TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2026

Translational Science 2026 Top 50 Posters

Please find the TS26 top 50 posters below. These posters include the highest scoring trainee and non-trainee abstracts for this year’s annual meeting. You can view these posters in Grand Ballroom CD during the poster receptions on Tuesday, April 21 through Wednesday April 22. 

Additionally, please join us for the Oral Poster Sessions on Wednesday, April 22 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM CT. 

Top 50 Posters

Poster Number: 1                                        

Poster Title: Developing an annotated database to facilitate machine learning in rare pediatric cancer

Presenting Author: Brian Englum 

Oral Poster Session: 5 - S201 ABC


Poster Number: 2

Poster Title: Risk Factors for Suicide-Related Revisits at U.S. Pediatric Emergency Departments

Presenting Author: Anna Cushing 

Oral Poster Session: 2 - S101CDE


Poster Number: 3 

Poster Title: Machine Learning Approaches to Predict Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake in Real-World EHR Data

Presenting Author: Maliha Mehnaz Mitu

Oral Poster Session: 4 - S103 CD


Poster Number: 4

Poster Title: Can AI enhance understanding and communication in clinical research and patient care?

Presenting Author: Andrew Strohmeier 

Oral Poster Session: 4 - S103 CD


Poster Number: 5

Poster Title: Association Between Single-Pill Combination Therapy Use and Blood Pressure Control in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT): A Post-Hoc Analysis

Presenting Author: Shreya Rao 

Oral Poster Session: 3 - S202 ABC


Poster Number:  6

Poster Title: Associations of Urine Uranium with Kidney Function and Metabolomics

Presenting Author: Kevin Patterson 

Oral Poster Session: 2 - S101CDE


Poster Number: 7

Poster Title: Tear Proteomic Profiling to Evaluate the Immune and Repair Pathways Underlying Ocular Graft-versus-Host Disease             

Presenting Author: Jerry Bohlen

Oral Poster Session: 5 - S201 ABC


Poster Number: 8

Poster Title: Assessing the Effectiveness of Interruptive EHR Alerts Via Individually Randomized Trials in the Presence of Post-Randomization Contamination

Presenting Author: Elly Kipkogei 

Oral Poster Session: 2 - S101CDE


Poster Number: 9

Poster Title: Proactive Identification of Patients with Undertreated Asthma

Presenting Author: Margaret Connolly 

Oral Poster Session: 5 - S201 ABC


Poster Number: 10

Poster Title: Prenatal exposure to phthalates, parabens, and phenols disrupts the neonatal metabolome measured in umbilical cord plasma

Presenting Author: Alana Ferris 

Oral Poster Session: 2 - S101CDE


Poster Number: 12

Poster Title: Altered mechanisms of cell entry in clinical isolates of the seasonal coronavirus OC43

Presenting Author: Simon Doss-Gollin 

Oral Poster Session: 5 - S201 ABC


Poster Number: 13

Poster Title: When Funding Stops: A 30-Day, Rigor-Driven Refit Protocol for Early-Career Investigator-Led Studies

Presenting Author: Jacqueline Gollan 

Oral Poster Session: 1 - S102 ABC


Poster Number: 14

Poster Title: StudyFinder – Connecting the Public with Health Research: Bridging the Participation Gap

Presenting Author: Megan Hoffman

Oral Poster Session: 5 - S201 ABC


Poster Number: 15

Poster Title: Trial-CARE Centralized Research Support Services for the Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trial Life Cycle – Plotting the Roadmap to Success

Presenting Author: Katie Keenoy 

Oral Poster Session: 3 - S202 ABC


Poster Number: 16

Poster Title: Improving Episodic Future Thinking (EFT) in Children with ADHD through VR Game-Based Training

Presenting Author: Li Zheng 

Oral Poster Session: 1 - S102 ABC


Poster Number: 17                                      

Poster Title: Obtaining a Clinical Research Master's Degree Amongst Paradigm Shifts: Is it worth it?

Presenting Author: Lisa Kim

Oral Poster Session: 3 - S202 ABC


Poster Number: 18                                      

Poster Title: Development of the Next Generation of Translational Scientists in Puerto Rico (PR): Real-World Impact on Pre-University (Pu) and Undergraduate (Ug) Students (S)

Presenting Author: Rubén García García 

Oral Poster Session: 5 - S201 ABC


Poster Number: 19                                      

Poster Title: Exploring Frequency of Mentorship Using Multisite Common Data from National Research Mentoring Network Studies

Presenting Author: So Hee Hyun 

Oral Poster Session: 3 - S202 ABC


Poster Number: 20

Poster Title: Optimizing auditory-perceptual voice ratings in children

Presenting Author: Robert Fujiki 

Oral Poster Session: 2 - S101CDE


Poster Number: 21

Poster Title: A Community-Based Approach to Promoting Brain Health and Research Engagement Among Black Refugees

Presenting Author: Darlingtina Esiaka

Oral Poster Session: 4 - S103 CD


Poster Number: 22

Poster Title: A Mobile Health (mHealth) Strategy for Improving Blood Pressure Control Among African American Adults: A Proof-of-Concept Study

Presenting Author: Mona Moukaddem

Oral Poster Session: 4 - S103 CD


Poster Number: 23

Poster Title: Care, Criteria, and Categories: Gender Literacy as a Path to Inclusive PrEP Clinical Research

Presenting Author: Jeremiah Lee 

Oral Poster Session: 5 - S201 ABC


Poster Number: 24

Poster Title: Learning from Community Partners: Key Insights on Partnership and Power in Clinical and Translational Science Award Hub Collaborations

Presenting Author: Patricia Piechowski

Oral Poster Session: 1 - S102 ABC


Poster Number: 27                                      

Poster Title: Cachexia Underdiagnosis and Diagnostic Delay in Head and Neck Cancer: Insights from EHR Weight Data

Presenting Author: Ronald Eldridge 

Oral Poster Session: 1 - S102 ABC                 


Poster Number: 28

Poster Title: Locked Out Twice: How Incarceration History Shapes Healthcare Access for Adults with Mental Illness

Presenting Author: Aisha Ellis 

Oral Poster Session: 2 - S101CDE


Poster Number: 29                                      

Poster Title: Antibacterial effects of the MEK1/2 inhibitor ATR-002 on Staphylococcus aureus

Presenting Author: Eryn Zuiker

Oral Poster Session: 4 - S103 CD


Poster Number: 30                                      

Poster Title: Comparison of Postoperative Outcomes in Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Hartmann’s Reversal: A NSQIP Analysis

Presenting Author: Sungshin Na 

Oral Poster Session: 1 -  S102 ABC


Poster Number: 31                                      

Poster Title: Genetic Optimization of Low-Compute Techniques for Peritoneal Lesion Detection During Staging Laparoscopy

Presenting Author: Isaac Gendelman 

Oral Poster Session: 4 - S103 CD


Poster Number: 32                                      

Poster Title: Early Childhood Mental Health Risk Calculators as a Decision Tool in Routine Care: From Generation to Implementation

Presenting Author: Leigha MacNeill

Oral Poster Session: 1 - S102 ABC


Poster Number: 33                      

Poster Title: Immune cell subsets show altered complement regulator and receptor expression in Crohn’s disease

Presenting Author: Iris Lee 

Oral Poster Session: 3 - S202 ABC


Poster Number: 34                                      

Poster Title: Suiting Up T Cells: Strengthening Membrane “Armor” to Improve Anti-Cancer Immunity

Presenting Author: Sarah Ghalayini 

Oral Poster Session: 3 - S202 ABC


Poster Number: 35                                      

Poster Title: Investigating CD14 as a novel therapeutic target in antiphospholipid syndrome

Presenting Author: Thalia Newman

Oral Poster Session: 1 - S102 ABC


Poster Number: 36                                      

Poster Title: Classifying At-Home Movement States Using Cortical-Basal Ganglia Activity in Parkinson's Disease

Presenting Author: Rithvik Ramesh

Oral Poster Session: 4 - S103 CD


Poster Number: 37                                      

Poster Title: Injured proximal tubule cells are increased in kidney transplant rejection and are spatially located in distinct niches containing mixed immune cells

Presenting Author: John Caldwell 

Oral Poster Session: 2 - S101CDE


Poster Number: 38                                      

Poster Title: Salivary DNA Methylation Signatures as Potential Biomarkers for Chronic Painful Temporomandibular Disorders: A Pilot Study

Presenting Author: Qiman Gao 

Oral Poster Session: 5 - S201 ABC


Poster Number: 39                                      

Poster Title: Safety, Feasibility, Child and Parent Perceptions following Biofeedback and Breathing Practices in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: The Healing Minds Study

Presenting Author: Inara McMaster 

Oral Poster Session: 2 - S101CDE


Poster Number: 40                               

Poster Title: Beyond the Genome: Integrating Environmental and Lifestyle Data into Precision Medicine Models for Women’s Cancer Prevention

Presenting Author: Jasmine Alagoz 

Oral Poster Session: 5 - S201 ABC


Poster Number: 41                                                      

Poster Title: Translating Vaccine Durability Data into Personalized Protection for Autoimmune Disease Populations

Presenting Author: Aisha Al-Khinji

Oral Poster Session: 1 - S102 ABC


Poster Number: 42                                      

Poster Title: Why is the Concept of Translational Science so Hard to Define and Apply?

Presenting Author: Elise Smith 

Oral Poster Session: 3 - S202 ABC


Poster Number: 43                                      

Poster Title: Virtual Expansion and Impact of Team Science Training: A Mixed Methods Evaluation Across the Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho (WWAMI) Region

Presenting Author: Erin Blakeney 

Oral Poster Session: 3 - S202 ABC


Poster Number: 44                                      

Poster Title: Provider knowledge and attitudes towards opioid induced androgen deficiency

Presenting Author: Curtis Bone 

Oral Poster Session: 3 - S202 ABC


Poster Number: 45                      

Poster Title: Say it Plain and Proud: Supporting Evidence-Based Recommendations of the HPV Vaccine in a Matched-Pair Pilot Trial of Implementation Strategies

Presenting Author: Ramey Moore 

Oral Poster Session: 4 - S103 CD


Poster Number: 46                                      

Poster Title: Patient-centered design of at-home immunosuppressant test for transplant recipients in remote settings

Presenting Author: Kelsey Leong 

Oral Poster Session: 3 - S202 ABC


Poster Number: 47                                      

Poster Title: Cutaneous Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Associate with Hydroxychloroquine Resistance in Discoid Lupus Erythematosus

Presenting Author: ANJANA SRIKUMAR 

Oral Poster Session: 2 - S101CDE


Poster Number: 48                                      

Poster Title: Understanding the Impact of Race on White Matter Hyperintensities in Alzheimer’s Disease: Findings from the ADNI Study 

Presenting Author: Victor Ekuta 

Oral Poster Session: 1 - S102 ABC


Poster Number: 49                                                      

Poster Title: Dimensionality Provides Translational Insights into Hormone-Responsive Behaviors in Breast Cancer

Presenting Author: Matthew Liao 

Oral Poster Session: 4 - S103 CD


Poster Number: 50                                                 

Poster Title: Mercury Exposure in Companion Animals: A Sentinel Study for Environmental Contamination 

Presenting Author: Naija Cuzmar 

Oral Poster Session: 2 - S101CDE


Poster Number: 326                                                 

Poster Title: Discovery and Evaluation of a Methylpyrazolopyrimidine Antibacterial Active against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Presenting Author: Caitlyn Thomas 

Oral Poster Session: 5 - S201 ABC

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