MSRPP Research Events

Medical Student Research Events

The MSRPP Launch Talks and MSRPP Mentor Talks are monthly events, running both Spring and Fall semesters. Talks are typically scheduled in the lunch hour from 12-1 pm (unless otherwise noted).

The Medical Research Colloquium is a yearly event, scheduled in the Spring semester, open to all MS1 through MS4 medical students interested in presenting scholarly research projects broad topics to MED community of scholars.

The Senior Research Showcase is a yearly event, scheduled in the Fall semester, open to all graduating MS4 medical students that wish to disseminate their clinical research participation.

To receive zoom link invite, please email Dr. Selina Nigli, Program Coordinator nigli@tamu.edu. For general questions or recordings requests, please contact to COM-MD-Research@tamu.edu.

Newsletters

Fall 2021

December 2, 2021 Sarah Elmer, Class 2023, Medical Scholar Researcher, TBA, Mentor: D. Samba Reddy, Ph.D., R.Ph., FAAPS, FAAAS, Professor, Department of Neurosciences and Experimental Therapeutics, Texas A&M University
November 18, 2021 Jordan Garcia – Class 2022, Medical Scholar Researcher Humor in the Clinical Learning Environment and Implications for Educators. Mentor: Angela Hairrell, Ph.D., Director, Academic Support Services
November 18, 2021 Jordan Han – Class 2022 Medical Scholar Researcher, Recognition of Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Clinical Practice. Mentor: Gloria M. Conover, Ph.D., Instructional Assistant Professor, Medical Education, Texas A&M University
October 20, 2021 Belle Nakapakorn – Class 2024 Medical Scholar Explorer, The saturated fatty acid, palmitate, stimulates lymphangiogenesis in cholangiocarcinoma. Mentor: Sanjukta Chakraborty, Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M University
October 20, 2021 Sarah Momin – Class 2024 Medical Scholar Explorer, New onset rare para-sagitta seizures in the setting of covid-related acute encephalopathy. Mentor: Batool Kirmani, MD, FAAN, FAES Neurologist at CHI-St Joseph’s, Bryan TX
September 23, 2021 Daniel Wei – Class of 2023 Medical Scholar Explorer, Treating Parkinson’s Disease by Astrocyte Reprogramming: Progress and Challenges. Mentor: Ashok K. Shetty, PhD, Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine, Associate Director, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Texas A&M University
September 23, 2021 Clyde Fomunung, MBA – Class 2023 Medical Scholar Explorer, The use of 4D echocardiography in assessing cardiac function in RhoE knockout mice Mentor: Jian Chang, MD PhD, Professor and Deputy Director, Chancellor EDGES Fellow, Center for Genomic and Precision Medicine, Texas A&M Health, Institute of Biosciences and Technology

Spring 2021

June 16, 2021 - Ashtyn Zapletal – Class of 2023 Medical Scholar Explorer, Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Following Avoidant/Restrictive Eating Disorder. Mentor: Andrew G. Lee, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Academic Institute Full Clinical Member, Research Institute Chair, Department of Ophthalmology-Blanton Eye Institute Houston Methodist
June 16, 2021 - Jess Hatfield – Class of 2024 Medical Scholar Explorer, The Effect of Medical Student on Preceptor Productivity. Mentor: Gabriel Neal, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Primary Care Medicine and Population Health, Family Medicine Clerkship Director, Texas A&M Integrated Medicine Program Director, Texas A&M Health Family Care Clinic
May 5, 2021 – Megan Badejo - Class of 2022 Medical Scholar Explorer, “Religiosity, Acculturation, and Preterm Birth in Mexican-Origin Women: A Pilot Study”. Mentor: Robin Page, Ph.D., RN, CNM, Assistant Professor in College of Nursing
May 5, 2021 – Elias Perli - Class of 2024 Medical Scholar Explorer, Sildenafil for Treatment of Urinary Incontinence in Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries. Mentor: Jonathan Friedman, MD, Neurosurgeon at the Texas Brain and Spine Institute, Bryan TX
April 14, 2021 - Marita John & Lena Ayari - Class of 2024 and Class of 2023 Medical Scholar Explorer, Super Refractory Status Epilepticus: Prognosis and Recent Advances in Management. Mentor: Batool Kirmani, MD, FAAN, FAES, Neurologist at CHI-St Joseph’s, Bryan TX
April 14, 2021 - Riddhi Rane - Class of 2024 Medical Scholar Explorer, Pediatric Stroke: Overview and Recent Updates. Mentor: Batool Kirmani, MD, FAAN, FAES Neurologist at CHI-St Joseph’s, Bryan TX
March 10, 2021 - Eric Swanson - Class of 2022 Medical Scholar Research
A Novel Story of a Proximal Pulmonary Artery Embolization Procedure to Treat Life-Threatening Hemoptysis. Mentor: Steven Ruiz, MD, Interventional Radiology at Baylor Scott and White, Temple TX
January 28, 2021 - Astha Mittal & Michael Junior - Class of 2022 & Class of 2021 Medical Scholar Researcher Team, Building Resilience: Does Curriculum Style Matter? Mentor: Michael Spohn, MD, FAEM, Emergency Medicine, CHI-St Joseph, Bryan TX

Fall 2020

December 10, 2020 - Caren Stuebe - Class of 2023 Medical Scholar Explorer, Sex-Based Differences in Glioblastoma Multiforme: Molecular Etiology, Pathogenesis, and Treatment. Mentor: L. Gerard Toussaint III, MD, Neurosurgeon at Texas Brain and Spine Institute
December 10, 2020 - Jared Eichner - Class of 2023 Medical Scholar Explorer, Graphic Medicine? The Illustrations and Text of Dr. Seuss. Mentor: Barbara Gastel, MD, MPH, Professor, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A&M University
November 24, 2020 - Jeremiah Ling- Class of 2023 Medical Scholar Explorer, What is the cost of healthy eating? The provider's perspective. Mentor: Mark D. Faries, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension
November 24, 2020 - Lokeshwar Bhenderu - Class of 2023 Medical Scholar Explorer, Co-use of alcohol and cannabinoids during pregnancy: Effects on the developing fetus. Mentor: Rajesh C. Miranda, PhD, Professor, Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, MED, Texas A&M University
October 6, 2020 - Astha Mittal and Peter Park- Class of 2022 & Class of 2023 Medical Scholar Explorer, Gut Feeling: Are Humans More Like Rat or Mice in our Mesenteric Neural Composition. Mentor: Pooneh Bagher, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Medical Physiology, Texas A&M University
September 22, 2020 - Brandon Dickey- Class of 2022 Medical Scholar Explorer, COVID-19: Molecular Mechanisms and Cardiovascular Clinical Manifestations” Mentor: Gloria M. Conover, Ph.D., Instructional Assistant Professor, Medical Education, Texas A&M University

Fall 2021

1. December 9, 2021 - Arpitha Chiruvolu, MD FAAP

Medical Director NICU, Baylor Scott and White Medical Center, Neonatologist, Baylor University Medical Center and Clinical Assistant Professor at Texas A&M College of Medicine

Antibiotic stewardship in the neonatal intensive care unit

2. November 10, 2021 - Michelle Hook, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics.

Pain management after spinal cord injury: implications for recovery

3. October 28, 2021 - Jiang Chang, M.D., Ph.D., FAPS

Professor, Chancellor EDGES Fellow, Center for Genomic and Precision Medicine, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Institute of Biosciences and Technology (IBT)

Successfully bridging basic research and clinical needs

Spring 2021

4. May 26, 2021 - Maheswari Ekambaram, MD

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hospitalist, Department of Pediatrics

Evaluation of discordant results between film array meningitis and encephalitis panel and conventional testing in pediatric patients

5. April 28, 2021 - Shannon S. Glaser, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Medical Physiology

The role of the apelin and apelin receptor axis in cholestatic liver disease

6. March 25, 2021 - Lixian Zhong, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Assessing outcomes and values for health care interventions

7. January 20, 2021 - Sanjukta Chakraborty, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Physiology

Therapeutic targeting of tumor-lymphatic crosstalk in an inflamed tumor microenvironment to inhibit lymph node metastasis

8. November 11, 2020 - Batool Kirmani, MD, FAAN, FAES

Director, Health Epilepsy and Functional Neurosurgery and Co- Director, Department of Neurology at CHI St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital
Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Education
Insights into the medical management of epilepsy

9. October 20, 2020 – D. Samba Reddy, Ph.D., RPh, FAAAS, FAAPS

Professor, Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, and Chancellor EDGES Fellow

Molecular pathophysiology and treatment of COVID-19

10. September 8, 2020 – Barbara Gastel, MD, MPH

Adjunt Professor, Department of Medical Humanities and Professor, Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences

Authorship and more: writing as part of scholarly teamwork

Fall 2021

November 1, 2021 -- PEERs Research Workshops 12-1 pm
Data Interpretation – Figure design
Led by Karthik Mouli, MD/PhD student
Data Interpretation – Conclusion
Led by Rithwik Terala, M2 student
October 4, 2021 – PEERs Research Workshops 12-1 pm
Study Design
Led by Matt Mitchell, M2 student
Visual Data Report
Led by Sophie Curie, M2 student MD plus student
September 2, 2021 – PEERs Research Workshops 12-1pm
Reading a Research Paper 101
Led by Morgan Chapman, MD/PhD student
Clinical Trials
Led by Nicole Metha, M2 student
September 9, 2021 – PEERS Fall 2021 Kick-off Event
PEERs is a mentorship program sponsored by the Office of Medical Student Research Education (OMSRE) specially designed for clerkship MSRPP students or MSRPP Alumni to give advice to pre-clerkship medical students interested in engaging in scholarly research activity while in medical school at the Texas A&M College of Medicine (COM). Mentees from all four classes are encouraged to participate.
August 25, 2021 – MSRPP Informational FY 2021-2022
The Office of Medical Student Research Education promotes and prepares students to participate and engage in meaningful research activity throughout their 4 years of medical school. We have two signature programs (MSRPP and PEERS) tailored for pre-clerkship and clerkship medical students that are in line with their long-term professional career goals and residency plans.

Fall 2020

September 23, 2020 – PEERS Fall 2020 Pilot Kickoff Event
PEERs is a mentorship program sponsored by the Office of Medical Student Research Education (OMSRE) specially designed for clerkship MSRPP students or MSRPP Alumni to give advice to pre-clerkship medical students interested in engaging in scholarly research activity while in medical school at the Texas A&M College of Medicine (MED). Mentees from all four classes are encouraged to participate.
August 14, 2020 – MSRPP and PEERS Invitational FY 2020-2021
The Office of Medical Student Research Education promotes and prepares students to participate and engage in meaningful research activity throughout their 4 years of medical school. We have two signature programs (MSRPP and PEERS) tailored for pre-clerkship and clerkship medical students that are in line with their long-term professional career goals and residency plans.

MSRPP Virtual Senior Research Showcase (SRS)

Senior Research Showcase

The inaugural Virtual Senior Research Showcase event was created in the Fall 2021 to provide a venue for M4 students across all our clinical campus to present their scholarly research to the broader community of Texas A&M College of Medicine community of Scholars.

This event was possible because of the brilliant partnership of the M4 Research Representative, Tiffany Holland and the OMSRE team. Thank you very much to the amazing faculty mentors, judges for their unwavering support of our M4s research journeys.

Friday, September 10, 2021

Welcome

Gloria M. Conover, Ph.D. Instructional Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education and Director, Medical Student Research

Opening Remarks

Diane E. Chico, Ph.D. Instructional Professor and Head, Department of Medical Education

Keynote Speaker

Ruby Shah, M.D., M.P.H., Internal Medicine Physician, Houston Methodist and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education

Interprofessional Health Care for High-Risk, Low-Resource Urban Patient Population

The Office of Medical Student Research Education is proud to recognize our medical students’ contribution to scholarly research. Congratulations to the inaugural Senior Research Showcase (SRS) Class 2022 Awardees for: Internal Medicine Keirsyn Criss, Ophthalmology Kirby Taylor, Neurology Yongchang Jang, Medical Education Jordan Garcia, Radiology Adan Ather, Dermatology Helen Chen, Surgery Brandon Dickey, Pediatrics Abigail Bourland, and Infectious Disease Sneba Chebrolu.

MSRPP Virtual Medical Research Colloquium

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February 11, 2021 – MSRPP MRC Oral Talk Session

Time: 1– 5 pm

Keynote speaker 1-2 pm, medical student oral talks sessions 2-5 pm

Barbara Trautner, MD, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine -- Keynote Speaker

From Fish to COVID Trials: The Career Journey of a Physician-Scientist

February 10, 2021 – MSRPP MRC Poster Session

Time: 1– 5 pm

Keynote speaker 1-2 pm, Medical student poster breakout parallel sessions 2-5 pm

Bhargavi Pathman, MD, Ph.D., Houston Methodist, Keynote Speaker

Glucose as the Fifth Vital Sign during COVID-19 Pandemic

MSRPP Recommended Seminar Series

Texas A&M Health Science Center: Clinical Science and Translational Research CSTAR video repository