BU Bioinformatics Student-Organized Symposium

The annual Bioinformatics Student-Organized Symposium (SoS) was held on June 5th, 2024. Every aspect of this symposium is organized by graduate students, from nominating and inviting keynote speakers, to planning the schedule of events. Join us for an exciting lineup of invited speakers, with lightning talks and poster presentations on current student research.

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SoS 2024 Distinguished Speakers:

 

Michael Snyder, Ph.D.
Chair, Dept. of Genetics
Director, Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine
Stanford

Disrupting healthcare using deep data and remote monitoring

 

Stephanie Hicks, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Biostatistics
Johns Hopkins University

Scalable computational methods and software for single-cell and spatial data science

 

Alison Bennett, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology
The Ohio State University

Exploring evolution in microbiomes via interdisciplinary collaborations

 

Robert Cross, PhD
Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
University of Texas Medical Branch

Development of Vaccines and Therapeutics in High Containment

 

Kevin Solomon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
University of Delaware

Enzyme discovery for degradation of recalcitrant polymers

 

Sarah Garamszegi, Ph.D.
BU Bioinformatics Program Alumnus
Associate Director, Strategy and Operations Program Manager
Bristol Myers Squibb

Careers beyond the bench and server

 

 

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2024 Student Organizing Committee:

Aubrey Odom

Andrew Chen

Amulya Shastry

Steph Hao

Jill Petrosky

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