3- minute lightning talks begin at 1:00 pm in SMED 142 and will also be available via Zoom.

Please see the abstracts and posters for more information on each talk. The poster number is in parentheses directly after the title. 

Each student will give their 3-minute talk and be allowed one question from the audience. Groups of 2 students will be given 5-minutes and two questions.

3-minute Lightning Talk Schedule:

Welcome and opening remarks

Group one

Shawn Morris and Amoyiem Thompson

Factors Influencing Orthopedic Procedure Wait Times in Minnesota Rural vs. Urban Patients (1)

Regan Carlson

Spinopelvic Fixation Failure and Associated Risk Factors in the Pediatric Neuromuscular Scoliosis Population (2)

TJ Pottinger

The Effect of Strength and Joint Biomechanics on Knee Joint Functional Demand During a Single-Legged Drop Vertical-Jump: Implications for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk (3)

Wyatt Windhorst

Exercise & Supplement Induced Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) Elevation: A Case Study (4)

Nathan Johnson

An elusive treatment for macular degeneration: high-throughput screening for clusterin (CLU) enhancers in retinal cell culture (5)

Laura Hankins

Optimizing a Novel Ligand for a Chemotherapeutic Delivery System (6)

Alexandra Wolner

Minnesota Cancer Assessment Mobile Program (MCamp) (7)

Anika Eldien

Advancing Digital Equity in Rural Cancer Care: The Role of Digital Access and Trust in a Rural Practice (8)

Bailey Tufte

Urban versus Rural Differences in Overdoses Using the Minnesota Drug Overdose and Substance Use Surveillance System (MNDOSA) Framework (9)

Jack Namyst

The Impact of Early Life Adversity, Age at First Use, and Depression Symptoms on Current Cannabis Use (10)

Natalie Hertling and Jenna Carlson

Postpartum Depression Research Study: Exploring Attitudes and Impacts to Care (11)

Alaina Beaver

Maternity Care in Rural Minnesota: Assets and Barriers (12)

Lucy Lindstrom and Kayla Rigdon

Preeclampsia – Trends in Prevalence and Management at ASL Hospital (13)

Lindsey Flieth

Alterations in Vascular Reactivity in Pregnancy and Postpartum (14)

Vanessa Petrich

Influence of G Protein Signaling in CD4+ T cells on Vascular Reactivity (15)

Break

Group two

Brandon Schultz

High Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Health Related Social Needs in Rural Youth (16)

Nolan McLaughlin

REACT-AF Trial: Rhythm Evaluation for AntiCoagulaTion with Continuous Monitoring of Atrial Fibrillation (17)

Tyler Moose

Community Experience in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) in Northern Minnesota (18)

Harper O'Neill

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Utilization and Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention at Community Hospital (19)

Lauryn Petrich

Interactions Between Borrelia burgdorferi and AC16 and 3T3 Cells (20)

Micah Christenson

Detection of b. burgdorgeri in Cadaveric Tissue Sections(21)

Riley Schmitter

Local Media Coverage of Two Proposed Mining Projects near Nome, AK: A Preliminary Qualitative Coding Analysis of Potential Community Health Concerns (22)

Laura Arneson

Mapping of Chemical Contaminants for Public Health Use in the Community of Wales, Alaska (23)

Connor Skeesick

EMS Care for Rural Native American Populations (24)

Brianna Ong and Tyler Moose

Understanding the Cultural Significance of Traditional Tobacco Within Native American Communities

Jake Hodge and Graham Anderson

A Review of Clinical Ethics Consultations in a Regional Healthcare System Over a Two-Year Timeframe (25)

Kari Olson

Health in the Heartland: Community Perspectives on Social Determinants of Health (26)

MiKinze Boeder and MiKayla Boeder

To Give or Not to Give, That is the Question (27)

Acknowledgements and closing remarks