Student Research Day

Student Research Day was held on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. This is a campus-wide venue for graduate and professional students, postdocs, and medical staff/fellows to present their research. Information regarding Student Research Day 2024 will be posted in fall 2023. Congratulations to this year’s winners!

Awards

Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Special Award for Outstanding Cancer Research Project

  • Winner: Hayley Sabol
  • Runner-Up (Tie):
    • Mason McCrury
    • Matthew Thompson
  • Postdoc Winner: Dr. Kirk West

Bhuvan Award

  • Winner: Jessica Kelliher
  • Second Place: Farhana Taher Sumya
  • Third Place: Matthew Thompson

3MT Awards:

  • Second Place: Carol Morris
  • Second Place: Soumiya Pal

General Awards

Graduate

  • Second Place: Aric Anloague
  • Second Place: Farhana Taher Sumya
  • Third Place: Naiha Ahmad

Fellow

  • Second Place: Obeid Shafi
  • Second Place: Catey Abbott
  • Third Place: Alex Belote

Professional

  • Second Place: Davis Campbell
  • Second Place: Delice Kayishunge
  • Third Place: Fatimah Al-Doori

Research & Innovation Travel Awards

  • Winners:
    • Aric Anloague
    • Obeid Shafi
    • Davis Campbell

3 Minute Thesis

Information regarding the 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) competition can be found here. 3MT finals were held during Student Research Day.

Locations

  • Main UAMS Campus in Little Rock: I. Dodd Wilson Building;
  • UAMS Northwest Regional Campus: Main Building/Hospital

Agenda

  • 7:30–8:30 a.m.: Continental breakfast/Poster setup
  • 8:30–9:30 a.m.: Keynote Speaker — John D. Carpten, Ph.D.
  • 9:30–10 a.m.: Mid-morning break
  • 10–11:30 a.m.: Poster Session A
  • 11:30–11:45 a.m.: Break/transition poster presenters/judges
  • 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.:
    • Main UAMS Campus in Little Rock: Poster Session B
    • UAMS Northwest Regional Campus: Lunch, IPE Grand Rounds, and a Student Services fair
  • 1:15–1:30 p.m.: Break/wrap up lunch
  • 1:30–2:30 p.m.: 3MT Finals
  • 2:30–2:45 p.m.: Poster and 3MT awards

Following Student Research Day, the College of Medicine Office of Research and the Department of Biomedical Informatics hosted a meeting on “Artificial Intelligence in Health” from 5-6 p.m. in the tenth-floor atrium of the Cancer Institute.