2020 Winners: 8th Annual San Antonio Postdoctoral Research Forum
Keynote Speaker
Jamboor Vishwanatha, PhD
Vice President & Regents Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Genetics
Center for Diversity & International Programs
Director of the Texas Center for Health Disparities
University of North Texas Health Science Center
"Importance of Mentorship and Networking in Developing the Biomedical Research Workforce"
UT Health San Antonio
Yilun Deng, PhD
Mentor: Tyler Curiel, MD
Department: Medicine – Heme/Onc
1st place: Cd122-Selective Il-2 Complexes Treat Ovarian Carcinomas, Induce Treg Fragility And Promote T Cell Stem Cells
Sakie Katsumura, PhD
Mentor: Masahiro Morita, PhD
Department: Molecular Medicine
2nd place: A Groundbreaking Deadenylase Inhibitor Improves Metabolic Syndrome Through Enhancing Energy Expenditure
Anna Woloszyk, PhD
Mentor: Vaida Glatt, PhD
Department: Orthopaedics
3rd place: Biological Differences At The Early Stage Of Bone Healing Between Fractures And Large Bone Defects
University of Texas at San Antonio
Martin Gallegos, PhD
Mentor: James H. Bray, PhD
Department: Psychology
1st place: Intergenerational Intimacy And Individuation, Covid-19 Stresses And Relationships, Substance Use, Happiness, And Life Satisfaction
Nicolas Muzzio, PhD
Mentor: Gabriela Romero Uribe, PhD
Department: Biomedical Engineering & Chemical Engineering
2nd place: Nvestigation On The Molecular And Biomechanical Interactions Of Pentagalloyl Glucose On Mouse C2c12 Myoblast Cells
Brian Brigham, PhD
Mentor: Elizabeth S. Sooby, PhD
Department: Physics and Astronomy
3rd place: Investigation Of Oxidation Rates And Volatile Byproducts Of Graphite Matrix Material Under Accident Conditions For 4th Generation Nuclear Reactors
United States Army Institute of Surgical Research
Preeti Muire, PhD
Mentor: Joseph C Wenke, PhD
Department: Orthopaedic Trauma Research Department
1st place: Hmgb-1: A Mediator Of Spatial T Lymphocyte Depletion And Delayed Fracture Healing In A Polytrauma Rat Model
Marc Thompson, PhD
Mentor: Robert J. Christy, PhD
Department: Burn and Soft Tissue Research Division
2nd place: Antibiotic Loading And Release In Acid-Precipitated Keratin Proteins To Treat Topical Burn nfections
Mia Mae Kiamco, PhD
Mentor: Kai P. Leung, PhD
Department: Dental and Craniomaxillofacial Trauma Research Department
3rd place: Combination Of Mafenide Acetate And Polyhexanide Through Co-Axial Electrospinning As A Drug Delivery Platform For Combating Multi-Specie Infections
Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Jesus Silvas, PhD
Mentor: Luis Martinez-Sobrido, PhD
Department: Disease Intervention
1st place: Modulation Of Membrane Dynamics For Viral Replication By Ebola Virus Nucleoprotein
Xue Li, PhD
Mentor: Timothy J.C. Anderson, PhD
Department: Genetics
2nd place: Bulk Segregant Approaches To Nutritional Genomics In Plasmodium Falciparum
Chengjin Ye, PhD
Mentor: Luis Martinez-Sobrido, PhD
Department: Disease Intervention
3rd place: Rescue Of Sars-Cov-2 From A Single Bacterial Artificial Chromosome
Naval Medical Research Unit – San Antonio
Steven Moffett, PhD
Mentor: Yoon Hwang, PhD
Department: Injury and Disease Department
1st place: Modulation Of Membrane Dynamics For Viral Replication By Ebola Virus Nucleoprotein
Holly May, PhD
Mentor: Yoon Hwang, PhD
Department: Injury and Disease Department
2nd place: Improving Envenomation Outcomes By Inhibiting Systemic Distribution Factors
Kristin Jones, PhD
Mentor: Luis Martinez and Cortes Williams
Department: Craniofacial Health and Restorative Medicine
3rd place: Physical, Chemical, And Biological Comparison Of Clinically Available Products For Their Use In Alveolar Ridge Preservation