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Research Appreciation honors anniversary
Jenna Barber
Issue date: 4/10/07 Section: NEWS
Jenna Barber
Contributing Writer
The NT Health Science Center in Fort Worth hosted its 15th annual Research Appreciation Day on Friday.
Research Appreciation Day, referred to as RAD by students and faculty, was created by the graduate school administration to give students experience presenting their research, said Carla Lee, director of admissions and services.
"The program provides an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to share their efforts with the campus community and the public," Lee said. "Students also get the opportunity to practice presenting their work in a friendly environment before traveling to national and international research conferences."
Poster and oral presentation competitions for students are a featured event of the day's program, as well as a poster competition for postdoctoral residents, Lee said. The program also included Jonathan David Tune, who received his doctorate degree at NT Health Science Center in 1997 and whose research has been funded by the American Diabetes Association, the American Heart Association and currently by the National Institutes of Health, as this year's keynote speaker.
"On this 15th anniversary, we see how the program at the graduate school has grown from spotlighting a handful of basic science research projects to the presentation of more than 160 research endeavors in science, medicine and public health," Lee said. "These presentations represent not only the students' research but the evolving and growing NT Health Science center as well."
Thomas Yorio, senior vice president for research and dean of graduate school of biomedical sciences, said that in celebration of the anniversary, some new elements were added to the celebration.
"In honor of the 15th anniversary, the Health Science Center alumni were invited to come and present their current research for the first time," Yorio said.
Since RAD has began, research reward money has gone from less than $5 million in 1991 to more than $25 million in 2006, according to Lee.
"A closer look at the research entries lend testimony to the institutions effort at collaboration and integration of our strengths to provide a better research environment," Lee said. "This ultimately will also provide a better opportunity for discovery."
A list of students who received research awards can be viewed on the Health Science Center's Web site, www.hsc.unt.edu.
Contributing Writer
The NT Health Science Center in Fort Worth hosted its 15th annual Research Appreciation Day on Friday.
Research Appreciation Day, referred to as RAD by students and faculty, was created by the graduate school administration to give students experience presenting their research, said Carla Lee, director of admissions and services.
"The program provides an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to share their efforts with the campus community and the public," Lee said. "Students also get the opportunity to practice presenting their work in a friendly environment before traveling to national and international research conferences."
Poster and oral presentation competitions for students are a featured event of the day's program, as well as a poster competition for postdoctoral residents, Lee said. The program also included Jonathan David Tune, who received his doctorate degree at NT Health Science Center in 1997 and whose research has been funded by the American Diabetes Association, the American Heart Association and currently by the National Institutes of Health, as this year's keynote speaker.
"On this 15th anniversary, we see how the program at the graduate school has grown from spotlighting a handful of basic science research projects to the presentation of more than 160 research endeavors in science, medicine and public health," Lee said. "These presentations represent not only the students' research but the evolving and growing NT Health Science center as well."
Thomas Yorio, senior vice president for research and dean of graduate school of biomedical sciences, said that in celebration of the anniversary, some new elements were added to the celebration.
"In honor of the 15th anniversary, the Health Science Center alumni were invited to come and present their current research for the first time," Yorio said.
Since RAD has began, research reward money has gone from less than $5 million in 1991 to more than $25 million in 2006, according to Lee.
"A closer look at the research entries lend testimony to the institutions effort at collaboration and integration of our strengths to provide a better research environment," Lee said. "This ultimately will also provide a better opportunity for discovery."
A list of students who received research awards can be viewed on the Health Science Center's Web site, www.hsc.unt.edu.
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