75 The Student and Postdoctoral Best Abstract Competition gave students and young scientists a chance to present their work in a lively and fun atmosphere. All ASPET divisions held their competitions simultaneously. The competitions provided a great opportunity for students to talk about their work and network with senior members, colleagues, and friends. The ASPET divisions presented their award winners with cash prizes and award certificates. To learn who won the division competitions, please turn to the division news section.
Best Abstract Competition
Also, given out at the Student and Postdoctoral Best Abstract Competition was the 2015 Dolores C. Shockley Best Abstract Award. Dr. Shockley was the first African American woman to earn a PhD in pharmacology and the first black woman appointed to chair a pharmacology department in the US. In 2009, Dr. Shockley received the Distinguished Alumni Award from her alma mater, Purdue University. First place was awarded to Dominique Jones from the University of Louisville for her abstract entitled “miR-186 Inhibition Alters Cell Proliferation and Colony Formation in Prostate Cancer,” second place went to Alina Monteagudo from the University of Rochester for her abstract entitled “Transglutaminase 2 as a Possible Chemotherapeutic Target in Glioblastoma Multiforme,” and third place was shared by Kerri Pryce from SUNY-Buffalo for his abstract entitled “Regulation of the sodium-activated potassium channel Slack by MAGI-1” and Ariell Joiner from the University of Michigan for her abstract entitled “The Role of Cilia in the Regulation of Olfactory Horizontal Dr. Ashley Guillory presents Dominique Jones, Alina Monteagudo, Ariell Joiner, and Kerri Pryce with the 2015 Dolores C. Shockley Best Basal Cells.” Abstract Awards.
June 2015 • The Pharmacologist