February 26, 2025
Student Center

The Graduate School hosts its 15th annual Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) on February 26, 2025 in the Student Center. The showcase is a unique opportunity to see the research being conducted at Wayne State University in Detroit through poster presentations, platform talks, and the Three-Minute Thesis Competition. 

Congratulations to the 2025 winners

Poster presentations

Multiple presentations tied for first, second, and third place: 

1st place: 

• Alexander Deck, oncology, “IFN -γ PET imaging as a tool to assess immunotherapy response in tumor-bearing mice.”
• Biyyiah Lee, nursing, “Unveiling layers of cannabis use disparities in urban minority communities: A systematic
  review.”
• Shuxiao Li, chemistry, “New materials for the thermally controlled delivery of inhalable nitric oxide.”
• Sai Praneeth, civil & environmental engineering, “Recovery of Gadolinium(III) from magnetic resonance imaging patient urine using adsorption.”

2nd place: 

• Joanna Adamusik, social work, “Contributing factors to youth violence: Comparison of perceptions of students with
  disabilities.”
• Emma Fidler, biological sciences, “Comprehensive analysis of the role of an intron in transcription and post-transcriptional dynamics.”
• Blessed Oguh, chemistry, “A simple two-camera 3D imaging system.”

3rd place: 

• Warlley Cunha, Center for Molecular Medicine & Genetics, “CASC15 lncRNA as a mediator of vascular senescence in the reninangiotensin system.”
• Samantha Miller, kinesiology, health, and sports studies, “Perceptions of a health promotion program for autistic children and their primary caregiver.”
• Arifur Rahman, applied health sciences, “AI-powered computational modeling of PNPLA3 mutants in decoding the pathogenesis of MAFLD.”

Platform talks

• 1st place: Brandon Graves, theatre & dance, “Rethinking engagement.”
• 2nd place: Owen Fleming, economics,  “And what about the kids? Divorce, child support, and childhood health investment.”
• 3rd place: Sahar Bannoura, oncology, “RCC1 regulates subcellular protein localization via Ran GTPase to drive pancreatic cancer.”

Three-Minute Thesis Competition

• 1st place: Isaac Baiden, physiology, “Sex differences in a preclinical model of Type II cardiorenal syndrome with loop diuretic resistance.”
• People's Choice: Jeanine Johnson, psychology, "Disrupting the school-to-prison pipeline with school-based mental health care."