The Eighth Annual MMS Research Poster Symposium for Residents, Fellows and Medical Students took place on Friday, December 6, 2013 in conjunction with the 2013 MMS Interim House of Delegates Meeting. 129 abstracts were submitted by residents, fellows and students in four categories: Basic Research, Clinical Research, Health Policy/Medical Education and Clinical Vignettes. 63 of the abstracts were accepted to the symposium for display.
The MMS is proud to announce the following winners of the Eighth Annual Poster Symposium:
Basic Research
First Place:
Tedi Begaj
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Cone Cell-Targeted Gene Therapy by AAV-Mediated Delivery
Second Place:
Sherry Prasad
Boston University School of Medicine
Investigating the role of GPS2 in modulating TLR Signaling in B-cell lymphocytic leukemia
Third Place:
Sumi Sinha
Harvard Medical School
Exploiting mutation data to intelligently target the mTOR pathway for cancer therapy with Rapamycin
Honorable Mention:
Anjali Rai
Boston University School of Medicine
The role of fatty acids in neontal immunity
Clinical Research
First Place:
Hijab Zubairi, MD
Baystate Medical Center
Risk of Lead Exposure in preterm Infants Receiving Red Blood Cell Transfusions
Second Place:
Tamanna K. Singh, MD
Boston Medical Center
Reducing 30 Day Readmission Rates for Acute Myocardial Infarction with Psychosocial Risk Assessment
Third Place:
Christina G. Kane, MD
University of Massachusetts Medical School
A Prospective Randomized Comparison of Patient Specific Instruments and Standard TKR Instrumentation
Health Policy/Medical Education
First Place:
Jay I. Kumar
Harvard Medical School
Advancement of Patient-Centered Medical Homes under Oklahoma Medicaid Program from Entry to Optimal Level: Barriers and Incentives
Second Place:
James S. Yeh, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Institutional Predictors of Medical Student Interactions with Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives
Third Place:
Miriam Segura-Harrison, MA
Boston University School of Medicine
Religion and Public Health: Developing a Novel Curriculum
Honorable Mention:
Sheryl Levy, MD
Floating Hospital for Children, Tufts Medical Center
Cystic Echinococcosis in a 7-Year-Old-Girl from Morocco
Clinical Vignettes
First Place:
Adil Yunis
Boston University School of Medicine
Paget-Schroetter Syndrome in an otherwise healthy young male
Second Place:
Lakshmi Ganapathi M.D.
Children’s Hospital
Asymptomatic Pleural Tuberculosis Mimicking a Pleural Mass
Third Place:
Sharon Li
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Swallowing-induced Tachyarrhythmia
Honorable Mention:
Masooma Rehmtulla, MD
Saint Vicent Hospital
Vertebral Osteomyelitis Following Dental Extraction: A Rare Complication With a Rare Organism
Copies of the abstract book from the Eighth Annual Research Poster Symposium are available to MMS members. Please email Colleen Hennessey at chennessey@mms.org to request a copy.
Past Symposium Winners:
Judges
The Massachusetts Medical Society would like to thank our prestigious panel of judges for the Eighth Annual Research Poster Symposium:
Julie R. Ingelfinger, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
Senior Consultant in Pediatric Nephrology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Deputy Editor
The New England Journal of Medicine
Rosalyn T. Nguyen, MD
Clinical Instructor, Department of PM & R
Harvard Medical School
Practicing Physician, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Massachusetts General Hospital
Newton Wellesley Hospital
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Sadeq A. Quraishi, MD, MHA, MMSc
Instructor in Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School
Staff Anesthesiologist-Intensivist
Massachusetts General Hospital
Doctoral Research Fellow
Harvard Clinical & Translational Science Award Center
Eric J. Reines, MD, FACP
Geriatrics Primary Care Physician
Elder Service Plan of North Shore PACE
Saira A. Samani, MBBS
Medical Hospitalist
Mount Auburn Hospital
Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Caren G. Solomon, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Associate Physician
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Deputy Editor
The New England Journal of Medicine
Vincent C. Smith, MD
Associate Director of NICU
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
