The Graduate School will host virtually the Third Annual Graduate + Postdoctoral Research Symposium on Friday, April 16, 2021. The Research Symposium will showcase the transformational research conducted across all disciplines. Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows can choose to participate in a poster presentation, oral presentation, or TED-like talk. Please note that this symposium will not include judging for any presentation format.
The application deadline is February 26, 2021. Abstract submission (350 words max) and advisor/mentor approval are required as part of the application. For questions, please contact Dr. Tiffany Plantan, Director of Education at the Graduate School, at t.plantan@miami.edu.
The symposium included poster and oral presentations, TED-like talks, and a keynote address by Dr. Hansel Tookes from the IDEA Exchange. Dr. Hansel Tookes, MD, MPH, is the Founder and Medical Director of the IDEA Exchange. As Medical Director, Dr. Tookes works to empower, educate, and serve the communities of South Florida, especially, Miami-Dade County, through harm reduction. With a passion for behavioral interventions and innovative approaches to HIV prevention, his goal is to continue to conduct translational research that will effect changes in health policy to improve the health of the community. He has extensive experience in working with low socioeconomic status patients and drug users. He has extensive training on inpatient HIV care and in outpatient continuity HIV care. His experience with his patients has enabled him to be an effective advocate in the State of Florida. (Sourced from ideaexchangeflorida.org/about.) For event pictures, click here. For a full agenda and the list of presenters and abstracts, click here. For a video of the keynote address and the TED-like Talks presentations, click here.Oral Presentation Winners
Poster Presentation Winners
For event pictures, click here. For a full list of presenters and abstracts, click here. For the full video of the keynote address and Ted-like Talk Presentations, click herePoster Presentation Winners
Oral Presentation Winners
TED-like Talks Winner