Save the Date!
April 12, 2025
San Marcos, California
Conference Information
Saturday, April 6, 2024
Registration
Online registration and abstract submission ended on March 31, 2024.
Registration on the day of the conference for attendees will begin at 8 AM at the registration desk just outside the north lobby of the SCDI building and stay open all day. It is $50 for students and $75 for faculty and others. We can only take cash or checks made out to Santa Clara University. By registering, you get a nametag, access to the morning Welcome and afternoon Keynote addresses, coffee hour, snacks and a boxed lunch.
Conference Program
Talk Presentations
Talk presenters, please prepare your 10 min research talks in GoogleSlides. This is the only format we will be supporting at the meeting. More information to come about how talks will be shared ahead of time using a GoogleSlide link.
Invited Speakers
Plenary Speaker
Dr. Andrea Swei
San Francisco State University
Applying lessons from community and microbial ecology to public health entomology
Welcome Speakers
Dr. William Eisinger
Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology, Santa Clara University & cofounder of WCBSURC nearly 50 years ago will be providing a brief, yet inspirational origin story for the conference.
Watch the video recording of Dr. Eisinger's welcome
Dr. Jason Buenrostro
Department of Stem Cell & Regenerative Biology, Harvard graduated from Santa Clara University in Biology in 2009. He was recently named a MacArthur Fellow (aka "MacArthur Genius Award") for his pioneering work in cancer genomics.
Day of Conference
8:00-8:45 AM Check-in & poster setup (SCDI)
8:45-9:00 Dean Press Welcome (Mayer Theater)
9:00-9:30 Special Guest Appearances (Mayer Theater)
9:30-10:00 Coffee, Juice & Snacks (SCDI)
10:00-12:00 AM Concurrent Talks (SCDI)
12:00-2:00 PM Box Lunch (SCDI)
1:00-2:00 Poster Session #2 (odd #s) (SCDI)
4:00-4:30 Coffee, Juice & Snacks (SCDI)
4:30-5:30 Keynote Address (Mayer Theater)
5:30-6:00 Awards (Mayer Theater)
The Registration desk will be located in the Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation (SCDI).
Conference Committee
Dr. Leilani Miller
Dr. Justen Whittall
Department of Biology Students & Faculty
Contact
Accommodation requests to wcbsurc@scu.edu