Taylor P. Ikner

Detail-oriented and resilient clinical research specialist and student with six years of hands-on experience performing clerical and laboratory work to advance research goals. Highly proficient in conducting comprehensive literature reviews, providing computational research support and preparing samples and specimens for testing. Currently pursuing a medical degree upon completion of a Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate program at the University of Pennsylvania. A hard-worker and leader who is looking to take the next step toward becoming a physician.

Behavioral Sleep Medicine Lab Program (Chakravorty Lab) - Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Research Assistant - (February 2021 - current)

• Helped to investigate behavioral and pharmacologic treatments for insomnia in patients with alcoholism
• Examined factors that modify treatment outcomes, physiologic markers, and genetic polymorphisms

Academic Associates Program - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Research Assistant - (January 2021 - December 2021)

• Provided consistent coverage in the emergency department for screening and enrollment for active studies
• Identified patients, administered study questionnaires and surveys, and obtained informed consent, patient data, and biomarker samples

Vertical Integration Program – Duke University - Research Assistant - (May 2016 - May 2018)

• Assisted with medical cognition research while under the guidance of a faculty member in the psychology and neuroscience department
• Attended daily talks on how to perform quality research and how to work various data analysis programs
• Presented preliminary data findings at the end of the term

Medical Cognition Laboratory – Research Assistant - (January 2016 - May 2018)

• Assisted with medical cognition research with the medical cognition laboratory headed by a clinical psychologist and lab manager
• Coded and entered data from various participants that were recruited over the duration of two semesters
• Attended weekly meetings to discuss future steps of the research and direction of the publication
• Completed an undergraduate Thesis to Graduation with Distinction

• Keller DS, Ikner T. P., de Paula TR, Saidi H, Schoonyoung H, Marks JH. Single-port robotic right hemicolectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis. Colorectal Dis. 2023 Aug;25(8):1735-1736. doi: 10.1111/codi.16632. Epub 2023 Jun 8.
• Al-Khalil, K., Towe, S. L., Ikner, T. P., Meade C. S. (2023). HIV viremia contributes to neurocognitive impairments in persons who use cocaine. Journal of NeuroVirology.
• He, S., Ikner, T. P., Taylor, B. V., Aguiar, T., Thakur, N. P., Chakravorty, S. (2022). Mirtazapine-associated acute pancreatitis in a patient with insomnia and co-occurring psychiatric disorders. Journal of the National Medical Association, vol. 114, no. 6, 2022, pp. 617–620.
• Hall, S. A., Bell, R. P., Davis, S. W., Towe, S. L., Ikner, T. P., & Meade, C. S. (2021). Human immunodeficiency virus related decreases in corpus callosal integrity and corresponding increases in functional connectivity. Human brain mapping, 42(15), 4958-4972.

• Marks, J., Saidi, H., Reif de Paula, T., Ikner, T., Schoonyoung, H., Keller, D. (2023, October 22-26), Long-term oncologic outcomes after transanal abdominal transanal radical proctosigmidectomy (TATA) for low rectal cancer, American College of Surgeons, [Submitted] ACS 2023 Clinical Congress, Boston, MA.
• Keller, D., Schoonyoung, H., Jobst, H., Krier, K., Ikner, T., Saidi, H., Marks, J. (2023, June 20-23). Clinical report of a novel miniature robotically assisted surgical device (RASD) for colorectal surgery, European Association for Endoscopic Surgery, [Accepted for Presentation] EAES 31st International Congress, Rome, Italy.
• Marks, J., Keller, D., Kim, H.J., Ikner, T., Saidi, H., Choi, G. (2023, May 6-9) First clinical report of the international single port robotic rectal cancer registry, [Accepted for Presentation], Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 64th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
• Keller, D., Saidi, H., Ikner, T., Reif de Paula, T., Schoonyoung, H., Marks, J. (2023, May 6-9) Stoma closure rate and postoperative outcomes in older adults undergoing rectal cancer surgery, [Accepted for Presentation], Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 64th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
• Marks, J., Saidi, H., Ikner, T., Reif de Paula, T., Schoonyoung, H., Keller, D. (2023, May 6-9) Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy with local excision for T2 and T3 rectal cancers-Moving towards a standard of care, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, [Accepted for Presentation] 64th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
• Marks, J., Saidi, H., Reif de Paula, T., Ikner, T., Schoonyoung, H., Keller, D. (2023, June 3-6) Longitudinal analysis of local recurrence and survival after transanal abdominal transanal radical proctosigmoidectomy (TATA) for low rectal cancer, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, [Conference Abstract Accepted for Podium Presentation] ASCRS 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting, Seattle, WA.
• Keller, D., Ikner, T., Saidi, H., Schoonyoung, H., DeNittis, A., Zeger, E., & Marks, J. (2023, March 22-25) Is sphincter preservation feasible in older adults with low rectal cancers? Society of Surgical Oncology, [Conference Abstract Accepted for ePoster] SSO 2023 International Conference on Surgical Cancer Care, Boston, MA.
• Keller, D., Ikner, T., Schoonyoung, H., Saidi, H., Marks, G., Marks, J. (2023, March 22-25) Comparing advanced platforms for local excision of distal rectal lesions, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, [Conference Abstract Accepted for Podium Presentation] SAGES 2023 Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC Canada.
• Keller, D., Ikner, T., Saidi, H., Schoonyoung, H., Sun, T., Ikner, T., Marks, J. (2023, March 22-25) Perioperative outcomes for single-port robotic versus single-incision laparoscopic surgery: A comparative analysis in colorectal cancer, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, [Abstract Accepted for Podium Presentation] SAGES 2023 Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC Canada.
• Kunkel, E., Sun, T., Ikner, T., Saidi, H., Schoonyoung, H., Keller, D., & Marks, J. (2023, March 22-25). Single port robotic left colectomy: Standardizing steps with a new technology, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, [Video Accepted] SAGES 2023 Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC Canada.
• Sun, T., Ikner, T., Saidi, H., Kunkel, E., Schoonyoung, H., Keller, D., & Marks, J. (2023, March 22-25) SP robotic right hemicolectomy: Standardized steps and technique for mastery, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, [Video Accepted] SAGES 2023 Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC Canada.

Cardea Fellowship – Duke University – Liaison and Member - (August 2014 - May 2018)

• A four-year, undergraduate fellowship for students who are committed to pursuing health-related careers
• Participated in various career building workshops as well as received guidance from pre-medical faculty
• Attended various volunteering events dedicated to helping the surrounding community
• Designed to aid the overall competitive success of these students by creating a tight-knit learning community and provide students with resources (such as faculty) to acquire a strong foundation in the sciences
• Accepted fellows are able to build strong applications to both medical and health-professional schools after graduation

President's Council on Black Affairs - Duke University - Member  - (August 2017 - May 2018)

• Sat on a council as president of the Nation Pan-Hellenic Council with President Vincent Price, Duke University administration, and student group leaders
• Discussed diversity and inclusion issues within both the graduate and undergraduate spheres
• Distributed information on events and activities that were relevant to minority community members

Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students - Member - (August 2014 - May 2018)

• Attended general body meetings
• Helped in the completion of community volunteer events
• Received mentorship from various premedical students on campus

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. – Duke University – Vice-President - (March 2016 - May 2018: term served - still a current member)

• Gave monthly oral report to alumni chapter
• Maintained relations with Duke alumni, faculty, and current students while overseeing the chapter’s events, including extensive community service

National Pan-Hellenic Council – Duke University – President (May 2016 - May 2018)

• Oversaw the council’s events and community service
• Held collaboration events with other councils
• Provided service and social events to the community

COVID TRACE - Penn Acute Research Collaboration - Volunteer Researcher - (January 2021 - Current)

• Give rapid antibody and PCR nasal swab tests to underserved communities in Philadelphia
• Acquire survey data from individuals in the community regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine
• Help provide information regarding the COVID-19 vaccine to those who are interested

The Forest Retirement Center - Hospice - Duke University – Volunteer - (January 2016 - December 2020)

• Catered to the needs of the patients and family
• Provided comfort to those who are dying
• Carried out the needs of the supervisors of the hospice facility each day

Partner’s for Success – Duke University - Volunteer Tutor - (August 2016 - May 2018)

• Tutored 4th - 12th grade students in mathematics and science courses

Bullseye Mentor – Student Mentor and Volunteer - (May 2018 - December 2020)

• Provided guidance about the college application process to matriculating high school students
• Provided guidance on collegiate application essays to matriculating high school students
• Provided general tips and advice on the college application process via video conferences with students

Cook Children’s Research Hospital – Fort Worth, TX - Volunteer (August 2014 - Current)

• Shadowed a primary care physician (endocrinologist)
• Learned some of the daily duties of a primary care physician
• Aided families in the counseling of new endocrine disorders

Mission Arlington – Arlington, TX – Volunteer (August 2014 - Current)

• Helped assemble food packages and distribute them to those who are less fortunate
• Acquired donations from various locations around the city for those who would be receiving the donations

Graduation with Distinction in Psychology - (May 2018)

• Awarded students who have successfully shown academic proficiency through the completion of an individually studied written thesis
• Evaluated by three committee members from the psychology and neuroscience department and was given exemplary marks for the completion of my project Awarded with distinction during commencement

Psychonomic Society Annual Meeting - (Fall 2019)

• Undergraduate thesis was presented with the addition of a recognition paradigm to the Psychonomic Society in Quebec, Canada.
• Day, Ruth S., Caldwell, Angela, & Ikner, Taylor - Cognitive Violations Cause Medical Errors: Using Auto-Injectors.
• Paper was presented after submission and selection to the members of the meeting and society

• American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons - Member
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons - Member