"ARA290, a small non-hematopoietic peptide derived from erythropoietin, prolongs healthspan and attenuates age-associated declines in the heart's structure and function."
Awards for Clinical Research or Qualitative Research went to:
1st Place: Brandon Toll, OMS II for "Risk Factors for Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Children with Neuromuscular Scoliosis."
2nd Place: Divya Padmanabhan, OMS III for "A quantitative analysis of palliative care related discussions on Twitter with an emphasis on the caregiver perspective."
3rd Place: Brett Armstrong, OMS II for "Rural/Urban Disparities in Opioid Use-Associated Infective Endocarditis."
Sponsors included the UNE COM Department of Biomedical Sciences and the UNE Office of Research and Scholarship.
2019 STUDENT RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIP FORUM AWARDS
First-year COM student, Allyson Younken, COM '23 was featured in "Chamber Chatter," her hometown's newsletter in Greene County, PA. The Chamber of Commerce Scholarship she received in 2014 helped her attend Penn State University and actualize her dreams. She says, "My village has provided me with the tools, encouragement, and grace I needed to pursue my dream, and for that I am grateful!"
Read the article on page 8.
COM STUDENT FEATURED IN HOMETOWN'S NEWSLETTER
Congratulations to the 2019 COM Student Research & Scholarship Forum winners. The event would not have been possible without all the faculty judges and students who participated.
Awards for Basic Science Research went to:
1st Place: Courtney Brann, OMS II for "Characterization of the Role of Brinker in Injury-Induced Allodynia."
2nd Place: Kassidy Veasaw, OMS II for "Understanding the Role of Spinal GABAergic Neurons in Cancer-induced Bone Pain."
3rd Place: Alay Nanavati, OMS II for