Drexel University College of Medicine

 

Poster/Platform Competition Winners

Outstanding Platform Presentation
1^st place                       Kristen Long, Microbiology and Immunology
2^nd place                     Michael Amatangelo, Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics     
3^rd place                      Alexander Krupka, Neuroscience

Outstanding Senior Graduate Poster
1^st place                       Oleg Alekseev, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2^nd place                      Liudmila Mazaleuskaya, Pharmacology and Physiology       
3^rd place                      Aditi Falnikar, Neuroscience

Honorable mention:
Anna Vorobyeva, Department of Biology, Drexel University                     

Outstanding Clinical Resident and Fellow Poster
1^st place                       Jeffery Lin, Surgery                            
2^nd place                      Mercedes Lioni, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine            
3^rd place                      Tejesh Patel, Dermatology

Outstanding Technician Poster                                                       
1^st place                       Tanu Singh, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology                                                    
2^nd place                      Laura Cort, Microbiology and Immunology

Honorable mention:
Anne Lamontagne, Microbiology and Immunology                          

Outstanding Junior Graduate Student Poster
1^st place                       Aislinn Sowash, Molecular Pathobiology
2^nd place                      Isaac Zentner, Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics                 
3^rd place                      Matthew Campagna, Molecular Medicine

Honorable mentions:
Olga Mozgova, Neuroscience
Rachel Navarra, Pharmacology and Physiology                    

Outstanding Medical Student Poster         
1^st place                       Frances Chow                         
2^nd place                     Kaitlin Ritter                                       
3^rd place                      Evan Smith                                         

Outstanding Post-Doctoral Fellow Poster
1^st place                       Hangjun Ke, Microbiology and Immunology             
2^nd place                      Melissa Snyder, Neurobiology and Anatomy

Honorable mentions:
Joseph Bonner , Neurobiology and Anatomy             
Hui Nie, Microbiology and Immunology

 

Outstanding High School Student Poster
1^st place                       Lijia Xie, North Penn High School                                          
2^nd place                     Michael Chen, Central Bucks High School West       
3^rd place                      Kartik Bhamidipati, Great Valley High School

Honorable mention:
Breanna Valcarcel, Phillipsburg High School

 

Outstanding Undergraduate Poster           
1^st place                       Sarah Michelson, Drexel University  
2^nd place                      Dawn Hayward, Temple University   
3^rd place                      Maryam Nizami, Drexel University College of Arts & Sciences

Honorable mentions:
Lennan Boyd, Cheyney University                 
John Falcone, Drexel University
Alex Koszycki, Drexel University School of Biomedical Engineering
Sonia Shah, Drexel University

 

Award Winners

Basic Research Scientist Award
Olimpia Meucci, M.D., Ph.D., Pharmacology and Physiology

Young Investigator Award
Julio Martín-García, Ph.D., Microbiology and Immunology

Graduate Citation Award
Jiang-Fan Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Neurology and Pharmacology
Boston University School of Medicine

Amadeo Bondi Fellowship Award
Aditi Falnikar, Neuroscience

GSA Teacher of the Year Award
Patrick Loll, Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Clifton Ogburn Molecular Medicine Scholarship
Benjamin Janto, Microbiology and Immunology