Scientific Poster Competition

The Delta Omega Scientific Poster Competition is an annual event to give students the opportunity to display their research and receive recognition for their work. The Delta Omega Alpha Chapter give cash awards for First ($500), Second ($300), and Third ($200) Prizes in two categories: Applied Research (Epidemiologic Public Health Research) and Laboratory Research (Basic Science Research). The Chapter selects one of the First Place winners to present his or her poster at the annual APHA meeting.

The Scientific Poster Competition is open to students and fellows enrolled in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, who recently have engaged in a noteworthy scholarly investigation or scientific study during the period of enrollment.

Questions regarding the Scientific Poster Competition can be directed to the Office of External Affairs by phone at 410-614-0794, or email Lauren Ferretti at  lferrett@jhsph.edu

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Competition Rules  

Competition Application

2008 Poster Winners   As judged from 27good, quite varied scientific posters:

* * Overall Winner  Lindsey Garver--Silencing of an immune pathway negative regulator renders mosquitoes resistant to the human malaria parasite 

Basic/Lab Science 

1^st Place- Lindsey Garver--Silencing of an immune pathway negative regulator renders mosquitoes resistant to the human malaria parasite

2^nd Place- April Neal--Effects of Long Term Lead Exposure on Pre- and Post-Synaptic Protein Markers

3^rd Place- David Sintasath --Identification of a Novel Simian T-lymphotropic virus (STLV) Lineage in Two Monkey Species from Cameroon: High STLV Diversity at the   Hunter-Primate Interface

3^rd Place- Allison Brown--In utero exposure to maternal Schistosoma mansoni infection in mice modulates immune responses to vaccines in their offspring

Applied Science

1^st Place- Stephen Sozio--Statins Do Not Increase Stroke Risk in Patients Initiating Dialysis: The Choices for Healthy Outcomes in Caring for End Stage Renal Disease (CHOICE) Study

2^nd Place- Bruce Swihart--The Lasagna Plot: A saucy new alternative to the Spaghetti Plot

3^rd Place- Stephanie Richard--The 1918 Influenza Pandemic Experience in Japan: Age and Geographic Mortality Patterns

2007 Poster Winners   As judged from 27 good, quite varied scientific posters:

* * Overall Winner  Sheng Luo--Analysis of Smoking Cessation Patterns Using a Stochastic Mixed Effects Model with a Latent Cured State

Laboratory Research

1st Place   Lindsey Garver--The immunoglobulin superfamily in Anopheles gambiae: potential immune molecules in the malaria vector

2nd Place: Judith Easterbrook--Regulatory T Cells Mediate Seoul Virus Persistence and Pathology in Norway Rats

3rd Place: Jinchun Yan--Increased androgenic sensitivity during aging contributes to the prostate proliferate potential

Applied Research

1st Place Sheng Luo--Analysis of Smoking Cessation Patterns Using a Stochastic Mixed Effects Model with a Latent Cured State

2nd Place Honghong Zhu--A Validation Study on Smoking Questionnaire in the Shanghai Women's Health Study

3rd Place Valerie Harder--Applying alternative propensity score techniques to test whether marijuana problems cause depression

* * Overall:   Xiaoyan Song --Association of Serum Ferritin and Mortality in Incident Hemodialysis Patients

Laboratory Research

1st Place Caren Chancey --  Combination of antibodies to CD18 and ICAM-1 reduces transmission of cell-associated HIV-1

2nd Place John Pisciotta -- Hemozoin Formation and Detection in P. falciparum

3rd Place Judy Easterbrook -- Potential Mechanisms Mediating Persistence of Seoul Virus in Male Norway Rats

Applied Research

1st Place Xiaoyan Song -- Association of Serum Ferritin and Mortality in Incident Hemodialysis Patients

2nd Place Joachim Bleys -- Vitamin / Mineral Supplementation And The Progression Of Atherosclerosis. A Meta-Analysis Of Randomized Controlled Trials

3rd Place  Jeffrey Willis -- Perceived Neonatal Morbidities in Rural Uttar Pradesh, India: Effects of a Community Mobilization and Behavior-Change Communication Intervention

2005 Poster Winners

Overall:  Elana Ehrlich

Laboratory Research

1. Elana Ehrlich
2. Mayra Garcia
3. Zhijin Wu

Applied Research

1. Lisa Gallicchio
2. Xiaoping Weng
3. Gita Gidwani Mirchandani

2004 Poster Winners

 Overall: Emily Siegel

Laboratory Research

1. Elizabeth Brown
2. Bjorn Kafsack
3. Jinhee Bae

Applied Research

1. Emily Siegel
2. Maria Lin Eng
3. Mona Sharan

2003 Poster Winners  

Overall: Yongmei Lui

Laboratory Research

1. Jessica Darman
2. Jean-Paul Chretien
3. Ming-Kai Chen

Applied Research

1. Yongmei Lui
2. Mary Shepherd
3. Sung Kim

2002 Poster Winners 

Overall: Christopher Toscano

Laboratory Research

1. Christopher Toscano
2. Pratip Chattopadhyay
3. Julie E. Rider

Applied Research

1. Yongmei Lui
2. Rebecca Spicer
3. Heena Brahmbhatt

2001 Poster Winners   

Overall: William Checkley

Laboratory Research

1. James McDevitt
2. Karen Rabenau
3. Darin Kongkasuriyachai

Applied Research

1. William Checkley
2. Steven Harvey
3. Joy Nanda

2000 Poster Winners   

Basic Research

1. Aimee Marson - C. elegans MIF: Tissue and Stage Specific Expression
2. Jian-Tai Qiu - Enhancing Primary and Secondary Cellular Immune Response Against HIV-1 Gag by DNA Expression Vectors that Target Gag Antigen to the Secretary Pathway

Applied Research

1. Douglas Berkman - Stunting Diarrheal Disease and Parasitic Infection in Peruvian Infants: Their Effect on Cognitive Test Scores in Late Childhood
2. Rebecca Malouin - Factors Influencing the Selection and Use of Self-Protective Methods Against Tick Bites in Baltimore County, Maryland
3. David Chang - Thoracolumbar Immobilization for Torso Gunshot Wound Patients: A Call for Re-evaluation of EMS Policy

 1999 Poster Winners (Abstracts)    

Laboratory Research

1. Steven Fein - Rapid Diagnosis of Systemic Bacterial Infections by Using PCR
2. Liliana Moreno - RSV Infection Exacerbates Antigen-Induced Airway Eosinophilia in Mice
3. Jian-Tai Qiu - Evaluation of HIV-1 DNA Vaccine

Applied Research

1. Paulo F. Barroso - Seminal HIV-1 Viral Load is Reduced by Antiretroviral Therapy and is Correlated with Plasma HIV-1 Viral Load
2. William Checkly - Effects of El Nino Phenomenon and Ambient Temperature on Hospital Admissions for Diarrheal Disease in Peruvian Children
3. Jennifer Wagman - Role in Treatment of Malaria, Patterns of Patient Referral, Spatial Distribution and Social Networks Among Traditional Healers in Kongwa District Tanzania