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Program including abstracts from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine’s 2025 Research and Scholarship Fall Forum.
Supplemental content: List of award winners.
Publication Date
Fall 2025
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Osteopathic Medicine and Osteopathy
Preferred Citation
UNE COM Research & Scholarship, "UNE COM Research And Scholarship Fall Forum October 2025" (2025). Osteopathic Student Research Symposia. 2.
https://dune.une.edu/com_studsymp/2
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Contents and Authors:
Adarme, Vincent Paul; Fakharizadeh Devan; Dhillon Hark: Aerobic Exercise and Seizure Control in Epilepsy: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence and Implications for Future Research
Amore, Alessandra: Gestational Antidepressant Use and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Offspring: A Systematic Review
Blau, Samantha: The Role of Dock7 in Wnt/?-Catenin Signaling and Osteoblast Function
Castro, Ines: Implementation and Effectiveness of the Healthy Weight Clinic Type III Hybrid Trial: Massachusetts CORD 3.0
Cheney, Morgan; Ellis, Suzanne; Vellayappan, Sandhya: Food Insecurity in University of New England Medical Students
Corkery, Emily: Computer Vision-assisted Analysis of Mouse Pain-Related Behaviors Reveals Unique Behavioral Signals Not Detected by Experimenter Observation
Puri, Jhanvi; Asika Etuka, Brandon; Moschella, Sophia: Fostering Empathy in the Patient-Medical Student Relationship During a 48-Hour Hospice Home Immersion: Aggregate Journal Analyses for AY 2020-2021
Flood, Brianna: Correlating D8-BPA Retention and Deleterious Phenotypic Effects on Regenerating Planaria
Gordon, Anthony: The Efficacy of Platelet Rich Plasma to treat Inflammation Caused by Autoimmune Conditions
Gray, James: Angiomyolipoma-associated Metabolic Reprogramming in TSC: Insights from Serum Metabolomics
Kaphan, Benjamin: Risk Factors for the Development of Postoperative Pneumonia at a Community Hospital
Kernstine, Carly: Loss of CELF4 from renal DRG neurons (RDN) results in a reduction in glomerular podocytes, sex-specific changes in expression of TRPV1 and clinically significant vascular/glomerular injury
LaChance, Bryan: Quality of Life Change Following Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery Repair of the Rotator Cuff and Influence on Retear Rate
Lam, Stephanie: Behavioral Consequences of Calorie Restriction and Social Isolation
Marino, Rachel; Lopez, Julia; Tomasetti Grace; Walter, Ashley: Impacts of Anatomy Outreach for Research and Teaching Advancement (AORTA) Program on High School Students’ Career Interests
Mensah Otabil, Edith: Epigenetic Dysregulation of Mitochondrial Homeostasis Drives Aortic Valve Stenosis Reversed by Metformin
Patel, Khushboo: Functional Analysis of Risk Factors for Cardiopulmonary Bypass-Induced Lung Injury in Congenital Heart Disease Patients
Pham, Luu: Evaluating Maternal and Hospital Factors Contributing to Cesarean Delivery Disparities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Platteter, Emilie: The Role of C-reactive Protein in Cystectomy: Forecasting Future Complications
Sedrak, John: Rapid Neurodegeneration: Understanding Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease
Shah, Parita: Evaluating the Risk of Drug-Induced Liver Injury in Patients on DMARDs and Biologics: A Systematic Review of Hepatotoxicity Profiles and Risk Mitigation Strategies
Shin, John (SungJin): Analyzing the Relationship Between EPG5 Mutations and the Risk of Chronic Pain-Related Diagnoses
Cama, Kathryn; Stevens, Sarah; Pham, Luu: A Comparison of AI Platforms for Effectiveness in Addressing Frequently Asked Patient Questions about Anesthesia
Sweeney, Mary: It's about Time: Addressing the Opioid Epidemic through Interprofessional Health Professions Education Events
Tolentino, Ritz: Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Non-Military Patients Essential Need for Behavioral Health Care
Tran, Donna: Exploring Genetic Links Between Genomic Variants in the Adrenergic Receptor Gene and the Co-Occurrence of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy with Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Insights for Further Investigation
Wolfe, Aliza: Comparing Delivery Complications Between Non-Hispanic White Individuals and Other Racial Groups in the United States
Ziedins, Eriks: Studying Dyschromic Hypertrophic Scar in a Transgenic Mouse Model: Protein-level confirmation differentially expressed genes identified by RNA sequencing
Alexander, Michelle: Aortic Morphology in Bicuspid Vs Tricuspid Aortic Valve Patients: A Matched Computed Tomography-Based Analysis Beyond Ascending Diameter
Ansart, Samantha; Goudreau, Kerrigan: Identifying Geographic Differences in Sexual Activity and Behaviors in Maine Adolescents
Browne, Melissa; Nasir Mohad: Treatment For Conjunctivochalsis: A Follow-Up Study to The Combined Approach Utilizing Radiofrequency Cauterization and ThermaLidTM Procedure
Chen, Shelley: Cannabis Use Across U.S. States and Territories: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Legalization Type, Duration, and Demographic Trends
Chin, Tiffany: Sex Differences in Ascending Nociceptive Signals in Rats with Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis
Dennehy, Aisling: Contribution of Smoking History to Lung Cancer Stage at Diagnosis with Low-Dose CT
Farag, Marina; McLaughlin, Kaci: Seizure Network Reorganization in the Repeated Flurothyl Model: The Ventromedial Hypothalamus (VMH) as a Critical Gate
Goodfellow, Grace; Tolentino, Ritz: Understanding and Experience with Career Coaching in Osteopathic Medical Educators: Preliminary Descriptive Cross-Sectional Survey
Govindaraj, Anjanadevi; Yahya, Afnan: Effect of Antimicrobial Peptides on the Antibiotic-Mediated Killing of Bacterial Biofilms
Greenfield, Madison: Identifying a Gold Standard Joint-sparing Treatment for Hallux Rigidus: Comparing Long-term Pain Relief, Functional Outcomes, Revision Rates and Patient Satisfaction
Karpe, David: Cardiac Neural Crest Cells and Ift88 Mutants in Myocardial Development and Integrity
Kim, Albert: The Role of DOCK7 in Osteoclast Differentiation and Bone Resorption
Lafferty, Hanna: Approaching ACEs as Social Determinants of Health: How Children Experiencing ACEs are Supported in Vassalboro, Maine
Marcin, Joseph; Atif, Haris: Long Term Outcomes of Robotic Arm-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty (RATKA)
Medidi, Varsha: Investigating NAD+ Metabolism as a New Frontier for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Therapy
Nguyen, Linh: Recurrent Pediatric Preauricular Fistula with Cartilage-Involved Cyst
Pham, Luu; Pai, Sanjay: Bridging Gaps in Addiction Care: Substance Use in Older Adults, Clinicians, and Communities — Insights from the SIMS Fellowship Experience
Reale, Kevin; Dentry, Tyler: 48 Hour Hospice Home Immersions - Academic Year 2018-19: Student Learning and Skills to Augment Their Career
Savoy, Sarah: Labeling Neurons Receiving Direct Input from Corneal Primary Afferents in Mouse
Serraj, Laila: Comparing the Acceptability and Feasibility of Methods for Translating a Clinical Decision Support Tool
Shankar, Meghasri: A Narrative Review of Supporting Neurodivergent Learners in Medical Education
Sourirajan, Krupa: Metabolomic Profiling of Normal Human Retinal and Choroid Tissue
Sullivan, Violet: External Iliac Artery Endofibrosis and Revascularization in a Female Triathlete: A Case Report
Tanikella, Sruthi: Geographic Variation in Missing Race and Ethnicity Data in Minimum Data Set 3.0
Thomas, Keely; Tomasetti, Grace: Piloting a Survey to Evaluate the Impacts of the AORTA Program on Osteopathic Medical Student Facilitators
Varghese, Shama: Evaluating the Impact of the PHIT Program on Interprofessional Competencies and Social
Varghese, Shama: Evaluating the Impact of the PHIT Program on Interprofessional Competencies and Social Determinants of Health Awareness
Wolfe, Aliza: Delivery Outcomes in Limited English Proficiency Patients Compared to English-Speaking Patients