UNE pharmacy and dental students team up for first annual Research Day

As a way to share the pioneering work taking place at UNE’s College of Dental Medicine and College of Pharmacy, the two colleges collaborated to develop the first annual Research Day. The event took place December 1, 2016 on the Portland Campus.

In recent years, the quantity of research conducted by students and faculty has increased greatly in both colleges. At the College of Pharmacy, students’ involvement in research is now a common practice, leading to the generation of preliminary data for grant applications, poster presentations at national meetings and manuscript publications.

Research and scholarship is also central to the mission of the College of Dental Medicine. In the summer of 2015, the College implemented a Student Research Program, providing opportunities and funding for both students and faculty. In 2016, eight faculty members and more than 20 students conducted research that was subsequently presented at Research Day.

At the inaugural event, a total of 48 posters were shared by students and faculty. Co-founders Cassia Mizuno, Ph.D., assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy and Curt Cyr, Ph.D., R.Ph., clinical professor in the College of Dental Medicine noted that the day was not only an opportunity to discuss research, but to discover new opportunities for interprofessional scholarship between the Colleges.

To learn more about the University of New England College of Dental Medicine, visit: www.une.edu/dentalmedicine

To learn more about the University of New England’s College of Pharmacy, visit www.une.edu/pharmacy

To apply, visit www.une.edu/admissions