Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Join UMHS for the 1st Annual Research Symposium

1st Annual UMHS Research Symposium

Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Amy Beierschmitt, Attending Veterinarian, Behavioral Science Foundation, Adjunct Faculty, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine:
Non-human primate models of disease, genetics, addictive behavior and behavioral / cognitive disorders.

Faculty Presentation:
Dr. Will Cobb, Assistant Professor of Anatomy &
Dr. Rebecca Cusack, Gross Anatomy Lab Instructor:
The Physiology of Neuromusculoskeletal Tissue.

Student Presentations:

Geneviève Aubé & Katie Plemmons:
Analysis of Microbial Isolates from Personal Mobile Devices on UMHS campus.

Laura Mena-Albors & Wined Ramirez:
Microbiology Lessons to Create Awareness of the Importance of Hand Hygiene and Surface Cleaning.

Jameison Rolle:
Pullulan ω-carboxyalkanoates for Drug Nanodispersions.

Freddie Irizarry-Delgado:
CD16+ Monocyte Subset as a Reservoir of HIV-1 in Patients under Prolonged Suppressive Antiretroviral Therapy.

Poster Presentations:

Stefan Campbell: 
Epileptiform transients in the occipital lobe in pediatrics.

Soraya Darwood:  
Evaluation of Microbial Contaminants in Tap Water and Efficacy of Home Filtration Systems.

Samah Halbouni: 
What are the risk factors for Arboviral infection in UMHS medical students?

Nawsheen Khan:  
The Anti-Bacterial Effect of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Bacillus Anthracis.

Tom Kowalski: 
Impact of the Implanted Cough System on the Quality of Life (QoL) of  Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Subjects.

Ellen Lorenzen: 
An investigation of pork products from imported and domestic origins in local St. Kitts grocery stores for levels of coliforms and resistance to antibiotics.

Kamalpreet Mann & James Riddle:  
Antimicrobial Properties of Indigenous Tropical Plants Moringa and Neem.

Christina Varela:  
Detection of Salmonella and E.coli Contamination from Imported and Domestically Produced Poultry from Retail Markets in St. Kitts.


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