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Graduates presented their projects on Graduate Research Day on April 1 and 2.
Alumna of the Summer STAR program, Three Minute Thesis competition winner and recipient of multiple Graduate Research Day awards, Grace Fox will receive yet another title at graduation: doctor.
Ryan Crislip, 30 years old, Physiology Graduate Program, 4th Year PhD Student Ultrasound as an alternative to invasive methods “All started because I do a lot of studies with Ischemia Reperfusion (IR), especially within kidneys, and during this...
Paul Tran, 20 years old, Genomic Medicine Graduate Program, 1st Year MD/PhD Student Genes as a potential treatment for renal cancer “Believe it or not, I changed my main research focus last week, and I went from the awesome abstract to the amazing...
During Graduate Research Day 2017, keynote speaker Dr. Juanita Merchant, a researcher at the University of Michigan, shared how she is looking at the pathways by which chronic infection from the bacteria helicobacter pylori causes changes in the...
Rebeccah Ward, Physiology Graduate Program, 4th Year PhD Student Potential better treatments for diabetes “The main point of my research is studying diabetes and stroke. Diabetes is becoming more and more common and it increases the risk of stroke...
Graduate Research Day, which occurred on March 9, showcases the research accomplishments of students and postdoctoral fellows throughout The Graduate School. For more information about Graduate Research Day, visit The Graduate School.
Merry Ma, 27 years old, Neuroscience Graduate Program, 3rd Year MD/PhD Student Possible treatment for Traumatic Brain Injury “Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability in the world – it can happen to anyone at any time...
Sarah Sharman, 27 years old, Biochemistry & Cancer Biology Graduate Program, 4th Year PhD Student Research: Viagra for colon cancer prevention “Basically, we figured out that these two drugs, Linzess and Viagra, help in preventing colon cancer...
Postdoctoral fellows, medical residents and graduate students presented at Augusta University’s 32nd Graduate Research Day, an annual event to showcase the research accomplishments of students throughout The Graduate School. Neuroscientist Dr. Dora...
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Renowned neuroscientist Dr. Dora Angelaki is the keynote speaker for Augusta University’s 32nd Graduate Research Day, an annual event to showcase the research accomplishments of students and postdoctoral fellows throughout The...
Within the next 10 to 15 years, Dr. Leroy Hood predicts that the focus of health care will shift from disease treatment to prevention. “Biology will be the dominant science of the 21st century, just as chemistry was in the 19th century and physics...
Dr. Leroy Hood, a renowned systems biologist who helped pioneer the human genome program with the development of the automated DNA sequencer, is the keynote speaker for Georgia Regents University’s 31st annual Graduate Research Day. Hood’s...
