Neurosurgery

Resident Research Day

UCLA Neurosurgery Resident Research Day

UCLA Neurosurgery Resident Research Day is an event that enables PGY-4, PGY-5, and PGY-6 residents to gain public speaking and presentation experience during a fun, lower-pressure event designed to mimic podium talks at national meetings. Alumni of the UCLA Neurosurgery residency program participate in the event as discussants and provide constructive feedback and advice. Awards are then presented to the top three research presentations. 

The event occurs annually and is open to everyone in the Neurosurgery department, related departments such as Neurology, medical students, and family members of residents. 

2021 Research Presentation Winners

Bayard Wilson, MD

Bayard Wilson, MD

1st Place

Project Title: Studying brain reorganization following transcutaneous cervical spinal stimulation in patients with chronic spinal cord injury

Mentor: Daniel C Lu, MD, PhD

Matt Sun

Matthew Sun, MD

2nd Place

Project Title: Systemic adoptive transfer immunotherapy with TCR-transduced T-cells targeting NY-ESO-1 for meningiomas

Mentors: Richard G Everson, MD; Robert M Prins, PhD; Linda M Liau, MD, PhD, MBA

Joseph Bell, MD, PhD

Joseph Bell, MD, PhD

3rd Place

Project Title: Spatial maps from a brain computer interface to restore vision to the blind

Mentor: Nader Pouratian

2022 Research Presentation Winners

Kunal Patel, MD

Kunal Patel, MD

1st Place

Project Title: pH Based Imaging Identifies Active Areas of Glioma Beyond the CE Portion of Tumor

Mentors: Benjamin M Ellingson, PhD; Harley I Kornblum, MD, PhD

Kim

Wi Jin Kim, MD

2nd Place

Project Title: Sympathetic Modulation for Treatment of Cerebral Vasospasm

Mentor: Geoffrey P Colby, MD, PhD

Uy

Benjamin Uy, MD, PhD

3rd Place

Project Title: Bispecific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cells Against IL-13Rα2 and TGF-β for the Treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme

Mentors: Yvonne Y Chen, PhD; Robert M. Prins, PhD; Richard G Everson, MD; Linda M Liau, MD, PhD, MBA

2023 Research Presentation Winners

Harary

Maya Harary, MD

1st Place

Project Title: Mechanisms of Apoptotic Evasion in Meningioma

Mentors: Marco Giovannini, MD, PhD; Richard Everson, MD

Joseph Bell, MD, PhD

Joseph Bell, MD, PhD

2nd Place

Project Title: Quantifying & Modeling Gait Impairment with Deep Learning

Mentor: Joel Beckett, MD, MHS

Bayard Wilson, MD

Bayard Wilson, MD

3rd Place

Project Title: Exploring the Value of Electrical Cervical Spinal Cord Stimulation for High-Functioning Injured Subjects

Mentor: Daniel C Lu, MD, PhD

2024 Research Presentation Winners

Kim

Wi Jin Kim, MD

1st Place

Project Title: SMART Stent for In-Stent Restenosis Detection

Mentors: Geoffrey Colby, MD, PhD; Jun Chen, PhD

Teton

Zoe Teton, MD

2nd Place

Project Title: Glymphatic Dysfunction Following Adolescent Severe Traumatic Brain Injury is Exacerbated by Hemicraniectomy

Mentors: Mayumi Prins, PhD; Marvin Bergsneider, MD
 

Harary

Maya Harary, MD

3rd Place

Project Title: Overcoming Treatment Resistance in Meningioma 

Mentors: Richard Everson, MD; Marco Giovannini, MD, PhD

2025 Research Presentation Winners

Baisiwala

Shivani Baisiwala, MD

1st Place

Project Title: Development of Autologous Human Brain Tumor-Immune Organoids for Immunotherapy Evaluation

Shah

Sheel M Shah, MD, PhD

2nd Place

Project Title: Molecular mechanisms of malignant transformation in low grade gliomas

Harary

Maya Harary, MD

3rd Place

Project Title: Overcoming apoptotic resistance in meningioma