Research Symposium
Thank you to everyone who attended Roseman University’s 9th Annual Research Symposium on February 22, 2023 at our Henderson, Nevada and South Jordan, Utah campuses. The combined events featured 169 research posters and six podium presentations by Roseman students, residents, faculty, preceptors, and guests from other institutions in the surrounding region.
The Research Symposium was made possible with the generous support of our sponsor
Research Symposium Information & Programs
Interested in reading all of the abstracts for research showcased at this year’s Research Symposium?
Podium Presenters
Albert Diep, PharmD
MountainView Hospital
Evaluating the appropriateness of initial febrile neutropenia treatment at an acute care hospital
Brian Decker, DMD
Roseman University College of Dental Medicine AEODO Residency Program
Evaluation of remineralization of white spot lesions with quercetin nanoparticles
Desiree Chong, PharmD Candidate 2024
Roseman University College of Pharmacy
Efficacy of implementing an end-of-day quiz and its impact on academic performance and student attendance in a three-year Doctorate of Pharmacy program
Research in Progress
Dignity Health St. Rose Dominican Hospitals
Student Presented Research
Shreya Govindaraj
Roseman University College of Pharmacy
Resident Presented Research
1st Place
MountainView Hospital
Research Symposium Committee
| Name | Department |
| Kaylee Putney, Chair | Pharmacy |
| Mickayla Clark, Past Chair | Pharmacy |
| David Rawlins | Pharmacy |
| Marife Aczon-Armstrong | Nursing |
| Christopher So | Pharmacy |
| Arup Chakraborty | Pharmacy |
| Chike Okolo | Pharmacy |
| Kimberly Jones-Rudolf | AEODO |
| Emily Espanol | Library |
| Tiffany Garrett | Library |
| Dawn Benson | Pharmacy |
| Kristi Singer | Pharmacy |
| Jason Roth | Communications |
Due to a major Winter Storm, the live, on-campus event was canceled and research was presented virtually. As a result, no judging was not conducted and no awards were presented.
Podium Presenters
Edward Yeates, DMD Candidate 2024
Roseman University College of Dental Medicine
RAGE inhibition reduces TIMP and decreases cell invasion in cigarette Smoke extract (CSE) treated oral squamous carcinoma cells
Wyatt Magoffin
Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine, College of Medicine
Heterodyned Whole-Body Vibration Ameliorates Anxiety in Opioid-Use Disorder
Ryan Wendt
Brigham Young University College of Life Sciences
Gestational dependent responses to secondhand smoke (SHS) in mouse pregnancies
Research Symposium Committee
| Name | Department |
| Danielle Gundrum, Chair | Pharmacy |
| Scott Shipley | Pharmacy |
| Shankargouda Patil | Dental Medicine |
| Shamar Lejardi | Nursing |
| Scott Park | Library |
| Samuel Dyal | Library |
| Rachel Thomas | Marketing |
| Carson Wolf | Communications |
| Sonny Gaul (Secretary) | Pharmacy (student) |
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Howard L. McLeod, FASCO, FCCP
Executive Clinical Director - Precision Health, Intermountain Healthcare
Dr. Howard McLeod is an internationally recognized expert in precision medicine, having made novel contributions at the discovery, translation, implementation, and policy levels. He is the Executive Clinical Director – Precision Health across the 7 state Intermountain HealthCare System. Most recently he was Medical Director for Precision Medicine at the Geriatric Oncology Consortium and a Professor of Medicine and Pharmacy at the University of South Florida. Dr McLeod chaired the NHGRI eMERGE network external scientific panel for the past decade and was a recent member of both the FDA committee on Clinical Pharmacology and the NIH Human Genome Advisory Council. Dr. McLeod has been recognized as a Fellow of both the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and was recently ranked #1 USA/#2 World for Pharmacogenomics. He has also been an active Board Member and/or Founder for over a dozen privately held and publicly traded companies. Howard has published over 590 peer-reviewed papers on pharmacogenomics, applied therapeutics, or clinical pharmacology and continues to work to advance innovative healthcare.
Questions? Contact us.
Danielle Gundrum – South Jordan Campus Symposium Chair – dgundrum@roseman.edu
Kaylee Putney– Henderson Campus Symposium Chair – kvitale1@roseman.edu
2022 Research Symposium
- 1st place Research-In-Progress: Dr. Michael Trieu
- 2nd place Research-In-Progress: Dr. Arianne Dagdag
- 3rd place Research-In-Progress: Desiree Chong
- 1st place Student-Presented Research: Alexander Koo
- 2nd place Student-Presented Research: Kristheana Rico
- 3rd place Student-Presented Research: Jeffrey Bezard
- 1st place Resident-Presented Research: Dr. Tyler Green
- 2nd place Resident-Presented Research: Dr. Ivy Yang
- 3rd place Resident-Presented Research: Dr. Sunny Lee
Henderson Campus Abstract Book
- 1st place Research-In-Progress: Nomikos Klonaris
- 2nd place Research-In-Progress: Edward Yeates
- 3rd place Research-In-Progress: Amani Sastry
- 1st place Student-Presented Research: Rachel Morris
- 2nd place Student-Presented Research: Carlos Moreno
- 3rd place Student-Presented Research: Parker Gundersen
South Jordan Campus Abstract Book
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South Jordan Campus
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| Mickayla Clark, PharmD, BCPS – Chair College of Pharmacy |
Claudia M. Tellez Freitas, PhD – Chair College of Dental Medicine |
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| Christopher So, PhD College of Pharmacy |
Tressa McMorris, PharmD, BCPS College of Pharmacy |
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| David B. Rawlins, PhD College of Pharmacy |
Amir Mohajeri, PhD College of Dental Medicine |
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| Arup Chakraborty, PhD College of Pharmacy |
Shamar Lejardi, RN, MSN-L College of Nursing |
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| Chike Okolo, PharmD, BCPS College of Pharmacy |
Scott Park, MLIS Library |
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| Kristi Singer College of Pharmacy |
Samuel Dyal, MSLS Library |
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| Dawn Benson College of Pharmacy |
Rachael Thomas Marketing |
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| Kishore Chaudhry, MBBS, MD, DNB College of Dental Medicine |
Carson Wolf Communications |
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| Jené Hurlbut, RN, MSN, MS, PhD, CNE College of Nursing |
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| Anna Ferri, MLIS Library |
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| Jason Roth, MBA Communications |
For sponsorship information, please contact:
Kendra Angell
Director of Philanthropy
kangell@roseman.edu