Congratulations to our 2025 Drexel Emerging Graduate Scholars Conference award recipients and to all of our graduate and professional student presenters!

Also, a special thanks to our volunteer faculty, professional staff and postdoc judges!

All awardees were invited to the Graduate Student Day awards ceremony and reception on Thursday, May 8 at 5 p.m. EDT in the Mitchell Auditorium on the First Floor of the Bossone Research Enterprise Center.

President's Award for Best Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Part A

Katherine Zellner
PhD Program in Information Science
College of Computing and Informatics
Lighting the Way: Helping Trauma Teams Mitigate Delays Before It's Too Late

Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) People's Choice Award Part A

Jasmine Huiya Sun
PhD Program in Clinical Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences
Increasing the Physical Activity of Inactive Adults Using Pokémon GO

President's Award for Best Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Part B

Nicolina Ranieri
PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Advanced Optical Neuromonitoring during Neonatal Cardiac Surgery

Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) People's Choice Award Part B

Kateryna Shevchuk
PhD Program in Materials Science and Engineering
College of Engineering
Using Laser Light to Uncover the Secrets of Advanced Nanomaterials

Provost's Award for Best In-Person Oral Research Presentation

Kevin L. Ramirez-Chavez
PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Bridging Reality and Virtuality: A Multi-Modal Exploration of Neurophysiological Responses Across Environments

Second Place In-Person Oral Research Presentation

Arielle D'Elia
PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
Development of Avidity-Controlled Biotherapeutic Delivery Systems for the Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury

Third Place In-Person Oral Research Presentation

Kenneth Min Kim
PhD Program in Microbiology and Immunology
Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Professional Studies, College of Medicine
Immune Checkpoint-Conjugated Hydrogels to Prevent Psoriasis

Provost's Award for Best Virtual Oral Research Presentation

Anastasia Kapitonava
MD Program
College of Medicine
Comparative Analysis of Tirzepatide vs. Non-Tirzepatide Treatment in Stroke Patients: Impact on Recurrence, Mortality, and Metabolic Outcomes

Dean's Award for Best Research Poster Presentation (TIE)

Emily Malina
MS Program in Design Research & Interior Architecture
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
Our New Situationship: Screen-Based Technology and Embodied Presence

Samuel Sung
PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering Science and Health Systems
Biomaterial Carriers for Macrophage Cell Therapy in Regenerative Medicine

Isaac Turkson
PhD Program in Pharmacology and Physiology
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies, College of Medicine
Macrophage Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles In Hyperalgesic Priming

​Research Poster Presentation Honorable Mentions

Yash Athreya
MS Program in Nanomaterials
College of Engineering
Effect of CTAB Intercalation on Electrochemical Properties of Ti3C2Tx MXene

Mihyun Oh
PhD Program in Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies, College of Medicine
LncRNA SChLAP1 promotes cancer cell proliferation and invasion via its distinct structural domains and conserved regions

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