Welcome to Research Week 2021
This showcase of research projects from the UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford and the Rockford area is impressive — please join us in this celebration of research activities. This year’s theme is The Mental Health Impact of COVID-19. View the 2021 Award winners here which were announced Friday, April 23, 2021.
View the Welcome video from Research Week 2021 Committee Chair Aftab Merchant, MBBS, FCPS. View the Research Week 2021 Program here.
Check out some of this year’s features including:
Olusola Alade Ajilore, MD, PhD
The Fire This Time: The Stress of Racism, Inflammation and COVID-19
Learn more about the science behind the disparities African Americans are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic, including social determinants of health, biological consequences of the stress of racism, and the neuropsychiatric sequelae of COVID-19 in Dr. Ajilore’s keynote presentation.
Alesia O. Jones, PhD
Unmasking Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Call for Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Dr. Jones has published and presented research focused on the relationship between trauma and subsequent psychological, emotional, and behavioral consequences of trauma exposure among ethnic/racial minorities and other underserved communities. She will present the latest research on how COVID has impacted our communities.
This year’s virtual Research Week features dozens of research posters from students at the UIC Health Sciences Campus-Rockford and other area institutions. A few students were selected from various programs to present a short video of their poster.
Neha Phani Bushan (MBT Program)
Ligand targeted therapy: Role of the surface density of anti- αvβ3 peptides on PEG-b-PPS micelles for anti-angiogenic activity
Abhinav Chatterjee (MBT Program)
Potential Role of Anti-HMGB1 IgM in Sexual Dimorphism in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in NOD mice
Cody Ratermann (RMED) and Ana Carolina Hinojosa Felix (RPHARM)
Food Insecurity Initiative: An Approach to Nutritional Improvement in Centralia/Mt. Vernon, IL
Shruthi Selvaraj (College of Pharmacy)
Impact of G-quadruplexes on DNA Double-strand Break Repair by End Joining
Parshva Shah (James Scholar)
Studying Neuromuscular Defects in Spinal Muscular Atrophy using Patient-specific Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Viraj Shah (College of Pharmacy)
Characterization of Genome Destabilizing and Oncogenic Mutations in Human Top2α
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Primary Author; *James Scholar; **Craig Fellow
| Poster # | All Authors | Primary Author Status | Category | Project Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Bullying |
| 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 |
Research Week showcases some of our research, but our faculty, staff and students have a number of research publications and presentations throughout the year. Find out more about our research from the last year.
Mario Affinati
Cara Allen
Maichle Bacon
Luqman Baloch
Felicia Barrett
Jeff Beichner
Divya Bijukumar
Linda Chang
Paul Chastain
Aoshuang Chen
Zhenyu Chen
Jae Choi
Mark Clodius
Monica Clodius
Matthew Dalstrom
Kayéromi Gomez
John Holden
Penny Jensen
Alesia Jones
Minami Kakuta
Kathleen Kelly
Manorama Khare
Vishal Khatri
Mitchell King
Thornton Kline
Jennifer Lane
Xuejun Li
Deborah Lischwe
Martin MacDowell
Mathew Mathew
Cara Allen
Maichle Bacon
Luqman Baloch
Felicia Barrett
Jeff Beichner
Divya Bijukumar
Linda Chang
Paul Chastain
Aoshuang Chen
Zhenyu Chen
Jae Choi
Mark Clodius
Monica Clodius
Matthew Dalstrom
Kayéromi Gomez
John Holden
Penny Jensen
Alesia Jones
Minami Kakuta
Kathleen Kelly
Manorama Khare
Vishal Khatri
Mitchell King
Thornton Kline
Jennifer Lane
Xuejun Li
Deborah Lischwe
Martin MacDowell
Mathew Mathew
Patrick McIntyre
Janet McMahon
Grant McNall
Aftab Merchant
Yongchao Mou
Gnanasekar Munirathinam
John Nitiss
Karin Nitiss
Marie Nlend
Samuel Pope
Neelu Puri
Erum Raja
Cynthia Reynolds
Vicky Rhine
Maureen Richards
Gary Rifkin
Arnie Rosen
Joseph Ross
Pam Schmidt
Christopher Schriever
Kari Severson
Peggy Shiels
Khalifah Sidik
Matthew Stier
Geoffrey Tsaras
Jenna Vater
Jeremy Weaver
Vicki Weidenbacher-Hoper
Chris Wojewodzki
Kristine Zimmermann
Janet McMahon
Grant McNall
Aftab Merchant
Yongchao Mou
Gnanasekar Munirathinam
John Nitiss
Karin Nitiss
Marie Nlend
Samuel Pope
Neelu Puri
Erum Raja
Cynthia Reynolds
Vicky Rhine
Maureen Richards
Gary Rifkin
Arnie Rosen
Joseph Ross
Pam Schmidt
Christopher Schriever
Kari Severson
Peggy Shiels
Khalifah Sidik
Matthew Stier
Geoffrey Tsaras
Jenna Vater
Jeremy Weaver
Vicki Weidenbacher-Hoper
Chris Wojewodzki
Kristine Zimmermann
Donations and Awards
UIC Center for Clinical & Translational Science
Crawford Library of the Health Science-Rockford
Dean’s Action Council
Department of Biomedical Sciences
James Scholar Program
Master of Science in Medical Biotechnology Program
National Center for Rural Health Professions
Rockford Ambulatory Surgery Center
Rockford Anesthesiologists Associated, LLC
Rockford Gastroenterology Associates, Ltd
Saint Anthony College of Nursing
Steve Gunderson, DO
Thermo Fisher Scientific
UIC College of Pharmacy at Rockford
University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford – Office of the Regional Dean
Winnebago County Health Department and its Board of Health
Winnebago County Medical Society
Acknowledgements
Lori Dredske
Kayéromi Gomez
Carrie Foust
Patrick McIntyre
Alaina Moore
Cynthia Reynolds
Jennifer Staman
Catherine Wehmhoefer
Vicki Weidenbacher-Hoper
Campus Committee on Research
Aftab Merchant
Aoshuang Chen
Maichle Bacon
Peter Cirrincione
Mathew Dalstrom
Kayeromi Gomez
Steven Gunderson
Alesia Hawkins Jones
Corey Hazekamp
Manorama Khare
Katie Lam
Sandra Martell
Patrick McIntyre
Janet McMahon
Rachel Miller
Gnanasekar Munirathinam
John Nitiss
Joseph Orthoefer
Neelu Puri
Kelly Rosenberger
Joseph Ross
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