Western University of Health Sciences students in Pomona, California and Lebanon, Oregon showcased their research projects and gained valuable experience and networking opportunities during two symposiums in December.

Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific-Northwest’s Research Club held its eighth Annual Student Research Symposium at WesternU’s College of Health Sciences-Northwest campus in Lebanon. The keynote speaker was Institute for Systems Biology Assistant Professor Alice Kane, PhD, (pictured above right) whose research focuses on frailty and aging. ISB is a nonprofit biomedical research organization located in the South Lake Union neighborhood in Seattle. COMP-Northwest students Elise Krippaehne, Sofia Penrose and Sydney Khuen, Peter Allegre, and Leilani Lopes and Conor Davenport gave oral presentations.

The 2022 WesternU COMP Research Day, held on WesternU’s Pomona campus, provided the opportunity for students to present their research, mingle with students from all four cohorts, and network with faculty members. (Top photo shows the WesternU COMP Research Day Poster Session).

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Professor Fanglong Dong, PhD, from the College of Podiatric Medicine and the Office of the Vice President for Research and Biotechnology, in collaboration with various departments from Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, presented five posters at an international emergency meetings. Two of the presentations were selected as the top best 25 abstracts. One of the presentations won the third place best poster award.

Dr. Fanglong Dong, in collaboration with Dr. Singer-Chang, Dr. Nevins, and other collaborators from various institutions, had a manuscript accepted for publication. The manuscript examined the association between self-report, self-efficacy, and other variables among military medical students.