Gynecological and Breast Health

Session Chair(s)

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  Shaniel Bowen, PhD

  Postdoctoral Fellow
  Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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  Joscelyn Mejias, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, United States

Track Chair(s)

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  Nimmi (Nirmala) Ramanujam
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  Mykel Green, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  Tulane University
  Destrehan, Louisiana, United States

Presentations:

• 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM PDT

  Characterization of Structure-Function Relationships in the Murine Vagina Throughout Adolescence
  

  Presenting Author: Niyousha Karbasion – Washington university in stLouis

  Co-Author: Victoria Knox – Macalester College

  Co-Author: Abigail Fisk – Washington University in St. Louis

  Last Author: Matthew R. Bersi, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis

  Primary Investigator: Matthew R. Bersi, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis
• 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT

  Fibrin hydrogel increases bacterial biofilm resistance to antibiotic treatment in a cell culture model of a recurrent urinary tract infection
  

  Presenting Author: Sydney Nierstedt – Binghamton University Biomedical Department

  Co-Author: Rachel Proper – Binghamton University

  Co-Author: Sadie Wyatt – Binghamton University Summer 2024 REU Student

  Co-Author: John P. Mercaldo, BA Biological Sciences; PhD Student, Department of Biological Sciences – Binghamton University

  Co-Author: Sanat Dash, PhD – Binghamton University

  Primary Investigator: Gretchen Mahler – Binghamton University

  Co-Author: Claudia N. H. Marques – Binghamton University

  Co-Author: Jennifer Hill – Guthrie Lourdes Hospital, Binghamton, NY
• 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM PDT

  Targeting YAP signaling attenuates hypoxia-induced angiogenic and fibrotic responses in uterine fibroid cells
  

  Presenting Author: Md Soriful Islam, PhD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Valeria I. Macri – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Eslam Abd El-Fattah – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Joscelyn Mejias, PhD – Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University

  Co-Author: Rachel Michel – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Samya El Sayed – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Casie Post, RN – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Bhuchitra Singh, MD, MPH, MS, MBA – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Joshua T. Brennan, MPH – Johns Hopkins University

  Co-Author: Mostafa Borahay, MD, PhD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

  Co-Author: Jennifer Elisseeff, PhD – Translational Tissue Engineering Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

  Last Author: James Segars, MD – Johns Hopkins University
• 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM PDT

  A microvascularized endometriosis lesion model for evaluating efficacy of inflammation-targeting therapies
  

  Presenting Author: Lauren Pruett, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Laura Bahlmann – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Angela Jiao – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Ryan C. Ogi – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Co-Author: Steve S. Palmer – Celmatix

  Last Author: Linda Griffith – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM PDT

  A Biomimetic Hydrogel Model of Uterine Fibroids: Investigating Fibroblast Activation and Extracellular Matrix Deposition
  

  Presenting Author: Erika Moore, PhD – University of Maryland

  Co-Author: Allison Moses – University of Maryland, Fischell Department of Bioengineering
• 8:45 PM - 9:00 AM PDT

  Menstrual Phase Influences Performance Indicators in Division I Women’s Basketball: A Longitudinal Multi-modal Study
  

  Presenting Author: Hayley Whitney – Lehigh University

  Co-Author: Addie Micir – Lehigh University

  Co-Author: Rupa Ravi – Seshadri Lab

  Primary Investigator: Dhruv Seshadri – Lehigh University