John C. Rutledge Trainee Research Award

Residents

Awardee: David Alexander Goodson, M.D.
Mentor: Ling-Xin Chen, M.D.
Comparison of Estimation Equations of Glomerular Filtration Rate in an Ethnically Diverse Population of Potential Living Kidney Donors

Awardee: Roshni Khatiwala, M.D.
Mentors: Dali Fan, M.D. and Uma Srivatsa, M.D.
Electrical Abnormalities with St. Jude/Abbott Pacing Leads: A systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Clinical Fellows

Awardee: Brian Pham, M.D. 
Mentor: Rasmus Hoeg, M.D.
Safety and Tolerability of Lenalidomide Maintenance in Post-transplant Acute Myeloid Leukemia and High-risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Awardee: Cindy Piao, M.D.
Mentor: Souvik Sarkar, M.D. 
A Machine Learning Model to Predict Risk for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients

Postdoctoral Scholars and Graduate Students

Awardee: Renata Abrahao, M.D.
Mentor: Theresa Keegan, Ph.D., M.S.
Stage at Diagnosis and Survival Among Adolescents and Young Adults with Lymphomas Following the Affordable Care Act Implementation in California

Awardee: Danielle Hyun Jung Kim
Mentor: Judy Van de Water, Ph.D. 
Neonatal Chemokine Markers Predict Subsequent Diagnosis of autism Spectrum Disorder and Delayed Development

Residents

Awardee: Andew Chiou, M.D.
Mentor: Jeffrey Southard, M.D.
Understanding Repeat Hospitalizations in Intermediate-To-High Risk Aortic Stenosis Patients Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Postdoctoral Scholars and Graduate Students

Awardee: Saivageethi Nuthi, Ph.D. 
Mentor: Amparo Villablanca, M.D.
Lipotoxic Injury Deferentially Regulates Brain Microvascular Gene Expression in Male Mice

Awardee: Erick Romero, M.D. 
Mentor: Martin Caderias, M.D.
Rejection-associated Mitochondrial Impairment After Heart Transplantation

Awardee: Alexandra Ramirez- Celis
Mentor: Judy Van de Water, Ph.D.
Risk Assessment Analysis for Maternal Autoantibody-Related Autism (MAR-ASD): A Subtype Of Autism

Awardee: Lu Ren
Mentor: Nipavan Chiamvimonat, M.D.
Adenylyl Cyclase Isoform 1 Contributes to Sinoatrial Node Automaticity via β-Adrenergic Receptor Pathway at Functional Microdomains

Clinical Fellows

Awardee: Minh-Vu Nguyen M.D., M.Sc.
Mentor: George Thompson, M.D.
Paper: Posaconazole Serum Drug Levels Associated with Pseudohyperaldosteronism

Awardee: Janelle Vu Pagashetti, M.D.
Mentor: Justin Oldham M.D.
Paper: Derivation and Validation of a Diagnostic Prediction Tool for Interstitial Lung Disease

Postdoctoral Scholars and Graduate Students

Awardee: Cindy V. Valencia, M.P.H.
Mentor: Elisa Tong, M.D.
Factors Underlying Disparities in Latino and Non-Latino White Medicaid Smokers Receiving Provider Advice and Assistance in California Post-Medicaid Expansion

Awardee: David Yang
Mentor: Ching-Hsien Chen Ph.D.
Tackling MARCKS-PIP3 Circuit Attenuates Fibroblast Activation and Fibrosis Progression