Calling ALL Medical Students and Research Faculty!
You are invited to attend the 3rd Annual WE Summit
Date: Friday, October 25, 2024
Time: 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM - networking and short presentations
Location: HEC 3.222
JSSOM Special Projects, the UTMB Center of Excellence for Professional Advancement and Research, the Latin Medical Student Association, the Student National Medical Association, and First in the Family, are excited to provide an amazing opportunity to all medical students to engage and network with research faculty looking to mentor student research.
If you are active in research and would like to be included in our research competition for the top 3 productive research students in each year, please fill out the designated research section (optional) on the registration form. Deadline to enter the competition is Monday, September 30, 2024, at 11:59 pm. The top 3 from each year will be provided with a posterboard to highlight the project of their choosing.
Click here to register and to enter the Research Competition:
https://forms.office.com/r/8RtyYQArAb
Faculty: Click here to Register
Agenda
4:30 PM Reception and networking
4:45 PM Intro to PAD Documentary, Emmanuel Ebirim, MS2
5:00 PM Dr. Alan Landay will officially open the Summit
5:10 PM SHOWCASE: Video intro to the Prototyping Lab by Dr. Aisen Chacin
5:15 PM Prototyping Lab Student Presentations
5:25 PM Student Research Awards
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Networking with medical students seeking research mentors
Winners of the research competition will be presenting their research throughout the event.
Refreshments and finger foods will be provided.
2023 WE Summit Awards
Top Faculty Research Mentor Awards
- Emma Tumilty, PhD
- Jacob Moses, PhD
- Sagar Kamprath, MD
Certificate of Achievement for Outstanding Research Mentorship awarded to the Lab to Eliminate Health Disparities
- Wei-Chen Lee, PhD
- Hanaa Sallam, MD, PhD
- Hani Serag, MD, MPH
Top Student Researcher Awards
Class of 2024
- 1st Place: Elvia Villarreal
- 2nd Place: Jasmine Jones
- 3rd Place: Jasmine Liu-Zarzuela
Class of 2025
- 1st Place: Mathilda Nicot-Cartsonis
- 2nd Place: Ashton Davis
- 3rd Place: Sneha Gajarla
Class of 2026
- 1st Place: Bunnarin Theng
- 2nd Place: Adam Husain
- 3rd Place: Amy Wang
Class of 2027
- 1st Place: Jad Lawand
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Questions, please contact: Dr. Soham Al Snih, Research Core Lead for COEPAR, soalsnih@utmb.edu Dr. Norma A Perez Raifaisen, PI, COEPAR, noaperez@utmb.edu Berengaria Navarre, MS, MFA, Assistant Director, COEPAR, bcnavarr@utmb.edu, Le Ochia Bonilla, Administrative Coordinator, COEPAR, lnbonill@utmb.edu
The 2023 WE Summit is sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services, HRSA, UTMB Center of Excellence for Professional Advancement and Research 1 D34HP49234‐01‐00.
