Saurabh Wins Top Student Award at 2025 FSU CEHHS Research Showcase

The 2025 Research Showcase, hosted by the Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, brought together students, faculty, and staff for a day dedicated to discovery, innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Held on Friday, March 28, in the Stone Building, the showcase featured nearly 100 oral presentations delivered across four concurrent morning sessions, followed by 120 research posters in the afternoon. From early childhood education to cardiovascular health and artificial intelligence in sport, the breadth of topics reflected the wide-ranging impact of research happening across Anne’s College.

The 2025 Robert M. Gagné Research Award recipients were also announced at the showcase. Ph.D. candidate Saurabh Kadyan (pictured left) from the Department of Health, Nutrition, and Food Sciences received the top student honor for his presentation, “How Prenatal Diet Shapes Offspring Microbiomes and Metabolic Health.” Kadyan’s research is conducted in The Gut Biome Lab under the direction of Assistant Professor Ravinder Nagpal. Kadyan collaborated with fellow researchers Gwoncheol Park (2024’s top student award recipient), Nathaniel Hochuli, and Bo Wang.