UNMC students show original research at annual forum

Visitors peruse the student research posters during the Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum, which was held recently in downtown Omaha.

Pictured from left are MSBRF co-directors Jesse Cox of UNMC, Kurt Fisher of UNMC, Dominic Gomez-Leonardelli of Creighton University, Peter Simone of UNMC, Leah Swanson of Creighton and Sara O’Connell of Creighton.

Several UNMC students took home awards from the 39th Annual Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum, which was held recently at the Embassy Suites in downtown Omaha.

Among the UNMC winners were Jennifer Bailey, a graduate student in the Eppley Institute Cancer Research Graduate Program, who won a first place award for an oral presentation on her research; and John Eggers, a graduate student in the Eppley Institute, who won first prize for his poster presentation.

More than 120 students from 10 Midwest medical institutions attended the forum, which allows students to present original research in oral and/or poster meeting format.

The research is judged and cash awards are given to winning students.

Both Bailey and Eggers won $500 for their efforts.

Click here to see a complete list of winners from UNMC and here to see a list of winners from the entire forum.