Pediatrics Research Day
2008 Winners
Best Oral Presentations:
(Tie) Amy Holder, M.D., and Tim Biela, M.D.
Poster Presentations:
1st Place: Whitney Greene, Ph.D.
2nd Place: Mimi Chang
3rd Place: Kurt Kuhne
Schedule
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7:30 a.m.
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Breakfast |
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7:55 a.m. |
Introductory Comments Thomas C. Mayes, MD, MBA, professor and chairman of pediatrics Anthony Infante, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics and interim vice chairman for research |
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8 - 9:30 a.m.
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Oral Presentations |
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9:30 - 10:45 a.m.
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Break for Poster Viewing (refreshments available) |
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10:45 - 11:45 a.m.
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Oral Presentations |
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11:45 a.m.
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Adjournment |
Oral Presentations
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8:00 am |
Amy Holder, MD Critical Care Fellow, PL6 Department of Pediatrics |
Mortality of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
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8:15 am |
Fuchun Zhou, PhD Assistant Professor-Research Department of Pediatrics (Immunology & Infectious Diseases/Tumor Virology) |
Characterization of RRV orf49 |
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8:30 am |
Chris Bishop, MD Neonatal Fellow, PL6 Department of Pediatrics |
Does the use of donor breast milk decrease the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants? |
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8:45 am |
Tim Biela, MD Neonatal Fellow, PL6 Department of Pediatrics |
Regulation of epithelial sodium channels and glucocorticoid receptors by selective transactivating glucocorticoids |
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9:00 am |
Glen Medellin, MD Assistant Professor and Clerkship Director Department of Pediatrics (Education & Training and General Pediatrics) |
Encouraging reflection through e-journaling by medical students |
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9:15 am |
Fengchun Ye, PhD Assistant Professor-Research Department of Pediatrics (Immunity and Infectious Diseases/Tumor Virology) |
The MDM2 inhibitor of nutlin-3 reactivates p53 to inhibit expression of angiopoietin-2 and KS tumor growth |
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9:30 am |
Break |
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10:45 am |
Xiufen Lei, MD, PhD Instructor-Research Department of Pediatrics (Immunology and Infectious Diseases/Tumor Virology) |
Modulation of viral lytic replication and host cell NF-κB activity by Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus encoded microRNAs |
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11:00 am
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Cathy Woodward, DNP, RN Instructor Department of Pediatrics (Critical Care) |
Routine chest radiographs post chest tube removal in children |
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11:15 am |
Jiguo Chen, PhD Assistant Professor-Research Pediatrics (Immunology & Infectious Diseases/Tumor Virology) |
Genome-wide identification of Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus lytic switch gene direct targets |
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11:30 am |
Jean Petershack, MD Associate Professor Department of Pediatrics (Neonatology) |
Development of a performance assessment checklist of the newborn history and physical examination |
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11:45 am |
Adjournment |
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Poster Presentations
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1 |
Mimi Chang, BS Medical Student School of Medicine in conjunction with the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute and the Department of Pediatrics (Hematology & Oncology) |
MicroRNAs in stem-like cells in pediatric cancers |
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2 |
Moraima Guadalupe, PhD Post-doctoral Fellow Department of Pediatrics (Immunology & Infectious Diseases/Tumor Virology) |
Oral KSHV complications in HIV infection |
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3 |
Whitney Greene, PhD Post-doctoral Fellow Department of Pediatrics (Immunology and Infectious Diseases/Tumor Virology) |
Kaposi’s Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus uses a distinct endocytic pathway to infect endothelial cells |
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Qiuhua Li, DVM PhD Student Department of Microbiology in conjunction with the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute and the Department of Pediatrics (Tumor Virology) |
Genetic disruption of KSHV major latent antigen LANA enhances viral lytic transcriptional program
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Zhiquiang Bai, MS Research Scholar Department of Pediatrics (Immunology & Infectious Diseases/Tumor Virology) |
MiRNAs of KSHV80
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Jianping Xie, MD Post-doctoral Fellow Department of Pediatrics ((Immunology and Infectious Diseases/Tumor Virology) |
Reactivation of KSHV from latency requires MEK/ERK, JNK and P38 multiple mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways |
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Kurt Kuhne, BS PhD Candidate Department of Microbiology in conjunction with the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute and the Department of Pediatrics (Tumor Virology) |
KLIP1, centromeres, and the Myc-Max-Mad pathway |
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Tania Hernandez, MD Neonatology Fellow, PL4 Department of Pediatrics |
II-1 transiently increases epithelial sodium channel expression in lung epithelial cells |
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LiWu Qian, MD, PhD Post-doctoral Fellow Department of Pediatrics (Immunology & Infectious Diseases/Tumor Virology) |
Establishment and characterization of a latent KSHV-infected human endothelial cell line |
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Tiffany Jones, BS Graduate Student Department of Molecular Medicine in conjunction with the Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute and the Department of Pediatrics (Tumor Virology) |
The role of V-cyclin in viral reactivation from latency |
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Stephanie Mappes, BA Graduate Student Department of Pediatrics (Community Pediatrics) |
An evaluation of an HIV and substance abuse prevention program for incarcerated youth |
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Aislynn Samano, BA Graduate Student Children’s Cancer Research Institute in conjunction with Department of Pediatrics |
Preclinical Therapeutics for Pediatric CNS Tumors
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Laura Farley, MA Project Coordinator Department of Pediatrics (Community Pediatrics) |
Project SEEK: Positive outcomes for vulnerable populations infected with HIV/AIDS |
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Robin Tragus, RN Research Operations Manager Children’s Health Advocacy Research and Training Center (CHART) Department of Pediatrics |
The CHART Center Research Projects |
Information on Research Day
Anthony Infante, MD, Ph.D.
Professor of pediatrics, interim vice chairman for pediatric research, division chief of immunology and infectious diseases
Office: 210-567-5250
Shamim Mustafa, Ph.D.
Assistant professor of pediatrics and coordinator of the Pediatrics Research Seminar Series
Office: 210-567-5307
Lab: 210-567-5278
