Pediatric Research, Education and Scholarship Symposium (PRESS)
What is PRESS?
PRESS is an annual event through which the Department of Pediatrics celebrates and showcases the depth and breadth of research and scholarly activities performed by Department trainees and sponsored by faculty members. PRESS uses a combination of oral and poster presentations to showcase these activities.
PRESS 2020
PRESS 2020 will be held Friday, April 24th, 2020.
More information regarding PRESS will be posted as we approach the event date.
For all questions regarding PRESS, contact Emily Kukacka at kukac003@umn.edu.
PRESS 2019
The 33rd Annual Pediatric Research, Education, and Scholarship Symposium (PRESS) was held on Friday, April 5th, 2019. This year we had a fantastic turnout with over 185 people in attendance!
The 2019 PRESS committee would like to thank everyone that helped make PRESS possible this year. A special thanks to our judges who played a vital role in scoring abstract submissions, oral and poster presentations.
PRESS 2019 Committee
- Gwenyth Fischer, MD
- Aaron Kelly, PhD
- Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari, PhD
- Sara Ramel, MD
- Emily Kukacka, Administrative Associate
PRESS 2019 Awardees
PRESS 2019 Awardees
Oral Presentations
First Place
Branden Smeeter, Graduate Student, Pediatric Hematology / Oncology
SEMA4C is a Novel Target to Limit Osteosarcoma Growth, Progression and Metastasis
Research Sponsor: Branden Moriarity, PhD & David Largaespada, PhD
Second Place & Margaret Hostetter Awardee
Ellen Ingolfsland, MD, Pediatric Fellow, Neonatology-Perinatal Medicine
Characterization of M1 and M2 Microglial Responses to Phlebotomy-induced Anemia (PIA) at 2 Time Points in the Developing Rat Retina
Research Sponsor: Tate Gisslen, MD
Third Place
Paulina Marell, Medical Student (MS2), Neonatology
Cord Blood-derived Exosomal Catactin-2: a potential biomarker for brain health of neonates at risk of iron deficiency
Research Sponsor: Phu V. Tran, MD
Undergraduate/Graduate/Medical Students: Posters
First Place
Zachary Galliger, Graduate Student, Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation
3D Bioprinting Tracheal Grafts for Pediatric Application
Research Sponsor: Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari, PhD
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Daniel Cortez, Hayden Garmon, Jessica Kostecki, Eishani Kumar and Breanna Pederson, Undergraduate Students, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Training Laryngoscope
Research Sponsor: Jonathan Strutt, MD
Third Place
Aubrey Hubbard, Graduate Student, Pediatric Epidemiology and Clinical Research
International Incidence Comparisons and Trends in Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors: 1988-2012
Research Sponsor: Jenny N. Poynter, PhD
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Hayley Sharma, Medical Student, Global Pediatrics
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Unaccompanied Refugee and Asylum-seeking Minors: a literature review
Research Sponsor: Cynthia Howard, MD, MPHTM & Charles Oberg, MD, MPH
Residents: Posters
First Place
Aaron Westreich, MD, Pediatric Resident, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Factors Affecting Admission and Length of Stay in Patients with Influenza-associated Myositis
Research Sponsor: Manu Madhok, MD
Second Place
Sandy Liu, MD, Pediatric Resident, Pediatric Endocrinology
Case Report: 17 Year old Female Presenting with Throat Pain, a case of likely pediatric myxedema with hypothyroid myopathy and pericardial effusion
Research Sponsor: Bradley Miller, MD, PhD
Pediatric Fellows: Posters
First Place
Steven Skolasinski, Medicine Fellow, Pulmonology, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep
Assessing an Airway Cell Spray Device for In-vitro Application of Cells
Research Sponsor: Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari
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Janna Gewirtz O’Brien, MD, Pediatric Fellow, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health
Running the Risk: a Comparison of Mental Health Outcomes among Runaway, Homeless and Stably Housed Youth
Research Sponsor: Annie-Laurie McRee, DrPH
Third Place
Marie Hickey, MD, Pediatric Fellow, Neonatology
Otherwise Healthy Term Infants Exposed to Antibiotics due to Concerns for Sepsis After Birth Demonstrate Altered ERP Performance at 1 Month
Research Sponsor: Cheryl Gale, MD
Post - Doctoral Fellow: Posters
First Place
Maryam Ebadi, MD, Post-doctoral Fellow, Pediatric Hematology / Oncology
Overcoming Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Chemoresistance Induced by the Meninges
Research Sponsor: Peter Gordon, MD, PhD