Recent Achievements/Awards

Biswarup Saha, Ph.D., awarded BRTP fellowship for "Epigenetic Mechanisms Regulating Trophectoderm Lineage during Pre-Implantation Mammalian Development". Award Dates: July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013.

Department chair takes his knowledge of maternal and fetal medicine to Vietnam
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Resident, Postdoc & Fellow (RPF) Research Day
Congratulations to Pratik Home (Soumen Paul lab) winner - 2nd place in poster presentation

IRHRM Member Receives University Scholarly Achievement Award
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Student Research Forum Awards - 2012

On March 29, 2012, the Student Research Forum highlighted exciting research being conducted by KUMC students through the annual poster session and oral presentations. The Center for Epigenetics and Stem Cell Biology identified 1 outstanding oral presentation in their area of research focus, and on March 30, awarded a wooden award plaque and a $500 travel award to one deserving student. The winning student is mentored by Tomoo Iwakuma, PhD. Please join us in congratulating Ms. Iyer on this important achievement!

The Award for Best Presentation in Epigenetics and Stem Cell Biology was awarded to:

Swathi Iyer
School of Medicine, Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology 
"Genes that Regulate Stem Cell-like Properties of Osteosarcoma" 

Congratulations to the second place Basic Science Session V winner Chad Walesky, Department of Pharmacology (Mentor Udayan Apte).

Congratulations to the second place Poster Session winner Lei Qiu, Department of Pathology (Mentor Adam Krieg).

Jinxi Wang Awarded Distinguished Professorship

At an investiture ceremony in November of 2011, Jinxi Wang, MD, was awarded the Mary Alice and Paul R. Harrington, MD, Distinguished Professorship. Dr. Wang is the director of KUMC's Harrington Laboratory for Molecular Orthopedics, which has a national reputation in researching the biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology of skeletal tissues.

 Student Research Forum Awards - 2011 

On March 31, 2011, the Student Research Forum highlighted exciting research being conducted by KUMC students through annual poster session and oral presentations. The Center for Reproductive Sciences and the Center for Epigenetics and Stem Cell Biology each identified 1 outstanding oral presentation in their respective area of research focus, and on April 1, 2011, awarded two deserving students a wooden award plaque and a $500 travel award. The winning students are mentored by Susan Carlson, PhD, and Grace Guo, PhD. Please join us in congratulating these students on their achievements!

The Award for Best Presentation in Reproductive Sciences was awarded to:

Susan Scholtz
School of Allied Health, Department of Dietetics and Nutrition (Susan Carlson, John Colombo, Melanie Neely, Jocelynn Thodosoff, Elizabeth Kerling)

"Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) and Arachidonic Acid (AA) Status in Pregnancy is Influenced by Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in Fatty Avid Desaturases (FADS1/FADS2)"

The Award for Best Presentation in Epigenetics and Stem Cell Biology was awarded to:

Ann Thomas
School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics (Grace Guo, Le Zhan)

"DNA Methylation of FXR in Colorectal Cancer"

Ann Thomas and Susan Scholtz