2022 BIDMC Research Retreat Showcases Inspiring Science
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Over 500 people attended the 2022 BIDMC Research Retreat held on September 8, 2022, at Temple Israel Boston. Pete Healy, president of BIMDC, offered welcoming remarks and reiterated BIDMC leadership support for research and the InSPIRE plan. For those who could not attend, please find the detailed program of the retreat, the list of posters, a photo album of the event, and a video of the plenary sessions here.
Harvard Medical School Dean George Daley, MD, Ph.D. opened the day with his vision for medical education and a presentation of his inspiring science. Attendees heard about the impressive research efforts of five new BIDMC faculty members. Attendees enjoyed plenary sessions highlighting new discoveries and the development of novel therapeutics by Pathogens, Immunity, and Inflammation, and Systemic Effects of Metabolic Disease Translational Research Hubs members. Presentations from the BIDMC Research and Therapeutic Cores underscored their advanced technological capabilities, and attendees were invited to participate in a core services raffle.
Five poster presenters selected from all poster submissions were awarded an opportunity to give a short talk and won a cash prize (see below). Gyongyi Szabo, MD, PhD, CAO, provided an overview of the InSPIRE plan and highlighted the work of her lab as an example of how the research strategic plan is designed to empower research at BIDMC. The scientific program ended with the launch of the Neuroscience Translational Research Hub and a lively “Pitch It” Competition sponsored by the Technology Ventures Office. (Photo: Gyongyi Szabo, Simon Robson and Poster Short Talk winners)
2022 BIDMC Research Retreat Poster Short Talk Winners
Healing fibroblasts: a novel concept for accelerating wound repair in Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Georgios Theocharidis, PhD, Instructor, HMS, Department Surgery, BIDMC
Altered lipoprotein metabolism with accumulation in lipoprotein Z predicts outcome in alcoholic hepatitis
Sofia Izunza Barba, Research Assistant, Div. Gastroenterology, BIDMC
A master thermoregulatory switch
Natalia Machado, PhD, Instructor, HMS, Dept Neurology, BIDMC
Effects of Oral Carbon Monoxide on Doxorubicin-induced Cardiotoxicity
Rodrigo Alves-Souza, PhD, Assistant Professor, HMS, Dept Surgery, BIDMC
Association between modifiable risk factors and the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease among women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus
Frank Qian, MD, Clinical Fellow in Medicine, BIDMC
2022 BIDMC Research Retreat Scientific Poster Award Winners
The poster session at the 2022 BIDMC Research Retreat included over 140 scientific posters. Investigators expertly and enthusiastically shared their research with the over 500 attendees. The posters represented eleven departments and described experiments in the basic, translational, and clinical science categories. Three judges’ panels chose 15 “Best Poster Award” winners who received cash prizes. You can find the list of all posters submitted for the Research Retreat here.
(Photo: Gyongyi Szabo, Simon Robson and Best Poster Award winners)
| Primary Author | Abstract Title | Dept/Div | |
| 1 | Sydney Aten, PhD | Circadian Control of Sexual Behavior and Underlying Hypothalamic Circuitry | Neurology |
| 2 | Christopher Auger, PhD | Ablation of another regulin exacerbates metabolic disorder via disruption of calcium dynamics and impaired adipose thermogenesis | Endocrinology |
| 3 | Richard Cheng, PhD | Bioinspired fabrication of small-diameter blood vessels | SurgGen |
| 4 | Jesse Kirkpatrick, PhD | Detection of Cholangiocarcinoma in Mice with Protease Activity Probes | GI |
| 5 | Mei-Yu Lai, MS | Proteome-Genome Analysis for Parkinson's Disease | Neurology |
| 6 | Zhuqing (Jenny) Li, PhD | Development of LNPs-mRNA delivery system for healing-associated targets in diabetic wounds | SurgGen |
| 7 | Latika Matai, PhD | The conserved microRNA-229 family controls low-insulin signaling and dietary restriction induced longevity through interactions with SKN-1/NRF2 | Genetics |
| 8 | Kaveh Momenzadeh, MD | Enhancement of Bone Regeneration through Salt Inducible Kinase Inhibitors | Orthopedics |
| 9 | Pourya Naderi Yeganeh, PhD | Discovery of Alzheimer's Disease Biological Pathways in Humans Validates and Optimizes 3D Model Therapeutic targeting | Pathology |
| 10 | Niccole Schaible, PhD | Pitavastatin Potentiates Beta2-Agonist Induced Bronchodilation | EmerMed |
| 11 | Alec Schmaier, MD, PhD | TMEM16E regulates endothelial cell procoagulant phosphatidylserine externalization and thrombosis in vivo | Cardiology |
| 12 | Christina Sharkey, ALM | Heterotypic cell-cell communication is substantially changed in the absence of SRD5A2 | SurgUrol |
| 13 | Anthony Tran, MD | Detection of the Epileptic Heart With Established Cardiac Markers in EMU Admission 12-lead ECGs | Neurology |
| 14 | Vanessa Voltarelli, PhD | Lack of heme oxygenase-1 in macrophages regulates tumor innervation and growth | Surgery |
| 15 | Yuan Zhuang, PhD | MicroRNA-155 promotes hepatic stellate cell activation and the development of liver fibrosis | GI |
2022 BIDMC Research Retreat 1st Tech Ventures Office “Pitch It! Competition” Winner
Maria Serena Longhi, PhD, Associate Professor of Anesthesia and BIDMC Deputy Director of the Center for Inflammation Research, won the Tech Ventures Office first ever “Pitch It! Competition” at the 2022 BIDMC Research Retreat. Maria was among three finalists including Annalisa Di Ruscio, MD, PhD, division of hematology and oncology, and Carl Hauser, MD, department of surgery, chosen to “pitch” their ideas to industry experts and the research retreat audience in an interactive and exciting competition. A special thank you to Cherie Butts, Ph.D, Medical Director, Therapeutics Development Unit, Biogen and a member of the BIDMC Research Oversight Committee, Bob Linke, MBA, CEO, Osmol Therapeutics Inc. and a BIDMC Venture Mentor, and Mark Tepper, PhD, President & CEO, Eumentis Therapeutics Inc. and a BIDMC Venture Mentor for lending their time and talent from the judges’ seats. Congratulations to Maria and all the finalists! (Photo: Pitch It! Judges and Maria Serena Longhi (second from right))
Congratulations to the Cores’ Services Raffle Winners!
Three 2022 BIDMC Research Retreat attendees won the “free services at the BIDMC Core of your choice” raffle. Here are the names of the lucky winners: Vanessa Azevedo Voltarelli, Papa Anderson, and Muneeb Ahmed. (Photo: Vanessa Voltarelli (right) with Tanya Santos (Director, ResOps) and Jonathan Figueroa (ResOps) )