Cooper Research Institute Announces: Fifth Annual Camden Scholars’ Forum Poster Contest Winners

This year we had nearly 120 applications and more than 100 posters in the contest. Congratulations to the winners of the Fifth Annual Camden Scholars’ Forum Poster Contest!

Clinical Research

1st           Kali Staman, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Does the LACE+ Readmission Index Perform Better Than the Charlson Comorbidity Index to Predict Hospital Readmission in Patients Admitted with Sepsis?
Also: Top Medical Student Score

2nd          Deviney Rattigan, MD, Surgery
Use of ShotspotterTM Detection Technology Decreases Transport Time for Patients Sustaining Gunshot Wounds

3rd          Stephanie Borinsky, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Overweight/Obesity, Body Size Dissatisfaction, and Resilience in Adolescents

Basic Research

1st           Andrew Zheng, MD, Surgery
Epigenetic Drugs Significantly Increase Paclitaxel Effect on Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells While Preserving Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Viability
Also: Top Overall Score, Top Resident Score

2nd          Andrew Morgan, MD, Surgery
The Effect of Using Cellular Tracers on the Healing Ability and Viability of Adipose Derived Stem Cells: an In-Vitro Study Using GFP and BrdU

Case Study Research

1st           Dilruba Khanam, DO, Pediatrics
Complexity in the Diagnosis of Myosin Heavy Chain 9-Related Platelet Disorder in a Pediatric Patient with Asymptomatic Thrombocytopenia

2nd          Justin Baptist, MD, Medicine
Successful Suppression of Refractory Hepatitis B Viremia in an HIV Co-Infected Patient with End-Stage Renal Disease Using Tenofovir Alafenamide Fumarate
Also: Top Fellow Score

Medical Student Research

1st           Kali Staman, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Does the LACE+ Readmission Index Perform Better Than the Charlson Comorbidity Index to Predict Hospital Readmission in Patients Admitted with Sepsis?
Also: Top Clinical Research Score

2nd          Stephanie Borinsky, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Overweight/Obesity, Body Size Dissatisfaction, and Resilience in Adolescents

3rd          Colin Sperling, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Evaluation of Escherichia coli Resistance to Fluoroquinolones in Men Undergoing Prostate Procedures: It’s Time to Change Preoperative Prophylaxis
Also: Top Performance Improvement Project Score

Performance Improvement

1st           Colin Sperling, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Evaluation of Escherichia coli Resistance to Fluoroquinolones in Men Undergoing Prostate Procedures: It’s Time to Change Preoperative Prophylaxis

2nd          Jonathan Rost, MD, Anesthesiology
Effect of an Educational Intervention on Anesthesia Providers’ Knowledge of Lactation Pharmacology of Anesthetic and Analgesic Therapeutics in the Perianesthetic Period

Nursing Research

1st          Deepinder Kaur, RN, Nursing-Patient Services
Does sepsis related organ failure and associated interventions at the initial hospitalization increase sepsis survivors’ risk for readmission?

Allied Health/Technical Research

1st          Sidra Kazmi, PharmD Candidate, University of the Sciences
Increase in Serum Creatinine Following the Initiation of Cobicistat- or Dolutegravir-containing     Antiretroviral Regimens