V Lead participants attend the Second Annual Integrative Medicine Summit, October, 2025

 

V Lead Project Dignitaries December 2023

December 2023 V Lead Presentations. From the left: Krishna Bachina, Chair Community Education Projects, ICIM; Joe Patterson, Assemblyman District 5;  Dr. David Yee; Bill Halldin, City of Rocklin Council member; Tiffany Saathoff, Rocklin Unified School Board; and ICIM faculty: Dr. Gabrielle LeCompte, Dr. Amy Mateckl (founder), and Dr. Wayne Matecki

 

2022-2023 Group Presentations, Rocklin

 

During the Pandemic, Dr. Amy Matecki and Dr. Gabrielle LeCompte, in collaboration with Krishna Bachina of V-Lead, created Acupuncture Research, a community based project.  This is an initiative targeted toward high school students with the purpose of Research Analysis with Critical Review of Articles. The objective is to provide opportunities for high school students to explore medicine through a critical analysis of the research literature and development of professional presentations. Objectives for the students are to:

  • critically review articles in the medical research literature
  • develop one topic for review and select relevant studies to analyze
  • prepare and deliver an oral presentation on their analysis with confidence
  • develop a poster presentation on their topic
  • write a publishable analysis on their topic

This project began in 2020 and continues with weekly meetings by the students and mentoring by the ICIM faculty. There are currently eight study groups in place, each with an ICIM Mentor, Parent Mentor, college student with previous V Lead Project experience, and a high school student Lead. ICIM mentors for this year include Gabrielle LeCompte, Laurette Wright, Charlene Ossler and Colin Feeney.

2025-2026 Groups
Team 1 Does Homeopathic Treatment Have a Significant Effect on the Management of Symptoms of Allergic Rhinitis?

Kolli, Anjana (Team Lead); Kotha, Sriram (Team Lead); Podduturu, Kriti (College Lead); Rajaparti, Pranavi; Kannugula, Satyank; Vidhyadhaarani, Rusaaksha

Team 2 Acupuncture Reduction for Meniere’s Disease Among Specific Age Groups: A Comprehensive Review

Pesika, Ariana; Mangalampalli, Satya; Maddineni, Umesh; Mahendra, Avni; Bondu, Surya; Chauhan, Viren

Team 3 Can Qi Gong Mitigate Psychological Burnout Among Healthcare Professionals?
Karnati, Nikhil (College Lead); Shaik, Aaqil (Team Lead); Mangamuri, Sravya (Team Lead); Nalluri, Anishka; Chauhan, Mehek; Cheruvu, Aashika
Team 4  Effectiveness of Acupuncture in Reducing Chemotherapy-Induced Fatigue and Nausea Among Women With Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review
Sanjana Gumma (College Lead), Tanyasree Vallabhaneni (Team Lead), Hasini Morasa (Team Lead), Jamie Stephenson, Pranav Vannam, Srinika Maganti
Team 5 The Impact of Electroacupuncture on Cocaine Dependent Individuals
Anwita Nimma; Roshini Molabanti (Team Lead); Hasmitha Kanugula (College Lead); Sai Sathwik Dasari (Tem Lead); Shriyan Boothpur
Team 6 Effect of Acupuncture in ADHD in Children
Arnav Arjula; Aarna Prasad; Haasitha Nalla (Team Lead); Teja Beeravelli (Team Lead); Jahnavi Karnati (College Lead); Lekhak Maruri
Team 7 Do Topical Ayurvedic Interventions Improve Outcomes in Children Aged 1 to 17 with Atopic/Contact Dermatitis?
Hasini Gande (Team Lead); Agasya Mukkapati (Team Lead); Rishitha Ramayanam; Manaswini Perumalla; Geethika Tamanna (College Lead)
Team 8 Active Singing Therapy and Its Effects on Cognitive Function
Srihitha Koduri (Team Lead), Abhinav Arjula (Team Lead), Anika Talluri, Sowmya Sudapati (College Lead), Sanjana Avvaru, Nidhi Pendiyala