Research Scholars Day 2019
From judges to mentors, student researchers to behind-the-scenes organizers, Research Scholars Day on April 3 was truly a team effort.
“The organization of the event is not a one-man show. I had a lot of help,” says Dr. Bruno Ruest, associate professor in biomedical sciences, who helmed the 46th annual event as coordinator. The anonymous judges deserve special credit, he says, because “their job is often not easy, trying to split hairs.”
Enthusiasm infused the sixth-floor lobby as attendees perused posters by 12 dental student presenters and 27 dental hygiene presenters. Six oral presentations and a keynote speech by Dr. Bjorn Olsen, professor of developmental biology at Harvard School of Dental Medicine, further inspired the event.
These students snagged this year’s top spots:
Dental student oral presentations
1st Place: Maggie Newton, D1
Mentor: Dr. Emet Schneiderman
2nd Place: Aileen To, D1
Mentors: Drs. Yan Jing and Jerry Feng
3rd Place: Francesca Daigle, D2
Mentor: Dr. Xiaofang Wang
Dental student poster presentations
1st Place: Brendan Manley, D1
Mentors: Drs. Crystal Stinson and Phillip Kramer
2nd Place: Kai Codner, D2
Mentor: Dr. Katie Julien
3rd Place: Matt Meyer, D1
Mentor: Dr. Marta Revilla-Leon
Honorable Mention: Dana Aborahma, D2, and Walter Nwaokolo, D2
Mentor: Dr. Amal Nourel-din
Dental hygiene student poster presentations
1st Place: Samantha Barkis, Tina Tabrizi and Candace Pope
Mentor: Kathleen Muzzin
2nd Place: Nancy Van, Joellen Carr, Lauren Derrick and Preethy Tom
Mentors: Leigh Ann Wyatt and Lisa Mallonee
3rd Place: Carie Dam, Cynthia Hardaway and Kate Vu
Mentor: Ms. Mary Vu
Honorable Mention: Amy Heim, Tran Luu, and Alfredo Rodriguez
Mentor: Kathleen Muzzin