Past Winners - Discovery 2008
Last year's event took place on October 15, 2008, at the Queen Lane Campus.
More than 315 posters were presented on topics as diverse as malaria, HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases, cancer, cardiology, spinal cord injury and repair, behavioral neurobiology, and many more.
 The featured speaker was Bruce McEwen, Ph.D., Alfred E. Mirsky Professor, Rockefeller University, New York, who gave the L.M. "Bill" Stephenson Lecture on "Sex, Stress and the Brain: From Serendipity to Clinical Relevance."
Congratulations to the winners and all who participated in the day’s events. A special thank you to the Discovery committee and everyone else who helped make this event such a spectacular day.
Faculty Awards and Special Honors
Graduate Citation Award
John DiGregorio, M.D., Ph.D.
Ph.D. (1966) Hahnemann University
M.D. (1978) Hahnemann University
Discovery Undergraduate Appreciation Award
James Sidie, Ph.D.
Ursinus College
Basic Science Faculty Award
Barry Waterhouse, Ph.D. (Neurobiology and Anatomy)
Nominees:
Bill Bergman, Ph.D. (Microbiology and Immunology)
Alexander V. Mazin, Ph.D. (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Young Investigator Award
Anand S. Mehta, Ph.D. (Microbiology and Immunology)
Discovery Day Poster/Platform Competition Results
Platform Presentation Awards
Platforms by senior graduate students:
1st prize - Nicholas AuYong (Neuroscience)
2nd prize - Crystal Kelly (Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics)
3rd prize - Anupam Banerjee (Microbiology and Immunology)
Honorable Mentions:
Whitney Jamieson (Pharmacology and Physiology)
Rajarshi Sengupta (Neuroscience)
Lauren Koltowski (Molecular Pathobiology)
Elizabeth Dugan (Neuroscience)
Platforms by residents or fellows:
1st prize – Swaminathan Murugappan (Clinical Resident, Medicine)
Honorable Mention: Dong Lee (Clinical Resident, Medicine)
Outstanding Senior Graduate Student Poster
1st prize - James Alaro (Microbiology and Immunology)
2nd prize - Aditi Falnikar (Neuroscience)
3rd prize - Michelle Villasmil (Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics)
 Honorable Mentions:
Adam Leman (Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics)
Hangjun Ke (Microbiology and Immunology)
Vidya Nadar (Neuroscience)
Praveen Balabaskaran Nina (Microbiology and Immunology)
Outstanding Junior Graduate Student Poster
1st prize - Joseph Fraietta (Microbiology and Immunology)
2nd prize - Vladimir Ratushny (Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics)
3rd prize - Geetika Sethi (Biochemistry)
Honorable Mentions:
Liumila Mazaleuskaya (Pharmacology and Physiology)
Kimberly Urban (Neuroscience)
Sarah Crowe (Pharmacology and Physiology)
Outstanding Clinical Resident / Fellow Poster
1st prize - Radha Menon (Medicine)
2nd prize - Michael Adenaike (Medicine)
3rd prize - David Irwin (Neurology)
Honorable Mentions:
Stacey Gruber (Neurology)
Joseph Witten (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine)
Michael Katz (Pediatrics)
Outstanding Medical Student Poster
1st prize - Andrew LaFree
2nd prize - Brent Toland
3rd prize - Nancy Lo
Honorable Mention:
Jordan Rapp
Outstanding Technician Poster
1st prize - Jason Lamontagne (Microbiology and Immunology)
2nd prize - Mary Ann Comunale (Microbiology and Immunology)
3rd prize - Ronald Long (Microbiology and Immunology)
Honorable Mention:
Laura Cort (Microbiology and Immunology)
Outstanding Undergraduate Poster
1st prize - Sarah Foster (University of Pittsburgh)
2nd prize - Mikael Garabedian (Drexel University)
3rd prize - Kevin Freedman (Drexel University)
Honorable Mentions:
Nicholas Pashos (Drexel University)
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