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2025

 
  Trainee Research Mentor(s) Abstract Title
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Asher Barnum

Diné (Navajo) Nation

(University of Utah)

Brenda Heaton Lab

Sexual violence exposure and dental care-related fear and/or anxiety.

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Ashlyn Adakai

Diné (Navajo) Nation

(University of Arizona)

Victoria Wilkins

Understanding family belonging and community engagement in Fragile X.

portrait of Blaine Goklish

Blaine Goklish

Eastern Shoshone

(Fort Lewis College)

Erik Blackwood

Selective targeting of atrial fibroblast using promoter directed AAV9 vectors.

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Caleb Lameman

Diné (Navajo) Nation

(Southern Utah University)

Anandh Velayutham

Berry Powerful: Blueberries to reduce are-related cardivascular risk.

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Dakota Kinsel

Diné (Navajo) Nation

(College of William & Mary)

Kalani Lai

Understanding the association between bronchopulmonary dysplasia and dysphagia

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Darren  Thomas

Diné (Navajo) Nation

(Oregon Institute of Technology)

Randall Peterson

Cis-Aconitase dysfunction in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue symdrome.

Portrait of Ethan Cornelius

Ethan Cornelius

Apache

(Brigham Young University)

Martin Tristani-Firouzi

Heart of the matter:tissue-specific knockout of Kmt2d in zebrafish.

Portrait of Grace Dewyer

Grace Dewyer

Diné (Navajo) Nation

(Duke University)

Scott Summers

Unraveling the role of ceramides in diabetic kidney diseases using podocyte-specific mouse model.

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Hailee  Hunter

Diné (Navajo) Nation

(University of Arizona)

Abigail Pulsipher

GM-1111-Loaded PLGA microparticles for sustained release in Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS)

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Henry  Natonabah

Diné (Navajo) Nation

(Northeastern University)

Michelle Debbink Lab

Social support of mothers participating in an integrated perinatal substance use program.

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Isaac Francis

Diné (Navajo) Nation

(Northern Arizona University)

Stavros Drakos

Conditional cardiac specific deletion of UDP-Glucose Ceramide Glucosyltransferase (UGCG) leads to a heart failure phenotype in a murine model

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Jamie  Manuel

Tohono O'Odham

(University of Arizona)

Claire Doherty

Outer membrane vesicle therapy: harnessing Bacteoides uniformis from huma commensal microbiota to combat colorectal cancer (CRC).

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Jazmin Matalolo

Diné (Navajo) Nation

(University of Utah)

Erin Johnson Lab

Investigating online narratives of non-invasive prenatal testing.

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Jessica  Triplett

Diné (Navajo) Nation

(University of Arizona )

Sihem Boudina

The Role of BMPER in Beige Adipocyte Development and Differentiation

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Kate Yamashita

Cherokee Nation

(Univeristy of Oklahoma)

Stacy Clardy

More than a traditional risk factor? The social determinates of health factors driving multiple sclerosis outcomes.

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Kyra Long

Diné (Navajo) Nation

(University of Arizona)

Corrine Welt

Potential genetic causation for primary ovarian insufficiency (POI).

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Laura Innerebner

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians

(Cornerstone University)

Kalani Raphael

Can an apple a day keep chronic kidney disease away?

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Soma Freeman

Diné (Navajo) Nation

(Northern Arizona University)

Lisa Joss-Moore

Timing of DHA supplimentation influences expression of key genes in the developing rat lung.

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Tavin Benally

Diné (Navajo) Nation

(Utah State University Blanding)

Kristina Surosa-Johnson

Improving decision making supports for adolescents and young adults with differences of sex development

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Taylor Long

Diné (Navajo) Nation

(Arizona State University)

Kara Kikuchi

HOPE and CAIRHE 2Gether: Community engagement research