Below is a list of our research students’ published works that were presented as posters and oral talks at various local and national research conferences. 

2026 Midwest Clinical & Translational Research Meeting 

Disparities Between Cancer Burden and Clinical Trial Access in Armenia: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Global Oncology Trials. Ania Khachikian; Aleksander Davtyan; Sarmen Sarkissian

Southbay Gyn Onc Rounds

Leukemia and MDS Risk in Ovarian PARP Inhibitor Trials. Marilyn Misakyan; Sarmen Sarkissian

Emerging Therapeutic Strategies in Phase II Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trials; Marilyn Misakyan; Sarmen Sarkissian

2025 Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research

Mapping the Global Landscape of Leukemia Clinical Trials: Disparities in Geographic Representation and Trial Phases. Liana Pooladi; Sarah Davtyan; Sarmen Sarkissian

Analysis of HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Vaccine Trials on ClinicalTrials.gov: Current Status and Trends. Aleksander Davtyan; Arthur Sirkejyan; Sarmen Sarkissian

The Effectiveness of Cabozantinib and Lenvatinib for Treatment of Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma. Zhenni Stepanyan; Sarmen Sarkissian

Network Meta-Analysis of the Addition of Docetaxel to Doublet Therapies. Zhenni Stepanyan; Sarmen Sarkissian

Impact of Case Complexity on ChatGPT Decision Accuracy in Early HR-positive, HER2-low Breast Cancer. Aleksander Davtyan; Arthur Sirkejyan; Sarmen Sarkissian

Geographic Disparities in AML Trial Access for Molecular Driver Mutations. Khatchig Joukhajian; Sarmen Sarkissian

Global Disparity Patterns of Clinical Trials in Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma. Sarah Davtyan; Liana Pooladi; Sarmen Sarkissian

Large Language Models in Gynecologic Oncology: Reliability in Managing High-grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma. Marilyn Misakyan; Sarmen Sarkissian

Clinical Trial Review of all CAR-T trials Done for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Nairy Manoukian; Sarmen Sarkissian

Clinical relevance of lung cancer AI studies: A thirty-day PubMed snapshot. Daron Karayan; Aleksandr Davtyan; Aren Dermarderosian; Sarmen Sarkissian

Evaluating tumor risk from mobile phone radiofrequency exposure in human studies. Anna Andreeva; Aleksandr Davtyan; Sarmen Sarkissian

Global Availability of Early-Phase Glioblastoma Trials: Geographic Distribution and Equity-Adjusted Access. Nico Momjian; Isabella Chilian; Sarmen Sarkissian

Oligodendroglioma and IDH Inhibition: Evaluating Safety Profiles Across Clinical Trials. Nico Momjian; Sarmen Sarkissian

Roundtable Oncology Symposium 

ITP – Trial Landscape Snapshot. Arthur Chebishian; Dorsa Mohammadigerani; Sarmen Sarkissian

UCLA Oncology Fellows’ Corner Board Review

Targeting KRAS in Lung Cancer: Current Trials, Efficacy, and Therapeutic Developments. Melody Shadanloo; Dorsa Mohammadigerani; Artur Pogosov; Sarmen Sarkissian

UCLA Health DoM Annual Research Day 2025

Geographic Concentration of KRAS-Targeted Cancer Trials: Implications for Equity in Drug Development. Melody Shadnaloo; Dorsa Mohammadegarian; Artur Pogosov; Sarmen Sarkissian

AAMS’ 21st Annual Viva Las Vegas Poster Session

Melanoma Clinical Trials Across the United States of America: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Site Distribution and Disease Burden. Lina Petrossian; Carla Margossian; Isabella Agajanian; Milania Agajanian; Sayler Towsley; Sarmen Sarkissian

Melanoma Clinical Trials Across the Globe: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Site Distribution and Disease Burden. Lina Petrossian; Carla Margossian; Isabella Agajanian; Milania Agajanian; Sayler Towsley; Sarmen Sarkissian

Dermatologic Use of Ageratum Conyzoides: A Scoping Review. Lina Petrossian; Gordon Green

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Review of Geographic Disparities Between Urban and Rural Areas. Artur Pogosov; Aleksandr Davtyan; Sarmen Sarkissian

Determinants of Health Among Street-Affected Youth in Nairobi, Kenya. Layla Samouie; Aren Dermarderosian; Sarmen Sarkissian

Multiple Myeloma: A Review of Ongoing Clinical Trials. Khachik Muradyan; Aleksandr Davtyan; Artur Pogosov; Sarmen Sarkissian

Analyzing Clinical Trial Discontinuation Reasons for Advanced ALK, ROS1, MET, and RET Driven Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Rita Keushkerian; Mary Keushkerian; Sarmen Sarkissian

A Systematic Review of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials. Angela Hakobyan; Karina Basmadjian; Sarmen Sarkissian

Review of Endometriosis: Diagnoses and Treatments. Elen Hovhannisyan; Sarmen Sarkissian

Disparities in Access of Colon Cancer Clinical Trials in California. Arthur Sirkisyan; Aleksandr Davtyan; Sarmen Sarkissian

A Cross-Sectional Study of Armenian Representation in California Graduate Medical Education. Aleksandr Davtyan; Sofia Yeremian; Aren Dermarderosian; Carla Margossian; Sarmen Sarkissian

AAMS Spring 2025 Poster Session

Assessing Barriers and Facilitators for Routine Delirium Screening in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit. Nare Ghaltakhchyan; Stephanie-Dee Sarovich; Scott Vandiver; Natalie Moreland; Zarah Antongiorgi; Robert Whittington; Cecilia Canales

Cardiovascular Questions with Artificial Intelligence. Hagop Arabian; Sarmen Sarkissian

Commuting and Student Success. Isabella Chilian; Sarmen Sarkissian

Directing spinal cord patterning of hiPSCs toward diversified dorsal interneuron subtypes. Yahir; Samantha Butler

Efficacy of Cold Email Outreach to UCLA Research Laboratories: Success Rates & Identified Barriers to Engagement. Liana Pooladi; Sarah Davtyan; Nico Momjian; Sarmen Sarkissian

Evaluating the Performance of Large Language Models in Answering American Board of Internal Medicine Certification Dermatology Questions Across Different Categories. Lina Petrossian; Sarmen Sarkissian

From Molecular Gastronomy to Drug Delivery. Maria Kirakosyan; Melody Pepper; Maya Aghakhani; Jessica Chung; Asmik Oganesyan

GO BABY GO! TEAM INTERNSHIP – GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Monte Tergalstanian; Christopher Herwerth; Nareh Manooki

Heart Failure vs Artificial Intelligence Heart Failure. Hagop Arabian; Sarmen Sarkissian

How Often Do Patients Sleep Through the Onset of Ischemic Stroke? Lynette Andreasyan; Jeffrey L. Saver

Immunoliposome for Ewing Sarcoma. Daniel Panosyan; William Panosyan; Daron Yacoubian; Joseph Lasky

Pre-Medical Stressors and Their Associations with Emotional Outcomes: A Focus on Positive and Negative Affect. Liana Pooladi; Sarah Davtyan; Nico Momjian; Sarmen Sarkissian

Rapid Derivation of Human Lumbar/Sacral Spinal Sensory Interneurons From IPSCs for Regenerative Therapies. Talin Demirjie; Cristian Rodriguez; Sandeep Gupta; Samantha Butler

Sleep, Academic Performance, and Health Among Pre-Medical Students. Khatchig Christ Joukhajian; Sarmen Sarkissian

Student Perceptions of CARS and Medical School Success. Sophia Galstyan; Aleksandr Davtyan; Aren Dermarderosian; Sarmen Sarkissian

Student Perceptions on the Chemical and Physical Foundations Section. Mikayel Hovasyan; Aleksandr Davtyan; Aren Dermarderosian; Sarmen Sarkissian

Synovial Sarcoma: A Review of Ongoing Clinical Trials. Aren Yarcan, Peter S. Chindavong, Aren Dermarderosian, Shawnt Issakhanian, Sarmen Sarkissian

Tailoring cerebral organoid protocols to study FOXP1 Syndrome. Isiah Estrada; Bennett Novitch

The Effects of 17β-Estradiol Deficiency on Cardiac Fibrosis in Healthy Mice. Lidiia Bagdasarian; Marmar Vaseghi; Asokan Devarajan

The Influence of Social Media on Medical Career Aspirations. Khatchig Christ Joukhajian; Sarmen Sarkissian

The correlation between the COVID-19 vaccine and the development of MEWDS disease. Elaine Khachaturyan

Transposon Mutagenesis in Transporter Related Genes Affects EPS Expression and Motility in Paraburkholderia unamae. Christopher Sinanian; Amber Medeiros-Hernandez; Shelley Thai

Trauma-related Mental Health Effects of the 2022 Post-Artsakh War and Artsakh Blockade among Armenian Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. Angela Minasyan; Julieta Serobyan; Valentina Ogaryan

Review of Common Pollutants and their Impact on Human Fecundity Levels. Suzy Erika Matinyan; Sarmen Sarkissian

Which Path and Why? A Data-Driven Look at MD, DO, and Caribbean Choices. Aleksandr Davtyan; Mikayel Hovasyan; Sophia Galstyan; Aren Dermarderosian; Sarmen Sarkissian

AFMR Southeastern Medical Research Conference

Arthur Chebishian, B.S.¹,²; Christian Dergazarian, B.S.³,²; Aren Dermarderosian, B.S.¹,²; Sarmen Sarkissian, M.D.². Correlation Study on GPA and MCAT.
¹University of California, Los Angeles; ²Armenian American Medical Society; ³University of California, Davis.

2025 Midwestern Clinical and Translational Research Meeting

Aren Dermarderosian, B.S^1,3; Sayler Towsley²; Sarmen Sarkissan, M.D.³. Iron Deficiency Anemia Secondary to Neglected Giant Skin Cancers: Highlighting the Role of Psychosocial Barriers in Patient Outcomes — A Case Series.¹University of California, Los Angeles²Mira Costa High School³Armenian American Medical Society

Isabella Agajanian^1,2; Milania Agajanian^1,3; Sarmen Sarkissian, M.D.^1,4. Superior Vena Cava Syndrome from Mediastinal Germ Cell Tumor. 1Armenian American Medical Society, 2University of California, San Deigo, School of Biological Sciences, 3Loyola Marymount University Seaver College of Science and Engineering, 4The Oncology Institute of Hope and Innovation

Milania Agajanian¹^,²; Isabella Agajanian¹^,³; Sarmen Sarkissina, M.D.⁴. A Rare Case of Lung Cancer Metastatic to the Stomach and Peritoneum. 1Armenian American Medical Society, 2Loyola Marymount University Seaver College of Science and Engineering, 3University of California, San Deigo, School of Biological Sciences, , 4The Oncology Institute of Hope and Innovation

Sione Markarian¹; Aren Dermarderosian²; Eric Markarian³; Sarmen Sarkissian, M.D.⁴. Co-occurrence of Two Primary Head and Neck Malignancies: Base of Tongue and Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.¹David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; ²University of California, Los Angeles; ³Stanford University; ⁴The Oncology Institute, Mission Hills CA.

Dorsa Mohammadigerani¹; Aren Dermarderosian²; Nicole Mousian³; Sarmen Sarkissian, M.D.⁴. Timing and Perceptions of MCAT Preparation in Undergraduate Education. ¹California State University, Los Angeles; ²University of California, Los Angeles; ³University of California, San Diego; ⁴Armenian American Medical Society.

Dorsa Mohammadigerani¹; Aren Dermarderosian²; Nicole Mousian³; Sarmen Sarkissian, M.D.⁴. The Health and Lifestyle Impacts of MCAT Preparation on Pre-Medical Students. ¹California State University, Los Angeles; ²University of California, Los Angeles; ³University of California, San Diego; ⁴Armenian American Medical Society.

AFMR Western Medical Research Conference

Angela Hakobyan¹^,⁵; Christian Dergazarian²^,⁵; Aren Dermarderosian¹^,⁵; Marietta Kaloyan³^,⁵; Sofiya Ghazaryan⁴^,⁵; Sarmen Sarkissian, M.D.⁵. Cancer Incidence, Prevalence, and Mortality Versus PubMed Publications – A Loose Correlation: A Pilot Study of the U.S.’s Top 15 Cancers.¹University of California, Los Angeles; ²University of California, Davis; ³Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, Henderson; ⁴University of California Davis School of Medicine; ⁵Armenian American Medical Society.

Christian Dergazarian, B.S.¹^,³; Angela Hakobyan, B.S.¹^,²; Aren Dermarderosian, B.S.¹^,²; Sarmen Sarkissian, M.D.¹. Family Medicine Shadowing Preceptorships for Pre-Medical Students – Challenges and Success Rates.¹Armenian American Medical Society; ²University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; ³University of California, Davis, Department of Biological Sciences.

Aren Dermarderosian, B.S.¹^,³; Mary J. Keushkerian, B.S.¹^,³; Rita S. Keushkerian, B.S.¹^,³; Christian Dergazarian, B.S.²^,³; Sarmen Sarkissian, M.D.³. Public Awareness of Non-Smoker Lung Cancer – A Pilot Study.¹University of California, Los Angeles; ²University of California, Davis; ³Armenian American Medical Society.

Mary J. Keushkerian¹; Rita S. Keushkerian¹; Aren Dermarderosian¹; Sarmen Sarkissian, M.D.². Public Perception of Blood Based Cancer Surveillance – A Pilot Study.
¹University of California, Los Angeles; ²Armenian American Medical Society.

Nicole Mousian¹; Aren Dermarderosian, B.S.²; Sarmen Sarkissian, M.D.³. Financial Limitations to Ideal MCAT Preparation. ¹University of California, San Diego; ²University of California, Los Angeles; ³Armenian American Medical Society.

2024 Southern California Conference for Undergraduates

Hasmik Adetyan, B.S.¹^,²; Aren Dermarderosian, B.S.¹^,²; Mary J. Keushkerian, B.S.¹^,²; Rita S. Keushkerian, B.S.¹^,²; Sarmen Sarkissian, M.D.². Exploring the Effects of Financial Factors on Sufficient MCAT Preparation.¹University of California, Los Angeles; ²Armenian American Medical Society.

Lori Avakian¹^,²; Christian Dergazarian, B.S.¹^,⁴; Aren Dermarderosian, B.S.¹^,³; Sarmen Sarkissian, M.D.¹. Transitioning to Success: How Community College Shapes Pre-Health Students’ Academic and Professional Pathways.¹Armenian American Medical Society; ²University of California, Department of Psychology; ³University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; ⁴University of California, Davis, Department of Biological Sciences.

 AAMS Fall Poster Session

Sofia Yeremian, B.S.¹^,⁵; Aren Dermarderosian, B.S.¹^,²; Christian Dergazarian, B.S.¹^,³; Sarmen Sarkissian, M.D.¹^,⁴ Armenian Healthcare Provider Database – Creation, Implementation and Future Directions. ¹Armenian American Medical Society; ²University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; ³University of California, Davis, Department of Biological Sciences; ⁴Ventura County Medical Center, Department of Oncology and Hematology; ⁵Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, UNLV.

Ventura County Oncology Symposium

Aren Dermarderosian, B.S.¹,²; Christian Dergazarian, B.S.¹,³; Steve Lau, M.D., Ph.D.⁴; Karim Krejie, D.O.⁵; Jeremy Schweitzer, M.D.⁶; Sarmen Sarkissian, M.D.¹,⁷ Concurrent Rectal, Prostate Cancer and GIST – A Case of Triple Synchronous Primary Malignancies.¹Armenian American Medical Society; ²University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; ³University of California, Davis, Department of Biological Sciences; ⁴Coastal Radiation Oncology Medical Group; ⁵Anacapa Surgical Associates, Department of Colorectal Surgery; ⁶Ventura County Medical Center, Department of Oncology and Hematology; ⁷University of California, Riverside.

Rita Keushkerian, B.S.¹,²; Mary J. Keushkerian, B.S.¹,³; Aren Dermarderosian, B.S.¹,⁴; Sarmen Sarkissian, M.D.¹,⁵ Concurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma – Safety of Combination Use of R-mini-CHOP and Cemiplimab: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. ¹Armenian American Medical Society; ²University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Sociology; ³University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Psychobiology; ⁴University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; ⁵Ventura County Medical Center, Department of Oncology and Hematology.

Aren Dermarderosian, B.S.⁴; Iren Ghariyban, B.S.⁴; Shawnt Isakhanians, B.S.⁴; Christian Dergazarian, B.S.⁴; Sarmen Sarkissian, M.D.⁵,⁶ Safe Concurrent Use of Pembrolizumab and Bosutinib in a Patient With Renal Cell Carcinoma and Chronic Myeloid Leukemia – A Case Report and Literature Review. ⁴University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; ⁵Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine; ⁶Ventura County Medical Center, Department of Oncology and Hematology; ¹Armenian American Medical Society.

Aren Dermarderosian, B.S.¹,²; Christian Dergazarian, B.S.¹,³; Ryan Bowman, M.D.⁴; Sarmen Sarkissian, M.D.¹,⁵ Concurrent Prostate Cancer and Renal Cell Carcinoma – A Case of Double Synchronous Genitourinary Malignancies.¹Armenian American Medical Society; ²University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; ³University of California, Davis, Department of Biological Sciences; ⁴Anacapa Associates, Department of Urology; ⁵Ventura County Medical Center, Department of Oncology and Hematology.