2024 ORISE Postdoc Mini Symposium Poster Session

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Join us on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. ET, for a virtual poster session showcasing the research of ORISE postdoctoral participants!

These ORISE fellows will be on-hand to talk about their research and field questions from attendees through interactive group video sessions.

This event is part of the second annual ORISE Postdoc Mini Symposium, held in conjunction with National Postdoc Appreciation Week.

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Have a question about the event? Contact us at ORISEVirtualEvents@orau.org

Presentation Schedule

10:00—11:30 a.m. ET Presenters

Dr. Brenda Antezana
ORISE Program/Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract Title: Establishing Standardized Methods for Phenotypic Characterization of β-Lactamase Alleles

Dr. Jingfan Chen
ORISE Program/Agency: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Abstract Title: Structural characterization of Semaglutide by NMR: Differentiation of semaglutide and its acetate salt form

Dr. John Foster
ORISE Program/Agency:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Abstract Title: A catch-per-unit effort removal model for feral pigs (Sus scrofa) across the continental United States to inform agency management efforts

Dr. Sabrina Karim
ORISE Program/Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract Title: The association between hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and comorbid antenatal depression with postpartum checkup non-attendance: the mediating role of postpartum depressive symptoms

Dr. Stephanie Kortchak
ORISE Program/Agency:
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Abstract Title: Hepatotoxicity of combination immunotherapies

Dr. Won Hyung Lee
ORISE Program/Agency: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract Title: Hedonic housing price effect of lead service line replacement program in Milwaukee, WI

Dr. Jala Lockhart
ORISE Program/Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract Title: Changes in Screening Test Volume in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program during the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020–2022

Dr. Raiza Manrique Waldo
ORISE Program/Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
Abstract Title: Fractionation of Switchgrass Pyrolysis Bio-oil for Production of Value-added Chemicals

Dr. Rebecca Masline
ORISE Program/Agency: Fusion Energy Sciences Postdoctoral Research Program, U.S. Department of Energy
Abstract Title: Helium enrichment and tritium burn efficiency in simulations of divertor plasmas

Dr. Zoe Vaughn
ORISE Program/Agency: U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command - Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense
Abstract Title: Development of a Structure-Activity Relationship of Non-Oxime Based Reactivators for Nerve Agent-Inhibited Acetylcholinesterase

Dr. Ashley Watson
ORISE Program/Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract Title: Unintentional Injury Deaths among American Indian / Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Populations, 2018-2022

Dr. Mary Woodruff
ORISE Program/Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Abstract Title: Adaptive risk-based targeted surveillance for foreign animal diseases: harnessing national databases to prevent disease outbreaks in pigs

Dr. Aaron Yerke
ORISE Program/Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service SCINet
Abstract Title: Protocol for the Metabol(om)ic Response to Omnivorous Dietary Patterns Using Randomized Controlled Feeding Trials (MET-OMNIV) Research Consortium and Data Repository


11:30 a.m.—1 p.m. ET Presenters

Dr. Yewande Ajao
ORISE Program/Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
Abstract Title: Investigating the potential of naturally occurring predatory bacteria, Bdellovibrio, as a promising biological control agent for foodborne Salmonella serovars

Dr. Nigatu Atlaw
ORISE Program/Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Abstract Title: Molecular characterization of historical isolates of non-typhoidal Salmonella

Dr. Oliva Awate
ORISE Program/Agency: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Abstract Title: Effect of heat treatment on the quantification of gluten in sourdough

Dr. Connel Ching'anda
ORISE Program/Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
Abstract Title: Area wide displacement of aflatoxin producing fungi in Texas corn fields

Dr. Ashley Daniszewski
ORISE Program/Agency: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Postgraduate Research Program
Abstract Title: Fundamental Study of Role of Microwave Irradiation for Catalytic Reactions using Carbon Dioxide as a Probe Molecule

Dr. Katherine Davies
ORISE Program/Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract Title: Developing longitudinal in vivo imaging techniques for use in high containment laboratories

Dr. Naima Khan
ORISE Program/Agency: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Abstract Title: Video-Based Gait Assessment for Parkinson’s Disease

Dr. Jovian Lazare
ORISE Program/Agency: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract Title: A Multiple Linear Regression Approach to Prediction of Hydrolysis Rates: Carboxylic Acid Esters, Lactones, Anhydrides, Carbonates, and Multiesters

Dr. Kamalich Muniz-Rodriguez
ORISE Program/Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract Title: Development of a Global Dengue Case Repository to Inform Creation of Risk Maps for Travelers

Dr. Leanne Stepchinski
ORISE Program/Agency: U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
Abstract Title: A Tiered Framework Approach for Stream Assessment

Dr. Wencel Valega-Mackenzie
ORISE Program/Agency: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Abstract Title: Dose optimization approach of an adjuvanted peptide-based personalized neoantigen melanoma vaccine

Dr. Nathan Weber
ORISE Program/Agency: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract Title: Evaluating the Thermal Decomposition of PFAS: Identifying Products of Incomplete Combustion