NIH Graduate Student Research Symposium
Symposium Marks 20th Anniversary
CREDIT: ULRIKE KLENKE, OITE
Elevator Pitch Competition winner Ivan Alcantara presented “State-Dependent Prioritization of Feeding and Parenting Behaviors.” Michael Krashes, NIDDK, serves as Alcantara's mentor.
The Graduate Partnerships Program in the Office of Intramural Training and Education (OITE) showcased research conducted at NIH by graduate students for the 20th year. This year’s symposium, held Feb. 15, boasted 123 posters and featured 34 students competing in the elevator pitch competition. Congratulations to all the winners and presenters.
CREDIT: MARLEEN VAN DEN NESTE
The NIH Graduate Student Research Symposium was held Feb. 15 at the Natcher Conference Center in Bethesda, Maryland. This year marked the 20th anniversary of the event.
CREDIT: MARLEEN VAN DEN NESTE
A keynote roundtable discussion on scientific leadership featured Deputy Director for Intramural Research Nina Schor (middle) and NIH Principal Deputy Director Lawrence Tabak (right), moderated by OITE Director Sharon Milgram (left).
Graduate Student Research Award Winners
Biochemistry | Cell and Molecular Biology
Alexandra Hollo (NHLBI, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary)
Kyle Schwab (NEI, Temple University, Philadelphia)
Bioinformatics | Biostatistics | Epidemiology
Brad Olinger (NIA, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore)
Theressa Ewa (NCI, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England)
Carcinogenesis | Tumor Biology
Yonit A. Addissie (NCI, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore)
Pharmacology | Clinical and Translational Science | Structural Biology
Jose F. Delgado (CC, University of Maryland at College Park)
Immunology, Virology, and Microbiology
Timothy Johnston (NIAID, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia)
Neuroscience, Behavioral Sciences, and Psychology
Aaron Limoges (NIMH, Columbia University, New York)
Angela Y. Fan (NIMH, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Yizhen Z. Zhang (NIDCR, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island)
New Proposal
Jackson White (NICHD, University of Oxford, Oxford, England)
Yasmin Padovan-Hernandez (NIDA, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore)
2024 Graduate Student Elevator Pitch Competition Winners
Ivan Alcantara (NIDDK, Brown University)
Shakira Rodriguez Gonzalez (NIDDK and Johns Hopkins University)
Drashty Mody (NIDCR, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis)
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