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2024 Annual SBAS Awards

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September 26, 2024 by SBAS Webmaster

Each year SBAS recognizes excellence among its resident and student presenters at its annual meeting. Two awards are presented: Claude H. Organ, Jr., MD Award is presented to residents and the Onye Emmanuel Akwari, MD Award is presented to students.

1st – Keyonna Williams, MD · University of Michigan
Food Insecurity Impacts Neuroblastoma Pathogenesis In Vivo

2nd – Natalie Williams, MD · University of Texas Southwestern
SMAD4 Mosaicism in Pancreatic Cancer and its Biological Implications in Aberrant TGFβ Signaling

3rd – Frances Uwechue, MD · University of Buffalo
Health Expenditures for Breast and Colorectal Cancer Care: A Retrospective Analysis of the First Private Cancer Center In Nigeria

1st – Joseph Obiajulu · NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Disparities in Rapid Access to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) within Historically Redlined Areas

2nd – Justin Olivera · Albert Einstein College of Medicine
The Power of Perception: Implicit Bias Alters Response to Surgeon Behavior

3rd – Miles McAllister · Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Geospatial Analysis as a Tool for Identification of Potential Targetable Regions for Lung Cancer Screening Interventions in Massachusetts

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