Scientific Poster Session at Annual Postgraduate Convention

BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH        

First place:
Neuropathological Signatures Connecting Early-Life Trauma To Compulsive Eating Behavior And Obesity     
First Author Name: Perla Ontiveros-Ángel

First place:
An E-Box Binding Site is Sufficient for ZPA Regulatory Sequence (ZRS) Activity in the Limb    
First Author Name: Kathryn Ball

Second Place: 
Differential Regulation of Lhx9 Expression in Mouse and Chicken Limbs  
First Author Name: Jean Young Kim

Second Place:
The Thulium Fiber Laser for In Situ Lower Pole Lithotripsy: A Benchtop Study    
First Author Name: Akin   Amasyali

CLINICAL RESEARCH        

First place:
Challenging the Status Quo: Can Low-Dose CT Detect Stones in Obese Patients?    
First Author Name: Joshua Belle

Second place:
The Effect of Drug Type and Pain Levels on Overall Mental Health
First Author Name: Raine Triplett

Second place:
Improving Specialist Referral Scheduling in a Family Medicine Residency FQHC Clinic
First Author Name: Christopher Tangunan

Third place:
Utilizing Online Simulation to Teach Verbal De-Escalation
First Author Name: Serena Lin

DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH RESEARCH        

Grand Prize:
Cancer care and surgical training in Africa: A needs assessment pilot across the Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS) and College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa (COSECSA) surgical residency programs  
First Author Name:  Laurel Guthrie

First place:
Inadequate Sunscreen Use in the Population and Photoprotection Recommendations
First Author Name: Ariel Park

First place:
Analysis of Zip Code Demography and Food Pantry Accessibility in San Bernardino and Riverside County to Create Data-Driven EPIC SmartPhrases for Food Insecure Patients 
First Author Name: Christina Istrate

Second place:
The Benefits of Nature Therapy in Clinical and Educational Settings
First Author Name:: Hannah Peterson

Basic Science

1st place: Yomara Mendez

Prenatal Administration of Heparin- Binding EGF- like Growth Factor (HB-EGF) in an Experimental Model of Necrotizing Enterocolitis Decreased Neuroinflammation in the Neonatal Brain

2nd place: Karina Mayagoitia

The Amyloid Precursor Protein Initiates a Neuroprotective Response Against 27-hydroxycholesterol in Alzheimer’s Disease

3rd place: Perla Ontiveros-Angel

Interplay Between Obesogenic Diet Consumption and Hippocampal Maturation: Potential Role of Neuregulin-1

3rd place: Ruth-Love Damoah

AER-Related FGFs Upregulate LHX2 Through MEK in the RAS-Associated Signaling Pathway During the Maintenance of ZPA-Related SHH Expression

CASE REPORT

1st place: Hsin Hsiang Tsai

Don't Stop the Bleeding: A potential complication of FEIBA
Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syhndrome caused by Activated Prothrombin Complex Concentrate Treated with Eculizumab      

Case Report     1

2nd place: Ziba Rahbar

A Rare Pearl

3rd place: Pranjal Patel

Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome in a 60 year old healthy male: Challenges in Diagnosis and Management 3rd place: Gabrielle Marcellino
Hodgkin Lymphoma Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in a Patient with Multiple Microgranulomas

Clinical 

1st place: Joseph Hutton

The Guidewire and Ureteral Stent Selected Affect the Ability to Bypass an Impacted Ureteral Stone

2nd place: Marc Abou Assali

Development of a Comprehensive Assessment for Robotic Skill in General Surgery

3rd place: Alicia Cryer

The Risks and Benefits of Induction of Labor After Cesarean Section at 39 Weeks Gestation Compared with Expectant Management

3rd place: Elysia Chin

Identifying Strategies to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening Rates in a Federally Qualified Health Center