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Gugliucci, Marilyn; Murphy, Kristen (MS II); Johnson, Victoria (MS II). Learning by Living^©: Medical Students’ Research on Living the Life of an Elder Nursing Home Resident. JAmer Geri Soc. Apr 2010; 58:S42.

Bissonnette, Stephanie (MS II); Greene,M; LaPorte, K; Klimtchuk, E; Seldin, D; Connors, LH. Oligomers of Wild-Type Transthyretin are Cytotoxic:  Understanding the Pathology of Senile Systemic Amyloidosis. JAmer Geri Soc. Apr 2010; 58:S126.

Dodd, Katie (MSII); Saczynski, JS; Zhao, Y; Goldberg, RJ; Gurwitz, JH. Exclusion of Older Adults and Women from Recent Trials of Acute Coronary Syndromes. JAmer Geri Soc. Apr 2010; 58:S225.

Anderson, Corrie (MSII); Ngo, L; Marcantonio, ER. Complications in Post-Acute Care are Associated with Persistent Delirium. JAmer Geri Soc. Apr 2010; 58:S178.

Kristen Murphy and Viki Johnson’s Learning by Living^© ethnographic research was elevated to the Professional Poster Session; Stephanie Bissionnette’s research was selected to be presented in the AGS President’s Poster Session as well as the Student Poster Session; Corrie Anderson and Katie Dodd presented their respective research in the General Poster Session and the Student Poster Session; and Katie Harmoney presented her research at the Student Poster Session.