Derriford clinical research nurse Sheena Melendrez has been recognised as the overall winner of a research poster competition at a Plymouth University research conference.
The university hosted the Developing a Research Skilled Workforce conference (DRSW), inviting researchers from across the Southwest to share their work via a research poster competition. Research posters are used by researchers to concisely publicise their work, showcasing their ideas and findings.
During the conference, Sheena, who became a chief nurse research fellow at Derriford last year, was invited to present her research findings, and her poster went on to become the winning submission.
Talking about the event, Sheena said:
“This was my first research conference. It was a great experience, and I was thankful for the opportunity to learn and network with researchers from all over the Southwest. I was glad to be able to represent UHP Research and Development together with Pete and Martin and share my research findings. Winning the poster competition was a pleasant surprise and a proud moment for me.”
As well as Sheena, representing UHP’s Research and Development team was chief nurse research fellow and staff nurse, Pietro Martucci, and Research and Development data manager, Martin Walton, who submitted a poster on Data Management.
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Pietro Martucci, known as Pete, said:
“It was a privilege to be involved in the conference – It gave me a further insight into how research and development is integral to our NHS. It also allowed me to showcase the work I did as a Chief Nurse Research Fellow.
“I was amazed with the scale of the conference and met many people from many different areas. The speakers were fantastic and although I don’t work in research, I found the subject matter and knowledge gained extremely valuable.”
