On April 16th, Kennedy Krieger held its first combined research-focused event, the Gary W. Goldstein Research Symposium and Trainee Poster Day. This event, dedicated to showcasing the remarkable work of Kennedy Krieger's trainees along with the groundbreaking projects led by our research faculty and staff, was well attended by leadership, staff, mentors, and trainees across the organization.
The day included:
- Rapid-fire talks by six trainees and five faculty/staff
- Poster presentations by over 28 trainees and 17 faculty/staff
- Keynote presentation by Douglas Robinson, PhD of Johns Hopkins on effective mentorship
- Goldstein Innovation Grant project highlight by 2020 awardee Luther Kalb, PhD
- Announcement of 2024 Goldstein Innovation Grant awardees, Guanshu Liu, PhD and Eric Chin, MD
- Over 170 attendees!
View the program to read more about the event's activities.
Congratulations to the following winners!
Goldstein Research Innovation Grant Awardees
- Eric Chin, MD: A randomized crossover trial of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain in adults with cerebral palsy: A biopsychosocial foundation for pain treatment trials
- Guanshu Liu, PhD, Co-PIs, Renyuan Bai, PhD and Verena Staedtke, MD PhD: Engineering EV-AAV for MRI-guided gene therapy of Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Trainee Rapid Fire Talk Winners
- Dawn Lammert MD PhD. Mentor, Joseph Scafidi DO MS: Neurotransmitter homeostasis and anapleurosis in neonatal brain injury
- Lukman Ismaila PhD. Mentor, Ann Choe PhD: Impact of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) level on Cortical Reorganization
Poster Presenter Winners
- Diogo Fortes BA – Best Advocacy Poster. Mentor, Mirian Ofonedu PhD, MSW, LCSW-C: Faith Community Learning Collaborative for Faith Leaders: an inclusive faith support ambassador program
- Alyssa DeRonda MS – Best Research Poster. Mentors, Keri Rosch PhD and Tzipi Horowitz-Kraus PhD: Unlocking the neural basis for reading fluency in neurodevelopmental disorders: The role of sensory integration and executive functions in reading fluency<
Event Schedule
Morning
- 8:50am – Opening/Welcome
- 9am - Trainee Rapid Fire Session
- Savannah Tate “Exploratory assessment of diurnal bruxism in autism"
- Lukman Ismaila “Impact of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) level on Cortical Reorganization”
- Benjamin Schindel “The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Suicide Risk Screenings within Pediatric Neurodevelopmental and Related Clinics”
- Allison Kalinousky “Investigating long term potentiation in Kabuki syndrome”
- Dawn Lammert “Neurotransmitter homeostasis and anapleurosis in neonatal brain injury”
- Shreya Sriram “Risk Factors and Prevalence of Vestibular and Auditory Dysfunction in a Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Population”
- 10am - Break
- 10:15am – Mentor Keynote Speaker - Douglas N. Robinson, PhD - "Mentees - a Privilege, not a Right"
- 11am - Poster Session I
- 12pm – Lunch
- 12:15pm - 2020 Goldstein Innovation Awardee: Luke Kalb - "Evaluation of a Parent-Mediated Mental Health Crisis Prevention Program in Autistic Youth: A Randomized Clinical Trial"
- 12:45pm - 2024 Goldstein Innovation Grant Awardees Announced
Afternoon
- 1pm - Poster Session II
- 2pm - Faculty and Staff Talks Session I
- Paul Salib “Coping with pain: Thought patterns and interference with daily activities in communicative adults with cerebral palsy”
- Aliyah Allick “Global White Matter Changes and Associations with Cognition in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease”
- Daniel Lidstone “HaptiKart: A Novel Videogame for Assessing Proprioception vs. Visual Bias in Children with Autism”
- 2:50pm - Break
- 3:05pm - Faculty and Staff Talks Session II
- Chase Solomon “R183Q GNAQ Sturge-Weber syndrome Leptomeningeal and Cerebrovascular Developmental Mouse Model”
- Bayley Lindsay “Delivery of DARS2-AAV9 as a Potential Therapeutic Approach for Leukoencephalopathy with Brainstem and Spinal Cord Involvement and Lactate Elevation”
- 3:35pm - Closing