THURSDAY'S TRAINEE POSTER CONTEST WINNERS
"If I had to choose one word to describe my experience at the ATA 84th Annual Meeting, it would be: excellent! This informative meeting included innovative thyroid research and the most recent guidelines, amazing courses for trainees, interactive sessions, incredible organization, a diversity of topics, a friendly atmosphere, a beautiful location ocean side, and—of course—great friends which were a privilege to see. They are all attributes to ATA meetings." - Yevgeniya Kushchayeva, MD, PhD
Dr. Nikita received her medical degree in Greece (University of Crete Medical School) and completed her pediatric residency in the United States (Penn State University/Milton S Hershey Medical Center). She is currently a third year pediatric endocrinology fellow at UCSD and one of her main research interests is pediatric thyroid cancer.
"It was a privilege to attend the 84th Annual American Thyroid Association conference this year. The conference was informative and educational, providing the most up to date information about thyroid research, guidelines, and about the field. As a trainee, the conference went above and beyond with interactive sessions and luncheons to make us feel welcome. I am excited to return next year and see everyone again." - Patricia Kachur, MD Patricia Kachur recently graduated from Ross University School of Medicine. She is currently a research fellow at Cleveland Clinic Florida – Endocrinology Department. FRIDAY'S TRAINEE POSTER CONTEST WINNERS
“It is an honour to be selected as one of the poster winners at my first ATA meeting. The ATA conference was a great way to share our findings and interests, to obtain valuable feedbacks from the specialists, and to develop our professional network. Through this event, I gained a great deal of confidence and was able to validate that my study is very essential to further uncover an important part of thyroid hormone synthesis.”- Hae-Ra Cho, PhD(c) Hae-Ra Cho is a Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Mingyao Liu's laboratory at University of Toronto, Canada. She received her Honours Bachelor of Science degree from University of Toronto in 2012, double majoring in cell and molecular biology and genes, genetics and biotechnology. She is currently investigating the mechanistic role of a novel adaptor protein, XB130, in thyroid hormone synthesis and in the development of multinodular goiter late in life.
"It was a pleasure meeting and interacting with endocrinologists and endocrine surgeons from across the country and globe. Recognition of our group's work was certainly a surprise and honor. I am already looking forward to next year's meeting."- Michael White, MD Born and raised in Honolulu, Mike moved to the east coast and completed his undergraduate training in Physics at Princeton University, completing his thesis work "A Test of Coherent Population Oscillations in Proteins: Slowed Light or Diffusional Wave?". He then attending Jefferson Medical College where worked with the department of acute care surgery to study the Philadelphia's city-wide capability to treat and influx of surgical patients after a mass-casualty incident. He is currently a categorical general surgery resident at the University of Chicago. During his dedicated research years he is studying the genetic basis and pathogenesis of papillary thyroid cancer, papillary thyroid cancer outcomes, clinical incidence of thyroid incidentalomas, and risk factors for post-operative hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy.
"It was a privilege to attend the ATA meeting. As a fellow, I felt so welcomed by the association and its established members. The fellow's track was well organized and very informative. It was great to get feedback on my poster from leaders in the field. Looking forward to the next meeting." - Caroline T. Nguyen, MD Caroline T. Nguyen, MD is a second year fellow at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of California, Berkeley, medical school at the University of California, Davis and Internal Medicine residency at UCLA-Olive View. Her research interests include the diagnosis and treatment of severely decompensated hypothyroidism and the clinical changes that occur with LT4 treatment. SATURDAY'S TRAINEE POSTER CONTEST WINNERS
”The ATA 84th Annual Meeting was a great learning experience where we could obtain feedbacks from the specialists of the field. The recognition of our group´s work is an honour.” - Pamela Navarrete-Ramírez, PhD Dr. Navarrete-Ramírez is a biologist with a Master's degree on science, she is currently a PhD fellow and her interests lie on thyroid physiology especially in fish.
"This is my second time attending the annual ATA meeting and I enjoyed this meeting as much as the last. With my interest in clinical research in the field of thyroidology, it is always great to attend the ATA meetings given its focus on both clinical practice and scientific advancement. I was excited to present the results of my research with my poster titled "Urinary Iodine Excretion and Serum Thyroid Function in Healthy Adults after Iodinated Contrast Administration." It was a pleasure to have an opportunity to discuss the results and future direction of my research. I am delighted and honored that my poster was chosen as a winner for the Saturday's clinical research poster session and greatly appreciate the award. I'm looking forwards to attending many more ATA meetings in the future. I would like to thank the ATA committee and my mentors, Drs. Elizabeth N. Pearce and Lewis E. Braverman, and co-investigators, Drs. Angela M. Leung, Donny L.F. Chang, and Xue-Mei He." - Sun Y. Lee, MD Sun Y. Lee, MD is a third-year endocrinology fellow at Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA. She earned her medical degree at UMDNJ -New Jersey Medical School in Newark, NJ and completed an internal medicine residency at Boston University Medical Center prior to joining her current fellowship training program. Her interest lies in clinical research in the fields of thyroid disease, iodine metabolism, and thyroid disease in pregnancy. Her publications include "Iodine content in fast foods: comparison between two US fast food chains" (Lee SY et al. Endocrine Practice 2010), "Changes in body weight after treatment of primary hypothyroidism with levothyroxine" (Lee SY et al. Endocrine Practice 2014), and "A Review: radiographic iodinated contrast media-induced thyroid dysfunction" (Lee SY and Rhee CM et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. In press).
“The 84th Annual ATA Meeting provided the opportunity to learn about the most recent advances in thyroidology directly from leaders in the field. It gave me tools to better care for my patients, while further fostering my interest in thyroid disorders. I was honored to win the Trainee Poster Competition and I’m excited to attend next year’s conference.” - Adriana Kuker, MD Adriana Kuker, MD is a 2nd year Endocrinology Fellow at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and attended medical school at New York University School of Medicine. |
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