(Left to right: Chancellor Teresa MacCartney; Shannon Barwick, PhD Candidate; President
Brooks A. Keel, PhD; Board of Regents Chair, Sachin Shailendra)
Shannon Barwick, PhD candidate in Cellular Biology and Anatomy, had the honor of presenting
her 3 Minute Thesis, Saving vision: enabling patients to clearly see their dreams, to the Board of Regents for the University System of Georgia. Regarding Shannon's
presentation, President Keel said, "Shannon did a masterful job and represented herself,
her lab, and her university extremely well! Very proud! Well done!"
Dina Kira received the Reviewers’ Choice Abstracts Award at a National Conference
Program: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Poster Title: LIM Homeobox 1 gene variants contribute to Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (Advisor: Lawrence Layman, MD)
Maria Blahove Won the Anthony Shuker Scientific Poster Award
Program: Vascular Biology
Mentor: Gábor Csányi, PhD
Michaela Quintero Invited to Give an Oral Presentation of her Research at World’s Premier Meeting
Program: Biochemistry & Cancer Biology
Advisor: Dr. Honglin Li
2022 Digestive Disease Week Conference in San Diego , a large meeting with 30K participants from all over the world
Casey Derella, Featured on the AAMC GREAT Outreach Twitter, @WhyaBioMedPhD
Program: Physiology
Mentor: Ryan A Harris, PhD, CEP, FACSM
Lindsey Ramirez, Featured on the AAMC GREAT Outreach Twitter, @WhyaBioMedPhD
Program: Physiology
Mentor: Jennifer C. Sullivan, PhD, FAHA
Wonjo Jang Won the 2021 Brann Scholarship Award in Neuroscience
Program: Neuroscience
Mentor: Nevin A. Lambert, PhD
Lindsey Ramirez is a third year PhD Candidate in Dr. Jennifer Sullivan’s lab in the Department of Physiology at Augusta University. When asked, “Why a Biomed PhD?”, Lindsey responded, “We are only beginning to scratch the surface of how devastating diseases affect organ systems and the person as a whole. Since these diseases are rarely […]
2020 has been a whirlwind of a year so far and we’re only half way through. Back in January 2020, many entities at Augusta University (AU) began raising funds for the American Heart Association (AHA) through a local event called the “Heart Walk.” All of the individuals who were raising funds were excited to be […]
When Helen Kaiser was asked to give a presentation about her research to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, she jumped at the opportunity. This presentation experience would fit right in with Helen’s plans for her future career. The Board of Regents of the University System […]
Most of you may know her as the student who led the Graduate Oath at the fall 2019 Hooding, but here at The Graduate School, we know her as Jessica Pierce, the student who is a reliable volunteer and an awesome student. When Jessica was asked to recite the Graduate Oath at the fall 2019 […]
