
Neurological Disease Grant
Michaela Jansen, PharmD, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics, and her team are continuing their research with a $1.53 million R01 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, a division of the National Institutes of Health.

STUDENT RESEARCH WEEK
2| The theme for Student Research Week 2023 is set for February 28-March 3, with a theme of “The Lord of the Genes.”
3| More than 310 students, a record-breaking number, presented posters at the 2022 event. In the first year, 25 students participated.
4| Student Research Week 2022 was held as a hybrid event, allowing for the review of projects and presentations in person and online. SRW 2021 was virtual.
5| Presentation categories are basic science, case study, medical education, chart review/survey and literature review.
6| Abstract submission deadline is the end of January each year.
7| Proceeds from a silent auction benefit student scholarships.
8| Annually, more than 50 TTUHSC faculty and staff donate their time and expertise to serve as judges; in 2022, that number was close to 80.
9| Sam Prien, PhD, professor in the School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has served as an event judge for 25 years.
10| Ten years ago, Gurvinder Kaur, PhD, (Biomedical Sciences ’12), assistant professor of Medical Education, won first place in the poster competition the year she graduated. Kaur has served as a judge, judging committee chair and supervised several undergraduate and graduate student participants.