12 Projects, Researchers Recognized in Medicine’s Research Day

More than 100 posters were presented at the event. Two faculty members received awards, and the first recipient of the Dr. Gerald L. Logue Memorial Award was honored.

The event showcased the research accomplishments of residents, fellows and junior faculty from all 12 divisions of the department.

The following projects and researchers were recognized as best in their categories.

CKD Related Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis Effects on Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Disease

Presenter: Lee Chaves, PhD, research assistant professor of nephrology

Mentor: Rabi Yacoub, MD, assistant professor of nephrology

Other co-authors: Daniel Mcskimming, PhD; Amanda Honan; Shruthi Thomas; Sham Abyad; Steven Wells; and Richard J. Quigg, MD, Arthur M. Morris Professor and chief of nephrology

Temporal Trends, Complications and Predictors of Outcomes Among Nonagenarians Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From the VA CART Program

Presenters: Abhishek C. Sawant, MD, MPH, cardiovascular disease fellow; and Aishwarya Bharadwaj, MD, internal medicine resident

Mentor: John C. Corbelli, MD, associate professor of cardiovascular medicine

Other co-authors: Kevin Josey, PhD; Meg Plomondon, PhD; Thomas Maddox, MD; Vasvi Singh, MD; Bharath Rajagopalan, MD; Zaid Said, MD; and Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH

Podocyte Specific Megalin Role in the Development and Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy

Presenter: Mark Bryniarski, MS, a student in the pharmaceutical sciences program

Mentor: Rabi Yacoub, MD, assistant professor of nephrology

Other co-authors: Lee Chaves, PhD, research assistant professor of nephrology; Amanda Honan; Shruthi Thomas; Benjamin Yee; Sham Abyad; Steven Wells; and Marilyn Morris, PhD

Not All Coughs Are Due to Upper Airway Cough Syndrome; An Interesting Case of Endobronchial Hamartoma

Presenter: Saman Ahmed, MD, pulmonary disease and critical care fellow

Mentor: M. Jeffery Mador, MD, associate professor of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine

Other co-author: Ayesha M. Arshad, MD, assistant professor of pathology and anatomical sciences

Outcome of Palbociclib Based Therapy in Hormone Receptor Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients After Treatment with Everolimus

Presenter: Ajay Dhakal, MBBS, hematology/oncology fellow

Mentor: Mateusz Opyrchal, MD, PhD, clinical assistant professor of hematology/oncology

Other co-authors: Christina Matthews, Pharm D; Fan Zhang, PhD candidate; Ellis G. Levine, MD, associate professor of hematology/oncology; Stephen B. Edge, MD, professor of surgery; Killian E. Salerno, MD; Tracey L. O’Connor, MD, clinical assistant professor of hematology/oncology; Amy P. Early, MD; Thaer Khoury, MD; Kazuaki Takabe, MD, PhD; and Jessica S. Young, MD

Liraglutide Acutely Suppresses Glucagon, Lipolysis and Ketogenesis in Type 1 Diabetes

Presenter: Vashuda Reddy, MBBS, endocrinology, metabolism and diabetes fellow

Mentor: Paresh Dandona, MD, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor and chief of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism

Other co-authors: Husam Ghanim, PhD; Kelly Green; Jeanne Hejna; and Barrett Torre

A Rare Case of Pituitary Mediated Hypercortisolism (Cushing’s Disease) With Men-1 Syndrome

Presenter: Itivrita Goyal, MD, internal medicine resident

Mentor: Ajay Chaudhuri, MD, clinical professor of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism

Other co-author: Raju Panta, MD

Hip Fracture Leads to Diagnosis of an Insulinoma: Just Another Day on Inpatient Medicine

Presenter: Amrutha Idupuganti, MD, combined internal medicine and pediatrics resident

Mentor: Erin E. Conway-Habes, MD, clinical assistant professor of combined internal medicine and pediatrics

Other co-author: Matthew McIntosh, MD

Lamellipodin — A Potential Player in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Stiffness and Function

Presenter: Aesha Y. Desai, PhD, pathology and anatomical sciences postdoctoral associate

Mentor: Yongho Bae, PhD, assistant professor of pathology and anatomical sciences

Determining RstA (BfmR) Regulating Factors in A. Baumannii: Antimicrobial Resistance, Virulence and Environmental Survival

Presenter: Subhadra Mandadi, MD, infectious disease fellow

Mentor: Thomas A. Russo, MD, professor and chief of infectious diseases

Other co-authors: Urlike MacDonald; Janet Beanan; and Ruth Olson

Methamphetamine (METH) Induces Neurodegeneration Through Microglial Apoptosis Via the Activation of  Mitochondria-Dependent Death Cascade

Presenter: Parteet Sandhu, MD, internal medicine resident

Mentor: Supriya Mahajan, PhD, research associate professor of allergy, immunology and rheumatology

Other co-authors: Anna Sharikova, PhD; Elizabeth Quaye; Ramkumar Thiyagarajan, PhD; Kenneth L. Seldeen, PhD, research assistant professor of geriatrics and palliative medicine; Neil Parikh, MD; Alexander Khmaladze, PhD; Bruce R. Troen, MD, professor and chief of geriatrics and palliative medicine; and Stanley A. Schwartz, MD, PhD, UB Distinguished Professor and chief of allergy, immunology and rheumatology

VSSP Modulates Myeloid Cell Function and Enhances Survival in Murine Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC)

Presenter: A.N.M. Nazmul H. Khan, MBBS, PhD, infectious diseases research scientist

Mentor: Brahm H. Segal, MD, professor of infectious diseases

Other co-authors: Circe Mesa, PhD; Tiffany Emmons, MS; Kelly Singel, MS; Paul Mayor, MD; Emad Alqassim, MD, MS; Alex Manzella; Kirsten Moysich, PhD; Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD; and Scott Abrams, PhD

The following faculty were honored:

• Umesh Sharma, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine, received the Junior Faculty Award for Outstanding Research.
• Jessica L. Reynolds, PhD, associate professor of medicine, received the Faculty Award for Outstanding Mentorship.

Shipra Gandhi, MD, a hematology-oncology fellow, is the first recipient of the Dr. Gerald Logue Memorial Award.

The award was endowed by the family and friends of Logue to recognize outstanding students in the field of hematology/oncology. Logue was a former professor of medicine and chief of hematology.

Research Day took place June 24 at the Millennium Hotel in Cheektowaga, New York.