The Graduate School, in collaboration with the Graduate Student Association and the Postdoc Association, hosted the Second Annual Graduate + Postdoctoral Research Symposium, celebrating research across disciplines and campuses. Students, faculty, and staff gathered at the Shalala Student Center for this half-day event where over 60 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows showcased their scholarly work.
The symposium began with a keynote address by Miller School of Medicine alumnus, Hansel Tookes M.D., M.P.H., founder and medical director of the IDEA Exchange, Florida’s first syringe access program. The afternoon continued with a TED-like Talk session, featuring work from three researchers: Jeff Peterson, M.D./Ph.D. student in Biomedical Engineering; Olivia Altamirano, Ph.D. student in Psychology; and Maya Elias, Postdoctoral Associate in Nursing and Health Studies.
The symposium concluded with a reception and awards ceremony, where the top presenters where recognized.
Oral Presentations
- Winner: Cho Hee Schrader, Ph.D. student in Prevention Science and Community Health
- Runner-up: Hilary Yip, Ph.D. student in Music Education
- Runner-up: Mengxi Shen, Postdoctoral Associate in Retina Imaging
- Runner-up: Stanislav Lazupolo, Postdoctoral Associate in Physics
Poster Presentations- Health & Life Sciences
- Winner: Oded Oron, Postdoctoral Associate in Neuroscience
- Winner: Juliano Tiburcio de Freitas, Postdoctoral Associate in Dermatology
- Winner: Brianna Almeida, Ph.D. student in Biology
- Runner-up: Sze Kiat Tan, Ph.D. student in Cancer Biology
Poster Presentations- Engineering & Physical Sciences
- Winner: Nima Hosseinzadeh Nanehkaran, Ph.D. student in Civil Engineering
- Runner-up: Kennan Mintz, Ph.D. student in Chemistry
Poster Presentations- Behavioral & Social Sciences
- Winner: Ceewin Louder, Ph.D. student in Counseling Psychology
- Runner-up: Lauren Kupis, Ph.D. student in Psychology
Congratulations to all the winners, and a special thank you to all the presenters who shared their work with the University’s research community.
For a video of the keynote address and the TED-like Talks presentations, click here.
For the full symposium schedule and access to all presenter abstracts, click here.
