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Representatives from the participating institutions in last year’s International Student Research Forum in Omaha take part in a flag exchange during the forum’s closing ceremonies. Abstracts are currently sought from students interested in attending this year’s forum, which will be held in Queensland, Australia in November. |
The annual forum — which was held last year at UNMC — allows students to share their research and culture with peers from around the world.
“It was an honor to host the forum last year and it’s an exciting privilege to be able to attend this year’s forum in Australia,” said Agnes Constantino, a graduate student in the pharmacology and experimental neuroscience department.
Constantino helped coordinate last year’s forum. This year, she and Tara Nordgren — a third-year student in the pharmacology and experimental neuroscience department — will help organize the UNMC contingent for the November forum.
“This is an opportunity for UNMC students to develop a more global perspective on research, as well as establish friendships with international colleagues,” Constantino said.
Aside from the Omaha event, students have participated in previous forums in Beijing and Tokyo.
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Students interested in attending the forum are required to present at the 2nd Annual Joint Research Symposium, which will be held Sept. 15 at UNMC. The symposium is a continuation of joint research collaborations between UNMC and Chinese universities.
Posters and abstracts will be scored at the symposium by a team of judges from across the UNMC campus. Scoring will emphasize the organization and clarity of the scientific argument and writing, and will determine who attends the forum in Australia.
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Students selected to participate will take part in forum events as well as give 15-minute oral presentations.
Students who attend this year also will be eligible to attend to next year’s international forum.
UNMC attendees will be joined by colleagues from:
- The Institute of Medical Science at The University of Tokyo;
- The Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; and
- Griffith University.
The forum is a wonderful opportunity for UNMC students to build international networks, said Jialin Zheng, M.D., professor in the UNMC departments of pharmacology/experimental neuroscience and pathology/microbiology and director of the Asia Pacific Rim Development Program.
“This forum presents a special opportunity for students to share their research with colleagues from other countries and it allows them to start building relationships that will help them as they move down their career paths,” Dr. Zheng said.