A day of discovery
UF researchers and researchers in training revealed their latest work during annual research day celebrations this spring.
Research Day at the College of Public Health and Health Professions
College of Dentistry
Poster Presentation
Ph.D./Postdoctoral/Graduate division:
First place: Giancarlo Cuadra
Second place: Christina Graves
M.S./Resident division:
First place: David Kellogg
Second place: Andrew Murray
D.M.D. division
First place: Kelli Rike
Second place: Andy Alvarez
Oral Presentation
Ph.D./Postdoctoral/Graduate division:
First place: Adrienne Gauna
Second place: JoAnn Roberts
M.S./Resident division:
First place: Mauricio Castellanos
Second place: Molly Smith
D.M.D. division:
First place: Taylor Capassop
Second place: Amanda Francis
College of Medicine
The College of Medicine’s annual research day
Medical Guild Graduate Research Awards
Gold: Douglas Bennion
Silver: Rony Francois, Geoffrey Rogers
Bronze: Fatma Ayhan, Shweta Kailasan, Regina Martuscello
Advancement to Candidacy Awards
Brian Mahon, Brittney Newby, Dane Phelan, Brittany Rife
Doctoral Mentoring Awards
David Bloom, Ph.D., Robert McKenna, Ph.D.
College of Medicine — Jacksonville
Poster Presentation
First place: Lydia Engwenyu, M.D.
Second place: Kamaldeep Singh, D.O.
Third Place: Danish Vaiyana, M.D.
Platform Presentation
First Place: Melissa McGuire, M.D.
Second Place: Jared Roeckner, M.D.
Third Place: Katherine Puckett Parikh, D.O.
College of Nursing
Undergraduate recipients
First place: Jessica Withers
Second place: Ashley Johnson, Madison Arnold, Kaley Loewendick
Doctor of Nursing Practice recipients
First place: Christopher Weiss
Second place: Alyssa Liguori Macca
Second place: Cassidy Jacobs
Ph.D. recipients
First place: Brittany Gannon
Second place: Tanika Vivien
Second place: Elaine Zapata
College of Pharmacy
Oral Competition
Senior division: Mohamed Shahin
Junior Division: Fatma Al-Awadhi
Levitt division: Nakyung Jeon
Poster Competition
Professional student division: Gena Burch, Lindsey Osterfeld
Graduate student division: Neha Bhise, Ghadeer Dawwas, Ahmed Samir Elshikha, Oyunbileg Magvanjav, Anandharajan Rathinasabapathy, Lei Wang
Postdoctoral fellow division: Stephan Jahn
College of Public Health and Health Professions
Highest ranking abstract
Alison Barnard, Helena Chapman, Dominique DuBose
Top abstracts
Harneet Arora, Elizabeth Kacel, Chukwuemeka Okafor, Thomas Alex Weppelmann
Travel awards
Alexandra Brandimore, Genevieve Harris, Yun Shen, Erin Trifilio, Eliza Warren
College of Veterinary Medicine
Phi Zeta Graduate Awards
Charles F. Simpson Memorial Scholarship Award: Shannon Roff
Excellence in Doctoral Studies: Galaxia
Cortes-Hinojosa
Excellence in Master’s Studies: Stephen Jones
Excellence in Basic Science Research: Johanny Perez-Baez
Excellence in Clinical Science Research:
Ashley Barratclough
Phi Zeta Faculty Awards
Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence: Rosanna Marsella, D.V.M.
FVMA Clinical Investigator Award: Brad Case, D.V.M.
C. E. Cornelius Young Investigator Award:
Klibs Galvao, D.V.M.