Oral Presentation Abstracts

Efficacy of umbilical cord and placenta derived membranes as scaffolds for lysozyme delivery
Student: Anna E Bazell, Dzana Katana, PhD, Kacey G Marra, PhD
Department: Department of Plastic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh;  McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Evaluation of Fc𝜸R Expression and Fertilization Potential through the Utilization of Nanodrop 3300 and Flow Cytometry
Authors: Mallorie M. Gainey, M.S, Caroline D. Kirk, Zachary M. Buchanan, Faith Martin, Neha Agnihotri, William E. Roudebush, Ph.D, Jennifer T. Grier, Ph.D
Departments: USC SOMG Department of Biomedical Sciences

A Preliminary Review: PROMIS-10 as a Predictor of Surgical Candidacy for the Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody and Fusion (MI-TLIF).
Authors: Sahil Garg - Primary Author, Grant J. Dornan - Statistician, Sonny S. Gill - Senior Author / PI
Departments: The Steadman Clinic

Neuro-trauma Feedback System, An investigational study of electroencephalography variability monitoring in emergency care clinicians for the early detection of acute stress disorder
Authors: Christopher Koons, Michael Campanelli, MacKenzie Meier, Hailey Sparks, Ava Wickberg, Yogesh Rana, Sam Yeboah, Brandon Williams, Ronald Pirrallo, Nicholas Boltin
Department: USC Columbia Department of Biomedical Engineering

Frequency and Timing of Perinatal Mood Disorder Diagnoses: Background and Project Implementation
Authors: Ellen J. McAlpine, Laura Carlson, MD, Anna Baker, PhD, Patti Parker, RN, Christine Bell, Alexis Kelly, Neha Hudepohl, MD
Departments: USC SOMG; Prisma Health Department of Psychiatry; Prisma Health Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Clemson University Department of Psychology

Caring for Latinx Children with Special Healthcare Needs in the U.S.: Perspectives from Latinx Immigrant Caregivers
Authors:Joanna Mendez-Silva, Albert Nieh, Seth Evans, Cady Williams, MD, FAAP, Scott D. Rhodes, PhD, MPH, Julie M. Linton, MD, FAAP
Departments: University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville; Prisma Health Children’s Hospital

Assessing an actin-binding protein, Thymosin Beta-4, for the treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis
Author: Luis J. Sanchez Ferrer, Anissa Waller Del Valle, Victoria Murphey, Lesly A. Temesvari
Department: Department of Biological Sciences and Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center (EPIC), Clemson University

Severity Score Variability for Pediatric Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infections: A Systematic Review
Author: Zoe E. Sanders, Jacob A. Estrada, Debbie Barrington, Ph.D., M.P.H., Jennifer T. Grier, Ph.D.
Department: USC SOMG Department of Biomedical Sciences

Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Small Bowel
Authors: Max Vogel Steven Trocha Christine Schammel
Department: Prisma Department Of Pathology, Prisma Department of Surgical Oncology

Pediatric Firearm Related Injuries in Upstate South Carolina
Authors: Haley Wymbs, Vanessa Hernandez, Robert Ricca
Department: Prisma Health Department of Pediatric Surgery

Effects on caspase levels of sea urchin embryos exposed to PAF
Student: Neha Agnihotri, Faith Martin
Faculty Advisor: Dr. William Roudebush
Department: Department of Biomedical Sciences

Patient Perspectives on the Acceptability and Feasibility of a Diabetes Mobile Clinic at Upstate Prisma Health
Authors: Rabia Anwar, James Graham, Jason Weshler, Anne Rudisill, Andrew Albano
Department: Prisma Health, Department of Family Medicine

A Single-center Cost-analysis of a Remote Patient Monitoring Program for Heart Failure
Authors: J.Q. Armstrong, B.S., Kyle Jardim, B.S., Humera S. Hazari, M.D., Bryana N. Baginski, M.D., Eric L. Bonno, M.D., Dev G. Vaz, M.D., Peter Tilkemeier, M.D., Alan Litwin, Ph.D., Alex Ewing, Ph.D., Madeleine St. Ville, Ph.D., Jason L. Guichard, M.D., Ph.D.
Department: Prisma Health Department of Cardiology

Racial Analysis in Cancer Patients: Insights from Molecular, Clinical, and Demographic Data at the Prisma Health Cancer Institute
Authors: Brittany Austin, Julie Martin, Jeff Edenfield, Anna Blenda
Department: USC SOMG Department of Biomedical Sciences

Comparison of Social Determinants of Health between Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Women within the WOW Program
Authors: Elena I. Blain, Jess Knapp, Dr. Melanie Cozad, Dr. Joel Amidon, Dr. Meenu Jindal
Department: Prisma Health Department of Medicine

Differences in Cortical Area Measurements Between Parkinson's Subtypes
Authors: James R. Bloodworth III, Ansley M. Martin, Jadin M. Nassif, Matthew R. Becker, Lathika S. Chaluvadi, Christian P. Creighton, Mark A. Botrous, Elaina E. Albers, Camille M. Brown, Natalie E. Boffey, John R. Absher
Department: Prisma Health, Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology

Comorbidities Associated with Exclusion from rtPA in Obese Ischemic Stroke Patients with a History of Smoking
Authors: Philip C. Brewer, Dami T. Ojo, Sahil Garg, Philip X. Broughton, Thomas I. Nathaniel
Department: USC SOMG Department of Biomedical Sciences

Personalized Prognosis: Analysis of Gene Mutations in Breast and Lung Cancer Patients
Authors: Philip Broughton, Julie Martin, Jeff Edenfield, Anna Blenda
Department: USC School of Medicine Greenville, Prisma Health

The Expert Learner: Investigating the Characteristics of High-Performing Medical Students
Authors: Killian J. Bucci, Philip C. Brewer, Mohammed J. Khalil, William S. Wright
Department: USC SOMG Department of Biomedical Sciences

Utilization of virtual reality assisted guided imagery for the treatment of chronic pain in patients with cancerR
Authors: Rowan H Burns, George Hartshorn, Matthew Browning, Kapil Chalil Madathil, Fredric Mau, Shyam Ranganathan, Andrew Todd, Jeff Bertrand, Allison Maynard, Olivia McAnirlin, Kailan Sindelar, Rosalba Hernandez, Whitney Salley, Denise Davis, Teny H Gomez.
Department: Prisma Health Department of Palliative Care

A Medical-Legal Partnership as a Mechanism to Address Inequities
Authors: Jared Buteau, Kara Davis, PhD, Becky Warner, LMSW, Laurie Theriot-Roley, MD, Kerry Sease, MD, MPH, Melissa Fair, PhD
Departments: Furman University, Institute for the Advancement of Community Health; Upstate Medical Legal Partnership

Neuro-trauma Feedback System, An investigational study of electroencephalography variability monitoring in emergency care clinicians for the early detection of acute stress disorder
Authors: Michael Campanelli, Christopher Koons, MacKenzie Meier, Hailey Sparks, Ava Wickberg, Yogesh Rana, Sam Yeboah, Brandon Williams, Ronald Pirrallo, Nicholas Boltin
Departments: USC Department of Biomedical Engineering

Self-directed learning about LGBTQ+ populations in three cohorts of first-year medical students
Authors: Anna E. Dean, Ann B. Kennedy, William S. Wright
Departments: USC Department of Biomedical Engineering

Evaluating the Role of Shoulder and Back Exoskeletons in Augmenting Surgeon Ergonomics during Simulated Surgical Tasks
Authors: Shuvangee Dhar, Alec J. Gonzales, Dechristian F. Barbieri, Alfredo Carbonell, Divya Srinivasan, Anjali Joseph, Jackie S. Cha
Departments: Department of Industrial Engineering, Clemson University

Differences in Perceived Concussion Knowledge and Experiences of Middle School, High School, and College Patients That Have Suffered vs. Not Suffered a Concussion
Authors: Raj S. Dwivedi, Julia M. Lunt, Vicki R. Nelson
Department: Prisma Health Department of Family Medicine

"Beyond the Break: Assessing Postoperative Complications in Acute Acetabular Fractures - ORIF or THA?”
Authors: Sameer Y. Ebrahim, Kyle J. Adams, Michael S. Sridhar
Department: Prisma Health-Upstate Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Elevated expression of high mannose glycans: A potential biomarker for detecting and staging breast cancer tumors
Authors: Clay Elliott, Anna V. Blenda
Department: USC Department of Biomedical Engineering

Analysis of COVID-19/RSV co-infection in pediatric data in Greenville County as assigned by ArcGIS
Authors: Jacob A. Estrada, Zoe E. Sanders, Jennifer T. Grier
Department: USC SOMG

A Collaborative Care Model: Enhancing Outcomes Among Pregnant and Postpartum Individuals with Substance Use Disorder
Authors: Shiloh S. Eyabi, USC School of Medicine Greenville, 
Morgan Edwards, USC School of Medicine Greenville, 
Melissa Fair, PhD, Furman University, 
Hannah McKinnon, Furman University, 
Kimbley Smith, M.Ed., Phoenix Center, 
Kacey Eichelberger, M.D., University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, Prisma Health Upstate
Departments: USC School of Medicine Greenville, Prisma Health Upstate

Retrospective Analysis of Radiation Dose Savings Among Patients Undergoing UAE, PAE, and TIPS Procedures
Authors: Ashleigh Farmer, S. Self, Christine M. Schammel, Mike Devane
Departments: Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Arnold School of Public Health; Pathology Associates; Prisma Health Upstate Department of Radiology

Primary Care Establishment During the Postpartum Period in Women Diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes
Authors: Amaya Farr, Elena Blain, Jess Knapp, Melanie Cozad, MD, Emily Watts, Meenu Jindal, MD, Joel Amidon, MD
Departments: Prisma Health Department of Internal Medicine; Prisma Health Department of Family Medicine

Understanding the Mechanisms by which SARS-CoV-1 Nsp1 Contributes to Host Immune Evasion and Host RNA Regulation
Authors: Christine Fasana, Ayan Dasgupta, Emily Fowler, Rian Sharp, Anita Nag (USC Upstate), Jennifer T. Grier
Department: USC SOMG Department of Biomedical Sciences

Integrating Expert Perspectives on Current and Future Challenges for Robotic Assisted Surgery (RAS) Workflow     
Authors: Melanie M Gainey, M.S., Jackie Cha, Ph.D., Alfredo Carbonell, DO  
Departments: Clemson University Department of Engineering; Prisma Health Department of Surgery

Outcomes of Primary Rotator Cuff Repair Augmented with Cadaver Dermal Allograft
Authors: Caleb T. Godbee, Stephan G. Pill, MD
Departments: Prisma Health Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas

Improving Diabetes Mangement Through a Mobile Clinic
Authors: James W. Graham, Rabia Anwar, Andrew Albano, Caroline Rudisill, Jason Weshler
Departments: USC Arnold School of Public Health

Updates in Sex and Gender in Medical Education Since: A 2016 National Survey
Authors: Neorgia A Grant, Jennica P Siddle, Mary K Rojek, Alyson J McGregor
Departments: USC SOMG; Prisma Health Department of Emergency Medicine; USC SOMG Department of Clinical Faculty Affairs; Prisma Health Department of Emergency Medicine and USC SOMG Department of Faculty Affairs and Development

Hold on to that juice! The Epigenetic Profile of Blastocoel Fluid-Conditioned Media May Predict Pre-Implantation Embryo Viability
Authors: Maria Guerra-Velasquez, Shohom Saha, T. Arthur Chang, Renee J. Chosed
Departments: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville;  Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health, San Antonio

Resilience in Medical School: Our Students' Stories
Authors: Caroline Gunter, M.A., Helen Kaiser, Ph. D.
Department: USC SOMG Department of Biomedical Sciences

Everywhere All at Once: The Effects of Azole Antifungals on Cryptococcus Growth
Authors: Sierra M. Gurtler, Ambika Sindhe, Lukasz Kozubowski
Departments: Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center,  Clemson University Department of Genetics and Biochemistry

Passive Exoskeletons to Reduce Muscle Activity and Metabolic Demand in Surgical Staff
Authors: William T Haselman, Shuvangee Dhar, Alec J Gonzales, Dechristian F Barbieri PhD, Alfredo Carbonell DO, Anjali Joseph PhD, Divya Srinivasan PhD, Jackie S Cha PhD
Department: Department of industrial engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

Outcomes of Subsequent Abdominal Operations after an Initial Ventral Hernia Repair
Authors: Anna Hayden BS, Samantha Worth BS, Brittany Kothari BS, Weston Keller MD, Emily McGill BS, Dawn Blackhurst PhD, William S Cobb MD,  Alfredo M Carbonell DO, Jeremy A Warren MD
Department: Prisma Health Department of Surgery

Reaching for Reciprocity in the Southeast Community Health Worker Network
Authors: Haley Hirth, Sarah Covington Kolb
Department: USC Arnold School of Public Health Center for Community Health Alignment

Epidemiology of PEComas: A Scoping Review
Authors: Vivian Ho, Abbey Trippel, Jamila Johnson, Dakota Makulec, Reema Charles, Smith Heavner
Departments: USC SOMG Department of Biomedical Sciences; Critical Path Institute CURE Drug Repurposing Collaboratory

Clinician absenteeism at two networked emergency departments prolongs patient Length of Stay across a simulated network of emergency departments
Authors: Braxton Howell, Kristina Mathis, Erin Seawright, Aisha Nelson, Emily Tucker, Arwen Declan
Department: Prisma Health Department of Emergency Medicine

Does expedited multidisciplinary limb salvage care improve outcomes?
Authors: Tanner D. Huyck, Robert J. Klein, Sagar Gandhi
Department: Prisma Health Department of Surgery

Analysis of TbSETD Binding to Pex19 for Potential Drug Therapies
Authors: Christian James, Meredith Morris
Department: EPIC Labs of Clemson University

IR Thermography in Ex Vivo Preservation of Porcine Vascularized Composite Allografts
Authors: Kate K. Jensen, Varun Kopparthy, PhD, Anthony Rampazzo, MD, Bahar Bassari Gharb, MD, PhD
Department: Cleveland Clinic Foundation Department of Plastic Surgery

Oxidative Stress in Entamoeba Histolytica
Authors: Abigail G. Kammerer, Cheryl Ingram-Smith
Department: Clemson University; Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center

SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Status in Prisma Health Emergency Department Patients: Improving Care for Underserved Populations
Authors: Alessia M. Keane, Gregory Trevors, PhD & Charles B. Kemmler, MD, PhD
Department: Prisma Health Department of Emergency Medicine

Retrospective Review of Efficacy of Single Shot and Continuous Catheter Popliteal Nerve Blocks for Elective Foot and Ankle Surgery
Authors: Gina S. Kim, William R. Hand, Kyle J. Adams, Calleigh Brignull, John P. Kim
Departments: Prisma Health Department of Anesthesiology; Prisma Health Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Comparison of Rectopexy Approaches: A Prisma Health Retrospective Review
Authors: Allen M. Knepper, Jay A. Crockett
Department: Prisma Health Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery

Comparative Analysis of Outcomes for Hiatal Hernia Repair with Concomitant Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication Versus Laparoscopic Partial Fundoplication
Authors: Isaac Korver,  Trip Crowley, Leah Kreutziger, Marvin Rhodes MD, George Godwin MD, Alfredo Carbonell DO, Ed Rapp MD, Shanu Kothari MD, Jeremy Warren MD, Brian Hodgens MD
Department: Prisma Health Department of Surgery

A New Era: Analyzing the Clinical and Laboratory Response to Voxelotor in Pediatric Patients Treated at the PRISMA Health Comprehensive SCD Program
Authors: Amelia H. Lewis, Alan Anderson MD
Department: Prisma Health Department of Pediatrics

Evaluating Physical Activity Behaviors and Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Oxidative Capacity in Patients undergoing Chemotherapy for Breast or Gynecologic Cancer
Authors: Elizabeth Lofurno, Liz Marcedes, Sara Biddle, Frankie Bennett, Randolph, Hutchison Ph.D., Larry Gluck M.D., Jennifer Trilk Ph.D.
Departments: University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville; Prisma Health Cancer Institute; Furman University

Experiences of Self-reported Stigma Among Pregnant People with Substance Use Disorders at the Magdalene Clinic
Authors: Courtney Lubaczewski, Hannah McKinnon, Melissa Fair PhD, Kara Davis PhD, Kimbley Smith, Kacey Eichelberger MD
Departments: University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, Prisma Health Upstate

Difference in Treatment Practices of Emergency Medicine vs. Family Medicine Trained Sports Medicine Physicians
Authors: Julia M. Lunt, Raj S. Dwivedi, Vicki R. Nelson
Department: Prisma Health Department of Family Medicine

Endogenous Production of PAF and Caspase From Sea Urchin Embryos
Authors: Faith R. Martin, Neha Agnihotri, Dr. William Rhoudebush
Department: USC SOMG Department of Biomedical Sciences

Utility of adrenal vein sampling in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with primary aldosteronism: a single institution review
Authors: Blake A Martin, S Self, Christine M Schammel, Michael Devane
Departments: University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, Greenville SC; Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Greenville SC; Pathology Associates, Greenville SC; Department of Radiology, Prisma Health Upstate, Greenville SC

Radial Scar Excisions
Authors: Jose G. Martinez, Kaitlyn Dach, Christine Schammel
Department: Prisma Department of Pathology

Using targeted mass spectrometry to screen euploid IVF-embryos for markers to predict implantation outcomes
Authors: Kaylee M. Massman, Michael D. Walla, Richard J. Kordus, Lisa J. Green, Renee J. Chosed
Department: USC Department of Biomedical Sciences

Clinician Absenteeism Prolongs Patient Length of Stay Across a Simulated Network of Emergency Departments
Authors: Kristina Mathis, Braxton Howell, Erin Seawright, Aisha Nelson, Emily Tucker, Arwen Declan
Department: Prisma Health Emergency Department

Pediatric Gastroenterology May Underutilize Services of the Medical Legal Partnership
Authors: Andrew McCaffrey, Leo Markowitz, Kara Davis, Melissa Fair, Kirby Mitchell, Jonathan E. Markowitz
Department: Prisma Health Pediatric Gastroenterology

Childcare as Healthcare: Assessing the Demand for Afterschool Program “Prescriptions”
Author: Megan S. McFarland, Bridget Armstrong, Michal T. Smith, Abbi Lane, Hannah Parker, Michael Beets, Sudha Garimella
Department: Prisma Health Department of Pediatric Nephrology

Tandem VR: Synchronized Nature-Based Experiences in Virtual Reality for Hospice Patients and their Caregivers
Authors: Micayla A McMahon, Jason R Thrift, Matthew H E M Browning, Tracy Fasolino, Olivia E McAnirlin, Joshua Keais Pope
Department: Prisma Health, Department of Hospice and Palliative Care

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Immunity in Pre-Pandemic Salivary Samples from South Carolina Emergency Healthcare Workers
Author: Haley C. Meltzer, Jane L. Goodwin, Lauren A. Fowler, Ph.D., Thomas W. Britt, Ph.D., Ronald G. Pirrallo, M.D., Jennifer T. Grier, Ph.D.
Department: USC SOMG Department of Biomedical Sciences

Association of depression with elevated blood pressures in adolescents attending hypertension clinic
Authors: Elsa M. Meyer, Sudha Garimella
Department: Prisma Health Department of Pediatric Nephrology

Infecting cultured macrophages with T. brucei causes decreased ABCA1-dependent cholesterol efflux
Authors: Murphy Miller, Olanrewaju Oladosu, Jing Echesabal-Chen, Alexis Stamatikos
Department: Clemson University Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences

Investigating the Use of Exoskeletons for Reducing the Risk of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT’s)
Authors: Yousuf Mohammad, Jackie Cha PhD
Department: Clemson Ergonomics and Computational Human Operations (ECHO) Lab

Return of Investment for the Upstate Medical Legal Partnership
Authors: Chris Moloney, Melissa Fair, PhD, Songyuan Deng, PhD, Samantha Renaud, Becky Warner, LMSW, Kirby Mitchell, JD, Kerry Sease, MD, MPH, Kara Davis, PhD
Departments: USCSOMG; Institute for the Advancement of Community Health – Furman University; South Carolina Office of Rural and Primary Healthcare; Upstate Medical Legal Partnership; South Carolina Legal Services; Bradshaw Institute for Community Child Health & Advocacy, Children’s Hospital; Prisma Health

Investigating the Impact of a Virtual Reality Experience on Medical Student Empathy
Authors: Allen Mundok, M2, Vivian Ho, M2, Dr. Lauren Fowler, PhD, Dr. Ann Blair, Kennedy, DrPH, Dr. Shannon Stark Taylor, PhD
Department: University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville; Prisma Health

Differences in comorbidities and clinical factors between males and females in AIS patient population with a history of smoking and obesity
Authors: Dami T. Ojo, Sunny Garg, Philip Brewer, Thomas I. Nathaniel
Department: USC SOMG

Substance use disorder diagnoses and remission outcomes among pregnant individuals receiving care in a collaborative prenatal addiction medicine clinic model 
Authors: Mueenat Ositelu, Hannah McKinnon, Kara Davis, Nicole Cabrera, Kimbley Smith, Kacey Eichelberger, Melissa Fair
Departments: USC SOMG Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Prisma Health Upstate

Impact of Heat Shock and Glucose Deprivation on Encystation of Entamoeba histolytica
Authors: Michelle A. Ozog and Cheryl Ingram-Smith
Department: Clemson University; Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center

Optimization of Immunology Pathway Map for Medical Education
Authors: Wesley Pittman, Jacob Estrada, Dr. Jennifer Grier, Ph.D.
Department: USC SOMG Department of Biomedical Sciences

“Identifying and Characterizing Infliximab and Human Anti-Chimeric Antibody Concentrations in Pediatric Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease”
Authors: Cassidy M. Rahn, Liz Dancel
Departments: USC SOMG Department of Biomedical Sciences; Prisma Health Department of Pediatrics

Granulosa cell tumors of the ovary metastatic to the liver: a case report and review of the literature
Authors: Lane Elisabeth Roth, Christine MG Schammel, Aron Michael Devane, Larry Edwin Puls, Steven D Trocha
Departments: University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville,  Pathology Associates, Department of Radiology, Prisma Health Upstate, Department of OB/Gyn, Prisma Health Upstate, Department of Surgery, Prisma Health Upstate

Clinician absenteeism increases patient length of stay in a network of emergency departments
Authors: Erin M Seawright, Braxton Howell, Kristina Mathis, Aisha Nelson, Arwen Declan, Emily L Tucker
Department: Department of Emergency Medicine, Prisma Health-Upstate; University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville

A Student and Faculty Snapshot of Next-Generation Medical Schools Compared to Legacy Medical Schools
Author: MacRegga Severe, Kelly Quesnelle
Department: University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Comparing Robotic Cholecystectomy Using Indocyanine Green vs Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without the Use of Indocyanine Green
Author: Manav Shah, Ella Abraham, Elias Wheibe, Andrew Schneider, MD
Department: Prisma Health Department of Surgery

Creating Initiatives within the USCSOMG Office of Research to offer Increased Support for Medical Students Involved in Research
Authors: Jonah Shealy, Melissa Usoz, Sabrina Carrel, Alexandra Brady, Anna Blenda, Renee Chosed, Victoria Costello, Arwen Declan
Department: USCSOMG Office of Research

Creating initiatives to augment support for medical students involved in research: A student-initiated, faculty-guided collaborative approach
Authors: Jonah Shealy, Melissa Usoz, Sabrina Carrel, Alexandra Brady, Anna Blenda, Renee Chosed, Victoria Costello, Arwen Declan
Department: USCSOMG Office of Research

Assessment of intracellular and extracellular bacterial levels following THP-1 monocyte infection with Type and Necrotizing Fasciitis strains of A. Baumannii
Authors: Adarsh Shidhaye, Alia T. Sadek, Elias M. Wheibe, Kyleigh Connolly, Neha Bhatnagar, Marìa Soledad Ramìrez, Luis A. Actis, Elizabeth Hogue, Steven Fiester, Jennifer Grier
Department: USC School of Medicine Greenville, Immunology Department,  California State University Fullerton, Miami University of Ohio, Furman University, Clemson University, Prisma Health

Evaluating the Need for DVT POCUS Training: Current Diagnostic Practices at a Family Medicine Residency Clinic
Author: Zachary Taylor, Vicki Nelson, Joy Shen-Wagner
Department: Prisma Health Department of Family Medicine

Exploring the Relationship between Disturbed Sleep and Pain Interference in Breast Cancer Survivors
Authos: Madelaine R. Tedrick, Joshua M. Germany, Shelby N. Re, Mark A. O'Rourke, Lauren A. Fowler
Department: Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Scoping Review of Pharmacologic Treatments for PEComas
Authors: Abigail K. Trippel, Vivian Ho, Jamila Johnson, Dakota Makulec, Reema Charles, Smith Heavner
Department: CURE Drug Repurposing Collaboratory – Critical Path Institute

Outcomes In Total Percutaneous ECMO Using An Arterial Preclosure Device
Author: Dontaevius M. Watts, Gautam Bhatia
Department: Prisma Health Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Second to Last Step: Understanding Enolase Inhibitors Effect on Fungal Growth
Author: Noah White, Rodrigo Catalan-Hurtado, and Kerry Smith
Department: Clemson EPiC MEnTOR Program