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Research Day Showcases Latest Biomedical Findings from GA-PCOM Community
In two weeks, GA-PCOM will hold the college's annual Research Day where students and faculty get to share their findings with the community.
(SUWANEE, GA – April 28, 2015) Georgia Campus – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (GA-PCOM) is hosting the College’s fifth annual Research Day on Tuesday, May 12. Research Day showcases the current topics under study by faculty members and students on campus. Posters, to be displayed in the Atrium, will illustrate the projects and a student poster competition is planned for 1 – 4 p.m. Prizes will be awarded to the top student researchers.
On the same day from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., the Georgia Campus will hold an information session so those outside the campus can view the projects, engage with GA-PCOM faculty and students, and learn more about the College’s Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) and Biomedical Sciences (MS) programs.
At noon on Wednesday, May 13, Georgia Campus participants will gather to hear the official Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) Research Day keynote speech simulcast from Philadelphia.
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Richard E. White, PhD, professor of neuroscience, pharmacology, and physiology and chair of the Georgia Campus event explains that Research Day illustrates “cutting-edge biomedical research being conducted in Gwinnett County” and adds that “GA-PCOM is proud of the work of our students and faculty, and is pleased to share these research accomplishments with our community.”
The two-day research event is sponsored by the Center for Chronic Disorders of Aging (CCDA), the PCOM chapter of Sigma Xi – The Scientific Research Society, and the Division of Research.
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About GA-PCOM
Georgia Campus – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (GA-PCOM) is a private, not-for-profit branch campus of the fully accredited Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, a multi-program institution with a 116-year tradition of educational excellence. Located in Suwanee, GA-PCOM offers the doctor of osteopathic medicine degree, the doctor of pharmacy degree and a master’s degree in biomedical sciences. The campus includes the Georgia Osteopathic Care Center, an osteopathic manipulative medicine clinic, which is open to the public by appointment. For more information, visit www.pcom.edu or call 678-225-7500.