Discover USC grows in attendance and impact yearly. This year we are so excited to boast over 2,750 attendees and a variety of outstanding presentation award winners. Thanks to the participation and efforts of every volunteer, reviewer, mentor and visitor, the event generated awareness of the excellent research scholarship happening at USC and celebrated the hard work of undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral and medical scholars from across the entire USC system.
Undergraduate Student Awards
There were 102 reviewed poster presentation sections for undergraduate student presenters at Discover USC 2024. Download the Undergraduate awardees list (pdf) to view the award recipients from all these competitive groups. Congratulations to all 2024 undergraduate awardees.
Graduate Student Awards
For graduate students, there were 26 poster sections at Discover USC 2024. Congratulations to all 2024 graduate student award recipients.
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| Poster Session | Winner |
| A | Jessica Gonzalez, Executive Healthcare Leadership |
| B | Vedant Khandelwal, Computer Science |
| C | Bailey Heath, Mathematics |
| D | Ademar Fernandez, Geological Sciences |
| E | Alannah DiCintio, Biologicial Sciences |
| F | Nana Ama Boateng, Psychology |
| G | David Wolfer, Nurse Anesthesia |
| H | Anna Chupak, Health Promotion, Education and Behavior |
| I | John Gilliam, Exercise Science |
| J | Courtney Wright, Biomedical Science |
| K | Tianchu Lyu, Health Services Policy and Management |
| L | Charlita Earle, Teaching and Learning |
| M | David Horovitz, Biomedical Science |
| N | Jacob Watson, Psychology |
| O | Chathurangi Shyalika, Computer Science |
| P | Nathalia Cocenza, History |
| Q | Amy Ballou, Nursing Science |
| R | Raymond Bogdon, Biomedical Science |
| S | Ashley Cobb, Music Education |
| T | Carly Vincent, Biomedical Science |
| U | Dakshu Jindal, Health Services Policy and Management |
| V | Emily Mason, Genetic Counseling |
| W | Kareem Chambers, Biologicial Sciences |
| X | Mohammad El Loubani, Mechanical Engineering |
| Y | Xuanxuan Zhu, Epidemiology |
| Z | Nolan Foreman, Biomedical Engineering |
Medical Scholar Awards
There were 13 awards given to medical scholar presentations at Discover USC 2024. Congratulations to all 2024 medical scholar award recipients.
Basic Medical Sciences |
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| First Place | Haakim Waraich, Medical Student, USC School of Medicine Columbia Sex Dependent Differences in Cholinergic Signaling and Amygdalar Anatomy in a Mouse Model of Fragile X Syndrome |
| Second Place | Sergei Alexeev, Medical Student, USC School of Medicine Columbia Reduction in contact forces and muscle activity with reduced weight running on the anti-gravity treadmill |
| Third Place | Olivia Gary, Medical Student, USC School of Medicine Columbia Ang II induces phenotypic changes in vascular smooth muscle cells through elevated levels of O-GlcNAc |
Case Reports/Small Series/Learning Innovation |
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| First Place | Sarah Hall, Medical Student, USC School of Medicine Columbia Chase Gauthier, Research Fellow - Orthopedic Surgery, USC Effective Treatment of Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy with Zadek Osteotomy, Independent of X/Y Ratio |
| Second Place (tied) | Kendall Stalls, Medical Student, USC School of Medicine Columbia Enhancing Medical Education Through Clinical Skills Simulation Events Mattie Kennedy, Medical Student, USC School of Medicine Columbia Lithium-induced hypercalcemia after discontinuation of lithium therapy: A case report |
Populations Outcomes/Quality |
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| First Place | Milap Patel, MD, Pediatrics Resident, Prisma Health–Midlands Consistency is key: Improving clinical documentation for developmental delay during the 6-months-old to 36-months-old well-child check visits |
| Second Place (tied) | Ryan Richardson, MD, Family Medicine (Columbia) Resident, Prisma Health–Midlands Impact of Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) on Hypertension Control in a Family Medicine Residency Clinic Muhammad Sohab Arif, MD, MPH, General Surgery Resident, Prisma Health–Midlands Role of Cholecystectomy in patients admitted with acute gallstone pancreatitis with concurrent cholangitis, a Nationwide Cohort Study |
Therapeutic Effectiveness/Efficiency |
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| First Place | Brianna Beldon, PharmD, Pharmacy Resident, Prisma Health–Midlands CharLeigh Steverson, Pharmacy Student, USC College of Pharmacy Predictive Value of MRSA Nasal PCRs in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Children |
| Second Place | Jake Crocker, PharmD, Pharmacy Resident, Prisma Health–Midlands Real-World Effectiveness of Dalbavancin for Invasive Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections |
| Third Place (tied) | Abbie Blunier, PharmD, Pharmacy Resident, Prisma Health–Midlands Therapeutic Drug Monitoring-Guided Linezolid Dosing for Management of Serious Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Requiring an Extended Duration Christopher Rogers, PharmD, Pharmacy Resident, Prisma Health–Midlands Assessment of a Hepatitis C Treatment Program in a Family Medicine Resident Clinic |
Postdoctoral Scholar Awards
For postdocs, there were two poster presentation competition sections at Discover USC 2024. Congratulations to all 2024 postdoctoral scholar award recipients.
Poster Presentation Award Winners |
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| Postdoctoral Scholars Morning Poster Session | |
| First Place | Christian Unger Estrogen and its Receptor in Male Liver Glucose Metabolism: A Balancing Act in Diet-Induced Obesity Mentor: Angela Murphy |
| Second Place | Rohan Gupta Integrative Bioinformatic Analysis of Diagnostic and therapeutic Markers of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders and Associated Comorbidities Mentor: Mitzi Nagarkatti |
| Postdoctoral Scholars Afternoon Poster Session | |
| First Place | Taylor Carter Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Attenuates Macrophage Differentiation through Downregulation of Intra-Cellular Reactive Oxygen Species Mentor: Mitzi Nagarkatti |
| Second Place | Junlin Ou GPU-Enabled Path Planning based on Global Evolutionary Dynamic Programming and Local Genetic Algorithm Optimization Mentor: Yi Wang |
26 April 2024