Capitol Graduate Research Summit
The Capitol Graduate Research Summit (CGRS) is an annual showcase of research conducted by graduate students from Kansas institutions held at the State Capitol building in Topeka, KS. Participating students present their research to state legislators, the Kansas Board of Regents, university administrators, as well as to the general public in Topeka, KS. Five students are chosen to represent the KU Medical Center along with fellow graduate students from other Kansas institutions. Judges will select the top two presenters from each of the institutions and award each student with a scholarship.
In order to participate, students must have presented at the Student Research Forum in the previous year. Departments will then nominate the top performers in their area to participate in the Capitol Graduate Research Summit. More information regarding the Student Research Forum can be found on their website. For more information, please contact the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and Graduate Studies at GradStudiesOffice@kumc.edu or 913-588-1238.
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Student |
Abstract Title |
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| Deena Woodall |
Longitudinal Evaluation Of Practice Readiness For A Rural Nurse Residency Program Using An Interactive Computerized Decision Too |
| Jordan Trant |
A New Factor Involved In Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Progression |
| Kelley Nelson-Strouts | Supporting Reading Through Developing An Assessment Of Meaningful Word Parts |
| Riley E. Kemna (KUMC Winner) | Energy Metabolism Impacts Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology |
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Student |
Abstract Title |
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| Griffin Welfer (KUMC Winner) | Telomeric Ribonucleotides Cause Rapid Telomere Shortening and Telomere Instability |
| Makenna Snyder | Falls In Individuals Using Wheelchairs: An Observational Study |
| Paige Pearson | Risk Factors For Failure of Cast Immobilization In Pediatric Scaphoid Fracture Presenting Greater Than 28 Days After Injury |
| Samantha Cintron | Natural Killer Cell Changes In Patients With Post-Covid-19 Syndrome Treated With A Mushroom Supplement |
| Zachary Green | Use of Novel Blood Biomarkers To Evaluate Alzheimer’s Disease Risk and Burden |
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Student |
Abstract Title |
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| Amy Herman | A Single Diet Message Versus Traditional Healthy Eating During Pregnancy |
| Elizabeth Thoenen | Stress Granule Inhibition Is A Novel Vulnerability Of Mutant p53 |
| Lauren Johnson (KUMC Winner and BioKansas Award) | Should Breast Cancer Patients Have Preoperative Biopsy of Borderline Abnormal Axillary Lymph Nodes? |
| Max Fairlamb | The DNA Repair Relay Race |
| Samantha Cintron | Understanding Obesity-Related High Output Heart Failure And Policy Implications For Genomics Research |
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Student |
Abstract Title |
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| Kaitlin Lisk | Coding Human-Animal Interactions In Homes Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders |
| Jack Nolte | No Room For Narcotics: An International Comparison Of Orthopedic Post-Operative Pain Outcomes |
| Karen Town | Use Of The Board Game Pandemic To Simulate Cooperative Emergency Response For Community/Public Health Nursing Students |
| Katherine Byrket | Pregnancy And Newborn Outcomes In Medication Controlled GDM Based On Their Treatment |
| Nadia Alissa (KUMC Winner) | The Chemonkine C-C Motif Ligrand 1 (CCL2) Plays an Important Role in Skeltal Muscle Wasting Associated With Breast Cancer |
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Student |
Abstract Title |
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| Connor Chestnut (BioKansas Winner) | Targeting Bladder Cancer With Cinnamaldehyde And Trans-Cinnamic Acid |
| Eber Silveira Beck Jr. | Cognitive Assessment in Older Adults with Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Analysis |
| Katie McKenzie | Concordance Of Beta-Amyloid Pet Images Using A Generalized Logistic Mixed Model Framework |
| Megan Campbell | Screening Military Veterans for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the Civilian Primary Care Setting |
| Olivia Provance (KUMC Winner and BioKansas Drug-development Focus Award Winner) | Interferon Induced Transmembrane Protein-1 Plays A Vital Role In Triple-Negative Breast Cancer And Can Be Targeted By The Naturally Derived Compound Parthenolide |
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Student |
Abstract Title |
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| Abdalghani Yahya (KUMC Winner) | Pinch Proprioception and Hand Dexterity: Are they Correlated? |
| Andrew Trembath (BioKansas Winner) | Immune regulation of CD8+ T cells by NKG2D in Autoimmune Diabetes |
| Hannah Cunningham | Impact of a Low-Cost, Multicomponent Intervention to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates in a Primary Care Clinic in Rural Kansas |
| Kaitlyn Carl | Gene Expression Profiling Use is Associated with Reduction in Moderate to Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation After Heart Transplant |
| Miranda Machacek | Elevated O-GlcNAc Exacerbates Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Secretion from CD4+ T Cells |
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Student |
Abstract Title |
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| Asona J. Lui | Interferon Stimulated Genes Are Overexpressed In Aromatase Inhibitorresistant Breast Cancer And Can Be Targeted To Inhibit Tumor Invasion |
| Jackie A. Thompson | Homegrown Biomedical Research: Resarch Highlights From The Gradute Students In The Department Of Biochemistry And Molecular Biology At The University Of Kansas Medical Center |
| Lisa Larson | Perceptions And Experiences Of Kansas Baccalaureate Nursing Program Leaders Related To Nursing Informatics |
| Nicholas Marchello (KUMC Winner) | Diet Quality During Weight Maintenance In Rural Breast Cancer Survivors |
| Shireen Usman (BioKansas Winner) | Transcriptome Characterization And Development Of Targeted Therapy In Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma |
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Student |
Abstract Title |
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| Heather V. Nelson-Brantley | Improving Rural Critical Access Hospital Outcomes: An Exemplary Case Study |
| Ian Huck | Identification of Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4 Alpha (hnf4α) Target Gene Signature and Validation as a Prognostic Biomarker of Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
| Jacob New (KUMC and BioKansas Winner) | Secretory Autophagy in Tumor Associated Fibroblasts Promotes Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Progression and Emerges as a Novel Therapeutic Target |
| Joshua Breeden | Inhibition of Stat3 Suppresses Angiotensin II-Induced Cardiomyoblast Hypertrophy Through Modulating The AMPA/MTOR Autophagy Pathway |
| Kelly Zarifa | To Have A Voice: Treatment Planning For Persons With Aphasia, The Kansas Connection |
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Student |
Abstract Title |
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| Naomi Butler-Tjaden (KUMC Winner) | Vitamin A Metabolism is Required for Vagal Neural Crest Cell Colonization of the Gastrointestinal Tract in the Pathogenesis of Hirschsprung Disease |
| Aryn Kamerer (BioKansas Winner) |
Beyond the Audiogram: Locating Regions of Outer Hair Cell Loss in the Inner Ear. |
| Michelle McWilliams (KUMC Winner) |
A Novel Cellular Pathway in the Pathogenesis of Uterine Fibroids |
| Peter Taulbee | Knowledge and Perceptions Among Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Regarding the Use of Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Major Depressive Disorder |
| Alex Wendling | Utilizing Mix Technique and Low Frequency Ultrasound to Control the Elution Profile of Vancomycin-Loaded Acrylic Bone Cement |