The PSTP had an enormous presence at the 2025 AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting in Chicago, IL. 8 of our students (ranging from MS1s to MS3s) presented their work. Great job, everyone!!
Sadhana Bom (MS1; Burroughs Wellcome Fund Travel Award)
Project: Sucralose enhances the regulatory T cell (Tregs) functions in vitro
Puja Dutta (Research Year)
Project: Characterizing Wnt Modulator SFRP4 Expression in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Roshani Jha (Research Year)
Project: Mitochondrial Adenine Nucleotide Translocase 1 (ANT1) Deficiency Accelerates Senescence and Airway Remodeling in Lung Aging
Sahana Krishna Kumaran (Research Year)
Project: Mitochondrial complex dysregulation and integrated stress response signaling are present in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Ryan McConnell (MS1)
Project: Characterization of peripheral circulating exosomes in mice following polytrauma
Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Travel Award
Kanako Mori (MS3)
Project: Understanding the mechanisms of resistance to ER inhibitors via ESR1 fusion proteins in ER+ breast cancer
Liva Pfuhler (MS1)
Project: A novel translational assay to study the pathogenicity and mechanisms of hypomorphic TNFAIP3 variants
Carina Sclafani (Research Year)
Project: TOPBP1-ATR Signaling is Essential for Rapid T Cell Proliferation