60th Annual Senior Scientific
60th Annual Senior Scientific Session Awards
Leon Jacobson
On May 4th, 33 fourth year medical students participated in the 60th annual Senior Scientific Session. The event was founded in 1946 by Dr. Leon Jacobson to provide senior medical students with a forum to present their research. The event was moderated by Dr. Mark Ratain, the Leon O. Jacobson Professor of Medicine and attended by Mrs. Elise Jacobson, Dr. Jacobson’s widow. The following students were selected to receive awards:
Yazmín Morales, MD '06
Yazmín Morales, MD '06
Neurology
Johns Hopkins University
The Medical and Biological Sciences Alumni Association Prize for the Best Overall Presentation
Research topic: Association of T-Lymphocyte Infiltrate with Tissue Injury and Repair in Early Multiple Sclerosis Lesions.
Sara Lenherr, MD '06
Sara Lenherr, MD '06
Urology
Lahey Clinic-MA
The Catherine Dobson Prize, given to a non-PhD student for the Best Clinical presentation
Research topic: Retrospective Evaluation of Dysfunctional Elimination in Pediatric Nocturnal Enuresis
John Seal, MD '06
John Seal, MD '06
General Surgery
University of Chicago
The Leon O. Jacobson Prize, given to a non-PhD student for the Best Basic Biological Sciences presentation
Research topic: A Novel Membrane -Targeted Approach to Neuroprotection Following Global Brain Ischemia: In Vivo Studies in the Mongolian Gerbil
Robert Chin, PhD, MD '06
Robert Chin, PhD, MD '06
Radiology-Oncology
Stanford University
The Leon O. Jacobson Basic Science Prize granted to the MD, PhD student whose basic science research is judged to be the most meritorious from among session participants.
Research topic: Lymphotoxin Directs the Unveiling of the Immunological Self for Central Tolerance
