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Tuesday, May 01, 2018

UTMB DIG Members Present at National Student Research Forum 2018


This past April 26th and 27th, several DIG members attended the annual NSRF meeting in Galveston, Texas. UTMB DIG Members Michael Ryan (MS2) and Keith Wagner (MS3) won the awards for the best dermatology oral and poster presentation respectively. Priscilla Ly (MS3) won the award for best oral presentation in microbiology and immunology. Keith Wagner also won the NSRF Oslerian Award for Translational Research.


Best Dermatology Oral Presentation:

1420    Michael Ryan  
University of Texas Medical Branch          
Dermatologic Depictions in Animated Movies      
(Oral Session A)



Best Dermatology Poster Presentation:

1580    Keith Wagner  
University of Texas Medical Branch          
SkinHoax.com: A New Public Resource to Address Online Dermatologic Hoaxes      
(Poster Session B)



Best Immunology and Microbiology Oral Presentation:

1436    Priscilla Ly       
University of Texas Medical Branch          
Intestinal Myiasis caused by Sarcophaga sp. in Peru: A Case Report and Review of the Literature    
Oral Session B



There were many students presenting their research at the conference including


1472    Matthew LaCour         
University of Texas Medical Branch          
A Case of Erosive Pustular Dermatosis of the Scalp in a Pediatric Patient   
(Oral Session E)



1552    Ryan Lawrence
University of Texas Medical Branch
Non-testicular Scrotal Mass in Borderline Lepromatous Patient    
(Poster Session A)

1570    Ryan Lawrence
University of Texas Medical Branch          
The Effects of Interferon Regulatory Factor Gene Knockouts in Murine Macrophages Infected With Zika Virus               
(Poster Session A)



1429    Priscilla Ly       
University of Texas Medical Branch          
Rhabdomyolysis Attributed to Terbinafine: A Rare Occurrence that can be Mistaken for Terbinafine Induced Hepatotoxicity  
(Poster Session A)

1454    Priscilla Ly       
University of Texas Medical Branch          
A Rare Case of Multicentric Reticulohistiocytosis   
(Oral Session A)



1523    Tyler Marion   
University of Texas Medical Branch          
Dermatologic Features in Good Film Characters Who Turn Evil: The Transformation            
(Poster Session A)




1532    Caitlin Pekowski
University of Texas Medical Branch
Lupus Erythematosus Panniculitis Presenting to Wound Care Clinic as Upper Arm Ulceration            
(Poster Session A)

1533    Caitlin Pekowski
University of Texas Medical Branch          
Clinically Amyopathic Dermatomyositis with Associated Invasive Malignancy         
(Poster Session A)