The Third Annual Medical Student Research Day, held on March 13, was another huge success. In all, 64 posters were submitted. There were three separate categories of research: MD/PhD, basic science and clinical research. Faculty volunteers judged the posters for content, presentation and appearance. This year's winners are as follows:

MD/PhD

First Place

Kelly Donovan, first-year MD/PhD student
Mentor: Jane Clifford, PhD, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Tim Beck, fourth-year MD/PhD student
Mentor: Erica Golemis, PhD, Deputy Chief Scientific Officer, Fox Chase Cancer Center

Second Place

John Lee, fourth-year MD/PhD student
Mentor: Simon Giszter, PhD, Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy

Basic Science

First Place

Ali Naqvi, second-year medical student
Mentor: John Houle, PhD, Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy

Second Place

Randall Lee, first-year medical student
Mentor: Terry Natalie, MD, PhD, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Sean Breslin, second-year medical student
Mentors: Mauricio Reginato, PhD, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, and Nancy MacGarvey, MD, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine

Ronald Paranal, second-year medical student
Mentor: James Bradner, MD, Department of Medicine, Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Clinical Research

First Place

W. Paul Bassett, third-year medical student
Mentor: Shannon Safier, MD, Department of Orthopedics, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

Second Place

Aaron Hodes, fourth-year medical student
Mentor: Maya Lodish, MD, National Institute of Child Health and Development

Jason Liu, second-year medical student
Mentor: Marina Cuchel, MD, PhD, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania