The following students have participated in the ASH Minority Medical Student Award Program.
2012 MMSAP Participants
Jeneba Abass-Shereef
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Targeting self-renewal pathways regulating Mantle Cell Lymphoma-Initiating Cells
Rhae Battles
Meharry Medical School
Role of the Elf2 Transcription Factor in Erythroid Gene Expression and Terminal Differentiation
Hewan Belete
University of Minnesota
The role of omega-3 fatty acids can in hematopoietic cell transplantation patients with sirolimus induced hyperlipidemia
Ryanne Ashley Brown
Baylor College of Medicine
Identification of the enzymes involved in the VWF-GPIba binding-initiated
Guensley Delva
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Targeting MLL-AF9 fusion protein with PARP inhibitors
Laurette Femnou
Johns Hopkins University
Evaluation of the effect of sodium salicylate on inflammation and iron homeostasis in aged mice
William Courtland Lewis
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Analysis of Mll-PTD function in the absence of Mll-WT in adult murine bone marrow
Michelle Long
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Complex Pediatric Hematology Consults: Immune Cytopenial Following Liver and Multivisceral Transplants
Shannalee Rene Martinez
Loma Linda University
Evaluation of Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML) cell sensitivity to Natural Killer (NK) cell-mediated lysis in the presence and absence of epigenetic sensitization
Myntee T. Ngangana
The Ohio State University
Assessment of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Comorbidities Index in DNMT3A and Flt3-ITD AML Patients Receiving Decitabine
Ifeanyi Nzegwu
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
The role of cytokines and toll like receptor 4 in acute chest syndrome
Elisa Quiroz
Ponce School of Medicine
Characterize the expression patterns of NP-9 and Rec in HERV-K (HML2)-expressing cells
Lynda Villagomez
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Evaluating a novel class of drug targeting PRMT5 enzyme dysregulation in mantle cell lymphoma
Tatiana Melissa Villatoro
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
Progression of Vasculopathy in Children with Sickle Cell Disease and Abnormal Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography: Rates and Predictors
2011 MMSAP Participants
Oyinade Aderibigbe
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
The clinical course and severity of viral illness in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease
Ryanne Brown
Baylor College of Medicine
Characterization of the VWF-GPIbα binding-initiated signaling pathway that results in platelet activation and fibrin(ogen)-αIIbβIII interaction under high shear stress
Nicole Diaz
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Cell line model of refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts developed through inappropriate iron accumulation by silenfcing of iron processing genes
Hyunjoo Lee
Stony Brook University College of Medicine
Effect of polymorphisms in p53 pathway proteins and chronic lymphoid leukemia disease progression
Ko Maung
East Tennesse State University, Quillen College of Medicine
Structural requirements of LDB1 function in erythroid differentiation
Lilian Msambichaka
University of Minnesota Medical School
Characteristics and mechanism of pain in sickle cell disease
Maura Munoz
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
In vitro studies of a new Bortezomib formulation against acute myeloid leukemia
Steven Ovu
Texas A&M Health Science Center – College of Medicine
Study of the clinical practice guidelines for prevention and treatment of acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease
Yakisha Partee
Meharry Medical College
Mitochondrial DNA mutations in sickle cell disease
Christopher Rombaoa
Tufts University School of Medicine
Characterization of microRNA-393 and -494 in the biology of Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia
Debora Zamora-Olivencia
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
Evaluation of safer lentivirus vectors for a successful sickle cell disease gene therapy
2010 MMSAP Participants
Imo Akpan
University of Illinois at Chicago
Determination of the manner in which changes within the γ-globin gene are linked to differences in histone H3 (lys9) methylation following decitabine administration in the baboon model
Tiana Carrillo
University of Illinois at Chicago
Iron-mediated ROS production as a mechanism for RARS and the basis for therapeutics
May Cho
Meharry Medical College
Structural requirements of LDB1 function
Drees Griffin Jr.
University of Alabama School of Medicine
Creation of the UAB thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura–hemolytic uremic syndrome registry
Tiffany D. Jackson
Mercer University School of Medicine
Production of erythrocytes from human embryonic stem cells
Courtney Nicole Johnson
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine
Disease knowledge in chronic myelogenous leukemia patients as a predictor of compliance to treatment
Michelle Long
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Pediatric immune thrombocytopenic purpura: drug treatments and responses
Myntee Ngangana
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Association between epigenetic changes and acute myeloid leukemia
Jennifer Nichols
University of Illinois at Chicago
The effects of environmental cues and differentiation state on hematopoietic stem cell colony growth, morphology, and fetal hemoglobin production
Kandyce Pearson
University of Iowa
Characterization of K13-NEMO interaction
Stacey Pereira
Rush Medical College
Kinetics of engraftment: single-donor dominance versus dual-donor chimerism in double cord blood transplant outcomes
Pablo N. Quintana
University of Illinois at Chicago
Targeting miRNAs that regulate the glucocorticoid receptor as a potential therapeutic for multiple myeloma
Vanessa Sarfoh
University of Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Magnetic resonance imaging of liver and cardiac iron
Ngozidilenna Wilkins
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Characterization of platelet α-granule dynamics
2009 MMSAP Participants
Nnenaya Agochukwu
Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA
Objective Measure of Pain During Sickle Cell Pain Crisis
Mohamad Alghothani
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana College of Medicine, Urbana, IL
Imo Akpan
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Determination of the Manner that Changes Within the γ-globin Gene are Linked to Differences in Histone H3 (lys9) Methylation Following Decitabine
Jamie Brewer
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Significance of Factor VIII Inhibitors in Hemophilia A Patients
May Cho
Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
Structural Requirements for LDB1 Protein Dimerization in Mammalian Cells
Hector R. Flores-Bermudez
Universidad Central del Caribe - School of Medicine, Bo Bayamon, PR
Activation of PP2A as a Therapeutic Target in Multiple Myeloma
Ashanti Franklin
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Elucidating the Affects of PIGA Gene Mutation in Endothelial Cells in ParoxysmalNocturnal Hemoglobinuria
Michael Garcia
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Elucidating the Molecular Mchanism of CD74 Aoptosis Ihibition in Lmphoma
William J. Gostic II
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
A Comparison of Myelosuppression in Pediatric ALL Treatment Using PEG‐asp and L‐asp
Tiffany D. Jackson
Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA
Production Erythrocytes from Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Courtney Nicole Johnson
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Disease Knowledge in Chronic Mylogenous Leukemia Patients as a Predictor of Complaince to Treatment
Steven Ovu
Texas A&M Health Science Center - College of Medicine, College Station, TX
Investigating the Important Role of Nucleonin in SLL/CLL Apoptosis
Vanessa Pineros
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Targeting the c-Myb mRNA: A Novel Approach to Treating Acute Leukemia
Nneamaka Ugbode
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
Manipulating the Stability of β-globin mRNA for the Treatment of Major Hemoglobinopathies
Elizabeth Yeboah
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Determining the Patient and Disease Characteristics that Correlate with Long-term Reponse to Lenalidomide in the Treatment of Relapsed Multiple Myeloma
2008 MMSAP Participants
Awet Abraha
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Retargeting Cord Blood T Cells to Provide Anti-Lymphoma Effects After Stem Cell Transplant
Olabunmi Agboola
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Examining the Factors Influencing Sickle Cell Patient's Decision Making Regarding Transplantation
Nnenaya Agochukwu
Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA
Assessing Objective Parameters of Pain in Patients With Sickle Cell Anemia
Jamie Brewer
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Determining the Prevalence of Factor VIII Inhibitor by ELISA Assay in Patients With a Negative Bethesda Assay
Andres Bur
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Studies Measuring Platelet Accumulation on Collagen and Stability Flow in a Microfluidics Chamber
Daniel Hayward
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
Pain and Other Complications of Sickle Cell Disease in Patients With SB+Thalassemia: Rates and Risk Factors
Candace Johnson
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Chart Review Study to Evaluate Possible Effects of Opiods on Blood Vessel Formation in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
Nicole Jones
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
The Membrane Scavenger Receptor, CD36 and the MpL-Baltimore Polymorphosime
Christina Lawson
Howard University, Washington, DC
Preclinical Trial of Nitrite-Treated Transfused RBC and Dietary Supplementation
Edward E. Robertson
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Challenging the Epigenetic Paradigm: DNA Methylation Analysis of Philadelphia Chromosome Associated Leukemia
Akram Shayeb
University of Puerto Rico, Urb Altamesa, PR
Significance of Mitochondrial Localization of Mitochondrial Antiviral Signaling (MAVS) in the Antiviral Defense Against Coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) Infection
April Szafran
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Identification of a Gene or Genes on Chromosome 16q22 that may be Linked to the Development of Familial Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Nadine Thompson
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Investigating Cell Cycle-Related Factors Triggering Apoptosis in Human Leukemia Cells
2007 MMSAP Participants
Awet Abraha
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Investigation of Alternate NK Cell Developmental Pathway
Olabunmi Agboola
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Developing Tools for Assessing Time-Tradeoff Utilities Multidimensional Survey to Assess Quality-of-Life for Patients with Lymphoma
Abisola Ayodeji
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA
The Role of the Hypoxic Response and the Hypoxic Inducible Factor Related Genes in Sickle Cell Anemia and in Congenital Polycythemia with Upregulated Hypoxic Sensing
Luz Juliana Barahona
Universidad Central del Caribe SOM, Bayamon, PR
T-Cell Subsets and Graft vs. Tumor Effect in Stem Cell Transplantation
Melissa Bent
Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Effect of TGF-B1 Treatment on the Expression of a-Smooth Muscle Actin by Sickle Cell and Normal Endothelial Progenitor Cells (EPCs)
Johnaca Biggins
Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
HOXB7 Protein as a Prognostic Factor in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Ashanti Franklin
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Examining Novel Methods of Gene Delivery to Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Nicole Jones
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Expression of the CD36 and Pevalence of Mpl Baltimore and Their Relationship to Stroke in Pediatric Sickle Cell Patients
Johnathan J. Ledet
Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA
In Vitro Study of the TXNIP/TRX/ROS Activity in a Series of Cell Lines Derived from B and T-Cell Lymphomas Treated With the Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Vorinostat in Combination with Various Other Drugs
Emily McElveen
Brown Medical School, Providence, RI
Do Sickle Cells Stimulate NO Production Via ATP Release in a Manner Similar to Normal Red Blood Cells?
Jennifer Robles
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Defining Mechanisms of Resistance to TSP-Mediated Anti-Angiogenesis, Focusing Specifically on CD36 Down-Regulation in Cultured Microvascular Endothelial Cells.
2006 MMSAP Participants
Christina Bennett
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Trends in Leukemia Incidence in California: 1988-1999
Fernando Diaz
Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Katy, TX
Platelet Hyperreactivity in Sickle Cell Patients
Robert George Eberhardt
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Investigation of Gamma Fibrinogen Levels and Thrombus Formation Using the Mouse Cremaster Arteriole/Venule Laser Injury Model
Qurana Lewis
Oklahoma State University School of Medicine, Tulsa, OK
Do Patients Have Cognitive Impairment Following Recovery from Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)?
Josiah Orina
Emory University School of Medicine, Decatur, GA
Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of the Benefits of Rituximab and Chemotherapy for Patients With Untreated Follicular Lymphoma
Mary Rickard
University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
A Genome-Wide Scan of a Large Amish Pedigree With von Willebrand Disease Identified Regions of Linkage that Represent Potential Modifiers of Von Willebrand Factor Levels and Disease Variability
Margo Renee Rollins
Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL
Patulin: A Small Molecule Mycotoxin Possessing Potent Selective In Vitro Cytotoxicity Against Malignant T-Cells
Naa Sackey
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Identification of Striatin as a Microtubule-Associated Protein in Human Platelets
Melody Smith
University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Mechanism for the Immunosuppressive Activity of Pentostatin: Selective Apoptosis of Naïve T-Cell Subsets
2005 MMSAP Participants
Demedrick Anton Bland
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Determining the Role of Nitric Oxide Bioavailability and Genetic Polymorphisms in the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Hypertension in Sickle Cell Disease Patients
LaRae Coleman
University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
Transfusion Management in Sickle Cell Disease: Assessment of Physician Prescribing Practices
Nkiruka Emeagwali
Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
Mutations in Mitochondrial DNA and Oxidative Stress in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia
Delwin S. Merchant
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Shaker Heights, OH
In Vitro Megakaryocytopoiesis in Idiopathic Myelofibrosis
Josiah Orina
Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Determining the Benefits of Chemotherapy for Achieving Complete Response in Patients With Untreated Advanced-Stage Follicular Lymphoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Oscar Penate
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Survival of Normal and Mutant CXCR4-Transfected HL-60 Cells in Myelokathexis
Joseph W. Smith
University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY
Evaluation of the In Vitro Activity of the Multikinase Inhibitor BAY 43-9006 (Sorafenib) in Primary Cells from Patients With Myelofibrosis With Myeloid Metaplasia
Melody Smith
University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine, Dallas, TX
Ex Vivo Fludarabine Selectively Depletes Human Naïve T-Cell Subsets: A Step Toward Modifying Donor Lymphocyte Infusion
2004 MMSAP Participants
Allison Cole
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
HOXA11 Impairs Megakaryocytic Differentiation in K562 Cells
Edna Chavez
University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
Genetic Linkage in a Large Pedigree With von Willebrand Disease
Nkiruka Emeagwali
Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
Mitochondrial DNA and Sickle Cell Anemia
Luciana Guerra
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Doreen Kyere
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Evaluate the Structural Features of mRNA that Encode Gamma-Globin and Provide it With its Exceptional Stability in Differentiating Erythroid Cells
Leonard Mason
Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
The Clinical Course of HCV and HBV in Heart Transplant Recipients
Oscar Penate
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Aberrant Mitochondrial Cytochrome C Release in Congenital Neutropenia
Candice Taylor
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
The Effect of Hydroxyurea on PLGF Production in Erythroid Cells
Deborah Titre
Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC
Identifying Mutations in Genes Involving Hematopoiesis in the Zebrafish Using Reverse Genetics
Gus Zamora
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, Houston, TX
Quantitative Real Time PCR of G-CSF Receptor Isofoms and Associated Molecule Gab2
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