John A. Burns School of Medicine
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2021 Poster Directory and Abstracts

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003
TIME FROM END OF SURGERY TO DISCHARGE FOLLOWING TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY: IMPLICATIONS FOR SAME DAY DISCHARGE
Ong, Vera BS - Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
004
MACHINE LEARNING AND METABOLOMICS: DIAGNOSIS OF MALIGNANT BREAST CANCER
Winnicki, Andrew - Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, UH Manoa (INBRE)
 
007
IMPAIRED STANDING BALANCE PREDICTS 29-YEAR MORTALITY IN OLDER JAPANESE-AMERICAN MEN: THE KUAKINI HONOLULU HEART PROGRAM.
Hasebe, Kohei MD - Geriatrics Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
009
ARE GAUCHER DISEASE PATIENTS AT INCREASED RISK FOR ACQUIRING TOXOPLASMOSIS?
Kam, Catherine - Tropical Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
010
FEASIBILITY OF OUTPATIENT DISCHARGE IN SINGLE-STAGE BILATERAL UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY
Sakka, Brandan BS - Department of Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
011
FAVORABLE OUTCOMES OF POSTERIOR CRUCIATE-STABILIZED IMPLANTS OVER ULTRACONGRUENT IMPLANTS IN TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY
Obana, Kyle BA - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
012
PRIMARY TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS AND POROUS TANTALUM CONES FOR FAILED UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY
Obana, Kyle BA - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
013
THE INFLUENCE OF PATELLAR EROSION ON KNEE RANGE OF MOTION FOLLOWING UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY
Singh, Dylan BS - Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
015
RADIOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT OF TWO SHORT FEMORAL STEMS USED DURING TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY VIA DIRECT ANTERIOR APPROACH
Zhang, Ruixue - JABSOM, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
019
THE SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH FOR CLIENTS IN A PRIMARY CARE SETTING
Hasan, Faris - UHP Family Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
022
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A COLORECTAL OPERATIVE SEVERITY SCORE: AN INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR OF POSTOPERATIVE OUTCOMES
Mostales, Joshua BS - Department of Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
024
SEVERE HYPOTHYROIDISM IN A HYPOMANIC PATIENT WITH SEPSIS: A CASE REPORT
Buffenstein, Ilana - Psychiatry & Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
025
LONELINESS AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND 8-YEAR INCIDENT DEMENTIA: THE KUAKINI HONOLULU-ASIA AGING STUDY.
Harada, Holly BS, BA - Department of Geriatric Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
026
PATIENTS' COMPLIANCE WITH QUARANTINE AND ISOLATION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POTENTIAL SYMPTOMS OR EXPOSURE TO COVID-19
Roh, Yoonhwan MD - UH Family Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
027
EMBRYOLOGICAL INSTRUCTIONAL CORRELATIONS USING XR VISUALIZATIONS OF DICEPHALIC PARAPAGUS CONJOINED TWINS CURATED BY DR. JACOB HENLE WHILE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG (1844-1852)
Mikami, Brandi - Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Physiology, UH Manoa (INBRE)
 
028
PEDIATRIC BRONCHIOLITIS ADMISSIONS: WHAT OPPORTUNITIES EXIST TO SAFELY AND COST-EFFECTIVELY IMPROVE PATIENT CARE?
Kurashima, Courtney - School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Chaminade University
 
029
FEASIBILITY OF SAME DAY DISCHARGE IN ELDERLY PATIENTS FOLLOWING UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY (UKA)
Maka, Piueti BA - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
032
A COMPARISON BETWEEN UNILATERAL UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY (UKA) AND TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY (TKA) PATIENT AND CLINICAL REPORTED OUTCOMES
Mau, Makoa BS - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
034
SAFETY OF SINGLE-STAGE BILATERAL DIRECT ANTERIOR TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY IN PATIENTS 70 YEARS AND OLDER
Mostales, Joshua BS - Department of Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
035
OXFORD UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY LEARNING CURVE FOR THE EXPERIENCED SURGEON
Morikawa, Landon MA - Orthopedic Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
036
A FLY ON THE WALL TO THE HAWAIIAN DROSOPHILA GUT MICROBIOME INTERACTIONS
Faletoi, Chenoa - Data Science, Analytics and Visualization, Chaminade University
 
037
SINGLE-RACE POPULATION ESTIMATION AND COMPARISON IN HAWAI'I, BASED ON DECENNIAL CENSUS DATA USING A STEPWISE PROPORTIONAL WEIGHTING ALGORITHM
Matsunaga, Masako Ph.D. - Quantitative Health Sciences, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
038
CELL FREE FETAL DNA (CFFDNA) FROM HUMAN AMNION EPITHELIAL CELLS INCREASE INFLAMMATORY LOAD IN HUMAN FETAL MEMBRANE TISSUE
Saito Reis, Chelsea Ph.D. - School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Chaminade University
 
040
SUBSTANCE USE AND COVID-19
Cape, Micaiah - Dept. of Psychiatry, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
041
OBESITY AND CUP PLACEMENT ACCURACY IN DAA THA USING FOUR DIFFERENT IMAGE GUIDANCE SYSTEMS
Luu, Kayti - JABSOM, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
042
IMPLEMENTING SAME-DAY LARC INSERTIONS IN A FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Kobayashi, Liana DO, MPH - University of Hawaii Family Medicine Residency Program, UH Family Medicine Residency Program
 
046
FEASIBILITY OF OUTPATIENT DISCHARGE FOLLOWING SINGLE-STAGE BILATERAL TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY
Matsumoto, Maya - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
047
COMPARISON OF EARLY FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES IN UNILATERAL AND SIMULTANEOUS BILATERAL TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY PATIENTS OVER 70
Ishii, Megan BA - Straub Bone and Joint Research & Innovation Division, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
049
COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY REVISION VIA DIRECT ANTERIOR APPROACH
Aldan, Richard BS - Department of Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
053
THE BENEFITS OF PERCUTANEOUS CALCIFIC LAVAGE IN PATIENTS WITH SHOULDER PAIN
Hirata, Trevor - Straub Orthopedics, UH Manoa
 
055
STRIVING FOR PERFECTION THROUGH CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: LESSONS LEARNED AT THE HAWAII PACIFIC HEALTH COVID-19 VACCINE SITE IN PIER 2
Lim, Matthew Allen MD, MPH - Pediatrics, University of Hawaii Pediatric Residency Program
 
056
PERONEUS LONGUS TENDON ALLOGRAFT FOR HIP LABRUM RECONSTRUCTION
Morikawa, Landon MA - Orthopedic Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
057
FEASIBILITY OF ACHIEVING OUTPATIENT DISCHARGE FOLLOWING TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY FOR PATIENTS ABOVE 70 YEARS OLD
Adachi, Riley - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
058
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE BEHAVIORAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS OF DEMENTIA: EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
Takasato, Lauren BS - Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
060
SELENOI IS REQUIRED FOR METABOLIC REPROGRAMMING DURING TH17 DIFFERENTIATION AND ACTIVATION
Ma, Chi PhD - Cell Molecular and Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
063
INVESTIGATING THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE GUT MICROBIOME AND INFLAMMATION DURING PREGNANCY IN A MULTIETHNIC COHORT
Rubas, Noelle - Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
064
FACTORS OF PATIENT SATISFACTION AFTER UNILATERAL AND BILATERAL TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY
Fujiwara, Mikayla - Hawaii Pacific Health: Orthopedics, Hawaii Pacific Health
 
065
TIME REQUIRED FOR SAME DAY DISCHARGE FOLLOWING UNILATERAL UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY
Shiinoki, Aaron - Department of Surgery, Loyola Marymount University
 
066
IMPROVED HIP SYMMETRY WITH AN ADJUSTABLE FLUOROSCOPIC GRID DURING TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY
DeJesus IV, James BS - Department of Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
067
ANESTHESIA CHOICE AND TRANSFUSION RISK IN TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY
Combs, Dylan BA - Medical Student, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
068
ISOLATED ACETABULAR CUP REVISION VIA THE DIRECT ANTERIOR APPROACH
Shirriff, Ashley BS - JABSOM, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
069
BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS FOLLOWING TOTAL JOINT ARTHROPLASTY IN WHITE, ASIAN, AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER POPULATIONS
DeJesus IV, James BS - Department of Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
070
INAPPROPRIATE LAUGHTER AND BEHAVIOURS: HOW, WHAT, AND WHY? CASE OF AN ADULT WITH UNDIAGNOSED GELASTIC SEIZURE WITH HYPOTHALAMIC HAMARTOMA
Baker, Nina MD - Family Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
071
THE INFLUENCE OF AN IN-PERSON OR TELEHEALTH PRE-OPERATIVE APPOINTMENT ON PATIENT OUTCOMES AND CLINICAL OPERATIONS
Abella, Maveric MD - Straub Orthopedic Surgery Department, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
072
ROLE OF THE EXOCYST IN GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER GLUT4 TRAFFICKING IN HEART MUSCLE
Luo, Emi Lin - Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry and Physiology, UH Manoa (INBRE)
 
073
DETERMINING GENOMIC DIFFERENCES AMONG THE VIRULENT PATHOGEN VIBRIO VULNIFICUS WITHIN THE ALA WAI CANAL
Eiser, Isabelle - Marine Science, Hawaii Pacific University (INBRE)
 
075
MANY FACES OF MONOCLONAL GAMMOPATHY OF RENAL SIGNIFICANCE IN HAWAII
Pimenova, Maria MD - Pathology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
077
RESTORATION OF HIP SYMMETRY FOLLOWING REVISION TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY THROUGH A DIRECT ANTERIOR APPROACH
Goo, Connor BS - Orthopedics, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
078
TARGETED THERAPIES: HITTING THE BULLSEYE ON THE WRONG TARGET!
Nichols, Tolson MD - Department of Pathology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
079
WHAT'S IN YOUR WATER?
Jacobsen, Oli MD - Department of Pathology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
080
DECREASING LENGTH OF STAY IN A HIGH VOLUME EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF A PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORKER MODEL
Kim, Kyung Moo BA - Department of Psychiatry, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
081
WHAT PROCEDURES ARE RURAL PHYSICIANS PERFORMING? A SURVEY OF PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS IN RURAL HAWAII
Cho, Eun Ah - John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
082
NEUROPROTECTIVE AMYLOID-Β CORE PEPTIDE REGULATES RELEASE OF IGF-1 AND BDNF FROM MICROGLIA
Han, Min Seok - Cell & Molecular Biology, UH Manoa (INBRE)
 
083
FEASIBILITY OF OUTPATIENT DISCHARGE FOLLOWING SIMULTANEOUS BILATERAL TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY
Bradley, Robert - Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences: Health and Exercise Science, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
084
SO YOU THINK YOU ARE FIT? RENAL INJURY IN CROSSFIT COMMUNITY
Placek, Alex MD - Pathology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
085
POSSIBLE REEMERGENCE OF MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS IN EAST MOLOKA`I
Agbayani, Tyler - Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
086
SEROPREVALENCE AND CONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION OF WEST NILE VIRUS AMONG FEMALE SEX WORKERS IN SENEGAL BETWEEN 1991 AND 1999
Morgan, Samantha - Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology, and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
088
CRISPR CAS-9 MEDIATED DELETION OF APERRANT KAPPA LIGHT CHAIN GENE SEGMENT FOR IMPROVED EFFICIENCY OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY SEQUENCING
Flynn, James - Microbiology, Kapiolani Community College (INBRE)
 
089
DOES CAMERA USE AFFECT LEARNING AND CAMARADERIE ON ZOOM? A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN A FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Murata, Kayla MD - UH Family Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
090
SUBSTANCE USE AMONG EMERGING ADULTS IN HAWAI'I - DATA ANALYSIS TRENDS WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR PREVENTION
Matsuoka, Cori - Psychiatry, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
091
CRISPR CAS-9 MEDIATED DELETION OF ABERRANT KAPPA LIGHT CHAIN GENE SEGMENT FOR IMPROVED EFFICIENCY OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY SEQUENCING
Suechting, Bryan - Math Science, Kapiolani Community College (INBRE)
 
093
PREVALENCE OF CONTRALATERAL OSTEOARTHRITIS IN UNILTERAL ARTHROPLASTY PATIENTS AND THE INFLUENCE OF ETHNICITY
Saito, Sean BS - Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
094
DISTANCE, INCOME, AND CHRONIC PAIN INFLUENCE THE USE OF TELEMEDICINE IN HAWAI'I DURING EARLY STAGES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Morden, Frances Tiffany BS - JABSOM, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
095
STRICT NO TOUCH SURGICAL TECHNIQUE REDUCES CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE AND BREAST IMPLANT INFECTION RATES
Singh, Dylan BS - Department of Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
096
ASSESSMENT OF SARS-COV-2 INFECTION IN 2D AND 3D HUMAN TESTIS CELL MODELS
Giannakopoulos, Stefanos PhD - CMB, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
097
INVESTIGATING ANTIVIRAL PATHWAYS INVOLVED IN RESTRICTING ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION OF SERTOLI CELLS
Lim, Jessica - Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology, and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine (INBRE)
 
098
EXOC3L2 ASSOCIATES WITH THE EXOCYST COMPLEX AND REGULATES AMYLOID-BETA IN NEURONS
Patwardhan, Geetika - Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
099
BIOLOGICAL FINGERPRINTS OF RAMAN-ENHANCED SPECTROSCOPY BETWEEN NORMAL AND ABNORMAL ANAL TISSUE FROM INDIVIDUALS INFECTED WITH HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
Nagata, Michelle - Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology, and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
100
TARGETED PIGGYBAC TRANSPOSITION USING GUIDE RNA IN HUMAN CELLS
Sato, Ryuei - DRB, UH Manoa
 
101
DNA METHYLATION DYNAMICS IN FETAL-NEONATAL SKELETAL MUSCLE INFLUENCED BY MYOSTATIN INHIBITION
Vu, Huong MS - Molecular Biosciences & Bioengineering, UH Manoa
 
102
SUPPORTING NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH WITH COMMUNITY-BASED SOCIAL AND BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
Kunihiro, Braden - Anatomy, Biochemistry & Physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine (INBRE)
 
103
TEACHING PRACTICAL SKILLS - PHARMACY STUDENTS NAVIGATE DRUG INSURANCE BENEFITS THROUGH HANDS-ON TRAINING
Sistoza, Maysyvelle - Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy
 
106
AGREEMENT AND PRECISION OF TOTAL BODY WATER MEASURES BY VARIOUS METHODS AND ITS IMPACT ON BODY COMPOSITION ESTIMATES
Cataldi, Devon - Kinesiology of Rehabilitation Science, UH Cancer Center
 
107
DID COVID-19 AFFECT PROMS FOLLOWING HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT?
Chan, Sean - John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
109
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOST COMMON ADULT HOSPITAL READMISSIONS IN HAWAII
Morrison, Breanna - Quantitative Health Sciences, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
110
MEDICOLEGAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING STEROID USE IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Young, Kurtis - John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
111
IDENTIFYING SOCIOECONOMIC, PSYCHIATRIC, AND BIOLOGICAL RISK FACTORS IN PSYCHOGENIC NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURES
Gorenflo, Rachel - John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
112
THE UNEXPECTED BENEFITS OF TELEMEDICINE USE FOR FAMILY CENTERED ROUNDS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Leibovitch, Emily BA - Pediatrics, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
113
SUCCESS AND SAFETY OF ACHIEVING OUTPATIENT STATUS FOLLOWING UNILATERAL TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY WITH A RAPID DISCHARGE PROTOCOL
Naito, Kelvin BS - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
114
PROTEIN INTERACTIONS OF FLAVONOID BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS IN CITRUS SINENSIS
Pangelinan, Michele - Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, UH Manoa (INBRE)
 
115
ROADBLOCKS AND OTHER BLOCKS ON A TRIATHLETE'S PATH TO GOLD: A CASE REPORT
Hummel, Amelia - Medical School, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
116
ROLE OF TCF21 IN THE REGULATION OF INFLAMMATION AND EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX DEPOSITION
Chen, Jasmine BA - Cell and Molecular Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
117
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DISPARITIES AND RISK FACTORS IN DIAGNOSING IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION IN HAWAII: A RETROSPECTIVE CASE-CONTROL STUDY
Tan, Charissa BS - Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
118
PREDICTING COVID-19 VACCINATION AMONGST PATIENTS AT NEUROSCIENCE CENTER IN HAWAII
Higashihara, Tate BA - Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Quantitative Health Sciences, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
120
COMPARING EPILEPSY TO PSYCHOGENIC NON-EPILEPTIC SEIZURES, IDENTIFICATION OF RISK FACTORS: A RETROSPECTIVE CASE-CONTROL STUDY
Ho, Richard BS - Neurology & Psychiatry, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
121
USING AN IN VITRO GASTRULATION MODEL TO ASSESS THE DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY OF ANTIVIRAL DRUGS DOLUTEGRAVIR AND REMDESIVIR
Kirkwood, Lauren - DRB Program (in The Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry & Physiology), John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
123
DETECTING SIGNIFICANT BODY COMPOSITION CHANGE WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL OPTICAL SURFACE SCANS: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY
Wong, Michael BS - Nutrition Sciences, UH Cancer Center
 
124
IMPROVING FOLLOW-UP FOR PATIENTS SEEKING CARE FOR POTENTIAL COVID-19 SYMPTOMS AND EXPOSURE
Baker, Nina MD - Family Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
125
EXAMINING THE B CELL RESPONSE TO PATTERN RECOGNITION RECEPTOR AGONIST IN A B-CELL RECEPTOR INDEPENDENT AND DEPENDENT MANNER
Hu, Huanli - Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
126
SELENIUM DEFICIENCY IMPAIRS COGNITION, SENSORIMOTOR GATING, AND ENERGY HOMEOSTASIS IN MICE
Kilonzo, Victor - Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine (INBRE)
 
127
GAP BALANCE VERSUS MEASURED RESECTION TECHNIQUE IN TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY WITH FIXED FEMORAL CUT OF 6° VALGUS
Rimm, Julian MS - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
128
COMPILATION OF A QUICK AND RELIABLE SET OF DIFFERENTIATING TESTS FOR CLOSELY RELATED BACILLUS SPECIES
Suechting, Bryan - Math Science, Kapiolani Community College (INBRE)
 
129
HAND SANITIZER PRODUCTION DURING A PANDEMIC VIA THE FERMENTATION AND DISTILLATION OF ETHANOL
Suechting, Bryan - Math Science, Kapiolani Community College (INBRE)
 
130
PREVALENCE OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE IN GUAM, A 5 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE PATHOLOGIC STUDY
Hernandez, Antonette MD - Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
131
EXPLORATION OF SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DISPARITIES IN ACOUSTIC NEUROMAS IN HAWAII
TEEHERA, Kimberly BS - John A. Burns School of Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
132
INVESTIGATING DNA METHYLATION AND QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI IN AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATIONS
Kim, Kayla - Department of Cancer Epidemiology, UH Cancer Center (INBRE)
 
133
REDUCED SCYLLO-INOSITOL AND OTHER BRAIN METABOLITES CORRELATE WITH REDUCED REGIONAL BRAIN VOLUMES IN HIV+ PATIENTS
Lee, Awapuhi BA - Tropical Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
134
SEPTIC ARTHRITIS OF NATIVE JOINTS DUE TO MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX: A CASE REPORT AND SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Saha, Bibek BMSc - John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
135
THE ROLE OF CARDIOVASCULAR, NEUROLOGIC, SOCIOECONOMIC, AND DEMOGRAPHIC RISK FACTORS ON MOYAMOYA DISEASE COMPARED TO ISCHEMIC STROKES IN HAWAII: A RETROSPECTIVE CASE-CONTROL STUDY
Sutton, Cori - Quantitative Health Sciences and Department of Medicine (Neurology), John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
136
DISPARITIES IN RATE, RISK AND OUTCOMES AMONG NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS UNDERGOING MAJOR CARDIAC SURGERY IN HAWAII
Seto, Brendan - Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
137
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANTHROPOGENIC CHANGES IN THE KAILUA AHUPUA'A AND ENVIRONMENTAL STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTIONS AMONG PACIFIC ISLANDERS
Boomla, Sherine BS - Pacific Biosciences Research Center, UH Manoa
 
138
ASSESSING DEMOGRAPHIC RECRUITMENT BIAS IN U.S. CLINICAL TRIALS BETWEEN 2008-2019
Kaneakua, Bree - Department of Medicine (Neurology) and Quantitative Health Sciences, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
139
CLINICAL EFFICACY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF A POINT-OF-CARE ELECTRONIC PALPATION DEVICE FOR BREAST CANCER SCREENING FOR A LOWER MIDDLE-INCOME ENVIRONMENT
Valdez, Dustin - CTAHR, UH Cancer Center
 
140
IDENTIFICATION OF SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITIES AND RISK FACTORS FOR MENINGIOMAS IN HAWAI'I: A RETROSPECTIVE CASE-CONTROL STUDY
Lew, Rachel BA - John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
141
BOTOX AS A TREATMENT FOR MIGRAINES: A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON HAWAIʻS'S NATIVE HAWAIIAN POPULATION
Lu, Carol - JABSOM, Johns Hopkins University
 
142
RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN UTILIZATION RATE AND PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES AFTER KNEE AND HIP ARTHROPLASTY
Thorne, Tyler - Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
144
INFLUENCE OF PRE-OPERATIVE RANGE OF MOTION ON POST-OPERATIVE RANGE OF MOTION AND FUNCTION IN TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY
Jackels, Melissa MS, BS - John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
145
SUBSTANCE USE AND RELATED RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTOR DISPARITIES AMONGST HAWAII TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NON-CONFORMING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Akamu, Cade BA - Department of Psychiatry, UH Manoa
 
146
WHEN TOO MUCH INFORMATION IS NOT ENOUGH. NEPHROTIC SYNDROME IN A NEWBORN AND ADULT- A CASE COMPARISON IN THE AGE OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE.
Macaspac, Stephen BA - Hawaii Pathologists Laboratory, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
148
VACCINE INDUCED ANTIBODY AVIDITY TO SARS-COV-2
Odo, Troy BS - Tropical Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
150
UNDERSTANDING THE INFLUENCE OF FUNGAL INTERACTIONS ON MICROBIOME COMMUNITY STABILITY
Jones, Abigail - Pacific Biosciences Research Center, UH Manoa (INBRE)
 
152
COLORECTAL CANCER MICROBIOME: METADATA ANALYSIS OF ORGANISMAL ASSOCIATIONS FOR DATABASE DEVELOPMENT
Therrien, Nicholas - Quantitative Health Sciences, John A. Burns School of Medicine (INBRE)
 
153
INTERFERON-GAMMA UPREGULATES TUMORNUCROSIS FACTOR ALPHA RECEPTOR SUBUNIT A IN HT-29 MYX CELLS
Koba, Marli - Biology, Hawaii Pacific University (INBRE)
 
154
ASSESSING CROSS-REACTIVE FLAVIVIRUS ANTIBODIES IN PREGNANT WOMEN DURING THE ZIKA OUTBREAK IN BRAZIL
Driesse, Kaitlin BS - Tropical Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
158
NEONATAL VARICELLA MENINGITIS CAUSED BY VACCINE-STRAIN AFTER POSTPARTUM MATERNAL VARICELLA VACCINATION RASH.
Saringkarisate, Kornkanok - Pediatrics, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
159
HEALTH DISPARITIES IN INPATIENT HOSPITALIZATIONS OF LEADING HEALTH CONDITIONS IN HAWAI'I AND IN THE UNITED STATES (2010-2014)
Roman, Meliza BA - Quantitative Health Sciences, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
160
LESION CHARACTERIZATION WITH THREE COMPARTMENT BREAST (3CB) COMPOSITIONAL IMAGING
Leong, Lambert PhD - Department of Epidemiology and Population Sciences & Department Molecular Bioscience and Bioengineering, UH Cancer Center
 
162
SYNTHESIS OF IMIDAZOLE-BEARING CHALCONES AS POTENTIAL PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS TREATMENTS
Morimoto, Pashyn - Chemistry, UH West Oahu (INBRE)
 
163
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON DAILY LIFE ACTIVITIES AND CANCER SCREENING IN THE MULTIETHNIC COHORT
Mak, Victoria P. - Quantitative Health Sciences, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
164
IMPACT OF β-AMYLOID FRAGMENTS ON NEUROTOXICITY AND THE ANTI-APOPTOTIC PATHWAY
Tran, Vincent - Department of Cell & Molecular Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine (INBRE)
 
165
EMERGING ADULTHOOD IN HAWAI`I: SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
Alejo, Leilani - Psychiatry, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
166
EXAMINING PROINFLAMMATORY CYTOKINE EXPRESSION FOLLOWING HMGB1 TREATMENT OF HUMAN AMNIOTIC EPITHELIAL CELLS
Norman Ing, Nainoa - Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Chaminade University (INBRE)
 
168
DO PATIENTS WHO USE METHAMPHETAMINE USE MORE EMERGENCY ROOM RESOURCES?
Nakamoto, Max - Department of Psychiatry, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
169
PARKINSON'S DISEASE: CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ROC-COR GTPASE ACTIVITY AND SELF-ASSOCIATION AS A MECHANISM OF LRRK2 REGULATION
Becerra, Celyna - Cell and Molecular Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine (INBRE)
 
171
TWEAK/FN14 SIGNALING IS AN IMPORTANT STRESS RESPONSE PATHWAY IN UROTHELIAL CELLS
Kepler, Joshua - Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
173
CHARACTERIZATION OF FANCD2
Hokutan, Kanani - Cancer Biology, UH Cancer Center
 
174
HIV-SEEK: A NOVEL METHOD FOR THE ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LATENTLY HIV-INFECTED T CELLS
Gamez, Eduardo B.S. - Tropical Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
175
PREVENTING UROTHELIAL CELL DEATH IN A MOUSE MODEL OF PRENATAL URETER OBSTRUCTIONS RESCUES URETER DEVELOPMENT
Villiger, Ross BS - Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
176
CATEGORIZING REGULATED CELL DEATH IN ITS ROLE OF MEDIATING CELL-TO-CELL PROPEGATION OF CARDIOMYOCYTE CELL DEATH
Kawasaki, Nicholas - Cardiovascular, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
177
CAMPYLOBACTER IN A STICKY SITUATION
Turban, Erin - Microbiology, Kapiolani Community College (INBRE)
 
178
THE MICRORNA 15A/16-1 FAMILY REGULATION OF T CELL PROLIFERATION.
Urena, Frank - CMB/MBBE, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
180
THE EXOCYST COMPLEX REGULATES TRAFFICKING OF THE AMYLOID PRECURSOR PROTEIN IN NEURONS
Sachs, Rachel - Cell and Molecular Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
182
MTOR SIGNALING IS A REGULATOR OF PLACENTAL NUTRIENT TRANSPORT AND FETAL GROWTH
Nunes, Lance Gregory BS - Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
183
ASSESSING THE INFLUENCE OF THE HAWAI'I HOMELESS OUTREACH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION (H.O.M.E.) PROJECT ON MEDICAL STUDENTS' CHOICES OF SPECIALTY
Bansil, Surbhi - John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
185
THE ROLE OF PEPTIDYL-TRNA HYDROLASE 2 GENE MUTATION IN PREMATURE SENESCENCE OF FIBROBLASTS
Biete, Michelle - Cancer Biology, UH Hilo (INBRE)
 
186
FLOW RATE OF OZONE UNDER CONDITIONS THAT KILL RATE LUNGWORM LARVAE
Riglos, Alyssa-Jade - Chemistry, UH Hilo (INBRE)
 
187
CHANGES IN SELENIUM STATUS IMPACT THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARVABULIN INTERNEURONS AND PERINEURONAL NETS
Sasuclark, Alexandru BS - Cell and Molecular Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
188
THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3-D) OVARIAN TISSUE CULTURE SUPPORTED BY DEXTRAN HYDROGEL WITH POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL (PEG) CROSSLINKER
Miyagi, Marissa - Anatomy, Biochemistry and Physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
189
NATIVE HAWAIIAN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE OF LA'AU LAPA'AU AND ITS EFFECTS ON INFLAMMATION OF THE AMNION
Davis, Kamalei - Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Chaminade University (INBRE)
 
190
INVESTIGATING THE MORPHOLOGY OF ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE DEVELOPMENT AND CHOLESTEROL CRYSTAL FORMATION
Tsou, Min - Center For Cardiovascular Research, John A. Burns School of Medicine (INBRE)
 
191
GENOMIC LANDSCAPE OF CELL-FREE DNA IN A DIVERSE COHORT OF METASTATIC BREAST CANCER PATIENTS
Cheng, Shirley - Medical Oncology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
192
SARS-COV-2 HAWAII VARIANT: GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS, PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS, AND IMMUNOGENIC EPITOPES
Maison, David MS - Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology, and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
193
THE USE OF CELL LINES WITH RAMAN-ENHANCED SPECTROSCOPY TO CHARACTERIZE CHILDHOOD CANCERS
Natale, Jessica - Tropical Medicine Medical Microbiology, and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
194
INHIBITION OF TYPE I IFN PATHWAY BY WNV NS4A AND NS4B PROTEINS
Awamura, Thomas MS - Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology, and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
195
MIMOSINE, A NON-PROTEIN AMINO ACID FORMS STABLE COMPLEXES WITH VARIOUS METALLIC IONS AND ALDEHYDES
Honda, Michael - Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, UH Manoa
 
196
ACCESSIBLE FIVE COMPARTMENT BODY COMPOSITION VIA 3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING AND BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE
Bennett, Jonathan - Nutritional Sciences, UH Cancer Center
 
197
ENHANCEMENT OF THE ANATAGONISM OF THE TYPE 1 INTERFERON BY NEUROTROPIC WEST NILE VIRUS PROTEIN NS2B3: AN IMPLICATION TO FLAVIVIURS PATHOGENESIS
Rios, Bryan BS - Tropical Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
198
SEROLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND CORRELATION OF SARS-COV-2 PLAQUE REDUCTION NEUTRALIZATION TEST WITH A LABORATORY DEVELOPED MICROSPHERE IMMUNOASSAY
Ching, Lauren BS - Tropical Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
199
POINT-OF-SALE E-CIGARETTE MARKETING AND E-CIGARETTE USE AMONG ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER AND WHITE YOUNG ADULTS
Tam, Hollis - Cancer Prevention In The Pacific, UH Manoa (INBRE)
 
200
MICROBIOME DATABASE DEVELOPMENT TO EXPLORE POSSIBLE MICROBIAL INFECTIONS IN CANCER PATIENTS
Negrillo, Landon BA - Tropical Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
201
THREE YEAR OLD WITH PROTEINURIA
Nguyen, Donnell - Pathology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
202
MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI ISOLATES BY EXAMINING CPS LOCI
Luce, Ryan - Microbiology, Kapiolani Community College (INBRE)
 
203
DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIPLEX MICROSPHERE IMMUNOASSAY FOR DETECTION OF SARS-COV-2 ANTIBODIES
Salomon, Renn Silve BS - Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
204
ONCOTYPEDX SCORES ACCORDING TO RACE/ETHNICITY AND AGE IN A DIVERSE COHORT OF BREAST CANCER PATIENTS
Chen, Eileen - Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
206
ADHERENCE TO GUIDELINES FOR SCREENING LATENT TUBERCULOSIS INFECTION AMONG HIV INFECTED PERSONS: A LITERATURE REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION FOR TARGETED LATENT TB INFECTION SCREENING
Zorilla, Rodson - Tropical Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
209
ASSESSMENT OF AVIDITY MATURATION ELICITED BY A RECOMBINANT PROTEIN SUBUNIT EBOLAVIRUS VACCINE
Williams, Caitlin MS - Tropical Medicine and Medical Microbiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
210
MICROBIAL PRODUCTION OF NICOTIANAMINE
Carrillo, James PhD - MBBE, UH Manoa
 
211
CROSS-CULTURAL CLASSROOM: ASSESSING STUDENT OPINION OF ONLINE, CASE-BASED LEARNING MODULES, UTILIZING MRI AND XR TECHNOLOGY, IN AMERICAN AND TURKISH MEDICAL STUDENTS
Nakamatsu, Nicole - Anatomy, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
212
2020 SURVEILLANCE OF RESPIRATORY PATHOGENS
Hori, Kristen BS - Hawaii State Department of Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
213
INVESTIGATING GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS OF VIBRIO VULNIFICUS ON THE WINDWARD SIDE OF OAHU
Guckenberg, Mckay - Marine Biology, Hawaii Pacific University (INBRE)
 
214
IDENTIFICATION AND IMPLICATIONS OF HIV-1 SUBTYPE CRF01_AE IN HAWAII
Dean, Logan MS - Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology, and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
215
SINGLE CELL RNA SEQUENCING OF ZIKA VIRUS IMMUNE CYNOMOLGUS MACAQUE B-CELL RECEPTORS
Haun, Brien BS - Cell and Molecular Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
216
EXPRESSION, PURIFICATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF TWO TYPE-I INTERFERONS
Faundo, Michael MS - Tropical Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
217
ELUCIDATING ANTIBODY POPULAITONS ELICITED BY A RECOMBINANT SUBUNIT EBOLA VIRUS VACCINE IN NON-HUMAN PRIMATES USING DEFINED STRUCTURAL SUBUNITS
Ball, Aquena PhD - Tropical Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
218
FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT FOR OPTIMIZED LYOPHILIZED EBOLA VIRUS VACCINES CONTAINING ADJUVANT AND ANTIGEN IN A SINGLE VIAL FORMULATION
Smith, Olivia MPH - Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology, and Pharmacology, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
220
ABSORPTION OF OZONE FROM DIFFERENT MACHINES
Garcia, Billie Jean - Organic Chemistry, UH Hilo (INBRE)
 
221
METABOLITES OF WAIXENICIN A: A DRUG LEAD FROM THE HAWAIIAN SOFT CORAL SARCOTHELIA EDMONSONI
Vander Schuit, Savana - Chemistry, Hawaii Pacific University (INBRE)
 
236
INTRA-CHROMOSOMAL TELOMERE-LIKE SEQUENCES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH OVERALL SURVIVAL OF CANCER PATIENTS RECEIVING IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITION THERAPY
Bowler, Scott MS - Tropical Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
249
A PILOT STUDY ASSESSING ATTITUDES OF A COVID-19 VACCINE USING THE HEALTH BELIEF MODEL
Nicholas, Chelsea GCERT - Tropical Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
250
NICU FAMILY-CENTERED ROUNDS UNDER COVID-19-RELATED CONDITIONS
Nishida, Maya BS - Quantitative Health Sciences, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
255
DETERMINING THE NATURE OF CITRUS SINENSIS GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES AND THEIR INTERACTION WITH THE CORE ENZYMES OF THE FLAVONOID BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY USING A YEAST 2-HYBRID ASSAY
Naito-Keoho, Kailee - Math and Sciences Division, Leeward Community College (INBRE)
 
268
INACTIVATION OF RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN (RFP) GENE USING CRISPR-CAS9
Trent, Hana - Math and Science, Leeward Community College (INBRE)
 
272
DEACTIVATION OF GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN USING CRISPR/CAS9
Jenks, Shelby - Microbiology, Leeward Community College (INBRE)
 
273
EFFECTS OF GLUCOSE ABSORPTION THROUGH POSTPRANDIAL AND FASTING BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS
Ortiguero, Erin Graeze - Division of Mathematics, Natural and Health Sciences, UH West Oahu (INBRE)
 
281
SIGNALING PATHWAYS IN MOUSE MYOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION AND PROLIFERATION
Tong , Michael BS - Center For Cardiovascular Research, JABSOM, John A. Burns School of Medicine (INBRE)
 
292
PRO-INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES INDUCE BARRIER FUNCTION CHANGES IN HUMAN AORTIC ENDOTHELIAL CELL MONOLAYERS: IMPLICATIONS FOR CYTOKINE STORM AND VASCULAR DYSFUNCTION IN SEPSIS AND COVID-19.
Campbell, Carmen PhD candidate - Biomedical Science, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
296
STRUCTURAL PROTEINS OF SARS-COV-2 INDUCE SPECIFIC BEHAVIORS IN MACROPHAGES
Yap, Jonathan PhD - Medicine, John A. Burns School of Medicine
 
297
HAWAIIAN HIV PATIENTS MONOCYTE POPULATIONS AND TRANSMIGRATION ABILITY DIFFERS FROM CONTROLS
Lozano, Javier PhD - Center For Cardiovascular Research, John A. Burns School of Medicine