The Translational Research session included 19 research presentations.

Session Winner:
Maansi Solanky
"Assessing the Tumor Suppressive Impact and Regulatory Mechanisms of SPDEF Expression in Breast Cancer"

Please note abstract text can be found in the "Description" field of each entry and abstract PDFs can be found in the Abstract Book.
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Schedule
2025
Friday, April 11th
3:30 PM

Assessing the Tumor Suppressive Impact and Regulatory Mechanisms of SPDEF Expression in Breast Cancer

Maansi Solanky, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

LSUHSC-NO Lions Building

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Characterizing Biomarkers of Muscle Damage in Collegiate Football Players: Implications for Recovery and Athlete Health

Grace Brandhurst, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Erik Piedy, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

LSUHSC-NO Lions Building

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Complication Rates of Phacoemulsification with Intraocular Lens Implantation Surgery in an Office-Based Setting versus Ambulatory Surgery Center

Michael Stams, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

LSUHSC-NO Lions Building

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Does Alcohol Use at the Time of a Traumatic Injury Increase the Incidence of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia?

Laura LeBlanc, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

LSUHSC-NO Lions Building

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Early Weightbearing After Operative Ankle Fracture: A Retrospective Review

Clifton Daigle, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Christian Kerut, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

LSUHSC-NO Lions Building

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Ethanol and Nutrient Stressors Synergistically Increase Lipid Content in Hepatocyte Spheroids While Differentially Dysregulating Hepatocyte Lipid Metabolism

Drake Darden, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

LSUHSC-NO Lions Building

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

External Auditory Canal Stenosis in a Pediatric Trauma Patient Population

Sara Be, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

LSUHSC-NO Lions Building

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Associated COVID-19 Outcomes in the All of Us Dataset

Grace Kim, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

LSUHSC-NO Lions Building

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Hyaluronic-Acid Enhanced Calcium Phosphate Subchondroplasty on Bone Marrow Lesion Outcomes

Cade Nelson, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

LSUHSC-NO Lions Building

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Impact of Preferred Alcoholic Beverages on Dietary Consumption & Nutritional Quality

Jonathan Aphaiyarath, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

LSUHSC-NO Lions Building

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Is there a Relationship between Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), Opioid Use, and Overall Healthcare Resource Utilization (HRU) post-Total Knee Arthroplasty?

Audrey Ulfers, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

LSUHSC-NO Lions Building

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

JAK Inhibitors in Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Systematic Review

Tyler Hernandez, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

LSUHSC-NO Lions Building

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Lessons Learned: Implementation of a Social Drivers of Health (SDOH) Screener at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)

Michael "Peyton" Simons, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

LSUHSC-NO Lions Building

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Machine Learning Modeling of Gut Microbiome-Metabolome Profile Links Alcohol & HIV-Associated Dysbiosis to Immune Senescence

John Lammons, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

LSUHSC-NO Lions Building

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Medicaid Expansion PDAC

Aimee Galatas, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

LSUHSC-NO Lions Building

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Knee Pain: A Systematic Review of Emerging Evidence

Grace Brandhurst, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Rafael Guzman-Arevalo, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

LSUHSC-NO Lions Building

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Prescribing Patterns of Glaucoma Medications: A Regional and Provider Type Analysis

Cade Nelson, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

LSUHSC-NO Lions Building

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Sex and Age-Specific Medication Interaction in Osteoporosis Risk: A Comprehensive Analysis

Audrey Ulfers, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

LSUHSC-NO Lions Building

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

The Cost of Hand Injuries to Illegal Immigrant Manual Laborers

Ngan Tran, LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

LSUHSC-NO Lions Building

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM