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The day was filled with a high-energy poster session, terrific talks from the Outstanding Student awardees from our PhD programs, a great talk by the student-invited keynote speaker Caroline Bartman, PhD, the presentation of the GBS Leadership, Peach and Hungerford awards, and a lively reception.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all the recipients of awards and recognition!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/education\/bims-hosts-annual-graduate-biosciences-symposium\/?j=3882933&amp;sfmc_sub=7193409&amp;l=35_HTML&amp;u=59843728&amp;mid=100026982&amp;jb=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winners in our department: Physiology: Elina Zhou who works in the Qi lab, and Biophysics: Katelyn Kraichely who works in the Tamm Lab. Congratulations Elina and Katie! The Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (BIMS) held their annual Graduate Biosciences Symposium on Wednesday, April 11, 2025. 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