BU Bioinformatics Student-Organized Symposium

The annual Bioinformatics Student-Organized Symposium (SoS) will be held on June 4th, 2025. 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 2025 Distinguished Speakers:

Sam Diaz Munoz, PhD
Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
UC Davis

Evan Appleton, PhD, BU Bioinformatics Program Alum (2015)
Head of Stem Cell Biology / Reprogramming
Collosal Biosciences

Julia Salzman, PhD
Associate Professor of Biomedical Data Science and Biochemistry
Stanford University

Brian Chen, PhD
UC San Francisco

Sean Gibbons, PhD
Associate Professor
The Institute for Systems Biology

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2025 Student Organizing Committee:

Jill Petrosky
Sarah Bald
Alec Candib
Dillon Scott
Joseline Velasquez-Reyes
Steph Hao