Biomedical Science Graduate Program presents awards

Grad students receive their lab coats at Sept. 28 ceremony

(Oct. 6, 2021) The Quillen College of Medicine Biomedical Science Graduate Program held their awards ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 28.  

Dr. Gregory Ordway, associate dean for Research and Graduate Education, provided an update on recent changes to the program including revision of the concentrations, core curriculum and qualifying exam procedures.  He also announced a new relationship with Crown Laboratories in Johnson City, Tenn.  

Through the efforts of Dr. Thomas Hitchcock, chief scientific officer at Crown Labs, a jointly funded Crown Skin Science Fellowship has been developed.  First-year Biomedical Science Graduate Program Ph.D. student Morgan Callaghan was selected as the inaugural Crown Skin Science Fellow.  She will be conducting skin microbiome research in collaboration with Crown Labs and ETSU faculty members.  

Lab coats were presented to graduate students who began the program in fall 2019 and fall 2020.  Faculty and student awards were also presented for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 academic years.  These awards were selected by the graduate students.  

The award recipients include:

2019-2020


First Year Curriculum Awards:
Professor of the Year: Dr. Alok Agrawal, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Course Director of the Year: Dr. Patrick Bradshaw, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Outstanding Faculty Mentorship Awards: Dr. Tammy Ozment, Department of Surgery and Dr. Gregory Ordway, Department of Biomedical Sciences 

Outstanding Student Mentors: Rudy Chapman and Mary Wingard



2020-2021


First Year Curriculum Awards:
Professor of the Year:  Dr. Alok Agrawal, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Course Director of the Year: Dr. Patrick Bradshaw, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Advanced Courses-Outstanding Teaching Award: Dr. Robert Schoborg, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Outstanding Faculty Mentorship Award: Dr. Diego Rodriguez-Gil, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Outstanding Student Mentor: Mary Wingard
 

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In Recognition

Dr. Gregory Ordway (left) presented Dr. Mitchell Robinson, professor emeritus in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and previous associate dean for Graduate Studies, with an award for his dedication and service.

Dr. Mitchell Robinson, professor emeritus in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and previous associate dean for Graduate Studies, spoke to the faculty and students.

Robinson led the Biomedical Science Graduate Program from 1999 until late in 2019.  One of his significant achievements was expanding the graduate program to include students in other colleges, including the Colleges of Arts and Sciences (Department of Biological Sciences), Public Health (Department of Health Sciences), Pharmacy (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences) as well as more recently the College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences.  Robinson was honored with a special award for his dedication and service to the program.

Dr. Regenia Campbell, assistant professor in the Department of Medical Education and assistant director of the Molecular Biology Core Facility, was invited to speak to students.  Campbell was a former student of Dr. Robert Schoborg and spoke on what led her to pursue a research degree in microbiology.  She was presented with a plaque in recognition of her selection as the Outstanding Alumni Speaker.

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