2008 Intramural Student Awards

• George P. Atkinson, 2nd Place, UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Research Retreat and Research Competition (November 2008), John R. Durant Award for Excellence in Cancer Research - Graduate Student Category, ""The Role of Pin1 in NF-kappaB Signaling in Glioblastoma"
• Lauren Van Duyn, 1st Place Poster Presentation, UAB Pathology Graduate Student Research Day (October 2008), "Calreticulin is upregulated in areas of injury and plays a role in collagen regulation"

• UASOM Medical Student Research Day (November 2008)
  • Katie Davis, Winner, Long-Term Project, “HIV-2/HIV-1 envelope chimeras detect broadly reactive HIV-1 V3- specific antibodies in human plasma”
  • Brian Dizon, Finalist, Long-Term Project, “Generation of carbohydrate-specific humoral response to Group A Streptococci”
  • Louisa Pyle, Finalist, Long-Term Project, “Mechanisms underlying potentiator activation of CFTR”
  • James Gladden, Winner, Intermediate Term Project, “Xanthine oxidase is increased in patients with volume-overload heart failure and in an animal model”
  • Juan Calix, Finalist, Intermediate Term Project, “Genetic basis for the serological difference between two subsets of Pneumococcal Serotype 11A”
  • Ryan Corrick, Finalist, Intermediate Term Project, “Fasting increases the severity of hepatic growth hormone resistance following trauma and hemorrhage”
  • John Jarboe, Research Award in Bone Disease, “Rational design of osteoprotegerin for enhanced clinical specificity”
  • Stacey Watkins, Research Award in Breast Cancer Research, “Mucopolysaccharidosis I: beyond the alpha-L-iduronidase deficiency”
  • Victor Lin, Research Award in Cancer Biology, “TRIP6 regulates chemoresistance and cell cycle progression in various cancer cell lines”
  • Jonathan Lehman, Research Award in Developmental Biology, “A role for epidermal primary cilia in skin homeostasis and differentiation”
  • Vishnu Cuddapah, Research Award in Glial Biology, “Human glioma cells have an elevated intracellular [Cl-]”
  • Lisa Nowslawski, Research Award in HIV, “The role of HIV-1 Tat-induced Suppressor Of Cytokine Signaling (SOCS) 3 in HIV associated dementia”
  • Shari Reeves, Research Award in Neonatology, “Retinoic acid induced neuroprotection requires cysteine glutamate exchanger activity”
  • Nicole Brossier, Research Award in Neuropathology, “Role of classic Ras and R-Ras isoforms in the pathogenesis of MPNSTs”
  • Chris Yuskaitis, Research Award in Psychiatry/Behavioral Neurobiology, “Glycogen synthase kinase-3 in Fragile X-Syndrome”

• UAB Graduate Student Research Day (February 2008)
  • Stephen Jordan, 1st Place Life Sciences, Cell Biology, "Determination of the Optimal Domain for Inclusion in a PfMSP3-based Malaria Subunit Vaccine"
  • Brian Dizon, 1st Place Life Sciences, Microbiology, "Neonatal Exposure to Carbohydrate Antigens Exerts Long-Lasting Effects on Antigen-Specific T-Independent Immunity in Adults"
  • Lauren Van Duyn, 3rd Place Life Sciences, Molecular and Cellular Pathology, "Calreticulin and Its Role in the Extracellular Matrix and Tissue Remodeling"
 




• UAB Dept. of Medicine Trainee Research Symposium Awards (April 2008)
  • Stephen Jordan, Awardee for the Samuel B. Barker Award for Excellence in Research by a Graduate Student, Cell Biology/Infectious Diseases, Mentor: Dr. Julian Rayner. "Determination of the Optimal Domain for Inclusion in a PfMSP3-based Malaria Vaccine"
  • Daniel Schreeder, Semi-Finalist for the Samuel B. Barker Award for Excellence in Research by a Graduate Student, Hematology/Oncology, Mentor: Dr. Randall Davis. "FCRL6 is Discretely Expressed by Mature Lymphocytes with Cytotoxic Function"
  • Jason Paik, Honorable Mention for the Samuel B. Barker Award for Excellence in Research by a Graduate Student, Hematology/Oncology, Mentor: Dr. Weei-Chin Lin. "A Novel Nucleolar Protein is a Mediator for E2FI-Induced Apoptosis"

2008 Extramural Student Awards and Invited Talks

• Lauren Van Duyn won a $500 travel award at the recent American Society for Matrix Biology Meeting (San Diego, CA), December 2008. Her poster was titled "Calreticulin is upregulated in areas of injury and plays a role in collagen regulation". She was one of ten awarded from over 250 posters presented.
• Chris Yuskaitis gave a talk at the Society for Neuroscience (Washington, D.C.), November 2008. "Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 regulates microglial migration, inflammation, and inflammation-induced neurotoxicity".
• Nicole Brossier won a Histochemical Society Travel Award and an American Society for investigative Pathology to Experimental Biology 2008 (San Diego, CA), April 2008. Talk Title "Classic Ras and R-Ras function in neurofibromatosis type 1- associated malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors".
• Louise Pyle gave the President's Address at the Medical Students for Choice Annual Meeting (St. Paul, MN), April 2008. "North American Medical Reproductive Health Curricula Today: Why I Love Curricula, and So Should You"
• Yawar Qadri was awarded a $2,500 Seed Grant from the American Medical Association Foundation for his project exploring potential new drug targets for stroke patients (April 2008). Yawar was among 47 young investigators throughout the nation awarded grants to further their research in the areas of cardiovascular/pulmonary diseases, HIV/AIDS, leukemia, neoplastic diseases and exposure to tobacco smoke.

2007 Intramural Student Awards

• UAB Medical Student Research Day (November 2007)
  • Jonathan Lehman, Winner, Long-Term Project
  • George Atkinson, Finalist, Long-Term Project
  • Daniel Schreeder, Finalist, Long-Term Project
  • Lisa Nowoslawski, Winner, Intermediate-Term Project
  • Hirotomo Nakahara, Finalist, Intermediate-Term Project
  • Nicole Brossier, Finalist, Intermediate-Term Project
  • Matt Alder, Research Award in Immunology, "Lampreys Make Different Kinds of Antibodies"
  • Juan Calix, Research Award in Microbiology, "Genetic Studies of a New Pneumococcal Serotype 11A-beta"
  • Katie Davis, Research Award in HIV, "Cross Clade Reactivity of HIV-1 V3 Specific Neutralizing Antibodies"
  • Brian Dizon, Research Award in Diabetes, "Role of N-acetyl-D-Glucosamine Specific B Cells in the Development of Autoimmune Diabetes"
  • Christa Habela, Research Award in Glial Cell Biology, "Cytoplasmic Volume Condensation Is an Integral Part of Mitosis"
  • David Mayhew, Research Award in Physiology, "Differential Regulation of Translation Initiation Signaling Distinguishes Human Myofiber Growth Potential in Response to Mechanical Load"
  • Jason Paik, Research Award in Cancer, "Regulation of E2F1 by a Novel Nucleolar Protein"
  • Lauren Van Duyn, Research Award in Pathology, "Hep I, the TSP1 Peptide Mimetic that Binds the CRT/LRP1 Co-Complex, and Its Role in Wound Healing"

  
  

• UASOM Graduating Student Awards (May 2007)
  • Rizwan Akhtar, American Neurological Association Award for Excellence in Neurology

   

• 23rd Annual Department of Medicine Trainee Research Symposium (March 2007)
  • John Wang, Semifinalist, Graduate Student Category
  • Louisa Pyle, Semifinalist, Graduate Student Category

   

2007 Extramural Student Awards & Invited Talks

• Kevin Nash, American Medical Association Foundation Award for Excellence in Research, 2007 National Student Research Forum, Galveston, TX
• Kevin Nash, Edward S. Reynolds Award, 2007 National Student Research Forum, Galveston, TX
• Kevin Nash, UTMB Cancer Center / Oncology Award, 2007 National Student Research Forum, Galveston, TX
• Jonathan Lehman, Best Poster, Follicle Biology, North American Hair Research Society Meeting

2006 Intramural Student Awards

• UAB Medical Student Research Day (November 2006)
  • Kevin Nash, long-term project winner
  • Katie Davis, long-term project finalist
  • Stephen Jordan, long-term project finalist
  • Aimee Merino, short-term project finalist
  • Ryan Wells, short-term project finalist
  • Louisa Pyle, Cell Biology Award

   

• UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Retreat (October 2006)
  • Kevin Nash, John Durant Award for Excellence in Research by a Graduate Student

   

• UAB Pathology Graduate Student Research Day (October 2006)
  • Kevin Nash, Top Award for Oral Presentation
  • Lauren Van Duyn, 1st Place Award for Poster Presentation

   

• UAB Neurobiology/Civitan Poster Contest (October 2006)
  • Christa Whelan, 1st Place Award

   

• UAB Cell Biology Departmental Retreat (September 2006)
  • Kelly Harms, 1st Place Award for Poster Presentation
  • Jonathan Lehman, 2nd Place Award for Poster Presentation

   

• UASOM Graduating Student Awards (May 2006)
  • Jill Adamski, William Boyd Medal for Excellence in Pathology
  • Jack Crawford, Robert Goodloe McGahey Prize in Anesthesiology

   

• 22nd Annual Department of Medicine Trainee Research Symposium (March 2006)
  • Nate Weathington, Joseph Reeves Award For Excellence In Research By A Postdoctoral Scholar
  • Jason Paik, Samuel B. Barker Award For Excellence In Research By A Graduate Student

   

• UAB Graduate Student Research Day (March 2006)
  • Kevin Nash, 1st Place Oral Presentation

   

2006 Extramural Student Awards & Invited Talks

• Jonathan Lehman, Best Poster, Follicle Biology, North American Hair Research Society Meeting
• Jason Paik, 2006 American Society of Hematology Trainee Research Award
• Nate Weathington, 2006 Days of Molecular Medicine, Travel Grant and Talk
• Nate Weathington, American Thoracic Society, Travel Grant and Talk
• Louisa Pyle, 2006 North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC), Invited Talk