Our students each have a passion to make a difference for themselves and those in the world around them. As a student at Augusta University, you will have the opportunity to make an impact as part of our biomedical community.
Read on to learn more about what our great graduate students have accomplished.
PHD Student Receives Award for Compassion
Hannah Youngblood
Program: PhD with a major Cellular Biology and Anatomy
Mentor: Yutao Liu, PhD
Award: Graduate Student Government Association Award for Compassion
Medical Illustration Student Awarded the Vesalius Trust Research Grant
Linden Pederson
Program: MS in Medical Illustration
Mentor: William Andrews, MA, CMI, FAMI
Title of Project Awarded: “Interactive Apple iBook Based on Obstetrical Management of Dystocia in the Cow."
PhD Student Awarded American Association for Immunization Trainee Abstract Award
Mohamed Hussein
Program: PhD in Molecular Medicine
Mentor: Yukai He, PhD
Conference: Virtual Immunology 2021
Awarded: American Association of Immunology Trainee Abstract Award
Jessica Jenkins, 5th grade online teacher at Monte Sano Elementary, accepted the challenge of creating a family literacy event as a requirement of her Panda Cares New Teacher Fellowship with Panda Express. This fellowship was created in June 2020 to support and retain early-career teachers and help them develop as leaders in the profession. It […]
In the fall of 2018, Tia Pullens was working at Fort Gordon and attending school at Augusta University (AU) in Master of Public Health in Health Management program. She had been through a few major life events, so she turned to exercise to relieve stress and deal with grief. That’s when her supervisor at Fort […]
According to the National Eye Institute, “Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can cause vision loss and blindness by damaging a nerve in the back of your eye called the optic nerve.” An estimated 79.6 million people worldwide will be effected by glaucoma in 2020 and according to the World Health Organization (WHO), […]
Langley, South Carolina, just 10 miles down the road from Augusta University, is the hometown of third year Vascular Biology PhD candidate, Caleb Padgett. Growing up in a town with a population of 1,309 residents, Caleb got to know and love his neighbors. He also had the misfortune of losing several people he loved due […]
Sarah Ray, Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Physiology
Award: American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship
Elinor Mannon, Doctor of Philosophy with a major in Physiology
Award: American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship
Casey Derella , PhD with a major in Physiology
Award: American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship
Colin Stirt, Master of Science with a major in Medical Illustration
Award: Award of Merit from the Lamar Dodd School of Art Student Scientific and Medical Illustration
Exhibit
Clara Oh, Master of Science with a major in Medical Illustration
Award: Award of Merit from the Lamar Dodd School of Art Student Scientific and Medical Illustration
Exhibit
Anekay Kelly, Master of Science with a major in Medical Illustration
Award: Award of Excellence from the Lamar Dodd School of Art Student Scientific and Medical
Illustration Exhibit
Linden Pederson, Master of Science with a major in Medical Illustration
Award: Stenstrom Award of Excellence from the Lamar Dodd School of Art Student Scientific
and Medical Illustration Exhibit
Thomas Warren, Master of Arts in Intelligence Security Studies
Publication: Lizotte, M‐K, Warren, T. Understanding the appeal of libertarianism: Gender and race
differences in the endorsement of libertarian principles. Analyses of Social Issues
and Public Policy. 2021; 1‐ 20.
