The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) Committee on Collaboration, Interprofessional and Interdisciplinary Education Strategies (CIPES) hosted the 7th annual Biomedical Sciences Day on Thursday, November 18, 2015. Students attending programs at USG were joined by scientists and academic leaders to explore this year’s theme, “Research: Building Blocks to the Future.” Students from the University of Maryland, College Park Biological Sciences; University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), School of Nursing; University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), School of Pharmacy; and University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), School of Psychology presented research posters. The research projects were based on biomedical topics and addressed some of the most important science and health issues of the 21st century.
Following the students’ research poster presentations was a panel discussion about the future of biomedical sciences and how research projects can evolve into future research, graduate level studies, industry experience, and careers. The panel stressed the importance of utilizing research projects as a springboard to future career interest and aspirations.
The panel consisted of two honored guests and three recent graduates: Dr. Nathan Coussens, Research Scientist Biology, Division of Pre-clinical Innovation, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), National Institutes of Health; Dr. C. Taylor Gilliland, Health Science Policy Analyst, Office of Science Policy, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). National Institutes of Health; Sara Abdelnour, Research Technician at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine (UMSOM) Center for Biomolecular Therapeutics; Gordon Han, Registered nurse and a member of the Johns Hopkins Neuroscience Critical Care team at the Johns Hopkins Hospital; Dana Robinson, UMBC graduate B.A. Psychology, Research entitled "Multimodal Learning with Tablet Computers." The panel was moderated by Dr. Jana Goodwin, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, School of Nursing program at USG.