19th annual College Research Day recording, photos, winners

On Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, the Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences hosted its 19th annual College Research Day.

Abstract book Photo gallery Keynote lecture

Filling the Commons were 86 student and faculty research posters from all WSU Applebaum programs, with teams on hand to discuss their work with attendees. View the complete photo gallery on Flickr.

Poster presentations

Poster presentations

Poster presentations

College Research Day poster presentations

College Research Day poster presentations

Poster presentations

Dr. Andrew King delivers the College Research Day keynote

Andrew King, MD, delivered the keynote lecture, "Pain and Opioid Use Disorder: Evidence-based Approaches," and fielded audience questions. Dr. King is associate clinical professor of emergency medicine, Wayne State University; attending physician, Sinai Grace Hospital, Detroit Receiving Hospital and Children's Hospital; toxicologist and medical toxicology fellowship director, WSU School of Medicine Michigan Poison & Drug Information Center.

Following the keynote, student awards were announced:

Category

Primary author(s)

Title

Health Sciences Master's and Doctoral Students

Kayla Durbin, Brandon Katona, Angela Nappo

The effects of isometric ankle training with visual feedback in individuals with chronic stroke

Health Sciences Master's and Doctoral Students

Abdallah Mrech, Mohamed Ghamloush, Belal Bazzi

A Novel Therapy to Enhance Aging-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Skeletal Muscle

Health Sciences Master's and Doctoral Students

Taylor Takla

Cortical Brain Activation During Backward Walking and its Relation to Cognitive Performance

Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's and Doctoral Students

Morgan Minjares

The Role of G-Protein-Coupled Receptor 35 in the Regulation of Endothelial Health Under
Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress

Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's and Doctoral Students

Chris Armstrong

Development of small molecules synergistically targeting Aβ and Tau as potential disease modifying
treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's and Doctoral Students

Jeremy Kelm

Discovery of Replication Protein A Targeted PROTACs for the Treatment of Lung and Ovarian
Cancers

PharmD Students

Rebecca Scribner

Antibiotic Appropriateness and Social Determinants of Health in Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

PharmD Students

Lauren Danelle Lim

Equitable Distribution of Monoclonal Antibodies for the Treatment of COVID-19

PharmD Students

Kristen Lucas

Evaluation of Eravacycline in Patients with a History of C. Difficile-Associated Disease

Postdoctoral Scholars

Hariprasad Aruri

Development of selective and potent drug-like USP10 inhibitors for the treatment of lung cancer

Postdoctoral Scholars

Dineshsinha Chauhan

Discovery and Development of Highly Potent and Selective Ku-targeted DNA-PK Inhibitors for
Cancer Therapy

Undergraduate Students

Zade Abou-Rass

Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on Fatigue in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis.

Undergraduate Students

Alyssa Kimbrough

Development of a novel peptide-based insulin sensitizer through disruption of Inositol polyphosphate
5-phosphatase K (SKIP) - p21-Activated Kinase 1 (Pak1) interactions

Undergraduate Students

Maryam Abbawi

Backward Walking Training Induces Structural Changes in the Superior Cerebellar Peduncle: A Pilot
Study

College Research Day is organized by WSU Applebaum's Research Committee.

Research Committee members

  • Kyle Burghardt, chair
  • Jennifer Dickson
  • Aloke Dutta
  • Nora Fritz
  • Arun Iyer
  • Paul Kilgore
  • Sara Lolar
  • Anna Moszczynska
  • Christine Rabinak
  • MaryAnne Stewart
  • Contributing sponsor

    ThermoFisher Scientific

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