The University of St. Thomas-Houston has announced its spring 2022 Research Symposium takes place April 28-29. The event will highlight fascinating topics explored by St. Thomas students.
This year’s keynote speaker is Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., professor of pediatrics and molecular virology and microbiology at Texas Children’s Hospital and Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. He will speak about how “efforts to promote global vaccine equity while countering anti-science aggression, reflect our shared commitment to science for the benefit of humanity.
The Spring Research Symposium exemplifies UST’s commitment to promoting undergraduate and graduate research as a proven path to critical thinking, better preparing individuals for professional success. Students become experienced in using research tools, analyzing outcomes, and demonstrating professional ethics and honesty. According to UST, the Symposium has received 104 research submissions this year. Of these, 66 are oral presentations, and 38 are posters. Together, they span 13 departments.
The abstract submissions from UST students showcase a few of the many outstanding presentations submitted for this year’s Annual Research Symposium. They include A Culture of Leisure, Ink of color and cognitive performance, Metagenomics Analysis of Viral Families Carried by Aedes Mosquitos in Houston, and the Human Community and Individuality in Christ: Using the Lord’s Prayer to refute Enlightenment Ideas.
Founded in 1947 by the Basilian Fathers, the university is Houston’s first and only Catholic university. According to its mission statement, the University of St. Thomas is dedicated to educating leaders of faith and character, is committed to the religious, ethical, and intellectual traditions of Catholic higher education, and welcomes students of all faiths.
#USTNews UST’s 2022 Research Symposium takes place April 28-29, highlighting fascinating topics explored with rigor by St. Thomas students. This year’s keynote speaker is the world-renowned researcher Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D. https://t.co/FOGDX02o9p#USTHouston #Research
— University of St. Thomas (@stthomashouston) April 22, 2022
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