2022 Medical Student Research Symposium Winners Announced
The 2022 Medical Student Research Symposium was held on October 13th in the Lions Center. A total of 86 LSU medical students presented their research projects in person, with additional students giving virtual presentations. Their research was conducted at LSUHSC, the Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, Children’s Hospital of New Orleans, University Medical Center, and other clinics and research centers throughout the state. Students who received federal and regional awards to conduct summer or year-long research outside the state also presented their projects.
Readers are encouraged to view their abstracts and posters and virtual presentations here.
Organizers thanked the students, mentors, judges, and laboratory, clinical, and office personnel who made this possible. They also thanked supporters who provided student stipends, resources, and travel awards: the LSUHSC School of Medicine Dean’s Office, the National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), and Dr. James Wittliff and Mrs. Mitzie Hano Wittliff.
Each of the winners received a travel award to present their research at a scientific conference.
L1/L2 CATEGORY
1st Place Winners, $1000 Mitzie Hano Wittliff Research Travel Award (tie)
- Peter J. Bergeaux; Co-Authors: Brianna Bourgeois, Patricia Molina, Liz Simon - LSUHSC, Department of Physiology, Comprehensive Alcohol-HIV/AIDS Research Center
- Luke C. Konur; Co-Authors: Ashley Winters, Brock Williams, Meng Luo, Melody Baddoo, Jennifer Cameron - LSUHSC, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, & Parasitology, Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center
2nd Place Winners, $700 Dean's Research Travel Award
- Ryan J. Schroeder; Co-authors: Hayley Ulloa, Alan Williams, Ed Grabczyk - LSUHSC, Department of Genetics
3rd Place Winners, $400 Dean's Research Travel Award (tie)
- Jeremy T. Richardson; Co-authors: Heidi Batdorf, Thomas Martin, Susan Burke, David Burk, Jason Collier - Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, LSU Department of Biological Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA
- Dongjoon (Jason) Kim; Co-authors: Inga Kristaponyte, Bhagwat Alapure, Katelyn Robillard, Wadih Zein, Robert Koenekoop, Maria Reinoso, and Jennifer Lentz - LSUHSC, Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Department of Otorhinolaryngology
- Bryanna C. Reinhardt; Mentor: Dr. Joshua Sasine - Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
L3/L4 CATEGORY
1st Place Winner, $1000 Margaret Raiford Hano Research Travel Award
- Mark A. Maier; Co-authors: Ryan Hoffman, Joshua Levine, Hugo St. Hilaire, Robert Allen - LSUHSC Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
2nd Place Winner, $700 Dean's Research Travel Award
- Shivani Jain; Co-authors: Harrison Travis, Meredyth Berard, Alexis Scheurermann, Alison A. Smith - LSUHSC Department of Surgery
3rd Place Winner, $400 Dean's Research Travel Award
- Kierany B. Shelvin ; Co-authors: John Wilson, Sarah Lawhon, George Crabill, Ellery Hayden, Olivia Gilbert, James Alan Velander - LSUHSC Department of Neurosurgery
NIH National Cancer Institute LSUHSC/Moffitt Cancer Center Award on Cancer Health Disparities, $2000 Travel Award
- Jessica A. Anderson; Co-authors: Kyla Maupin, Hannah Sibley, Nicole Catalano, Rebecca Maitski, Navya Nair, Tara Castellano, Andrew Chapple, Amelia Jernigan - LSUHSC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology/University Medical Center
Interim Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Institutional Affairs Dr. Stephanie Taylor said the caliber of the research projects demonstrates the students' commitment to scientific discovery and analysis. "I would like to thank Dr. Fern Tsien (Director), Dr. Jovanny Zabaleta (Co-director), and their team of mentors, judges, residents, laboratorians, and administrative staff for their time and dedication to overseeing this critical aspect of medical education," she added.