Research event draws a crowd

David Wallace, Ph.D., chaired a recent Research Day Symposium showcasing translational research being conducted by OSU-CHS researchers. The theme was Translational Medicine: “Bench to Bedside,” and included 10 oral presentations and 40 posters. Rosemarie M. Booze, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, gave the keynote address. Her topic was “Neurobiology of HIV Dementia and Substance Abuse.” 

Congressman John Sullivan (center) joins Dr. Richard Wansley and Dr. David Wallace at OSU-CHS’ research event. Sullivan spoke to researchers as part of the day’s activities.

Presenters were basic and clinical science faculty, post-graduates from Osteopathic Medical Education Consortium of Oklahoma (OMECO), and biomedical science and forensic science graduate students.  Angela Robinson, Arlen Foulks and James McClay took top honors for their OMECO poster presentations.

Dr. Rashmi Kaul and Dr. Senait Assefa discuss a poster presentation in Founders Hall.