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MS-3 Discovery & Inquiry Symposium

Location: Hybrid: Health Learning Building Auditorium (HLB 1.111) & Livestream

Address: 1501 Red River St., Austin, Texas 78712 | View Map »

Date: Monday, May 5, 2025

Time: 1–4:30 p.m.

Contact: Alissa Strother

About the Event

The MS-3 Discovery and Inquiry Symposium showcases the innovative projects completed by third-year medical students at Dell Medical School. The symposium features posters and presentations from students in the Research Distinction and Social Entrepreneurship Distinction, highlighting work done during their Innovation, Leadership and Discovery experience.

All members of the Dell Med and UT Austin communities are welcome to attend this enriching event and to celebrate the dedication and creativity of the students in advancing health care solutions.

Light refreshments provided.

Email Alissa Strother for the livestream link and for.

Agenda

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1:00-1:15 p.m. | Introductory Remarks

1:15-1:20 p.m. | Introduction of Research Distinction Students

1:20-2:35 p.m. | Research Student Presentations
15 minutes per presentation

  • Mamadou Balde: “Utilizing Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing (TDABC) To Assess the Cost of a Level 1 Trauma Resuscitation and Assessing if Race is Correlated to Resource Consumption: A Single-Center Study at Dell Seton Medical Center”
  • Bridget Fitzgerald: “Exploring Mechanisms of Relapse and Resistance in Multiple Myeloma”
  • Nico Goff: “Cell-Level Differentiation of IDH-Status in Glioma Using Stimulated Raman Histology”
  • Daniel Ramirez: “Quantitative Model for Estimating the Onset of Acute Ischemic Stroke”
  • Matthew Taing: “Characterizing Normal Development of the Cerebellum and Brainstem in
    the Second and Third Trimester: A Novel Atlas-Based Segmentation Method”

2:35-3:20 p.m. | Poster Showcase

Individual presenters answer questions about their posters.

3:20-3:25 p.m. | Introduction of Social Entrepreneurship Distinction Students

3:25-4:20 p.m. | Social Entrepreneurship Student Presentations
15 minutes per presentation

  • Lauren Contreras and Alia Pederson: “Empowering Latino Parents Through a Culturally Tailored Adolescent Health Curriculum”
  • Yen Vu: “In-House Food Pantry”
  • Octavio Zarraga: “Joining CORE Group at the Q Austin: Creating Empowerment Through Community Programing”

4:20-4:30 p.m. | Close