The 33rd Annual Graduate Student Research Day held June 9 celebrated the excellent research being conducted by UConn Health students.
The day kicked off with a poster session presented by 24 Biomedical Science scholars, followed by oral presentations by scholars in Biomedical Science and Public Health, a talk by last year’s co-recipient of the Lepow Award, Dhivya Kumar, and finally a keynote address by Dr. Deborah Hogan, associate professor of microbiology and immunology at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, titled “Microbiology Among Friends: Microbial Interactions in the Cystic Fibrosis Lung Infections.”
A variety of awards were also presented to students and faculty.
Poster Presentation Awards
1st place: Mandakini Singh, Neuroscience – AoC (Area of Concentration), PI: Dr. Srdjan Antic
2nd place: Valentina Baena, Cell Biology AoC, PI: Dr. Mark Terasaki
3rd place (tie):
Mitali Adlakha, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry AoC, PI: Dr. Sandra Weller
Bhavita Walia, Genetics & Developmental Biology AoC, PI: Dr. Archana Sanjay
Oral Presentation Award
Nicole Blanchette, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry AoC, PI: Dr. Suzy Torti
2016-17 Lepow Award for Outstanding Biomedical Science PhD Student Entering the 4th Year of Study
Joseph Ryan, Immunology AoC, PI: Dr. Anthony Vella
Henderson Award for Outstanding PhD Thesis in Biomedical Science
Dr. Nitika Bajatia, Genetics & Developmental Biology AoC, PI: Dr. Arthur Günzl
Lawrence G. Raisz Award for Excellence in Musculoskeletal Research
Ryan Russell, Skeletal Biology & Regeneration AoC, PI: Dr. Peter Maye
Osborn Award for Excellence in Biomedical Science Graduate Teaching
Co-recipients: Dr. Robert Clark, Immunology AoC and Dr. Gordon Carmichael, Genetics & Developmental Biology AoC
