Top Student Researchers Win Awards at Research Day at the Capitol

Twenty one undergraduate student researchers from 15 Oklahoma colleges and universities gathered at the State Capitol recently for the 16^th annual Research Day at the Capitol.

Student participants were hand-selected by their institutions to present scientific research posters during the prestigious event, which is designed to showcase the outstanding research being conducted on Oklahoma college campuses and to make legislators and the public aware of how the research can positively impact our state.

Students’ posters were competitively judged by an independent panel that selected the top seven research presentations in three categories—overall winner, regional universities and research-intensive institutions. The students below received awards at the conclusion of the event, during an award ceremony hosted by Glen D. Johnson, chancellor of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education.

Research Day at the Capitol is sponsored by the Oklahoma Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and the National Science Foundation.

For more information on this or other EPSCoR-sponsored programs, visit www.okepscor.org or call Gina Miller, outreach coordinator, at 405.744.9964.

Grand Prize Winner – Courtney Garcia
Poster Topic: HIV/Cancer Drug
Institution: Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Hometown: Weatherford

Pictured (L-R) Rep. Harold Wright (R-District 57), Courtney Garcia, Chancellor Glen D. Johnson

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First Place, Regional —Justina Bradley
Poster Topic: Biofuel Synthesis
Institution: Langston University
Hometown: Midwest City

Pictured (L-R) Justina Bradley, Chancellor Glen D. Johnson

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First Place, Research-intensive—Kallie Kardokus
Poster Topic: Cancer Research
Institution: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Hometown: Edmond