The University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine held its annual Research Day on May 5 in Adams Conference Center and the Bond Life Sciences Center. Students across different disciplines presented and were acknowledged for their outstanding research. Professor and VHC Director Gerelyn Henry, DVM, MBA, DACVP, gave the keynote address: “The Power of Translational Research.” The 2023 award winners for poster and oral presentations, along with their mentors, follow:
Veterinary Professional Students
First (Oral Presentation) – Paige Isensee, Mentor: Pamela Adkins
First (Poster) – Stephanie Lopez, Mentor: Nicole Nichols
Second (Oral Presentation) – Austin Kimes, Mentors: Rajiv Mohan and Bret Ulery
Second (Poster) – Amanda Kujiraoka, Mentor: Brandon Moore
Third (Poster) – Tamara Ford, Mentors: Chris Lorson and Monique Lorson
Fourth (Poster) – Cassandra Fletcher, Mentor: Aaron Ericsson
Staff, Undergraduates, Interns, First-Year Residents and Graduate Students
First (Oral Presentation) – Jonathan Archer, Mentor: Loren Schultz
First (Poster) – Shelbie Kelly, Mentor: Aaron Ericsson
Second (Poster) – Jenny Walls, Mentor: Elizabeth Bryda
Third (Poster) – Mohammed Abu-Salah, Mentor: Chris Lorson
Fourth (Poster) – Yaser Al Rawi, Mentors: Chris Lorson and Monique Lorson
Second- and Third-Year Graduate Students
First (Oral Presentation) – James McNew, Mentors: Elizabeth Bryda and Daniel Davis
First (Poster) – Charles Moley, Mentor: Jerod Skyberg
Advanced Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows
First (Oral Presentation) – Rosalie Ierardi, Mentor: Ram Raghavan
First (Poster) – Jacob Russell, Mentor: Shawn Bender
Second (Oral Presentation) – Nathan Kerr, Mentor: Frank Booth
Overall Best Oral Presentation
Recipient – Allyson Patterson, Mentor: Pamela Adkins
Overall Best Poster
Recipient – Peggy Fisher, Mentors: Brenda Beerntsen and Lauri Wallace
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