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The UAB Departments of Health Services Administration and Nutrition Sciences united for a "Poster & Lightning Talks Session" at the Edge of Chaos. The two departments, each members of the School of Health Professions, used a poster session format to bring together faculty, staff, students and scientists to discuss research and teaching.
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The UAB School of Health Professions had seven undergraduate students - all in the B.S. in Biomedical Sciences program - earn honors at the 2019 UAB EXPO. Every semester the EXPO celebrates excellence in research, creative activity and scholarship by showcasing the academic endeavors of undergraduate students in nine categories for oral and poster presentations.
Poster Presentations
Health Sciences
2nd Place: Whitney Eckenroad, Shannon Rice and Caroline Steber. In addition to their BMD work, each student also studies in the SHP Undergraduate Research & Honors program working toward a Research Technician Certificate. Their poster is titled "Differential roles for Notch-1 and Notch-4 in mouse fat depot regulation."
Works in Progress
2nd Place: Marissa Brasher, Jenna Bae for their poster "Undergraduate Research and Soft-skill development: A systemic review."
Biological and Life Sciences
3rd Place: Zeelu Patel who is also working toward a Research Tech Certificate. Poster titled "Targeting voltage-gated sodium channels in neuroendocrine tumors in vitro using small molecule compounds."
Oral Presentation
3rd Place: James Boyett for "A systematic review of undergraduate research and the development of soft-skills."
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When students in the top-ranked health administration program in the United States look to apply their training in the real world, they don’t have to go far. One of the nation’s top academic medical centers is just across the street.
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Jessica H. Williams, Ph.D., a researcher and associate professor in the UAB School of Health Professions’ Department of Health Services Administration, has been named the department’s Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
