April 16 - 17, 2025

Memorial Union - Great Hall and South Ballroom

The cooperative efforts of the Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Graduate Programs have culminated in organizing the 3rd Annual Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Symposium - 2025 (IBSS). The goal of IBSS 2025 is to unite scholars from diverse biological domains to share advances in their fields and promote an atmosphere that facilitates the exchange of ideas and information. The symposium will feature keynote speakers who are experts in their fields and provide exceptional opportunities for participants to share their research through oral presentations and poster sessions. During this two-day symposium, participants will form new collaborations to advance innovative scientific research.

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Photos from Day 1

Day 2

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Symposium:

Oral Poster Winners:

1st place - An Phan - BCB - Dr. Iddo Friedberg

2nd place - Madison Lane - MCDB - Dr. Marna Yandeau Nelson

3rd place - Priyanka Bannerjee - Com S - Dr. Iddo Friedberg and Joseph De Temple - IGG, Dr. Jianming Yu

People's Choice - Bimala Acharya - BCB - Dr. David Rosero

Poster Presentation Winners

1st place - Sophie Krivograd - IGG - Dr. Britta Rued

2nd place - Masuma Khatun Usha - MCDG - Dr. Raquel Espin-Palazon

3rd place - Ludvin Mejia - IGG - Dr. Geetu Tuteja and Catherine Fonder - MCDB - Dr. Don Sakaguchi

People's Choice - Sristi Dey - IGG - Dr. Britta Rued

Honorable Mention (no particular order):  

• Benjamin Jacobs - Statistics - Peng Liu
• Reyna Winders - Undergraduate - Biochemistry
• Fazhir Kayondo - IGG - Dr. Jack Dekkers
• Chunouti Changwal - Postdoc - Dr. Thomas Baum
• Jack Moran - Agronomy - Dr. Susana Goggi
• Caden Klopfenstein - undergraduate - BCBio

Speakers