2022 Southern Medical Research Conference

2022 Southern Regional Meeting

Award Recipients

AFMR Henry Christian Award

Ludy Carmola, Emory University School of Medicine

Hannah Costello, University of Florida, University of Florida

Ronak Patel, Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans

Cardiovascular Case Report Award

Mostafa Abohelwa, Texas Tech University System

Aleem Ali, University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville

Robert Derenbecker, UAB Hospital

Pooja Dhruva, University of Florida Health Science Center Jacksonville

Taylor Fradella-Doucet, LSU Health New Orleans

Jaime Holbert, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Katherine Holder, Texas Tech University System

Balaji Prasad Ellappan Mohanakrishnan, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Dinesh Voruganti, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Nathan Solomon & Irene Oransky-Solomon Award

Daniel Irelan, University of South Alabama College of Medicine

Kei Takigawa, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Paul L Foster School of Medicine

SAFMR/SSCI Junior Faculty Research Travel Award

Prerna Kumar, Tulane University Health Sciences Center

Maria Clarissa Tio, University of Mississippi Medical Center

SAFMR/SSCI Student Research Award

Layth Al-Hindi, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Grace Ashbery, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Zoe Blake, The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School New Orleans

Seth Bollenbecker, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Josiah Brandt, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Courtney Brock, Tulane University School of Medicine

Carrie Crook, Tulane University School of Medicine, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Heather Davis, Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans

Ansley DeVore, Medical University of South Carolina

Molly Easter, The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

Abbie Evans, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Justin Evans, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Joshua Gardner, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Katherine Hebert, Tulane University

Luke James, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine

Seyed Khalafi, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Dylan Landis, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

Nikita Lobo, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Tyson Lumbreras, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Paul L Foster School of Medicine

Charles Marvil, Emory University School of Medicine

Reanne Mathai, University of Central Florida College of Medicine

Erin McDevitt, The University of Mississippi Medical Center

Nitish Mittal, Texas Tech University System

Kiana Moussavi, The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School New Orleans

Victoria Nguyen, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Kishan Pithadia, Augusta University Medical College of Georgia

Harini Priya Rajasekaran, The University of Queensland Ochsner Clinical School New Orleans

Tolulope Ramos, Tulane University School of Medicine

Affan Rizwan, University of Mississippi School of Medicine

Romeeka Siddiqui, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Paul L Foster School of Medicine

Julia Silver, Tulane University School of Medicine

Lisa Smith, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Paul L Foster School of Medicine

Patricia Snarski, Tulane University School of Medicine

Colin Suplee, College of Charleston

Kasra Tayebi, Ochsner Health

Saakshi Thukral, The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

Samuel Weinstein, Emory University Emory College of Arts and Sciences

Maryl Wright, Tulane University School of Medicine

SAFMR/SSCI Trainee Research Award

Ola Al-Jobory, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Mahmoud Aryan, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Kavya Bharathidasan, Texas Tech University

Himmat Brar, The University of Mississippi Medical Center

Nicholas Carbajal, Ochsner Health

Rayen Chakra, Augusta University Medical College of Georgia

Sundar Cherukuri, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Vignesh Chidambaram, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Gaspar Del Rio-Pertuz, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Christina Donath, Florida State University

Ashraf Dwal, Ochsner Health

Lale Ertuglu, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Malak Faragallah, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Fares Ghanem, East Tennessee State University James H Quillen College of Medicine

William Gibson, LSU Health New Orleans

Moeez Haroon, Harlan ARH Hospital

Cameron Kahn, University of Florida Health Science Center Jacksonville

Shashank Kailash, Emory University School of Medicine

Jannat Kang, The University of Mississippi Medical Center

Sharif Kayali, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Ali Khalifa, Medical University of South Carolina

Cristina Morataya, Texas Tech University

Alana Nichols, The University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences

Issa Pour-Ghaz, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Akanksh Ramanand, Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans

Chandramohan Ramasamy, Tulane University School of Medicine

Azeem Rathore, University of Florida Health Science Center Jacksonville

Amanda Ritchie, LSU Health New Orleans

Surya Singh, Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center

Saria Tasnim, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

David Van, LSU Health New Orleans

Elliot Varney, University of Mississippi School of Medicine

Terrance Wickman, Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans

Gregory Wigger, Emory University School of Medicine

SSCI Young Investigator Award

Vibhu Parcha, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Vipin Varghese, Ochsner Health, The University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine

SSPR Basic Science Young Investigator Award Finalists

Kristen Dominguez, University of South Florida

Carolyn Glendye, The University of Mississippi Medical Center

Thu Tran, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston John P and Katherine G McGovern Medical School

SSPR Clinical Science Young Investigator Award Finalists

Desalyn Johnson, The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine

Karli McCoy, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Vivek Shukla, University of Alabama at Birmingham

SSPR David Oelberg Honorary Trainee Travel Award

Sana Jaleel, Washington University in St Louis

Tuan Tran, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

SSPR Trainee Travel Award

Divya Agarwal, East Tennessee State University James H Quillen College of Medicine

Caroline Andrews, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Charli Cohen, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Madeleine Duarte, The University of Oklahoma

Leandra Durham, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Aayushka Gurung, University of South Alabama Health System

Anna Horner, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Jazeb Ifikhar, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine Pediatric Department

Monika Jain, East Tennessee State University James H Quillen College of Medicine

Christina Meenan, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Ashley Morin, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Erin Prester, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Caroline Roth, LSU Health New Orleans

Shelbye Schweinhart, University of Louisville, Norton Children’s Hospital

Jonathan Spagnoli, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Poonam Thakore, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Asha Thomas, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Thi Tran, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

John Waddell, The University of Mississippi Medical Center

Abby Ybarra, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

SSPR Young Faculty Travel Award

Katherine Chetta, Medical University of South Carolina

Nilesh Dankhara, University of Mississippi Medical Center

Rachel Leon, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Heidi Steflik, Medical University of South Carolina

Colm Travers, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Kent Willis, University of Alabama at Birmingham