2017 Summer Science Student Presentations
Brandon Auditorium
Monday, July 24
StudentMentor
12:00Will FuellDr. Greg Albert
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Quantification
of Morphological Parameters in Chiari I
Malformation: A Retrospective Study
12:15Aaron WoodallDrs. Pritt Gill and Laura James
Human Phase I Enzymes in APAP Overdose
Subjects with Low ALT Levels
12:30Charles PyronDrs. Brandi Whitaker and
Quality of Life and Resiliency in Caregivers ofJohn Carroll
Respiratory Technology Dependent Children
12:45Katy DivinoDr. Laxmi Yeruva
An Investigation of the Role of miRNA-147
in Inflammation Regulation during Chlamydial Infection
Tuesday, July 25
12:00Sam ScaliseDr. Elisabet Borsheim
Arkansas Active Kids (AAK)
12:15Samuel RheeDr. Wendy Ward
Communication in a Large Academic Health Center
12:30Shelby WorshamDr. Shannon Rose
The Effects of Chlorpyrifos and Cell Type on
Electron Transport Chain Protein Content
12:45Elisabeth DraperDr. Gresham Richter
Characterization of Elastic and Collagen Fibers
in Extracranial and Brain Arteriovenous Malformations
1:00Yupeng LiuDr. Elisabet Borsheim
Mitochondrial Profiling in Circulating Cells in
Comparison with Muscle Tissue
Wednesday, July 26
12:00 Katie DreherDr. Matt Digman
Evaluation of the Use of Procalcitonin as a
Negative Predictor for Serious Bacterial
Infections and Sepsis in Pediatrics
12:15 Joey DeanDr. Sam Smith
Pediatric Vascular Surgical Management
Practice Patterns
12:30 Cameron WillisDr. Amber Morse
Knowledge of Safe Sleep Practices for Infants
in an Emergency Department Population
12:45 Zach McConnellDr. Todd Maxson
Assessing Functional Outcomes in Children
with Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury and/or
Operative Femur Fracture
1:00Ashley WhiteDr. Keshari Thakali
Does the GPR109A receptor on perivascular
adipose tissue (PVAT) play a role in mediating
hippuric acid-induced vasodilation?
Thursday, July 27
12:00 Laura LanierDr. Stacie Jones
A theoretical and physical approach to modeling
airway contractility and airflow resistance in
human airways
12:15 Brittany TaylorDr. Kapil Arya
Effectiveness of levetiracetam in prevention
of early post traumatic seizures in children
0-17 years of age
12:30 Andrew HunterDr. Amit Agarwal
Bone Health in Children with Respiratory
Technology Dependence
12:45 Houston CottonDr. Jessica Magruder
Hypothermia as an Indicator of Head Trauma
Severity in Pediatric Patients Presenting to the
ACH ED with Isolated Head and Multiple Trauma
1:00 Averi WalkerDrs. Shane McKinney and
Implementing and Encompassing New PED Tom Abramo
Asthma/Wheezing Infant Pathway with Focus on
Continuous Quality Improvement Program with
Various Outcomes, Management and Cost Metrics
Friday, July 28
12:00 Kaitlyn WaldenDr. Sarah Blossom
Maternal Inflammatory biomarkers and fetal
Neurodevelopment in Diabetic pregnancy (MINDy)
12:15 Sara SustichDr. Katherine Irby
Impact of a Ventilator Weaning Protocol on
Length of Mechanical Ventilation
12:30 Abbi TatumDr. Jeff Moran
Validation of Clinical Method for the Detection
of MAB-CHMINACA and its Primary Human
Metabolites in Human Blood and Urine
12:45 Tyler GrahamDr. Kartik Shankar
Types of Fats Affect on Gut Microbial Ecology