We were honored to hear from two outstanding keynote speakers, Dr. Erica Pimenta (WIMS-hosted) and Dr. Dan Needleman (GBS-hosted), whose presentations were highlights of the day. We also heard talks from each Outstanding Student, and hosted a poster session!
Congratulations to all of our award winners:
Poster Awards:
1st: Zehra Demir (Sheybani Lab)
2nd: Claire Williams (Cowardin Lab)
3rd: Julia Zulawinska (Guler Lab)
Community’s Choice Poster Award (Sponsored by WIMS):
Elina Zhou (Qi Lab)
Claire Williams (Cowardin Lab)
Outstanding Student Awardees:
Anna Bartosik (Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, Wang Lab)
Matthew Hoch (Biomedical Engineering, Price Lab)
Emir Maldosevic (Biophysics, Jomaa Lab)
Shelby Cain (Cell Biology, Hirschi Lab)
Luke Vass (MCBD/Experimental Pathology, Fox/Loughran Lab)
Ian Liyayi (Microbiology, Criss Lab)
Josh Samuels (Neuroscience, Lukens Lab)
Bena Chan (Pharmacology, Levental Lab)
Rachel DeLancey (Physiology, Kuyumcu-Martinez Lab)
GBS Leadership Award: Ariana Sabzevari
Jill E. Hungerford Prize: Josh Samuels
Michael J. Peach Outstanding Graduate Student Award: Emir Maldosevic
A huge thank you to everyone who attended, presented, and helped organize this amazing event, we couldn’t have done it without you! Already looking forward to next year! 🔬🧪🥼🧬
