The graduate field of Biomedical and Biological Sciences (BBS) is proud to announce the 22^nd annual BBS Symposium, to be held on Thursday, August 17^th. 

The Douglas McGregor Keynote Speaker, Ariella Shikanov will deliver her address at 12:00 pm on Functional and Tunable Biomimetrics for Reproductive Tissue.  Additionally DEI Keynote, Te-Wen Lo will deliver her keynote address at 2:15 pm on Science is for Everyone: Easier Said Than Done.

10:30 am | Registration & Check-In

11:00 am | Opening Remarks, BBS Lab Coat Ceremony, Three Minute Thesis Competition

12:00 pm | McGregor Keynote Address: Functional and Tunable Biomimetrics for Reproductive Tissue Engineering with Ariella Shikanov, PhD

1:15 pm | Concurrent Lunch Sessions

• Scientist Toolkit Workshop, 
• PhD Career Panel, 
• Did That Just Really Happen: How to Navigate Microaggressions as a Graduate Student

2:15 pm | DEI Keynote Address: Science is for Everyone- Easier Said Than Done with Te-Wen Lo, PhD

3:15 pm | Journey through Science: Lessons Learned with Ariella Shikanov, PhD

4:00 pm | Poster Session