RBC and ADS Fellows Annual Symposium
2025 From Petri Dish to Pasture!
Deadline for abstracts: CLOSED
Event:
- When: Tuesday April 15th
- Where: Rhodes Animal & Dairy Science Bldg., Athens, GA
- Time: 8:30am – 3:45pm (join us after at 4pm for our 3MT Thesis!)
Agenda:
8:30 am – 9:00am | Light Breakfast / Registration |
9:00 am – 9:05 am | OPENING REMARKS (SHANMATHI RAMASUBRAMANIAN) |
9:05 am – 9:20 am | RBC Speaker: ISHFAQUE AHMED |
9:20 am – 9:35 am | RBC Speaker: KENDALL CLAY |
9:35 am – 9:50 am | ADS Speaker: NATALIE ARIAS |
9:50 am – 10:05 am | Break |
10:05 am – 10:20 am | RBC Speaker: SKYLAR SETTLES |
10:20 am – 10:35 am | RBC Speaker: RACHEL HANKIN |
Free time | |
11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Lunch |
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Poster Session |
2:00 pm – 2:15pm | Break |
2:15 pm – 3:30 pm | Oral Presentations (w/ snacks) |
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm | RBC Speaker: MD MARZAN SAKAR |
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm | ADS Speaker: JANNELL TORRES |
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm | Break |
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm | ADS Speaker: CHANHO KWON |
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm | RBC Speaker: MORGAN HARVEY LABALLE |
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm | CLOSING REMARKS (MIKAYLA DYCUS) |
Free time | |
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | 3MT Thesis CAES Research |

SUBMISSION & QUESTIONS
Abstract poster submission: submit here
Questions regarding the event can be addressed by Francisca Burnley.
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2024 Winners!
ORAL PRESENTATION WINNERS
1st Place – Sarah Schantz, Ph.D. Candidate, Mentor: Dr’s. Frank West & Kylee Duberstein
Evaluation of Neurological and Cognitive Recovery in Response to a Proprietary Neuroprotective Agent in a Swine Model of Traumatic Brain Injury
2nd Place – Amanda Warner, Ph.D. Candidate, Mentor: Dr. Romdhane Rekaya
Streamlining the Acquisition and Analysis of Digital Images for the Assessment of Horn Fly Abundance
3rd Place – Jun-Won Heo, Ph.D. Candidate, Mentor: Dr. Jarrod Call
Oxidative Stress in the Remaining Muscle after Volumetric Muscle Loss Contributes to Impaired Mitochondrial Bioenergetics and is Attenuated by SS-31
GRADUATE STUDENT POSTER PRESENTATION WINNERS
1st Place (tie) – Nathan Gonsalves, Ph.D. Student, Mentor: Dr. Lohitash Karumbaiah
Neuritogenic Glycosaminoglycan Hydrogels Promote Functional Recovery after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
1st Place (tie), – Taylor Medlock-Lanier, Ph.D. Student, Mentor: Dr. Lohitash Karumbaiah
Inflammation-induced extracellular matrix disruption and blood-brain barrier breakdown after severe traumatic brain injury
2nd Place (tie), – Adrian Liversage, Ph.D. Student, Mentor: Dr. Luke Mortensen
Binary Wavefront Manipulation using an Epi-detected SHG
2nd Place (tie), – Elijah Sterling, Ph.D. Student, Mentor: Dr. Yao Yao
Plant Exosomes-like Nanovesicles as a Novel Drug Delivery Shuttle System
3rd Place – William Reeves, Ph.D. Student, Mentor: Dr. Qun Zhao
Application of Novel Data-Driven Brain Parcellation for Traumatic Brain Injury in a Porcine Model
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT POSTER PRESENTATION WINNERS
1st Place – Adeeba Fatima, Undergraduate, Mentor: Dr. Lohitash Karumbaiah
Sex and Age-Specific Transcriptomic Regulation of Brain Extracellular Matrix Remodeling Enzymes
2nd Place – Grady Cheek & Jayden Hallman, Undergraduate, Mentor: Dr. Romdhane Rakaya
Image Acquisition Guidance for the Assessment of Horn Fly Abundance in Beef Cattle
3rd Place – Sathya Dillibabu, Undergraduate, Mentor: Dr. Hong-Xiang Liu
Distribution of Taste Papillae and Taste Buds in Cattle Tongue