2018 ASCLS Annual Meeting
Peer Reviewed Poster Presentations
Poster Competition Winners
Congratulations to our 2018 Poster Competition winners:
Professional
Nadine Lerret, Rush University, "The Role of Hyperglycemia in CD4 T Cell Survival and Activation"
Graduate Student
Rajkumar Rajendran, University of Texas Medical Branch, "Impact of Implementing Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF) at University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) – Galveston"
Undergraduate Student
Suhani Bhakta, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, "Age-dependent Alterations in the Processing of Homologous Recombination Intermediates Leads to Reduced Crossover Assurance"
The following posters were presented; the presenting authors are listed in bold.
Risk of Environmental Exposure to Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in Healthcare Programs
Grace Leu Burke
Rachel Sanders
Dong Won Yu
Dong Won Yu
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK
Stephen M Wiesner
Janice Conway-Klaassen
Carolyn M Porta
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Mahdawi Joya
Kabul University of Medical Science
Kabul, Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan
E. Ivan Mwikarago
National Reference Laboratory of Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda
National Reference Laboratory of Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda
Quest Diagnostics
Conifer, CO
Hamed Benghuzzi
LaToya Richards Moore
Felicia Tardy
LaToya Richards Moore
Felicia Tardy
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS
Janelle Chiasera
Sultan Alatawi
George Rizk
Sultan Alatawi
George Rizk
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Sarah Vossoughi
NewYork Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University
New York, NY
Biren Patel
Saint Michael’s Medical Center
Newark, NJ
Shashi Mehta
Rutger's University
Newark, NJ
Rutger's University
Newark, NJ
Alex J. Rai
NewYork Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology at CUMC
New York, NY
NewYork Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology at CUMC
New York, NY
Mary Jane (MJ) Weintraub
Augusta University
Augusta, GA
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX
Platelet PGD: Effect on Platelet Waste and Financial-efficiency in a Local Blood Bank
Janelle Chiasera
Janelle Chiasera
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Muneeza Esani
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX
Attempt at Reduction of Hemolyzed Samples from the Emergency Department at Rush University Medical Center
Yolanda Garcia
Yolanda Garcia
Ryan Henricks
Mark Jaros
Alyssa Erich
Mark Jaros
Alyssa Erich
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Rush University
Chicago, IL
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY
Impact of Implementing Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF) at University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) – Galveston
Rajkumar Rajendran
Rajkumar Rajendran
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX
Using Lean 5S to Optimize MLS Laboratory Work Space
Laurie Gillard
Laurie Gillard
Rush University
Chicago, IL
Masih Shokrani
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL
Sten Westgard
Westgard QC
Orange, CT
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX
Suhani Bhakta
Francesca Cole
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Science Park
Smithville, TX
Smithville, TX
Medical Mindfulness and Hidden Health: KAP Study of CLS Awareness
Heather Hansen
Heather Hansen
Rodney Rohde
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Steven C. Krenzke
Austin Cyrus
Miriam Price
Nilanjan Lodh
Austin Cyrus
Miriam Price
Nilanjan Lodh
Marquette Univeristy
Milwaukee WI
Chummy Sikasunge
James Mwansa
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
James Mwansa
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia