From hypothesis to discovery
UF Health researchers and scientists-in-training revealed — and were rewarded for — their work during annual Research Day ceremonies held this spring.
College of Dentistry
Poster presentations
Ph.D./Graduate Division
First place: Sara Palmer
Second place: (tie) Kyle Heim and Zach Moye
M.S./Resident Division
First place: Lindsay Montague
Second place: Marc Rasmussen
D.M.D. Divison
First place: (tie) Paula Cohen and Ann Decker
Second place: Nina Guba
Student Research Group Winners
First place: Paula Cohen
Second place: Nina Guba
Periodontal Case Studies Division
First place: Ali Best
Second place: Danial Sabra
Oral Presentations
Ph.D./ Graduate Division
First place: Irina Velasko
Second place: (tie) Adrienna Gauna and Matthew Williams
M.S./Resident Division
First place: Carl Jones
Second place: Thomas Currie
D.M.D. Division
First place and Winner of the 2014 ADA/Dentsply Student Clinician Award: Kyulim Lee
College of Medicine
Medical Guild Graduate Research Awards
Gold: Amanda Sacino
Silver: Thomas Biel
Silver: Tal Salz
Bronze: Mini Manchanda, Harald Messer, Kamil Nowicki
Advancement to Candidacy Awards
Douglas Bennion
Colleen Cole-Jeffrey
Kimberly Hawkins
Monica Santisteban
Doctoral Mentoring Awards
Brian Cain
Robert McKenna
Naohiro Tarada
Maurice Swanson
The Basic Science Research Award
Todd Golde
The Clinical Science Research Award
David Weinstein
College of Medicine – Jacksonville
Robert C. Nuss Research/Scholar of the Year Award
William Livingood Jr.
Platform Presentation
First place: Alexandra Joseph
Second place: Tiffanni Walker
Third place: Shobha Vootukuri
Fourth place: Youness Tolaymat
Fifth place: Esther Mihindu
Sixth place: Chetan Narasanna
Poster Presentation
First place: Leigh Bragg
Second place: Kristen McMaster
Third place: Kyle Fleck
Fourth place: William Kurban
Fifth place: Prardhana Challapalli
Sixth place: Melanie Kubik
College of Nursing
Undergraduate Award recipients
First place: Katherine Lehmann and Melanie Hankins
Second place: Dylan Germack
Doctor of Nursing Practice Awards
First place: Martha Mangus
Second place: Amanda Brink
Ph.D. in Nursing Science Awards
First place: Gemi E. Butler
Second place: Brittany Gannon
College of Pharmacy
Oral Competition
Senior Division: Bhargava Kandala
Junior Division: Mohamed Shahin
Levitt Division: Xinyue Liu
Poster Competition
Professional Student Division: Emily McCleary
Graduate Student Division: Aline Bergesch Barth, Anandharajan Rathinasabapathy,
Lei Wang and Guo Zhong
Postdoctoral Fellow Division: Stephan Jahn and Issam Hamadeh
College of Public Health and Health Professions
Highest Ranking Abstract: Sharareh Sharififar
Top Abstracts: Taj Azarian, Abhinandan Batra, Kendra Krietsch, Melissa Laitner, Molly McLaren, Chukwuemeka Okafor, Rachel Postupack
Poster Awards: Aviva Ariel, Adam Beharry, Aarthi Madhavan, Brandon Roberts, Sarah Stromberg, Karessa White and Sarah White
College of Veterinary Medicine
Phi Zeta Graduate Awards
Charles F. Simpson Memorial Scholarship Award: Erica K. Brockmeier
Excellence in Doctoral Studies: Sherry L. Adams
Excellence in Master’s Studies: Valerie Scharf
Excellence in Basic Science Research: Shigeharu Tsuda
Excellence in Clinical Science Research: Poonam Jaiswal
Phi Zeta Faculty Awards
Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence: Nancy Denslow
FVMA Clinical Investigator Award: Stanley Kim
C. E. Cornelius Young Investigator Award: Prodip Bose
