Student Research Day
Student Research Day was held 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!
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Special Award for Outstanding Cancer Research Project
Winner: Hayley Sabol
Runner-up (tie): Mason McCrury and Matthew Thompson
Postdoc winner: Dr. Kirk West
Bhuvan Award
Winner: Jessica Kelliher
2nd place: Farhana Sumya
3rd place: Matthew Thompson
3MT Awards:
1st place winner: Carol Morris
2nd place winner: Soumiya Pal
General Awards
Graduate:
1st place winner: Aric Anloague
2nd place winner: Farhana Taher Sumya
3rd place winner: Naiha Ahmad
Fellow:
1st place winner: Obeid Shafi
2nd place winner: Catey Abbott
3rd place winner: Alex Belote
Professional:
1st place winner: Davis Campbell
2nd place winner: Delice Kayishunge
3rd place winner: Fatimah Al-Doori
Research & Innovation Travel Awards
Winner: Aric Anloague
Winner: Obeid Shafi
Winner: Davis Campbell
Information regarding the 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) competition can be found here. 3MT finals were held during Student Research Day.
AGENDA – Little Rock location – I. Dodd Wilson Building; Northwest campus location – Main Building/Hospital
7:30 – 8:30 Continental breakfast/Poster setup
8:30 – 9:30 Keynote Speaker- John D. Carpten, PhD
9:30 -10:00 Mid-morning break
10:00 – 11:30 Poster Session A – Little Rock and Northwest campuses
11:30 – 11:45 Break/transition poster presenters/judges
11:45 – 1:15 Poster Session B – Little Rock campus
Northwest campus will host lunch, IPE Grand Rounds, and a Student Services fair during this time.
1:15 – 1:30 Break/wrap up lunch
1:30 – 2:30 3MT Finals
2:30 – 2:45 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 pm in the 10th floor atrium of the Cancer Institute.