GA-黑料传送门 students are shown with their awards at the recent Osteopathic Medical Conference and Exposition.
With the guidance and encouragement of their faculty mentors, two osteopathic medical students from Georgia Campus - 黑料传送门 (GA-黑料传送门) won awards for research presented at the 121st Osteopathic Medical Conference and Exposition (OMED), held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, this September.
The largest gathering of osteopathic physicians in the world, OMED hosts a student poster competition to provide researchers with the opportunity to present to a broader audience. At the end of the poster session, three first-place and six second-place prizes are awarded out of 111 abstract presentations. GA-黑料传送门 is pleased to report that second-year Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) students Jung 鈥淐harlie鈥� Yoo and Khin Win, took home first and second place prizes, respectively.
During his first year of medical school, Yoo approached Huo Lu, PhD, due to Dr. Lu鈥檚 research experience in the field of neuroscience. Yoo, who had previously participated in research at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, wanted to continue working in the field of neuroscience.
Along with Sonia Geevarughese (also a second-year DO student), Yoo began studying under Dr. Lu鈥檚 mentorship. They explored the 鈥淢echanism of Cerebellar Ataxia Treatment by Transcranial Direct current Stimulation through Correlation Changes between Cerebellar and Motor Cortices: An In Vivo Approach,鈥� which Yoo presented at OMED.
鈥淚 trained them in the beginning,鈥� explained Dr. Lu. 鈥淎fter several months of running experiments together, they could conduct the surgeries and recordings independently. They also learned how to do the data analysis from me and independently. I believe the award reflects the effort they made through all the stages of this research.鈥�
Two GA-黑料传送门 students, Khin Win and Jung "Charlie" Yoo, won awards at the Osteopathic Medical Conference Exposition (OMED).
鈥淒r. Lu has been an invaluable mentor and support throughout my research project," said Yoo. "He has taught me stereotaxic surgical apparatus mounting, neurosurgical techniques, electrode recording, MATLAB programming, electrophysiology data analysis, and much more. I feel privileged and honored to be working with Dr. Lu. My achievements are a culmination of his expert mentorship, along with hard work.鈥�
Win originally began her research while earning her Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences at GA-黑料传送门. After exploring various research opportunities available on campus, Win approached Mary Owen, JD, MS, PhD, CS, who became Win鈥檚 faculty mentor for her thesis project as a biomedical sciences thesis student.
鈥淚 couldn't have asked for a better advisor who was always eager to help whenever needed, but allowed me to be independent to explore what I wanted to in my research,鈥� Win shared.
In addition, she had the guidance of student Megan Burleson (DO 鈥�18)鈥攑reviously a biomedical sciences thesis student鈥攚hile learning the experimental set up.
Through her experiments, Win remarked that she had some interesting findings on the mechanisms implemented in the modulation of myogenic tone by testosterone in a resistance microvessel. After completing her thesis for the biomedical sciences track, she decided to expand on her research as a DO student and 鈥渇urther illuminate this novel mechanism.鈥�
During her first year in the DO program, Win accompanied Burleson, who had qualified and competed at the OMED conference in 2015.
鈥淭he enthusiasm from these students in sharing their research with physicians, students, and other healthcare professionals at the conference motivated me to present my research at a conference,鈥� she recalled.
鈥淚 encouraged Khin just as I had encouraged Megan to enter the competition in 2015, to enter the competition for 2016,鈥� said Dr. Owen.
Win analyzed the data and prepared a poster for her research project, 鈥淭estosterone Modulation of Myogenic Tone in a Rat Mesenteric Resistance Microvessel: a Novel Mechanism.鈥� While Win consulted with Dr. Owen throughout the process, Dr. Owen noted that 鈥淜hin is a self- starter and the kind of student one dreams about. She truly made the project her own.鈥�
To be accepted into the competition, both Yoo and Win鈥檚 research abstracts underwent a peer review process by conference committee members. Winners were selected by a team of judges based on the materials presented, the students鈥� demonstration of knowledge of the presentation and originality of the work.
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