RBC and ADS Fellows Annual Symposium

ORAL PRESENTATION WINNERS

1st Place – Chanho Kwon, Ph.D. Student, Mentor – Jang. Title:Effects of vitamin D3 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 supplementation on growth performance, bone mineral content, immunological parameters, and antioxidant capacity of nursery pigs

2nd Place – Md Marzan Sakar, Ph.D. Candidate, Mentors – Stice and Karumbaiah. Title: Human pluripotent stem cell-derived neuronal senescence model for anti-aging drug discovery  

3rd Place – Kendall Clay, Ph.D. Candidate, Mentor – Roberts-Galbraith. Title: lmo1/3-1 and app-L1 ensure the regeneration of specific neurons in the planarian brain

GRADUATE STUDENT POSTER PRESENTATION WINNERS

1st Place (tie) – Chao Sui, Ph.D. Student, Mentor – Song Title: MXene-Based Sensors for Animal Health Monitoring Through 3D Inkjet Printing Manufacturing

1st Place (tie), – Moira Fayeth Taber, Ph.D. Student, Mentor – Kaiser. Title: Sexual dimorphisms in neurodevelopment contribute to differences in traumatic brain injury progression in a pediatric piglet model

2nd Place (tie), – Kylie Tager, Ph.D. Candidate, Mentor – Easley. Title: Tobacco Smoke Extract Impacts Blood-Testis Barrier Function

3rd Place – Yaochao Zheng, Ph.D. Candidate, Mentor – Yao. Title: The Role of Skeletal Muscle-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Muscle Regeneration

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT POSTER PRESENTATION WINNERS

1st Place – ARose Dodder, Undergraduate, Mentor – Yao. Title: The Role of Heparan Sulfate in Extracellular Vesicle Uptake Mechanisms 

2nd Place – Noah Klugman, Undergraduate, Mentor – Karumbaiah Title: Modified Neurological Severity Score and Vertical Cylinder Assessments in a Rat Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Model

3rd Place – Deniz Mamaghani, Undergraduate, Mentor – Karumbaiah Title: Surfen Enhances Temozolomide-Induced Cytotoxicity in Patient-Derived Glioblastoma Spheroids