2022 Southern Medical Research Conference
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## 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*