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Research Day
showcases student,
faculty research
Please join us for
networking and
sharing ideas at our
9th
annual event
Treatment for
diabetes and lower
back pain, new
knowledge concerning
cancer and
atherosclerosis, and
the health
implications of
Kenyan grandparents
taking care of
grandchildren
orphaned by AIDS
highlight just a few
of the topics
during the ninth
annual Research Day
at the Ohio
University College
of Osteopathic
Medicine.
This year’s event,
to be held on
Friday, Sept. 17
from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m., moves to a new
location in the
atrium of the
recently opened
Osteopathic Heritage
Foundations and
Charles R. and
Marilyn Y. Stuckey
Academic & Research
Center.
OU-COM students and
faculty members, and
other OHIO students
who collaborated
with OU-COM faculty,
will present
research posters in
topics in clinical
research, biomedical
sciences, and social
medicine.
The annual Research
Day provides
students a chance to
gain invaluable
experience of
conducting research
and disseminating
their findings to a
panel of judges and
in a public venue.
These students
gained research
experience working
alongside faculty
members on such
projects as
groundbreaking
clinical trials for
diabetes treatment.
They worked with
researchers with NIH
grants, on
interdisciplinary
neuromusculoskeletal
research teams, and
on medical and
health-related
projects studying
certain cancers,
atherosclerosis,
AIDS, and rosacea,
to name just a few.
“Some projects go on
to national
conventions; several
students have even
won awards at those
events,” said
Jessica Wingett,
manager of the
office of research
and grants at
OU-COM.
“Research Day
represents the
fruition of many
hours of work for
students and faculty
who conduct
research,” Wingett
said. “I can’t speak
for everyone, but
most students in
RSAF (the Research
and Scholarly
Advancement
Fellowship at
OU-COM) work for 40
hours a week for 10
weeks, and another
20 plus hours
completing their
paper and poster.”
For many faculty
members and
students, the
research presented
here represents
years of work on a
particular topic or
subject, Wingett
said. “These are
very time-intensive
projects.”
OU-COM Dean Jack
Brose, D.O., will
deliver a keynote
address to the
participants, as
well as present
awards to the
winning students.
Student poster
presentations will
be judged by the
panel based on
professionalism,
clarity of the
presentation,
ability to answer
questions and the
readability and
visual impact of
posters.
Projects will be
judged in two
categories of
research—clinical
and basic
science—with a $200
prize awarded to the
winner of each
group. Presenters
must win over judges
during 10-minute
time-slots, during
which they showcase
their findings for
the first six
minutes and answer
judges’ questions
for the remaining
four.
Judging will take
place on Thursday
evening prior to
Friday’s public
event.
A list of the
researchers and
their poster titles
can be viewed at
http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/r&g/ResearchDay2010.htm.
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