We just made it back from MCBIOS, and the Arkansas delegation did an outstanding job at MCBIOS
Student Oral Presentation Awards (3 of 3):
- Karl Walker, (UALR/UAMS Bioinformatics Graduate Student Program) – First Place
- Shraddha Thakkar, (UALR/UAMS Bioinformatics Graduate Student Program) Second Place
- Mihir Jaiswal, (UALR/UAMS Bioinformatics Graduate Student Program) Third Place
Student Poster Presentation Awards (1 of 6)
- Shraddha Thakkar, (UALR/UAMS Bioinformatics Graduate Student Program), First Place Biology
Post-Doctoral Awards (2 of 2)
- Michael Bauer, Ph.D. Post Doc, UAMS, Myeloma Center (Former Student of the UALR/UAMS Bioinformatics Graduate Program)
- Erich Peterson Ph.D. Post Doc, UAMS, Myeloma Center (Former Student of the UALR Department of Computer Sciences)
Leadership Awards (4 of 9): Recognition Certificates to:
- Shraddha Thakkar ((UALR/UAMS Bioinformatics Graduate Student Program)
- Mihir Jaiswal (UALR/UAMS Bioinformatics Graduate Student Program)
- Hang Luo (UALR/UAMS Bioinformatics Graduate Student Program)
- Meenakshisundaram Balasubramaniam (UALR/UAMS Bioinformatics Graduate Student Program)
Special Invited Speaker (1 of 4 Keynote Speakers)
- William Slikker, Ph. D, Director NCTR
MCBIOS Board Elections (2 of the 4 positions open for election)
- Elected to the MCBIOS Board (2014-2017): Shraddha Thakkar ((UALR/UAMS Bioinformatics Graduate Student Program)
- Elected as Chair-Elect of the MCBIOS Board, Cesar M. Compadre, Ph.D. UAMS College of Pharmacy, Bioinformatics Graduate Facult