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Serchuck Award

The Serchuck Award is given annually at the Medical Student Summer Research Symposium for outstanding research posters created by medical students at Boston University School of Medicine. Students who display posters are part of the Medical Student Summer Research Program that awards scholarships to students to undertake research at Boston University Medical Center (BUMC).

The award honors Jerry Serchuck, one of the longtime donors to the Medical Student Summer Research Program. Mr. Serchuck has given generously to the research program from its official establishment in 2000 when fifteen class-of-2003 students undertook research in various BUMC departments. The program continues to flourish as a direct result of his initial contribution and ongoing support. The first Serchuck Award was given in 2007.

Award categories are:

Best Poster Categories:

Best basic science poster Best clinical science poster Best medical education poster

Honorable Mention Categories:

Honorable mention (basic science poster) Honorable mention (clinical science poster) Honorable mention (medical education poster)

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Directory of Serchuck Awards

The following poster presentations earned the Serchuck Award.

 

Best Basic Science Poster

Department of Medicine-Cardiovascular Medicine: Increased Myocardial Matrix Metalloproteinase Activity in Mice with Systolic and Diastolic Heart Failure, Parul Agarwal, 2013. Department of Surgery: Substance P is an Early Regulator of Peritoneal Fibrinolytic Pathways and Promotes Intraabdominal Adhesion Formation, Anthony Esposito, 2012. Department of Dermatology: KIT in Atypical Acral Nevi – an immunohistochemical and genetic appraisal, Elizabeth Park, 2011.

Best Clinical Science Poster

Department of Radiology-Radiation Oncology: The impact of race, primary language, marital status, and insurance type on mortality in breast and prostate cancer patients, Divya Ahuja, 2013. Section of General Internal Medicine: Postpartum changes in methadone dose among women in methadone maintenance treatment, Leah Kaminetzky, 2012. Department of Neurology: Long Term Psychological Impact of Alzheimer’s Disease Genetic Risk Disclosure, Stephen Alerhand, 2011.

Best Medical Education Poster

Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery: Teaching and Assessing Microscopy Skills in Med Students, Stephanie Wong, 2013.

 

Honorable Mentions – Basic Science Poster

Department of Medicine: Connexin 43 (Cx43) Upregulation Protects Retinal Endothelial Cells Against High Glucose Insult, Kevin Barrette, 2013. Department of Radiology-Radiation Oncology: Reliability of In vivo FDG metabolic tumor volume and pathological volume, Praveen Sridhar, 2012. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery: Mechanism of Obesity-Related Osteoporosis in the Absence of Insulin Resistance, Danielle Salazar, 2012. Department of Medicine-Cancer Center: Exploration of a Combination Therapy on Breast Cancer Cells by HDAC Inhibitors and Calpain Inhibitor, Amrita Devalapalli, 2011.

Honorable Mentions – Clinical Science Poster

Department of Emergency Medicine: Evaluation of Patient Understanding of Emergency Department Discharge Instructions: Use of a Scale to Assess Self Efficacy to Carry Out Discharge Instructions, Luke Stevens, 2013. Department of Neurosurgery: A Subconcussive Load Effect & Trauma Profile for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: A Meta-analysis of New Trends, Philip Montenigro, 2012. Department of Medicine-Section of Vascular Biology: Functional Impairment Predicts Cardiac & Peripheral Vascular Events in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease, Farhana Sharmeen, 2012. Deparment of Surgery: Role of Oxidative Stress and Substance P in the Formation of Intra-abdominal Adhesions, Jacob Wood, 2011.

Honorable Mentions – Medical Education Poster

Department of Health Law, Bioethics, & Human Rights (B.U. School of Public Health): Religion and Public Health: Developing a Novel Curriculum, Miriam Segura-Harrison, 2013.