Research at ACOM: Research News & Notes

Spring 2025: ACOM Research News

ALOMA Winter Conference Poster Competition 2025

First Place:

A PCR-based Assay Designed to Identify Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase Kinase 4 (MAP4K4) Isozymes in Human Cell Lines
Nicole Jadwiga Knight, Melinda Gevorgian, Julee Reitzel, and Dr. Lawrence L. LeClaire, III

Analyzing Perspectives regarding OMM in the ACOM Community
Meg Barros, Dr. Kristen Helms, Dr. Jeffery Johns, Alex Bennett, and Taylor Nakashima​​​​​

Therapeutic Uses and Efficacy of Low-dose Naltrexone: A Scoping Review
Kayla Leiber and Dr. Wayne Parker

Second Place:  

Analyzing the Association of Food Insecurity with Postoperative Complications of Abdominal Surgery                            
Rita Bliesner, Dominick DeMasi, and Dr. Rahul Garg

Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in an Infant with Subsequent Bronchiolitis: A Case Report and Literature Review
Lauren Farrell, Peter S. Chindavong, Brock Shipp, Byron J. Weaver, and Jeffrey M. Beard

Cognitive Load Induced by a Meta Quest 3 VR Learning Environment Compared to a Plastic Model
Timothy Ross Thompson, Musa Azhar, Alex Fleet, Dr. Starla Meighan, and Dr. Thomas McNary

Third Place:

An Investigation of Thyroid Dysfunction Following the Administration of Iodinated Contrast Media During Cardiac Catheterization
W. Wyatt Lindsey, Alycia Heiner, and Catherine E. Tomasulo

CODE Symposium 2025

First Place Podium Presentation:	Second Place Poster Session-Graduate Division:	Third Place Poster Session-Graduate Division:
Evaluation of the Pathogenicity of the ENDOV P10R and D52V Variants and Their Implications in Moyamoya Disease Dylan Marler and Dr. Eric Johnson	The CASP7 Gene Variant P289S is Predicted to be Pathogenic and Associated with Vitiligo   Ali Qureshi and Dr. Eric Johnson	In Silico Analysis of Collagen Beta(1-O)Galactosyltransferase 2 (COLGALT2)Variant L180P Predicted to Have Pathogenic Basis Rita Bliesner and Dr. Eric Johnson