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Student Poster Competition

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The 2014 Student Poster Competition is a program designed and developed to foster and support the innovation, ingenuity, and intellectual integrity of future scientists dedicated to the improvement of minority health and the elimination of health disparities from a global perspective. Furthermore, the competition supports the future of education and the evolution of science and excellence in developing students to lead the charge of discovery and leadership.

Student Poster Competition Awardees

POST-DOCTORAL STUDENT CATEGORY

First Place: Bertha E. Flores, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC
The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
Abstract #07.09.03.006: CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION AND LANGUAGE USE IN HEALTH EDUCATION

Second Place: Sanjay Kumar, PhD
Jackson state university
Abstract #01.02.01.057: TRISENOX,CELL CYCLE ARREST, MAPK SIGNALING AND APOPTOSIS IN HL-60 CELLS

Third Place: Mariano J. Kanamori, PhD, MA
Florida International University
Abstract #02.03.03.007: LATINO DYADIC MOTHER/DAUGHTER ATTACHMENT; EMOTIONAL ABUSE AND DRUG USE

GRADUATE STUDENT CATEGORY

First Place: Amma B. Addai
Meharry Medical College
Abstract #01.05.01.001: Cocaine enhances HIV-1 integration in CD4+ T cells

Second Place: Lakeisha E. Summers
Meharry Medical College
Abstract #01.05.01.002: ROLE OF PROLIDASE IN NEURONAL DYSFUNCTION OF COCAINE ABUSE

Third Place: Dequina A. Nicholas
Loma Linda University
Abstract #01.10.01.014: EDUCATION LOWERS ANTI-PALMITATE ANTIBODIES IN HISPANIC DIABETICS

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT CATEGORY

First Place: Omar R. Valentín-Rivera
University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center
Abstract #01.06.03.004: UPR STUDY: HPV KNOWLEDGE AMONG UNDERGRADUATES IN PUERTO RICO

Second Place: Kaitlyn M. Forster
University of Texas at El Paso
Abstract #01.08.01.030: MULTIFACETED GENETIC APPROACHES TO UNDERSTAND THE MECHANISM UNDERLYING ETHANOL-INDUCED BEHAVIORAL DISINHIBITION

Third Place: Jerrold M. Jackson
Emory University
Abstract #01.05.02.002: Depression Moderated Effect of Drugs on STI in Young Females

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Competition Overview

The student competition will highlight excellence in student scholarship that encourages the development of sustainable, replicable, culturally appropriate research and community-based programs that will significantly contribute to the promotion and improvement of minority health and the elimination of health disparities.

The competition will be hosted over a three-day period during the scientific poster sessions. Competition winners will be selected through a vigorous judging scorecard and rubric that will be awarded during the closing session and awards ceremony.

Purpose

The purpose of the Student Poster Competition is to recognize exceptional student research scholarship in minority health and health disparities.

Eligibility Requirements

Accepted abstracts that were submitted by students identified as the first author on the Abstract Submission Form, will be considered for the Student Poster Competition. All entrants must be enrolled in an accredited program and/or institution and designated as a student at the time of submission. Students are defined as undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral. Level of enrollment must be indicated at the time of abstract submission. Student entrants must be the first author on the work and abstract submissions must follow the Abstract Submission Guidelines.

Instructions for Poster Presentation

All entrants must adhere to the poster presentation guidelines specifically defined for the 2014 Conference.

Judging for the Competition

A panel of judges will be assigned at random to review the student poster presentations onsite. Each poster will be assigned a minimum of two (2) judges.

Student presenters are expected to explain the purpose, methods, findings, and importance of their work in easily understandable terms and should be able to provide an oral overview (approximately 5 minutes) of their projects.

Recognition of Participants and Winners

First, second, and third place awards will be given to students within each of the undergraduate, master's, doctoral, post-doctoral categories. In addition, “honorable mention” within each conference track will be given.

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