Poster Room 10

Characterizing Early Pulmonary Changes in Adults with cGVHD Post-HSCT Using Hyperpolarized ¹²⁹Xe MRI, Airwave Oscillometry, and Spirometry

Tanya Puri 1, Yonni Friedlander 2,3, Ashutosh Thakar 1, Layla Halwagi 3, Ekamdeep Sandhu 1, Melanie Kjarsgaard 3, Mike Radford 1, Irwin Walker 1, Kylie Lepic 1, Parameswaran Nair 1,3, MyLinh Duong 1, Sarah Svenningsen 1-3, and Jane Turner 1

1.Department of Medicine, McMaster University; 2.Imaging Research Centre, 3.Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Canada.

(Course: 3H06) 

Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Is It Younger Than We Thought?

Marly Mikhail, Sydney Parkinson, Arij Alarachi, and Dr. Karen Rowa

Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

(Course: 4A15) 

Analysis of the Honours Health Sciences Program’s (HHSP) Admissions Process: Investigating Potential Implicit Biases Amongst Applicants

Paranshi Gupta*, Isabella Trivieri*, Jasmine Uppal*, Stacey Ritz, Russell de Souza

Stacey Ritz: Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University; Russel de Souza: Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University

(Course: 4A09) 

Mediterranean Diet and Lifestyle Factors in Relation to Female Fertility: An Analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

Jennifer Lee*, Angelina Baric, Dr. Anthea Christoforou

Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Science, McMaster University

(Course: 3H06) 

Barriers to Medically Assisted Conception for Individuals Living with HIV in Canada: Addressing Discrepancies Between Legislative Intent and Clinical Practice

Jordan Hausman *1,2 Logan V. Kennedy 2, Vanessa Gruben 3, Sefanie Carsley 3,
Heather Shapiro 4, and Mona Loutfy 2

1. McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, 2. Women’s College Hospital Research and Innovation Institute, 3. University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, 4. Mount Sinai Fertility

(Course: 4A12) 

Swept-Source OCT-Derived  Choroidal Biomarkers as Prognostic Indicators in Diabetic Retinopathy: ​A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Emily Xiao*, Andrew Xia*, Jinhui Ma

Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University

(Course: 4A09) 

Tofacitinib affect on JAK-STAT pathway in HeLa STAT3 Luciferase in relation
to hTIMP-1 expression

Ashley Chen, Carl D. Richards

McMaster Immunology Research Centre McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Honours Health Sciences Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON

(Course: 4D03) 

MEK Inhibition Enhances Immune Recruitment in Murine LLC1 Cell Lines:​ A Transcriptomic Analysis of Chemoimmunotherapy Synergy​

Celine Chak, Elaine Wang*, Jonathan Guan*, Priya Bordoloi*, Jianhan Wu

Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University

(Course: 3CP3) 

Outcome Measurement in Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) Training Interventions Across Healthcare Settings: A Scoping Review

Analpa Vishwanath 1, Louloua Ashikhusein Waliji 2, Sabina Rajkumar 3, Abdullah Bengali 4, Negar Sayrafizadeh 5, Sophie Soklaridis 6, Dana C. Ross 7​

Honours Health Sciences Program, McMaster University; Women’s College Hospital and Research Institute; Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; The Wilson Centre, University of Toronto; Centre for Addictions and Mental Health

(Course: 4C09) 

Feasibility Study for Investigating the Effect of Caffeine Consumption on Protein Biomarkers Related to Cardiovascular Disease

Megan Robertson, Luca Malatesta, Danielle Golinsky, Nazia Pathan, Tara Bryce, Guillaume Pare

Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, and Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences

(Course: 4A09) 

Exploring Community Engagement Strategies in the McQuesten Neighbourhood

Charlotte Tan*, Miren Kananathan*, Maureen Saha*, Jordan Lentinello, Jen Pearson

Faculty of Health Sciences

(Course: 4D12) 

Preparing for Genetic Testing in HHM: Evaluating Cell-Free DNA Extracted from Fingernails and Normal Gene Variation

Vereena Andrawes, Landry Nfonsam, Victoria Northrup, Anna Haasen, Lemuel Pitters,
Barry Eng, Elizabeth McCready​

(1) Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University; (2) Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University; (3) Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, Hamilton Health Sciences​

(Course: 4A12)