OMAHA, Neb. (Oct. 6, 2009)—During Innovation Week 2009, UNeMed Corporation once again awarded two event participants iPod Nanos.

The winners were:

Rajesh Wakaskar, graduate research assistant in the department of pharmacology and experimental neuroscience; and
Christelle Roux, PhD, a post doctoral research associate in pathology/microbiology.

As a thank you for participating in Innovation Week events, attendees were given opportunities to enter the contest. The more events attended the better the chances of winning.

“We were very pleased with the attendance at this year’s events,” said Michael Dixon, PhD, president of UNeMed. Innovation Week, which ran Sept. 28-Oct. 2, featured events such as:

A meet and greet with the UNeMed staff;

Christelle Roux, PhD, and Rajesh Wakashar with the iPod Nanos they won for participating in UNeMed’s Innovation Week activities.

A “Science on Tap” event at at the Crescent Moon with special guest Mellissa Helligso, medical technologist for The Nebraska Medical Center;
A panel discussion on lab funding with Paula Turpen, PhD, Mark Bowen and Mark Carlson, M.D.; and
A seminar by Paul Dunman, PhD, about the importance of accurate laboratory notebooks.

Christelle Roux, PhD

Rajesh Wakashar