Student Presentation Sessions

Students with the top three posters in two categories, Research and Experiential, were awarded cash prizes. In addition, students with the top three oral presentations were awarded a cash prize. The top prize in each category received $300.00, second place received $200.00, and third place $100.00. Faculty and students attending the event also voted for their favorite poster. The People’s Choice Award winner for posters received a cash prize of $250.00. The winners of each category are as follows:

Research Poster Presentations

1st Place
Zoe Gonzalez, Grinnell College
Poster Title – Characterization of the Role of inx–12 and inx–13 in Cellular Migration and Intercalation

3rd Place
Daniel Carson, University of Iowa

Research Oral Presentations

1st Place
Aracely Miron-Ocampo, University of Iowa
Presentation Title: Searching for Novel Antifungal Treatments and Regulatory Pathways

2nd Place
David Nguyen, Des Moines Area Community College
PresentationTitle: Applying Machine Learning Models to Predict Economic Status

Experiential Poster/Oral Presentation

1st Place
Alba Bon, Des Moines Area Community College, and Iowa State University

2nd Place
Kristian Twyman, Hawkeye Community College

Favorite Poster Award

Winfred Afeaneku, University of Northern Iowa
Poster Title: SocioApp: Detecting Your Sociability Status with Your Smartphone

Awards for Excellence in Mentoring

Shree Banjara, Rachel Duncan, Chandana Karunatilaka, Nancy Woods, 
Des Moines Area Community College

Derrick Rollins
Iowa State University

Awards for Outstanding Alumni

Erik Zorrilla, Upper Iowa University

Stokes Award for Outstanding Service to the IINSPIRE ALLIANCE

Lori Adams, Saba Ali, Halin Chung, Mary Darrow, LeAnn Faidley, Angela McKinney, Sunday Tim,
Lisa Volk, Arnold Woods, Nancy Woods