Student Achievement

MPA Students Helped Local Non-Profits Obtain Grants

MPA students' grant writing was a success! Two local organizations were funded by the Community foundations for the CSRA in 2022 thanks to the hard work of two MPA students, Heather Henley and Ashley Whitaker.

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Dina Kira, Reviewers' Choice Award

Dina Kira received the reviewers' choice award at a national conference. Dina is apart of the Biochemistry and Molecular biology program. Dina won this award at the 2022 American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting. Poster Title: LIM Homeobox 1 gene variants contribute to Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome (Advisor: Lawrence Layman, MD)

EDD Student to be Guess Speaker on Podcast

Melissa Delman, an Ed.D. student, was invited to be a guest on the podcast for the GPB - Georgia Department of Education's Series, "Classroom Conversations," to be aired this coming March.

Hannah Youngblood, Compassion Award

Hannah Young a PhD student with a major in Cellular Biology and Anatomy. Her mentor is Yutao Liu, PhD. Hannah was awarded the Graduate Student Government Association Award for Compassion.

Linden Pederson, Research Grant

Linden Pederson a MS student in Medical Illustration. Her mentor is William Andrews, MA, CMI, FAMI. Linden Pederson was awarded the Vesalius Trust Research Grant for her project "Interactive Apple iBook Based on Obstetrical Management of Dystocia in the Cow."

Mohamed Hussein, Abstract Award

Mohamed Hussein a PhD student in Molecular Medicine. His mentor is Yukai He, PhD. At the Virtual Immunology 2021 conference Mohamed was awarded the American Association for Immunization Trainee Abstract Award.