Sayes Group Members Present at Texas Society of Microscopy and Bring Home Platform and Poster Awards

Members of the Sayes group at Baylor University attended and presented at the 55th annual Texas Society for Microscopy meeting held in College Station, Texas on February 20th - 22nd, 2020. Sahar Pradhan, Matthew Gibb, and Thelma Ameh presented posters and Henry Lujan and Marina Mulenos presented platforms.

Pictured left to right: Thelma Ameh, Sahar Pradhan, Marina Mulenos, Henry Lujan, and Matthew Gibb.

Two members were awarded Best Overall Presentation awards. Sahar Pradhan won Best Poster on, “6-hydroxidopamine (6-ODHA) induced toxicity on in vitro neuronal and glial cell models”. Henry Lujan won Best Platform on, “Dysregulation and Morphological Changes of Mitochondria Within Lung Cells After Exposure to Engineered Aluminum Nanoparticles. Henry was also the recipient of this year’s TSM Small Grant Award.

Sahar Pradhan and Dr. Bernd Zechmann

Henry Lujan and Dr. Bernd Zechmann