33nd Annual Residents' and Fellows' Research Day

Congratulations to Chloe Loth (mentor - Patricia Gallagher, PhD) for winning the Student Basic Science Gold Award, Yu-Ting Tsai (mentor - David Soto-Pantoja, PhD) for winning the Student Basic Science Silver Award, Mohamed Garber, PhD (mentor - Katherine L. Cook, PhD) for winning the Fellow Basic Science Gold Award and Alana Arnone, PhD (mentor - Katherine L. Cook, PhD ) for winning the Fellow Basic Science Silver Award.

Their posters were presented at the 33rd Annual Residents’ and Fellows’ Research Day on Thursday, November 13, 2025.

Winners

Resident Basic Science Gold Award

Presenter: Nancy Edwards, MD 
Mentor: Josph McClung, PhD  

Department: Surgery- Vascular & Endovascular 

Resident Clinical Science Bronze Award

Presenter: Namratha Mylarapu, MD  
Mentor: Dionisios Vrochides, MD, PHD, MBA, FACS, FRCSC  

Department: Surgery-Transplant 

Resident Clinical Science Silver Award

Presenter: Eboni Acoff, MD 
Mentor: Stephen J. Walker, PhD

Department: Surgery- Urology

Resident Clinical Science Gold Award

Presenter: Mary Duet, MD  
Mentor: Bennett Calder, MD 

Department: Surgery- Plastic & Reconstructive  

Resident Educational Science Gold Award

Presenter: Michael Boyajian, MD  
Mentor: Kyle Edwad Robinson, MD  

Department: Surgery- Plastic & Reconstructive  

Fellow Basic Science Silver Award

Presenter: Alana Arnone, PhD
Mentor: Katherine L. Cook, PhD

Department: Surgery- Hypertension, Cancer- Biology

Fellow Basic Science Gold Award

Presenter: Mohamed Gaber, PhD  
MENTOR: Katherine L. Cook, PhD

Department: Surgery- Hypertension, Cancer-Biology 

Fellow Clinical Science Gold Award

Presenter: Jamie Hadley, MD
Mentor: Gregory Stettler, MD

Department: Surgery- Trauma

Student Basic Science Bronze Award

Presenter: Jonathan Diaz, PhD 
Mentor: Christopher D. Porada, PhD 

Department: Wake Forest Institute Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM)

Student Basic Science Silver Award

Presenter: Yu-Ting Tsai  
Mentor: David R. Soto-Pantoja, PhD 

Department: Surgery-Hypertension, Cancer- Biology 

Student Basic Science Gold Award

Presenter: Chloe Loth  
Mentor: Patricia Gallagher, PhD 

Department: Surgery- Hypertension  

Student Clinical Science Bronze Award

Presenter: Jessica Liu 
Mentor: Perry Shen, MD, FACS, FSSO 

Department: Surgery- Oncology 

Student Clinical Science Silver Award

Presenter: Emily Oakley 
Mentor: Emily McCracken, MD 

Department: Surgery- Trauma

Student Clinical Science Gold Award

Presenter: Julia Henault 
Mentor: Eleftherios Makris, MD, PhD

Department: Surgery- Oncology