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College of Pharmacy Research Day
Research Day is an annual College-wide event that brings together our trainees, alumni, faculty members, and staff as well as industry and academic colleagues from the Chicago area.
Organized in the fall, the event showcases the research of our students and postdoctoral trainees, with nearly 100 posters presented. We invite exciting keynote speakers whose cutting edge research appeals to campus-wide audiences. The day concludes with award ceremonies and reception. We recognize our outstanding students, faculty members, and alumni as well as top poster presenters.
SAVE THE DATE: The 15th Annual Research Day will be held on Friday, November 1, 2024.
2024 Poster Award Winners Heading link
2024 Poster Award Winners
| Category | Place | Authors | Title | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology: Molecular & Cell Biology; Mechanism of Action | UIC Retzky College of Pharmacy Award for Excellence in Research 1st Place | Dmitrii Travin, Manoj Jangra, Elena Aleksandrova, Manpreet Kaur, Kalinka Koteva, Dorota Klepacki, Lena Darwish, Wenliang Wang, Akosiererem Sokaribo, Brian Coombes, Nora Vàzquez-Laslop, Yury Polikanov, Alexander S. Mankin, Gerard Wright | Lariocidin – a Lasso Peptide Acting on the Bacterial Ribosome |  |
| Biology: Molecular & Cell Biology; Mechanism of Action | UIC Retzky College of Pharmacy Award for Excellence in Research 2nd Place | Meghna Gill, Tianzhou Yao, Ellie H.Jhun, Z. Jim Wang | Single Nucleotide Polymorphism rs 6356 in Tyrosine Hydroxylase Gene and Its Impact on Pain |  |
| Biology: Molecular & Cell Biology; Mechanism of Action | UIC Retzky College of Pharmacy Award for Excellence in Research 3rd Place | Sobita Pathak, Artemis Gogos, Reggie Woods, Jennifer C. Chang, Michael J. Federle | Discovery of Pigment Produced by Group A Streptococcus |  |
| Chemistry: Discovery, Modeling, Design & Evaluation of Novel Drugs; Detection & Delivery Systems | UIC Retzky College of Pharmacy Award for Excellence in Research 1st Place | Mario Alvarez, Alexander S. Mankin, Terry W. Moore | Development of Hybrid Proline-Rich Antimicrobial Peptides as Potent Translation Termination Inhibitors |  |
| Chemistry: Discovery, Modeling, Design & Evaluation of Novel Drugs; Detection & Delivery Systems | UIC Retzky College of Pharmacy Award for Excellence in Research 2nd Place | Ana M. Lopez-Hernandez, Lisa E. Rusali, Kyle M. Kremiller, Lawrence Toll, Andrea Cippitelli, Andrew P. Riley | Development of α3β4 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor-Targeted Aristotelia Alkaloid Derivatives for Substance Use Disorder Treatment |  |
| Chemistry: Discovery, Modeling, Design & Evaluation of Novel Drugs; Detection & Delivery Systems | UIC Retzky College of Pharmacy Award for Excellence in Research 3rd Place | Yi-Chien Wu, Elie Abi Khalil, Adi Upadhye, Mark Sanborn, Jalees Rehman, Nermin Kady, Ryan Wilcox, Steve S.-Y. Lee | Tissue Niche-Based and Cell-Type-Selective Spatial Proteomics |  |
| Chemistry: Discovery, Modeling, Design & Evaluation of Novel Drugs; Detection & Delivery Systems | UIC Retzky College of Pharmacy Award for Excellence in Research 4th Place | Jingtian Zheng, Yi-Chien Wu, Xiaoying Cai, Ekrem Emrah Er, Zongmin Zhao, Steve S.-Y. Lee | Correlated Multi-scale 3D Optical Microscopy of Tumor Tissues |  |
| Clinical, Social, and Applied Sciences | UIC Retzky College of Pharmacy Award for Excellence in Research 1st Place | Bertha De Los Santos, Kibum Kim | Trends in All Cause Healthcare Costs in US Diabetes Population Having Employment-Based Insurance Coverage |  |
| Clinical, Social, and Applied Sciences | UIC Retzky College of Pharmacy Award for Excellence in Research 2nd Place | Sodam Kim, Landon Welch, Bertha De Los Santos, Przemyslaw P. Radwanski, Mark Munger, Kibum Kim | Association of Atrial Fibrillation with Lamotrigine in Bipolar I Disorder: An Observational Cohort Study |  |
| Innovate@UIC Innovation Award | 1st Place | Edidiong Udofa, Endong Zhang, Zongmin Zhao | i-Bind: In situ Red Blood Cell-Binding Nanoparticles for Targeted Pulmonary Drug Delivery |  |
| Innovate@UIC Innovation Award | 2nd Place | Kasra Alizadeh, Dorota Klepacki, Nora Vázquez-Laslop, Alexander S. Mankin | Developing a Fully Orthogonal Translation System in Bacteria |  |
| UI Cancer Center Cancer Science Prize | 1st Place | Dahee Jung, Xiaoying Cai, Wonkyung Oh, Seung-Oe Lim, Steve S.-Y. Lee | Engineered Anti-CD40 Agonistic Antibody as a Novel Cancer Neoantigen Vaccines |  |
| UI Cancer Center Cancer Science Prize | 2nd Place | Monica A. Haughan, Hannah J. Lusk, Carlismari Grundmann, Tova M. Bergsten, Aloysius J. Klingelhutz, Laura M. Sanchez, Joanna E. Burdete | Adrenergic Signaling in Adipocytes Drives Ovarian Cancer Cell Invasion |  |
| American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Student Chapter Choice Award | 1st Place | Bo Zhou, Leticia Do Amaral, Emily K. Bremers, Reagan S. Haney, Emilio F. Merino, Delphine Baud, Steve Brand, Max Totrov, Maria B. Cassera, Paul R. Carlier | Development of Imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine Antimalarials |  |
| ISPOR Student Chapter Choice Award | 1st Place | Jyotirmoy Sarker, Michael Kim, Samantha Paton, Przemysław B. Radwański , Mark A. Munger, Kibum Kim | Comparative Risk of the Onset of Atrial Fibrillation after Icosapent Ethyl versus Omega-3 |  |
| ISPE Student Chapter Choice Award | 1st Place | Jyotirmoy Sarker, Aaron N. Winn | Real-World Patterns of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Discontinuation and Reinitiation in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients in the United States |  |
Judges Quote Heading link
Setting aside the challenges of things being virtual…I am, again, overall impressed with the research work thoughtfully conceived and then carried out there at UIC COP. The students, both grad and PharmD, are receiving a measurably better education now than in the past, because of your efforts. You should all go home at night, virtually!, knowing that you are training and educating future leaders in pharmacy and the health care professions.
| 2018 UIC College of Pharmacy Alumnus of the Year, commenting on the success of the Virtual Program