Student Research Symposium

The Student Research Symposium is hosted by the Department of Biological Sciences and is an excellent opportunity for Towson University students (both graduate and undergraduate) to showcase their research and ideas in a public forum.  This fall, the event is back in-person and will take place in the brand-new Science Complex.  Attendance at the poster session is not required to submit and present a poster but is highly encouraged.  All students are eligible to present their work by registering.

Congrats to the Winners of the 2023 Student Research Symposium!

GRADUATE CATEGORY:

1st prize- Mehnaz Falguni- “Characterizing LPS-Induced Complement Activation Over the Course of Murine Endotoxemia” (PI- Erin Harberts)

2nd prize- Junela Cecille Hunat- “Harnessing the Sensitivity and Specificity of Innate Immune Receptors to Identify Food Contaminants” (PI- Erin Harberts)

UNDERGRADUATE CATEGORY:

1st prize- N'Deye Walton- “Effect of DMSO dosage on tail regeneration and blood vessel formation in larval axolotl tails” (PI- Renee Dickie)

2nd prize- Ivy Do- “The Cloacal Microbiome in Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene Carolina Carolina): Looking at the Wild Versus the Captive” (PI- Steven Kimble)

3rd prize- Phoebe Calkins- “Investigating Transcriptional Regulation of Complement Genes During Endotoxemia Using a qPCR Array” (PI- Erin Harberts)

2023 Highlights:

  • Date/Time: Thursday, December 7th, 2023 (11:00am-2:00pm)
  • Location: Science Complex, 2nd floor (with additional posters on the 3rd floor)
  • Attendance at the poster session is not required to submit and present a poster
  • Awards for best presentations

Registration

Registration is closed for this event.

Judging

You can submit your poster for judging (this is required if you are enrolled in BIOL 491) during registration. There will be two categories, one for undergraduate and one for graduate students. See the judging rubric for details about the judging criteria. 

In order for you to have your poster judged, you will have needed to:

1) Submit your registration by the extended registration deadline (Tuesday 11/28)
2) Submit a PDF of your abstract in the following format before the start of the symposium (i.e., 11:00 am on 12/7)
• The poster should be in the following format:  
Poster#_StudentLastName_MentorLastName
• The poster should be submitted here

Winners will be announced before the conclusion of the semester and in TU Today. Honorable mentions may also be awarded at the discretion of the judges. 

Questions

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