2019
| Trainee | Research Mentor(s) | Abstract Title | |
| Olathe Antonio Diné & Shawnee (Fort Lewis College) |
Dedee Caplin, PhD, MS Celestia Buckley (Co-Mentor) |
Predictors of Psychosocial Impairment of Children with Insomnia | |
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Paula Aubrey Smith River Rancheria-Tolowa Dee’ni Nation(University of Idaho) |
Adam Hughes, PhD Troy Coody (Co-Mentor) |
Identification of Cellular Pathways to Combat Nutrient Toxicity: Regulation of Mitochondrial Protein Synthesis by Proteolysis |
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Lori Begaye Diné (University of Utah) |
Michelle Debbink, MD, PhD | Does undertreated iron deficiency anemia increase the risk of postpartum blood transfusion? |
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Thea Benally Diné (University of New Mexico) |
Owen Chan, PhD Rawad Faqrhat (Co-Mentor) |
Low Doses of Carvedilol Prevents Impairment of the Sympathoadrenal Response and Improves Hypoglycemia Awareness in Recurrently Hypoglycemic Diabetic Rats |
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Brynal Benally Diné (Fort Lewis College) |
Jeremiah Alt, MD, PhD Abigail Pulsipher (Co-Mentor) |
Structural Organization of Collagen in Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps: A Pilot Study |
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Claudia Charles |
Jared Rutter, PhD Jordan A. Berg (Co-Mentor) |
Computational Approaches to Elucidating Cancer Metabolism Remodeling |
| Emile Eich Diné (Northern Arizona Univ.) |
Sihem Boudina, PhD Alan Achenbach (Co-Mentor) |
Differences in Stem-like Progenitor Cell Populations in Visceral Fat |
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Samantha Enos Diné (University of New Mexico) |
Nicole Mihalopoulos, MD, MPH | Physical and mental health of transgender adolescents |
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Jared Garcia Santo Domingo Pueblo(Univ. of Montana – Western) |
Joe Yost, PhD Angie Serrano (Co-Mentor) |
Neurodevelopmental defects in Kabuki Syndrome zebrafish is caused by impaired neurogenesis |
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Jeri Garfield Diné (Diné College) |
Deanna Kepka, PhD, MPH | HPV Vaccination Perceptions Among Health Care Teams in Rural Western Settings |
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Ashley Holiday Diné (Dixie State Univ.) |
Kalani Raphael, MD, MS | Effect of bicarbonate on fibroblast growth factor-23 in chronic kidney disease |
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Ivana Holiday Diné (Fort Lewis College) |
Simon Fisher, MD, PhD Candace M. Reno (Co-Mentor) |
Vitamin-E Treatment Reduces Hypoglycemia-induced Cardiac Arrhythmias in Diabetic Rats |
| Justin Hollowell Diné (University of New Mexico) |
Mary Beth Scholand, MD Silvia E. Smith (Co-Mentor) |
Hypoxia and Depression in ILD | |
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Matthew Lassey Mescalero Apache & Pima (University of New Mexico) |
Anne Blaschke, MD, PhD, FAAP, FPIDS, FIDSA Hillary Crandall (Co-Mentor) |
The role of variation in fibronectin binding proteins A and B in Staphylococcus aureus osteoarticular infection |
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Tyrell Natewa Zuni Pueblo (University of New Mexico) |
Jennifer Doherty, PhD, MS Rachel McCarty (Co-Mentor) |
Breast Cancer Incidence and Mortality Among Pacific Islander Women in Utah |
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Sierra Penn Diné (Haskell Indian Nations Univ.) |
Angela Fagerlin, PhD Nelangi Pinto (Co-Mentor) |
How Parents who have a Fetus/Neonate Diagnosed with A Life-Threatening Congenital Heart Defect Make Treatment Decisions: The Importance of Quality of Life |
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Desiree Quintana Santo Domingo Pueblo (Mesa Comm. College) |
Rene D’Souza, DDS, MS, PhD James Winkler (Co-Mentor) |
High Levels Of BPA In Mothers Adversely Affect Enamel Formation In-UteroDesiree |
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Jaime Richards Oglala Sioux (Creighton University) |
Matt Wachowiak, PhD | Using optical reporters to record innervation in basal forebrain neural activation to the olfactory bulb in mice |
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Benjamin Ringham Ho-Chunk (Univ. of Wisconsin – LaCrosse) |
Lisa Joss-Moore, PhD Nicolette Jassen (Co-Mentor) |
Postnatal growth restriction causes sex-divergent changes in rat lung elastin and mechanics |
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Gem Wilson Diné (New Mexico State Univ.) |
Anandh Velayutham, PhD | Effects of Blueberry Supplementation on Metabolic Milieu in Aged Mice |
| Tahno Warren Diné (University of Utah) |
Scott Summers, PhD |
A Role for Ceremides in Vascular Function | |
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Drisanna Watson Yurok Tribe (University of Maine) |
Venkata Yellepeddi, PhD, BPharm | Prediction of plasma and salivary pharmacokinetics of atropine in pediatric sialorrhea patients using a PBPK modeling approach |
| Andrew White Cherokee (California Lutheran Univ.) |
Daniel Leung, MD, MSc | Mucosal-Associated Invariant T (MAIT) Cells | |
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Kristen Woody Diné (University of New Mexico) |
Martin McMahon, PhD Kali Dale (Co-Mentor) |
Elucidating the Role of Integrin Beta 3 in Metastatic Melanoma Progression |
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Hanaa Al-Ajam Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (Florida Atlantic University) |
Dipayan Chaudhuri, MD, PhD | How does knocking out specific assembly factor genes effect the activity of complex I? |