CTSI Research Showcase
CTSI Research Showcase
Thank you for attending the 2026 CTSI Research Showcase. We appreciate your participation and hope you enjoyed the presentations, discussions and opportunities to connect with colleagues from across the clinical and translational research community!
The CTSI Research Showcase highlights the remarkable work of researchers across the university whose efforts are supported by the Clinical and Translational Science Institute. This event will feature research from investigators across our institution and spotlight the innovation, career development and scientific impact that CTSI proudly supports.
The agenda includes presentations from awardees of CTSI Pilot Awards, the Clinical and Translational Science Research Program, T32 Training Grants, K12 Career Development Awards and the Path to K, Launch to R and Launch to K programs. Together, these investigators and their projects represent the future of translational science at our university.
A reception will follow the showcase, where you’ll have the opportunity to view awardee posters and connect with colleagues from across the university.
When: September 16, 2026
Where: Energy Advancement and Innovation Center, Room 130
Research Showcase Schedule
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Julie Johnson, PharmD
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Luan Phan, MD Introduction of programs
Lynn Fussner, MD Role Of Monocytes in The Clinical Phenotype and Disease Activity Of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Yesol Yang, PhD Navigating The Unknown: Intolerance Of Uncertainty and Breast Cancer Survivorship John Odackal, MD Examining Patients’ Journeys to Specialty Care and Health Outcomes in Sarcoidosis Kevin Ho, MD Evaluating Biomarkers for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Pneumonitis Ashleigh LoVette, PhD Youth Voices: A Community-Engaged Approach to Promote Health Among Youth Affected by Parental Incarceration Edward Bryant, MD Heritability of Brain Structural Deviations as Determined by Normative Modeling Jennifer Ladd, MD Identifying Pediatric Pancreatitis and Predicting Pancreatitis Diabetes: Step 1, The Computable Phenotype Emre Sezgin, PhD AI-Based Chatbot to Support Health-Related Social Needs Among Pediatric Primary Care Population Cristina Tomatis
Souverbielle, MDImmune Responses in Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Aubrey Moe, PhD Brain-Behavior Mechanisms of Social Cognition in First-Episode Psychosis -
Bio Break
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Matt Ringel, MD, CTSP Program Introduction
Laura Schwartz, PhD Repurposing FDA-Approved Drugs to Reduce Urinary Tract Infection and Its Complications Nicholas Denton, PhD Solving Stigma Through POV Simulation: Enhancing Pharmacist Empathy-Based Practices with Sickle Cell Disease Patients Catherine Moran, PhD Non-Contrast-Enhanced, Supine, Low-Field Screening Breast MRI Tiago Jesus, PhD Overcoming Disparities for Ageing in Place at Intersection of Place, Disability, Poverty and Gender in Rural Appalachia, Ohio: Community-Based Codesign to Improve Rehabilitation Access in Underserved Communities Laura Schmitt, PT, PhD
(Presenting: Miriam Hazlett and Jennifer Perry)Informing Clinical Decision-Making to Improve Outcomes: Implementation of Novel Assessment Technologies Hakimeh Ebrahimi Nik, PhD
(Presenting: Jiayao Ye)Exploring Age-Dependent Responses to Neoepitope-Based Immunotherapy in Mice: Bridging the Gap in Cancer Treatment Efficacy -
Courtney Lynch, PhD, Spark Award Program Introductions
Claire Han, PhD, DNP Mock EHR Integration of Chemotoxicity Prediction Toolkit for Colorectal Cancer - Real World Experience Farah Brink, MD, MPH Harnessing The Power of Natural Language Processing to Identify Child Abuse -
Luan Phan, MD Launch to K and Launch to R Program Introductions
Beau Meyer, DDS, MPH Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) And Medicaid Policy: Improving Pediatric Oral Health -
Ginny Bumgardner, MD, PhD, T32 Predoctoral Program Introduction
Alvin Liu BRD4 Inhibition as a Novel Strategy to Enhance Cancer Immunotherapy Jacob Conarty Broad Targeting of HPV E Proteins by Intratumoral and Systemic B Cell Responsesin HPV+ Head and Neck Cancer Hannah Smith Bordetella Pertussis-Epithelial-Immune Cell Interactions in a Human Mimic Model of Infection -
Julie Johnson, PharmD
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Networking with heavy hors d'oeuvres