Days of discovery
Each spring, the UF Health Science Center colleges honor the discoveries of their scientists and scientists-in-training. This month, The POST honors them too …
Faculty and students make their way through the poster displays during the College of Public Health and Health Professions Research Day./Photo by Jesse S. Jones
College of Dentistry
Oral presentations
D.M.D./Resident Division:
First place: Annapurna Desphande
Second place: Robyn Gagnon
Third place: Andrew Gooch, Phillip Bell
Ph.D./Postdoctoral Division:
First place: Andrea Knowlton
Second place: Kaleb Pauley, Hyun Min Jung
Third place: Sara Palmer, Byung Ha
Poster Presentations
M.S./Resident Division:
First place: Teagan Lavoie
Second place: Robin Ngyuen
Third place: Kevin Andrus
Ph.D./Postdoctoral Division:
First place: Ethan Anderson
Second place: Wendy Carcamo
Third place: Chuchee Choi
D.M.D. Division-Clinical Science Category:
First place: Johnny Williams
Second place: Daniel Sabra
Third place: Will Spencer, Tracy Aburto
D.M.D. Division-Basic Science Category:
First place: Ann Sagstetter
Second place: Danny Kalash
Third place: Tristan Hensley
College of Medicine
The Basic Science Research Award
Maureen M. Goodenow
The Clinical Science Research Award
Scott A. Berceli
Medical Guild Graduate Research Awards
Gold: Sonisha A. Warren
Silver: Sushama Kamarajugadda, Chen Ling
Bronze: Alex Cuenca, Sarah E. Mondello, Bing Yao
College of Medicine Medical Student Research Day/Photo by Maria Belen Farias
Medical Student Research Day Awards:
AOA Award: Christopher Favilla
Lawrence M Goodman Award: James Melotek (first place), Daniel Witter (second place), Bri Anne McKeon (third place), Cristos Ifantides (third place)
Tanous Cancer Award: Rony Francois, Eva Vertes
College of Medicine-Jacksonville
Faculty Research/Scholar of the Year Award
Mark L. Hudak
Platform Presentation Winners
First Place: Sushil, Gupta
Second Place: Ravi Keshavamurthy
Third Place: Margaret Gladysz
Fourth Place: Nikhil Patel
Fifth Place: Sima Patel
Sixth Place: Gathline Etienne
Poster Presentation Winners
First Place: Ryan Wilson
Second Place: Deborah Williams
Third Place: Maryam Tabrizi
College of Pharmacy
Oral Competition Winners
Senior division: Jay Schaub
Junior division: Rana Montaser
Levitt division: Stephan Linden
Poster Competition Winners
Professional student division: Nicholas Carris
Graduate student division: Daniela Conrado, Yue Liu
Postdoctoral fellow division: Alexander Vandell, Anamika Singh
College of Public Health and Health Professions
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Award Winners
Tina F. Cheung, Jaina C. Morar, David Moshe, Mark A. Nelson, Bhumi K. Patel
Graduate Student Poster Award Winners
Ishu Arpan, Wajiha Akhtar, Michael B. Cannell, Jasjit K. Deol, Nour El-Bashiti, Elisa J. Gonzalez-Rothi, Marissa A. Gowey, Shilpa Patil, Ravneet S. Vohra, Yanning Wang, Evelyn C. King-Marshall
Graduate Student Research Grant Award Winners
Sebastian de la Calle, Elisa J. Gonzalez-Rothi, Amanda M. Seib, Carolina Valencia, Kathryn Ross
Postdoctoral Award Winner
Sarah A. Reed
College of Veterinary Medicine
Phi Zeta Student Award Winners
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Student Division: Sandra Tisdelle, Lauren Gray, Tyrell Kahan, Max Polyak, Jason Marano
Basic Sciences/ Small Animal/ Ophthalmology Division:
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Students: Leo Londono
Graduate Students: Astrid Grosche
Residents: Caleb Hudson, Shannon Roff
Phi Zeta Faculty Award Winners
FVMA Clinical Investigator Award: Amara Estrada
C.E. Cornelius Young Investigator Award: Brian Stacy
Pfizer Animal Health Award for Research Excellence: Rowan Milner
Phi Zeta Graduate Award Winners
Charles F. Simpson Memorial Scholarship Award: Claudio Verdugo
CVM Excellence in Doctoral Studies Award: Jim Wellehan
CVM Excellence in Master’s Studies Award: Caleb Hudson