The 2020 Summer Research Internship Program co-directors are Ms. Martha Cuccia, Dr. Kelly Sherman, Dr. Jovanny Zabaleta, Dr. Hamilton Farris, and Dr. Charles Wood. The Summer Research Internship Program has allowed students to cultivate their interest in pursuing careers in clinical sciences, public health, or basic sciences.

High Schools did not participate in the 2020 summer internship program.

Funding support was provided by:
LSUHSC School of Medicine, Office of the Dean
National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program

The 2020 Summer Research Internship Program - Undergraduate Participants Session included 26 presentations.

Winners:
1st Place:
Zion M. Rouege, Xavier University
Tori R. Wiley, Xavier University
Haley L. Williams, Howard University

2nd Place:
Jordyn T. Fong, LSU Baton Rouge
Corrine M. Martin, LSU Baton Rouge
Isabella B. Welsh, Univ. of Southern California - LA
3rd Place:
Logan A. Barrios, University of Notre Dame
Michael S. Folse, Mississippi State University
Alina S. Mohiuddin, Loyola University New Orleans

Schedule
2020
Wednesday, July 1st
10:00 AM

“A Novel NSC Small Molecule Inhibitor, Inhibits Proliferation of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells Through Upregulation of NR4A Family Genes.”

Jordyn T. Fong, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

Virtual

10:00 AM

“Adequacy of Health Care Advance Directives in Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit”

Logan A. Hochwald, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada

Virtual

10:00 AM

“An Integrative Genomics Approach to Discovery of Molecular Markers in Ovarian Cancer”

Dahlia E. Siprut, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

Virtual

10:00 AM

“Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Emergency Medical Services: A Survey Study Within an Urban Emergency Medical Service”

Corinne M. Martin, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

Virtual

10:00 AM

“Demonstration of interaction between Celecoxib and Sulindac Sulfide with COX-2 using docking approach”

Nikhilesh V. Alahari, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

Virtual

10:00 AM

“Effective Patient-Provider Communication and Perceived Quality of Care among Current Smokers”

Brian Washington Jr., University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

Virtual

10:00 AM

Environmental Health Disparities and COVID-19: How air pollution is worsening outcomes for Black communities in Cancer Alley

Paulette L. Kourouma, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

Virtual

10:00 AM

“Estrogen, Protein S, and Obesity Contribute to Thrombosis in Premenopausal Obese Women Who Use Oral Contraceptives”

Logan A. Barrios, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

Virtual

10:00 AM

“Evaluation of clinical risk factors in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A case-control study in Southeast Louisiana.”

Shaeera F. Rahman, Loyola University New Orleans, New Orleans LA

Virtual

10:00 AM

“Hepatitis C Among Incarcerated Patients in an Urban Emergency Department”

Alina S. Mohiuddin, Loyola University, New Orleans LA

Virtual

10:00 AM

“How Overexpression of miR-9 in Juvenile Songbirds Affects Neural Pathway Development Within Area X”

Max E. Horowitz, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

Virtual

10:00 AM

“Impact of Chemical Exposure on Preterm Pregnancies and Low Birth Weight Outcomes”

Shauna N. Potts, Spelman College, Atlanta, GA

Virtual

10:00 AM

“Integrative Genomics Approach to Biomarker Discovery in Colorectal Cancer”

Eric R. Espinal, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

Virtual

10:00 AM

“Louisiana COVID-19 Risk Factor Analysis”

Manal S. Malik, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

Virtual

10:00 AM

“Modulation of Glutamatergic Signaling following Adolescent Alcohol Exposure in the Hippocampus of Male and Female Mice”

Julia Tyler Smith, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN

Virtual

10:00 AM

“Prevalence of COVID-19 in Louisiana and Its Association with Race, Concentrated Disadvantage, Chronic Disease Prevalence and other Social Determinants of Health”

Haley A. Williams, Howard University, Washington, D.C.

Virtual

10:00 AM

“Racial Disparities in Associations of Stress with Increased Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: A Survey Study within an Urban Emergency Department”

Tori R. Wiley, Xavier University of Louisiana, College of Pharmacy, New Orleans, LA

Virtual

10:00 AM

“Smartphone Technology and its Effects on Patient Education and Hydrocephalus Management Outcomes”

Michael Sullivan Folse, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS

Virtual

10:00 AM

“Testing the association between bone mineral density and surgical outcomes for TKA patients”

Zion M. Rouege, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA

Virtual

10:00 AM

“The contributions of race, age, and anticoagulant Protein S in predicting COVID-19 prognosis”

Taylor K. Collins, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Virtual

10:00 AM

“The effect of Chronic Alcohol on CD4+ T cell Metabolic Programming”

Isabella B. Welsh, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Virtual

10:00 AM

“The Effects of Risk Management Practices and Legislative Reform on Medical Malpractice Lawsuits ”

Ning Xi, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

Virtual

10:00 AM

“The Efforts to Diversify Faculty Within Their Departments: A National Survey of Emergency Medicine Department Heads”

Alexis D. Jones, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA

Virtual

10:00 AM

“The Relationship between E-cigarette Information Seeking and Trust in Sources of Information on E-cigarettes and Respective Use”

Patrick Daly, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

Virtual

10:00 AM

“The Use of Imaging to Follow Astrocyte Responses to Pro-Homeostatic Elovanoids”

Parker N. Byers, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Virtual

10:00 AM

“Using Transgenic Mouse Models to Track DNA Repeat Expansion of Friedriech's Ataxia Patients”

Malcolm G. Sundell, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Virtual

10:00 AM