Summer research symposium: Biology REU, Hiller Scholars, and Honors Biology

Location: Galvin Life Science Center

The Department of Biological Sciences will host the second annual REU, Hiller and Honors Symposium on Friday, July 31.

9:00 - 11:30 Talks (Galvin Auditorium, room 283) 

  • 9:00 - 9:10 Opening Remarks
  • 9:10 - 9:30 Forrest Weghorst (Honors, O’Tousa lab) 
  • 9:30 - 9:50 Josiah Nieto (Honors, Hyde lab) 
  • 9:50 - 10:10 Rebecca Reis (REU, Lee lab)
  • 10:10 - 10:30 Savannah Kounelis (REU, Syed lab)
  • 10:30 - 10:50 Jordan Cockfield (REU, Schafer lab)
  • 10:50 - 11:10 Felicity Newton (REU, Vaughan lab)
  • 11:10 - 11:30 Diana Esparza (REU, D’Souza-Schorey lab)

11:30 - 12:30 Lunch Break

12:30 - 1:30 Poster Session I (Galvin lobby) 

  • Kevin Wilkins (REU, Hyde lab)
  • Darby Heard (REU, Hyde lab)
  • Emma Troth (REU, Lobo lab)
  • Erik Rodriguez REU, Hollocher lab)
  • Mark Brahier (Honors/Hiller, Schulz lab)
  • Haley Barlow (Hiller, Hyde lab)
  • Nicolas King (Hiller, Panopoulos lab)
  • Rebecca Reis (REU, Lee lab)

1:30 - 2:30  Poster Session II (Galvin lobby) 

  • Ashley Olguin (REU, Stack lab)
  • Carlos Alvarado (REU, Champion lab)
  • Morgan Petersen (REU, O’Tousa lab)
  • Katia Cruz (REU, Hellmann lab)
  • Khai Pham (REU, Ferdig lab)
  • Gary George (Honors, Duffield lab)
  • Megan McGarel (Honors, Littlepage lab)

Please direct any questions about the symposium to Bridget Lautaru.