Hoover Resident Takes 2nd Place In Research Conference

ATLANTA, GA — A Hoover resident took second place in the annual Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions Graduate Research Conference at Georgia State University.

Hannah Lail was part of a field that included more than 30 research projects with more than 58 students. The conference is an annual showcase for graduate students from the six college units to present their scholarly work.

Graduate students work with faculty and students from different disciplines to conduct the research and practice their presentation skills. Several previous participants have presented research at national professional conferences.

Lail, a nutrition Ph.D. student,examined the characterization of fibroblast growth factor 21 in a neuroblastoma cell line.