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2022

  Trainee Research Mentor(s) Abstract Title
Abigail McDonald
Abigail McDonald
Cherokee Nation
(Montana State University)
Owen Chan, PhD The Effects of Norepinephrine on Glutamate Release in the Ventromedial Hypothalamus and Counterregulatory Hormone Responses
Acaysha Jones
Acaysha Jones
White Mountain Apache
(Salt Lake Community College)
Lilliam Pinzó, DDS, MS, MPH Efficacy of Caries Treatment with SPF/SDF+AB in Wayuu Population, La Guajira-Colombia
Alyssa Lopez
Alyssa Lopez
Tunica-Biloxi
(University of Kentucky)
 
Development and Validation of a Novel Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Bleeding Quality of Life in Older Adults
Arianna Fritz
Arianna Fritz
Yankton Sioux
(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Dr. Karen Wilcox, PhD Investigating Activity-Dependent Myelination Following Viral Encephalitis and Seizures in the Theiler’s Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus (TMEV) Mouse Model of Viral-Induced Epileptogenesis
Aristotle Bougas
Aristotle Bougas
Southern Ute
(University of Colorado – Boulder)
Adam Hughes, PhD Investigating Citrullinemia
Christian White
Christian White
Diné (Navajo
(Southern Utah University)
K.C. Brennan, MD Influence of Altitude on Migraine Aura in Mice
Darrien Smiley
Darrien Smiley
Diné (Navajo)
(Ft. Lewis College)
Scott Summers, PhD Characterizing the Behavior of FOXN3 in Models of Heart Failure
Dylan Bia
Dylan Bia
Diné (Navajo)
(Arizona State University)
Paul A. Sigala, PhD Unraveling Iron-Dependent Mechanisms of Faster Antimalarial Activity of Doxycycline in Malaria Parasites
Jade Underwood
Jade Underwood
Navajo and Northern Arapaho
(Ft. Lewis College)
Martin Tristani-Firouzi, MD Isolation of Single Celled Cardiomyocyte from Adult Zebrafish Atria
Jillian Landers
Jillian Landers
Muscogee Nation
(Oklahoma State University)
Katsu Funai, PhD Suppressing Lipid Peroxidation to Slow Frailty
Kaila Toledo
Kaila Toledo
Diné (Navajo)
(Weber State University)
Jared Rutter, PhD Studying Lactate Metabolism in Cardiomyocytes During Hypertrophy and Heart Failure
Lennae Nockideneh
Lennae Nockideneh
Diné (Navajo)
(Dixie State University)
Ellen Leffler, PhD Comparison of Blood Group Variants in the Great Apes and Humans
Mariah Lee
Mariah Lee
Diné (Navajo)
(Dine College)
Kristina Suorsa-Johnson, PhD Understanding Patient and Caregiver Knowledge of Conditions in Differences of Sex Development
Nishoni Huber
Nishoni Huber
Diné (Navajo)
(Universtity of Utah)
Stavros G. Drakos, MD, PhD Understanding Adipocyte Enhancer Binding Protein 1 (AEBP1) inhibition in reducing fibrosis
Nizhoni Porter
Nizhoni Porter
Diné (Navajo)
(Northern Arizona University)
Anandh Velayutham, PhD Effect of Blueberry Supplementation on Oral Dysbiosis in C57BL/6J Mice
Qootsvenma Denipah-Cook
Qootsvenma Denipah-Cook
Ohkay Owingeh
(Ft. Lewis College)
Nels C. Elde, PhD Tetrahymena thermophila and Aquatic Viral Transfer
Ranger Gunville
Ranger Gunville
Minecoujou Lakota from the Cheyenne River Sioux
(University of Nebraska – Lincoln)
Guillaume Hoareau, DVM, PhD Comparison of Resuscitation Products in Canine Hemorrhagic Shock
Raven Mingo
Raven Mingo
Mississippi Band of Choctaw
(University of Southern Mississippi)
Elizabeth M. Keating, MD, MSPH Social Determinants of Health in Pediatric Injury Patients in Northern Tanzania
Re Perry
Reham Perry
Ramapough Lenape Nation
(New York University)
Michelle Debbink, MD, PhD Hearing the Voices of Native Women in Utah
Riley Bird
Riley Bird
Blackfeet Nation - Pikuni
(Yale University)
Corrine K. Welt, MD Association between the Gene DIS3 and Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
Taryn Evans
Taryn Evans
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
(University of Oklahoma)
Joanna Grudziak, MD, MPH Using the PROMIs Framework to Study Intermediate and Long-Term Outcomes among Patients who Survive an Admission to a Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU): A Pilot Study
Tatiana Willis
Tatiana Willis
Mississippi Band of Choctaw
(Mississippi State University)
Heather Hayes, DPT, NCS, PhD Function and Quality of Life over One Year for Individuals Post-Stroke
Timina Powaukee
TiminaInisa Powaukee
Nez-Perce, and Northern Ute Tribe
(University of Utah)
Fatma Tuncer, MD Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction for Preventing Cancer-Related Lymphedema: Preliminary Experience of a Single Center
Eric Norman
Eric Norman
Tlingit & Haida
(Lewis & Clark College)
Sihem Boudina, PhD The Potential Role of p62 in Ischemic Heart Disease