2024 Research Symposium
The Research Symposium is one of KCU's premier collaborative academic events, which brings together the different colleges to showcase the University’s innovative research and scientific discoveries. The symposium also hosts distinguished physicians and scientists from within and outside the KCU community. Next year's symposium is set for April 1-4, 2025.
Award Winners
KCU Student Research Symposium Award
Kimberley Beier – KC-COM ‘26
Podium Presentation
“A Depressing Duet: 3-Hydroxyanthranilic Acid and the Neuronal Plasma Membrane Ca2+ ATPase in the Pathogenesis of Major Depressive Disorder”
Madeline Meyer – KC-BIOS ‘24
Poster Presentations
“Innovative pharmaceutical treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy”
Jessica Gerczynski – KC-COM ‘26
Poster Presentation
“Identifying Biomarkers for Critical Illness-Related Corticosteroid Insufficiency (CIRCI)”
Samuel Kalmus – KC-PsyD ‘27
Poster Presentation
“The Effects of Teaching Emotional Granularity through Emotion Words on
Well-being, Emotional Regulation, and Emotional Perception”
Mahan Hadjian – KC-COM ‘26
Podium Presentation
“The Usual Suspects: A candidate-based screen of E3 ligases in STING-mediated K63
poly-ubiquitylation”
Makayla Swancutt – Anatomy Fellow KC-COM ‘26
Podium Presentation
“A Characterization of the Posterior Femoral Cutaneous Nerve for
Autologous Breast Reconstruction: A Cadaveric Study”
Yale U. Castlio, DO, Prize for Research
Takara Newsome-Cuby – KC-COM ‘25
Podium Presentation
“Increased Survivability and Improved Kidney Function in Septic Shock Patients Treated with Phospholipid Nanoparticles (VBI-S)”
KCU Research Symposium Chair Award
Emily Woolhiser – KC-COM ‘25
Poster Presentation
“Utilizing the Visia Camera for Analyzing 5-Flurouracil Treatment Efficacy”
GME Award Winners
1st – Vaccines and Dermatology 2.0: The Next Frontier of Public Health
Primary Author: Charles Dunn, MD, KCU/ADCS-Orlando Dermatology Residents
Primary Author: Joseph Alexander Intriago, MD, KCU/Reid Health Family Medicine Resident
Primary Author: Victoria Dukharan, MD, KCU/ADCS-Orlando Dermatology Resident