State of Science 2019

The St. Petersburg Innovation District, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, and USF St. Petersburg partnered to host the 2nd Annual State of Science in St. Petersburg. ‍

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This special event was kicked off by Deputy Mayor Kanika Tomalin and Innovation District Board President Dr. Martin Tadlock. Then eight innovators showcased their stories in a series of fast-paced, brief presentations.   This year's theme was STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math).

The speakers were:

·        Dr. Tiffany Chenneville, USF St. Petersburg: HIV-related Stigma Among Youth

·        Mr. RJ Garbowicz, Webtalk: Technology Entrepreneurship Building a Search Engine

·        Dr. Raquel Hernandez, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital: Pediatric Obesity

·        Dr. Hank Hine, The Dali Museum:  Artificial Intelligence and Art

·        Dr. Chuanmin Hu, USF College of Marine Science: Brown Algae/Brown Tides

·        Dr. Masa Komatsu, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital: Study of Tumor Microenvironment

·        Cesar Morales, Aveshka: Technology and Data Analytics for National Security

·        Rob O’Brien, National Forensic Science Technology Center: Rapid DNA Analysis

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This event was held in person.