2021 Pauley Undergraduate Research Fellows
Lia Artis
University: North Carolina A&T State University
Faculty Mentor: Salvatore Carbone, PhD
Research Project: BIA measured Intracellular and extracellular water and exercise capacity in patients with HFpEF
Rohan Chanda
University: The College of William and Mary
Faculty Mentor: Yaorong Ge, PhD
Research Project: Hypertension management in Breast Cancer Patients
Alaura Cunningham
University: Virginia State University
Faculty Mentor: Wendy Bottinor, MD
Research Project: The Influence of Total Cumulative Anthracycline Dose on Blood Pressure Among Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivors
Caroline Danielski
University: The College of William and Mary
Faculty Mentor: Bernard Fuemmeler, PhD
Research Project: Association of Neighborhood Factors with Allostatic Load in Participants of the ABCD Study®
Mallika Datta
University: VCU
Faculty Mentor: Yaorong Ge, PhD
Estelle Eyob
University: The College of William and Mary
Faculty Mentor: Vanessa Sheppard, PhD
Research Project: Impact of Cardiovascular Comorbidities on Fatigue among Black and White Breast Carcinoma Survivors: WHIP Cohort
Riya Garg
University: The College of William and Mary
Faculty Mentor: Greg Hundley, MD
Research Project: Hypertension and Decline of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Women Treated for Breast Cancer
Whitney Garrett
University: Christopher Newport University
Faculty Mentor: Cory Trankle, MD
Research Project: Left Atrial Function During Simultaneous Exercise Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Daniel Hamner
University: Virginia Military Institute
Faculty Mentor: Keyur Shah, MD
Research Project: African Americans with Thick Heart Diseases
Shilpa Jasti
University: VCU
Faculty Mentor: Jordana Kron, MD
Research Project: Findings from the international Cardiac Sarcoidosis Consortium
Katherine Hunter
University: The College of William and Mary
Faculty Mentor: Fadi Salloum, PhD
Research Project: Hydrogen Sulfide Donor, SG1002, Mitigates Anthracycline-Related Cardiotoxicity in Mice
Chloe Kinderman
University: The College of William and Mary
Faculty Mentor: Cory Trankle, MD
Research Project: Left Atrial Function in Patients with Thick Heart Cardiomyopathies
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
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
Devika Puri
University: The College of William and Mary
Faculty Mentor: Yaorong Ge, PhD
Research Project: Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Patients: A Case Study using VCU EHR Data (1999-2020)
Caitlyn Russ
University: Christopher Newport University
Faculty Mentor: Sangeeta Shah, MD
Research Project: The Use of Social Media in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Suditi Shyamsunder
University: The College of William and Mary
Faculty Mentor: Yaorong Ge, PhD
Research Project: Predicting LVEF changes two years post chemotherapy
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
Matthew Wright
University: VCU
Faculty Mentor: Justin Canada, PhD
Research Project: Right Ventricular Function during Bicycle Cardiopulmonary Stress Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Hematologic Cancer Survivors