NEWS
SyBBURE Annual Best Paper Award 2024
It brings us great pleasure to announce the winners of the coveted SyBBURE Best Paper Award for 2024: Ashley Fu and Dylan Conger!
Ashley is a senior majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering (and minoring in Piano Performance!) Her submission, entitled “Energy Minimization using Custom-Designed Magnetic-Spring Actuators”, reflects a thorough understanding of theoretical and applied robotics. As a member of the Braun Lab for Advanced Robotics and Control, she has honed her expertise in control systems and integrated circuit designs, microcontrollers, control theories, and simulations. In the future, she hopes to apply these skills in designing energy-efficient systems and advancing the development of cutting-edge robotic technologies.
Dylan is a senior majoring in Neuroscience and Biochemistry on the pre-med track, and has been conducting synthetic biology research as a member of the Brunger Lab. His submission was titled “Rationally Designed Tau-Specific Receptors for Spatiotemporally Regulated Gene and Cell Therapies against Neurodegeneration.” Dylan has presented his work at several conferences, such as BMES and SfN, and he has also been heavily involved in the process of preparing and filing the provisional patent for this work.
The competition for this award was particularly fierce this year, and several students received honorable mention as finalists for the award:
Daniel Liu
Kaden Tro
Laura Caroline Jung
Gabrielle Beck
Erin Davis
Ella Weaverling
Rincon Jagarlamudi
Pranoy Sangowdar
Nathan Hammond
Olivia Noell
Oseremhen Ewaleifoh
Bryce Keating
Emily Qian
Manish Acharya
Nabeelah Aregbe
Sophia Dunkin
Christina Kim
Benjamin Estes
Congratulations to our winners and finalists, and congratulations to all the students who submitted papers for consideration on a fantastic year of research! We are excited to see what is next in store for everyone.
SyBBURE Welcomes New Students for 2024 Summer!
We are excited to share the newest members of our SyBBURE community! These students have already impressed us with their enthusiasm for research, collaboration, and design. We are eager to see what they learn and accomplish during their time in the program.
SyBBURE Searle Undergraduate Research Program Summer 2023 Symposium
Please make plans to join us in celebrating the hard work (y)our students have performed this summer. The SyBBURE Searle Undergraduate Research Program Summer 2023 Symposium will be held August 3rd and 4th. Oral presentations will be in Stevenson Center 4327. Posters will be set up in the hallway outside SC 4327.
SyBBURE Welcomes New Students for 2023 Spring Semester
In December 2022, nineteen new students were welcomed into the SyBBURE community. We are excited to see what they accomplish!
SyBBURE Student Shanay Desai wins poster award at NanoDay
SyBBURE student Shanay Desai was awarded 3rd place for Best Poster Presentation at the 2022 Nanoscience Nanotech Forum (NanoDay). More than 220 faculty, post-docs, graduate and undergraduate students attended the 22nd annual Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Forum on November 4th, and over 60 posters were presented by undergraduates, post docs, masters, and PhD students. Congratulations, Shanay!
SyBBURE Student Min Joo Kim awarded for outstanding poster at AIC
SyBBURE student Min Joo Kim received the award for Outstanding Undergraduate Poster at the Autumn Immunology Conference (AIC). Congratulations, Min Joo!
Scientific Output Update: Lauren Grohowski
SyBBURE Student Lauren Grohowski’s second-author article, “Effect of pressure insole sampling frequency on insole-measured peak force accuracy during running,” was published in the Journal of Biomechanics on November 13, 2022. Check it out here.
SyBBURE Student Shanay Desai recognized for top presentation at ABRCMS
SyBBURE student Shanay Desai was designated part of the Top 10% Best Cancer Biology Presentations at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minitorized Scientists (ABRCMS). Out of over 300 undergraduate students presenting research in cancer biology, Shanay was given the top 10% award based on presentation design, research thoroughness, and ability to answer follow up questions from judges. Congratulations, Shanay!
SyBBURE Student Joyce Sanks awarded best poster at NABG
SyBBURE student Joyce Sanks earned the award for Best Poster at the 41st Annual Technical Conference of the National Association of Black Geoscientists. Congratulations, Joyce!
SyBBURE Student Gina Yu receives ABRCMS travel award
SyBBURE student Gina Yu received a travel award for the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). This generous award covers travel, hotel, and fee expenses for the annual ABRCMS convention. Congratulations, Gina!
