34th Annual Research Days

Thursday, April 3 &
Friday, April 4, 2025

A Presentation of Student Research Celebrating
Discovery and Education in the Biological Sciences

The event will kick off with a special in-person seminar by Dr. Rebecca Safran, University of Colorado Boulder, on Thursday April 3rd. Then on Friday April 4th, the day will be filled with student talks and posters, biology laboratory tours, a buffet lunch, and a keynote speaker by our Research Day speaker, Dr. Pelin Volkan from Duke University. The day will wrap up with a ceremony announcing scholarship recipients and talk and poster award winners. The schedule will also be released at a later date. Research Day is open to all and we encourage presentations from undergraduate and graduate students.

Thursday Speaker: Dr. Rebecca Safran

Seminar Title: "Barn Swallows and Humans: The Rise and Fall of Coexistence in a Changing World"

Friday Speaker: Dr. Pelvin Volkan

Seminar Title: "Effect of social experience on gene expression, circuit function, and behaviors" 

Committee Members