Simarna Kaur wins graduate division of ISPE student poster competition
Kaur awarded first place for research on potential therapy for cystic fibrosis
HOBOKEN , N.J. -- Stevens Institute of Technology Ph.D. candidate Simarna Kaur won first prize at the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering’s (ISPE) NJ Regional Poster Competition. This year’s convention was held at Rutgers University on April 24 th.
Kaur presented her graduate research work on a potential therapy for cystic fibrosis entitled “Regulation of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) and Delta-F508 mutant by Rab GTPases” and won the first place award. The judges included executives from the pharmaceutical industry. The students were evaluated not only on the presentation of the poster but also on how they gave an oral presentation to the judges, answered their questions and discussed the implications of their research.
The award includes an all-expense paid trip to the ISPE Annual Meeting in Florida in October 2008 for Kaur to present her work at the International Competition.
Kaur received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Chemical Biology from Stevens and will be the first student to receive a Ph.D. in Chemical Biology from Stevens in May 2008. Chemical Biology has been an undergraduate program at Stevens since 1978 but the Ph.D. degree was approved only last year. Kaur has presented her Ph. D. research work in several meetings and has published seven papers. Her findings have also been cited in the headline article of Lead Discovery as a potential treatment for Cystic Fibrosis.About Stevens Institute of Technology
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