Joan Beckman, MD-PhD student at the University of Minnesota, receives one of the Inaugural $1,000 APSA Best Poster Award during the 2008 APSA Annual Meeting
Mr. Dylan Nielson is an MD-PhD candidate at The Ohio State University Medical Scientist Training Program. He received BS degrees in chemistry and genetics from Clemson University in 2007. From 2007-2009, he worked as an Intramural Research Training Award Fellow in the lab of Dr. Susan Swedo at the National Institute of Mental Health. Mr. Nielson has continued to be an active member of his community and school, completing more than 200 hours of community service over the past two years with the Columbus Suicide Prevention Hotline. He currently serves as the president of OSU's Medical-Student Scientist Organization. Mr. Nielson is currently one of the Co-Vice Chairs of the Public Relations Committee and serves as OSU's institutional representative.