The C. Frank Webber Prize for Student Research 2018 winners

From Left to Right:  Dr. Allison Speer, Ge Yan, Thomas “Alex” Rogers, Dr. Jessica Cardenas, Anne Duong, Dr. Patricia Butler, Dean Barbara Stoll, Joy Davis, Dr. Yanna Cao, Dr. Tien Co,
(Special Guests – The Late Dr. Webber’s grand son and daughter) Paul & Lisa Harrington
Picture Credit: Linh Trinh – Office of Educational Programs

First Place:       Monetary award plus plaque

      Joy Davis, A Novel Link between Chronic Inflammation and Pancreatic Cancer
                   Sponsored by Tien C. Ko, M.D., and Yanna Cao, M.D., MS, Department of Surgery

Second Place:       Monetary award plus plaque

      Anne Duong, Validation of D-Dimer as an Indicator of Progressive Hemorrhagic Injury Following Traumatic Brain Injury
                   Sponsored by Jessica Cardenas, Ph.D., Department of Surgery

Third Place:       Monetary award plus plaque

     Thomas “Alex” Rogers, The Comparison of Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections  in Nosocomial Meningitis
                   Sponsored by Rodrigo Hasbun, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Internal Medicine – Infectious Diseases

     Ge Yan, Predictors of Enteral Autonomy in Pediatric Intestinal Failure
                   Sponsored by Allison Speer, M.D., Department of Pediatric Surgery