2024 Awardees Recipients
Christina Awada
Graduate Student Best Abstract Award
New York University
Abstract Number/ Poster Board Number: 4113/P647:
Cigarette Exposure in Mice Triggers Alterations in Genomic DNA Methylation and MicroRNA Levels that Influence Cancer Pathways
Dowlette-Mary Alam El Dini
Graduate Student Best Abstract Award
Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Number/ Poster Board Number: 4455/P259:
Chronic Low-Dose Domoic Acid Exposure Influences Neuronal Network Function in hiPSC Derived Brain Organoids
Sarah-Marie Alam El Din
Graduate Student Best Abstract Award
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Abstract Number/ Poster Board Number: 328/P333:
The Use of Single Cell Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry for the Detection of Metal Nanoparticles in Electronic Cigarette Condensate
Veronia Bassaly
DR. BURHAN GHANAYEM Outstanding Graduate Research Award
Rutgers University
Abstract Number/ Poster Board Number: 3721/P208:
Phosphorylation Mutation of Pregnane X Receptor (PXR) at Ser347 Alters Bile Acid Metabolism During MSH Development in Mice
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Merna Gress
Graduate Student Best Abstract Award
New York University
Abstract Number/Poster Board Number: 3441/P565:
Effect of E-Cigarette Aerosol Exposure on Mutagenesis in the Big Blue® (LacZ) Mouse Tongue in the Presence and Absence of the Tobacco Carcinogen, Benzo(a)pyrene
Saamera Awali
Graduate Student Best Abstract Award
Michigan State University
Nrf2-dependent and Independent Effects of tBHQ on Dendritic Cell Function
Veronia Basaley
Graduate Student Best Abstract Award
Rutgers University
Abstract No/Poster Board Number: 5112/P213:
Effects of Blocking Pregnane X Receptor Ser347 Phosphorylation Motif in Mice on The Development of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
Ali A. Shohatee
DR. BURHAN GHANAYEM Outstanding Graduate Research Award
St. John’s University, NY
Intracellular Copper Accumulation and the Activation of the Nrf2-ARE Pathway by Copper (II) Octanoate in Mouse Hippocampal Astrocytes
Mohamed Ghorab
ATA-SIG Distinguished Scientific Award
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Leader’s Digest: The Art of Scientific Leadership—A Career in the Federal Government: From Beginning to Leading
Ahmed Abdelmoneim, BVMS, MS, PhD
ATA-SIG Outstanding Professional Award
Louisiana State University
Effects of Developmental Exposure to Environmental Pollutants on the Behavioral Response to Acute Stressors
Ferass Sammoura
Graduate Student Best Abstract Award
Florida International University (FIU)
DDT and Its Metabolite DDE Increase Levels of Amyloid Precursor Protein and Secretion of Amyloid Beta
Ola Wassel, BS, MSc
Graduate Student Best Abstract Award
Purdue University (PU)
Developmental Neurotoxicity of GenX and PFBS using Zebrafish Model
Ibrahim Abdelgawad, BS
DR. BURHAN GHANAYEM Outstanding Graduate Research Award
University of Minnesota (UMN)
Molecular Mechanisms and Cardiovascular Ramifications of Doxorubicin-induced Senescence
Muthanna Sultan, DVM, MS, PhD
Distinguished Scientific Presentation Award
University of South Carolina (USC)
The Protection Mediated by Endocannabinoid Anandamide Against Staphylococcus Enterotoxin B-induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Is Regulated Through microRNA That Trigger Pro-apoptotic Genes in Immune Cells
Amira Mohammed, VMD, MS, PhD
Best Publication Award
University of Baghdad
Mohamed Salama, MD, PhD
Outstanding Professional Award
American University in Cairo
Translational Neurodegeneration ENND Experience
Saeed Alqahtani, MS, PhD Candidate
Best Publication Award
School of Health Sciences, Purdue University
Alqahtani, S., Kobos, L. M., Xia, L., Ferreira, C., Franco, J., Du, X., & Shannahan, J. H. (2020).
Exacerbation of Nanoparticle-Induced Acute Pulmonary Inflammation in a Mouse Model of Metabolic Syndrome. Frontiers in Immunology, 11, 818. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.00818
Mohamed Ghorab, MS, PhD
Outstanding Professional Award
Research Toxicologist; Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP), US EPA
Christiana Awada, BSc, Master Student
Graduate Student Best Abstract
School of Medicine, New York University
Abstract Number/Poster Board number: 2739/P205:
E-Cigarette Exposure during Fetal Development Alters Protein Transporter and Gene Expression Activity in Neural Pathways Associated with Obesity in Mice