Obesity Research Institute

Meetings

Obesity Research Institute Annual Meeting and Networking Event

• May 1st 2024
  • 9th Annual Meeting Video
    • Student/Postdoc Professional Development Session
  • 9th Annual Meeting Flyer
  • 9th Annual Meeting Program
  • Student ORI Poster Competition Winners
    • Undergraduate: (TIE) Barbara Castillo & Bryan Estrada (1st TTU - Lubbock)
    • Graduate: Hushyar Azari (1st TTU Lubbock), Alexis Rodriguez 2nd TTUHSC Lubbock), Hirva Sunilkumar (3rd TTU Lubbock)
    • Post Doc: Rachel Babcock (1st TTUHSC Lubbock)
  • Medical Student Poster Competition Winners
    • Aliya Khan (1st TTUHSC Lubbock), Farhood Salehi (2nd TTUHSC Lubbock), Mohammed Choudhury (3rd TTUHSC Lubbock)
  • Student GNO Poster Competition Winners (Members of GNO were eligible)
    • Ashti Morovati (1st TTU Lubbock), Andrea Sosa-Holwerda (2nd TTU Lubbock), Shadi Nejat (3rd TTU Lubbock)

• 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 (1^st TTU - Lubbock)
    • Graduate: Nazia Afrin Trina (1^st TTU Lubbock), Mohammad Yosofvand (2^nd TTU Lubbock), Souvik Patra (3^rd TTU Amarillo)
    • Post Doc: Joao Pedro Torres Guimaraes (1^st TTU Lubbock), Bhupender Sharma (2^nd TTUHSC El Paso)
  • Student GNO Poster Competition Winners (Members of GNO were eligible) 
    • Andrea Sosa-Holwerda (1^st TTU Lubbock), Shadi Nejat & Hsiao-Chun Wang (2^nd 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
  • Agenda FRC
• May 2016
  • 2nd Annual Meeting Flyer
  • Agenda Booklet
  • Graduate Students' Poster Presentation
  • Congratulations to the 2016 ORI Poster Competition Winners:
    • Jennifer Hewitt, Chemical Engineering, TTU (Mentor: Dr. Siva Vanapalli)
    • Maliha Munir, Nutritional Sciences, TTU (Mentor: Dr. Shaikh Rahman)
    • Kandis Wright, Cell Biology & Biochemistry, TTUHSC; (Mentor: Dr. Janette Dufour)
    • Sumedha Linyage, Plant & Soil Sciences/Fiber & Biopolymer Institute, TTU (Mentor: Dr. Noureddine Abidi)
  • Nutritional Science Faculty, Students Win National Conference Awards.
  • Nutritional Sciences professor discusses need for better data in Obesity Research.
• 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
  • Flyer
  • Agenda Booklet