{"id":5110,"date":"2026-04-14T15:58:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/ursca\/?p=5110"},"modified":"2026-04-14T15:58:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:58:32","slug":"turning-aspiration-into-publication-harmanpreet-kaurs-summer-research-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krieger.jhu.edu\/ursca\/2026\/04\/14\/turning-aspiration-into-publication-harmanpreet-kaurs-summer-research-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning Aspiration into Publication: Harmanpreet Kaur\u2019s Summer Research Experience\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For Harmanpreet Kaur \u201926, publishing in an academic journal was once a distant goal — a milestone the Dean\u2019s ASPIRE Grantee hoped to achieve sometime in the future. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That changed during the summer of 2025, when Harmanpreet participated in an internship at the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation. What began as a learning experience evolved into an opportunity to contribute to clinical research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDeciding I was ready to publish came gradually,\u201d Harmanpreet explains. \u201cI realized our research question was meaningful, and our data could contribute to clinical practice.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the mentorship of her principal investigator, Dr. Manos Brilakis, Harmanpreet gained firsthand exposure to procedures in the cardiac catheterization lab. That experience inspired her to design a research project examining the impact of the proximal optimization technique (POT) on bifurcation lesions in contemporary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her work addresses a research question in interventional cardiology: how to better manage complex coronary lesions. By leveraging large, multicenter, international registry data, the study evaluates a procedural technique with potential implications for improving patient outcomes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project gained recognition as it was accepted as a moderated poster presentation at the American College of Cardiology and published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology<\/em> (JACC), with Harmanpreet as first author.\u00a0The full manuscript is currently under review at the American Journal of Cardiology<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cChoosing the journal was a strategic decision to reach interventional cardiologists who could apply these findings,” Harmanpreet shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The path to publication, however, was far from easy.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe submission process was far more detailed than I expected,\u201d Harmanpreet says. \u201cIt involved multiple rounds of writing, refining figures, and aligning the manuscript with strict journal standards.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the process, mentorship and collaboration played a critical role. Faculty mentors and peer reviewers challenged Harmanpreet to sharpen her arguments, think critically about her findings, and communicate complex concepts with clarity.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The writing process also pushed Harmanpreet beyond her technical background. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere were moments of uncertainty,\u201d she reflects, \u201cbut I learned that with consistent effort and strong mentorship, you can develop a depth of knowledge far beyond what you expect.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, as a published author, Harmanpreet views the achievement as more than a line on her CV.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecoming a published author is meaningful not just as an accomplishment, but as a reflection of growth,\u201d she says. \u201cThis experience strengthened my critical thinking, resilience, and ability to communicate science effectively.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What began as a distant aspiration has become a defining step in Harmanpreet\u2019s academic and professional journey; one that highlights the influence of summer research experience, mentorship, and persistence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Harmanpreet’s moderated poster contribution, co-authored with Pedro Emanuel De Paula Carvalho, Michaella Alexandrou, Dimitrios Strepkos, Athanasios Rempakos, Ali Karagoz, II, Dmitrii Khelimskii, Mahmut Uluganyan, Korhan Soylu, Ufuk Yildirim, Eleni Kladou, Barkin K\u00fclt\u00fcrsay, Oleg Krestianinov, Olga Mastrodemos, Noah N. Williford, Bavana V. Rangan, Konstantinos Voudris, Yader Sandoval, and Emmanouil S. Brilakis, is entitled “Impact of Proximal Optimization Technique in Provisional Bifurcation Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights from the Progress-Bifurcations Registry.” It was published in JACC<\/em> volume 87, issue 13.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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