Dr. Sanjana Kapoor, assistant professor in the Division of Nephrology, co-authored a paper last month in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases titled “Best Practice Alerts in Electronic Medical Records to Improve Pneumococcal Vaccination in CKD.”
Category: Research
The Southern Regional Meeting (SRM) took place in New Orleans, Louisiana earlier this month. Congratulations to all faculty and trainees for their achievements!
Dr. Gailen Marshall receives Richard L. Summers Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Research Award
Dr. Gailen Marshall, Faser Triplett Sr. MD Chair in Allergy and Immunology and Interim Division Director or Rheumatology, recently was a recipient of the Richard L. Summers Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Research Award.
Recap: ACP Abstract Day
The Department of Medicine and American College of Physicians hosted 2022 ACP Abstract Day on October 27th. The day included 111 posters and 6 oral presentations delivered by students, residents, and fellows from UMMC and statewide.
2022 Excellence in Research Awardees
Congratulations to the five Department of Medicine faculty who received 2022 UMMC Excellence in Research Awards!
Dr. Zerelda Esquer Garrigos, assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, co-authored a Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association published August 31, 2022 in Circulation regarding Management of Infective Endocarditis (IE) in people who inject drugs.
Congratulations to all the residents, fellows, and faculty who received awards this year and best of luck to all graduating and moving on either in their training or into practice!
Congratulations to Dr. Licy Yanes Cardozo on celebrating 20 years at UMMC! Dr. Cardozo is a physician-scientist in both the Departments of Medicine and Molecular and Cell Biology and serves as the Director of Resident Research for the Internal Medicine Residency Program.
Department of Medicine Scholarship Day Recap
The Department of Medicine Scholarship Day was held on April 19, 2022 in the Student Union. Congratulations to all presenters and to the winners in the abstract competition!
Dr. Sarah Glover secures R01 grant to study immune responses to COVID-19
Dr. Sarah Glover, Professor and Division Director of Digestive Diseases, has been awarded a National Institutes of Health Research Project (R01) Grant to study the innate and adaptive immune responses of the nasal and gingival epithelium in SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination.
Recognizing medical student research mentors – Dr. Pegah Hosseini-Carroll and Dr. Michael McMullan
Drs. Pegah Hosseini-Carroll and Michael McMullan are both serving as Medical Student Research Program mentors. They both began as summer research mentors to rising M2 medical students, but have each taken on the responsibility of mentoring an M2 student on a biomedical research project through the remainder of their medical school career.
Congratulations to the many trainees and faculty who presented or presided at the Southern Regional Meeting and Southern Society of General Internal Medicine meetings last month in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Progress Notes 