Student Research Spring Meeting 2020

The Student Research Spring Meeting was held on June 2 via Zoom. Current student researchers nominated Student Research Mentors for Mentor of the Year awards. All student researchers voted on the nominations, and recipients of the award receive a plaque, and their name is added to a plaque in the Iowa Institute for Oral Health Research. This year, Dr. Susan McKernan was Mentor of the Year, and she was nominated by Jamie Liu.

Senior Research Achievement Awards are determined based on a portfolio of research that is circulated to a group of 38 electors. The electors select award recipients based on the scientific merit of projects, the significance and productivity of projects, the number of years of involvement in research, the originality of the research, and the student's professional conduct. Award recipients were selected in 2020: Frankie Chyi, Nicole Krois, James Park, Katelyn Stein, Erika Takanami, and Flora Yen.

2019-2020 Mentor of the Year

Dr. Susan McKernan

Dr. Susan McKernan
nominated by Jamie Liu

Student Statistical Research Support

Fang Qian

During the past 20 years or so, Dr. Fang Qian from the college's Biostatistics and Computational Biology unit has conducted approximately 80% of the statistical analyses for the Student Research Program. In recognition of her efforts, student researchers voted UNANIMOUSLY to recognize her efforts with an Honorary Student Research Mentor award.