Characterization of the Underlying Biology of Surgical Diseases: Proteomic and Genomic Methodologies
Presenter: Dr. Shimena Li (Advisors: Drs. Linwah Yip & Jason Sperry)
Simmons Research Conferences
Past, Present, and Future of Designing a Novel Small Caliber Synthetic Vascular Graft
Presenter: Dr. JB Moses (advisor: Dr. Edith Tzeng)
cGAS Contributes to Epithelial Homeostasis During Intestinal Inflammation Via the Initiation of Beclin-1 Mediated Autophagy
Presenter: Dr. Sidrah Kahn (advisor: Dr. Kevin Mollen)
P2Y Receptor in Arteriogenesis / Inflammasome-Mediated Effects of SARS-related proteins on Muscle Satellite Cells in Peripheral Arterial Disease
"P2Y Receptor in Arteriogenesis"
This project aims to understand nucleotide receptors and their role in arteriogenesis.
Presenter: Dr. Rohan Kulkarni (advisors: Drs. Ryan McEnaney & Edith Tzeng)
Title: "Inflammasome-Mediated Effects of SARS-related proteins on Muscle Satellite Cells in Peripheral Arterial Disease"
TBA
Presenter: Dr. Jennifer Darby (advisor: Dr. Timothy Billiar)
Presenter: Dr. Laura Allen (advisor: Dr. Matthew Rosengart)
Development of a Novel Ambulatory Pulmonary Assist System / Hemostatic and Signaling Capabilities of Platelet-Derived Extracellular Vesicles from Cold-Stored Platelets
"Development of a Novel Ambulatory Pulmonary Assist System"
Presenter: Dr. Yeahwa Hong (mentor: Drs. Keith Cook & David Kaczorowski)
Hemostatic and Signaling Capabilities of Platelet-Derived Extracellular Vesicles from Cold-Stored Platelets
Improving Healthcare Equality in Bariatric Surgery / Determinants of Tumor Progression and Treatment Responses in Colorectal Cancer
"Improving Healthcare Equality in Bariatric Surgery"
Presenter: Dr. Callie Hlavin (mentor: Drs. Anita Courcoulas)
This presentation will cover background and epidemiology of obesity, role and benefits of bariatric surgery, health disparities in bariatric surgery, and aims/approaches of two current projects in motion.
Determinants of Tumor Progression and Treatment Responses in Colorectal Cancer
Investigating Immune Defects of Aging and Potential Therapies
Presenter: Maryam Mohammed (advisor: Dr. Brian Zuckerbraun)
Antibiotics in our Pediatric Surgery Patients
Presenter: Elizabeth Pace (advisor: Drs. Michael Morowitz and Stefan Scholtz)