BMD Students Recognized at Alabama Academy of Science Annual Meeting
Posted on March 28, 2023 by CAHP
The Alabama Academy of Science held its 100th annual meeting earlier this month in
Birmingham, Alabama. Students from institutions around the state of Alabama are invited
to present their research in competition categories including poster presentation,
oral paper presentation and research paper.
Three biomedical sciences students from the Pat Capps Covey College of Allied Health
Professions were awarded second place for their research presentations in each category.
Azriel Boles
Presentation Title: Effect of Rapamycin on the Life Span of Drosophila melanogaster
Award: 2nd Place in the Oral Paper Presentation Competition
Division: Undergraduate Biological Sciences
Michael Roque
Presentation Title: DNA Methylation of the AGTR1 Gene in a Hypertensive Population of Kenyans
Award: 2nd Place in the Research Paper Competition
Division: Alabama Honors Scholars
Andrea Vavrinek
Presentation Title: Pseudomonas aeruginosa ExoY Does Not Affect ExoS/T-Induced Cytotoxicity in Pulmonary
Microvascular Endothelial Cells
Award: 2nd Place in the Poster Competition
Division: Alabama Honors Scholars
The Alabama Academy of Science is the host of the only general science meetings in
the state of Alabama. The annual meetings bring together scientists, teachers and
students from all fields.