2023
| Trainee | Research Mentor(s) | Abstract Title | |
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Amber Herrod Diné/Navajo (Fort Lewis College) |
Julia Brasch, PhD | Cell Adhesion Mechanism of Drosophila Neuronal Cadherin |
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Amber Thomas Diné/Navajo (University of Utah) |
Marcus Pezzolesi, PhD | Identification of Population-Specific Putative Loss-of-Function (pLOF) Variants in Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders |
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Bethany Mejia Cherokee Nation (Northeastern State University) |
Adam Hughes, PhD | Levodopa Toxicity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
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Bryann Rainbow Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (University of North Dakota) |
Katsu Funai, PhD | aging population has increased the frailty burden of older individuals and socio-economic infrastructure |
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Cara Lewis Descendent Lakota (Dartmouth College) |
Sihem Boudina, PhD | Sex-specific role of prdm16 in cardiac development |
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Cheylah Bitsui Diné/Navajo (Northwest Nazarene University) |
Lisa Joss-Moore, PhD | Postnatal Growth Restriction and Docosahexaenoic Acid Supplementation Increases Expression of a Dominant Negative PPARg Splice Variant in Rat Lung |
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Chiara Holgate Diné/Navajo (Northern Arizona University) |
Kalani Raphael, MD | Association Between Diet Acidity and Alkalinity with Musculoskeletal Health in US Veterans |
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Dylan Bia Diné/Navajo (Arizona State University) |
Karen Wilcox, PhD | Determining Astrocyte Reactivity Following NG2 Glial Cell Deletion Model” |
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Dylan Skrzynski Douglas Indian Association (Utah Valley University ) |
Scott Summers, PhD | Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most common cause of death and disability in people with diabetes mellitus (DM) with over 50% of DM patients dying from cardiovascular related events. |
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Erena Kolb Diné/Navajo (Southern Utah University) |
Stacey Clardy, MD, PhD | Long-term Unmet Needs in the Recovering Autoimmune Encephalitis Community |
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Gianni Lacey-Howard Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation (Duke University) |
Guillaume Hoareau, DVM, PhD | Trauma is the number one cause of death for Americans between the ages of 1 and 46 |
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Grace Dewyer Diné/Navajo (Duke University) |
Ellen Leffler, PhD | Blood Group Variation in Non-human Primates at the Duffy Locus |
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Jamie Dan Diné/Navajo (University of Utah) |
Michelle Debbink, MD, PhD | Mental health conditions during pregnancy and postpartum exhibit a cause of maternal morbidity and mortality, particularly in the weeks and months after delivery |
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Jonah Holiday Diné/Navajo (Arizona State University) |
Elizabeth Keating, MD | Pediatric burn injuries in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Joshua Henry White Mountain Apache Tribe (University of Arizona) |
Martin Tristani-Firouzi, MD | Elucidating NFATc1 Protein Expression in Zebrafish Heart: Implications for Atrial Fibrillation Susceptibility |
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Leonard Almero Citizen Potawatomi Nation (Fullerton College) |
Joe Yost, PhD | Jag2b, a notch signaling pathway, is required to prevent adult-onset cardiomyopathy in zebrafish |
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Malique Valle Diné/Navajo (Arizona State University ) |
Owen Chan, PhD | Hypoglycemia Stimulates the Local Production of Lactate in the Ventromedial Hypothalamus |
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Mallorie Crissler Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa (University of North Dakota) |
Kristina Surosa-Johnson, PhD | Adolescent and Young Adults with Differences of Sex Development: Involvement and Experiences Making Medical Decisions |
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Mariah Lee Diné/Navajo (Diné College) |
Barbara Jones, MD | Evaluating the Impact of Project HAPPEN on NV-HAP Rates in the Veteran Affairs Healthcare System |
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Marissa Gourd Spirit Lake Tribe (Dartmouth College) |
Michael Werner, PhD | Using Axenic Culture to understand Mouth Morphology of Pristionchus pacificus |
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Mateo Perez Picuris Pueblo (Dartmouth College) |
KC Brennan, MD | Migraine is a disorder that ranges in clinical severity from milder episodic migraine (EM) to severe chronic migraine (CM)––a debilitating condition for people with migraine |
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Nathan Nez Diné/Navajo (University of Utah) |
Shawn Owen, PhD | Engineering a blocking peptide to increase cancer cell targeting |
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Nathan Ramey Yakima Nations (University of Utah) |
Joanne Grudziak, MD, PhD | Patient-Reported Outcome Measuring Emergency General Surgery: Increasing Response Rates |
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Nizhoni Porter Diné/Navajo (University of Utah ) |
Anandh Velayutham, PhD | Gut Microbes are Associated with the Beneficial Effect of Dietary Strawberries on BloodPressure in Diabetic Mice |
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Precious Harrison Diné/Navajo (San Juan College) |
Paul Sigala, PhD | Exploring the Impact Doxycycline on Iron Utilization in the Malaria Parasite Apicoplast. |
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Qootsvenma Denipah-Cook Ohkay Owingeh (Fort Lewis) |
Nels Elde, PhD | Tetrahymena and Aquatic Viral Interactions: Tetrahymena and Aquatic Viral Interactions: |
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Raven Sevilleja Fond du Lac Ojibwe (University of Minnesota Morris) |
Randall Peterson, PhD | Quantification of Antiviral Responses in GFP Reporter Larval Zebrafish |
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Zoe John Diné/Navajo (Utah State University) |
Corrine Welt, MD | 29 Gene Variants in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and their Association with 15 Identified Phenotypes |