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2022</a></strong></li> <li><a href="#ps2019"><strong>Postdoc Slam 2019</strong></a></li> <li><strong><a href="#ps2018">Postdoc Slam 2018</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="#ps2017">Postdoc Slam 2017</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="#ps2016">Postdoc Slam 2016</a></strong></li> </ul> <hr /> <h2><a id="pslam2024" name="pslam2024"></a>Postdoc Slam 2024</h2> <p><strong>September 18, 2024 — Genentech Hall + Live Stream</strong></p> <p><strong>Read the news story: <a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2024/09/428486/why-breathing-reduces-anxiety-and-boosts-our-mood" target="_blank">Why Breathing Reduces Anxiety and Boosts Our Mood</a></strong></p> <p><a href="https://postdocs.ucsf.edu/watch-postdoc-slam-2024"><strong>Watch video of the full 2024 event</strong></a></p> <h3>Prize Winners:</h3> <ul> <li><em>First Prize: </em><strong>Alexandra Klein, PhD</strong> (Mazen Kheirbek, PhD, faculty mentor) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgT4vCBq3hk" target="_blank"><em>Take a Deep Breath: Understanding the Neural Basis of How Respiration Influences Emotions</em></a></li> <li><em>Second Prize:</em> <strong>Sonia Nocera, PhD</strong> (Jonah Chan, PhD, faculty mentor) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bko4_jNJnN4" target="_blank"><em>The Power of a Sugar Mama</em></a></li> <li><em>Third Prize (tie):</em> <strong>Alicer K. Andrew, PhD</strong> (Nadia Roan, PhD, faculty mentor) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8jjpR2V8mo" target="_blank"><em>Hide & Seek: The Game HIV and T Cells Play</em></a></li> <li><em>Third Prize (tie):</em> <strong>Colin Hoy, PhD</strong> (Simon Little, PhD, faculty mentor) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkMgO4NcPVw" target="_blank"><em>Stimulating Positivity: Can a Brain Implant Lift Your Mood?</em></a></li> <li><em>People's Choice:</em> <strong>Sonia Nocera, PhD </strong></li> </ul> <h3>Finalists:</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Roddrick Dugger, PhD</strong> (Marguerita Lightfoot, PhD and Sheri Lippman, PhD, MPH, faculty mentors) - <em>Like PB&J, A Complementary Approach to Reduce Food Insecurity</em></li> <li><strong>Jeremy Ford, PhD</strong> (Jeanne Paz, PhD, faculty mentor) - <em>Innovating Tools to Drive Breakthroughs in Stroke Pain Research</em></li> <li><strong>Rebecca L. Knoll, MD</strong> (Susan Lynch, PhD, faculty mentor) - <em>Outcompeting ChatGPT with Poop</em></li> <li><strong>Ana Lyons, PhD</strong> (Saul Kato, PhD and Noelle L'Etoile, PhD, faculty mentors) - <em>From Microscopic to Iconic: Tardigrades, Neuroscience’s New Celebrities</em></li> <li><strong>Taylor B. Rogers, PhD, MPH</strong> (Joanne Spetz, PhD, faculty mentor) - <em>Lift Doula Voices for Birth Equity</em></li> <li><strong>Camilla Teng, PhD</strong> (Jeffrey Bush, PhD, faculty mentor) - <em>Zip It: Forming the Upper Lip</em></li> </ul> <h3>Event Judges:</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Teaster Baird, Jr.</strong>, PhD, associate dean, SF State University College of Science and Engineering, and professor of chemistry and biochemistry; UCSF postdoc alum</li> <li><strong>Josh Kornbluth</strong>, monologuist and filmmaker, and past Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at UCSF</li> <li><strong>Wylie Liu</strong>, MPH, MPA, assistant vice chancellor of UCSF's Center for Community Engagement and Anchor Institution Mission</li> <li><strong>Robin Marks</strong>, MA, senior public information representative, UCSF Office of Communications</li> <li><strong>Ben Polacco</strong>, PhD ʼ07, lead bioinformatician, UCSF's Qualitative Biosciences Institute; UCSF PhD and postdoc alum </li> </ul> <hr /> <h2><a id="pslam2023" name="pslam2023"></a>Postdoc Slam 2023</h2> <p><strong>September 19, 2023 — Genentech Hall + Live Stream</strong></p> <p><strong>Read the news story: <a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2023/09/426206/wormnado-wiggles-its-way-win-postdoc-slam" target="_blank">'Wormnado' Wiggles its Way to Win at Postdoc Slam</a></strong></p> <p><a href="/watch-postdoc-slam-2023"><strong>Watch video of the full 2023 event</strong></a></p> <h3>Prize Winners:</h3> <ul> <li><em>First Prize: </em><strong>Laura Persson, PhD</strong> (Noelle L'Etoile, faculty mentor) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgCOEW-h_78" target="_blank"><em>The Wormnado: What a Tiny Worm Can Teach Us About Collective Behavior</em></a></li> <li><em>Second Prize:</em> <strong>Kritika Khanna, PhD</strong> (John Fahy, MD, faculty mentor) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAJq9tzO7bI" target="_blank"><em>Asthma on Fire: Keep Calm, It's a False Alarm</em></a></li> <li><em>Third Prize:</em> <strong>Chris Williams, MD</strong> (Atul Butte, MD, PhD, faculty mentor) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPtkPdtNWWo" target="_blank"><em>Code Blue: Unmasking the Racial Disparities in Emergency Triage</em></a></li> <li><em>People's Choice:</em> <strong>Laura Persson, PhD </strong></li> </ul> <h3>Finalists:</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Biafra Ahanonu, PhD</strong> (Allan Basbaum, PhD, faculty mentor) - <em>The Path to Pain: It's Not Only in the Brain</em></li> <li><strong>Hélène Aschmann, PhD</strong> (Priya Shete, MD, faculty mentor) - <em>To Treat or Not to Treat: A Balancing Act in Tuberculosis Prevention</em></li> <li><strong>Tyler Huycke, PhD</strong> (Zev Gartner, PhD and Ophir Klein, MD, PhD, faculty mentors) - <em>How the Gut Got Its Spots</em></li> <li><strong>Amanda McQuade, PhD</strong> (Martin Kampmann, faculty mentor) - <em>Speaking to Cells</em></li> <li><strong>Jay Moltzau Anderson, PhD</strong> (Susan Lynch, PhD, faculty mentor) - <em>This Stool is Taken: Harnessing the Power of Poop</em></li> <li><strong>Fate Noohi, PhD</strong> (Virginia Sturm, PhD, faculty mentor) - <em>Life Without Emotions...A Symphony Without Music</em></li> <li><strong>Ayush Srivastava, PhD</strong> (Bjoern Schwer, MD, PhD, faculty mentor) - <em>Let's Help You Age Better </em></li> </ul> <h3>Event Judges:</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Curtis Chinn</strong>, MA, SF public school science teacher at Galileo High School, and host of The InfatuAsian Podcast</li> <li><strong>Harold R. Collard</strong>, MD, MS, UCSF’s vice chancellor for Research, and professor of Medicine and Health Policy</li> <li><strong>Won Ha</strong>, MA, UCSF’s vice chancellor of Communications</li> <li><strong>Audra Johnson</strong>, PhD, medical science liaison at Genentech, and UCSF postdoc alum</li> <li><strong>Helen Willsey</strong>, PhD, assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behaviorial Sciences at UCSF, investigator with the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, and UCSF postdoc alum</li> </ul> <hr /> <h2><a id="pslam2022" name="pslam2022"></a>Postdoc Slam 2022</h2> <p><strong>September 21, 2022 — Genentech Hall + Live Stream</strong></p> <p><strong>Read the news story: <a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2022/09/423906/cellular-whodunnit-nabs-top-prize-2022-postdoc-slam" target="_blank">Cellular Whodunnit Nabs Top Prize at 2022 Postdoc Slam</a></strong></p> <p><a href="/watch-postdoc-slam-2022"><strong>Watch video of the full 2022 event</strong></a></p> <h3>Prize Winners:</h3> <ul> <li><em>Grand Prize: </em><strong>Elise Marsan, PhD</strong> (Eric Huang, faculty mentor) - <em><a href="https://youtu.be/E0Oi3MZkrSc" target="_blank">Who Killed the Neurons?</a></em></li> <li><em>Second Prize:</em> <strong>Deepto Mozumdar, PhD</strong> (Joe Bondy-Denomy and David Agard, faculty mentors) - <a href="https://youtu.be/CwunMYcTyVk?t=1825" target="_blank"><em>Slaying Deadly Bacteria With Giant Viruses</em></a></li> <li><em>Third Prize:</em> <strong>Sophie Huddart, PhD</strong> (Adithya Cattamanchi, faculty mentor) - <a href="https://youtu.be/CwunMYcTyVk?t=3522" target="_blank"><em>Cracking the Cough Code: Acoustic Epidemiology for Tuberculosis Diagnosis</em></a></li> <li><em>People's Choice:</em> <strong>Sangeetha Kandoi, PhD </strong>(Deepak A. Lamba, faculty mentor) - <a href="https://youtu.be/CwunMYcTyVk?t=2521" target="_blank"><em>Can't You See Well? This Squirrel Could Help You!</em></a></li> </ul> <h3>Finalists:</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Huong Kratochvil, PhD</strong> (William DeGrado, faculty mentor) - <em>Going With the Flow: Protons on the Move</em></li> <li><strong>Jianlong Li, PhD</strong> (Sarah Knox, faculty mentor) - <em>Nerve Against Gray Hair</em></li> <li><strong>Amanda McQuade, PhD</strong> (Martin Kampmann, faculty mentor) - <em>Interfering With Interferon</em></li> <li><strong>David Moses, PhD</strong> (Edward Chang, faculty mentor) - <em>Restoring Lost Words: Building a Brain Implant to Help Patients Speak Again</em></li> <li><strong>Irene Ojeda Naharros, PhD</strong> (Maxence Nachury, faculty mentor) - <em>One Hair to Rule Them All</em></li> <li><strong>Neha Pincha Shroff, PhD</strong> (Ophir Klein, faculty mentor) - <em>The Mechanics of Growth – May the Pressure Be With You </em></li> </ul> <h3>Event Judges:</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Peter Chin-Hong</strong>, MD, associate dean and professor in the School of Medicine, and infectious disease expert</li> <li><strong>Sona Chowdhury</strong>, PhD, specialist in the Department of Medicine at UCSF, and top prize winner in the 2018 UCSF Postdoc Slam</li> <li><strong>Mina Kim</strong>, award-winning reporter and anchor, and host of the 10 a.m. statewide hour of KQED public radio's <em>Forum</em> program</li> <li><strong>Renee Navarro</strong>, MD, PharmD, vice chancellor of Diversity and Outreach, and professor of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care</li> <li><strong>Katherine Nielsen</strong>, MS, MA, director of UCSF's Science and Health Education Partnership (SEP), and co-founder of the Bay Area Science Festival</li> </ul> <hr /> <h2><a id="ps2019" name="ps2019"></a>Postdoc Slam 2019</h2> <p><strong>September 19, 2019 — Genentech Hall</strong></p> <p><strong>Read the news story: <a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/09/415481/one-eyed-sheep-talk-takes-top-prize-2019-postdoc-slam" target="_blank">"One-Eyed Sheep" Talk Takes Top Prize at 2019 Postdoc Slam</a></strong></p> <p><a href="http://tiny.ucsf.edu/postdocslamstream19" target="_blank"><strong>Watch video of the full 2019 event</strong></a></p> <h3>Prize Winners:</h3> <ul> <li><em>Grand Prize: </em><strong>Ishan Deshpande, PhD</strong> (Aashish Manglik, faculty mentor) - <em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E109snLQBHY" target="_blank">From One-eyed Sheep to Anti-cancer Drugs</a></em></li> <li><em>Second Prize:</em> <strong>Aparna Bhaduri, PhD</strong> (Arnold Kriegstein, faculty mentor) - <em>The Jumping Cells of Brain Cancer</em></li> <li><em>Third Prize:</em> <strong>Brian Chiou, PhD</strong> (Xianhua Piao, faculty mentor) - <em>Myelin: Getting on My Nerves</em></li> <li><em>People's Choice:</em> <strong>Ziyang Zhang, PhD </strong>(Kevan Shokat, faculty mentor) - <em>Always on My Mind – Guiding Drugs Into the Brain</em></li> </ul> <h3>Finalists:</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Danielle Carroll, MD</strong> (Aenor Sawyer, faculty mentor) - <em>Rocket Surgery: The Future of Medicine on the Moon and on Mars</em></li> <li><strong>Lisa Chesner, PhD</strong> (Felix Feng, faculty mentor) - <em>How Do Prostate Cancer Cells Hide from the Immune System?</em></li> <li><strong>Joel Finbloom, PhD</strong> (Tejal Desai, faculty mentor) - <em>Storming Bacterial Biofilm Fortresses with Nanotechnology</em></li> <li><strong>Sasha Gorrell, PhD</strong> (Daniel Le Grange and Linda Pfiffner, faculty mentors) - <em>Eating Disorders and Exercise: Are You Running to Win or Get Thin?</em></li> <li><strong>Jessica Kotov, PhD</strong> (Jason Cyster, faculty mentor) - <em>Plasma Cells: To Stay or Not to Stay</em></li> <li><strong>Nina Serwas, PhD</strong> (Matthew Krummel, faculty mentor) - <em>Tasting the Difference: Big Eaters in the Immune System </em></li> </ul> <h3>Event Judges:</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Eric Evans, PhD</strong>, Chief Scientific Officer, Myriad Women's Health</li> <li><strong>B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD</strong>, Dean, UCSF School of Pharmacy</li> <li><strong>Moira Gunn, PhD</strong>, Associate Professor, University of San Franisco, and host of NPR’s Tech Nation</li> <li><strong>Sara Kenkare-Mitra, PhD</strong>, Senior Vice President of Development Sciences, Genentech</li> <li><strong>Francesca Vega</strong>, Vice Chancellor, Community and Government Relations, UCSF</li> </ul> <hr /> <h2><a name="ps2018" id="ps2018"></a>Postdoc Slam 2018</h2> <p><strong>September 26, 2018 — Genentech Hall</strong></p> <p><strong>Read the news story: <a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2018/10/411931/raising-awareness-humor-talk-butt-cancer-wins-2018-postdoc-slam" target="_blank" title="Postdoc Slam 2018 news story">Talk on "Butt Cancer" Tackles Taboo with Humor to Win 2018 Postdoc Slam</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://lecture.ucsf.edu/ets/Play/e99eafa5cada45b7bbf3369a0bd1b5b61d" target="_blank" title="Video of 2018 Postdoc Slam competition">Watch video of the full 2018 event</a></strong></p> <h3>Prize Winners:</h3> <ul> <li><em>Grand Prize:</em> <strong>Sona Chowdhury, PhD</strong> (Joel Palefsky, faculty mentor) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJoP_VXur-k" target="_blank" title="Video of Sona Chowdhury Postdoc Slam talk"><em>But, the "Butt Cancer" that No One Talks About</em></a></li> <li><em>Second Prize:</em> <strong>Will Schuerman</strong><strong>, PhD</strong> (Edward Chang and Matthew Leonard, faculty mentors) - <a href="https://youtu.be/cQyWMwB2Wig" target="_blank"><em>Sparking Neural Plasticity</em></a></li> <li><em>Third Prize:</em> <strong>Lyndsay Murrow</strong><strong>, PhD</strong> (Zev Gartner, faculty mentor) - <em>Mapping Breast Cancer Risk</em></li> <li><em>People's Choice:</em> <strong>Sona Chowdhury</strong><strong>, PhD</strong></li> </ul> <h3>Finalists:</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Ivan Osokine</strong><strong>, MD, PhD</strong> (Adrian Erlebacher, faculty mentor) - <em>How Mom's Uterine Tissue Promotes a Healthy Pregnancy</em></li> <li><strong>Homa Majd</strong><strong>, PhD</strong> (Faranak Fattahi, faculty mentor) - <em>A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Neurons Go Down</em></li> <li><strong>Douglas Totten</strong><strong>, PhD</strong> (Karunesh Ganguly, faculty mentor) - <em>Coordinating Stroke Recovery: A Stimulating Approach</em></li> <li><strong>Melinda Barkhuizen</strong><strong>, PhD</strong> (Dena Dubal, faculty mentor) - <em>The X-factor in Parkinson's Disease</em></li> <li><strong>Erin Vogel</strong><strong>, PhD</strong> (Daniel Ramo, faculty mentor) - <em>Comparing and Despairing: How Social Media Affects Us and What We Can Do About It</em></li> <li><strong>Lydia Le Page</strong><strong>, PhD</strong> (Myriam Chaumeil, faculty mentor) - <em>Fuel for Thought</em></li> <li><strong>Colleen Carpenter</strong><strong>, PhD</strong> (Scott Baraban, faculty mentor) - <em>Zebrafish Tales: An Aquarium-to-Bedside Approach for Epilepsy</em></li> </ul> <h3>Event Judges:</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Daniel Lowenstein, MD</strong>, UCSF Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost</li> <li><strong>Michael Penn, MD, PhD</strong>, Director of Diversity in Basic Science Faculty, UCSF Office of Diversity & Outreach</li> <li><strong>Ann Reid</strong>, Executive Director, National Center for Science Education</li> <li><strong>Chris Shaffer, MS</strong>, UCSF University Librarian and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Information Management</li> <li><strong>Evelyn Strauss, PhD</strong>, Freelance Science Writer and Editor</li> </ul> <hr /> <h2><a name="ps2017" id="ps2017"></a>Postdoc Slam 2017</h2> <p><strong>September 19, 2017 — Genentech Hall</strong></p> <p><strong>Read the news story: <a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2017/09/408446/mighty-tooth-talk-wins-second-annual-postdoc-slam-competition" target="_blank" title="Postdoc Slam 2017 news story">"Mighty Tooth" Talk Wins Second Annual Postdoc Slam Competition</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://lecture.ucsf.edu/ets/Play/e37424f43ddd46a3a5f2a312a87053491d" target="_blank" title="Video of 2017 Postdoc Slam competition">Watch video of the full 2017 event</a></strong></p> <h3>Prize Winners:</h3> <ul> <li><em>Grand Prize:</em> <strong>Sarah Engelberth, PhD</strong> (Stefan Habelitz, faculty mentor) - <em><a href="https://youtu.be/ezRNMP9PGa0/e37424f43ddd46a3a5f2a312a87053491d" target="_blank" title="Video of Engelberth talk">The Tooth: Small But Mighty</a></em></li> <li><em>Runner Up:</em> <strong>Christy Sheehy</strong><strong>, PhD</strong> (Ari Green, faculty mentor) - <em>The Eye: A Window Into Our Brain</em></li> <li><em>People's Choice:</em> <strong>Christy Sheehy</strong><strong>, PhD</strong></li> </ul> <h3>Finalists:</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Selim Boudoukha</strong><strong>, PhD</strong> (Hiten Madhani, faculty mentor) - <em>When a Loose Thread Becomes a Threat!</em></li> <li><strong>Sol Fereres-Rapoport</strong><strong>, PhD</strong> (Tom Kornberg, faculty mentor) - <em>Don't Talk to Your Neighbor</em></li> <li><strong>Leonardo Ferreira</strong><strong>, PhD</strong> (Jeff Bluestone and Qizhi Tang, faculty mentors) - <em>How to Cure Type 1 Diabetes Using Immunology</em></li> <li><strong>Aaron Hardin</strong><strong>, PhD</strong> (Nadav Ahituv, faculty mentor) - <em>Why Are Your Nipples There?</em></li> <li><strong>Yue Leng</strong><strong>, PhD</strong> (Kristine Yaffe, faculty mentor) - <em>Sleep to Save the Aging Brain</em></li> <li><strong>Melanie Morrison</strong><strong>, PhD</strong> (Janine Lupo, faculty mentor) - <em>Pediatric Brain Cancer and Radiation Therapy: The Good the Bad and the Ugly</em></li> <li><strong>Ana Ruiz-Saenz</strong><strong>, PhD</strong> (Mark Moasser, faculty mentor) - <em>Finding a New Achilles' Heel in Cancer</em></li> <li><strong>Yvette van der Eijk</strong><strong>, PhD</strong> (Stella Bialous and Stan Glantz, faculty mentors)<em> - <em>Tobacco Control and Free Choice: An Oxymoron?</em></em></li> </ul> <h3>Event Judges:</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Daniel Lowenstein, MD</strong>, UCSF Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost</li> <li><strong>Pete Farley</strong>, Director of Communications for Research and Education, UCSF University Relations</li> <li><strong>Kishore Hari</strong>, Director, Bay Area Science Festival</li> <li><strong>Lesley McClurg</strong>, Science Correspondent for KQED and NPR</li> <li><strong>Jacob Ward</strong>, Writer and Television Correspondent<br /> </li> </ul> <hr /> <h2><a name="ps2016" id="ps2016"></a>Postdoc Slam 2016</h2> <p><strong>September 22, 2016 — Genentech Hall</strong></p> <p><strong>Read the news story: <a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2016/09/404386/smoking-cessation-talk-wins-inaugural-ucsf-postdoc-slam-competition" target="_blank" title="Postdoc Slam 2016 news story">Smoking Cessation Talk Wins Inaugural UCSF Postdoc Slam Competition</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://lecture.ucsf.edu/ets/Play/4378e8a7156641f58e0772c900ec97e81d" target="_blank" title="Video of 2016 Postdoc Slam competition">Watch video of the full 2016 event</a></strong></p> <h3>Prize Winners:</h3> <ul> <li><em>Grand Prize:</em> <strong>Jin Kim, PhD</strong> (Janice Tsoh, faculty mentor) - <em><a href="https://youtu.be/AttzGS-pDV0" target="_blank" title="Video of Jin Kim talk">Promoting Smoking Cessation by Addressing Food Insecurity</a></em></li> <li><em>Runner Up: </em> <strong>Navneet Matharu, PhD</strong> (Nadav Ahituv, faculty mentor) - <em>How to Balance Your Satiety: From </em>Sim(1) <em>to Slim</em></li> <li><em>People's Choice:</em> <strong>Navneet Matharu, PhD</strong></li> </ul> <h3>Finalists:</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Alba Gonzalez Junca, PhD</strong> (Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff, faculty mentor), <em>Why Do Astronauts Have Increased Risk of Cancer?</em></li> <li><strong>Burcu Hasdemir, PhD</strong> (Aditi Bhargava, faculty mentor) - <em>Relaxed or Stressed? The Placenta Foretells the Fetal Future</em></li> <li><strong>Samantha Hindle, PhD</strong> (Roland Bainton, faculty mentor) - <em>Controlling Hormonal Behavior of Flies, Mice and Men</em></li> <li><strong>Elena Minones-Moyano, PhD</strong> (Dena Dubal, faculty mentor) - <em>We Could All Use a Bit More of Our X Chromosome</em></li> <li><strong>Jeremiah Osteen, PhD</strong> (David Julius, faculty mentor) - <em>Painful Lessons: What a Tarantula Bite Teaches Us about Chronic Pain</em></li> <li><strong>Travis Ruch, PhD</strong> (Joanne Engel, faculty mentor) - <em>Molecular Compass</em></li> <li><strong>Ana Ruiz-Saenz, PhD</strong> (Mark Moasser, faculty mentor) - <em>Overcoming Resistance to Anti-Cancer Therapies</em></li> <li><strong>Anthony Rush, PhD</strong> (Michael Fischbach, faculty mentor)<em> - <em>Equipping Your Inner Pharmacist</em></em></li> </ul> <h3>Event Judges</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Teaster Baird, PhD</strong>, Associate Professor, chemistry and biochemistry, San Francisco 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