2020 Pauley Undergraduate Research Fellows


Gabby Bowen

University: University of Richmond
Faculty Mentor: Bernard Fuemmeler, PhD
Research Project: Measuring Left Atrial Function Augmentation During Clinical Exercise Stress CMR Tests: Feasibility and Association with Improved Left Ventricular Performance


Rand Buenaventura
University: VCU
Faculty Mentor:
Salvatore Carbone, PhD
Research Project:
Sugar Consumption Is Associated with Reduced Functional Capacity and Quality of Life in Patients with Obesity and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection


Ayo Clark
University: VCU
Faculty Mentor: Jennifer Jordan, PhD
Research Project: Radiomic Texture Analysis of Myocardial Fibrosis from Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging Native T1 and ECV Maps to Discriminate Cancer-therapy Induced Cardiomyopathy from Hypertensive Heart Disease


Mallika Datta

University: VCU
Faculty Mentor: Yaorong Ge, PhD
Research Project: Clustering Analysis of DETECT Data: Analyzing Patterns in Cardiovascular Factors in Cancer Patients


Alexis Hawbaker

University: The College of William & Mary
Faculty Mentor: Fadi Salloum, PhD
Research Project: Hydrogen Sulfide Administration to Prevent and Treat Cardiomyopathy Related to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy    


Anuj Kotak

University: VCU
Faculty Mentor: Cory Trankle, MD
Research Project: Sleep, Environmental Factors, and Weight Status: Findings from the Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating (FLASHE) Study


Leila Mabudian
University: The College of William and Mary
Faculty Mentor: Greg Hundley, MD
Research Project: Cancer Treatment-Related Declines in Heart Function are associated with Visceral Fat in Post-Menopausal Women


Taylor Menck
University: VCU
Faculty Mentor: Keyur Shah, MD
Research Project: Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of Cardiac Amyloidosis


Carlos Noel

University: The College of William and Mary
Faculty Mentor: Vanessa Sheppard, PhD
Research Project: Hypertension in Black & White Breast Cancer Survivors in the WHIP Cohort


Suditi Shyamsunder
University: The College of William and Mary
Faculty Mentor: Yaorong Ge, PhD
Research Project: Predicting LVEF changes two years post chemotherapy


Pablo Solano

University: The College of William and Mary
Faculty Mentor: Yaorong Ge, PhD
Research Project: Visualizing CVD data on mobile platforms


Suhas Suddala
University: The College of William and Mary
Faculty Mentor: Greg Hundley, MD
Research Project: Age group associated changes in Aortic Distensibility with cancer treated patients