Research Day Programs
2020: 34th Annual Research Day – Cancelled due to Covid-19
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 | East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU | 10:00AM to 4:00 PM
Schedule of Events
- Refreshments & Poster Viewing – 9:30am
- Oral Presentations – 10:000am to 11am
- Keynote Address – 11am to Noon
- Lunch & Poster Session – Noon to 1:45pm
- Oral Presentations – 1:45pm to 3:45pm
- Awards – 3:45pm
Keynote Speaker
Marc A. Judson, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Department of Medicine
Albany Medical Center
Keynote Address:
“How to Succeed in Clinical Research in the 21st Century”
2019: 33rd Annual Research Day
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 | East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU | 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Schedule of Events
- Refreshments & Poster Viewing – 9am
- Oral Presentations – 9:30am to 11am
- Keynote Address – 11am to Noon
- Lunch & Poster Session – Noon to 1:45pm
- Oral Presentations – 1:45pm to 4:00pm
- Awards – 4:00pm
Keynote Speaker
Mark Stacy, MD
Professor of Medicine
Dean, Brody School of Medicine
Vice Chancellor, Division of Health Sciences
Professor of Medicine
Dean, Brody School of Medicine
Vice Chancellor, Division of Health Sciences
Keynote Address
“Translating Patient Observations into Clinical Interventions”
Award Categories
- W. James Metzger, Jr MD Junior Faculty Award- Nitika Sharma, MD, Hematology/Oncology
- Trainee Oral Presentation Award -Basic Research – Mona Marie, Hematology/Oncology
- Trainee Oral Presentation Award – Clinical Research – Melissa Y.Y. Moey, MD, MSC
- Trainee Research Poster Award – Basic Research – Nicole Neequaye, Pulmonary & Critical Care
- Trainee Research Poster Award – Clinical Research – Stephanie Ortiz Page, DO Endocrinology
- Trainee Vignette Poster Award – Hafiz Sarwar, MD- Pulmonary & Critical Care
2018: 32nd Annual Research Day
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 | East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU | 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Schedule of Events
- Refreshments & Poster Viewing – 9am
- Oral Presentations – 9:30am to 11am
- Keynote Address – 11am to Noon
- Lunch & Poster Session – Noon to 1:45pm
- Oral Presentations – 1:45pm to 3:45pm
- Awards – 3:45pm
Keynote Speaker
Lynn M. Schnapp, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy & Sleep Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Keynote Address
“It’s all about the Extracellular Environment!”
Award Categories for 2018
- W. James Metzger, Jr MD Junior Faculty Award – Li Yang, PhD
- Trainee Oral Presentation Award -Basic Research – Christine Psaltis, PhD, Candidate
- Trainee Oral Presentation Award – Clinical Research – Aparna Hedge, MD, Fellow
- Trainee Research Poster Award – Basic Research – Victoria Sanderford, Masters Candidate
- Trainee Research Poster Award – Clinical Research – Noopur Doshi, Medical Student
- Trainee Vignette Poster Award – Ahmed Hamed, MD, Resident
2017: 31st Annual Research Day
Thursday, March 30, 2017 | East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU | 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Schedule of Events
- Refreshments & Poster Viewing – 9am
- Oral Presentations – 9:30am to 11am
- Keynote Address – 11am to Noon
- Lunch & Poster Session – Noon to 1:45pm
- Oral Presentations – 1:45pm to 3:45pm
- Awards – 3:45pm
Keynote Speaker
Barbara D. Alexander, MD, MHS
Director, Transplant Infectious Diseases Service
Head, Clinical Mycology Laboratory
Director, Medical Microbiology and Transplant ID Fellowship Programs
Professor of Medicine and Pathology
Duke University, Durham, NC
Keynote Address
“The Clinical Mycology Laboratory: Guiding Therapeutic Choices”
2016: 30th Annual Research Day
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 | East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU | 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Schedule of Events
- Refreshments & Poster Viewing- 9am
- Oral Presentations – 9:30am to 11am
- Keynote Address – 11am to Noon
- Lunch & Poster Session – Noon to 1:45pm
- Oral Presentations – 1:45pm to 3:45pm
- Award Presentations – 3:45pm
Keynote Speaker
Manoocher Soleimani, MD
James F. Heady Professor of Medicine
Associate Chair for Research
Department of Medicine
University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine
James F. Heady Professor of Medicine
Associate Chair for Research
Department of Medicine
University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine
Keynote Address
“Novel Diuretic Regimes: From Gene to Mouse to Human”
Award Categories
- W. James Metzger, Jr MD Junior Faculty Award – Geoffrey Stroud, PharmD, Leo Jenkins Caner Center
- Trainee Oral Presentation Award – Basic Research – Edward Sanderlin, PhD, Candidate, Hematology/Oncology
- Trainee Oral Presentation Award – Clinical Research – Basem Mishriky, MD, Resident
- Trainee Research Poster Award – Basic Research – Matthew McPeek, PhD, Candidate, Pulmonary/Critical Care
- Trainee Research Poster Award – Clinical Research – Nicole Lawing, MS, Medical Student (MS2)
- Clinical Vignette – Beatriz Ramirez, MD, Fellow in Endocrinology
2015: 29th Annual Research Day
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 | East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU | 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Keynote Speaker
Jerry R. Mendell, MD
Curran-Peters Chair in Pediatric Research
Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology
Director of Gene Therapy Center
Director of Paul D. Wellstone Center
Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University
Curran-Peters Chair in Pediatric Research
Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology
Director of Gene Therapy Center
Director of Paul D. Wellstone Center
Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University
Keynote Address
“Evolving Molecular Therapy for Neuromuscular Disease”
Award Categories
- W. James Metzger, Jr MD Junior Faculty Award – Hsaio Lai, MD, Associate Professor-Internal Medicine & Pediatrics Nephrology and Hypertension
- Trainee Oral Presentation Award – Basic Research – Matthew McPeek, MS PhD Candidate – Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
- Trainee Oral Presentation Award – Clinical Research – Kaushal Shah, MC, Fellow – Infectious Diseases and Critical Care Medicine
- Trainee Research Poster Award – Basic Research – Edward Sanderlin, PhD, Candidate – Hematology and Oncology
- Trainee Research Poster Award – Clinical Research – Ahmed Abubaker, MD, Fellow- Infectious Diseases
- Clinical Vignette – George Sangah, MD, Resident-Internal Medicine
2014: 28th Annual Research Day
Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 | East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU | 8:20AM to 3:30 PM
Keynote Speaker
Vishva M. Dixit, MD
Vice President of Research
Genentech, Inc.
Dr Dixit is currently heading up the newly formed Department of Physiological Chemistry at Genentech. His work is devoted to understanding the biochemistry of components in signaling pathways that are altered in disease states. Some areas of interest include apoptotic and NF-kB signaling pathways.
Keynote Address
“Signaling Lessons from Death Receptors: The Inflammasome and Beyond”
Award Categories
- W. James Metzger, Jr MD Junior Faculty Award – Mark Bowling, MD, Associate Professor, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
- Trainee Oral Presentation Award – Amanda Whited, PhD, Post-Doctoral Scholar, Psychology and Cardiovascular Science
- Trainee Research Poster Award (Basic Research) – Joshua Corbin, Master’s Student, Hematology/Oncology
- Trainee Research Poster Award (Clinical Research) – Christopher Jones, MD, Resident, Internal Medicine
- Clinical Vignette – Maria Javaid, MD, Fellow, Endocrinology
2013: 27th Annual Research Day
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 | East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU
Keynote Speaker
Paul W Noble, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine
Director of the Women’s Guild Lung Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
Keynote Address
“Shades of Grey: Sorting out Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias”
Award Categories
- W. James Metzger, Jr MD Junior Faculty Award – Moahad Dar, MD, Assistant Professor, Endocrinology
- Trainee Oral Presentation Award – Ramzy Rimawy, MD, Fellow, Infectious Diseases
- Trainee Research Poster Award (Basic Research) – Janki Patel, Research Staff, Pulmonary and Critical Care
- Trainee Research Poster Award (Clinical Research) – Karen Parker, Nurse Specialist, Nephrology/Hypertension
- Clinical Vignette – Rasheel Chowdhary, MD, Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care
- Honorable Mention: Tin Nguyen, MD, Resident, Internal Medicine
- Honorable Mention: Nirav Jasani MD, Fellow, Nephrology/Hypertension
2012: 26th Annual Research Day
Award Categories
- W. James Metzger, Jr MD Junior Faculty Award – Maria Ruiz-Echevarria, PhD, Hematology/Oncology
- Trainee Oral Presentation Award – Kyle M. Staton, Student (MS3)
- Trainee Research Poster Award (Basic Research) – Ryan Overcash, PhD Student
- Trainee Research Poster Award (Clinical Research) – Hiren Mehta, MD, Fellow, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
- Clinical Vignette – Shae S. Anderson, Student
- Honorable Mention: Isham Huizar, MD, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
- Honorable Mention: Jigna Zatakia, DO, Resident
- Honorable Mention: Ramzy H Rimawi, MD, Fellow, Infectious Diseases
2011: 25th Annual Research Day
Award Categories
- W. James Metzger, Jr MD Junior Faculty Award – Sunil Sharma, MD, Pulmonary and Critical Care
- Trainee Oral Presentation Award – Manali Kamdar, MD, Fellow, Hematology/Oncology
- Trainee Research Poster Award – Reid Castellone, MS, Hematology/Oncology
- Clinical Vignette – Anjana Harnoor, MD, Fellow, Endocrinology
2010: 24th Annual Research Day
Award Categories
- W. James Metzger, Jr MD Junior Faculty Award – Sunil Sharma, MD, Pulmonary and Critical Care
- Trainee Oral Presentation Award – Reid Castellone, – graduate student, Hem/Onc
- Trainee Research Poster Award –
Ryan Overcash – graduate student, Biochemistry/HemOnc - Trainee Poster Vignette – Alexa Meara – fellow, Endocrinology
2009: 23rd Annual Research Day
Award Categories
- W. James Metzger, Jr MD Junior Faculty Award – Lee Yang, PhD – Hematology/Oncology
- Trainee Oral Presentation Award – Anna D Armstrong – PhD student
- Trainee Research Poster Award –
Maria Collins – MS student - Vignette Poster – Jong Park – Resident
- Honorable Mention: Gentiana Bakaj – Resident