2026 PCOM Georgia Research Day Awards
Best in Show: "Targeting Dysbiosis: Rebyota as a Novel Strategy for Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection Prevention" presented by Christina Cologer
Best Clinical Case Study: "Gastric Volvulus in an Infant: A Rare Medical Emergency" presented by Haley Wrobel
Best Cadaver/Biomed Project: "From Remodeling to Risk: Cadaveric Evidence of Cranial Paget’s Disease of Bone & Neurovascular Implications" presented by Madeleine Gedgoudas
Best Original Research: "Breaking the Cycle: Uromune MV140 in the Prevention of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections (rUTIs)" presented by Katrina Strand
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| 11:30 AM |
Keynote: Innovation, Collaboration, and the Future of Medicine Shivaprakash Gangappa, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Suwanee, GA 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
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| 11:30 AM |
Hui Mao, Emory University School of Medicine Suwanee, GA 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
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| 12:00 PM |
Charisma Bell, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Suwanee, GA 12:00 PM - 1:00 AM |
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| 12:00 PM |
A Fatal Case of HBV-Associated PAN Encephalitis in a Non-Verbal Adult Zoë M. Rushetsky, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Suwanee, GA 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
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A Rare Adult Presentation of a Calvarial Aneurysmal Bone Cyst Zoë M. Rushetsky, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Suwanee, GA 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
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Estefani Baez, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Suwanee, GA 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
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Advances in Gene Therapies and Treatment Strategies for X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa Mirna Bolis, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Suwanee, GA 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
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Bhavik Singh, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Suwanee, GA 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
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Bryanna A. Bhakta, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Suwanee, GA 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
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Munir Yusuf Suwanee, GA 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
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Zoë M. Rushetsky Suwanee, GA 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
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Integration of Nanoparticle Technology in Osteosarcoma Treatment: From Bench to Bedside Kavya Suryadevara, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Suwanee, GA 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
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Large, Ulcerated Lipoma of the Hepatic Flexure Causing Intestinal Obstruction: A Case Report Ivey R. Ginn, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Suwanee, GA 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
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Long-Term Survival in Glioblastoma With High-Adherence Tumor Treating Fields Therapy: A Case Report Ivey R. Ginn, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Suwanee, GA 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
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Iqbal Shanjidah, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Suwanee, GA 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
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Optical Imaging of Motor Cortical Responses in Rats using an in vivo Approach Anenechi Akumadu, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Suwanee, GA 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
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Avneet Kaur, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Suwanee, GA 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
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Sleep apnea as a model of sleep deprivation: exploring outcomes and best treatment course Kent R. Sager, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Suwanee, GA 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
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Travis Gabbidon Suwanee, GA 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
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Alexia R. Brown, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Suwanee, GA 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
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Dawn C. Penney Suwanee, GA 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
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Grazia Kungu, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Suwanee, GA 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
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Variation in vertebral number and identities in fossil sloths from Hispaniola Michael S. Selby, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Suwanee, GA 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
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