2025 MCB Undergrad Research Colloquium Winners

The 11th Annual Undergraduate Research Colloquium in Molecular and Cell Biology took place on April 15 and 18, 2025. We received a record number of entries this year with a total of 14 participants. The top three presenters are 1st, Ryan Frier (Actin nucleation factors maintain genomic integrity and ​promote mitotic fidelity); 2nd, Erica Lavoie (The Epigenetic Regulator, Dot1L, Contributes to Neuropathology in Globoid Cell Leukodystrophy); and 3rd, Bianca Planeta Investigating the role of ORF1 in the transposition of the centromere-enriched retroelement G2/Jockey-3). All three will now participate in the All Biology Undergraduate Symposium to be held on Friday, May 2, Noon - 5pm, PBB 131.