The Rothman Research Symposium is a day where our residents, fellows, and basic science trainees present their OBGYN related research projects. These presentations are evaluated by a distinguished panel of our own select faculty and guest speaker.
Past research project winners and event programs
| Year & Program | Presentation Winners/Title |
|---|---|
| 2023 2023 program » | Kati Turner, MD (Resident) Two-year follow-up on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on outcomes in gynecologic oncology patients Amanda Compadre, MD (GynOnc Fellow) RAD51 foci as a biomarker predictive of platinum chemotherapy response in ovarian cancer Patty Strutz, MD (Anesthesiology Resident) Low-amplitude daily melatonin rhythms during pregnancy are associated with fetal growth restriction |
| 2022 2022 program » | Kathy Bligard, MD, MPH (MFM Fellow) Is fetal acidemia at the time od scheduled cesarean associated with neonatal morbidity? Bridget Huysman, MD, MPH (Resident) Making the diagnosis of NRFS: Potential of implicit bias Kevin Prifti (Basic Science Award) Diet-induced obesity impairs uterine contractility in mice Favour Akinjiyan (Basic Science Award) Regulation of periostin by DDR2 in cancer-associated fibroblasts controls tumor invasion and metastasis in ovarian cancer |
| 2021 2021 program » | Caitlin Martin, MD, MS (REI Fellow) Development of a Clinically Feasible Assay to Predict Fertilization in Normospermic Infertile Men Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization Lauren Kus, MD (Resident) Recent Contraceptive Use & Pregnancy Intention Among Pregnant Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic Whitney Grither, MD, PhD (Resident) Role of ROR2 as a Mediator of Ovarian Cancer Metastasis |
| 2019 2019 program » | Stephanie Blankenship, MD, MPH Antenatal Corticosteroids in Preterm Growth-Restricted Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Erin Bailey, MD Mild neonatal acidemia is associated with neonatal morbidity at term Antonino Frolova, MD, PhD ( MFM Fellow) Diet induced obesity alters baseline and oxytocin-stimulated uterine contractility in mice |
| 2018 2018 program » | Katherine H. Bligard, MD (Resident) Performance of cervical length screening in African American women. Rachel Zigler, MD (Complex Family Planning Fellow) Intervention to end recurrent unscheduled bleeding |
| 2017 2017 program » | Jake Hirshberg, MD (MFM Fellow) What is the threshold of maternal leukocytosis in labor associated with maternal or neonatal morbidity? Maggie Mullen, MD (Gyn Onc Fellow) The effect of a multidisciplinary palliative care initiative on end of life care in gynecologic oncology patients. |
| 2016 2016 program » | Morgan Wolfe, MD (Resident) Preoperative Factors That Predict The Need To Morcellate During Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy |