TL1 Scholars have been hard at work over the past few months. Several have submitted/are submitting grants, and manuscripts and preparing for talks. Below are highlights reported from our TL1 Scholars. We are really looking forward to hearing about their work at the KUH PRIME annual symposium in January.
In total, the TL1 trainees received 11 awards and 5 publications over the past quarter. Way to go!
Maggie Jones-Carr, MD – UAB
- Received a travel award to the AAS Fundamentals of Surgical Research Fall Course, to be held the day before the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress in October 2024.
- Appointed as the trainee liaison to the ASTS (American Society of Transplant Surgeons (Legislative and Regulatory Committee).
- Through her role as the Early Career Member-at-Large on AST’s (American Society of Transplantation)psychosocial and ethics COP (Community of Practice), she was able to review and comment on the most recent iteration of the OPTN’s continuous distribution of livers and intestines. A number of her comments were incorporated into the AST’s summative comment to the OPTN.
Publication:
Jones-Carr ME, McLeod C, Baker S, Lindeman B. Framing our Expectations: Variability in Entrustable Professional Activity Assessments. J Surg Educ. 2024 Oct;81(10):1355-1361. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2024.07.025. Epub 2024 Aug 19. PMID: 39163720. – This was based on a podium presentation she gave at the APDS in April.
Lance Benson, PhD – UAB
- Ijeoma Obi Outstanding Near Peer Awardee for KURE Daily Supervisor Role, Jul. 26, 2024
- UAMS Outstanding Achievement Award, Apr. 16, 2024
- UAB Immunology Institute Trainee Travel Award, Apr. 5, 2024
- APS Renal Section: Research Recognition Award, Jan. 10, 2024
Publications
Benson LN., Liu Y., Guo Y., Deck K., Mora C., Rafferty T., Li L., Huang L., Andrews JT., Qin Z., Hoover R., Trott D., Mu S., P2X7-Mediated Antigen-Independent Activation of CD8+ T Cells Promotes Salt-sensitive Hypertension Hypertension 2024: Jan 9. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.21819. PMID: 38193292.
Benson LN., and Mu S., Interferon Gamma in the Pathogenesis of Hypertension – Recent Insights Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, 2024 Mar 1;33(2):154-160. doi: 10.1097/MNH.0000000000000966. PMID: 38164939.
Denisha Spires, PhD – Augusta University
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Dr. Denisha Spires was awarded the “New Investigator Award supported by the Council on KCVD” at the American Heart Association Hypertension24 conference.
Amanda Clark, PhD – UAB
- UAB Postdoc Community Minded Award – This award acknowledges postdoctoral fellows dedicated to serving local, national, or international communities, reflecting a deep commitment to making a positive impact beyond the lab.
- Poster titled “Broadening the Scope: Cross-tissue Gene Expression of Polycystic Kidney Disease Associated Genes” at the National Black Postdoctoral Association Leadership Symposium this October.
Abby Brooks, UAB
- New Investigator Award from the Council on Hypertension and Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease, American Heart Association Hypertension Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL. September 2024.
- Travel award from the American Journal of Hypertension, Hypertension Summer School.
- Trainee onsite poster award at the American Heart Association Hypertension24 conference Chicago, IL. September 2024.
Huy Nguyen – UAB
- ASN Kidney Star Award for 2024
- Huy is presenting his poster titled “HDAC1 Modulates Cell Cycle and Proliferation of Myofibroblasts in the Kidney” at the ASN 2024 Kidney Week conference this October.
Publication:
Nguyen H, Gales A, Monteiro-Pai S, Oliver AS, Harris N, Montgomery AD, Franzén S, Kasztan M, Hyndman KA. Histone deacetylase expression following cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury in male and female mice. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2024 Oct 1;327(4):F623-F636. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00132.2024. Epub 2024 Aug 8. PMID: 39116350; PMCID: PMC11483084.
Tha Luong, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Tha Luong has presented poster presentations at the following conferences:
- Amercian Physiology Summit 2024, The 34th Annual Vascular Biology and Hypertension Symposium
- 11th Annual Southeastern Immunology Symposium
Publication:
Benjamin JI, Pati P, Luong T, Liu X, De Miguel C, Pollock JS, Pollock DM. Chronic mistimed feeding results in renal fibrosis and disrupted circadian blood pressure rhythms. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2024 Nov 1;327(5):F683-F696. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00047.2024. Epub 2024 Aug 29. PMID: 39205662.
Arin Melkonian, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Poster titled “Single-Cell RNA Sequencing and Spatial Transcriptomics Reveal Unique Subpopulations of Infiltrating Macrophages and Dendritic Cells following AKI” at the ASN 2024 Kidney Week Conference this October.