February 24, 2006

2006 Celebration of Science Posters of Distinction

Immunology & Inflammation
Photodynamic Therapy Generates Anti-tumor Immunity Against a B-galactosidase Expressing Tumor but not its Wild-type Counterpart
Pawel Mroz, MD, Dermatology

C4d Deposition in Cardiac Allografts in Mice
Shuichiro Uehara, MD, PhD, Surgery

Neurosciences
Estrogen Prevents Neuroprotection by Caffeine in the Mouse MPTP Model of Parkinson's Disease
Kui Xu, MD, PhD, Neurology

Physiology & Metabolism
The Glomerulus Operates as a Leaky Filter to Albumin with a Post-Filtration Retrieval Mechanism That Is Disrupted in Nephrotic States
Leileata Russo, PhD, Renal

Virology & Infectious Agents
Evolution of HCV in Response to HLA class I Restricted Immunity on a Population Level
Todd Allen, PhD, AIDS Research Center

Contribution of antigen processing to the immunodominance of an HLA-A3-restricted HIV epitope
Sylvie Le Gall, PhD, AIDS Research Center

Clinical Trials
Effects of Testosterone Administration on Bone Density and Body Composition in Women with Hypopituitarism
Karen Miller, MD, Neuroendocrine

Technology
A Miniaturized Device Capable of Near-imperceptible Function: Toward a Wearable Monitor for Continuous Arterial Blood Pressure
Andrew Reisner, MD, Emergency Medicine

FDG-PET Imaging Provides a Non-invasive Measure of Carotid Plaque Inflammation in Patients
Ahmed Tawakol, MD, Cardiology

Translational
New Approaches to Computer-based Interventional Neuroradiology Training
Vincent Luboz, PhD, CIMIT

Adenosine A2A Receptor in Mouse Models of L-DOPA-induced Dyskinesia
Danqing Xiao, PhD, Neurology