Health Sciences Student Research Summit
About the Student Research Summit
The Student Research Summit enables members of the 91黑料网 health sciences community to display posters in a forum that:
- Highlights the health sciences research being conducted in the 91黑料网 schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing and Health Studies, Pharmacy and Science and Engineering.
- Fosters research collaborations across disciplines and schools that will produce economic, health, education and quality-of-life benefits for the greater Kansas City community.
2026 Student Research Summit
The 14th annual 91黑料网 Health Sciences Student Research Summit will be held at Union Station in the Chamber Board Room from 1-4 p.m. on Friday, April 10.
How do I apply?
Application deadline: March 22
- Fill out the REDCap application and submit a 250-500 word abstract that summarizes your research topic and presentation. Abstracts commonly have these parts: introduction, purpose, method, result and conclusion.
- You may present up to two posters, as long as they are in different categories — clinical research, basic research or case reports. Faculty will review abstracts and provide feedback, if revisions are needed.
- There is no application fee, but you will have to pay for your poster materials.
- Posters should be printed 36” x 48”, but you may alter the size to fit your topic.
- Please prepare a brief (no more than 15 minutes) presentation for the faculty judges.
- We encourage students to make requests for absences before they submit their posters.
Questions?
Email Alison Troutwine.
2026 Student Research Summit Winners
Overall winners:
1st: Avery Lake, School of Pharmacy, “Cannabis Conversations: Dispensary Perspectives on Pregnancy Related-Nausea” Mentor: Dr. Kylie N. Barnes
2nd: Alex Li, School of Medicine, “Advancing Pain Equity in Environmental Justice Community”, Mentor: Dr. Mei Fu
3rd: Ayla Nguyen and Akhila Swarna, School of Medicine “Firearm Safety Counseling Curriculum for Medical Students in the Surgery Clerkship”, Mentor: Dr. Michael Moncure
Undergraduate Student Winners:
1st: Savy Nistala, School of Medicine, “Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Applications in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer”, Mentor: Dr. Saman Zeeshan
2nd: Safal Sapkota, School of Medicine, “Valve-sparing Root Replacement Vs Bentall Procedure: Propensity-matched Outcomes”, Mentor Dr. Marko Boskovski
Graduate student Winners:
1st: Bipashwi Uprety, School of Pharmacy, “Influence of CYP2C19 genotype and inflammation on the escitalopram exposure in patients”, Mentor: Dr. Seenae Eum
2nd: Michelle Hill, Rachel Bradford and Deng Mu, School of Nursing and Health Studies, “The Role of Education in Enhancing Anesthesia Techniques for Gynecologic Cancer Patients”, Mentor: Elizabeth Soto
Honorable Mention
Jessica Brewer, School of Science and Engineering, “Me31B is required during indirect flight muscle myogenesis in Drosophila”, Mentor: Dr. Maria Spletter
Sara Trompeter, School of Medicine, “The Creation of Five Deprivation Indices for the Five Healthy People 2030 Domains”, Mentor: Dr. An-Lin Cheng
Professional Student Winners:
1st: Shrihari Nagarajan and Prithvi Nagarajan, School of Medicine, “The Implications of Cost-Related Barriers on the Prevalence of Undiagnosed Chronic Kidney Disease: A Cross-Sectional Analysis”, Mentor: Dr. Michael Moncure
2nd: Sarah George, School of Medicine, “Age Matters, But Comorbidity Matters More: All-Cause 30 and 90-day Readmissions Following Apical Prolapse Surgery, Mentor: Dr. Gary Sutkin
Honorable Mention
Natalie Swampillai, School of Medicine, “Non-invasive ECG analysis reveals decreases in HRV as early as middle-age in mice”, Mentor: Dr. Michael Wacker
Ayla Nguyen and Shekhar Gugnani, School of Medicine, “Accelerated Failure Time as an Alternative to Cox Regression for Parathyroid Carcinoma in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database” Mentor: Dr. Healther Klepacz
Vice Chancellorfor Research and Innovation Awards:
The Translational Research Excellence Award: Michael Ansong, School of Pharmacy, “Controlled Release of Therapeutic Peptides by Green Light: Applications in Diabetes and Cognitive rescue in Down Syndrome”, Mentor: Dr. Simon Friedman
The Health Sciences District Collaboration Award: Joan Joshy and Alexander Gerken, School of Medicine, “Breaking the Cycle: Aim4Peace and Reduced Trauma Recidivism”, Mentor: Dr. Brandon Bacon
The AI and Health Technology Innovation Award: Margaret Tyrrell, School of Medicine, “Predictive Modeling of Postpartum Depression Risk Using Electronic Health Record Data”, Mentor: Dr. Prerna Dua