June 8, 2007

Award-winning Clinical Research Day posters

Hospitalwide Awards

Team Award: Diabetes Genetics Initiative (DGI)

A Genome-wide Association Study Identifies GCKR as a Novel Locus Influencing Blood Triglyceride Level in Humans
Sekar Kathiresan, MD, Cardiology

Genome-wide Association Study of Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference and Waist Hip Ratio in Scandinavian Individuals with Diabetes or with Normal Glucose Tolerance
Elizabeth Speliotes, MD, PhD, Gastroenterology

Analytical Approaches to Genome-wide Association Testing for Type 2 Diabetes and 18 Related Metabolic Traits
Benjamin F. Voight, PhD, Medicine, Center for Human Genetic Research

Genome-wide association analysis identifies three novel loci for type 2 diabetes and one for triglyceride levels
Richa Saxena, PhD, Center for Human Genetic Research

Other MGH DGI team members: David Altshuler, MD, PhD; Paul deBakker, MD; Mark Daly, PhD, Shaun Purcell, PhD, all Center for Human Genetic Research.

Team Award: Glioblastoma
AZD2171, a pan-VEGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, normalizes tumor vasculature, reduces tumor volume, prolongs progression-free survival and alleviates edema in glioblastoma patients

Translational Research Award, sponsored by Molecular Biology
Gene Expression Signature Predicting Prostate Cancer Progression
Chin-Lee Wu, MD, PhD, Pathology

Individual Awards

Physician Industry Relationship: Results of a National Study
Eric Campbell, PhD, Institute for Health Policy

Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis is Associated with Gadolinium Exposure and Results in Increased Early Mortality
Anna Kagan, MD, PhD, General Medicine

TARGET: A Phase II Trial to Assess the Response to Gefitinib in Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Tumors
Lecia V. Sequist, MD, MPH, Hematology/Oncology

Posters of Distinction

Aspirin Use and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer According to Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression
Andrew Chan, MD, MPH, Gastroenterology

Identification of novel susceptibility genes for Crohn's disease implicates a crucial role for autophagy
Mark J. Daly, PhD, Medicine, Center for Human Genetic Research

Mutations in the Gene for Prokineticen 2 Cause Both Kallamann Syndrome and Normosmic Idiopathic Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
Nelly Pitteloud, MD, Endocrinology

Prediction of Functional Outcome in Patients with Primary ICH: The FUNC Score
Natalia Rost, MD, Neurology (also received departmental award)

Development of a long oligo-based array CGH chip for clinical diagnosis of genomic imbalance
Yiping Shen, PhD, Neurology

Departmental Awards

The Development and Evaluation of an Electronic Visit (E-Visit) Program for the Management of Acne: Preliminary Findings
Hagit Bergman, MD, Dermatology

A Secure, Fast, and Easily Accessible Dermatology Online Image Solution
Shereene Z. Idriss, Dermatology

Correlation of Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter with Direct Measurement of Intracranial Pressure
Heidi H. Kimberly, MD, Emergency Medicine

Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis is Associated with Gadolinium Exposure and Results in Increased Early Mortality
Anna Kagan, MD, PhD, Medicine

Ventricular Tachycardia After Left Ventricular Assist Device Support in the Failing Human Heart: Molecular Correlates
Marwan Refaat, MD, Medicine

Induction of Strong HIV-1-specific IL2+ CD4+ T Cell Responses with Proliferative Capacity using an HIV-1 Gp120 NefTat Vaccine Formulated with the AS02A Adjuvant in HIV-1 Infected Individuals Treated with HAART
Mathias Lichterfeld, MD, PhD, Medicine

Diabetes is associated with an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis
Katherine P. Liao, MD, Medicine

Identification and characterization of the Fanconi anemia (FANC) I, a new protein in the crosslink repair pathway
Agata Smogorzewska, MD, PhD, Pathology

Molecular identification and subtyping of Mycobacterium species from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue
Abner Louissaint MD, PhD, Pathology

Estrogen Receptor Co-activators And Co-repressors In Sporadic and Tamoxifen Associated Endometrial Carcinoma
Sonika Dahiya, MD, Pathology

Somatic Symptoms and Depression in College Students
Maribeth Pender, MS, Psychiatry

Functional Polymorphism in the EGF Gene Increases the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Cirrhosis
Bryan Fuchs, PhD, Surgery