Physiology Undergraduate Poster Session

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The Physiology Undergraduate Poster Session is hosted each Spring by the Department of Physiology as a means to highlight the incredible research conducted by our Physiology students. The goal is to allow participants to network with other researchers and attendees from across campus to foster further partnerships with one another.  

Save the Date 

The 2024 Physiology Undergraduate Poster Session will be hosted on Monday, April 15th from 3:00 to 4:30 pm in the Forum at the Health Sciences Innovation Building! 

Eligible Participants

All University of Arizona Physiology and Medical Sciences undergraduates that are conducting a mentored research project with UArizona affiliated faculty. 

Participant RSVP

Eligible and interested in presenting a poster? Please fill out this form to claim your spot today! 

Questions? 

Please contact Matt Lujan (mattlujan@arizona.edu).

Past Winners

Posters are judged by the event team and voted on by general attendees to award prizes and celebrate remarkable achievements. 

People's Choice Awards 

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First Place: Deirdre ODonnell

Project Title: "Harnessing Macrophages for Preventing Adverse Cardiac remodeling in Myocardial Infarction"

Mentor: Dr. Steven Goldman

 

 

 

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Second Place: Yazin Hindosh

Project Title: "Mechanical Properties of Load Bearing Bone Regenerated Across a Large Critical Size Defect in Sheep Using 3D Printed Scaffolds"

Mentor: Dr. David Margolis

 

 

 

Poster Team Awards

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First Place: Eli Rahamim

Project Title: "Automatic detection of rhesus macaque facial expressions using DeepLabCut"

Mentor: Dr. Katalin Gothard

 

 

 

 

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Second Place: Cassidy Johnson

Project Title: "The Effect Of Wheel Running On The Activity Of PKC-Δ+ Neurons In Mice With Activity-Based Anorexia"

Mentor: Dr. Haijiang Cai, Matthew Schmit

People's Choice Awards 

First Place: Rebecca Larson 

Project Title: "Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear Recovery In Collegiate Football Clinical Settings"

Mentor: Paul Smith

Second Place: Kanishka Chinnaraj 

Project Title: "Effects of Ketamine on Motor Cortex Neurons of Levodopa Induced Dyskinsetic Rats"

Mentor: Dr. Stephen Cowen

Poster Team Awards

First Place: Kyle Cook

Project Title: "A Historical View on University of Arizona Investigators' Contribution to Heart Failure Research"

Mentor: Dr. Cindy Rankin, Dr. Steven Goldman 

Second Place: Amal Anilkumar

Project Title: "Assessment of Myocardial Tissue Edema and Fibrosis with Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Utility in a Post-Myocardial Infarction Model of Chronic Heart Failure" 

Mentor: Dr. Steven Goldman