prevention and Early Warning Signs for Nursing Home Staff” - Winner: Myna Adhikari
Poster: “Induction of Mutations by Human Topoisomerase II” - Dean’s Action Council Award
Sponsored by: Office of the Regional Dean, University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford
Winner: Julie Brosnan
Poster: “Improving Access to Community-Based Services for Sexual Assault Survivors” - Innovation in Basic Science Research Award
Sponsored by: Office of the Regional Dean, University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford
Winner: Zhenyu Chen
Poster: “Rescuing Axonal Degeneration in SPG11-Deficient Neurons via Targeting Cholesterol Trafficking” - James Scholar Award
Sponsored by: Rockford Gastroenterology Associates, Ltd and the James Scholar Committee
Winner: Christina Bloomfield
Poster: “Retinal Microglia Express More MHC Class I and Promote Greater CD8+ T-cell Driven Inflammation than Brain Microglia” - NCRHP Poster Award for Encouraging Excellence in Rural Health
Sponsored by: National Center for Rural Health Professions
Winner: Nathan Corman
Poster: “Examining Food Insecurities in Knox County” - Sister Mary Linus Nowak Research Award
Sponsored by: Saint Anthony College of Nursing
Winner: Teresa Allen
Poster: “Simulated Farm Emergency Response Program: Decreasing Cattle-Related Trauma Among Farm Families” - Supporting Model Public Health Practices-Research Award
Sponsored by: Winnebago County Department of Public Health and its Board of Health
Winner: Jessica Cioni
Poster: “Developing Patient-Provider Relationships Through Digital Pre/Postnatal Care: A Qualitative Analysis” - Research Mentoring Program-Rockford (RMPR) Award
Sponsored by: University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford-Office of Research
Winner: Haritha George
Poster: “Intelligent Salivary Biosensor for Oral Cancer using MMP9 and CYFRA21-1” - Winner: Ravneet Kaur
Poster: “Cancer Screening Capacity of Health Care Facilities in Rural Illinois” - Research Mentoring Program-Rockford (RMPR) Mentor Award
Sponsored by: University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford – Office of Research
Winner: Xue-Jun Li
2023
- Best Basic Science Research Poster Award
Sponsored by Department of Biomedical Sciences
Winner: Sahana Somaiah
Poster Title: “Developing a recombinant fusion protein vaccine for Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) in a mouse model” - Best Basic Science Research Poster Award
Sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific
Winner: Samuel Christopher Katru
Poster Title: “Identification and characterization of Wuchereria bancrofti Nematode Pan Allergen (NPA) for human filarial Tropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia (TPE)” - Best Student Technical Poster
Sponsored by Winnebago County Medical Society
Winner: Joe Berei
Poster Title: “Development of Mucin-5AC as a Blood Biomarker for Early Detection of Lung Cancer” - Best MBT Student Research Poster Award
Sponsored by MBT Program and Department of Biomedical Sciences
Winner: Saundarya Prithweeraj
Poster Title: “Urine-based Biosensor (iBiosensC) with AI Model for the early detection of breast cancer” - Best Use of Literature in a Student Research Project
Sponsored by Chicago Crawford Library of the Health Sciences
Winner: Catherine Hayes
Poster Title: “Atorvastatin hypersensitivity reaction within 24 hours of first dose” - CCTS Best Community-Translational Research Poster Award
Sponsored by Center for Clinical and Translational Science, University of Illinois Chicago
Winner: Francis Kazungu
Poster Title: “COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes and Barriers among Unvaccinated Residents in Rural Northern/Central Illinois” - Dean’s Action Council Award
Sponsored by Office of the Regional Dean, University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford
Winner: Kendra Sy
Poster Title: “No pain, no gain: Implementation of uniform opioid prescribing practices in a teaching clinic” - Innovation in Basic Science Research Award
Sponsored by Office of the Regional Dean, University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford
Winner: Christina Bloomfield
Poster Title: “A Cross-Tissue Computational Analysis of Microglia Transcriptomes” - NCRHP Poster Award for Encouraging Excellence in Rural Health
Sponsored by National Center for Rural Health Professions
Winner: Blake DePaul
Poster Title: “Mental Health in Rural America: Assessing burden and public perception” - Sister Mary Linus Nowak Research Award
Sponsored by Saint Anthony College of Nursing
Winner: Courtney Lomas
Poster Title: “Pressure Ulcer Protocol in the Wake of COVID-19” - Supporting Model Public Health Practices-Research Award
Sponsored by Winnebago County Department of Public Health and its Board of Health
Winner: Catharin Peters
Poster Title: “Standardizing the Screening and Referral Process for Postpartum Depression in Pediatric Primary Care” - CCTS Best Clinical-Translational Research Poster Award
Sponsored by Center for Clinical and Translational Science, University of Illinois Chicago
Winner: Catharin Peters
Poster Title: “Standardizing the Screening and Referral Process for Postpartum Depression in Pediatric Primary Care” - Research Mentoring Program-Rockford (RMPR) Award
Sponsored by Office of Research
Basic Science – 2 awards
Winner: Hemalatha Kanniyappan
Poster Title: “A low-cost, sensitive, ergonomic, diagnostic tool to detect the earliest signs of pancreatic cancer”
Winner: Zhenyu Chen
Poster Title: “Construction of Dual-Fluorescent Reporter Stem Cell Lines to Study Human Cortical Motor Neuron Development with 3D Organoid Culture” - Research Mentoring Program-Rockford (RMPR) Award
Sponsored by Office of Research
Community
Winner: Biswadeep Dhar
Poster Title: “Exploring the influence of family interaction patterns on the ability to improve sleep among Asian American young adults” - Best Student Technical Poster
Sponsored by Winnebago County Medical Society
Winner: Vincent Parise
Poster Title: “Tissue-engineered bone substitute for effective bone healing: a nanocomposite interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) bioactive scaffold” - College of Pharmacy Outstanding Poster Award
Sponsored by UIC College of Pharmacy
Winner: Tony Rosella
Poster Title: “Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) on the incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection”
2022
- Best Basic Science Research Poster Award
Sponsored by Department of Biomedical Sciences
Winner: Priyadharshini Vijayakumar
Poster Title: Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress Mediated Neurodegeneration Induced by CoCrMo Nanoparticles - Best Basic Science Research Poster Award
Sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific
Winner: Rifika Jain
Poster Title: Evaluation of Clofazimine, an anti-leprosy drug, as a potential anti-cancer therapy against cadmium driven prostate cancer - Best Case Report Award
Sponsored by Rockford Anesthesiologists Associated
Winner: Jesseca Pirkle
Poster Title: Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress Mediated Neurodegeneration Induced by CoCrMo Nanoparticles - Best Clinical Research Poster Award
Sponsored by Rockford Ambulatory Surgery Center
Winner: Madeline Hunt
Poster Title: Evaluating Outcomes in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for Robotic Hysterectomy - Best MBT Student Research Poster Award
Sponsored by Master of Science in Medical Biotechnology (MBT) Program and Department of Biomedical Sciences
Winner: Namrata Dube
Poster Title: Therapeutic Targeting of SphK2 in TKI Resistance and NSCLC Tumorigenicity - Best Student Technical Poster Awards – Clinical Science
Sponsored by Winnebago County Medical Society
Winner: Sheena Chatrath
Poster Title: Longitudinal Course of Mental Health in Atopic Dermatitis - Best Student Technical Poster Awards – Basic Science
Sponsored by Winnebago County Medical Society
Place Winner: Edward Miliavski
Poster Title: The Effects of Smoking on Telomere Length, Induction of Oncogenic Stress, and Chronic Inflammatory Responses Driven by hTERT - Best Use of Literature in a Student Research Project Award
Sponsored by Crawford Library of the Health Sciences-Rockford
Winner: Joseph Berei
Poster Title: The Effects of Smoking on Telomere Length and Stability, Induction of Oncogenic Stress and Chronic Inflammatory Responses - CCTS Best Clinical-Translational Research Poster Award
Sponsored by UIC Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Winner: Edward Miliavski
Poster Title: The Effects of Smoking on Telomere Length, Induction of Oncogenic Stress, and Chronic Inflammatory Responses Driven by hTERT - CCTS Best Community-Translational Research Poster Award
Sponsored by UIC Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Winner: Francis Kazungu
Poster Title: Patient perspectives on the burden of direct healthcare costs to households in Coastal Kenya - College of Pharmacy Outstanding Poster Award
Sponsored by UIC College of Pharmacy at Rockford
Winner: Maria Vologzhina
Poster Title: 4-HNE impact on Top1cc formation - College of Pharmacy Outstanding Poster Award
Sponsored by UIC College of Pharmacy at Rockford
Winner: Kate Bybee
Poster Title: Descriptive Analysis of Practice Location Outcomes for the Rural Pharmacy Education (RPHARM) Program at UIC College of Pharmacy - Dean’s Action Council Award
Sponsored by Office of the Regional Dean, UICOMR
Winner: Shruti Gautam
Poster Title: Promotion of Low-Dose Computed Tomography for Early-Stage Lung Cancer Detection - Innovation in Basic Science Research Award
Sponsored byOffice of the Regional Dean, UICOMR
Winner: Priyadharshini Vijayakumar
Poster Title: Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress Mediated Neurodegeneration Induced by CoCrMo Nanoparticles - James Scholar Award
Sponsored by James Scholar Program
Winner: David Fischer
Poster Title: Corrosion Behavior of Selective Laser Melting (SLM) Manufactured Ti6Al4V Alloy in Saline and BCS Solution - NCRHP Poster Award for Encouraging Excellence in Rural Health
Sponsored by National Center for Rural Health Professions
Winner (Tie): Phil Scheibel
Poster Title: Behavioral Insights During the COVID-19 Pandemic from a Rural Illinois Community Prior to Widespread Vaccine Access
Winner (Tie): Kailyn Baalman
Poster Title: Patient Assessment of a Chronic Care Management Program in Rural Illinois - Sister Mary Linus Nowak Research Award
Sponsored by Saint Anthony College of Nursing
Winner: Kristina Thomas
Poster Title: Data Analysis: Identifying Gaps in Care for COPD Patients - Supporting Model Public Health Practices Research Award
Sponsored by Winnebago County Health Department and its Board of Health
Winner: Kristy Dollinger
Poster Title: Role of a Community Garden in Promoting Healthy Food Choices in Children
2021
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Research Posters by Authors
| Poster # | All Authors | Primary Author Status | Category | Project Title |
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| Primary Author; *James Scholar; **Craig Fellow |
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| 1 | Adedokun Adedoyin, Tim Morris, Brian Follstad | Industry Participant | Basic Science | Investigating the Impact of Rocking Agitation and Angle on HEK293 Cell Aggregation for Applications in Large-scale Biomanufacturing |
| 2 | Oba Akinfosile, Guoxing Zheng, Samuel Pope, Mark Barba, Deborah Hall, Robin Pourzal, Mathew Mathew, Divya Bijukumar | MS in Medical Biotechnology Student | Basic Science | MCA macrophages: A unique sub-population of macrophages with altered cytokine and chemokine expression profile induced by CoCrMo wear nanoparticles |
| 3 | Vaishnavi Beena Valsan, Oba Akinfosile, Guoxing Zheng, Samuel Pope, Mark Barba, Deborah Hall, Robin Pourzal, Mathew Mathew, Divya Bijukumar | MS in Medical Biotechnology Student | Basic Science | Exploring implant-derived wear particle mediated macrophage polarization: TLR-2 and TLR 4 co-activation. |
| 4 | *Aisha Bhatti, Mathew Mathew, Paul David Chastain, Divya Bijukumar | Medical Student | Basic Science | Role of Vitamin E in Enhancing Implant Procedure Outcomes: In-Vitro Study |
| 5 | Eniola Birch, Kai-Yuan Cheng, Ravindra Badhe, Samuel Pope, Guoxing Zheng, Mark Barba, Divya Bijukumar, Mathew Mathew | MS in Medical Biotechnology Student | Basic Science | Variation in macrophage response to metal wear nanoparticles generated from hip implants: Effect of size and chemical nature |
| 6 | *Mariaelana Brenner, Kai-yuan Cheng, Mark Barba, Mathew Mathew | Medical Student | Basic Science | The Effect of Accumulated Air Pressure on Corrosion Processes in a Hip Modular Junction undergoing Simulated Micromotion |
| 7 | Abhinav Chatterjee, Sneha Halwasia, Aoshuang Chen , Guoxing Zheng | MS in Medical Biotechnology Student | Basic Science | Potential Role of Anti-HMGB1 IgM in Sexual Dimorphism in Diabetes in NOD Mice |
| 8 | Abhinav Chatterjee, Ravindra Vijaykumar Badhe, Kai Yuan Cheng, Joshua Green, Divya Bijukumar, Mathew Mathew | MS in Medical Biotechnology Student | Basic Science | Quick Bone Fracture Healing: Low-Intensity Electric Current with Osteoblast cells in Electro-conducting scaffolds |
| 9 | Zhenyu Chen, Xuejun(June) Li | Postdoctoral Research Associate | Basic Science | Rescue axonal degeneration in human stem cell models of hereditary spastic paraplegia with mitochondrial fission inhibitor |
| 10 | Kai-yuan Cheng, Ravindra V. Badhe, Divya Bijukumar, Alfons Fischer, Robin Pourzal, Mathew Mathew | Postdoctoral Research Associate | Basic Science | Accelerated Fretting-Corrosion Damage at Hip Modular Junction Triggered by CoCrMo Particle Challenged Macrophage Media |
| 11 | Kai-yuan Cheng, Mahemaa Rajasekaran, Divya Bijukumar, Alejandro A. Espinoza Orías, Mathew Mathew | Postdoctoral Research Associate | Basic Science | Electrochemical Investigation of Additively Manufactured Hip Implant Acetabular Shells |
| 12 | *Joshua Dein, Yongchao Mou, Xue-Jun Li | Medical Student | Basic Science | Impact of MFN2 knockdown on human motor neuron survival and mitochondrial function and morphology |
| 13 | Edidiong Essien, Vishal Khatri, Ravindra Badhe, Kai-yuan Cheng, Geoffrey Thei, Mathew Mathew, Divya Bijukumar | MS in Medical Biotechnology Student | Basic Science | A novel drug delivery system for Rheumatoid Arthritis: L-sulforaphane loaded boronate-PAMAM dendrimers |
| 14 | Varsha Ganesan, Vishal Khatri, Divya Bijukumar , Ravindra Badhe , Ramaswamy Kalyanasundaram | MS in Medical Biotechnology Student | Basic Science | Development of pH-Sensitive Microgels for Oral Delivery of Filarial Cystatin for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
| 15 | Mrunali Jagdale, Xue-Jun Li, Yongchao Mou | MS in Medical Biotechnology Student | Basic Science | Generation Of 3D Culture Organoid Model for Studying Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Using Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells |
| 16 | Yashashree Karpe, Zhenyu Chen, Xuejun Li | MS in Medical Biotechnology Student | Basic Science | Investigating Motor Neuron-Specific Degeneration using Human Stem Cell-based Model of Spinal Muscular Atrophy |
| 17 | Nabiha Khan, Dana Thomas, Roberto De Vera, Neelu Puri | MS in Medical Biotechnology Student | Basic Science | Overcoming TKI-resistance in NSCLC using SphK2 inhibitors |
| 18 | Cayla Kleeman, Matthew Summerlin, Les Hanakahi | MS in Medical Biotechnology Student | Basic Science | An Investigation of the Role of CYREN Protein in DNA Repair |
| 19 | Aishwarya Kumar, Ramaswamy Kalyanasundaram, Vishal Khatri | MS in Medical Biotechnology Student | Basic Science | Evaluating the Therapeutic Potential of Filarial Parasite-derived Cystatin in a Mouse Model of Atopic Dermatitis |
| 20 | Alejandro Magana, Regina Giovanni, Mathew Mathew, Sarah Hagarty, Divya Bijukumar | MS in Medical Biotechnology Student | Basic Science | Synegistic Effect of Placental Membrane Extract and Hypoxia on Human Adipocyte Differentiation |
| 21 | Savita Matapurkar, Gabriela Swan, Karin Nitiss, John Nitiss | MS in Medical Biotechnology Student | Basic Science | Topoisomerase II trapping by oxidative DNA lesions |
| 22 | Yongchao Mou, Zhenyu Chen, Craig Blackstone, Su-Chun Zhang, Xue-Jun Li | Research Scientist | Basic Science | Impaired Lipid Homeostasis Underlies Axonopathy in Human Stem Cell Models of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia |
| 23 | Meet Patel, Roberto De Vera, Kavya Sri Racherla, Katrina Dovalovsky, Neelu Puri | MS in Medical Biotechnology Student | Basic Science | Role of PRMT-1 and p120-catenin as an EMT mediator and in Osimertinib resistance in NSCLC |
| 24 | Neha Phani Bhushan, Trevor Stack, Benjamin Mathew, Evan Scott, Mathew Mathew, Divya Bijukumar | MS in Medical Biotechnology Student | Basic Science | Ligand targeted therapy: Role of the surface density of anti- αvβ3 peptides on PEG-b-PPS micelles for anti-angiogenic activity |
| 25 | Frances Quinones, Alexander Pineschi, Tina Sanders, Conley Gustafson, Elina Wagner, Emily Down, Kari Severson | Undergraduate student | Basic Science | Identification and Characterization of an Acinetobacter beijerinckii Natural Isolate |
| 26 | Pamela Reyes, Ravindra Badhe, Kai-yuan Cheng, Yongchao Mou, Xue-Jun Li, Paul Chastain, Mark Barba, Divya Bijukumar, Mathew Mathew | MS in Medical Biotechnology Student | Basic Science | Dynamic Microfluidic Bioreactor for Neurotoxicity Assessment of CoCrMo Metal Particles from Hip Implants |
| 27 | Nithila Saravanan, Vishal Khatri, Nikhil Chauhan, Ramaswamy Kalyanasundaram, Sean Gray, Darrick Carter | MS in Medical Biotechnology Student | Basic Science | Evaluating the immunogenicity and vaccine efficacy of three variants of a human filariasis vaccine candidate, rBmHAXT |
| 28 | Shruthi Selvaraj, Jacob Seiver, Erik Larson, Leslyn Hanakahi | MS in Medical Biotechnology Student | Basic Science | Impact of G-quadruplexes on DNA Double-strand Break Repair by End Joining |
| 29 | Hillary Shah, Velavan Bakthavachalam, Stephen Motika, Paul Hergenrother, Gnanasekar Munirathinam | MS in Medical Biotechnology Student | Basic Science | Evaluation of Ferroptocide (FTC) As a Potential Immunogenic Cell Death Inducing Agent in Prostate Cancer Cells |
| 30 | *Parshva Shah, Zhenyu Chen, Xuejun Li | Medical Student | Basic Science | Studying Neuromuscular Defects in Spinal Muscular Atrophy using Patient-specific Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells |
| 31 | Viraj Shah, Karin Nitiss, John Nitiss | MS in Medical Biotechnology Student | Basic Science | Characterization of Genome Destabilizing and Oncogenic Mutations in Human Top2α |
| 32 | Preksha Shahagadkar, Gnanasekar Munirathinam | MS in Medical Biotechnology Student | Basic Science | Exploring NCX4040, an Aspirin Derivative, for Treating Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia |
| 33 | Sejal Sharma, Pradyut Paul, Rahul Das, Arvinder Kapur, Lisa Barroilhet, Jacques Galipeau, Manish Patankar | MS in Medical Biotechnology Student | Basic Science | Synthetic Fusion Cytokine GIFT4 – Engineered Autologous Peritoneal Immune Cells a Novel Cell Therapy for Treatment of Ovarian Cancer |
| 34 | Rashmi Sridharan, Yongchou Mou, Zhenyu Chen, Xue-Jun Li | MS in Medical Biotechnology Student | Basic Science | Investigating the Role of Atlastin-1in Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells |
| 35 | Farah Auckbarallee, Rhonda Verzal, Suraj Bopanna | Family Medicine Resident | Case Report | Acute bilateral lower extremity weakness following COVID19: a case report |
| 36 | Mariaelena Brenner, Melva Navarro, Vibhav Bansal | Medical Student | Case Report | Moyamoya Disease: A Case Report of Caucasian Twins |
| 37 | Joshua Dein, Arshad Merchant, Aftab Merchant | Medical Student | Case Report | Pancreatic pseudocyst-induced congestive splenomegaly and its associated vascular abnormalities |
| 38 | Sandra Giraldo, Sonia Parmar, Rhonda Verzal | Medical Student | Case Report | Amenorrhea in a young female: Diagnosis, Delivering Bad News, and Addressing Psychological Sequelae |
| 39 | Madeline Hunt, Melissa Stenstrom | Medical Student | Case Report | A Case of Dermatomyositis after Breast Implants |
| 40 | Akila Khan, David Lyu | Medical Student | Case Report | Takayasu’s arteritis causing multiple watershed region strokes: a case report |
| 41 | Jesseca Pirkle, M. Burhan Janjua | Medical Student | Case Report | Cerebellar Stroke associated with COVID-19 patient |
| 42 | Jesseca Pirkle, Meghann Houck | Medical Student | Case Report | Life-long drummer with retained singing capability after major left MCA stroke |
| 43 | Allison Beggin, Daniel Heller, Alexander Lam, Michael Heller | Medical Student | Clinical | Stop The Bleed! Geniculate Artery Emoblization for Knee Hemarthrosis |
| 44 | *Nicole Blumenstein, H Steven Sims, Jan Potter-Reed, Jeff Costello | Medical Student | Clinical | Comparison of Audio Quality of WebEx and Zoom in an Otolaryngology Setting |
| 45 | Renee Carter, Matthew Dalstrom, Michelle Brady, Gail Brick | DNP Student | Clinical | Bedside Reporting |
| 46 | **Peter Cirrincione, James Girardy, Brian Bear, Geoffrey Van Thiel | Medical Student | Clinical | Informed Consent Documentation in Orthopedics |
| 47 | Paige Clayton, Emilee Bocker | Family Medicine Resident | Clinical | Tdap vaccination rates in caregivers of newborns |
| 48 | David Fisher, Bailey Terhune, David Fischer, Joel Williams, Jeffrey Earhart | Medical Student | Clinical | Anterior Gluteal Pillar Bone Graft Harvesting using Acetabular Reamer Technique: as effective as Reamer-Irrigator-Aspirator System |
| 49 | Daniel Heller, Allison Beggin, Alexander Lam, Michael Heller | Medical Student | Clinical | Keep your Knee, not the Pain: Geniculate Artery Embolization for Treatment of Osteoarthritis |
| 50 | *Akash Khurana, Daniel Leffler, Chandrashekhar Thukral | Medical Student | Clinical | Short and Long-Term Follow-Up and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Celiac Disease in a Large Private Practice Setting |
| 51 | Gabrielle Kuhn, Hana Hinkle | Medical Student | Clinical | Shingles vaccination perceptions and compliance in a rural community |
| 52 | Gabrielle Kuhn, Theodore Guild, Marie Rivers, Rebecca Cheski, Kayeromi Gomez, Brian Bear, Rolando Izquierdo | Medical Student | Clinical | The effect of humeral component retroversion on external rotation and shoulder function outcomes in patients undergoing reverse total shoulder arthroplasty |
| 53 | Syndey Mathis, Jose Cataneo, Diana del Valle, Alejandra Perez- Tamayo, Anders Mellgren, Gerald Gantt, Lee Alkureishi | Medical Student | Clinical | Outcomes of Perineal Wound Closure Techniques after Abdominoperineal Resections in Rectal Cancer: A NSQIP Propensity Score Matched Study. |
| 54 | Hannah Miller, Brandie Messer, Cynthia McGrath, Alissa Bartel , Andrea Doughty | DNP Student | Clinical | Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: A Change in Practice |
| 55 | Emily Nepomuceno, Kathryn Saulcy, Jillian Kaskavage | Medical Student | Clinical | Assessment of provider confidence and variation in pediatric concussion diagnosis and management in emergency department, urgent care, and primary care practice settings |
| 56 | *Saagar Pamulapati, Mitul Vakharia, Jordan Saeed | Medical Student | Clinical | Randomized Controlled Trial of IOL Orientation for Dysphotopsia |
| 57 | Saumya Patel, Sarah Grace Bowyer, Joseph Vicari, Aaron Shiels, Chandrashekhar Thukral, Ilche Nonevski, Sunil Patel, Matthew Stier | Medical Student | Clinical | Colonoscopy results after a positive Cologuard test |
| 58 | Parshva Shah, Sarah Linder, Vibhav Bansal | Medical Student | Clinical | G-FAST Pre-Hospital Assessment Tool for Stroke Patients |
| 59 | Elizabeth Andekian, Shannon Lizer, Michelle Brady, Matt Dalstrom, Mary Westerman | DNP Student | Community | Use of a Farming Specific Website to Improve Farmer Wellness and Stress |
| 60 | *Allison Beggin, Rebecca Lyons, Manorama Khare | Medical Student | Community | Needs Assessment Analysis of Muthumandapam and Samuel Nagar Communities in Vellore, India |
| 61 | Daniel Bicklein, Lindsay Cohen, Siva Sreedhar, Shashank Sandu, Linda Chang, Heidi Olson | Medical Student | Community | Fostering growth of meaningful relationships between students and older adults in the community targeting social isolation and loneliness. |
| 62 | Riley Brubaker, Martin MacDowell, Michael Niederbrach, Alexander Thomas, Paige Marchini, Brooke Heibel, Joshua Crist, Jared Cerny | Medical Student | Community | Assessment of Variation in Stroke Mortality Rates in the USA and IL by Level of Urbanization and Racial Groups |
| 63 | Riley Brubaker, Martin MacDowell, Michael Niederbrach, Alexander Thomas, Paige Marchini, Brooke Heibel, Joshua Crist, Jared Cerny | Medical Student | Community | Urbanization Level and Smoking Use Impact on Age Adjusted Mortality Rates |
| 64 | *Enrique Ceppi, Manorama Khare, Noemi Rico Moreno | Medical Student | Community | Identifying Barriers to Healthcare Access for the Rockford Latino Community |
| 65 | Akila Khan, Umber Waheed, Patrick McIntyre, Martha Crotts | Medical Student | Community | The association between e-cigarette use and mental health in adolescents |
| 66 | *Rachel Miller, Kristine Zimmermann, Manorama Khare | Medical Student | Community | Impact of the COVID-19 Illinois Statewide Shutdown on Physical Activity of Rural Women |
| 67 | Lauren Rivkin, Emily Bazi, Allison Beggin, Kurt Whisenand, Kayeromi Gomez | Medical Student | Community | Domestic Violence-Related Adverse Childhood Events in Juvenile Violent Offenders |
| 68 | Abbey Zacharski, Manorama Khare, Kristine Zimmermann | Medical Student | Community | Assessment of Participant Satisfaction with Physical Activity Tracker Interventions in Rural Illinois |
| 69 | Drew Amador, Hana Hinkle | RMED | Rural Medicine | Improving Nursing Home Resident Satisfaction |
| 70 | Justin Bailey, Michael Glasser, Michael | RMED | Rural Medicine | Identification of needs in the rural Veteran population |
| 71 | Liana Beauchamp, Michael Glasser | RMED | Rural Medicine | Mental Health Awareness in a Rural Community |
| 72 | Calee Bresnahan,Danielle Von Ruden, Martin MacDowell | RMED/RPHARM | Rural Medicine | Impacts of COVID on Heart Health |
| 73 | Eric Bulak,Bailey Swan, Martin MacDowell | RPHARM/RMED | Rural Medicine | Rural Opioid Education |
| 74 | Timothy Cox, Hana Hinkle | RMED | Rural Medicine | Assessing Potential Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Services in a Rural Community in Southern Illinois |
| 75 | Brad Dulee,Austin Reeder, Martin MacDowell | RMED/RPHARM | Rural Medicine | Community Education on the Opioid Epidemic |
| 76 | Aaron Flynn,Erin Roberts, Manorama Khare, Heidi Olson | RPHARM/RMED | Rural Medicine | The Impact of COVID-19 on Influenza Vaccination Uptake: Examining Participant Perceptions and Behavioral Intentions |
| 77 | Colin Kavanaugh,Seth Schiffbauer, Martin MacDowell | RMED/RPHARM | Rural Medicine | Caffeine Consumption & Health Effects in Amboy High School |
| 78 | Jonathan Knisley, Hana Hinkle | RMED | Rural Medicine | Community Health Assessment and Strategies to Address Prioritized Needs for Greene County |
| 79 | Nassim Mafi,Krystal Do, Martin MacDowell | RMED/RPHARM | Rural Medicine | Providing a Safe Haven for Families with Autistic Children in Rural Ford County |
| 80 | Jennifer Main,Hailey Sellek, Michael Glasser | RMED/RPHARM | Rural Medicine | Post-COVID Effects within the Wind River Family and Community Health Care Population |
| 81 | Chad Martens,Faith Furst, Martin McDowell | RMED/RPHARM | Rural Medicine | A Pilot Study of adolescent marijuana vaping in Lee County, Illinois |
| 82 | Alexandra McVicker, Hana Hinkle , Dana Thecla Louise Jungbauer | RMED | Rural Medicine | Buprenorphine Treatment during Pregnancy: Charting Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in the Prenatal and Postpartum Period |
| 83 | Marek Mlodzianowski,Jared Madden, Martin MacDowell | RPHARM/RMED | Rural Medicine | Assessing the Knowledge About Vaping and E-cigarettes in High School Students Pre/Post Educational session |
| 84 | Meagan Nowlan, Michael Glasser | RMED | Rural Medicine | Knowledge of Mental Health in Rural Illinois Teenagers |
| 85 | Ravikumar Patel, Heidi Olson, Manorama Khare | RPHARM | Rural Medicine | Assessing the medication adherence and barriers for hypertension medications in a rural setting |
| 86 | Cody Ratermann,Ana Hinojosa, Martin MacDowell | RMED/RPHARM | Rural Medicine | Food Insecurity Initiative: An Approach to Nutritional Improvement in Centralia/Mt. Vernon, IL |
| 87 | Ryan Schaab,Mark Foster, Martin MacDowell | RMED/RPHARM | Rural Medicine | Barriers to Suboxone Certification in a Rural Illinois County |
| 88 | *Bailey Swan, Martin MacDowell | RMED | Rural Medicine | Social Demographics and Health Literacy Levels as Decision Factors for Nonurgent Emergency Department Utilization |
| 89 | Shannon Thoele | RMED | Rural Medicine | Identifying and Correcting Misconceptions of the Effects of Bullyin |
| 90 | Riley Van Velsor, Hana Hinkle | RMED | Rural Medicine | FAST Test Awareness in Galesburg, Illinois |
| 91 | Emily Wheat, Hana Hinkle | RMED | Rural Medicine | Assessing Sports Related Injuries and Student Knowledge in Injury Prevention |
2020
- Best Basic Science Research Poster Award
Sponsored by Department of Biomedical Sciences
Winner: Valeria Melendez
Poster Title: Evaluation of the Potency and Efficacy of a Human Lymphatic Filariasis Vaccine, rBmHAXT (LFGuardtm) - Best Basic Science Research Poster Award
Sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific
Winner: Valeria Melendez Hebib
Poster Title: Evaluation of the Potency and Efficacy of a Human Lymphatic Filariasis Vaccine, rBmHAXT (LFGuardtm) - Best Case Report Award
Sponsored by Rockford Anesthesiologists Associated
Winner: Mischelle Nelson
Poster Title: Plant Protein Diet and Chronic Kidney Disease: Can a Therapeutic Lifestyle Change Prevent the Need for Dialysis? - Best Clinical Research Poster Award
Sponsored by Rockford Ambulatory Surgery Center
Winner: Brad Dulee
Poster Title: Non-opioid Utilization Reduces Opioid Requirements for Outpatient Laparoscopic Procedures: A Retrospective Chart Review - Best MBT Student Research Poster Award
Sponsored by Master of Science in Medical Biotechnology (MBT) Program and Department of Biomedical Sciences
Winner: Mona Vudutha
Poster Title: Elevating the Reactive Oxygen Species Threshold in Prostate Cancer Stem Cells Using VK3 -OCH3 as a Strategy to Target Prostate Cancer - Best Student Technical Poster
Sponsored by Winnebago County Medical Society
Winner 1ST Place – Leah Patton
Poster Title: The Role of Resiliency in Adults with a History of Adverse Childhood Experiences
Winner 2ND Place – Joshua Dein
Poster Title: Effect of MFN2 Knockdown on Mitochondrial Function and Cell Survival in Human Spinal Motor Neurons - Best Use of Literature in a Student Research Project
Sponsored by Crawford Library of the Health Sciences-Rockford
Winner: Jarod Shelton
Poster Title: The Importance of Surgeon-patient Communication in Rural Surgical Clinics - CCTS Best Clinical-Translational Research
Sponsored by UIC Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Winner: Vikas Manjunath
Poster Title: Vitamin E Alters the Effects of CoCrMo Degradation Products on DNA Replication Fork Initiation and Progression - CCTS Best Community-Translational Research
Sponsored by UIC Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Winner: Corey Hazekamp
Poster Title: Pediatric Health Outcomes and Eviction in Chicago, IL - Dean’s Action Council Award
Sponsored by Office of the Regional Dean, University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford
Winner: Joseph Berei
Poster Title: Promotion of Low-dose Computed Tomography for Early-stage Lung Cancer Detection - Innovation in Basic Science Research Award
Sponsored by Office of the Regional Dean, University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford
Winner: Priyadharshini Viswanathan
Poster Title: Generation of B-1 Cells Derived Anti-HMGB1 IgM Monoclonal Autoantibodies - James Scholar Award
Sponsored by Rockford Gastroenterology Associates, Ltd and the James Scholar Program
Winner: Murad Alqadi
Poster Title: Myoelectric Computer Interface Training For Reducing Co-activation and Enhancing Arm Movement in Chronic Stroke Survivors: A Randomized Trial - NCRHP Poster Award for Encouraging Excellence in Rural Health
Sponsored by National Center for Rural Health Professions
Winner: Jarod Shelton, Jonathan Knisley
Poster Title: The Growing Need of Rural Emergency Medicine Physicians - Sister Mary Linus Nowak Research Award
Sponsored by Saint Anthony College of Nursing
Winner: Angela Siebold
Poster Title: Implementation of Interactive Educational Program on Bullying in Fourth Grade Students - Supporting Model Public Health Practices
Sponsored by Winnebago County Health Department and its Board of Health
Winner: Joseph Berei
Poster Title: Promotion of Low-dose Computed Tomography for Early-stage Lung Cancer Detection - Best Laboratory Based Research Poster
Sponsored by UIC College of Pharmacy
Winner: Madeline Dzikowski
Poster Title: Investigating a Possible Link Between CRISPR/Cas9 and R-Loop Formation - Best Clinical or Community Based Research Poster
Sponsored by UIC College of Pharmacy
Winner: Erin Roberts
Poster Title: Rural Respiratory Antibiotic Prescribing Appropriateness in Outpatients
2019-2016
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