1. Wenddy Sougey
   Testosterone deficiency contributes to chronic stress-induced cardiac dysfunction, senescence, oxidative stress and inflammation in a genetic mouse model of dilated cardiomyopathy
2. Drew Bolisay
   Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Clinical, Physiological, and Self-Reported Outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis
3. Lauren Gray
   Exploring the Association Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Fatigue, Quality of Life, and Mood Among People with Multiple Sclerosis
4. Melia Patrick
   The Feasibility, Challenges, and Facilitators of Implementing a Web-Based Behavioral Lifestyle Intervention to Improve Cancer-Related Fatigue and Quality of Life Among People with Cancer in Remission: A Mixed-Methods Study
5. Yue Jia
   LSD1 Inhibition Activates STING and Potentiates STING Agonist Therapy by Upregulating ZDHHC7-Mediated STING Palmitoylation in Breast Cancer
6. Suryansh
   MYELOID TLR4 SIGNALING DRIVES CYTOKINE-MEDIATED CD4+ T-CELL CYTOTOXICITY AND REDUCES PANCREATIC TUMOR BURDEN
7. Daisy Hernandez
   CFTR Dysfunction Primes ILC2 for Enhanced Alarmin Signaling in the Airway
8. Kayla Henry - Oral Presentation
9. Weijie Du
   What powers ciliary beating in human airway epithelia
10. Maithreyi Prakash
    Tuft-goblet cell axis in cystic fibrosis intestinal disease
11. Dilara Flor
    Upper Extremity Osteomyelitis: A Multicenter, Retrospective Cohort Analysis within-Depth Assessment of Patient-Centered Outcomes at Iowa Health Care
12. Allison Rux
    Myeloid Cell Tropism of JC Polyomavirus Drives Pathogenesis in Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
13. Blake Bernauer
    Cross-Lineage Suppression of JCPyV-Specific Immune Function in a Clinically Stratified PML Cohort
14. Allie Smith
    Investigating the role of histone methylation modifier, LSD1, on BRCA1-mutated TNBC tumorigenesis and therapy resistance
15. Lei Tong
    Central MANF Attenuates Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced Hemodynamic Responses and Sympathetic Outflow
16. Nicole Hristakos
    Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Availability in Rural America: Insights from a Statewide Analysis in Iowa, USA
17. Elizabeth Wagstaff
    Host-Viral Interactions Between Kidney and Glial Cells are Affected by Non-coding Control Region Rearrangements
18. Gokul Patil
    Hemostatic potential of adjunctive rFVIIa or anti-TFPI in factor V deficiency
19. Gabby Bierlein-De La Rosa
    Neuroendocrine Interactions Between GLP-1 and FGF21 in the Regulation of Alcohol-Related Behavior and Metabolism
20. Kyle Luo
    Diagnostic Accuracy of Single Spirometry
21. Connor Kirk
    Cyclin C Regulates Drp1‑Dependent Mitochondrial Fission in Response to Metabolic and Cardiac Stress
22. Prabuddha Sarkar
    Modulation of HLA-E Expression and Stability by JC Polyomavirus Infection
23. Rohini Roy
    Metabolic licensing in naive T cells
24. Lorena Tran
    Epigenetic inflammatory memory in airway basal cells amplifies viral RNA responses in vivo
25. Nicolas R. Johnston
    Enhanced glucagon receptor signaling supports pancreatic β-cell compensation in response to nutrient stress
26. Grace Fritz
    Characterizing the role of MUC5AC in airway mucociliary transport
27. Kimberly Dukes
    Barriers and Opportunities for Discharge Antibiotic Stewardship Processes Across Veterans Health Administration Facilities: A Qualitative Study
28. Hosung Bae
    Mapping Inter-organ Metabolic Flux via Integrated Arteriovenous Metabolomics and Isotope Tracing
29. Ayushi Sood - Oral Presentation
30. Austin Paden
    RIPK2 Kinase Activity Promotes Early Myeloid Cell Recruitment and Host Defense during Listeria monocytogenes Infection
31. Silma Subah Raisa
    Beyond the Heart: Artificial Intelligence-Enabled ECG for Detection and Clinical Utility of Hyperkalemia
32. Ian Holtz-Hazeltine
    Regulation of JCPyV Infection by Transcriptional Repressor Capicua (CIC)
33. Shreyashree Sarkar - Oral Presentation
34. Etinosa Osamudiamen
    PMEL- mediated regulation of Natural killer cell antitumor activity
35. Gagan Flora
    MCT4 Links Lactate Transport to Platelet Function and Thrombosis
36. Mikayla Stahl
    Successful Repeat Administration of Helper-Dependent Adenovirus Following Immunosuppression in Pig Airways
37. Mark Yorek - Oral Presentation
38. Mitchell Riley
    A mucin-5B variant associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis may prolong survival in the general population
39. Andrea Milenia Benavides
    The immunological impact of e-cigarettes on monocytes
40. Saurabh Saini
    Distinct roles of ROS and CD47 in radiation-induced Red Blood Cell injury and mortality
41. Jayashree Jena
    Brown adipocyte GDF15 regulates metabolic adaptation to cold stress via GFRAL-independent and sex-dependent mechanisms.
42. Atsushi Miyamoto
    Ubiquitin-specific protease 19 protects against cigarette smoke-induced lung injury and epithelial stress
43. Sadie Solomon
    The Effects of Areca Nut and Arecoline Exposure on Metabolism in Diabetes: A Community-Engaged Translational Research Study
44. Jackson W. Kilburg
    Defining β-cell surface protein modifications in response to proinflammatory cytokine signaling.
45. Grant Ozaki
    Patient Characteristics and Outcomes with Impella RP Flex Use in Cardiogenic Shock Related to Right Ventricular Failure (RVF): A Single-Center Analysis
46. Aparna Pathmanathan
    TRPV4-mediated AP-1/NFATC2 signaling axis drives squamous reprogramming of airway basal cells
47. Jasmyn Hoeger
    Characterization of Post-Transcriptional Regulatory Elements Controlling MED13L Reveals Mutation-Agnostic Therapeutic Strategies for MED13L Syndrome
48. Pooja Yadav
    Hydrogen peroxide regulates platelet activation and thrombosis through calcium-dependent mechanisms in aging
49. John McFadden
    Evaluation of Glutathione Peroxidase 1 inhibition in colon cancer
50. Mallory Wilson-Quay
    Characterizing the Clinical, Socioenvironmental, and Biological Features of Diabetic Foot Ulcers to Improve Point-of-Care Decision-Making
51. Amira Zaher
    Dissecting the Intersection Between Cytosolic Antioxidants and ER Redox Maintenance in β-cell Failure
52. AM Racila
    Frequency of Sexual Health History Documentation and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Screening in the Iowa City VA Health Care System
53. Kyle Current
    Sex and Ionizing Radiation Modulate Reactive Oxygen Species in Neonatal Rat Cardiac Myocytes
54. Jin-Young Yoon
    Mitochondrial ROS-Driven Late INa Promotes Ca2+ Overload and Triggered Arrhythmias in SIRT5 Loss-of-Function Mouse Hearts
55. Satya Murthy Tadinada
    Perinatal changes in energy metabolism of airway epithelia
56. Yadel Berhanu
    Role of Cilia Length in Regulating Airway Mucus Properties
57. Anna Hepfer
    Identification of Potential Tumor-Immune Modulators using Spatial Proteogenomic Profiling of Patient-Derived Tissues
58. Mike Shlossman
    CFTR functions as a negative regulator of calcium flux in human CD4⁺ T cells
59. Hunter Youngbear
    PMEL as a Driver of Tumor-Intrinsic Changes in Melanoma
60. Levi Rosenboom
    JC Polyomavirus Cell Specific Response to Inflammatory Cytokines
61. Lalit K. Gautam
    Akt Activity is a Critical Regulator of Airway Epithelial Cell Fate Decisions
62. Chris King
    Implications for CFTR Expression during Early Pancreatic Development
63. Heather Davila
    Rural-Urban Veteran Differences in Dementia Specialty Care Utilization
64. Kristen Walker
    Restructuring of Hospital Medicine Services to Facilitate an Early Discharge Initiative for Hospital Medicine
65. Shivangi Inamdar
    BLA-derived gastrin-releasing peptide promotes sensitized and generalized defensive behavior after intense aversive experience
66. Lauren Schultz
    Development of a Novel Bispecific Antibody for Enhanced Blood-Brain-Barrier Transport in SHIV-Infected Rhesus Macaques
67. Hanna Paton
    The strong acute Th1 response generated by Cd47-/- mice is not sufficient to mediate long-term protection against Leishmania major infection
68. Brett Wineinger
    CellSpy: A fully automated immunofluorescent image analysis tool.
69. Karle Kramer - Oral Presentation
70. Sahana Nagarajan
    Using Patient Cells and Tissues to Investigate VEGF Signaling in Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
71. Stephanie Carr
    A Therapeutic Strategy for Enhancing Target Gene Expression Through Blockade of microRNA Binding Sites
72. Mohana Sunkara and Alex Rouwenhorst
    Hypoxic basal stem cell expansion improves differentiation of human nasal airway epithelial cells in vitro.
73. Matieis Mayes
    LOSS OF ITGA6 ACTIVATES P38 MAPK SIGNALING TO DRIVE SQUAMOUS CONVERSION OF HUMAN AIRWAY BASAL CELLS
74. Ava Vaillant
    Validation of Repressive Post-Transcriptional Regulatory Elements to Determine Therapeutic Potential for Sodium Channelopathies
75. Matthew W. Holt
    In-Silico Analysis of High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer to Identify Novel Immune Modulators
76. Omar Rababh
    Elucidation of intercalated disc transcriptomes implicates an essential role for Adenomatous Polyposis Coli protein in RNA trafficking and cardiac viability
77. Nisha K Jha
    From microbiome remodeling to a defined metabolite cocktail for pressure-overload cardioprotection
78. Himanshu Jangid
    High-Throughput In Vitro CRISPR Guide Screening Using TIDE Analysis to Enable Efficient In Vivo Mouse Knockout Models
79. Rachel M. Reed
    Regulation of Airway Surface Liquid by the PGE2 Response in Secretory Cells and Ionocytes
80. Kathy Nguyen
    TREM-1 promotes allergic airway inflammation through cDC2-mediated TH2 priming during sensitization

Best Clinical Research Poster

• Kristin Walker – 1^st
  Restructuring of Hospital Medicine Services to Facilitate an Early Discharge Initiative for Hospital Medicine
• AM Racila – 2^nd
  Frequency of Sexual Health History Documentation and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Screening in the Iowa City VA Health Care System

Best Basic Science Poster

• Andrea Milenia Benavides – 1^st
  Chronic e-cigarette use in healthy young adults is associated with hyper-inflammatory monocyte function
• Stephanie Carr – 2^nd
  A Therapeutic Strategy for Enhancing Target Gene Expression Through Blockade of microRNA Binding Sites

Best Trainee Poster

• Jasmyn Hoeger – 1^st
  Characterization of Post-Transcriptional Regulatory Elements Controlling MED13L Reveals Mutation-Agnostic Therapeutic Strategies for MED13L Syndrome
• Kathy Nguyen – 2^nd
  TREM-1 promotes allergic airway inflammation through cDC2-mediated TH2 priming during sensitization

Best Poster by a Resident or Fellow

• Kyle Luo – 1^st
  Diagnostic Accuracy of Single Spirometry
• Nicole Hristakos – 2^nd
  Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Availability in Rural America: Insights from a Statewide Analysis in Iowa, USA

Directors’ Choice Award Recipients

• Toward Optimal Treatment of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN: Interim Results from a Dose Finding Randomized Trial)
  Mark Yorek, PhD, Professor, Division of endocrinology and Metabolism
• CFTR gene repair by AAV-mediated base editing in cystic fibrosis pig airway epithelia
  Karle Kramer, BA, Post-Bacc Research Intern, Division of Pulmonary Medicine (Pediatrics)
• Nox2-dependent neutrophil reprogramming promotes NETosis and venous thrombosis in colorectal cancer
  Shreyashree Sarkar, MS, Graduate Research Assistant, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation
• Brown Adipose Tissue-Derived Growth Differentiation Factor 15 Improves Survival Following Myocardial Infarction Through GFRAL-Independent Mechanisms
  Ayushi Sood, BS, Graduate Research Assistant, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
• vCdk8 and Cdk19 exhibit a synthetic rescue that maintains basal cardiac homeostasis in cardiomyocytes 
  Kayla Henry, BS, Graduate Research Assistant, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine