AWARD RECIPIENTS
AFMR Henry Christian Award
Supaporn Kulthinee, Tulane University
Grace Nelson, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Alejandro Robles, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Cardiovascular Case Report Award
Tarun Bhandari, East Tennnessee State University
Benjamin Dao, Bassett Medical Center
Christen Harris, Louisiana State University Health Science Center
Mohammad Hashim Jilani, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Mannu Nayyar, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Nikita Rabelo-Pagan, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus
Jose Rivas, University of Florida
Stephen Werner, Louisiana State University Health Science Center
Nathan Solomon & Irene Oransky-Solomon Award
Raza Ahmad, University of Queensland School of Medicine
Albert Vacheron, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, VA Medical Center Memphis
SAFMR/SSCI Junior Faculty Research Travel Award
Maricica Pacurari, Jackson State University
Andrew Schreiner, Medical University of South Carolina
Yinkun Yan, Tulane University
Xin Zhang, Ochsner Medical Center
SAFMR/SSCI Student Research Award
Mariam Ahmed, Emory University
Luke Bailey, University of Alabama at Birmingham-Huntsville
Joshua Blackwell, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Emilie Bourgeois, Louisiana State University Health Science Center
Leah Brown, Medical College of Georgia
Charles Castro-Soto, San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
Heather Davis, Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Jonte Ellison, Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Ifeoluwatomi Fuwape, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Frances Gill, Tulane University School of Medicine
Lucas Gunnels, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Matthew Heinrich, Texas Tech University Health Science Center
William Hoover, Meharry Medical College
Austin Jones, Tulane University
Tiffany Kaul, Tulane Cancer Center
Anne Marie Kerchberger, Emory University
Sara Kiparizoska, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Roshni Mandania, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Patrick Mcgrade, Texas Tech University Health Science Center
Rebecca Mcleese, Medical University South Carolina, Queen’s University Belfast
Kaeli Morgan, Louisiana State University Health Science Center School
Clairissa Mulloy, Louisiana State University Health Science Center
Kailash Pandey, Tulane University Health Sciences Center
Harrison Penrose, Tulane University School of Medicine
Graeme Preston, Tulane University
Alexander Razavi, Tulane University School of Medicine, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Lauren Reid, Medical College of Georgia
Owen Richfield, Tulane University
Mark Schwade, Augusta University
Karlyndsay Sitterley, Ochsner Clinical School
Priscilla Soto Justiniano, Saba University School of Medicine
Rishi Trivedi, Louisiana State University Health Science Center
Graham Unis, Ochsner Health System
Annalisa Wilson, Meharry Medical College
Jake Wilson, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Stacy Yanofsky, Tulane University School of Medicine
Justin Yeh, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University
Allen Zhang, Tulane University
SAFMR/SSCI Trainee Research Award
Folabi Ariganjoye, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Chandralekha Ashangari, Texas Tech University HSC Amarillo
Amanda Bailey, Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center
Genanew Bedanie, Texas Tech University Health Science Center
David Chachkhiani, Louisiana State University
Héctor Cintrón-Colón, San Juan City Hospital
Chad Colon, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sasha De Jesus, Lenox Hill Hospital
Parth Desai, Upstate Medical University
Jessica English, Medical University of South Carolina
Holly Gaines, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Luis Gerena Montano, San Juan City Hospital
Andrew Harner, Augusta University
Kirstin Hesterberg, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Jessica Howard-Anderson, Emory University
Anam Kamal, Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Clare Kelly, Medical University of South Carolina
Manojna Konda, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences
Haneen Mallah, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Nicholas Maurice, Emory University
Ayush Motwani, Tulane University
Shannon Murray, Emory University
Angela Nakahara, Ochsner Baptist Hospital
Nirav Patel, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Anojan Pathmanathan, SUNY Upstate Medical Hospital
Amulya Penmetsa, SUNY Upstate
Zohra Prasla, Emory University
Zuanette Ramos-Robles, VA Caribbean Healthcare System
Sunil Rathore, Louisiana State University Health Science Center
Yala Reddy, University of Tennessee
Christian Rosero, East Tennessee State University
Andrew Roth, Emory University
Sarah Sanders, Louisiana State University Health Science Center
Pratyaksha Sankhyan, East Tennessee State University
John Schaub, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Aesha Singh, Texas Tech University HSC Amarillo
Lovepreet Singh, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Natalia Smirnova, Emory University
Carrie Stallings, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Caitlin Sullivan, Louisiana State University Health Science Center
Aditi Varma, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Giovanni Veloz Irizarry, San Lucas
Sariya Wongsaengsak, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
SSCI Nephrology Young Investigator Scholar Award
Ayman Alghamdi, Ochsner Health Foundation
Manuel Gonzalez, Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Michael Holliday, Baylor College of Medicine
Akihiro Kuma, Emory University
Fitra Rianto, Emory University School of Medicine
Bruna Visniauskas, Tulane University
SSCI Poster Award Finalists
Sara Kiparizoska, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Héctor Nuñez, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus
Zohra Prasla, Emory University
SSCI Young Investigator Award
Lauren Collins, Emory University
Andrew Curnow, Tulane University
Maria Soledad Rivera, University of Queensland
SSPR Basic Science Young Investigator Award Finalists
Nitin Arora, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Kalsang Dolma, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Michael Melek, Oklahoma University Children’s Hospital
Chirag Talati, University of Mississippi Medical Center
SSPR Clinical Science Young Investigator Award Finalists
Andrew Klinger, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Laura Rodriguez, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University
Kent Willis, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
SSPR David Oelberg Honorary Trainee Travel Award
Melissa Althouse, Baylor College of Medicine
Carina Ramirez, University of Texas Health San Antonio
SSPR Trainee Travel Award
Rabeea Ahmad, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University
Jennifer Bassett, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Anisha Bhatia, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Snigdha Bhatia, University of Texas Medical Branch
Charlie Boyle, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Upasana Chandra, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University
Courtney Crayne, University of Alabama Birmingham
Sarah Delozier, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Sarah Drennan, Oklahoma University Health Science Center
Brittany Duyka, University of Texas- Houston
Olivia Ginnard, University of Texas Medical Branch
Stephanie Glenn, Medical University of South Carolina
Maya Heath, LSU Health Science Center
Medhavi Honhar, University of Texas Medical Branch
Jordan Hughes, Tulane University
Jooby Joy, University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio
John Kee, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Stephanie Komic, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University Health
Abhinav Pal, University of Louisville
Catherine Park, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, LeBonheur Children’s Hospital
Rebecca Pollack, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Seeber Richard, University of Alabama
Elizabeth Sager, Baylor College of Medicine
Thanh Summerlin, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Colm Travers, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Hansa Wongprasert, University of Alabama at Birmingham
SSPR Young Faculty Travel Award
Jennifer Davidson, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Jeswin John, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Alvaro Moreira, University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio
Sumana Ramarao, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Ariel Salas, University of Alabama at Birmingham