Schedule

Research Day All DOM faculty and staff are welcome and encouraged to attend these events. The events showcase plenary and poster presentations to highlight the breadth and depth of current research being conducted by clinical residents, junior faculty, fellows, clinical fellows, residents, graduate students, and trainees in the Department. At the end of each event, awards are given to the highest rated poster presentations.

Research Day Poster Session A The outer track will be Poster Session A (the side of the concessions and doors to go outside) The posters will begin alphabetically in section 105 and continue through section 112.

Research Day Poster Session B The inner track will be the Poster Session B posters (the side of the wall and entrances to the seating areas of the facility) The posters will begin alphabetically in section 105 and continue through section 112.

Keynote Address by Dr. Anna Greka. Seating can be accessed through Campus View Club. Title: Membrane biology in health and disease: A physician-scientist’s journey Note: Lunch will be available at 11:30a in the Campus View Club where you can directly to the seating area.

Seating will be access through Campus View Club. Plenary Presentations A brief Q&A will occur at the end of each group. Group A: 1:15p - 2:00p 1:15 PM - 1:25 PM Psoas Muscle Index as a Predictor of All-Cause Mortality but Not 3-Point MACE in Patients Undergoing PCI: A Five-Year Cohort Study Steven Hopkins MD, Resident, General Internal Medicine 1:25PM - 1:35PM Genetic variation in the alternative complement pathway and risk for sepsis and bacteremia in the Veterans Affairs Million Veteran Program Kyle Inman, MD, Clinical Fellow, Pulmonary, Allergy Critical Care Medicine, and Sleep Medicine 1:35PM - 1:45PM Implementation of an early IV to PO Transition in Non-staphylococcal Bacteremia via Real-time Stewardship Intervention Tyler Tate, MD, Clinical Fellow, Infectious Disease 1:45PM - 1:55PM BBN withdrawal in mice reduces bladder tumor progression, mirroring smoking cessation in humans Gabrielle Kennelley, MD, Resident, General Internal Medicine Group B: 2:00p - 2:45p 2:00PM - 2:10PM The Focal Adhesion Kinases Regulate Central Energy Homeostasis Through Leptin Signaling Luca Galgano,PhD, Post-Doctoral Associate/Fellow, Endocrinology and Metabolism 2:10PM - 2:20 PM Biomarker trajectories of aging and Alzheimer’s disease in marmosets Lauren Bailey, PhD, Post-Doctoral Associate/Fellow, Aging Institute 2:20PM - 2:30PM Circadian desynchronization and metabolic stress disrupt mito-nuclear signaling to drive heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) Varun Mandi, BS, Medical Student, Cardiology 2:30PM - 2:40PM Rare TNFAIP3 hypomorphic variants are a massively underestimated driver of human autoinflammatory disease Danica Lee, BA, Graduate Student, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

Research Day 2025 Award Ceremony

PostDoc Career Session 3:30pm - 5:30pm All DOM postdocs are welcome and encouraged to attend this event. In addition to networking with your current peers, several former Department of Medicine (DOM) postdocs will be invited back to talk about their career paths, and to take part in career-based discussion panels with current DOM trainees. Sessions will include talks from former trainees who have transitioned to independent academic positions, along with postdocs who have moved into industry, government, and scientific writing/communication. The event will be followed by a social and networking reception. Guests include: Anastasia (Ana) Gorelova, PhD Senior Science Writing Manager, UPMC Media Relations Eileen Wong, PhD Health Program Analyst, RL Klein & Associates supporting Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Charly Lai, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep & Occupational Medicine Indiana University School of Medicine Chelsea Merkel, PhD Product Manager for Cell Line Engineering and Cell Line Products; Revvity Preclinical Services Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry, Eastern University Doctorate of Philosophy, Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Cell Biology

Resident/Clinical Fellows Session 3:30p - 3:50p Opening Remarks from from Department of Medicine Chair - Ann Marie Lennon, MD, PhD 4:00p - 4:45p To Fellowship and Beyond: What You Should be Asking During Your Fellowship Interview Research is an essential part of most academic fellowship training programs, and there is a lot to consider in the transition from fellowship to early career faculty that applicants do not always know to ask about. This session will be geared toward residents interested in pursuing a sub-specialty fellowship and staying in academic medicine. Panelists wil be asked to prepare a list of questions they think residents should be asking during fellowship interviews, specifically related to career pathways after fellowship, funding mechanisms for supporting early-career faculty before they secure independent funding, faculty/professional development resources, etc. Panel Members Include: Stephanie Maximous, MD, MS (PACCSM PD); Alex Viehman, MD (Infectious Disease PD); Natalie Stokes, MD, MPhil, MSc (Cardiology PD); Rachel Gordon, MD, PhD (Rheum); and Faraaz Shah, MD, MPH (PACCSM) 4:45p - 5:30p Mentorship Matters: Experiences and Lessons Learned Choosing the right makeup of your mentorship team - from mentors, sponsors, and coaches - can be difficult when time and exposures are limited. What questions should you be asking? Should you move on to a new mentor? On the other hand, what do mentors expect of mentees? What’s your “end of the bargain”? How can this relationship be synergistic? Panel Members Include: Tomeka Suber, MD, PhD (PACCSM); Annie Im, MD (Heme-Onc); Rene Claxton, MD, MS (Gen Med)

Networking Reception 5:30p - 7:30p Will include an opportunity to network and socialize with fellows, residents, postdoc, and faculty. Will include food, drinks, and a cash bar. The basline Club is located along the Main Concourse between Sections 118 and 112.