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JABSOM hosted its annual Biomedical Sciences Symposium as dozens of graduate students, post-docs, medical students and residents shared their research and had an opportunity to present their work.
For nearly three decades, the symposium allows early-stage investigators and students to get comfortable presenting their work in a public setting. Peers, research associates, and faculty made their way through the rows of posters, learning about the homegrown research conducted in Hawaiʻi.
For the first time, the symposium was held over two days. Graduate students and post-doctoral researchers shared their work last Friday, while medical students and residents presented their posters and oral presentations the following day.
“This symposium provides the opportunity for our next generation of basic and clinical scientists to present their research findings and interact with colleagues,” said Peter Hoffmann, PhD, MSPH. “This is an important part of their professional development as they build their biomedical careers.”
Here are your 2025 Biomedical Sciences Symposium winners:
Friday April 4, 2025:
Session #1
Suhas Sampige Phaniraj: "Myeloid derived suppressor cell depletion for the treatment of hepatoblastoma"
Colby Watase: "Investigating the Impact of Intercellular Communication on Murine Hemaptopoietic Stem Cell Differentiation"
Yu-Ching Dai: "Assessment of Type-Specific Antibodies among Degvaxia Vaccine Recipients in the Philippines"
Session #2:
Jaymie Bilog-Mina: "Investigating NS3 Protein Recruitment in Flavivirus Replication"
Edward Stitt Jr.: "Dynamic Visualization of DNA Methylation in Cell Cycle Genes during iPSC Cardiac Differentiation"
Saturday April 5, 2025:
Session #1 (tied for first place):
Cameron Nishida: "Mobile Bearing vs Fixed Bearing Unicondylar Knee Implants. A Comparison of Early Clinical Outcomes."
Platform/Oral Presentations:
Ryan Shontell: "Geographic Trends in Mortality Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders in the United States from 2013-2020"
Session #2:
Lauren Nguyen: (PB #18): "Determinants of Postdischarge Nausea and Vomiting in Children Undergoing Otolaryngology and Ophthalmologic Surgery"
View all posters and presentations here.
The symposium could not have happened without the generous sponsorship from JABSOM, the Hawaiʻi IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE), Ola HAWAII, the Center for Pacific Innovations, Knowledge, and Opportunities (PIKO), and Hawaiʻi Pacific Health.