PhD student Onwodi Ifejeokwu heads to UC Grad Slam finals! Posted: 2024-05-02 Source: UCI School of Medicine News Type: Features & Briefs share Onwodi, part of the Acharya Lab, stands with Munjal M. Acharya, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology. Devyn Billingsley/UCI Graduate Division School of Medicine PhD student, Onwodi Ifejeokwu, from the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, and part of the Acharya Lab, is competing in the UC Grad Slam Finals! Grad Slam is a systemwide competition that showcases and awards the best three-minute research presentations by graduate scholars. Onwodi was this year’s UCI Grad Slam winner for her presentation on “Kill the cancer: Spare the brain.” This Friday, Onwodi is representing UC Irvine at the University of California systemwide finals, held at the LinkedIn campus in San Francisco. Join us in supporting Onwodi on Friday, May 3, at 10:30 a.m. PT, by watching the live stream and voting for Onwodi to receive the People’s Choice Award. Watch the Live Stream Tune in on Friday, May 3, at 10:30 a.m. PT to vote! We’re extremely proud to have Onwodi represent our school and hope she’ll take home the coveted Slammy award! Media Contacts Matt Miller Director, Communications and Public Relations mrmille2@uci.edu Michelle Strombeck Manager, Communications and Public Relations 312-498-8208 mstrombe@hs.uci.edu