PBSE Research Conference

PBSE Annual Research Conference

In the fall of each year, PBSE sponsors a research conference at an off-campus location to introduce new predoctoral fellows to our wider research community. Approximately 150 graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty members from the Departments of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, Biomolecular Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology attend. In addition to feature presentations by new PBSE faculty and an invited keynote speaker (see below), the conference includes numerous short presentations by pre- and postdoctoral fellows. The informal conference format is designed to encourage scientific discussion across disciplines to foster future research collaborations.

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Monday, September 22, 2025

Location: The Grove Santa Cruz Event Center (located above the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, formerly known as Coconut Grove) 

Deadline to register is September 1, 2025

Please note:

• Students/postdocs/lab techs, we encourage you to sign up ONLY through your faculty PI (to expedite the funding approval process)
• Faculty, please complete the form below and include ALL of your attending lab members on your form. Don’t forget to sign yourself up if you are also attending!

If any students/postdocs/lab techs are RSVPing individually without your PI’s group sign up, note that your RSVP will not be fully confirmed until your PI/faculty supervisor has authorized your registration. 

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Current conference program schedule: