Texas Tech University

Obesity Research Institute

Meetings

Obesity Research Institute Annual Meeting and Networking Event

  • Wednesday, May 1st 2024, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at TTUHSC Academic Event Center
  • May 3rd 2023
    • 8th Annual Meeting Video
      • Student/Postdoc Professional Development Session
    • 8th Annual Meeting Flyer
    • 8th Annual Meeting Program
    • Student ORI Poster Competition Winners
      • Undergraduate:  Julia John (1st TTU - Lubbock)
      • Graduate: Nazia Afrin Trina (1st TTU Lubbock), Mohammad Yosofvand (2nd TTU Lubbock), Souvik Patra (3rd TTU Amarillo)
      • Post Doc: Joao Pedro Torres Guimaraes (1st TTU Lubbock), Bhupender Sharma (2nd TTUHSC El Paso)
    • Student GNO Poster Competition Winners (Members of GNO were eligible) 
      • Andrea Sosa-Holwerda (1st TTU Lubbock), Shadi Nejat & Hsiao-Chun Wang (2nd TTU Lubbock)
  • May 11th 2022
    • 7th Annual Meeting Video
    • 7th Annual Meeting Flyer
    • 7th Annual Meeting Program
    • Student ORI Poster Competition Winners
      • Undergraduate: Sara Phy (1st- TTU) & Rama Supraja Balaga (2nd-TTU)
      • Graduate-Non-Medical: Jacob Nicasio (1st- TTU El Paso)
      • Gradute- Medical: Anu Satheeshkumar (1st-tie TTUHSC), Daniel Wood (1st-tie TTUHSC), & Dominic Ancona, Leticia Cortes & Amy Hu (2nd- TTUHSC)
      • Post Doc: Kalhara Menikdiwela (TTU) 
    • Student GNO Poster Competition Winners (Members of GNO were eligible)
      • Mahsa Yavari (1st-TTU), Shadi Nejat (2nd- TTU), Maryam Seifishahpar (3rd- TTU)
    • Student Laura W.Bush Institute Competition Winners (eligibility was determined by LWBI prior to meeting)
      • Joao Pedro Torres Guimaraes (1st-TTU),  Chineme Chima-Nlewen (2nd-TTUHSC), & Mohammad Yosofvand (3rd TTU) 
  • May 2021
    • 6th Annual Meeting Video
    • 6th Annual Meeting Flyer
    • 6th Annual Meeting Program
    • Education, Environment, & Health Disparities: Opportunities as a Hispanic Serving Institution
    • Congratulations to the 2021 ORI Competition Winners
    • Video Abstract Competition
      • Undergraduate Competition: Lauren Boleng
      • Graduate Competition: Adam Wynn, Masha Yavari, and Flavia Sardela de Miranda
      • Post-Doc Competition: Kalhara Menikdiwela
    • Virtual Meeting Presentation Competition
      • Adam Wynn - First Place
      • Masha Yavari and Flavia Sardela de Miranda - Second Place (tie)
  • May 2019
    • 5th ORI Annual Meeting
    • Congratulations to the 2019 ORI Poster Competition Winners
      • Oral Presentation:
        • Postdoc: Kembra Albracht-Schulte (Nutritional Sciences)
        • Graduate Student: Mohammed Jodeiri-Farshbaf (Biological Sciences)
      • Poster Presentation:
        • Hunter Turnipseed (Kinesiology & Sports Management), 1st place Grad Student
        • Harsh Shah (NS), 2nd place Grad student
        • Vipulkumar Patel (TTUHSC-El Paso, SOM), 3rd place, Postdoc
        • Tariful Islam (NS), 3rd place Grad Student
  • May 2018
    • 4th ORI Annual Meeting 2018
    • Meeting Video
    • Congratulations to the 2018 ORI Poster Competition Winners:
      • Oral Presentation:
        • Kalhara Menikdiwela 1st
        • Nadeeja Wijayatunga 2nd
        • Rebecca Beights 3rd
      • Poster Presentation:
        • Hunter Edwards & Mizanur Rahman 1st
        • Prakash Parajuli 2nd
        • Zahra Feizy 3rd
  • March 2017
  • May 2016
  • May 2015
    • Flyer
    • Agenda Booklet
    • Meeting Video
    • Congratulations to the 2015 ORI Poster Competition Winners:
      • Christine Prater (Mentor Dr. Carr) Department of Biological Sciences, TTU. Why frogs don't get fat.
      • Ashlee Taylor (Mentor: Dr. Reed) Department of Nutritional Sciences, TTU. Qualitative research identifies intervention needs of military parents to prevent childhood obesity.
      • Nadeeja Wijayatunga (Mentor: Dr. Moustaid-Moussa) Department of Nutritional Sciences, TTU. Inflammatory and Metabolic changes following Bariatric Surgery.
      • Kelli Kaufman (Mentor: Dr. Binks) Nutritional Sciences, TTU. A Cross Sectional Descriptive Study with Further Analysis of Body Mass Index, Psychosocial Correlates and Pain as Predictors of Activities of Daily Living in African American Adult Sickle Cell Disease Clinic Patients.
  • May 2014