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Conferences Put Science on Stage, Draw Hundreds Toward Health Careers

 

The April 6 New England Science Symposium showcased the work of postdoctoral fellows, medical and dental students, and undergraduate and graduate students studying biomedical and health-related sciences. Cosponsored by the HMS Minority Faculty Development Program and the Biomedical Science Careers Program, the symposium provided 323 participants, including 12 oral presenters and 115 poster presenters, an opportunity to share their work and exchange ideas. The participants, many of whom were African-American, Hispanic, or Indian/Alaska Native, represented 120 institutions.

Jamila Hirbawi, a graduate student at Cleveland State University, discusses her project, “Factor Va Impact on Regulation of Hemeostasis,” with Adam Davis, a research fellow in medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a poster judge at the event.
Jeff Thiebauth

Above, Jamila Hirbawi, a graduate student at Cleveland State University, discusses her project, “Factor Va Impact on Regulation of Hemeostasis,” with Adam Davis, a research fellow in medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a poster judge at the event. Her study looked at the effect of certain amino acids on prothrombinase activity.

The Ruth and William Silen, MD, Awards were presented to the first, second, and third place winners of both the oral and poster presentations. The winners in the oral presentation category were Vadim Villarroel, first place; Eydith Comenencia Ortiz; second place; and Theophelus Hill, third place. In the poster presentation category, they were Bryan Webb, first place; Sara ­Tribune, second place; and Escar Kusema, third place. The keynote speaker at the program was Marc Kirschner, the Carl W. Walter professor of systems biology at HMS and head of that department.

During that weekend, the Minority Faculty Development Program and the Biomedical Science Careers Program also sponsored the annual Biomedical Science Careers Student Conference, which was attended by almost 900 students and fellows from New England and featured workshops and panel presentations geared toward students—from middle schoolers to postdocs—interested in science-related careers.

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