2003 Pathology Young Investigators' Day Awards

Archive Winners


5th ANNUAL DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY YOUNG INVESTIGATORS' DAY
April 21, 2003

Congratulations to the Award Recipients
BASIC
Adegbola, Onikepe
Brody, Jonathan
Fairweather, DeLisa
Fukushimak, Noriyoshi
Hansel, Donna
Kim, Tae Woo
Kumar, Matam Vijay
Meeker, Alan
Mirshahidi, Saied
Mohamood, Abdiaziz
Parker, Anthony
Rajaii, Fatameh (Pouneh)
Sato, Norihiro
Sharma, Rajni
Shi, Chanjuan
Silverman, Benjamin
CLINICAL
Ansari-Lari, Ali
Fan, Xing
Farinola, Maryam
Iaconis, Lori
Koopman, Jens
Matsubayashi, Hiroyuki
Parwani, Anil
Pu, Robert
Swierczynski, Sharon
Yang, Bin
Zhou, Ming

Excellence in BASIC RESEARCH
Presenter Title Division Senior Author Poster Title
Adegbola, Onikepe Student Path Pasternack A pp32/SET Complex Regulates Tumor Cell Growth by Binding to pRB.
Brody, Jonathan Res. Fellow Molecular Pathology Pasternack Control of Differentiation-Related Genes by pp32 (ANP32A).
Brody, Jonathan Res. Fellow Molecular Pathology Pasternack pp32 In Differentiation and Cancer.
Cao, Denfeng Housestaff GI Hruban & Iacobuzio-Donahue Differential Expression of Multiple Genes in Assoc. with DPC4/ SMAD4/ MADH4 Inactivation in Pancreatic Cancer.
Curtis, Carmelle Res. Fellow GI Goggins Analysis of Fanconi Anemia Groups A, C, and G in National Familial Tumor Pancreatic Registry Samples.
Dalai, Sarat Res. Fellow Immuno Sadegh-Nasseri Antigen Presenting Cells in Induction of Anergy in Memory DC4+ Cells.
Fairweather, DeLisa Res. Fellow Immuno Rose IL-12Rbeta1 and TLR4 Signaling Increase IL-1beta and IL-18-Associated Myocarditis and Coxsackievirus Replication.
Fukushima, Noriyoshi Res. Fellow GI Hruban & Goggins Aberrant Methylation of Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling (SOCS-1) Gene in Pancreatic Ductal Neoplasms.
Fukushima, Noriyoshi Res. Fellow GI Hruban & Goggins Diagnosing Pancreatic Cancer Using Methylation Specific PCR Analysis of Pancreatic Juice.
Hansel, Donna Clin. Fellow GI Maitra Identification of Novel Cellular Targets in Biliary Tract Cancers Using Global Gene Expression Technology.
Hansel, Donna Clin. Fellow GI Maitra Increased Expression and Processing of the Alzheimer Amyloid Precursor Protein in Pancreatic Cancer May Influence Cellular Proliferation.
Hansel, Donna Clin. Fellow GI Maitra Liver Metastases Arising from Pancreatic Endocrine Neoplasms Demonstrate Increased VEGF-C Expression.
Hansel, Donna Clin. Fellow GI Maitra Telomere Length Variation in Biliary Tract Metaplasia, Dysplasia, and Carcinoma.
Hartman, Isamu Student Immuno Sadegh-Nasseri Production of Recombinant TCR for Measurement of the Affinity and Kinetics of its Interaction with Short-Lived Peptide-MHC Complexes.
Karhadkar, Sunil Res. Fellow Urol Path Berman Hedgehog Pathway Activity Correlates with Prostate Cancer Progression and Promotes Tumor Growth.
Kim, Tae Woo Res. Fellow GYN Wu Enhancement of Suicidal DNA Vaccine Potency by Delaying Suicidal DNA-Induced Apoptotic Cell Death.
Klevytska, Alexandra Student Neuro Borchelt Role of Nuclear Aggregates in the Pathogenesis of Huntington's Disease in Transgenic Mouse Models.
Kumar, Matam Vijay Res. Fellow Immuno Detrick Double Stranded RNA (poly I:C) Up Regulates Toll-Like Receptor 3 and Induces Interferon b in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells.
Laird, Fiona Res. Fellow Neuro Wong The Deletion of BACE1 Rescues Cognitive Deficits in APPswe/PS1dE9 Mice.
Meeker, Alan Res. Fellow GU Path DeMarzo Direct Evidence of Telomere Length Abnormalities in a Wide Range of Epithelial Pre-Cancerous Lesions.
Mirshahidi, Saied Res. Fellow Immuno Sadegh-Nasseri Short-Lived Peptide-MHC Complexes Induce T Cell Anergy by Low Avidity Engagement of TCR.
Mohamood, Abdiaziz Res. Fellow Immuno Hammad Immunoregulartory Function of B220+ DN T Cells.
Nakayama, Masashi Res. Fellow GU DeMarzo Quantitative Analysis of DNA Methyltransferase mRNA Isoforms in Human Prostate Cancer Reveals Overexpression of DNMT3a and DNMT3b.
Parker, Anthony Res. Fellow Path Eshleman, J Phosphorylation Regulates Repair of Adenine:8-Oxoguanine (Al8-oxoG) Mispairs in Microsatellite Stable Colorectal Cancer Cell Lines.
Parker, Anthony Res. Fellow Path Eshleman, J Stable Antisense Human mutY in Microsatellite Stable Colorectal Cancer Cell Lines is Directly Assoc. Elevation of the Mutagenic Base 8-Oxoguanine.
Rahman, Ayman Student GI Maitra Loss of p27 Nuclear Expression in a Prognostically Favorable Subset of Pancreatic Endocrine Neoplasms.
Rajali, Fatemeh (Pouneh) Student Mol. Path Pasternack Down-Regulation of pp32 Expression Alters the Differentiation Status and Morphology of Cancer Cell Lines from Different Origins.
Sahin, Fikret Res. Fellow GI Su Loss of Stk 11/Lkb1 Expression in Pancreatic and Biliary Neoplasms.
Sato, Norihiro Res. Fellow GI Goggins Discovery of Novel Targets for Aberrant Methylation in Pancreatic Carcinoma Using High-Throughput Microarrays.
Sato, Norihiro Res. Fellow GI Goggins SPARC/Ostionectin is a Frequent Target for Aberrant Methylation in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma and a Potential Mediator of Tumor-Stromal Interactions.
Scorpio, Diana Res. Fellow Comp. Path Dumler The Role of Reactive Nitrogen Species and Phagocyte Oxidase in Immunopathology Induced by Tick-borne Anaplasma Phagocytophilum in a Murine Model of Human Anaplasmosis.
Sharma, Rajni Res. Fellow Immuno Burek Iodine Enhances ICAM-1 Expression on Thyrocytes of NOD.H2h4 Mice.
Sharma, Rajni Res. Fellow Immuno Burek Role of NKT Cell in the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Thyroiditis.
Shi, Chanjuan Res. Fellow GI Eshleman, J Anti-Gene Padlocks of Various Lengths Selectively Kill Bacteria Cells with Chromosome Targets.
Silverman, Benjamin Student Path Clarke Proteomic Characterization of Renal Transplant Rejection Using Surface Enhanced Laser Desorption/Ionization (SELDI) Mass Spectrometry.
White, C. Nicole Res. Fellow Clin Chem Chan, D. Intra-Calibration of Mass Spectrometry
Xu, Guilian Res. Fellow Neuro Borchelt Quantitative Assessment of b-Amyloid, Tau and Other Aggregated Proteins in the Brains of AD Patients and Transgenic Mice.
Yang, Rongcun Res. Fellow GYN Roden Activation of Splenic CD8a+CD11C+ Dendritic Cells by Papillomavirus-like Particles to Produce Interferon-y and Induce Th1 Responses.
Yuan, Bibo Res. Fellow Mol. Path Gabrielson Increased Expression of Mitotic Checkpoint Genes in Breast Cancer Cells with Chromosomal Instability.

Excellence in CLINICAL RESEARCH
Presenter Title Division Senior Author Poster Title
Ansari-Lari, Ali Housestaff GYN Ronnett Distinction of Endocervical and Endometrial Adenocarcinomas: P16 Expression Correlated with Human Papillomavirus (HPV) DNA by In Situ Hybridization (ISH).
Ansari-Lari, Ali Housestaff GYN Ronnett Fine Needle Aspiration of Abdominal Fat Pad (FNAFP) for Amyloid Detection: A Clinically Useful Test?
Broussard, Jennifer Housestaff Path Epstein Atypia in Inverted Papillomas: Pathology and Prognostic Significance.
Buetens, Orin Clin. Fellow Transfusion Medicine Ness Evaluating the Presence of Anti-HLA Antibodies in Male Patients With and Without Red Blood Cell Alloantibodies.
Fan, Xing Res. Fellow Neuro Eberhart hTERT Gene Amplification and Increased mRNA Expression in CNS Embryonal Tumors.
Farinola, Maryam Housestaff Path Epstein Cystic Renal Lesions (CRL): Cytopathologic Correlates and Differential Diagnoses on Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA).
Farinola, Maryam Housestaff Path Epstein Utility of Immunohistochemistry for Alpha-Methylacylcoa Racemase (AMACR) in Distinguishing Atrophic Prostate Cancer from Benign Atrophy.
Halushka, Marc Housestaff Path Epstein The Addition of a Negative 34bE12 Stain to a Small Focus of Atypical Glands on Prostatic Core Biopsies Does Not Predict a Higher Incidence of Prostatic Adenocarcinoma on Follow Up Biopsies.
Hosler, Gregory Housestaff Cyto Ali Inflammatory Pseudotumor (IPT) of the Lung and Liver: A Diagnostic Dilemma in Cytopathology.
Iaconis, Lori Housestaff Path Ali Placental Site Nodule (PSN): A Previously Unrecognized Cause for Abnormal Cervico-Vaginal (CV) Smears.
Koopman, Jens Res. Fellow GI Goggins & Ronnett, B. SELDI Approach for Biomarker Identification in Dx of Pancreatic Cancer.
Kulezsa, Peter Housestaff Path Ali Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC): Is Cytologic Grading Possible on Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA)?
Matsubayashi, Hiroyuki Res. Fellow GI Goggins Menthylation of Cyclin D2 is Freq. Observed in Pan. Cancer but is also an Age-related Phenomenon in GI Tissues.
Mikolaenko, Irina Housestaff Neuro Troncoso Alpha-Synuclein Lesions in Autopsies from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA).
Nichols, Lynette Housestaff GI Iacobuzio-Donahue & Hruban Claudin 4 Is Overexpressed in Invasive Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinomas.
Parwani, Anil Housestaff Path Ronnett Cervical Adenoid Basal Tumors Associated with Invasive Carcinoma: Clinicopathologic Features, Human Papillomavirus (HPV) DNA Detection, and p16 Over-Expression.
Parwani, Anil Housestaff Path Ali Hepatic Core Biopsy (HCB) Accompanying Fine Needle Aspirations (FNA): A Clinically Redundant Diagnostic Procedure?
Parwani, Anil Housestaff Path Ali Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm (IPMN) of the Pancreas: Cytopathologic Correlates and Diagnostic Pitfalls.
Parwani, Anil Housestaff Path Ronnett Prostate Carcinoma with Squamous Differentiation: An Analysis of 33 Cases.
Pu, Robert Clin. Fellow Cyto Clark Methylation Profiles to Differentiate Benign and Malignant Breast Lesions in Surgical and Cytological Specimens.
Pu, Robert Clin. Fellow Cyto Clark Multiplex-MSP as a Potential Ancillary Tool in Urothelial Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology.
Swierczynksi, Sharon Housestaff GI Maitra Development and Validation of Tissue Microarrays in Pancreatic Cancer.
Swierczynksi, Sharon Housestaff GI Argani Identification of Novel Tumor Markers in Biliary Carcinomas Using Tissue Microarrays.
Swierczynksi, Sharon Housestaff GI Ali Impact of Liquid-based Gynecologic Cytology on a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-positive Population.
Wang, Min Res. Fellow Neuro Burger "Angiocentric Bipolar" Astrocytoma: A Distinctive Infiltrating Astrocytoma.
Yang, Bin Clin. Fellow Cyto Clark & Rosenthal Aberrant Promoter Methylation of HIC-1 in Human Pleomorphic Sarcoma.
Yang, Bin Clin. Fellow Cyto Clark & Rosenthal Aberrant Promoter Methylation Profile of Tumor Suppressor Genes in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Yang, Bin Clin. Fellow Cyto Clark & Rosenthal Detection of Promoter Methylation of Multiple Tumor Suppressor Genes in Surgical and Cytologic Specimens of Cholangiocarcinoma.
Yang, Bin Clin. Fellow Cyto Clark & Rosenthal Detection of Promoter Methylation of Tumor Suppressor Genes in Hepatoblastoma Using Methylation-Specific PCR.
Yang, Bin Clin. Fellow Cyto Clark & Rosenthal Promoter Methylation Profiling of Tumor Suppressor Genes in Hepatic Adenoma and Focal Nodular Hyperplasia.
Zhang, Shengle Res. Fellow Mol. Diag. Berg Ig VH Somatic Mutation Identification in Chronic Lymphotic Leukemia.
Zhou, Ming Clin. Fellow Surg Path Epstein Expression and Diagnostic Utility of Alpha-Mehtylacyl-CoA-Racemase (P504S) in Foamy Gland and Pseudohyperplastic Prostate Cancer.
Mosse, Claudio Clin. Fellow Path Epstein The Prognostic Significance of the Tertiary Gleason Pattern 5 in Radical Prostatectomy Specimens.