The College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign would like to congratulate the following oral presentation and poster winners from its annual Research Day symposium that was held at the IHotel and Conference Center in Champaign, Illinois on March 9, 2018.

Best Oral Presentations

• Resident:  Manushi Aggarwal (Entamoeba Histolytic Colitis Caused By Indolent Pathologenic Strain
• Student: Petra Majdak (Validating A Novel Genetic Model Of ADHD)

Best Resident Poster

• 1st: Anuja Bedi (Frequency Of Venous Thromboembolism Events During Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation In A Comprehensive Cancer Centre)
• 2nd: Muhammad Junaid (A Rare Case Of Anomalous Right Coronary Artery Presenting As Myocardial Ischemia)
• 3rd: Gweniviere Capron (Acute Gastric Volvulus: Avoiding Emergent Surgical Management)

Best Student Poster

• 1st: Ernest Miller (Cardiac Papillary Fibroelastomas Presenting As Multiple Small Valvular Masses)
• 2nd: Katherine Magerako (The Vaccination Beliefs And Practices Of Illinois Child Care Providers)
• 3rd: Megan Patton: (Differences In Bile Acids Contribute To The Gender-biased Incidence Of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC))

Best Poster In A Category

 Basic Science Research

• Resident: Anuja Bedi (Frequency Of Venous Thromboembolism Events During Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation In A Comprehensive Cancer Centre)
• Student: Megan Patton (Differences In Bile Acids Contribute To The Gender-biased Incidence Of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC))

Social Science

• Student: Katherine Magerako (The Vaccination Beliefs And Practices Of Illinois Child Care Providers)

Clinical Case Report

• Resident: Muhammad Junaid (A Rare Case Of Anomalous Right Coronary Artery Presenting As Myocardial Ischemia)
• Student: Ernest Miller (Cardiac Papillary Fibroelastomas Presenting As Multiple Small Valvular Masses)

Clinical Research

• Resident: Christopher Vetter (Impact Of Systematic Cavity Shave Margins On Breast Conserving Surgery At A Large Community Hospital)
• Student: Xingchen Dong (BET Inhibition Suppresses Gastric Cancer Cell Proliferation Via Cell Senescence)

Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

• Resident: Waquas Memon (Appropriate Use Of Inpatient Telemetry Monitoring)
• Student: Annie Weisner (Assessing Methods And Effectiveness Of Outpatient Preceptorship In The Pediatric Clerkship)