8th Anuual Pathology Young Investigators' Day

8th Annual Pathology Young Investigators' Day Awards
March 9, 2006

Congratulations to the award recipients!

Here are the first place winners:

Translational research: Janis M. Taube, M.D.

Clinical research: Alexandra C. Hristov, M.D.

Basic research: Isamu Z. Hartman, B. S and Kedar Narayan, B.A. (tied)

EXCELLENCE IN BASIC, CLINICAL, AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH

EXCELLENCE IN Basic Research

Name	Appointment	Division	Senior Author	Poster Title
Martina Bazzaro, Ph.D.	Research Fellow	GYN Pathology	Roden	Ubiquitin-Proteasome System stress sensitizes ovarian cancer cells to proteasome inhibitor-induced apoptosis
Jon M. Davison, M.D.	Clinical Fellow	GI Pathology	Hruban	Identifying Genes that Regulate Organogenesis: A Tol2-Based Gal4VP16 Gene-Trap Approach in Zebrafish
Ratish Gambhira, D.V.M.	Research Fellow	GYN Pathology	Roden	Cross protection of rabbits against challenge with rabbit papiloma viruses (CRPV/ROPV) by immunization with minor capsid antigen, L2
Isamu Z. Hartman, B.S.	Graduate Student	Immunopathology	Sadegh-Nasseri	A Cell-Free Recapitulation of Antigen Processing For Class II MHC: HLA-DM is a Key Player in the Selection of Immunodominant Epitopes
AeRyon Kim, B.A.	Graduate Student	Immunopathology	Sadegh-Nasseri	HLA-DO, a negative modulator of HLA-DM
Victoria Laast, D.V.M., M.S.	Graduate Student	Comparative Medicine	Mankowski	Functional and Pathological Changes Associated with SIV-induced Peripheral Nerve Disease
Davinna Ligons, B.S.	Graduate Student	Immunopathology	Rose	Susceptibility of Autoimmune Myocarditis in Mice: Proliferation and Cell Death
Abdiaziz Mohamood, Ph.D.	Research Fellow	Immunopathology	Hamad	How inactivation of Fas-pathway prevents autoimmune diabetes?
Kedar Narayan, B.A.	Graduate Student	Immunopathology	Sadegh-Nasseri	Direct Visualization of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin A Induced Clustering of HLA-DR1 in B cells
Tonya J. Webb, Ph.D.	Research Fellow	Immunopathology	Oelke	Ex vivo induction and expansion of Human Natural Killer T cells by CD1d1-Ig coated artificial antigen presenting cells

EXCELLENCE IN Clinical Research

Name	Appointment	Division	Senior Author	Poster Title
Donna E. Hansel, M.D., Ph.D.	Housestaff	GU Pathology	Epstein	Sarcomatoid Carcinoma of the Prostate: A Study of 42 Cases
Alexandra C. Hristov, M.D.	Housestaff	GYN Pathology	Ronnett	Ovarian Metastases of Appendiceal Tumors w/Goblet Cell Carcinoid-Like Features: Limited Expression of Neuroendocrine Markers and Clinicopathologic Features of Aggressive Invasive Carcinoma Support Designation as Adenocarcinoma Rather Than Goblet Cell Carcinoid Tumor.
Joshua A. Wisell, M.D.	Housestaff	GU Pathology	Torbenson	Pseudo-Ground Glass Changes in Liver Biopsies
Anna Yemelyanova, M.D.	Clinical Fellow	GYN Pathology	Ronnett	P16 Expression in Uterine Adenocarcinomas: Diffuse P16 Expression Distinguishes Uterine Serous Carcinomas from Uterine Endometrioid Carcinomas of Endometrial Origin but not HPV-Related Endocervical Adenocarcinomas

EXCELLENCE IN Translational Research

Name	Appointment	Division	Senior Author	Poster Title
Eli E. Bar, Ph.D.	Research Fellow	Neuropathology	Eberhart	Hedgehog Signaling Promotes Medulloblastoma Survival via Bcl2
Malarvizhi Durai, Ph.D.	Research Fellow	Immunopathology	Schneck	In vivo anti-tumor efficacy of melanoma antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes generated using artificial antigen presenting cells (aAPC)
Xing Fan, M.D., Ph.D.	Research Fellow	Neuropathology	Eberhart	Notch Pathway Blockade Targets Medulloblastoma-Initiating Cancer Stem Cells
Bruce Huang, B.A.	Graduate Student	GYN Pathology	Wu	Combination of a Strategy to Prolong Dendritic Cell Survival and a Strategy to Bypass Antigen Processing Enhances DNA Vaccine Potency
Haijme Orita, Ph.D.	Research Fellow	Molecular Pathology	Gabrielson	Second-Generation Inhibitors of Fatty Acid Synthase for Lung Cancer Treatment
Janis M. Taube, M.D.	Housestaff	Surgical Pathology	McCarthy	The distinct morphology and structure of tissue engineered bone and cartilage derived from mesenchymal stem cells