2009 Senior Scientific Session
Graduating Students Cap off their Medical School Careers with the 63rd Annual Senior Scientific Session
2009 Senior Scientific Session Award Winners
Shakirat Oyetunji, MS4, discusses her work with Dr. Marshall Chin
Chairman Dr. Neil Shubin discusses student research with Pritzker faculty
Jami Rothe and Jason Koob, both MS4s with Blanca Camoretti-Mercado, MD and Cadman Leggett, MS4
Nearly 50 members from the Class of 2009 participated in the annual Senior Scientific Session, an event that gives graduating students an opportunity to showcase their scholarly research through oral and poster presentations.
Dr. Neil Shubin from the Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy served as Chairman of the event, which included presentations from both the basic and clinical sides of research. The afternoon concluded with an awards ceremony, during which time the following students were honored for their scholastic research accomplishments.
Faraz Ahmad, MS4
The Catherine Dobson Prize, for best oral presentation given by a non-PhD student in the area of clinical investigation of research done in medical school
Faraz Ahmad
Title: African American Men Significantly Underestimate Their Risk of
Having Prostate Cancer at the Time of Biopsy
Mentor: William Dale, MD, PhD
Erwin Bennett, MS4
The Medical and Biological Sciences Alumni Prize for the best overall presentation of research done in medical school
Erwin Bennett
Title: Osteogenic BMPs Promote Tumor Growth of Human Osteosarcomas
that Harbor Differentiation Defects
Mentor: T. C. He, MD, PhD
Adam Schmitt, MS4
The Leon O. Jacobson Prize, for the best oral presentation given by a non-PhD student in the area of basic science investigation of research done in medical school
Adam Schmitt
Title: Nfkb1/p50, a Novel Tumor Suppressor in the Methylator-Induced
DNA Damage Response Pathway
Mentors: Bakhtiar Yamini, MD and Ralph Weichselbaum, MD
The Franklin McLean Medical Student Research Award, for a senior who has performed the most meritorious research
Erwin Bennett, MS4
Erwin Bennett
Title: Osteogenic BMPs Promote Tumor Growth of Human Osteosarcomas
that Harbor Differentiation Defects
Mentor: T. C. He, MD, PhD
Adam Schmitt, MS4
Adam Schmitt
Title: Nfkb1/p50, a Novel Tumor Suppressor in the Methylator-Induced DNA Damage Response Pathway
Mentors: Bakhtiar Yamini, MD and Ralph Weichselbaum, MD
Robert Hsieh, PhD, MS4
The Leon O. Jacobson Basic Science Prize for the most meritorious basic science research performed by an MD/PhD student
Robert Hsieh, PhD
Title: Novel Ligands with Unique Structures Shed Light on Mechanisms of
Estrogen Receptor Subtype Selectivity
Mentor: Geoffrey Greene, PhD
Deborah Guris, PhD, MS4
The Award for the Best Basic Science Research Poster by a senior medical student
Deborah Guris, PhD
Title: The Genetic and Developmental Basis of 22Q11 Deletion Syndrome:
Insight from Novel Mouse Models
Mentor: Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD
Alexandra Briggs, MS4
The Award for the Best Clinical Research Poster by a senior medical student
Alexandra Briggs
Title: Molecular Profiling of Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms
Mentor: Kevin Roggin, MD
