NEWS
SyBBURE Alumnus John Kim Receives Conference Travel Award
John Kim, a SyBBURE senior majoring in Neuroscience, received the Society of Toxicology Neurotoxicology Section Toshio Narahashi Conference Travel Award. Congratulations, John!
SyBBURE student featured on Immersion Vanderbilt Website
Sophomore, Asia Miller, shares her choice of making her microbiome research in Professor Seth Bordenstein’s lab her immersion project. Read the article here to learn how Asia got involved with research at Vanderbilt and learn more about how to develop an Immersion project.
Asia Miller working in Professor Seth Bordenstein’s lab
SyBBURE Students Place 2nd in Vanderbilt 2020 Global Health Case Competition
The Global Health Case Competition is an opportunity for students from diverse disciplines and backgrounds to collaborate in the development of innovative solutions to a global health problem. Current SyBBURE students Amelia Taylor, Jared Plotkin, and Benjamin Wong and their team placed second in the 2020 session which was held February 22, 2020. Congratulations!
SyBBURE Alumnus Emily Layton Receives Conference Award
Emily Layton, a SyBBURE senior who is majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology, received 1st place in the Tennessee Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (TLSAMP) Undergraduate Research Conference Oral Presentation Competition. Congratulations, Emily!
Vanderbilt Graduate School does a profile on Katie Leaptrot, a SyBBURE team member
Katie Leaptrot is a postdoctoral researcher in the Chemistry Department. She has been a SyBBURE Searle Undergraduate Research Program team member for the past four years and has mentored over 40 undergraduates over the course of that time period. Read more here: https://wp0.vanderbilt.edu/gradschool-blog/2020/01/17/postdoc-profiles-katrina-leaptrot/
Summer 2019 Best Paper Awards
Team SyBBURE nominated seven students for Summer 2019 Best Paper Award based on the end of summer 2019 papers they submitted. The winners were selected and revealed at the Spring 2020 Kickoff Party on January 10th, 2019. The winners were: senior Emily Layton-1st place and two juniors: Seth Drey and Amelia Taylor tied for 2nd place. Congratulations!
New Students Join SyBBURE
In December 2019, 15 members of Vanderbilt Class of 2023 joined SyBBURE. Welcome new SyBBURITES, we are excited to have you!
SyBBURE Alumnus Ben Nguyen Receives Conference Award
Ben Nguyen, a SyBBURE senior student majoring in Chemical and Molecular Biology and in Chemistry, received the 1st place undergraduate student poster award in Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Division I at the annual American Institute of Chemical Engineers meeting. Congratulations, Ben!
SyBBURE Students Receive VandyHacks VI Hackathon Prizes
Two SyBBURE Students received awards at VandyHacks VI, Vanderbilt University’s annual collegiate hackathon, which took place in November, 2019. Senior Jacob Fine received Most Outside the Box Hardware Hack, presented by BNY Mellon. This prize is awarded for the most creative and outside the box hardware hack. Senior Alex Stephens received Best use of Google Cloud. Congratulations!
SyBBURE ALUMNI PANEL, October 3rd 2019
Five SyBBURE alumni came back to campus last month to connect with current students, talk about their careers and answer the students’ questions. The Alumni who were present were: Bowen Shaner- C4MI Test Development Engineer, Matt Rogers- Vanderbilt Graduate Student, Jake Hughey- Vanderbilt Assistant Professor, Jen Colby- VUMC Medical Director Special Chemistry and Poojitha Matta- Clinical Research Associate at Covance. The event was organized by current SyBBURE student, Jesse Li and was a success.
