Release Date: January 26, 2024
Recipients of the 10th Annual Award for Outstanding Research by Trainees have been named. The Outstanding Research by Trainees award encourages high quality research activity by Ochsner trainees and provides for regional dissemination of trainees’ research results. The award is also designed to promote recognition of Ochsner as a leader in clinical, translational, and health services research.
UQ-Ochsner medical students and Ochsner Health residents and fellows are eligible to apply for this award. The awards cover the cost of abstract submission and registration to attend and present at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (SSCI), which is held in conjunction with the Southern Regional Meetings (SRM) of the American Federation for Medical Research. This meeting will be held in New Orleans on February 22-24, 2024. This year, SSCI selected the following “Outstanding Research by Trainees” award recipients for presentation of their research study at the annual conference:
Nathaniel Untch, Student
The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
THE MACROS OF MICROCOLON: AN ATYPICAL PRESENTATION OF VISCERAL MYOPATHY OR MEGACYSTIS-MICROCOLON-INTESTINAL HYPOPERISTALSIS SYNDROME. N Untch, P Tyson, M Hitch and R Bernard, New Orleans, LA; Baton Rouge, LA. University of Queensland - Ochsner Clinical School
Sayantanee Das, MD, 2023 Graduate
The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
EVERYDAY EPILEPSY SELF-MANAGEMENT: CAN DIGITAL HEALTH MAKE A DIFFERENCE? S Das, Z Kodiyattu and J Bidwell, New Orleans, LA. University of Queensland – Ochsner Clinical School
Douglas Reeves, MD, Rheumatology Resident
Ochsner Health
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-AIDED METHOD TO ASSESS OBESITY ON CLINICAL FEATURES IN SLE PATIENTS: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY. D Reeves, SC Ahrens, S Shah, C Keshavamurthy, WE Davis, R Quinet, J Zakem, A Reese, S Centala, M Latsis, S Hayat, T Harris, CJ Mesa, S Umer, E Xiang and X Zhang, New Orleans, LA; Shreveport, LA. Ochsner Medical Center
Jehan Bista, MD, 2023 Graduate
The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY SURGERY IN A RESOURCE-LIMITED VIETNAMESE COHORT. J Bista, VD Tran, BT Nguyen, HV Dong, BA Lieber, HV Vu, TN Bui, HT Chu, PX Nguyen, TA Nguyen, T Ono, ST Trieu and SD Nhu, New Orleans, LA; Hanoi, Viet Nam; Davie, FL; Nagasaki, Japan. University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
Alexander Troyer, Student
The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
UTILIZATION OF FIB-4 FOR PROGRESSION RISK IN MASH-HCC FOLLOWING LIVER-DIRECTED THERAPY IN BCLC A/B PATIENTS. AG Troyer, K Nunez, T Sandow, J Gimenez, A Cohen and P Thevenot, Jefferson, LA; New Orleans, LA. University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
Ava Zamani, Student
The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
SINGLE SYSTEM OUTCOMES USING 90-YITTRIUM RADIOEMBOLIZATION AS A PRIMARY, DEFINITIVE TREATMENT APPROACH FOR EARLY- TO INTERMEDIATE-STAGE HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA. A Zamani, K Nunez, T Sandow, J Gimenez, A Cohen and P Thevenot, New Orleans, LA. University of Queensland-Ochsner Clinical School
Daniel Ashley, Student
The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
CURRENT FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER DIAGNOSTIC GUIDELINES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. DP Ashley, M Kuhn, N Hayes and N Reid, New Orleans, LA; St Lucia, Australia; Seattle, WA; South Brisbane, Australia. Ochsner Health The University of Queensland
Abirami Balarajan, MD, 2023 Graduate
The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School
THE EFFECT OF TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT AND THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE EXPRESSION LEVELS ON GROWTH AND METASTASIS OF COLORECTAL CANCER. A Balarajan, A Ray, X Zhang, G Maresh, Z Deng, W Gmeiner and L Li, Jefferson, LA; Winston-Salem, NC. Ochsner Health System
Read the program for the Southern Regional Meeting: https://www.ssciweb.org/client_files/File/srm-program-jan152024.pdf
For more information, contact Courtney Parke, PhD at courtney.parke@ochsner.org.
